General Education Courses (37-43 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education program . 

Foreign Language Requirement

Students majoring in Anthropology must complete either a 2000-level course in a foreign language that uses the Latin alphabet (French, German, Italian, Spanish, etc.) or a 1202-level course in a language that is not written in the Latin alphabet (Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian, etc.), or demonstrate proficiency at that level.  Intermediate American Sign Language is accepted.  Non-native speakers of English may complete the foreign language requirement by passing UWRT 1101  and UWRT 1102  or the equivalent.

Major Courses (16 credit hours)

• ANTH 1101 - Introduction to Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 2141 - Principles of Biological Anthropology (4)
• ANTH 2151 - Introduction to Archaeology (3)
• ANTH 3101 - Foundations of Anthropological Theory (3)
• ANTH 4601 - Seminar in General Anthropology (3)

Major Elective Courses (18 credit hours)

Students select ANTH course electives, including at least six credit hours in cultural anthropology. 

Related Courses (18 credit hours)

Also required are 18 credit hours of related work to be arranged in consultation with the student’s advisor and organized around a region, an allied discipline, or minor in another approved discipline. 

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed.