Anthropology, B.A.

A major in anthropology consists of eight or more four-credit courses and must include:

• ANT-101 Cultural Anthropology
• ANT-105 World Prehistory
• ANT-401 Anthropological Methods and Theory
• at least one course focused on a specific region of the world,
• at least one course focused on a specific anthropological topic, and
• at least three additional courses with either a regional or topical focus.

Regional courses

• ANT-202 Peoples of Black Africa
• ANT-203 Peoples and Cultures of the World
• ANT-204 Modern Japanese Society through Films
• ANT-205 Japanese Popular Culture
• ANT-209 Gender in East Asia
• ANT-210 Anthropology of China
• ANT-211 Mayan Archaeology
• AST-250 Human Development in Contemporary Asia
• JPN-225 Japanese Cinema
• REL-223 Hindu Cultures and Religious Worlds
• REL-227 Religions of South Asia
• REL-325 Women and Power in Hinduism

Topical courses

• ANT-110 Human Evolution
• ANT-302 Anthropology of Ethnicity
• ANT-303 Cultural Ecology
• ANT-312 Visual Anthropology
• ANT-344 Anthropology of Religion
• ANT-501 Independent Study
• CLS-211 Classical Archaeology
• ANT-262 Magic and Religion
• LNG-210 General Linguistics
• LNG-220 Linguistic Analysis
• LNG-230 Language as Cultural Phenomenon
• LNG-240 The Origin of Language

Course Options for First-Year Students

Anthropology draws from courses with other prefixes. If you are interested in exploring classes within this department, here are some possibilities offered this year: