Anthropology Major & Minor

Note: This page is designed to assist students, faculty, and advisors by providing degree requirements and recommendations in an easy-to-use format. The course catalogue remains the official source of degree requirements -- please report any discrepancies with this page to the department chair.  

There is no departmental major as such. However, Individualized majors may be developed combining anthropology and other disciplines, especially art, biology, ethnic studies, music, psychology, and religion.

Note: Students may not combine an individualized major in anthropology with the interdisciplinary major in sociology and anthropology.

Teaching Major

An individualized major in anthropology, which includes at least eight course credits in anthropology. In addition, prospective teachers must also apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program (preferably at the start of their sophomore year) and complete a second major in secondary education. Prospective teachers should request a current list of the specific teaching major course requirements from the Education Office.

Second Teaching Area in Anthropology

The following program in conjunction with a teaching major in economics and business, history, politics, psychology, or sociology will enable the student to apply for licensure to teach both the major subject and anthropology: four course credits in anthropology approved by the chair of the Department.

Minor in Anthropology

 A minimum of six course credits in Anthropology which include:

• Cultural Anthropology (101)
• Qualitative Research Methods and Fieldwork (320)
• The History of Ethnological Theory (322)
• One area studies course:
  • Indigenous Peoples and Cultures of North America (202) or
  • The Maya (205) or
  • West Indian People and Culture (206)
• Two electives, at least one of which must be at the 300 level.

Note: the Anthropology minor is not available to students with a Sociology and Anthropology major.