Major & Minor Requirements

Anthropology Major Requirements (Revised March 2007)

1. 12 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 least three anthropology courses at the 300-level:
• Note that all 300-level courses have 100-level (and some have 200-level) prerequisites;
• 2-Block 300-level courses count as one course, but two units in the major;
• AN400 Research in Anthropology does not substitute for 300-level courses.
2. Two required, discipline-wide courses: AN215 Research Design--Method and Theory and AN315 Advanced Integrative Seminar.
3. A senior paper (AN450, a non-credit course number).

• 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 taught by non-departmental faculty (i.e. folklore, ethnomusicology, cultural ecology).
    

                      (Major from Sept. 2004)

Students majoring in anthropology must complete the following requirements:

• 12 units of course work
  • introductory courses: 4 units
    • AN101, 102, 103, and 250 or 258
  • intermediate and advanced courses: 8 units (at least 3 at the 300 level)
    • Courses must be taken in at least two subdisciplines
    • At least one course must be from the approved list of courses with a strong methodological component (see the Major's Handbook for approved courses).
  • a senior paper
    
• 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 taught by non-departmental faculty (i.e. folklore, ethnomusicology, cultural ecology).
    

 

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Anthropology Minor Requirements (Revised March 2007)

A minor in anthropology will consist of a minimum of 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 least one 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 (i.e. folklore, ethnomusicology, cultural ecology).
  • one unit of off-campus credit

     

    (Minor from Sept. 2002)

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

    • Introductory level courses in any two of the four major subdisciplines (biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics) as described in the major requirements:
      • AN101 Biological Anthropology;
      • AN 102 Cultural Anthropology;
      • AN230 Introduction to Archaeology;
      • AN 250 Language and Culture OR AN258 Introduction to Linguistics;
    • An additional three units of anthropology coursework, at least one of which must be at the 300-level or above:
    • Independent readings or research courses may not be counted toward the minimum five units of the minor; and no more than one cross-listed course in folklore or ethnomusicology may count toward the minimum five units.

   

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