All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Specific requirements for an optional concentration are included on this page:
Concentration in Anthropology of Global Health
Concentration in Archaeology and Heritage Management
Major Requirements
31 credits in major courses, including:
| FOUNDATIONS | ||
| ANTH 1100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 1400 | Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 1600 | Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 1800 | Archaeological Anthropology | 3 |
| PROSEMINAR | ||
| Both of these courses are recommended, but majors must take at least one of the following: | 1 | |
| Introduction to the Major (best taken as a first-year student or sophomore) | ||
| Advanced Proseminar in Anthro (best taken as a junior or senior) | ||
| INTERMEDIATE LEVEL | ||
| 2-3 additional courses/6-9 credits from the following: | 6-9 | |
ANTH numbered 2100 to 2989, or 3100 to 3959 | ||
| Up to 3 additional credits from the following, in any combination: | 0-3 | |
Teaching Assistantship: ANTH 2994 | ||
Honors: ANTH 4996 | ||
| ADVANCED LEVEL | ||
| 3 additional credits from the following: | 3 | |
ANTH numbered 3100 to 3965 | ||
| 1 additional course/3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
ANTH numbered 3100 to 3959 | ||
Special Topics: ANTH 3990 | ||
| OPEN LEVEL | ||
| 1 additional course/3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
ANTH numbered 1010 to 1989, or 2100 to 2989, or 3100 to 3959 | ||
| RESTRICTIONS AND NOTES | ||
| With departmental permission, students may apply internships, independent studies, teaching assistantships, undergraduate research, and honors to other level-appropriate requirements in the major. No more than 6 credits of UVM archaeological field school (ANTH 3965) may count toward the major; no more than 3 credits of internship and/or teaching assistantship may count; and no more than 3 credits of independent study, undergraduate research, or honors may count. | ||
| Students planning to pursue a graduate degree in Anthropology are encouraged to take an appropriate mixture of methods and theory courses at the advanced level, as well as undertake research. Please consult your advisor for recommendations tailored to your particular graduate school objectives. | ||
CONCENTRATION IN ANTHROPOLOGY OF GLOBAL HEALTH
12 credits, including:
| COURSE REQUIREMENTS | ||
| 2-4 courses/6-12 credits from the following: | 6-12 | |
| Global Health Devel & Diversit | ||
ANTH numbered 2170 to 2219 | ||
| Anthro Research Global Health | ||
| Up to 2 courses/6 credits from the following: | 0-6 | |
| Parenting and Childhood | ||
| Religion, Health, & Healing | ||
| Topics in Biological Anthro | ||
| Human Osteology | ||
With student projects approved by the concentration advisor: | ||
| Ethnographic Field Methods | ||
| Anthropology of Food and Labor | ||
| LEVEL REQUIREMENTS | ||
| At least 6 credits must be at the 2000-level or above. | ||
| At least 3 credits must be at the 3000-level or above. | ||
| NOTES | ||
| Although courses may overlap, all requirements for the Anthropology B.A. major must also be fulfilled. Students should take ANTH 1100 and ANTH 1400 early, as they provide an important foundation for the concentration. | ||
CONCENTRATION IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
12 credits, including:
| COURSE REQUIREMENTS | ||
| 3-4 courses/9-12 credits from the following: | 9-12 | |
ANTH numbered 2800 to 2959 | ||
| Museum Anthropology | ||
| Human Osteology | ||
ANTH numbered 3800 to 3959 | ||
| Up to 3 additional credits of ANTH 3965: Field Work in Archaeology | 0-3 | |
| Internships and Special Topics courses may be counted toward the concentration with the approval of the concentration advisor. | ||
| LEVEL REQUIREMENTS | ||
| At least 6 credits must be at the 2000-level or above. | ||
| At least 3 credits must be at the 3000-level or above. | ||
| NOTES | ||
| Although courses may overlap, all requirements for the Anthropology B.A. major must also be fulfilled. | ||
Restrictions
Students completing the B.A. in Anthropology may not also receive the B.S. in Anthropology.
Other Information
In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), only one course may overlap between a major and a minor or between two CAS majors.
Courses for the major and/or its pre/co-requisites that are cross-listed in the catalog or schedule of courses under another course prefix may be taken under that other prefix and still count for these requirements.
With the approval of the chair/director, courses that applied to the major in previous years but have since been deactivated may be applied to this year’s major requirements if they are reactivated.
For a Bachelor of Arts degree, no more than 45 credits in courses with the same departmental prefix may be used toward completion of the 120 credits required for graduation.
At least half of the credits used to complete major requirements must be taken at the University of Vermont.