Anthropology, BA

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (323000BAT)

• 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 (DPR) 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

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Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation.

Recommended General Education Courses

College of Arts & Sciences Requirements

Anthropology Core

Additional Anthropology Courses

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