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Minimum Requirements for Anthropology B.A.: 120 Credits

Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.

NOTE: On occasion, faculty may offer courses trial courses, special topics or seminars that would fulfill the methods or topics requirements. If so, students should consult with an anthropology faculty advisor on which requirement it meets and how to have it count toward the BA degree.

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Roadmaps

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.

• This roadmap should be used in conjunction with regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor or mentor each semester.
• Some courses and milestones must be completed in the semester listed to ensure timely graduation.
• Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
• Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
• Courses with (*) are recommended.

Footnote Definitions

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Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.

Students graduating from this program will be able to:

• Learn enough about the discipline in the ANTH F100X and ANTH F101X core courses to be interested in taking up anthropology as their primary field of study; students gain through what they learn in introductory courses and others a desire to learn more about the diversity of peoples and cultures and the human condition
• Have a basic understanding of the history of the discipline, including subdisciplinary perspectives and approaches to the study of culture, society, and human development
• Have an understanding of methods in anthropological research
• Have an understanding of cultural and linguistic diversity and the implications of cultural difference for understanding the human condition
• Explain disciplinary content using a variety of modes of communication, including oral and written communication
• Communicate to audiences in the discipline using appropriate disciplinary conventions
• Translate disciplinary content to audiences outside the discipline as appropriate, making disciplinary knowledge relevant to broader communities
• Integrate feedback from others to enhance or revise communication
• Students seeking employment will be satisfied that their education has provided useful skills, and/or will seek to continue their academic career by pursuing training in K-12 teacher education, law school, graduate school in social sciences or humanities, museum studies, or other field