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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Anthropology, Archaeology Concentration, B.S.
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Degree Requirements
Required Courses
- General Education 41 Credit Hours 1
- Quantitative requirement 3 Credit Hours 2
- Scientific Literacy requirement 3-4 Credit Hours 2
- University electives 35-36 Credit Hours
- Major requirements (listed below) and electives 40-41 Credit Hours
Footnotes
1 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
2 MATH 220. Elementary Statistics [C3QR] , is strongly recommended for those students who have not taken that course or an equivalent as part of their General Education.
Major Requirements
To earn a B.A. or B.S. degree in anthropology, students complete 40-41 credit hours in the major. Given the diverse opportunities the discipline provides, the major is designed to allow students the opportunity to work closely with their advisers to develop a curriculum appropriate to their personal and professional interests. Those students wishing to do so may elect to pursue a concentration in one of the three sub-disciplines of cultural, biological or archaeological anthropology.
The concentrations guide students in choosing courses to enhance opportunities for graduate school or allow them to pursue an area of personal interest within the larger discipline of anthropology. Up to two elective courses from a discipline outside of anthropology may be applied to the major. Elective courses from outside of the program must be approved by the student’s adviser and must be at the 300- or 400-level. Students must receive at least a “C-” in a class to have it count toward the major.
General Program
The general program provides students with a holistic introduction to the breadth of anthropology highlighting experience in the subdisciplines of cultural, archaeological and biological anthropology, as well as introductory experiences in linguistics. The program is designed to provide students with a well-rounded understanding of the discipline in preparation for advanced graduate training or as an adjunct to their personal and professional aspirations.
One course from the following: 3-4 Credit Hours
Total: 40-41 Credit Hours
Footnotes
1 Students should take two of ANTH 195 , ANTH 196 or ANTH 197 and at least one anthropology elective before taking ANTH 375 .
2 Students may take up to two adviser approved electives at the 300 or 400 level from courses outside of the program.
3 Students should consider including ANTH 305. Language and Culture , as one of their electives.
Archaeology Concentration
Archaeology is the study of the development and change of human societies from the prehistoric past to the present through the recovery, analysis and interpretation of material remains. Our program emphasizes an anthropological approach to archaeology and has close ties to anthropology’s other subdisciplines. Archaeology has developed its own body of theories and methods for addressing the human story, many of which are focused on understanding what human material culture reveals about peoples’ lives.
The archaeology concentration builds student expertise in a variety of areas of archaeological practice, including field methods, the analysis and interpretation of archaeological data, and an understanding of the culture histories of many world regions. Elective courses and independent projects allow students to explore a variety of facets of archaeological theory and practice, with an emphasis on hands-on experience and engagement with real world data and artifacts. Students work with faculty to determine what electives within and outside the program best serve their scholarly and professional interests. Archaeology concentrators can benefit from expertise gained in upper-level electives in history, the geographic sciences, geology, art history, and biology. Intensive training in field methods, though not required for the concentration, is strongly encouraged and is provided by a summer archaeological field school. Those interested in historical archaeology should consider the cross-disciplinary Historical Archaeology Minor .
