I. Pre-requisites

You must complete the following courses (7 hours):

1. ANTHROP 2200 – Introduction to Biological  Anthropology
2. STATS 1450 – Introduction to the Practice of Statistics or STATS 2450 – Introduction to Statistical Analysis or equivalent as approved by the Department of Anthropology

II. Core Courses

Majors must complete the following 6 courses in the following three subfields (18 credit hours):

1. Biological  Anthropology
   • ANTHROP 3300 – Human Origins
   • ANTHROP 3301 – Human Biological Diversity & Health
   • EEOB 3310 Evolution
2. Archaeology
   • ANTHROP 2201 – Introduction to Archaeology
   • ANTHROP 3401 – Fundamentals of Archaeology
3. Cultural Anthropology
   • ANTHROP 2202 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
   • ANTHROP 5620 – Hunters and Gatherers

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.  Please contact the undergraduate advisor if you have questions about which sub-discipline a particular course falls under.

1. Biological Anthropology (3 credit hours)

• ANTHROP 2203 Introduction to Forensic Science
• ANTHROP 3211 Forensic Science
• ANTHROP 3302 Introduction to Medical Anthropology
• ANTHROP 3304 The Living Primates
• ANTHROP 3315* Evolution: Contemp./Interdiscip. Perspectives
• ANTHROP 3322 Medicolegal Death Investigation
• 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 Anthropolog
• 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)

2. Archaeology (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 
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• 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)

3. Cultural Anthropology (3 credit hours)

• ANTHROP 3027 Disasters and Health
• ANTHROP 3050 Social and Ecological Systems: From Problems to Prospects
• ANTHROP 3302 Introduction to Medical Anthropology
• ANTHROP 3306 Anthropological Perspectives on Indigenous Citizenship: Native North Americans
• 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 4706 Chronic: Illness, Injury, and Disability in Modern History
• ANTHROP 5505 Wicked Science
• ANTHROP 5515 Careers for Wicked Scientists
• ANTHROP 3597.01 Crisis! An Anth. Perspective of Global Issues
• ANTHROP 3597.02 Women, Culture, and Development
• ANTHROP 3623 Environmental Anthropology
• 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 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 5702 Anthropology in/of the Clinic • 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

These 43 hours represent 7 hours of prerequisites and 36 hours of major courses.

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 Beason, please call 614-292-6961 (option #3. General questions can be emailed to beason.11@osu.edu.