Major/Minor Requirements

Effective January 18 , 2010; see department staff for previous requirements.

Anthropology Major Requirements (12 units):

1. Two required, discipline-wide courses:
   AN215 Research Design — Method and Theory (taught Block 3)
   AN315 Advanced Integrative Seminar (taught Block 6 and intended as the capstone course for seniors)
2. An additional 10 units of course work in the department**, distributed in the following categories:
   • A minimum of one course in each of the 4 subfields (archaeological, biological, cultural, and linguistic anthropology)
   • At lease three anthropology courses at the 300-level (in addition to AN315)
     • Note that all 300-level courses have 100-level (and some have 200-level) prerequisites;
     • 2-block courses count as one course, but two units in the major;
     • Up to two ES courses cross-listed with anthropology may count as anthropology units;
     • AN400 Research in Anthropology does not substitute for 300-level courses. 
3. Writing in anthropology
   • Seniors must submit a writing portfolio as evidence of their progression in the major.
     
     or
     
     Students who are eligible may satisfy this requirement by writing an Honors Thesis
     • Honors Thesis eligibility
     • minimum GPA in the major of 3.6
     • faculty thesis advisor approval
     • Honors Thesis proposal accepted by vote of the faculty

**Major requirements may be satisfied by no more than:

• two units of off-campus credit
• two units of independent Readings/Research (400), and
• one cross-listed unit (two units if ES) taught by non-departmental faculty (e.g. folklore, ethnomusicology, cultural ecology).

Anthropology Minor Requirements

A minor in anthropology will consist of a minimum or five units of coursework, to include the following:

• Courses in (at least) two of the four major subdisciplines (biological, cultural, archaeological, and linguistic anthropology) as described in the major requirements.
• At lease on course at the 300-level.
• Independent research courses (AN400) may not be counted toward the minimum five units of the minor.
• Minor requirements may be satisfied by no more than:
  • one cross-listed course unit taught by non-departmental faculty (e.g. folklore, ethnomusicology, cultural ecology)
  • one unit of off-campus credit.