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Undergraduate Bulletin Table of Contents

Anthropology (ANTH) Undergraduate Programs

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A program in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
Also see College of Social Sciences description and requirements.

Programs at a Glance

Degree programs

  • BA – Anthropology
  • Minor – Anthropology

Program admission and performance requirements

Graduation – University

  • BA in Anthropology – minor  or one  year of  a foreign language

University minimum requirements for bachelor’s degrees

  • 120 credits
  • 40 credits in General Education
  • 1 credit in PESS 122
  • 45 credits in upper-division (300-400) courses
  • 30 credits in residence at SCSU
  • 2.00 GPA overall, in major, and in minor (departments may set higher standards)

(See this section and the section on the College of Social Sciences for more information.)

Co-chairs: Robert Lavenda and Linda Havir.
Faculty: Branam, Gold, Lavenda, Muniz, Schultz, Tornow.

Anthropology is the study of human nature, society and culture. It is a scholarly discipline that aims to describe, in the broadest possible sense, what it means to be human. Our program is designed to prepare students in all branches of anthropology: archaeology, the study of the remains of ancient ways of life; biological anthropology, the study of human biology and evolution; linguistic anthropology, the study of human language and how it works; and cultural anthropology, the study of the ways of life of contemporary human groups all over the world.

The anthropology major is designed so that students are prepared for graduate study in anthropology, professional training in other fields, or other careers in which a broad base of understanding the human condition is useful.

The anthropology program is unique in that it requires students to gain actual field experience through carefully directed field schools in archaeology and cultural anthropology.

Bachelor of Arts

Anthropology Major (42)
Anthropology Core: 9 Cr.
    ANTH 230, 240, 250
Theory and Practice: 6 Cr.
    ANTH 350, 480
Research sequence: 12 Cr.:
    Cultural sequence: ANTH 450, 455, 470 or
    Archaeology sequence: ANTH 430, 435, 470
    Completion of ANTH 470 fulfills the upper division writing requirement.
World Culture Area Course: 3 Cr.
    Select one course from among ANTH 310, 311, 312 or 330. A course in American Indian societies and cultures may be substituted.

Note: It is expected that students pursuing the cultural research sequence will select a contemporary area course and those pursuing the archaeology research sequence will select a prehistory course.

Electives: 12 Cr.
Select from ANTH courses at the 200-level or above. No more than 3 Cr. may be taken at the 200 level. ANTH 390 or 391 may be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits each.

Note: Completion of SOC 304 is strongly recommended.

This major requires either one year in a single foreign language OR a minor.

Anthropology Minor (21)
Anthropology Core: 9 Cr.
    ANTH 230, 240, 250
World Culture Area: 3 Cr.:
    Select one course from among ANTH 310, 311, 312, 330. A course in American Indian societies and cultures may be substituted.
Electives: 9 Cr.
    Select from ANTH courses at the 200-level or above. No more than 3 Cr. may be taken at the 200-level. ANTH 390 or 391 may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits each.

Bachelor of Science

Social Studies Major - Teaching
Anthropology Emphasis (30)
ANTH 250, 350, 435 or 455, 480 (15 Cr.)
Electives: 12 credits of ANTH 200-400 level courses
HIST 106 or 101