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Bachelor of Arts with a major in anthropology—The following requirements must be fulfilled:

1. The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.

2. Prerequisite courses—Anth 1, 2, 3, and 4.

3. Required courses in other areas—(a) two-year proficiency in French, German, Russian, or Spanish (or another language approved by the Anthropology Department); (b) 6–12 credit hours of course work in related departments approved by the advisor. Recommended for sociocultural emphasis are courses in economics, history, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology; for archaeological emphasis, courses in American studies, art history, geography, geology, and history; for emphasis in biological anthropology, courses in anatomy, biological sciences, chemistry, and physical geography; for emphasis in linguistic anthropology, courses in linguistics and in speech and hearing. Courses in statistics are strongly recommended for all anthropology majors.

4. Requirements for the major—In addition to the four prerequisite courses, 24–36 credit hours in anthropology courses, including Anth 198 and at least one course from each of the following five categories: aspects of culture (courses in the 150s as well as 117, 121, 130, 191, 192, and 193); linguistics (the 160s); ethnology (the 170s); biological anthropology (the 140s and 5); and archaeology (the 180s and 113, 114, 116). Qualified seniors may enroll in 200-level seminar courses with the permission of the instructor. See the Graduate Programs Bulletin. Up to 6 credit hours of ethnographic or archaeological field school credit may be accepted and applied toward the major, if approved by the department, and majors are encouraged to participate in such programs. Opportunities are available for field and laboratory research, both within the department and as internships in the Washington area. Credit for such work (not to exceed one-quarter of the student’s total second-group credit hours in anthropology) may be granted through registration in Anth 195.

Bachelor of Arts with a major in archaeology—An interdepartmental major offered by the Anthropology Department in cooperation with the Fine Arts and Art History Department and the Classical and Semitic Languages and Literatures Department. The following requirements must be fulfilled:

1. The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.

2. Prerequisite courses—Anth 2 and 3.

3. Required courses in other areas—12 hours or equivalent in French, Spanish, Italian, German, Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, or Greek. Since graduate study in archaeology usually involves broader preparation and requires knowledge of at least one classical and one modern language, students intending to pursue graduate study should consult with the departmental advisor as early as possible in their undergraduate programs.

4. Requirements for the major—(a) Anth 118; (b) 15 hours of anthropological archaeology courses from the Anth 180s (one course from Anth 180, 182, 185, 188 must be included); (c) 12 hours selected from the following, with at least one course chosen from each group: AH 101–104, Hist 107–110, and Clas 71, 72, 107, 108; (d) 3–6 hours of field and laboratory work chosen from Anth 113, 114, 116, 195, 284, 286.

Bachelor of Science with a major in biological anthropology—The following requirements must be fulfilled:

1. The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.

2. Prerequisite courses—Anth 1, 2, 3, and 4; BiSc 13–14.

3. Required courses—12 credit hours in biological anthropology and Paleolithic archaeology (Anth 5, 114, 141–149, 181, 183); 8 credit hours of approved 100-level BiSc courses; a minimum of 3 credit hours in a related natural or physical science or mathematics; 6 credit hours of sociocultural or linguistic anthropology (all other Anth courses except those in the 180s). The major in biological anthropology may not be pursued in conjunction with the major in anthropology.

Five-Year Bachelor of Arts with a major in anthropology or Bachelor of Science with a major in biological anthropology and Master of Arts in the field of anthropology—Students interested in the dual degree program should consult the department before the beginning of the junior year.

Special Honors—For Special Honors in anthropology, archaeology, or biological anthropology, a major must meet the special honors requirements stated under University Regulations, register for 3 credit hours of Anth 195, Undergraduate Research, and write a paper of special distinction arising out of a program of directed reading or research. Students must confer with an advisor before beginning the work.

Minor in general anthropology—21 credit hours are required, including Anth 1, 2, 3, 4, and three additional courses in anthropology, which must be taken in different subdisciplines. For the purposes of this minor, the department’s courses may be divided into subdisciplines as follows: biological anthropology—courses in the 140s and 5; archaeology—courses in the 180s and 113; anthropological linguistics—the 160s; sociocultural anthropology—all other 100-level courses, with the exception of Anth 195 and 196, in which the topic is variable.

Minor in archaeology—18 credit hours are required, including Anth 3, 118, and four courses chosen from Anth 113, 114, 116, 180–189, 286. An independent study course in archaeology or an approved art history course may be substituted for one of the four courses.

Minor in biological anthropology—16–19 credit hours are required, including Anth 1 and 9 credits chosen from Anth 5, 141–149; an approved field or research course or an approved course or course sequence in a related field (including biological sciences, geology, psychology, statistics, and certain other disciplines).

Minor in sociocultural anthropology—18 credit hours are required, including Anth 2; one course in ethnography (Anth 170–179); four courses in aspects of culture or methods and theory (Anth 117, 121, 130, 150–159, 191, 192, 193, 198).

Minor in cross-cultural communication—18 credit hours are required, including Anth 2 or 4, 161, 162; Anth 150 or 159; one course in ethnography (Anth 170–179); one course chosen from Anth 153, 154, 155, 158, 163, 168, 169, 192, or 193.

With permission, a limited number of graduate courses in the department may be taken for credit toward an undergraduate degree. See the Graduate Programs Bulletin for course listings.

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