Anthropology, B.A.
The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Core 1: Critical Thinking | ||
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| ANT 201 | Cultural Anthropology (CT) | 3 |
| Core I Critical Thinking | ||
| Core 2 | ||
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| Core II Math: MTH 121 or STA 150/STA 150L | 3-4 | |
| Core II Natural/Physical Science | 4 | |
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| ANT 201 | Cultural Anthropology (CT) (Core II Social Science) | 3 |
| Additional University Requirements | ||
| ANT 201 | Cultural Anthropology (CT) (Multicultural or International) | 3 |
| ANT 361 | Ethnographic Research (WI) | 3 |
| ANT 491 | Theory in Ethnology (WI) | 3 |
| ANT 493 | Senior Seminar II (Capstone) | 3 |
| College-Specific | ||
| Foreign Language 101 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 102 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 203 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 204 | 3 | |
| COLA Literature | 3 | |
| COLA Literature | 3 | |
| 300/400 Humanities | 3 | |
| ANT COLA Social Science | 3 | |
| COLA Social Science (not ANT) | 3 | |
| COLA Social Science (not ANT) | 3 | |
| COLA Natural/Physical Science | 4 | |
| ANT 371 | Linguistic Anthropology (International) | 3 |
| ANT 491 | Theory in Ethnology (Multicultural) | 3 |
| Major-Specific | ||
| ANT 201 | Cultural Anthropology (CT) (I) | 3 |
| ANT 322 | Archaeology | 3 |
| ANT 331 | Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 361 | Ethnographic Research | 3 |
| ANT 371 | Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 491 | Theory in Ethnology | 3 |
| ANT 492 | Senior Seminar I | 3 |
| ANT 493 | Senior Seminar II | 3 |
| ANT Elective | 3 | |
| ANT Elective | 3 | |
| ANT Elective | 3 | |
| ANT Elective | 3 | |
| ANT Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
Major Information
- The total number of free electives will depend on the amount of double and triple counting of requirements.
- See course attributes each semester for courses that meet multiple requirements.
- Questions about requirements should be directed to the College of Liberal Arts (304-696-2350). Core II and COLA requirements may not be double counted.
- Forty-eight credit hours (sixteen 3-hour courses) must be at the 300/400 level.
- Students must earn a C or better in ENG 201 Advanced Composition and all foreign language courses.
- Minimum of 120 hours to graduate.
- ANT Electives: A minimum of 15 credits of electives must be chosen from classes with the ANT prefix. A student with a particular anthropological interest that can be best served by courses without the ANT prefix may suggest a coherent selection of up to 9 credits from such classes to be counted towards the major as electives. A plan for such a selection must be presented to and approved by the student’s advisor and the department chair in the student’s junior year or, for those students entering the program at the junior level, at a time stipulated by the chair.
Semester Plan
From the Greek anthropos (“human”) and logia (“study”), anthropology is the study of humankind. For anthropologists, there are few limits on the scope of our inquiry from distant human origins to present day. Our subject matter is both extraordinary (e.g., mortuary practices of the Toraja) and ordinary (anatomy of the human foot). Our focus can be sweeping (the development of language) and minute (use-wear patterns on a prehistoric obsidian tool). Anthropologists may study ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, intravenous drug use in urban Appalachia, and corporate culture in a U.S. car manufacturer. Anthropology is, by its nature, interdisciplinary and international in both theory and practice. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology receive foundational training that reflects the scope of the discipline and develop capstone projects that provide career-specific training.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ANT 201 | Cultural Anthropology (CT) | 3 |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| UNI 100 | Freshman First Class | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| Core II Math: MTH 121 or STA 150/STA 150L | 3 or 4 | |
| Core II Physical/Natural Science | 4 | |
| COLA Social Science | 3 | |
| COLA Literature | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16-17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ANT 331 | Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 371 | Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| Foreign Language 101 | 3 | |
| COLA Literature | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ANT 322 | Archaeology | 3 |
| Foreign Language 102 | 3 | |
| COLA Physical/Natural Science | 4 | |
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ANT 361 | Ethnographic Research | 3 |
| ANT Elective | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 203 | 3 | |
| COLA Social Science | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ANT 491 | Theory in Ethnology | 3 |
| ANT Elective | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 204 | 3 | |
| COLA Humanities | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ANT 492 | Senior Seminar I | 3 |
| ANT Elective | 3 | |
| ANT Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ANT 493 | Senior Seminar II | 3 |
| ANT Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120-121 | |