Anthropology (General Anthropology), B.A.
The BA degree in Anthropology with a General concentration provides sufficient training in all subfields of the discipline in preparation for graduate studies in Anthropology. The Department also suggests that students seek out additional appropriate coursework to complement their degree in related life/physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Requirements for a Major in Anthropology (General Anthropology)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Thirty-two semester hours including the following: | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| ANT 1306 | Cultural Anthropology in Global Context | 3 |
| ANT 1404 | Introduction to Human Evolution | 4 |
| ANT 1407 | Introduction to Archaeology | 4 |
| Three semester hours of ANT from each of the following subfields: | 9 | |
| Twelve additional semester hours of ANT courses, nine of which must be at the 3000-4000 level | 12 | |
| Subtotal | 32 | |
| Required Courses in Other Fields | 3-4 | |
| Social Statistics | ||
or STA 1380 | Elementary Statistics | |
or STA 2381 | Introductory Statistical Methods | |
or STA 3381 | Probability and Statistics | |
| Total Hours | 35-36 | |
Subfield Areas
Archaeology
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Historical Archaeology | ||
| Methods of Archaeology | ||
| Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica | ||
| Archaeology of Texas | ||
| Archaeological Theory | ||
| Environmental Archaeology | ||
| Archaeology of the Mediterranean | ||
| African Archaeology | ||
| Geoarchaeology | ||
| Archaeology of North America | ||
| Bioarchaeology | ||
| Field School in Archaeology | ||
| Archaeological Research |
Biological Anthropology
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Human Osteology | ||
| Human Biological Variation | ||
| Human Evolutionary Anatomy | ||
| The Human Fossil Record | ||
| Death, Injury and Physical Remains | ||
| Primate Behavior | ||
| Evolutionary Medicine | ||
| Sex, Hormones, and Behavior: Human Reproductive Ecology | ||
| Bioarchaeology | ||
| Field School in Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Research Methods in Biological Anthropology |
Cultural Anthropology
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Science, Society, and Culture | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Environment and Human Behavior | ||
| Indigenous Cultures of Modern Mexico and Central America | ||
| Native North Americans | ||
| Ethnographic Methods | ||
| Anthropological Theory | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Societies and Cultures of East Asia | ||
| World Food Problems | ||
| Societies and Cultures of Africa | ||
| Culture, Personality and Identity | ||
| Climate Anthropology | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Human Catastrophe and Cultural Response | ||
| Epidemiology | ||
| Formal Decision Analysis & Health Policy | ||
| Development and Indigenous People | ||
| Futuristics | ||
| Anthropology of Religion | ||
| Ethnographic and Analytical Methods in Ethnomusicology | ||
| Applied Anthropology | ||
| Field School in Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology |