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General Description / Special Programs

Minor in Anthropology (18 credits); interdisciplinary minor in Forensic Anthropology (21 credits); interdisciplinary minor in Indigenous Studies (21 credits)

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Degrees
Degrees Offered Anthropology BA major/minor, Forensic Anthropology minor, Indigenous Studies minor
Highest Degree Offered BA/BS
BA/BS Field Areas
Anthropology
BA/BS Requirements
36-39 credit hours; ANT100-Human Origins; ANT101-Understanding Culture; ANT 200 Explorations in Anthropology; ANT488-Internship; Three Seminars: ANT412-Sem Soc Cult Anthro, ANT415-Sem Arch, ANT418-Sem Biological Anthro. Upper-level credits in each of three fields; experiential course; electives
Internship / Grants / Funding
Internships Available 0
Internship Required 1
Grants Or Funding Scholarships available for fieldwork; Scholarship available for travel research
Program Details
Research Facilities <p>A large well-equipped laboratory. Holdings include human and primate skeletal materials and casts; archaeological collections; surveying, excavating, osteology, anthropometric instruments. The department has its own PC/MAC lab for student use.</p>
Library Resources Electronic holdings include: eHRAF, Anthropology Plus & AnthroSource
Certs Offered 0
Contacts
Online Courses
Online Courses: 1
Online Course Info: <p>ANT 329 World Prehistory; ANT 335 Ethnoprimatology</p>
Club / Honor Society
Anthropology Club: 1
Anthropology Club Info: Anthropology Society open to all interested students. Elected executive board. Guest lecturers, experimental archaeology projects and field trips.
Anthropology Club Advisor: Susan Maguire, Asssociate Professor
Lambda Alpha Chapter: 1