Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
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 | |
| African Archaeology | ||
| Prehistory of the Middle East and Europe | ||
| North American Prehistory | ||
| Mesoamerican Archaeology | ||
| Andean Archaeology | ||
| Indigenous Archaeology | ||
| Historical Archaeology | ||
| Archaeology of California | ||
| Archaeology of the Southwest | ||
| Experimental Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology | ||
| Native North American Art | ||
or ANTH 3024 | Pre-Columbian Art | |
| Introduction to Cultural Resource Management | ||
| The Archaeology of the Senses | ||
| Ancient Egyptian Archaeology | ||
| Archaeological Theory and Method | ||
| Archaeological Survey and Excavation | ||
| Archaeological Laboratory Analysis | ||
| Egyptian Mining Expeditions, Their Buildings, and Their Slaves | ||
| Biological Anthropology | ||
| Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
| The Race Concept in Biological Anthropology | ||
| Primate Evolution and Ecology | ||
| Forensic Anthropology and Crime | ||
| Human Osteology and Functional Anatomy | ||
| 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 | |
| Case Studies in Linguistic Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology of Childhood | ||
| Gendered Worlds: Power, Difference, and & In/equality | ||
| Anthropology and Film | ||
| Anthropology of Health | ||
| Indigenous Politics | ||
| Environmental Anthropology | ||
| Humans, Animals, and Nature | ||
| Urban Anthropology | ||
| Globalization in Crisis | ||
| Religion and Culture | ||
| Cultures of Mexico and Central America | ||
| Anthropology of South America | ||
| Anthropology of Asia: Cultures, Communities, and Migration | ||
| Anthropology of the Middle East | ||
| Anthropology of Africa | ||
| Indians of North America | ||
| Indians of the Southwest | ||
| Community Engaged Research Methods | ||
| Museum Research and Exhibit Development | ||
| Human Rights, Violence & Culture | ||
| Decolonizing Anthropology | ||
| 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 | |
| Experimental Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology May be used as an Archaeology elective or Laboratory and Field Methods requirement, but not both. | ||
| Archaeological Survey and Excavation May be used as an Archaeology elective or Laboratory and Field Methods requirement, but not both. | ||
| Archaeological Laboratory Analysis May be used as an Archaeology elective or Laboratory and Field Methods requirement, but not both. | ||
| Human Osteology and Functional Anatomy May be used as a Biological Anthropology elective or Laboratory and Field Methods requirement, but not both. | ||
| Community Engaged Research Methods May be used as a Sociocultural Anthropology elective or Laboratory and Field Methods requirement, but not both. | ||
| 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 | |
| Archaeological Theory and Method May be used as an Archaeology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both. | ||
| Late Pleistocene Human Evolution May be used as a Biological Anthropology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both. | ||
| Egyptian Mining Expeditions, Their Buildings, and Their Slaves May be used as an Archaeology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both. | ||
| Human Rights, Violence & Culture May be used as a Sociocultural Anthropology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both. | ||
| Decolonizing Anthropology May be used as a Sociocultural Anthropology elective or Advanced Theory requirement, but not both. | ||
| 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 | |