The study of anthropology promotes an understanding of self and other by exploring the human condition at all times and in all places. In an interconnected world in which societies depend upon one another, failures in understanding and appreciating differences in goals, values and ways of life can lead to fear, discrimination, oppression, and war. The subfields of biological anthropology, archaeology, and sociocultural anthropology explore human evolution and the emergence of culture, cultural differences and similarities, regional history and ecology, and the role of language in culture.

Students can earn additional first-hand experience abroad through participation in faculty-led programs, the California State University's International Programs, and independent field schools.

Requirements (46 units)

Total units for Graduation: 120

Requirements for the B.A. in Anthropology

(Program Code: ANTH)

Lower-division requirements (9)
ANTH 1001	Humans, Apes, and Monkeys: Introduction to Biological Anthropology	3
ANTH 1002	Understanding Cultural Diversity	3
ANTH 1400	World History to c. 1500	3
or HIST 1400	World History to c. 1500
Upper-division requirements (37)
ANTH 3501	Human Origins	3
ANTH 3600	The History of Anthropological Thought	3
ANTH 5000	Senior Seminar in Anthropology	3
Archaeology
Nine units chosen from: A minimum of three units must be from a regional study course designated by the R suffix.		9
ANTH 3005R	North American Archaeology
ANTH 3006R	Mesoamerican Archaeology
ANTH 3007R	Andean Archaeology
ANTH 3008	Indigenous Archaeology
ANTH 3012	Historical Archaeology
ANTH 3014R	Archaeology of California
ANTH 3015R	Archaeology of the Southwest
ANTH 3019L	Experimental Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology
ANTH 3201	The Archaeology of the Senses
ANTH 3360	Ancient Egyptian Archaeology
ANTH 4001T	Archaeological Theory and Method
ANTH 4020L	Archaeological Survey and Excavation
ANTH 4021L	Archaeological Laboratory Analysis
ANTH 4550	Egyptian Mining Expeditions, Their Buildings, and Their Slaves
Biological Anthropology
Three units chosen from:		3
ANTH 3500	The Race Concept in Biological Anthropology
ANTH 3503	Forensic Anthropology and Crime
ANTH 4501L	Human Osteology and Functional Anatomy
ANTH 4500T	Late Pleistocene Human Evolution
Sociocultural Anthropology
Nine units chosen from: A minimum of three units must be from a regional study course designated by the R suffix.		9
ANTH 3601	Case Studies in Linguistic Anthropology
ANTH 3603	Gendered Worlds: Power, Difference, and & In/equality
ANTH 3604	Anthropology and Film
ANTH 3605	Anthropology of Health
ANTH 3606	Indigenous Politics
ANTH 3607	Environmental Anthropology
ANTH 3608	Humans, Animals, and Nature
ANTH 3610	Globalization in Crisis
ANTH 3701R	Cultures of Mexico and Central America
ANTH 3702R	Anthropology of South America
ANTH 3703R	Anthropology of Asia: Cultures, Communities, and Migration
ANTH 3704R	Anthropology of the Middle East
ANTH 3705R	Anthropology of Africa
ANTH 3706R	Native Nations of North America
ANTH 4601L	Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology
ANTH 4603L	Museum Research and Exhibit Development
ANTH 4606T	Decolonizing Anthropology
ANTH 4607T	Anthropology of the State: Power, Culture, and the Politics of Belonging May be used as a Sociocultural Anthropology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both.
Laboratory and Field Methods
Four units chosen from:		4
ANTH 3019L	Experimental Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology May be used as an Archaeology elective or Laboratory and Field Methods requirement, but not both.
ANTH 4020L	Archaeological Survey and Excavation May be used as an Archaeology elective or Laboratory and Field Methods requirement, but not both.
ANTH 4021L	Archaeological Laboratory Analysis May be used as an Archaeology elective or Laboratory and Field Methods requirement, but not both.
ANTH 4501L	Human Osteology and Functional Anatomy May be used as a Biological Anthropology elective or Laboratory and Field Methods requirement, but not both.
ANTH 4601L	Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology May be used as a Sociocultural Anthropology elective or Laboratory and Field Methods requirement, but not both.
ANTH 4603L	Museum Research and Exhibit Development May be used as a Sociocultural Anthropology elective or Laboratory and Field Methods requirement, but not both.
Advanced Theory
Three units chosen from:		3
ANTH 4001T	Archaeological Theory and Method May be used as an Archaeology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both.
ANTH 4500T	Late Pleistocene Human Evolution May be used as a Biological Anthropology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both.
ANTH 4550	Egyptian Mining Expeditions, Their Buildings, and Their Slaves May be used as an Archaeology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both.
ANTH 4605T	Human Rights, Violence & Culture May be used as a Sociocultural Anthropology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both.
ANTH 4606T	Decolonizing Anthropology May be used as a Sociocultural Anthropology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both.
ANTH 4607T	Anthropology of the State: Power, Culture, and the Politics of Belonging May be used as a Sociocultural Anthropology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both.
Total Units		46