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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Anthropology Major, BA - Archaeology Concentration

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Major Requirements:

The major consists of at least 30 hours.

Prerequisites for Progression

ANTH 110* - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
OR
ANTH 117* - Honors: Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 120* - Introduction to World Archaeology 3 Credit Hours
OR
ANTH 127* - Honors: Introduction to World Archaeology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 130* - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
OR
ANTH 137* - Honors: Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours

Concentration Requirements

Select one course:

ANTH 357 - Junior Honors in Anthropology and Current Trends 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 450 - Current Trends in Anthropology 3 Credit Hours

Select one course:

ANTH 361* - Historical Archaeology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 362 - Principles of Archaeology 3 Credit Hours

Complete 9 credit hours:

Option A:

ANTH 430 - Fieldwork in Archaeology 3-9 Credit Hours (6 hours) or
ANTH 430R - Fieldwork in Archaeology 3-9 Credit Hours (6 hours)
and one course from the following:
ANTH 435 - Historical Archaeology Laboratory 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 460 - Paleoethnobotany 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 464 - Principles of Zooarchaeology 3 Credit Hours

OR

Option B:

ANTH 430 - Fieldwork in Archaeology 3-9 Credit Hours (3 hours) or
ANTH 430R - Fieldwork in Archaeology 3-9 Credit Hours (3 hours)
and one course from the following:
ANTH 433 - Archaeological Laboratory Experience 1 Credit Hours
ANTH 435 - Historical Archaeology Laboratory 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 460 - Paleoethnobotany 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 464 - Principles of Zooarchaeology 3 Credit Hours
and one course from the following:
ANTH 366 - Archaeology and Nationalism 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 369 - Selected Topics in Archaeology Method and Theory 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 433 - Archaeological Laboratory Experience 1 Credit Hours
ANTH 435 - Historical Archaeology Laboratory 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 445 - GIS for Archaeology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 451 - Hunter-Gatherers 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 455 - Archaeological Foodways 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 456 - Archaeology of Landscapes 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 461 - Applied Archaeology: CRM Laws, Ethics, and Practice 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 464 - Principles of Zooarchaeology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 475 - Archaeology of Empires 3 Credit Hours

Select at least one upper-division anthropology course from each of the following five lists.

Archaeology Area

ANTH 360 - The Archaeology of Indigenous North America 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 364 - African Archaeology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 366 - Archaeology and Nationalism 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 445 - GIS for Archaeology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 452 - Paleoindian Archaeology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 454 - Archaeology of the African Diaspora 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 456 - Archaeology of Landscapes 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 462 - Archaeology of Europe 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 463 - Rise of Complex Civilizations 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 466 - Archaeology of Southeastern United States 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 469 - Selected Topics in Archaeological Area 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 473 - Archaeology of Southwest Asia 3 Credit Hours

Cultural Area

ANTH 301 - South Asian Cinema: Bollywood and Beyond 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 311 - Southeastern Indians 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 313 - Cultures of Mexico and Central America 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 314 - Latinos in the United States 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 315 - The African Diaspora 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 319 - Caribbean Cultures and Societies 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 320* - American Cultures 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 322 - Variable Topics in Ethnography 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 324 - Topics in African Ethnography 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 325* - Migration and Transnationalism 3 Credit Hours

Cultural Method and Theory

ANTH 413* - Dynamics of Health and Illness 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 414 - Political Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 415* - Environmental Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 416 - Engaged Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 419 - Anthropology of Human Rights 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 421 - Refugees and Displaced People 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 422 - Anthropology of Global Inequality 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 423* - Feminist Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 425 - Humanitarianism 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 426 - Decolonization 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 432 - Anthropology of Warfare, Violence, and Peace 3 Credit Hours

Biological Anthropology Method and Theory

ANTH 303 - Human Biology and Society 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 359 - Selected Topics in Biological Anthropology Method and Theory 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 384 - Bioarchaeology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 470 - Anthropology and the Genome 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 472 - Paleopathology 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 483 - Human Biocultural Evolution 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 489 - Forensic Science and Human Rights 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 490 - Primate Evolution 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 494* - Primate Behavior 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 495 - Hominin Paleobiology 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 496 - Comparative Primate Anatomy 4 Credit Hours

Biological Anthropology Applied Area

ANTH 306 - Dental Anthropology 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 395 - Evolutionary Biomechanics 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 459 - Selected Topics in Biological Anthropology Applied Area 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 472 - Paleopathology 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 474 - DNA Lab Methods 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 480 - Human Osteology 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 490 - Primate Evolution 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 495 - Hominin Paleobiology 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 496 - Comparative Primate Anatomy 4 Credit Hours
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements