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Apr 19, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Anthropological Sciences, B.S.
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The Anthropological Sciences major provides broad training in biological, archaeological, and forensic anthropology leading to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. Students majoring in Anthropological Sciences must take all of the required Anthropological Sciences courses and also must choose a concentration in General Anthropology, Archaeology, Bioarchaeology, or Forensic Anthropology.
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Core Curriculum Requirements (30-36 credits)
Required Anthropological Sciences Courses (23 credits)
Concentrations
Majors must choose one of the concentrations outlined below. General Anthropology Concentration (21 credits)
The General Anthropology Concentration is designed for students who wish for a broader foundation in anthropology. Students are encouraged to take a variety of anthropology coursework in order to build an interdisciplinary understanding of the field. In addition to the Required Anthropological Sciences courses listed above, students in the General Anthropological Concentration must complete the following:
One Archaeology course from the following list:
One Cultural Anthropology course from the following list:
One Biological Anthropology course from the following list:
Additional Courses
Twelve additional credit hours from any ANSC-prefix course.
Archaeology Concentration (21 credits)
Students interested in a career in archaeology have the option of choosing the Archaeology concentration. This concentration will prepare students for a career as an archaeologist by giving them training in both archaeological field and lab techniques but also on an archaeological culture area in addition to their general training in anthropology. In addition to the Required Anthropological Sciences Courses listed above, students in the Archaeology Concentration must complete the following:
One Cultural Anthropology course from the following list:
One Biological Anthropology course from the following list:
Additional Courses
Nine additional credit hours from any ANSC-prefix course.
Bioarchaeology Concentration (21 credits)
Students interested in learning about culture and past societies from human skeletal remains can take the Bioarchaeology concentration. In this course of study students will learn about human skeletal analysis, an archaeological culture area and what we can learn about an individual and their culture from a burial.
One Cultural Anthropology course from the following list:
Additional Courses
Six additional credit hours from any ANSC-prefix course.
Forensic Anthropology Concentration (23 credits)
Students interested in specializing in Forensic Anthropology have the option of choosing a Forensic Anthropology Concentration. This preprofessional concentration prepares students for graduate-level study of recent unidentified human remains in a medicolegal context. In addition to the Required Anthropological Sciences Courses listed above, students in the Forensic Anthropology Concentration must complete the following:
One Archaeology course from the following list:
One Cultural Anthropology course from the following list:
Additional Courses
Three additional credit hours from any ANSC-prefix course.
B.S. Requirements (8 credits)
All students in the Archaeology concentration are expected to complete GEOL 105 as well as a minimum of one BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, GEOS, or PHYS course (8 hrs total) to fulfill their Bachelor of Science degree requirement.
Students in the Forensic Anthropology, Bioarchaeology, or General Anthropology concentration choosing to earn a B.S. must complete 8 hours, including at least one lab science course worth four or more credits, from BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, GEOS, or PHYS.
Total Credits Needed for Degree 120
Graduation Requirements
To graduate with a major in Anthropological Sciences, students must have a C- or better in all courses taken for major requirements including those from other departments. In addition students graduating with an Anthropological Sciences major must have at least a 2.0 GPA in the major.
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