Areas of Study
- The Paul McGhee Division

B.A. in Social Sciences

ANTHROPOLOGY CONCENTRATION

Anthropology is the comparative study of humankind. Most anthropologists agree that the discipline is divided into four fields: cultural anthropology deals with the description and analysis of culture; physical or biological anthropology deals with human evolution and variation; linguistic anthropology studies the relationships between language and culture; and archaeology examines the material remains of past cultures.

If you are interested in going to law school, pursuing graduate study, or careers in international fields, business, government, public policy, education, or market research, the Anthropology concentration provides an excellent foundation.

We recommend that students complete the McGhee Core Curriculum before the following requirements.

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

Before starting the concentration, students must complete Cultural Anthropology.

Methods and Theory (8 Credits)

Students must complete History of Social Thought or Contemporary Social Thought and Social Science Research Methods.

Concentration Courses (16 Credits)

Students are required to complete four of the following courses.

Anthropology of Religion / Y26.5047	4
Cities and Urban Life / Y26.5051	4
Culture and Colonialism / Y26.5056	4
Sex, Gender and Language / Y26.5061	4
Psychology and Culture / Y26.5062	4
Language and Society / Y26.5065	4
Law as Language and Performance / Y26.5066	4
Rise of Civilization / Y26.5070	4
Civilizations of the New World / Y26.5071	4
Archaeology of the Middle East / Y26.5073	4
Human Evolution and Prehistoric Archaeology / Y26.5078	4
Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe / Y26.5851	4
Transnationalism, Immigration, and Identity / Y26.6669	4
Globalization and World Culture / Y26.6672	4
Family and Kinship Systems / Y26.7256	4
Culture, Tourism, and Development / Y26.7902	4