Programs Overview

Anthropology

Note: Current course requirements can be found in the College Catalog (pdf). The Catalog is the official college resource for up-to-date program information and course descriptions. The programs listed below should be used as an overview only. Not all courses listed are available each semester.  To view current course offerings, please visit InfoBear. Also, be sure to review any course prerequisites.

Cultural Anthropology Concentration

  • ANTH 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • ANTH 101 Biological Anthropology
  • ANTH 103 Introduction to Archaeology
  • ANTH 400 Seminar: Anthropological Theory
  • ANTH 401 Research Methods in Anthropology
  • Note: LANG 300 Languages of the World may be substituted for ANTH 101 or ANTH 103
  • Plus one course from:
  • ANTH 206 Native Cultures of North America
  • ANTH 209 Peoples and Cultures of Africa
  • ANTH 213 Latin American Peoples and Cultures
  • ANTH 215 The Caribbean
  • ANTH 216 People and Cultures of the Near East
  • ANTH 224 Anthropology of South Asia
  • Plus a one-semester course at the intermediate level in a foreign language from the list below:
  • LAAR 151 Intermediate Arabic
  • LAFR 251 Intermediate French
  • LAGE 151 Intermediate German I
  • LAIT 151 Intermediate Italian I
  • LAJA 151 Intermediate Japanese
  • LAPO 151 Intermediate Portuguese I
  • LARU 151 Intermediate Russian I
  • LASP 151 Intermediate Spanish I
  • Plus fifteen additional credits in anthropology courses, at least twelve of which must be at the 300 level or above. Students may take up to three credits in archaeology or biological anthropology at the 300 level or above as part of this concentration.

Public Archaeology Concentration

  • ANTH 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • ANTH 101 Biological Anthropology
  • ANTH 103 Introduction to Archaeology
  • ANTH 206 Native Cultures of North America
  • ANTH 328 Archaeology of North America
  • ANTH 400 Seminar: Anthropological Theory
  • ANTH 410 Public Archaeology
  • Plus nine credits of field or laboratory work in archaeology (any combination of ANTH 303, ANTH 332, ANTH 405 and Directed Study or Internship)
  • Plus three additional credits in anthropology
  • Cognate requirements:
  • ANTH 401 Research Methods in Anthropology
  • or
  • GEOG 315 Quantitative Geography
  • EASC 100 Physical Geology
  • Plus four courses from:
  • EASC 101 Historical Geology
  • EASC 194 Environmental Geology
  • EASC 370 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
  • EASC 480 Remote Sensing
  • GEOG 213 Geographic Information Systems I
  • GEOG 317 Air Photo Interpretation-Remote Sensing
  • GEOG 332 Management and Preservation of the Natural Environment
  • INTD 350 Soil Identification and Interpretation for Land Use
  • Or other cognates deemed appropriate by the department

General Anthropology Concentration

  • ANTH 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • ANTH 101 Biological Anthropology
  • ANTH 103 Introduction to Archaeology
  • ANTH 400 Seminar: Anthropological Theory
  • ANTH 401 Research Methods in Anthropology
  • Plus one course in a culture area from:
  • ANTH 206 Native Cultures of North America
  • ANTH 209 Peoples and Cultures of Africa
  • ANTH 213 Latin American Peoples and Cultures
  • ANTH 215 The Caribbean
  • ANTH 216 Peoples and Cultures of the Near East
  • ANTH 224 Anthropology of South Asia
  • ANTH 319 Contemporary Native Americans
  • Plus 9 additional elective credits in anthropology, at least six of which must be at the upper division level (300-400) one in each of the three sub-disciplines below:
Cultural:
  • ANTH 305 Culture Change
  • ANTH 307 Anthropology of Religion
  • ANTH 308 Anthropology of Education
  • ANTH 309 Anthropology of Art
  • ANTH 314 Women in Myth and Lore
  • ANTH 315 Ethnic Experience in America
  • ANTH 319 Contemporary Native Americans
  • ANTH 322 War, Peace and Culture
  • ANTH 330 Medical Anthropology
  • ANTH 331 Political Anthropology
  • ANTH 340 Myths and Peoples of the Ancient Near East
  • ANTH 399 Special Topics in Anthropology, as appropriate
  • ANTH 404 Seminar: Culture and Consciousness
  • ANTH 417 Seminar: She/He "Two Spirits" Gender Cross-Culturally
  • ANTH 420 Visual Anthropology
  • ANTH 426 Seminar: New England Ethnic and Regional Communities
  • ANTH 435 Seminar: Global Feminism
Biological:
  • ANTH 399 Special Topics in Anthropology, as appropriate
  • ANTH 405 Forensic Anthropology
  • ANTH 406 Seminar: Human Evolution
Archaeology:
  • ANTH 303 Archaeological Field Excavation in rehistoric Sites in New England
  • ANTH 328 Archaeology of North America
  • ANTH 332 Practicum in Field Archaeology (3 credits)
  • ANTH 399 Special Topics in Anthropology, as appropriate
  • ANTH 410 Public Archaeology
  • Plus three additional, 3-credit electives in anthropology, two of which must be upper division level (300 and above).
  • Plus one, 3 credit research or applied course from the list below:
  • ANTH 303 Archaeological Field Excavation in Prehistoric Sites in New England
  • ANTH 332 Practicum in Field Archaeology
  • ANTH 355 Anthropology Study Tour
  • ANTH 405 Forensic Anthropology
  • ANTH 485 Honors Thesis
  • ANTH 498 Field Experience in Anthropology
  • Foreign Language Requirement:
  • A two-semester sequence of an introductory foreign language or its equivalent.

Double Major With Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education or Special Education

Students may choose a double major in anthropology and elementary education, early childhood education or special education for licensure purposes.  Appropriate advising materials with suggested course sequences are available.

Anthropology Minor

  • Anthropology minors are advised to take the following courses:
  • Any two of the following:
  • ANTH 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • ANTH 101 Biological Anthropology
  • ANTH 103 Introduction to Archaeology
  • Plus any one of the following:
  • ANTH 206 Native Cultures of North America
  • ANTH 208 Anthropology of Women
  • ANTH 209 Peoples and Cultures of Africa
  • ANTH 213 Latin American Peoples and Cultures
  • ANTH 215 The Caribbean
  • ANTH 216 Peoples and Cultures of the Near East
  • Plus twelve additional credits in anthropology

Last Modified: September 18, 2009

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