Undergraduate Curriculum

The department of Anthropology offers the following curricular options:

B.S. in Anthropology
B.A. in Anthropology – general track
B.A. in Anthropology – Archaeology track
Minor in Anthropology
Minor in Museum Studies
Anthropology Honors Program
Anthropology – Bachelor of Arts 2021-2022 Transfer Course Sheet
Anthropology – Bachelor of Science 2021-2022 Transfer Course Sheet

B.S. in Anthropology

This anthropology major requires 31 hours of anthropology courses. Of this total, 12 hours must be in residence and 12 hours must be in upper division courses. A grade of “C” or higher is required for a course to count in the major. Anthropology majors may select a minor field of study by completing 15-18 hours of courses in another department or program with a grade of “C” or higher. University Core Curriculum requirements must be satisfied with courses other than those offered in anthropology. This curriculum overview is not to replace the degree plan given in a student’s Undergraduate Catalog. Students are to meet the requirements for the Anthropology curriculum given in their respective catalog in order to earn a BS in Anthropology.

Anthropology Department Requirements
Major Field of Study (31 Hours required)
6	Anthropology Core	ANTH 202 – Introduction to Archaeology ANTH 210 – Social and Cultural Anthropology
4	Anthropology Core	ANTH 225 & 226 – Physical Anthropology
3	Anthropology Core- Theory (Select one)	ANTH 410 or 412 – Anthropological Theory or Archaeological Theory
3	Anthropology Core- Methods (Select one)	ANTH 448 or 458 – Quantitative Methods in Anthropology or Quantitative Ethnographic Methods
3	Anthropology Core (Select one)	ANTH 330 – Field Research in Anthropology ANTH 402 – Archaeology Artifact Conservation ANTH 421 – Museums and Functions ANTH 425 – Human Osteology ANTH 437 – Ethnobotany ANTH 446 – Ceramic Artifact Analysis ANTH 447 – Lithic Artifact Analysis
12	Anthropology Elective – Other	Select from the following: 1. Up to 6 hours may be selected from ANTH 200-299 2. 6 to 12 hours may be selected from ANTH 300-499
3	Other requirements	STAT 302 OR STAT 303– Statistical Methods or Statistical Methods
University Requirements
English
3	English requirements	ENGL 104 – Composition and Rhetoric
3	Communication Requirement	ENGL 203, 210; COMM 203, 205, 243
6	Literature Requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
Political Science
6	Political Science requirements	POLS 206 – American National Government POLS 207 – State and Local Government
6	American History requirement	Select from any course with the [KHIS] attribute
14	Foreign Language – Choose only one	Complete one of the following: 1. Two years of the same foreign language in High School. 2. A two semester sequence of the same foreign language for University credit.
Language, Philosophy and Culture & Creative Arts
3	Language, Philosophy and Culture requirement	Select any course with the Language, Philosophy, and Culture attribute [KLPC] (except ANTH 100-499)
Social and Behavioral Science
6	Social Science requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
Creative Arts (3 hours required)
Shared hours with other requirements, see advisor
Life and Physical Sciences
21	Life and Physical Sciences requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
Mathematical and Logical Reasoning
6	Math requirements (Select Two)	Select from any course with the Mathematics attribute [KMTH]
Electives
23	General Electives	Any approved A&M course not used elsewhere

