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Dec 04, 2024
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Anthropology, Biological Anthropology Concentration, B.S.
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Anthropology B.S. 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 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.
Anthropology Major Requirements
To earn a B.A. or B.S. degree in anthropology, students complete 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.
Biological Anthropology Concentration
The focus of biological anthropology is the study of human biology from an evolutionary perspective. Biological anthropology is interested in understanding how and why the human species became what it is today. Thus, it involves the study of human evolution, human biology and its variation, human ecology (how humans interrelate with their environment) and primate behavior and biology (to place humans in the proper comparative context). Biological anthropologists also recognize that human culture, and learned behavior in general, are fundamentally important to understanding the human condition which leads them to emphasize a bio-cultural approach in which both biology and culture are integrated into a holistic understanding of humanity. Students work closely with biological anthropology faculty to choose electives from both within and outside of the department to refine their own research and scholarly interests. Upper-level electives in biology, psychology and/or geographic sciences are recommended depending on the student’s particular goals. Students might consider taking a minor or second major in these disciplines. Students are strongly encouraged to gain practical experience in biological anthropology through study abroad, internships or independent study with faculty. Choose two of the following courses: 6 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. BIO 270 /BIO 270L and BIO 290 /BIO 290L are accepted electives.
3 In addition to biological anthropology courses, students are encouraged to take electives from across the breadth of cultural and linguistic anthropology and archaeology.
Anthropology Course Designations
Biological Anthropology (B)
Cultural Anthropology (C)
Required for All Anthropology Majors (R)
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