The curriculum for the B.A. in anthropology is designed to encourage students to explore anthropology's four subfields—Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, and Linguistic Anthropology—with a focus on our faculty's expertices in cultural hertiage and cultural resource management.  All anthropology majors progress from introductory 100- and 200-level courses, to intermediate 300-level seminars, to intensive 400-level Capstone sequence courses designed to structure original research and analysis. The courses we offer each semester cover a range of topics and subfields, but we encourage our majors to tailor their courework to their particular interests and career goals.

Any student considering majoring in anthropology should start be scheduling a meeting with Dr. Laura Masur to discuss and plan.

Curriculum
The anthropology major requires a minimum of 10 courses. Students choose two of the three introductory courses (ANTH 101, ANTH 105, and ANTH 108) to provide them with a sense of the scope of anthropological inquiry. These are followed by one two theory courses (ANTH 200 or ANTH 208), and one of three methods courses (ANTH 201, ANTH 351, or ANTH 352), which should be taken in the sophomore or junior year. Five electives can then be tailored to each student’s interests, for example, in ancient societies, immigrants and refugees, forensics, environmental anthropology, or cultural heritage. In their Senior year students develop a Capstone Project, based on either original research and analysis or an internship experience, in which they produce a professional-quality paper, poster, or talk. In addition to these required and elective courses, we encourage our majors to study abroad and pursue internships in relevant fields.

Entry into the Major
At the end of the sophomore year students are formally accepted as anthropology majors. In order to be accepted, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and grades of C or better in all anthropology courses taken up to the point of acceptance..

Recommended course sequence
Freshman Year: ANTH 101 or ANTH 108 (Fall), ANTH 105 and an elective (Spring)
Sophomore Year: ANTH 200, ANTH 201, or ANTH 351 (Fall), ANTH 352 or an elective (Spring)
Junior Year: ANTH 200, ANTH 201, or ANTH 351 (Fall), ANTH 352 or an elective (Spring)
Senior Year: ANTH 498 (Fall) and an elective; ANTH 452 (Spring)
*students who study abroad in their junior year should plan ahead to ensure they can complete all their introductory, method, and theory courses before their senior year

Liberal Arts Curriculum Foundations courses
Foundations in Social Science: ANTH 101, ANTH 201, ANTH 240, ANTH 260
Foundations in Natural Science: ANTH 105, ANTH 108, ANTH 204, ANTH 206, ANTH 352, ANTH 354
Foundations in History or Politics: ANTH 215