Undergraduate Advisor: La Dorna McGee

Courses scheduled for next semester

UTA Undergraduate Catalog

The Anthropology Major: Handbook for Undergraduates

      A major or minor in anthropology can provide a valuable perspective in helping you understand human behavior. In an increasingly interdependent and multicultural world, people who understand the role of culture, past and present, can expect to be more effective citizens, neighbors, and leaders.
     The B.A. degree in anthropology has many advantages to offer. It can prepare one for graduate study and thus be the first step in a career as an anthropologist. Professional anthropologists typically earn a postgraduate degree, which qualifies them to work not only in traditional fields of university and museum teaching and research, but also in many "applied" fields -- including the National Park Service, development agencies, health and immigration services, education, and even private corporations. Furthermore, there are thousands of people in careers as diverse as international business, nursing, and banking, who say that the skills and perspectives they learned as anthropology majors have helped them succeed.

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
(See the Handbook for Undergraduates for details on degree requirements)

ANTH1306  Introduction to Anthropology (a one-semester introduction to the discipline for students who plan to do no further work in anthropology; not recommended for students who intend to major or minor in anthropology)

COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR

ANTH 2307  Biological Anthropology
ANTH 2322  Global Cultures
ANTH 2339  Principles of Archaeology

ARCHAEOLOGY

ANTH 3328  Civilizations of South America
ANTH 3350  North American Archaeology
ANTH 3353  Stone Age Hunters and Farmers
ANTH 3353  The Rise of Civilization
ANTH 3358  Topics in Archaeology
ANTH 3370  Archaeology of the Prehistoric Aegean
ANTH 3371  Archaeology of Greece
ANTH 3372  Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
ANTH 3373  Archaeology of Egypt

BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTH 3309  Human Evolution
ANTH 3311  Human Adaptation and the Concept of Race
ANTH 3313  Primate Evolution and Behavior
ANTH 4306  Human Osteology
ANTH 4307  Forensic Anthropology
ANTH 4306  Advanced Forensic Anthropology

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

     Topics Courses

ANTH 3323  Folk and Peasant Societies
ANTH 3330  Cultural Diversity and Identity
ANTH 3331  Culture and Personality
ANTH 3336  Anthropology of Religion
ANTH 3337  Comparative Kinship and Family Systems
ANTH 3340  Anthropology and Education
ANTH 3341  Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 3366  Sex, Gender, and Culture
ANTH 3369  Medical Anthropology
ANTH 4348  Political Anthropology
ANTH 4322  Problems in Anthropology
ANTH 4342  Topics in Cultural Anthropology

     Area Courses

ANTH 3324  The Anthropology of Europe
ANTH 3325  Ethnography of South America
ANTH 3333  North American Indians
ANTH 3346  Cultures of the American Southwest

SPECIAL COURSES

ANTH 4393 Internship in Anthropology
ANTH 4394  Honors Thesis/Senior Project
ANTH 4398/4698  Summer Field School in Ethnography or Archaeology