Anthropology, BA
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (323000BAT)
*Admission to this program has been suspended*
- Archaeological Concentration
- Biological Concentration
- Cultural Concentration
The primary teaching mission of the Department of Anthropology is to graduate students who are well equipped as critical thinkers, readers, and writers to participate in the globalizing world. Specifically, we seek to provide a rigorous and robust education in the holistic study of human diversity. Anthropology studies all that encompasses being human: how we evolve, how we adapt, and how we live.
The primary research mission of the Department of Anthropology is to support faculty as they conduct active research, and contribute to scholarly exchange and knowledge development in their respective subfields (archaeology, cultural anthropology, and biological anthropology). The department recognizes the synergetic relationship between academic research and teaching. This recognition is realized in our commitment to experiential learning and undergraduate research. New students are introduced to the methods of cross-cultural comparison and experiment with a wide array of tools to identify and analyze patterns of cultural and biological variation and their causes. Advanced students learn to design and undertake original field-based research in the departmental subfields.
The following information has official approval of the Department of Anthropology and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (Stellic) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.
Students are encouraged to visit the Department of Anthropology their freshman year to obtain preliminary information regarding the program requirements and to learn more about on-campus opportunities available to students.
Three year accelerated option: for first time students who have earned credits for at least the first year of courses. Credits can be earned through qualifying scores on appropriate Advanced Placement (AP) exams or through College Credit Plus Program (CCP) courses. Credits for qualifying AP scores or CCP courses are determined by the appropriate academic department. Departments may assign varied course credit, depending on the student’s score on an AP exam or grade in a CCP course. Students may also receive credit by examination or via placement tests, where appropriate.
Requirements
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 36 | |
| College of Arts & Sciences Requirements | 14 | |
| Anthropology Core | 16 | |
| Additional Anthropology Courses | 21 | |
| Additional Credits for Graduation* | 33 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- *
Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation.
Recommended General Education Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major. | ||
| Students are not required to enroll in the specific courses listed below. However, to facilitate successful degree completion, the academic department strongly encourages completion of the following recommendations. | ||
| Academic Foundations | 12 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours | ||
Speaking: 3 credit hours | ||
Writing: 6 credit hours | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 22 | |
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours | ||
| Mythology of Ancient Greece | ||
| Sports & Society in Ancient Greece and Rome | ||
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours | ||
| Human Evolution | ||
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours | ||
| Human Cultures | ||
| Introduction to Archaeology | ||
| Diversity | ||
Domestic Diversity | ||
Global Diversity | ||
| Human Cultures | ||
| Integrated and Applied Learning | 2 | |
Select one class from one of the following subcategories: | ||
Complex Issues Facing Society | ||
Capstone | ||
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings. | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
College of Arts & Sciences Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree requirements in Arts & Sciences include the demonstration of ability to use another language by completion of the second year of a foreign language. | ||
| 2 Year Language Proficiency | 14 | |
101 Beginning I | ||
102 Beginning II | ||
201 Intermediate I | ||
202 Intermediate II | ||
| Survey of Deaf Culture in America (American Sign Language option only) | ||
| Students must also complete a minimum of 40 credits (excluding workshops) consisting of either: | ||
Upper-level (300/400) courses both in and outside of the student’s major; | ||
or other courses outside the major department approved by the student’s major department chair (permission should be obtained prior to enrollment); these may not include workshops | ||
Anthropology Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 101 | Human Cultures | 3 |
| ANTH 105 | Human Evolution | 4 |
| ANTH 110 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 400 | Introduction to Anthropological Data | 3 |
| or SOCIO 301 | Social Research Design | |
| ANTH 405 | Anthropological Theory 1 | 3 |
| or ANTH 407 | Archaeological Theory | |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Additional Anthropology Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 21 credits: | 21 | |
ANTH 3xx | ||
ANTH 4xx | ||
| Anthropological Theory 1 | ||
or ANTH 407 | Archaeological Theory | |
| Geographic Information Systems 2 | ||
or ENGL 371 | Introduction to Linguistics | |
| The following courses do not satisfy this requirement: | ||
| Social Research Design | ||
| Introduction to Anthropological Data | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |
- 1
Students may take both ANTH 405 Anthropological Theory and ANTH 407 Archaeological Theory, in which case one counts as core and the other counts as an elective
- 2
Students may substitute one, but not both, of the following courses as Electives: GEOG 405 Geographic Information Systems or ENGL 371 Introduction to Linguistics
Students must complete an additional 21 credits of ANTH courses at the 300-400 level. Students may take both ANTH 405 Anthropological Theory and ANTH 407 Archaeological Theory, in which case one counts as Core and the other counts as an Elective. Neither SOCIO 301 Social Research Design nor ANTH 400 Introduction to Anthropological Data may be counted as an Elective. Students may substitute one, but not both, of the following courses as Electives: GEOG 405 Geographic Information Systems or ENGL 371 Introduction to Linguistics. Students may earn no more than nine credits of Special Topics classes, which may include Unclasses, with the approval of the Anthropology faculty.
Recommended Sequence
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| MODL 101 | Beginning Modern Language I | 4 |
| MATH 135 | Mathematics for Everyday Life | 3 |
| COMM 105 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| ANTH 101 | Human Cultures | 3 |
| ENGL 111 | English Composition I | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MODL 102 | Beginning Modern Language II | 4 |
| ENGL 112 | English Composition II | 3 |
| ANTH 105 | Human Evolution | 4 |
| CLAS 289 | Mythology of Ancient Greece | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| 2nd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ANTH 251 | Human Diversity | 3 |
| MODL 202 | Intermediate Modern Language II | 3 |
| CLAS 230 | Sports & Society in Ancient Greece and Rome | 3 |
| HIST 251 | U.S. History since 1877 | 3 |
| ANTH 457 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| HIST 200 | Empires of the Ancient World | 3 |
| ANTH 110 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| GEOG 100 | Introduction to Geography | 3 |
| MODL 201 | Intermediate Modern Language I | 3 |
| GEOL 211 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 3rd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ANTH 404 | Primates: Behavior, Morphology and Evolution | 3 |
| ANTH 360 | Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 416 | Anthropology of Sex and Gender | 3 |
| ANTH 320 | The Anthropology of Food | 3 |
| GEOG 405 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ANTH 340 | Archaeology of Ohio | 3 |
| ANTH 370 | Globalization and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 310 | Human Paleontology: The Australopithecines | 3 |
| GEOG 407 | Advanced Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| CLAS 363 | Women in Ancient Greece and Rome | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 4th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ANTH 405 | Anthropological Theory | 3 |
| ANTH 425 | Human Osteology | 3 |
| ANTH 460 | Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 313 | Archaeology of Greece | 3 |
| GEOG 444 | Applications In Cartography & Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ANTH 400 | Introduction to Anthropological Data | 3 |
| ANTH 311 | Human Paleontology: Genus Homo | 3 |
| ANTH 300 | Historical Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 357 | Magic, Myth, & Religion | 3 |
| HIST 319 | Medieval Europe, 500-1200 | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 121 | |