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Anthropology Major (B.A.)

Major: Anthropology
Track: Anthropology
Degree: Bachelor Of Arts

Major Prerequisites


Prerequisites (06 SEMESTER HOURS)
Two Introductory Anthropology (1000 - 2000 LEVEL)

Major Requirements (effective Fall 2007)

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Students are required to take 8 hours of consecutive Foreign Language or 8 hours of American Sign Language or 9 hours of Foreign Culture courses. Please consult the latest version of the UNF academic catalogue for details on course offerings.

The B.A. in Anthropology at UNF aims to introduce students to the four fields of anthropology and establish a strong foundation in the theories and methods of the discipline. To earn a B.A. in Anthropology at UNF, students are expected to take 6 core classes (see “Major Requirements”) with the option of selecting either qualitative or quantitative research methods depending on their area of specialization (e.g. physical vs. cultural anthropology). Students will also be required to select 6 electives out of the comprehensive list of anthropology electives listed below.  The program is also continuously adjourning its offering, look for our 4000-special topics in anthropology in the most current course schedule.

 

Major Requirements


(3000 - 4000 LEVEL)              (18 SEMESTER HOURS)
Note: grades of “C” or higher required in all major requirements.

Required Courses
ANT 3933     3.0 Seminar in Anthropology
ANT 3610     3.0 Linguistic Anthropology
ANT 3513     3.0 Principles of Physical Anthropology
ANT 4034     3.0 Survey Anthropological Theories
ANT 4192     3.0 Archaeological Research Strategies

Select one from the following:
ANT 4083     3.0 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
ANT 4801     3.0 Ethnographic Methods

Major Electives


(3000 - 4000 LEVEL)              (18 SEMESTER HOURS)
Grades of “C” or higher are required in all major electives.

Choose 6 courses from the following list:


ANT 3212     3.0 (CD) (FC) Peoples and Cultures of   the World
ANT 3243     3.0 Comparative Muslim Cultures                           
ANT 3311     3.0  (FC) Indians of the Southeastern U.S.                           
ANT 3312     3.0  (CD) (FC) North American Indians                  
ANT 3340     3.0  Anthropology of the West Indies    
ANT 3443     3.0 The City and Health
ANT 4083     3.0  Quantitative Methods in Anthropology            
ANT 4241     3.0  Anthropology of Religion 
ANT 4274     3.0  Political Anthropology                      
ANT 4331     3.0  People of the Andes                       
ANT 4352     3.0  (FC) Peoples and Cultures of Africa                               
ANT 4362     3.0  (FC) Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia
ANT 4444     3.0 Cities and Globalization
ANT 4495     3.0  Cross Cultural Methods                   
ANT 4620     3.0 Language, Culture, and Society
ANT 4801     3.0 Ethnographic Methods
ANT 4905     3.0 Directed Independent Study in Anthropology                  
ANT 4931     3.0 Selected Topics in Cultural Anthropology        
ANT 4990 AC3.0 Archaeological Field Methods          

 

Is There Any Recommended Order in Which I Should Take My Required Anthropology Classes?


The Anthropology Program has developed a systematic sequence of classes to facilitate students’ introduction to the depth and breath of anthropology as well as to enhance their chances of academic success.  Indeed, the various anthropology requirements present different degrees of challenge and variously presuppose some prior knowledge.  Anthropology majors are strongly encouraged to follow the sequence of required classes below:

Junior Year


Fall Semester
ANT 3933: Seminar in Anthropology
ANT 3610: Linguistic Anthropology

Spring Semester
ANT 3513: Principles of Physical Anthropology
either ANT 4083 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology or
ANT 4801
Ethnographic Methods

Senior Year


Fall Semester
ANT 4034: Survey of Anthropological Theories

Spring Semester
ANT 4192: Archaeological Research Strategy
either ANT 4083 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology or
ANT 4801
Ethnographic Methods

 

For further information please contact the Coordinator of the Anthropology Program, Rosa De Jorio, at rdejorio@unf.edu