ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR
COURSE CHECKLIST
Updated: July 2015
To graduate with a Major in Anthropology, you must have successfully completed a total
of nine ANTH credits.
THREE REQUIRED CORE COURSES
Core courses must be taken in the following sequence:
_______1) ANTH 150, “Controversies and Issues in Cultural Anthropology”
Must be taken before the end of sophomore year. Offered every semester.
_______2) ANTH 371W, “Survey of Anthropological Theory”
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing, successful completion of ANTH 150
and at least one other ANTH course. This course is usually taken in fall or
spring of junior year. Offered every semester.
_______3) ANTH 499W, “Senior Research Seminar in Anthropology”
Prerequisite: Successful completion of ANTH 371W and senior standing.
Offered every semester.
SIX ELECTIVE COURSES
You are required to take six courses from the following list. Please note that these
courses are taught on a rotational basis. Some are taught once per year while others are
taught once every three or four semesters. Please consult your advisor and plan
accordingly.
_________ANTH 144 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
_________ANTH 231 (TH; US) Native North American Cultures
_________ANTH 232 (US) Peoples and Cultures of Africa
_________ANTH 233 (US) Peoples & Cultures of Asia
_________ANTH 235 Cultures of Mexico and Ecuador
_________ANTH 243 (CA) Listening to the World: Introduction to Ethnomusicology
_________ANTH 258 (US) Selected Area Studies
_________ANTH 303 Museum Studies Seminar
_________ANTH 335 Visual Anthropology
_________ANTH 344 Medical Anthropology
_________ANTH 345 Sex and Gender in Anthropological Perspective
_________ANTH 351 (AR) Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights and the Environment
_________ANTH 353 Myth, Ritual and Religion
_________ANTH 355 Warfare, Violence and Peace
_________ANTH 356 (W) Language and Culture
_________ANTH 358 Special Topics in Anthropology
_________ANTH 394 Internship in Anthropology
_________CHNSE 252 (US) Rites of Passage in Chinese Societies
_________IDS 210 (IT) Oral Tradition and Performance in African Literature
In consultation with your Anthropology Faculty Advisor, you may receive as many as two
elective credits for courses taken abroad.