B.A. in Anthropology

Anthropology Department Requirements
Major Field of Study (31 Hours required)
6	Anthropology Core	ANTH 202 – Introduction to Archaeology ANTH 210 – Social and Cultural Anthropology
4	Anthropology Core	ANTH 225 & 226 – Physical Anthropology
3	Anthropology Core- Theory (Select one)	ANTH 410 or 412 – Anthropological Theory or Archaeological Theory
3	Anthropology Elective – Cultural	ANTH 300 – Cultural Change And Development ANTH 301 – Indians Of North America ANTH 306 – Indians Of Texas ANTH 314 – Agrarian Peasant Societies ANTH 315 – Peoples And Cultures Of Africa ANTH 319 – Indians Of Mexico And Central America ANTH 324 – Music In World Cultures ANTH 325 – Texas Cultural History ANTH 335 – Cultures Of Central Asia ANTH 340 – Folklore And The Supernatural ANTH 403 – Anthropology Of Religion ANTH 404 – Women And Culture ANTH 424 – Human Evolutionary Theory ANTH 430 – Applied Anthropology ANTH 485 – Directed Studies ANTH 489 – Special Topics
3	Anthropology Elective – Archaeology	ANTH 302 – Archaeology Of North America ANTH 303 – Archaeology Of The American Southwest ANTH 308 – Archaeology Of Mesoamerica ANTH 313 – Historical Archaeology ANTH 316 – Nautical Archaeology ANTH 317 – Into To Biblical Archaeology ANTH 318 – Nautical Archaeology Of The Americas ANTH 330 – Field Research In Anthropology ANTH 350 – Archaeology Of The Old World ANTH 351 – Classical Archaeology ANTH 353 – Archaeology Of Ancient Greece ANTH 354 – Archaeology Of Ancient Italy ANTH 401 – Ice Age Humans In North America ANTH 446 – Ceramic Artifact Analysis ANTH 447 – Lithic Artifact Analysis ANTH 454 – Archaeological Photography ANTH 485 – Directed Studies ANTH 489 – Special Topics
3	Anthropology Elective – Biological	ANTH 312 – Fossil Evidence Of Human Evolution ANTH 405 – Introduction To The Primates ANTH 423 – Bioarchaeology ANTH 424 – Human Evolutionary Ecology ANTH 425 – Human Osteology ANTH 426 – Anthropology Of Food & Nutrition ANTH 427 – Human Variation ANTH 485 – Directed Studies ANTH 489 – Special Topics
9	Anthropology Elective – Other	Any 200-400 Level Anthropology course, at least one must be upper level (300-400).
3	Other requirements	STAT 302 – Statistical Methods STAT 303 – Statistical Methods
University Requirements
English
3	English requirements	ENGL 104 – Composition and Rhetoric
3	Communication Requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
6	Literature Requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
Political Science
6	Political Science requirements	POLS 206 – American National Government POLS 207 – State and Local Government
6	American History requirement	Any U.S. History course, but no more than 3 hours in Texas history
14	Foreign Language – Choose only one	French German Greek Italian Japanese Latin Russian Spanish
Language, Philosophy and Culture & Creative Arts
3	Creative Arts requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
3	Language, Philosophy and Culture requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
Social and Behavioral Science
6	Social Science requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
International Culture
Shared hours with other requirements, see advisor
Life and Physical Sciences
9	Life and Physical Sciences requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
Mathematical and Logical Reasoning
6	Math requirements	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
3	Logical Reasoning requirement	PHIL 240
Electives
12	General Electives	Any approved A&M course (except ANTH 100-499)
9	Advanced Electives	Any approved 300-400 level A&M course (except ANTH 100-499)

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B.A. in Anthropology (with Archaeology Track)

Students may opt to complete an “Archaeology Track” as part of their B.A. in Anthropology. The completion of this track will be acknowledged on student transcripts, but not on student diplomas.

These are the requirements for students completing the new archaeology track:

