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Courses & Curriculum

University Studies (General Education) = 51 hours
http://www.semo.edu/ustudies/handbook/

In certain instances, specific University Studies courses are required for a degree.

Courses required for major = 36 hours

Courses required for minors = 15-30 hours

Remaining hours required for degree are comprised of electives.

Major in Anthropology

36 Hour Major - Minor Required
Required Courses:

AN 180	Introductory Anthropology: Physical Anthropology & Archaeology	3
AN 181	Intro to Cultural Anthropology	3
AN 241	Intro to Linguistic Anthropology	3
AN 242	Statistics for Social Scientists	3
AN 311-313 OR AN 331-333	Archaeological Fieldwork (1-6, 3 hrs required) OR Applied Anthropology (1-6, 3 hrs required)	3
AN 317 OR AN 345	Ethnographic Field Methods OR Methods of Social Research	3
AN 380	Human Evolution and Adaptation	3
AN 382	Archaeology: Method and Theory	3
AN 493	Senior Seminar in Anthropological Theory	3

Choose 6-9 Hours in Anthropology or
Other Courses (As Approved by Advisor)

Additional Requirement:
XX XXX 12 Hours total in ONE OR TWO Foreign Languages

Minor in Anthropology

18 Hours Required
Required Courses:

AN 181 Intro to Cultural Anthropology
3

AN 241 Intro to Linguistic Anthropology
3

AN 317 Ethnographic Field Methods
3

Choose 9 Hours From:

AN 101   Observing Other Cultures
3

AN 180 Intro to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology
3

AN 260 World Cultures
3

AN 280 Economic Anthropology
3

AN 360 Meso-American Civilizations
3

AN 383 Cultures of the Third World
3

AN 493 Seminar in Anthropological Theory
3

SO 345 Methods of Social Research
3

Minor in Archaeology

18 Hours Required
Required Courses:

AN 180	Intro to Physical Anthropology & Archaeology	3
AN 382	Archaeology: Method & Theory	3
AN 313 OR AN 551	Archaeological Fieldwork OR Historic Archaeology Fieldwork	3

Choose 9 Hours From:

AN 181	Intro to Cultural Anthropology	3
AN 250	World Archaeology	3
AN 319	Archaeological Laboratory	3
AN 321	Midwestern Archaeology	3
AN 360	Meso-American Civilizations	3
AN 381	North American Archaeology	3
AN 493	Seminar in Anthropological Theory	3
AN 540	Culture Resource Management	3
AN 550	Historic Archaeology	3

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.

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Department of Foreign Languages & Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
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