Degree Requirements
B.A. Degree in Anthropology
Student Learning Goals for BA Anthropology
Check List for B.A. Degree
A Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology requires a minimum of nine Anthropology courses (36 semester hours) with a minimum of a C average in the major. These courses must be distributed in the following areas:
Required Anthropology Courses
Anthropology 201 Concepts and Methods in Biological Anthropology
Anthropology 202 Concepts and Methods in Cultural Anthropology
Anthropology 280 World Area Course
Anthropology 201 and 202 are designed to give majors a thorough grounding in all four fields of anthropology and can be taken in any order. While it is not required to complete 201 and 202 prior to taking upper division courses, it is strongly recommended that they be taken in the sophomore year, if possible, so they may serve as building blocks for additional courses.
Anthropology Electives
Course offering for the six additional courses required for the major can be found the Course Atlas. Only 4 hours of credit (one course) at the 100-level, and a maximum combined total of 8 hours of ANT 397R (Directed Readings) ANT 495 (Honors) and ANT 497R (Directed Research) may be applied toward the major. No courses taken using the S/U option may be applied toward the major. A maximum of twelve credit hours (three courses) earned off campus may be applied toward the major. Note: Petitions for course substitutions and exceptions will be considered by the Undergraduate Concerns Committee.
Advising
Majors may choose any available faculty member as an advisor and are required to consult with their advisors at least once a semester to make plans regarding their academic program.
B.S. Degree in Anthroplogy and Human Biology
Student Learning Goals for BS Anthropology and Human Biology
The Bachelor of Science in Anthropology is a concentration in biological anthropology. It is designed to cultivate one of the particular strengths of Emory's Anthropology department. While the degree requires training in general Anthropology, it has a clear emphasis in the area of human biology.
Emory's Anthropology department specializes in Biological Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology. This two field approach reflects the common intellectual interest of the department to promote the interaction between biology and culture. This major is designed, in part, to establish an alternative pre-medical curriculum. The Anthropology department believes that future physicians will benefit from exposure to (at least) three perspectives in anthropology:
The biological perspective which emphasizes the importance of our evolutionary heritage in shaping behavior, the developmental process, and social relations;
The social scientific perspective which provides a methodology for understanding the complex interactions between human behavior and biology.
The humanistic perspective which emphasizes the cultural coherence of human values, beliefs and symbols and their importance for particular social groups.
A Bachelor of Science degree in Anthropology requires a minimum of nine Anthropology courses (36 sem. hours), and six Foundation courses (24 sem. hours). A maximum combined total of eight hours of ANT 397 (Directed Readings), ANT 495 (Honors), and ANT 497 (Directed Research) may be applied to the major. No courses taken using the S/U option may be applied to the major. A maximum of 12 credit hours (3 coursees) earned off campus may be applied toward the major. Only one 100-level class may be taken to fulfill the elective requirements. Note: Petitions for course substitutions and exceptions will be considered by the Undergraduate Concerns Committee.
All Majors must take both:
Anthropology 201 Concepts and Methods in Biological Anthropology and
Anthropology 202 Concepts and Methods in Cultural Anthropology
These foundations courses are designed to give majors a thorough grounding in all four fields of anthropology and can be taken in any order. While it is not required to complete 201 and 202 prior to taking upper division courses, it is strongly recommended that they be taken in the sophomore year, if possible, so they may serve as building blocks for further coursework.
Plus the following Departmental courses (no individual course may be used to fulfill more than one requirement area):
Human Biology (one: ANT 210, 220,305, 311,312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 321)
Social Science and Medicine (one: ANT 230, 317, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, or Sociology 230)
Evolution and Behavior (one: ANT 200, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 317, 323, 333, 334, 336, 381, 382, 383)
Cultural Anthropology (one: ANT 150, 240, 250, 260, 322, 324, 325, 328, 340R, 341, 342, 343, 351, 352, 353, 355, 357, 361, 362, 363, 365, 366, 367, 371, 372, 373)
And three (12 credits) elective anthropology courses. (Please note that ANT 270S cannot count as an elective if it is counted for the statistics requirement for the major.)
ANTHROPOLOGY ELECTIVES
Course offering for the six additional courses required for the major can be found in the Course Atlas.
FOUNDATIONS OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT*
General Chemistry: Chemistry 141, Chemistry 142
General Biology: Biology 141, Biology 142
Calculus: Mathematics 111 or Mathematics 112Z
One statistics course (choose from one of the following): Anthropology 270S, Mathematics 107, Mathematics 362, or Psychology 230
* A.P./transfer credit for math, science, and statistics foundations is accepted if it has already been approved by the appropriate department and appears on the transcript. The following advanced courses may be substituted for the foundations outside the department listed above: Biology: BIO 151, BIO 152; Math: MATH 112, MATH 115, MATH 116.
ADVISING
Majors may choose any available faculty member as an advisor and are required to consult with their advisors at least once a semester to make plans regarding their academic program.
Joint Anthropology/Religion Major
All courses that count toward the major must be taken for a letter grade. A minimum of fifty-six hours (fourteen courses) as follows:
1. Twenty hours (five courses): One course selected from Religion 301-320; Religion 300; Religion 490WR; Anthropology 202; and Anthropology 201 or 210.
2. Thirty-six hours (nine courses) from the two departments: Four courses in Religion, two at the 300 level or above; five courses in Anthropology, not including ANT 101.
Anthropology Minor
A minor in Anthropology requires a minimum of five Anthropology courses (20 semester hours) with a minimum of a C average in the minor. These courses must be distributed in the following areas:
Anthropology 201 - Concepts and Methods in Biological Anthropology
or
Anthropology 202 - Concepts and Methods in Cultural Anthropolog
and
Completion of four additional Anthropology courses. (Please note: A maximum of four credit hours at the 100-level or four credit hours of Anthropology 397R/Anthropology 497R may be applied to the minor).