Undergradtuate Programs: General Anthropology
General Anthropology
The undergraduate "General" major in Anthropology offers you a broad training in the three subdisciplines of anthropology: sociocultural, physical, and archaeology.
Sociocultural Anthropology
The sociocultural anthropology subdiscipline investigates the interrelationship of socioeconomic institutions and ecology, health and medicine, religion and symbolism, psychology and language.
Physical Anthropology
The physical anthropology subdiscipline looks at human biological variation in both time and space, incorporating techniques of human biology, paleontology, genetics, ecology, comparative anatomy, and epidemiology.
Archaeology
The archaeology subdiscipline is a sweeping view of the sequences of independent sociocultural, technological, and ecological evolution that have taken place simultaneously under diverse world conditions.
Why Emphasize in General Anthropology?
The General concentration provides both a wide and integrated perspective on human behavior, socio-cultural diversity, and human evolution.
This perspective fosters qualitative and quantitative analytic skills that are an excellent preparation for careers in health, international affairs, public service, education, law, management, and industry.
If you're more interested in pursuing further education instead of jumping into a career after graduation, anthropology is a Liberal Arts major that prepares you for graduate studies in anthropologically related fields or professional schools like medicine and law.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTSANTH 102 and 103 ANTH 319 One course dealing with a geographic area such as Anth 330, 331, 341, 352, 353, or 357 18 semester hours of approved anthropology electives |
MINOR REQUIREMENTSANTH 102 and 103 One course dealing with a geographic area such as Anth 330, 331, 341, 352, 353, or 357 6 semester hours of approved anthropology electives |