One Regional Archaeology Course
Total: 40-41 Credit Hours
Anthropology Course Designations
Archaeology (A)
- ANTH 197. Archaeology 3.00
- ANTH 205. Buried Cities, Lost Tribes: The Rise and Fall of Early Human Societies [C2HQC] 3.00
- ANTH 250. Anthropology of the American Southwest 3.00
- ANTH 307. Climate, Culture and Change 3.00
- ANTH 311. Archaeology of Virginia 3.00
- ANTH 312. The Native Americans 3.00
- ANTH 325. Aztec, Maya & Their Predecessors 3.00
- ANTH 327. Ancient North American Civilizations 3.00
- ANTH 331. Historical Archaeology 3.00
- ANTH 333. Celts, Viking and Tribal Europe: Art & Culture From 500 to 1100 AD 3.00
- ANTH 366. Anthropology of War 3.00
- ANTH 391. Study Abroad 1.00 - 6.00 (May be A, B, C, F)
- ANTH 395. Special Topics in Anthropology 3.00 (May be A, B, or C)
- ANTH 410. Spatial Analysis for Anthropologists 4.00 (A, B and C)
- ANTH 455. Archaeology: Methods of Analysis and Interpretation 4.00
- ANTH 486. Internship in Anthropology 1.00 - 6.00 (May be A, B or C)
- ANTH 490. Special Studies in Anthropology 1.00 - 3.00 (May be A, B or C)
- ANTH 492. Material Culture 3.00
- ANTH 494. Field Techniques in Archaeology 4.00 - 8.00
- ANTH 496. Research Thesis 3.00
- ANTH 499. Honors Thesis 6.00 (May be A, B, or C). Three Semesters
Biological Anthropology (B)
- ANTH 196. Biological Anthropology [C3NS] 3.00
- ANTH 315. Human Evolution 3.00
- ANTH 316. Human Evolutionary Psychology 3.00
- ANTH 317. Primate Evolutionary Ecology 3.00
- ANTH 318. The Evolution of Primate Sexuality and Reproduction 3.00
- ANTH 319. Human Osteology 3.00
- ANTH 352. Birth, Death, Sex: Exploring Demography 3.00
- ANTH 391. Study Abroad 1.00 - 6.00 (May be A, B, C, F)
- ANTH 395. Special Topics in Anthropology 3.00 (May be A, B, or C)
- ANTH 410. Spatial Analysis for Anthropologists 4.00 (A, B and C)
- ANTH 415. Anthropological Genetics 3.00
- ANTH 430. Primate Conservation Biology 3.00
- ANTH 486. Internship in Anthropology 1.00 - 6.00 (May be A, B or C)
- ANTH 490. Special Studies in Anthropology 1.00 - 3.00 (May be A, B or C)
- ANTH 499. Honors Thesis 6.00 (May be A, B, or C). Three Semesters
Cultural Anthropology (C)
- ANTH 195. Cultural Anthropology [C4GE] 3.00
- ANTH 265. Peoples and Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean 3.00
- ANTH 280. Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa 3.00
- ANTH 295. People and Cultures of East Asia 3.00
- ANTH 300. The Anthropology of Food 3.00
- ANTH 305. Language and Culture 3.00
- ANTH 306. Japanese Society and Culture 3.00
- ANTH 323. Anthropology and Photography 3.00
- ANTH 324. Mindfulness and Anthropology 3.00
- ANTH 350. Magic, Witchcraft and Religion 3.00
- ANTH 352. Birth, Death, Sex: Exploring Demography 3.00
- ANTH 360. Medical Anthropology 3.00
- ANTH 364. U.S./Latin American Borders 3.00
- ANTH 366. Anthropology of War 3.00
- ANTH 368. Contemporary American Culture 3.00
- ANTH 370. Topics in the Anthropology of Gender 3.00
- ANTH 375. History of Theory in Sociocultural Anthropology 3.00
- ANTH 376. Anthropology of Reproduction 3.00
- ANTH 377. Space/Culture/Power 3.00
- ANTH 388. Prisons, Punishment and the State 3.00
- ANTH 389. Ethnographic Experience in Dominica 3.00
- ANTH 390. Topics in Cultural Studies 3.00
- ANTH 391. Study Abroad 1.00 - 6.00 (May be A, B, C, F)
- ANTH 395. Special Topics in Anthropology 3.00 (May be A, B, or C)
- ANTH 405. Topics in Linguistic Anthropology 3.00
- ANTH 410. Spatial Analysis for Anthropologists 4.00 (A, B and C)
- ANTH 411. Topics in Ethnographic Film 3.00
- ANTH 435. Ethnographic Genres and Methods 4.00
- ANTH 436. Afro-Latin America 3.00
- ANTH 486. Internship in Anthropology 1.00 - 6.00
- ANTH 490. Special Studies in Anthropology 1.00 - 3.00 (May be A, B or C)
- ANTH 499. Honors Thesis 6.00 (May be A, B, or C). Three Semesters
Required for All Anthropology Majors (R)
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