Anthropology Major, B.A.; B.S.
B.A. degree or B.S. degree
Major Map
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
- With advisor approval, 3 credits in a related discipline may be counted toward the major.
- No more than 15 credits of transfer credit can count toward the Anthropology Major.
- No more than 3 credits in the major can be taken as credit/no credit.
- ANT 451 for majors cannot be taken as credit/no credit.
- No Anthropology course at the 500 level can be taken by majors for credit/no credit.
- Anthropology majors are strongly encouraged to gain practical field and/or laboratory experiences as undergraduates in their chosen branch of anthropology and to consider a Study Abroad program and world language study as well.
Program Requirements
Required Courses I (13 hours)
| ANT 170 | Culture & Human Experience: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 171 | Human Origins: Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 173 | Laboratory in Biological Anthropology | 1(0-2) |
| ANT 451 | History of Anthropological Thought | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 465 | Capstone Experience in Anthropology | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses II (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
| ANT 174 | Inequality in the Ancient World: Origins of Early States | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 175 | Archaeology of the Americas | 3(3-0) |
Electives (18 hours)
Select one of the following tracks:
Electives Track I - Human Heritage (0-18 hours)
These courses focus on the biological and cultural adaptations of our human species through time and into the present.
Select six of the following:
| ANT 200 | Education and Culture | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 342 | Principles of Forensic Anthropology | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 344 | Michigan Archaeology | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 345 | Archaeology & Heritage Management | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 347 | Human Evolution | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 348 | Stone-Age Europe: Peoples and Cultures of the Distant Past | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 356 | Primate Behavior | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 380 | Culture, Art, and Community Engagement | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 500 | Field School in Archaeology | 3-6(Spec) |
| ANT 540/CRM 540 | Archaeological Field and Laboratory Techniques | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 542/CRM 542 | Methods in Forensic Anthropology: Osteology and Skeletal Analysis | 4(3-2) |
Electives Track II - Global Studies (0-18 hours)
These courses explore the diversity of past and present human experiences around the world.
Select six of the following:
| ANT 200 | Education and Culture | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 202 | Sex and Gender Across the Globe | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 240 | Current Native American Issues | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 276 | Language, Identity, and Politics | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 320 | Native North American Cultures | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 321 | Contemporary Cultures of Latin America | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 322 | Cultures of Africa | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 324 | Cultures of the South Pacific | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 340 | South American Archaeology | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 370/SOC 370 | Global Environmental Issues | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 371/SOC 371 | Culture, Economies, and Social Change | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 430 | Applied Anthropology | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 459 | Anthropology of Religion | 3(3-0) |
Electives Track III - Race, Gender, and Social Inequalities (0-18 hours)
These courses address historical and current injustices around the world.
Select six of the following:
Electives Track IV (0-18 hours)
Students can customize their major to focus on their specific interests. Any ANT designator course above 200 level may be chosen. In addition, courses below may be counted towards Track IV.
| ANT 388 | Special Topics in Anthropology | 1-12(Spec) |
| ANT 498 | Independent Studies In Anthropology | 1-12(Spec) |
| ANT 588 | Special Topics in Anthropology | 1-10(Spec) |
Total: 34 semester hours