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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Anthropology Major

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For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Sociology and Anthropology department page.

Total Credits Required 120 Credits

General Education 30-40 Credits

Required Courses 36 Credits

Fundamentals Courses 8 Credits

AN 110 - Introduction to Anthropology [PERS] 4 Credits
AN 215 - Human Evolution 4 Credits

Theory Course 4 Credits

AN 470 - Culture and Power 4 Credits

Anthropology Electives 8 Credits

Choose any two AN courses courses at the 200-level or above.

Concentration 16 Credits

Choose one concentration from the following:

Archaeology Concentration 16 Credits

AN 201 - Fundamentals of Archaeology 4 Credits
AN courses with numbers ending in 40-59 (excluding AN 340 , AN 440 , and AN 450 ), AN 265 , AN 390 , AN 420 , AN 340 , or approved course if the topic is related to archaeology. 2-4 Credits

Archaeology Methods Courses

AN 355 - Archaeological Field Methods/Field School 6 Credits
AN 375 - Archaeology Lab Methods 4 Credits

Forensic Anthropology Concentration 16 Credits

AN 200 - Biological Anthropology 4 Credits
AN courses with numbers ending in 60-79 (excluding AN 265 , AN 375 , and AN 470 ), or approved course if the topic is related to forensic anthropology. 2-4 Credits

Forensic Anthropology Methods Courses

AN 365 - Forensic Anthropology 4 Credits
AN 475 - Bioarchaeology 4 Credits

General Anthropology Concentration 18 Credits

Select one course from the following:

AN 100 - Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology [SOCR] [GCIT] 4 Credits
AN 200 - Biological Anthropology 4 Credits
AN 201 - Fundamentals of Archaeology 4 Credits
AN 220 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology 4 Credits

General Anthropology Electives 2-4 Credits

AN course 300-level or above 2-4 Credits

General Anthropology Methods Courses

AN 340 - Ethnographic Field Methods 4 Credits

Select one course from the following 4-6 Credits

AN 355 - Archaeological Field Methods/Field School 6 Credits
AN 365 - Forensic Anthropology 4 Credits
Or an approved language, communication, GIS, or data analysis course

Sociocultural Anthropology Concentration 16 Credits

AN 100 - Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology [SOCR] [GCIT] 4 Credits
AN course with numbers ending in 20-39 (excluding AN 420 and AN 430 ), AN 312 , AN 315 , AN 383 , AN 390 , or approved course if the topic is related to sociocultural anthropology). 2-4 Credits

Sociocultural Anthropology Methods Courses

Two semesters of AN 340 - Ethnographic Field Methods 8 Credits
Or an approved language, communication, GIS, or data analysis course

Notes:

The anthropology major requires both a concentration and a minor or additional major.

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