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Anthropology (Bachelor of Arts)

General Requirements

• CAS Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
• Requirements for All Undergraduate Degree Students

Specific Requirements

Thirty-three credits in Anthropology:

• Four "core" courses (twelve credits): ANTH 021, ANTH 024, ANTH 026, and ANTH 028
• Fifteen credits at the 100-level or above, including three credits at the 100-level in each of two different areas of anthropology (six credits total), chosen from the following four subfields: Archaeology; Biological Anthropology; Cultural Anthropology; Linguistic Anthropology. Each semester, the department indicates which subfield requirements ANTH 195/ANTH 196 offerings fulfill.

Archaeology
ANTH 104, ANTH 130, ANTH 133, ANTH 160, ANTH 161, ANTH 167, ANTH 188

Biological Anthropology
ANTH 140, ANTH 172, ANTH 174, ANTH 187, ANTH 189

Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 102, ANTH 103, ANTH 123, ANTH 151, ANTH 152, ANTH 155, ANTH 160, ANTH 161, ANTH 162, ANTH 163, ANTH 165, ANTH 166, ANTH 167, ANTH 169, ANTH 172, ANTH 174, ANTH 179, ANTH 180, ANTH 181, ANTH 187, ANTH 189

Linguistic Anthropology
ANTH 142, ANTH 176 (may repeat for credit with different content), ANTH 178

• Six credits at the 200-level. Only three credits from ANTH 200 will count toward this requirement. Only three credits from ANTH 197, ANTH 198, ANTH 297, ANTH 298 may count towards the major. ISSP thesis ANTH 190 and internship ANTH 201 courses will not count towards the 33 credits required for the anthropology major. Students planning to pursue a graduate degree are encouraged to take an appropriate mixture of methods and theory courses at the 200-level.

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