Courses that fulfill our requirements:

Foundation courses are intended to introduce you to the field of anthropology and its four sub-fields. A minimum of 2 Foundation courses are required:

100   Human Nature
101    Biology, Culture, and the Human Experience
102   Intro to Archaeology: Humans Past and Present
103   Human Origins and Variation
104   Culture, Society, and People
105   Language, Culture, and Communication
150   Ancient Civilizations

205  Inequality and Power in the U.S.
208  Human Ecology
271   Human Evolution
 

You must complete at least 4 Core Courses. Two of these can be 200-level, while the other two must be 300-400-level. You can select any four courses you like unless you choose to declare a concentration.

We offer four optional concentrations. If you declare a concentration, your Core Courses must align with that concentration. Click on a tile below to learn more.

The Research Methods Sequence includes AN 281 Stats Using R, ( this may be waived with an approved statistics course from another department*) and an Advanced Research Methods Course (ARM).

Advanced Research Methods Courses:

320    Skeleton Keys: Research Methods in Anthropology
341     Building Solidarity Economies
360    Methods in Linguistic Anthropology
367    Archaeological Survey Methods and Practice
380    Grassroots Community Organizing
394RI   Ethnography in Action
494BI   Global Bodies
494CI   Comics, Cartoons, and Communicating Anthropology

OR

An Anthropology Field School

AN 364 Problems in Anthropology fulfills the university's Junior Year Writing (JYW) requirement and is offered in both Fall and Spring semesters.

An Integrative Experience course is required by the University and is intended to offer a reflection on your gen ed and major education. Anthropology offers the following IE courses:

394EI  Evolutionary Medicine
394RI  Ethnography in Action
494BI  Global Bodies
494CI  Comics, Cartoons, and Communicating Anthropology
494PI  Political Ecology
494RI  Religion and Evolution

As a major in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS), our students must complete the International and Intercultural Requirement (IIR). You may do this by fulfilling one of the requirements listed below:

• Completing a minimum of 3 courses (reaching 9 credits) from the SBS course list.
• Complete a semester study abroad.
• Take language courses.
• Complete a certificate program with an international/intercultural focus.