BA/BS in Anthropology

Minor in Anthropology

The study of anthropology provides a holistic perspective on the human condition, addressing, in particular, the evolution of our species and the nature and diversity of human cultures through time and throughout the world.

For more information, contact  Dr. Doug Smith, 838-8372, HSS 214, smithw@wou.edu.

Become an anthropology major now. Download the form, fill it out, and turn the form in to Academic Adivsing & Learning Center APS 401.

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Anthropology Major (64 credits total)

 

FOUNDATION COURSES
ANTH 213 Language and Culture (4)
ANTH 214 Physical Anthropology (4)
ANTH 215 Archaeology (4)
ANTH 216 Cultural Anthropology (4)
ANTH 324 Anthropological Theory (4)
ANTH 325 Ethnographic Methods (4)
ANTH 410 Research Design (4)
ANTH 411 Fieldwork (4)
ANTH 412 Senior Project (4)

METHODS COURSES

Choose one additional methods course from the following: (4)

• ANTH 326 Ethnographic Writing
• ANTH 350 Research Methods in Archaeology (4)
• ANTH 352 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology (4) [Prereq: ANTH 215 and permission of instructor]
• ANTH 360 Museum Studies (4)

HISTORY AND THEORY COURSES
Required: ANTH 324D Anthropological Theory (4)

Choose one additional theory course from the following: (4)

• ANTH 311D  Human Evolution (4) [Prereq: ANTH 214]
• ANTH 480  History and Theory of Archaeology (4)

TOPICAL AND REGIONAL ELECTIVES
Choose five upper division topical or regional courses in Anthropology: (20)

• ANTH 310D World Prehistory (4)
• ANTH 313D North American Prehistory (4)
• ANTH 314D Evolution of Human Societies (4)
• ANTH 315  South American Prehistory (4)
• ANTH 316D Circumpolar Peoples (4)
• ANTH 326  Ethnographic Writing (4)
• ANTH 330D Contemporary Chican@/Latin@ Culture (4)
• ANTH 332D Latin America (4)
• ANTH 340   Mothers and Daughters (4)
• ANTH 358D Tribal Arts of the US and Canada (4)
• ANTH 370   Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4) [Prereq: ANTH 216]
• ANTH 372 Social Constructions of Race (4)
• ANTH 375   Women Anthropologists (4) [Prereq: ANTH 216]
• ANTH 380C Africa (4)
• ANTH 384C Modernization (4)
• ANTH 386D Anthropology of Islam (4)
• ANTH 388C Transnational Migration (4)
• ANTH 390D Pastoral Nomads (4)
• ANTH 392D Applied Anthropology (4)
• ANTH 394D Childhood in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4)
• ANTH 396D Environmental Anthropology (4)
• ANTH 461D Urban Anthropology (4)
• ANTH 475D Anthropological Approaches to Law (4)
• ANTH 476C Religion and Ritual (4)
• ANTH 482D Historical Archaeology (4)
• ANTH 494D Northwest Indian Cultures (4)
• ANTH 496D The Indian in American Culture (4)

SENIOR PROJECT
ANTH 410  Research Design (4)
ANTH 411  Fieldwork (4)
ANTH 412  Senior Thesis (4)

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Anthropology Minor (28 credits total)

Any twenty-eight hours of work in Anthropology selected in consultation with an Anthropology adviser.  It is recommended that the student begin with the introductory sequence: ANTH 213, 214, 215, 216.