Undergraduate B.A. Requirements for Anthropology (Links to Course Catalog)

MAJOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY REQUIREMENTS  Current Course Catalog

The program, leading to a B.A. in Anthropology, requires 33 credits in anthropology courses. Of these, 18 credits are taken in required courses and 15 are electives.

Required Courses (18 credits)
Introductory Courses: Three courses (9 credits)
Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)

• ANT 111 - Introduction to Anthropology

Physical/Biological Anthropology (3 credits)

• ANT 131 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology

Archaeology (3 credits)

• ANT 141 - Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory

• ANT 145 - Archaeology of and in the Modern World

Area Focus and Regional Perspectives on Culture (3 credits)

• See Course Catalog for list of choices

Anthropological Methods (3 credits)

• See Course Catalog for list of choices

Anthropological Theory (3 credits)

• ANT 311 - Anthropological Theory

Electives (15 credits)

• The student majoring in anthropology is free to enroll in any course offered by the Department of Anthropology as long as the prerequisites for that course are satisfied. All students are encouraged to enroll in elective courses that are of interest to them.

• At least 12 of the 15 elective hours required must be at the 300 level and above.

• See Course Catalog for full list of undergraduate anthropology courses offered.

DEGREE
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
Total Required Credits: 120

MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY REQUIREMENTS   Current Course Catalog

The minor in anthropology is designed to encourage students to pursue breadth in areas which complement their major. With the assistance of their faculty advisors, students can design a minor reflecting their interest in any of the subfields of Anthropology: socio/cultural, biological/physical, archaeological, applied, and policy-related studies.

To complete the minor in anthropology, students take 18 credits in anthropology. No more than 6 credits at the 100-200 level can count towards the minor.

Examples of possible focal areas leading to a minor in anthropology could include (but are in no way limited to) the following: 

Applied and Policy Related
Archaeology
Social/Cultural
Biological/Physical

MINOR IN MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY REQUIREMENTS    Current Course Catalog

The minor in medical anthropology is designed to introduce undergraduates to the field of medical anthropology in order to prepare them for applied work or future research in the area of global health. This minor may be appropriate for students pursuing degrees in the health sciences, international relations, STS, or other social sciences such as anthropology, sociology or political science.

Contact: Kyrstin Mallon Andrews kmallona@syr.edu

To complete a minor in medical anthropology, students must take a minimum of 18 credits, with 12 credits at the 300-500 level.

Required Courses: 9 Credits

• ANT 111 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

• ANT 131 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology

• ANT 357 - Health, Healing, and Culture

Elective Courses: 9 Credits

• See Course Catalog for list of choices