Anthropology BA

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Students majoring in anthropology for the BA degree must declare such by the time they have completed 60 semester hours. Majors must complete a minimum of 40 semester hours in anthropology with a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course. At least 24 hours must be at the upper-division level and a minimum of 21 semester hours must be taken from Downtown Campus faculty. (Note that all upper-division courses have lower-division prerequisites.)

Program Requirements

Required Anthropology Courses

ANTH 1302 - Introduction to Archaeology: SS3. Semester Hours: 4
ANTH 1303 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology: SC1. Semester Hours: 4
ANTH 2102 - Culture and the Human Experience: SS3. Semester Hours: 3

Choose three:

ANTH 3101 - Foundations of Cultural Anthropology. Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 3121 - Language and Communication. Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 3301 - World Prehistory. Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 3512 - Human Evolution. Semester Hours: 3

Total: 20 Hours

Anthropology Electives

Recommend courses:

ANTH 4050 - Quantitative Methods in Anthropology. Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 4810 - Integrating Anthropology. Semester Hours: 3

Total (minimum): 20

Major Total: 40 Hours

Accelerated Joint BA/MA Program

The department now offers an accelerated joint BA/MA degree option. See the description for Plan III in the ANTHROPOLOGY MA PLANS OF STUDY section for details.

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