Anthropology Major Requirements
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Credit Hours: 34
"PR" indicates a pre-requisite. "CO" indicates a co-requisite.
Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu for more information.
Required Courses
Introduction to Anthropology (3) PR: None |
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Cultural Anthropology (3) PR: None |
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Archaeology (3) PR: None |
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Introduction to Biological Anthropology (4) PR: None |
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Language and Culture (3) PR: None |
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Development of Anthropological Thought (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Research Methods (3) PR: ANTH 101 and 210 or instructor permission |
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Field School in Archaeology (8) PR: ANTH 202 or instructor permission |
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OR |
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Field Work (3-8) PR: Instructor permission |
Note: *It is recommended that ANTH 210 be taken within the first 15 credit hours of the major.
Choose one of the following ANTH geographic area courses (320's):
Peoples and Cultures of North America (3) PR: ANTH 101or instructor permission |
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Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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African American Society and Culture (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Peoples and Cultures of Europe (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Aztecs Maya and their Ancestors (3) PR: ANTH 101 or ANTH 202 or instructor permission |
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Special Topics: Geographical Areas (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
Choose three additional 300-level ANTH courses totaling 9 credit hours from the following:
Archaeology of North America (3) PR: ANTH 101 or ANTH 202 or instructor permission |
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Paleolithic Archaeology (3) PR: ANTH 101 or ANTH 202 or instructor permission |
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Rise of Complex Civilization (3) PR: ANTH 101 or ANTH 202 or instructor permission |
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Prehistoric Ritual and Art (3) PR: ANTH 101 or a 100-level ARTH course or ANTH 202 or instructor permission |
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Historical Archaeology (3) PR: None. |
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Southeastern Prehistoric Archaeology (3) PR: None. |
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Special Topics in Archaeology (1-4) PR: ANTH 101 or ANTH 202 or instructor permission |
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Anthropological Perspectives on Time (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Ecological Anthropology (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Theories for the Origin of Agriculture (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Special Topics in Anthropology (1-4) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Peoples and Cultures of North America (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Peoples and cultures of Africa (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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African American Society and Culture (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Peoples and cultures of Latin America (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Peoples and cultures of Europe (3) PR: ANTH 101or instructor permission |
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Peoples and cultures of the Caribbean (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Aztecs, Maya and their Ancestors (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Special Topics: Geographical Areas (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Human Evolution (3) PR: ANTH 101 or BIOL 102 or GEOL 105 or ANTH 203 or instructor permission |
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Human Variation and Adaptation (3) PR: ANTH 101 or BIOL 102 or GEOL 105 or ANTH 203 or instructor permission |
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Primate Behavior and Evolution (3) PR: ANTH 101 or BIOL 102 or PSYC 103 or ANTH 203 or instructor permission |
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Osteology and Forensics (3) PR: None. |
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Medical Anthropology (3) PR: ANTH 101 or ANTH 203 or instructor permission |
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Culture and the Individual (3) PR: ANTH 101 or PSYC 103 or instructor permission |
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Human Behavior and Evolution (3) PR: ANTH 101 or ANTH 203 or instructor permission |
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Applied Anthropology (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Anthropology of Gender (3) PR: ANTH 101 or WGST 200 or instructor permission |
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Folklore of Ireland and the British Isles (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Anthropological Perspectives on Religion (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Social and Cultural Change (3) PR: ANTH 101 or instructor permission |
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Internship (1-6) PR: Completions of at least 6 hours in the anthropology major or minor, GPA of 3.00 in anthropology, an overall GPA of 2.50, and instructor permission. Course prerequisites may vary depending on the nature of the placement. |
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Student Research Apprenticeship in Anthropology (1-6) PR: GPA of 3.00 in anthropology, a major or minor in anthropology, and instructor permission. Other course prerequisites may vary depending on the nature of the apprenticeship project. |
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Student Academic Apprenticeship in Anthropology (1-6) PR: GPA of 3.00 in anthropology, a major or minor in anthropology, and instructor permission. Other course prerequisites may vary depending on the nature of the apprenticeship project. |
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Tutorial (3 repeatable up to 12) PR: Completion of at least six hours in the anthropology major or minor and department chair and instructor permission. |
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Independent Study (1-3) PR: Completion of at least 6 hours in the anthropology major, GPA of 3.00 in anthropology, overall GPA of 2.50, and instructor permission. |
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Research Methods (3) PR: ANTH 101 and ANTH 210 instructor permission |
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Seminar in Anthropology (1-3) PR: ANTH 101 and any 200-level course or instructor permission |
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Field School in Archaeology (8) PR: ANTH 202 or instructor permission |
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Field Work (3-8) PR: Instructor permission |
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Bachelor's Essay (6) PR: Instructor permission; a project proposal must be submitted in writing and approve by the department prior to registration for the course |
Notes:
- The number of 300-level Anthropology elective credit hours you must take depends on whether you complete ANTH 491: Research Methods (3 credit hours) OR ANTH 493: Field School in Archaeology (8 credit hours) OR ANTH 494: Field Work (3-8 credit hours) to satisfy the research methods requirement for Anthropology. For example, if you complete the 8 credit hour ANTH 493 Field School, 3 credit hours will satisfy the Research Methods requirement and the remaining 5 credit hours will count toward your electives in the Anthropology major.
- Students majoring in anthropology are encouraged to include courses in sociology, history, political science, international studies, psychology, economics, statistics and computer programming in their program of study.
- The anthropology faculty very strongly recommends that anthropology majors take MATH 104 Elementary Statistics or a higher level statistics course as one of the two math courses fulfilling the general education requirements. This requirement should be fulfilled as early in an individual's program as possible and certainly within the first 6 credit hours after declaration of the anthropology major.
