Anthropology Major, B.A.; B.S.

B.A. degree or B.S. degree

Major Map

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

1. With advisor approval, 3 credits in a related discipline may be counted toward the major.
2. No more than 15 credits of transfer credit can count toward the Anthropology Major.
3. No more than 3 credits in the major can be taken as credit/no credit.
4. ANT 451 for majors cannot be taken as credit/no credit.
5. No Anthropology course at the 500 level can be taken by majors for credit/no credit.
6. 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 341	Forensic Sciences	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 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	Archaeological Field and Laboratory Techniques	3

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	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	The Incas and Their Ancestors	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/REL 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:

 

ANT 202	Sex and Gender Across the Globe	3(3-0)
ANT 240	Current Native American Issues	3(3-0)
ANT 265WI	Medicine, Health and Illness: Why Culture Matters	3(3-0)
ANT 318/SOC 318/SWK 318	A Toolkit for Advocacy and Activism	3(3-0)
ANT 320	Native North American Cultures	3(3-0)
ANT 350WI/BIO 350WI/CHM 350WI/ENV 351WI	Water as Life, Death, and Power	3(3-0)
ANT 358	Plagues and Peoples	3(3-0)
ANT 430	Applied Anthropology	3(3-0)
ANT 461	Race, Racism and Human Evolution	3(3-0)

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 300	Study Abroad in Anthropology	3-6(Spec)
ANT 388	Special Topics in Anthropology	1-12(Spec)
ANT 498	Independent Studies In Anthropology	1-12(Spec)

Total: 34 semester hours