Anthropology BS

Preparation for the Major

Complete four Anthropology courses, one Chemistry series, four Life Science courses, one Mathematics series, and three Physics courses as follows:

Preparation for the Major: Anthropology

Complete the following four courses:

Preparation for the Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry

Select one series from:

Preparation for the Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry: Chemistry 14 series

Preparation for the Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry: Chemistry 20 and 30 series

Preparation for the Major: Life Sciences

Complete the following four courses:

Preparation for the Major: Mathematics

Select one series from:

Preparation for the Major: Mathematics: Life Sciences 30 series

Students may select Life Sciences 40 or Statistics 13.

Preparation for the Major: Mathematics: Mathematics 3 series

Preparation for the Major: Mathematics: Mathematics 31 series

Preparation for the Major: Physics

Complete the following three courses:

The Major

Complete nine courses as follows:

The Major: Fields

Select two courses in the sociocultural anthropology field and one in each of the other three fields:

The Major: Fields: Sociocultural Anthropology

Select two courses from:

The Major: Fields: Archaeology

Select one course from:

The Major: Fields: Biological Anthropology

Select one course from:

The Major: Fields: Linguistic Anthropology

Select one course from:

The Major: Regional Cultures

Select one course from the following range or see the department for additional course options:

The Major: History/Theory

Select one course from the following range or see the department for additional course options:

The Major: Anthropology Electives

Select two additional upper-division anthropology courses.

The Major: Honors Seminars

Students are strongly encouraged to enroll in 3 to 4 units of 89 and/or 189 courses to gain small seminar experience. Ideally, at least one of the units should be at the upper-division level.

Honors Program

The honors program offers research-oriented students an opportunity to engage in original research and analysis under the close supervision of faculty members and culminates in an honors thesis. The proposal, research, analysis, and writing of the paper take place over four terms via Anthropology 191HA through 191HD. Course 191HA is taken in winter quarter and 191HB in spring quarter. Research should be done in summer, and courses 191HC and 191HD are taken in fall and winter quarters of the graduation year.