Anthropology Major, B.A.

General Program Information

(Bachelor of Arts) – A student majoring in anthropology must complete 33 credit hours of approved courses. In addition to maintaining an overall grade point average of at least 2.0 in the major, a student must earn a minimum grade of C in each major core course. Students are strongly advised to complete ANTH 1240 , ANTH 1260 , and ANTH 1280  before enrolling in other required or elective anthropology courses.

Intensive Courses–Students who enter ETSU as freshmen or with less than 50 transfer hours must take: two oral communication-intensive courses, of which one must be in the major; one using information technology-intensive course in the major; four writing-intensive courses, at least two of which must be in the major and at least two must be at the 3000-4000 level. Students must meet proficiency-intensive requirements through courses taken at ETSU.

Anthropology Major

TBR General Education: 41-42 Credit Hours

• ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
• Mathematics (3-4 credits) *
• Communication: Oral Communication (3 credits) *
• Natural Science (8 credits) *
• HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
• HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
• Literature (3 credits)
• Fine Arts (3 credits) *
• Humanities (3 credits) *
• Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credits) *

Anthropology Major Core Requirements: 19 Credit Hours

• ANTH 1240 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
• ANTH 1260 - Introduction to Archaeology (3 credits)
• ANTH 1280 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology (3 credits)
• ANTH 4830 - Anthropological Theory (4 credits)
• SOAA 3350 - Social Statistics (3 credits)
• SOAA 4627 - Ethnographic Field Work Techniques (3 credits)

Guided Electives: 15 Credit Hours

Students must choose one course from each focus area:

B.A. Requirements: 6 Credit Hours

• MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits) or
• MATH 1910 - Calculus I (4 credits)

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• Foreign Language (3 credits)

• (See College of Arts and Sciences B.A. and B.S. Degree Requirements ; consult the Literature and  Language Department’s placement policy at http://www.etsu.edu/cas/litlang/documents/foreignlanguagerequirement.pdf)

• One course of Non-United States History (3 credits)

Minor Requirements:18-26 Credit Hours

Electives: 10-25 Credit Hours

Total Hours Required for Degree: 120 Credit Hours