Anthropology, B.A.

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

• ANT-101 Introduction to 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 Africa
• ANT-203 Peoples and Cultures of the World
• ANT-204 Modern Japanese Society through Films
• ANT-205 Japanese Popular Culture
• ANT-250 Race and the US Criminal Justice System
• AST-240 Archaeology of the Silk Road
• AST-250 Human Development in Contemporary Asia
• CLS-105 The Ancient World in 50 Archaeological Objects
• FYW-1246 Japanese Religion in Everyday Life
• 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-262 Magic and Religion
• ANT-302 Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity
• ANT-303 Environmental Anthropology
• ANT-304 Archaeology Theory and Methods
• ANT-344 Anthropology of Religion
• ANT-360 Psychological Anthropology
• ANT-501 Independent Study
• AST-240 Archaeology of the Silk Road
• CLS-211 Classical Archaeology
• LNG-210 General Linguistics
• LNG-220 Linguistic Analysis
• LNG-230 Language as Cultural Phenomenon
• LNG-240 The Origin of Language
• SUS-320 Consumption and Culture
• SUS-325 Conservation and Communities

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: