Anthropology, leading to a B.A. degree

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Major Requirements

Required Courses:

ATH 112 - Cultural Anthropology Course unit(s): 1
ATH 155 - Archaeology & Prehistory Course unit(s): 1
ATH 205 - Anthropological Theory Course unit(s): 1
ATH 313 - Anthropological Ethnography Course unit(s): 1 OR
ATH 317 - Field Archaeology Course unit(s): 1 OR
ATH 318 - The Archaeology of Objects Course unit(s): 1

Electives:

(5 or more of the following courses, at least 2 must be at the 300 level or above; at least 1 elective must be in archaeology and 1 in cultural anthropology)

ATH 211, 212 - Human Evolution Course unit(s): 1
ATH 230 - Inca, Aztec, & Maya Course unit(s): 1
ATH 240 - Magic and Modernity Course unit(s): 1
ATH 250 - Anthropology of Gender & Sexuality Course unit(s): 1
ATH 262 - Historical Ecology Course unit(s): 1
ATH 272, 273 - Chinese Culture & Society Course unit(s): 1
ATH 291 - Medicine & Culture Course unit(s): 1
ATH 313 - Anthropological Ethnography Course unit(s): 1
ATH 315 - Archaeology of Food Course unit(s): 1
ATH 317 - Field Archaeology Course unit(s): 1
ATH 318 - The Archaeology of Objects Course unit(s): 1
ATH 330 - Urban Anthropology Course unit(s): 1
ATH 350 - Queer China Course unit(s): 1
ATH 450 - CUE: Advanced Seminar in Anthropology Course unit(s): 1
ATH 970 - Anthropology Independent Study/Research Course unit(s):

Anthropology Culminating Undergraduate Experience (CUE)

Majors will fulfill the College’s requirement for a Culminating Undergraduate Experience (CUE) in Anthropology in one of two ways:

With enrollment in ATH 450 - CUE: Advanced Seminar in Anthropology
Honors Thesis - with the successful completion of a project based upon research, originating in a credit-bearing course that has been pre-arranged with a designated project advisor and the student’s academic advisor