Degree Requirements
The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science are based on a common core set of courses. In addition, the Bachelor of Arts requires eight hours of the same foreign language, and the Bachelor of Science requires eight hours of any foreign language, OR six hours of international travel study, OR six hours in field school courses (Anthropology 473, 474, or 475). Options for the BS must be selected in consultation with the student's Anthropology faculty mentor and approved by the Anthropology Chair. Field school courses are offered only during the summer session. There are additional differences between the BA and BS; see Diversity of Knowledge requirements as defined among University-wide baccalaureate requirements.
Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in anthropology must either select a minor in another discipline or design an interdisciplinary concentration. A concentration consists of 18 credits in one or more disciplines complementary to a subfield of anthropology. The courses will be selected by the student in consultation with an anthropology faculty mentor. Anthropology courses can be included in the concentration, but the same courses cannot be counted toward both the anthropology major requirements and the concentration. A second major serves the same purpose in lieu of a minor or concentration.
Major Requirements
- ANTH 111A Human Ancestry & Adaptation
- ANTH 111B Human Culture & Communication
- ANTH 300 Ethnographic Method & Theory
- ANTH 301 Anthropology in Practice
- ANTH 325 Archaeology Method & Theory
- ANTH 360A&B Biological Anthropology Method & Theory
- ANTH 490A&B Senior Assignment
Archaeology and Biological Anthropology (select one course)
- ANTH 332 Ancient Cities of the Tigris, Euphrates, and Beyond
- ANTH 333 Aztec, Maya, and Inca Origins
- ANTH 334 Food & Culture Change
- ANTH 335 Historical Archaeology
- ANTH 336 North American Prehistory
- ANTH 366 Human Variation
- ANTH 367 Primatology
- ANTH 368 Archaeology of Death
- ANTH 369 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
- ANTH 430 Zooarchaeology
- ANTH 432 Prehistory of Illinois
- ANTH 436 Public Archaeology
- ANTH 467 Dental Anthropology
- ANTH 468 Osteopathology
- ANTH 469 Forensic Anthropology Applications
Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology (select one course)
- ANTH 305 Peoples & Cultures of Native North America
- ANTH 308 Religion & Culture
- ANTH 312 Contemporary Native Americans
- ANTH 314 Urban Anthropology
- ANTH 316 Anthropology of the African Diaspora
- ANTH 340 Environmental Anthropology
- ANTH 350 Applied Anthropology
- ANTH 352 Medical Anthropology
- ANTH 359 Legal Anthropology
- ANTH 404 Anthropology & the Arts
- ANTH 405 Alternative Tourisms
- ANTH 408 Anthropological Theory
- ANTH 435 Cultural Heritage
Anthropology Electives: Nine hours
An additional nine hours of electives in anthropology are required. These can be courses of any level or field. Internships and individualized studies can count toward these electives.
Retention
Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 to remain in good academic standing. Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 will be placed on academic probation, returned to an Exploratory major and limited to a maximum of 12 hours of enrollment per term.
General Education Requirements for the Major
University general education requirements are outlined in the undergraduate academic catalog, and included in the sample curriculum.
