UNCW UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
2015-2016 CATALOGUE
B. A. Anthropology (ANT)
College: Arts & Sciences
Course requirements for all UNCW degrees include: (1) University Studies, (2) specific major requirements, and (3)
sufficient elective hours for a combined total of a minimum of 124 hours.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - ANT (Minimum 40 hours)
Core Courses: (13 hours)
_____ +ANT 206
Cultural Anthropology (3)
_____ +*ANT 207
Archaeology (3), Lab (1) (Meets Applied Learning Requirement)
_____ +ANT 210
Physical Anthropology (3)
_____ ANT 450
History of Anthropological Theory (3) Prerequisites: ANT 206; 6 hours of ANT courses above the
introductory level or consent of instructor (Meets Oral Communication Requirement)
Archaeology Subfield: (Minimum 6 hours)
_____ ANT_____
Choose 6 hours from the following: ANT 307, 308, 310, 311, 312, 313, 315, 375, 380, 411,
_____ ANT_____
412, 435, 440, 449, or 455.
Biological/Physical Subfield: (Minimum 6 hours)
_____ ANT_____
Choose 6 hours from the following: ANT 320, 322, 324, 325, 326, 328, 331, 426, 430,
_____ ANT_____
or 449.
Cultural Subfield: (Minimum 6 hours)
_____ ANT_____
Choose 6 hours from the following: ANT 300, 301, 303, 304, 305, 309, 316, 317, +327,
_____ ANT_____
329, 330, 331, 387, 445, or 449.
Electives: (Minimum 9 hours, distributed as follows)
_____ANT 208
Language and Culture (3)
_____ANT 211
Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology (3)
_____INT 294
International Student Exchange (12) or any 300- or 400- ANT course.
A “C” (2.00) GPA or better is required among all courses used to satisfy the anthropology major and a “C” or better is
required in each required anthropology course counted toward the major.
NOTE: ANT 449 can only be counted towards one of the three subfields.
NOTE: Students contemplating a professional career in anthropology are urged to study a foreign language and acquire
basic skills in computer science and statistics. Anthropology advisors may recommend additional courses in the sciences,
humanities or mathematics commensurate with individual career paths.
*These courses require a lab
+May also be used to satisfy University Studies Foundations & Approaches and Perspectives requirements
Requirements to declare ANT: Completion of 24 hours.
For further information, see the ANT website: http://www.uncw.edu/ant and http://catalogue.uncw.edu.
This document is considered an unofficial guide. Please refer to your degree audit for the latest updates.
2/1/2016