Program Overview
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Location: Candelaria 2200C
Email: HSS@unco.edu
Website: www.unco.edu/hss/anthropology
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
Anthropology is devoted to understanding what it means to be human. This knowledge is valuable, not only for itself, but also for how it can be applied to a variety of professional settings. This major focuses on the power of the integrated, multidisciplinary nature of anthropological theory and methods to analyze and interpret human cultural and biological variation in a historic, prehistoric and global context. Anthropology courses provide a blend of content and inquiry based instruction. The Anthropology program emphasizes both theory and method. Students learn a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques for analyzing anthropological problems. Anthropology majors often pursue graduate study and academic careers. They also follow careers in both public and private sectors. Anthropology majors work in every area of society, including government planning agencies, public health, education, journalism, social services, rural development, urban planning, migration and immigration, public archaeology, public policy evaluation, major corporations, international development agencies, public and private research institutions and a variety of advocacy and public interest groups.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
Anthropology majors must obtain a grade of "C-" or better in all anthropology courses taken at UNC. Majors receiving a grade of "D+" or lower in an anthropology course must retake the course - or an equivalent approved by the academic advisor - and receive a grade of "C-" or higher to have the course counted toward the major.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits
To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses that also count toward the 48 required major credits.
Completing LAC coursework outside of the recommended list below may extend the length of the program of study.
Written Communication — 6 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
ANT 110 (3) is recommended to fulfill International Studies and double counts for the major
ANT 120 (3) is recommended to fulfill Social and Behavioral Sciences and double counts for the major
ANT 212 (3) is recommended to fulfill U.S. Multicultural Studies and double counts for the major
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
ANT 130 (3) is recommended to fulfill Natural and Physical Sciences and double counts for the major
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
See Liberal Arts Curriculum
2. Required Major — 48 credits
Core Courses
Take all courses listed below:
| ANT 110 | Introduction to Cultural AnthropologyLAB3LAIS | 3 |
| ANT 120 | World ArchaeologyLAB3 | 3 |
| ANT 130 | Introduction to Biological AnthropologyLAS1 | 3 |
| ANT 270 | Professional Development | 3 |
| ANT 470 | Seminar in Anthropology | 3 |
Methods and Theory
Choose two of the methods/theory courses in consultation with an advisor:
| ANT 300 | Applied Anthropology | 3 |
| | or | |
| ANT 350 | Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| | and | |
| ANT 320 | Archaeological Research Methods | 3 |
| | or | |
| ANT 340 | Quantitative Methods for Anthropology | 3 |
Cultural Anthropology
Choose three of the following courses in consultation with an advisor:
| ANT 212 | North American IndiansLAB3LAMS | 3 |
| ANT 233 | Anthropological Linguistics | 3 |
| ANT 245 | Introduction to EthnomusicologyLAB3LAIS | 3 |
| | or | |
| MUS 245 | Introduction to EthnomusicologyLAB3LAIS | 3 |
| ANT 292 | Culture and ConflictLAA3 | 3 |
| | or | |
| MIND 292 | Ideas in Conflict | 3 |
| ANT 296 | Study Abroad Experience | 3 |
| ANT 313 | Anthropology of Globalization | 3 |
| ANT 314 | Anthropology of Sex and Gender Diversity | 3 |
| ANT 315 | Life History and Culture | 3 |
| ANT 317 | Contemporary Native American Issues | 3 |
| ANT 316 | Global Conflict and Gender | 3 |
| | or | |
| GNDR 316 | Global Conflict and Gender | 3 |
| ANT 331 | Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems | 3 |
| ANT 333 | Anthropology of Religion | 3 |
| ANT 355 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 395 | Topics in Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 408 | Workshop in Anthropology | 3-12 |
| ANT 422 | Directed Studies | 1- 4 |
| ANT 492 | Internship | 1-12 |
Archaeology
Choose three of the following courses in consultation with an advisor:
Biological Anthropology
Choose three of the following courses in consultation with an advisor:
3. University-Wide Credits — 41 credits*
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for any degree at UNC; for this program, that will typically be 41 credits.
*Note: Students who apply the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements will have an increased number of university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.