Degree Requirements
Program Degree Requirements
In addition to the Program Degree Requirements, students must fulfill (1) the College of Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements (see university undergraduate catalogue, section 3030) and (2) the University Degree Requirements (see university undergraduate catalogue, section 1400).
1) B.A. in Anthropology
Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major Field (18)
1. Required Courses (12)
Anth 2010 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
Anth 2020 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
Anth 2030 Archaeology and Prehistory (3)
Lang 2001 Intermediate Foreign Language (3)
2. Choose two from the following (6)
Math 1070 Elementary Statistics (3)
Phil 2010 Great Questions of Philosophy (3)
[But only one of these]:
AL/ForL 2101 Introduction to Language (3)
AL/ForL 2102 Languages of the World (3)
Lang 2002 Intermediate Foreign Language (3)
Area G: Major Courses (24)
A grade of C or higher is required in all major courses.
1. Theory Course. Select one: (4)
Anth 4020 Anthropological Theory (4)
Anth 4600 Archaeological Theory (4)
2. Methods Course. Select one (at least 3)
Anth 4350 Applied Biocultural Anthropology (3)
Anth 4360 Methods and Theories in Biological Anthropology (4)
Anth 4370 Forensic Anthropology (3)
Anth 4440 Epidemiology and Anthropology (4)
Anth 4480 Ethnographic Analysis (4)
Anth 4550 Field School in Anthropology (4-8)
Anth 4590 Archaeological Methods (4)
Anth 4620 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology (4)
Anth 4630 Qualitative Methods in Anthropology (3)
Anth 4670 Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology (3)
3. Anth 4970 Senior Seminar in Anthropology (3)
4. Electives: Additional courses at the 3000 or 4000 level (at least 14)
Area H: Minor and Additional Courses
1. Students majoring in anthropology are not required to take a minor.
2. Students majoring in anthropology must take additional courses as electives to complete a minimum of 120 hours, exclusive of 1000/2000 physical education or military science courses.
2) Pre-Education Concentration
The Social Studies Education Concentration in Anthropology is designed for students who want to be secondary school teachers. This degree provides the initial teaching preparation for the Alternative M.Ed. Program in Social Studies Education in the College of Education at Georgia State University, or similar master’s degrees at other universities. Students pursuing this concentration must complete all major requirements and choose three allied fields from other departments, taking a minimum of nine hours of 3000-4000 level courses in each allied field. Students with a concentration in anthropology may choose the following allied fields.
Economics
Geography
History
Political Science
Anthropology allied-field courses:
Possible prerequisites (depending on the 3000-4000 level courses selected by the student):
Anth 1102 Introduction to Anthropology or
Anth 2010 Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Anth 2020 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Anth 2030 Introduction to Archaeology
Select any three 3000-4000 level courses in anthropology.
3) Minor in Anthropology
Students who wish to minor in anthropology should complete the following requirements (1 and 2). (at least 15 hours) A grade of C or higher is required in all courses counting toward the minor.
1. Select one course. (3)
Anth 2010 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
Anth 2020 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
Anth 2030 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
2. Select four anthropology courses at the 3000 level or above. (at least 12 hours) Students taking more than 15 hours in courses in anthropology may count the additional hours toward their electives or may consider completing a double major.