Anthropology Department Requirements
Major Field of Study (31 Hours required)
9	Anthropology Core	ANTH 202 – Introduction to Archaeology ANTH 210 – Social and Cultural Anthropology ANTH 316- Nautical Archaeology
4	Anthropology Core	ANTH 225 & 226 – Physical Anthropology
3	Anthropology Core- Theory	ANTH 412 – Archaeological Theory
3	Anthropology Elective – Cultural	ANTH 300 – Cultural Change And Development ANTH 301 – Indians Of North America ANTH 306 – Indians Of Texas ANTH 314 – Agrarian Peasant Societies ANTH 315 – Peoples And Cultures Of Africa ANTH 319 – Indians Of Mexico And Central America ANTH 324 – Music In World Cultures ANTH 325 – Texas Cultural History ANTH 335 – Cultures Of Central Asia ANTH 340 – Folklore And The Supernatural ANTH 403 – Anthropology Of Religion ANTH 404 – Women And Culture ANTH 424 – Human Evolutionary Theory ANTH 430 – Applied Anthropology ANTH 485 – Directed Studies ANTH 489 – Special Topics
9	Anthropology Elective – Archaeology	ANTH 302 – Archaeology Of North America ANTH 303 – Archaeology Of The American Southwest ANTH 308 – Archaeology Of Mesoamerica ANTH 313 – Historical Archaeology ANTH 316 – Nautical Archaeology ANTH 317 – Into To Biblical Archaeology ANTH 318 – Nautical Archaeology Of The Americas ANTH 330 – Field Research In Anthropology ANTH 350 – Archaeology Of The Old World ANTH 351 – Classical Archaeology ANTH 353 – Archaeology Of Ancient Greece ANTH 354 – Archaeology Of Ancient Italy ANTH 401 – Ice Age Humans In North America ANTH 446 – Ceramic Artifact Analysis ANTH 447 – Lithic Artifact Analysis ANTH 454 – Archaeological Photography ANTH 485 – Directed Studies ANTH 489 – Special Topics
3	Anthropology Elective – Biological	ANTH 312 – Fossil Evidence Of Human Evolution ANTH 405 – Introduction To The Primates ANTH 423 – Bioarchaeology ANTH 424 – Human Evolutionary Ecology ANTH 425 – Human Osteology ANTH 426 – Anthropology Of Food & Nutrition ANTH 427 – Human Variation ANTH 485 – Directed Studies ANTH 489 – Special Topics
3	Anthropology Elective – Other	Any 200-400 Level Anthropology course
3	Fieldwork or Laboratory Experience in Archaeology	Students are required to have a credit-bearing fieldwork experience, for a minimum of 3 hours of credit. Students may either register for field school course (ANTH 330 – Field Research in Anthropology), or gather data for a research project they complete as a directed studies course (ANTH 485 – Directed Studies). Students who choose the latter option must get instructor’s approval prior to leaving for the field. A final alternative is for a student to develop an independent research project using artifacts and data housed within the department (using either ANTH 485 – Directed Studies or ANTH 491 – Research).
3	Statistics requirements	STAT 302 – Statistical Methods STAT 303 – Statistical Methods
University Requirements
English
3	English requirements	ENGL 104 – Composition and Rhetoric
3	Communication Requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
6	Literature Requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
Political Science
6	Political Science requirements	POLS 206 – American National Government POLS 207 – State and Local Government
6	American History requirement	Any U.S. History course, but no more than 3 hours in Texas history
14	Foreign Language – Choose only one	French German Greek Italian Japanese Latin Russian Spanish
Language, Philosophy and Culture & Creative Arts
3	Creative Arts requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
3	Language, Philosophy and Culture requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
Social and Behavioral Science
6	Social Science requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
International Culture
Shared hours with other requirements, see advisor
Life and Physical Sciences
9	Life and Physical Sciences requirement	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
Mathematical and Logical Reasoning
6	Math requirements	See core.tamu.edu for a list of acceptable courses
3	Logical Reasoning requirement	PHIL 240
Electives
12	General Electives	Any approved A&M course (except ANTH 100-499)
9	Advanced Electives	Any approved 300-400 level A&M course (except ANTH 100-499)

Minor in Anthropology

Minors in Anthropology complete 15 hours of coursework in Anthropology. There are no specific course requirements, but university requirements specify that a minimum of 6 hours are at the 300-level or above.

Students interested in pursuing a minor in Anthropology can complete this online request form; no meeting with an Anthropology advisor is necessary before requesting the minor. Once the minor is requested, please allow at least 7 business days to receive a response. Upon approval, students will receive a minor information sheet and approval email to forward to their major advisor to discuss and add the minor officially.

Minor in Museum Studies

As a result of high student interest, the Department of Anthropology is pleased to deliver a new minor in Museum Studies in cooperation with the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Architecture, and the College of Agriculture. The increase of collections, curatorial facilities, and museums ensures this minor is a wise choice for any student with an interest in Anthropology or related fields.

Students interested in pursuing a minor in Museum Studies can complete this online request form; no meeting with an Anthropology advisor is necessary before requesting the minor. Once the minor is requested, please allow at least 7 business days to receive a response. Upon approval, students will receive a minor information sheet and approval email to forward to their major advisor to discuss and add the minor officially.

The course work includes:

Required (9 hours)

ANTH/MUST 221– Foundations of Museum Studies OR MAST 220 – Introduction to Museums and Conservation
ANTH 484 – Anthropology Internship OR MAST 484 – Undergraduate Internship
ANTH 421 – Advanced Museum Studies

Electives (Choose any 3)

ANTH 313- Historical Archaeology
ANTH 454- Archaeological Photography
ANTH 402- Conservation of Archaeological Materials
ARCH 446- Foundations in Historical Preservation
ARTS 330- The Arts of America
ARTS 349- The History of Modern Art
PHIL 330- Philosophy of Art
RPTS 307- Methods of Environmental Interpretation
VIST 465- Art, Culture, and Time Based Media

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