Major in Anthropology (BA)

Major in Anthropology (BA)

I. Pre-requisite

Majors must complete the following 1 course (4 hours):

  • ANT 2200  Introduction to Biological Anthropology

II. Core Courses

You must complete the following 5 courses in the following three subfields (15 hours):

  1. Biological Anthropology
    • ANTROP 3300 Human Origins OR
    • ANTROP 3301  Human Biological Diversity & Health
  2. Archaeology
    • ANTROP 2201 Introduction to Archaeology
    • ANTROP 3401 Fundamentals of Archaeology
  3. Cultural Anthropology
    • ANTROP 2202 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
    • ANTROP 4525 – History of Anthropological Theory

III. Electives

Majors must complete at least 15 hours of electives (~5 courses) including at least one course in each of the three sub-disciplines.  No more than 7 hours of the 15 hours of elective credit may be comprised of non-graded course work (independent study, undergraduate research or field school, etc.) Please contact the undergraduate advisor if you have questions about which sub-discipline a particular course falls under.

  1. Biological Anthropology electives (3 credit hours)
    • ANTHROP 2203 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
    • ANTHROP 3211 Forensic Science
    • ANTHROP 3300* Human Origins
    • ANTHROP 3301* Human Biological Diversity & Health
    •  ANTHROP 3302 Introduction to Medical Anthropology
    • ANTHROP 3304 The Living Primates
    • ANTHROP 3322 Medicolegal Death Investigation
    • ANTHROP 3315* Evolution: Contemp./Interdiscip. Perspectives
    • ANTHROP 3360 The Anthropology of Animals
    • ANTHROP 3403* Polynesia and the South Pacific
    • ANTHROP 3409 Primate Evolution
    • ANTHROP 3411 Human Ecological Adaptations
    • ANTHROP 3500 Primate Sexuality
    • ANTHROP 3504 Introduction to Anatomy
    • ANTHROP 4597.04 The Molecular Revolution
    • ANTHROP 5600 Evolutionary Medicine
    • ANTHROP 5602 Women’s Health in Global Perspective
    • ANTHROP 5607 Human Osteology
    • ANTHROP 5608 Skeletal Biology
    • ANTHROP 5609 Dental Anthropology
    • ANTHROP 5610 Bioarchaeology
    • ANTHROP 5641 Primate Behavior
    • ANTHROP 5642 Growth and Development
    • ANTHROP 5644 Forensic Anthropology
    • ANTHROP 5646 Human Evolutionary Anatomy
    • ANTHROP 5651 Spatial Analysis for Anthropologists
    • ANTHROP 5797 Study at a Foreign Institution (with approval)

 

  1. Archaeology electives (3 credit hours)
    • ANTHROP 3306 Anthropological Perspectives on Indigenous Citizenship: Native North Americans
    • ANTHROP 3350 Native Americans of the Ohio Valley from the Ice Age to the Colonial Period
    • ANTHROP 3420 Indians of North America
    • ANTHROP 3434 Archaeology of the Holy Land
    • ANTHROP 3451 Archaeology of the Near East
    • ANTHROP 3452 Archaeology of the Pacific Islands
    • ANTHROP 3554 Archaeology of North America
    • ANTHROP 3555 New World Prehistory: Ancient Maya
    • ANTHROP 3604 Intro. to the Methods of Arch. Science
    • ANTHROP 4597.03H Models of Sust. & Resil., Lessons from the Past
    • ANTHROP 5603 Strategy of Archaeological Field Research
    • ANTHROP 5604 Archaeological Laboratory Methods
    • ANTHROP 5606 Who Owns the Past
    • ANTHROP 5614 Ethnobotany
    • ANTHROP 5651 Spatial Analysis for Anthropologists
    • ANTHROP 5685 Summer Field School in Archaeology (with approval)
    • ANTHROP 5797 Study at a Foreign Institution (with approval)

 

  1. Cultural Anthropology electives (3 credit hours)
    • ANTHROP 3027 Disasters and Health
    • ANTHROP 3050 Social and Ecological Systems: From Problems to Prospects
    • ANTHROP 3306 Anthropological Perspectives on Indigenous Citizenship: Native North Americans
    • ANTHROP 3302 Introduction to Medical Anthropology
    • ANTHROP 3334 Zombies: The Anthropology of the Undead
    • ANTHROP 3340 The Anthropology of Mental Health
    • ANTHROP 3416 Latin American Peoples and Cultures
    • ANTHROP 3418 Anthropology of Africa
    • ANTHROP 3419 Latin American Cultures and Migration
    • ANTHROP 3597.01 Crisis! An Anth. Perspective of Global Issues
    • ANTHROP 3597.02 Women, Culture, and Development
    • ANTHROP 3623 Environmental Anthropology 
    • ANTHROP 4706 Chronic: Illness, Injury, and Disability in Modern History
    • ANTHROP 5505 Wicked Science
    • ANTHROP 5515 Careers for Wicked Scientists
    • ANTHROP 5600 Evolutionary Medicine
    • ANTHROP 5601 The Anthropology of Sex, Drugs, and HIV
    • ANTHROP 5602 Women’s Health in Global Perspective
    • ANTHROP 5614 Ethnobotany
    • ANTHROP 5615 Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior
    • ANTHROP 5620 Hunters and Gatherers
    • ANTHROP 5624 The Anthropology of Food: Culture, Society and Eating
    • ANTHROP 5625 Anthropology of Religion
    • ANTHROP 5626 More: Culture and Economic Life
    • ANTHROP 5627 Migrants and Refugees: The Anth. of Mobility
    • ANTHROP 5650 Research Design and Ethnographic Methods
    • ANTHROP 5700 Anthropology, Public Health, and Human Rights
    • ANTHROP 5701 Health in Healing in Latin Am. & the Caribbean
    • ANTHROP 5797 Study at a Foreign Institution (with approval)

    4. Free Anthropology Electives (6 hours) 

Two additional electives from the list above OR one additional elective from the list above and ANTHROP 3305 Careers with Anthropology for a total of 6 credit hours. The free anthropology electives cannot count in more than one major elective category.

* course is not offered regularly

Please contact the undergraduate advisor, Cameron Beason, if you have questions about which courses satisfy each sub-discipline requirement and all other major/minor questions. To schedule an advising appointment with  Cameron, please call 614-292-6961 (option #3. General questions can be emailed to beason.11@osu.edu.