Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Geography
The baccalaureate degree in anthropology and geography prepares students for careers in community development and cultural resources management.
The degree program in anthropology and geography provide students with skills necessary for careers in a wide-range of fields related to community development. These include regional and community planning, economic development, cultural resources management, heritage preservation, ethnographic studies, and geographic information science.
The anthropology and geography degree requires thirty-three semester hours in major curriculum requirements beyond the required General Education curriculum.
To satisfy General Education requirements, majors are required to take:
- ANTH 1213 Introduction to Anthropology
- ANTH 2003 Cultural Anthropology
- GEOG 2013 Regional Geography of the World
The thirty-three semester hours required for the degree includes:
- GEOG 2833 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- ANTH 2833 Cultural Resource Management
- HIST 2203 Introduction to Public History
Those students completing the anthropology track will take an additional course emphasizing qualitative research methods (ANTH 3403 Ethnographic Methods) and an upper-level anthropology seminar (ANTH 4983 Seminar in Anthropology).
Those students completing the geography track will take an additional methods course in geographic information science (GEOG 3403 GIS II - Planning Applications) and a senior level geography seminar (GEOG 4983 Geography Seminar:).
Of the remaining eighteen hours of required anthropology/geography credit, six must come from anthropology and six from geography. Twenty-one of the required thirty-three semester hours must be on the 3000-4000 level.
Majors in this program are also required to take six hours of beginning foreign language courses or obtain the appropriate waiver for high school language study.
Curriculum
The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.
| Fall | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1013 Composition I 1 |
3 |
| MATH 1XXX 1 |
3 |
| USHG 1XXX U.S. History and Government 1 |
3 |
| TECH 1001 Orientation to the University | 1 |
| ANTH 1213 Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| Elective 2 |
2 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
| Spring | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1023 Composition II 1 |
3 |
| SCIL 1XXX Science with Laboratory 1 |
4 |
| GEOG 2013 Regional Geography of the World | 3 |
| Elective 2 |
6 |
| Total Hours | 16 |
| Fall | Credits |
|---|---|
| Beginning Language I 3 |
3 |
| FAH 1XXX Fine Arts and Humanities Courses 1 |
6 |
| HIST 2203 Introduction to Public History | 3 |
| ANTH 2003 Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
| Spring | Credits |
|---|---|
| Beginning Language II 3 |
3 |
| SCIL 1XXX Science with Laboratory 1 |
4 |
| GEOG 2833 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| Elective 2 |
6 |
| Total Hours | 16 |
| Fall | Credits |
|---|---|
| ANTH 2833 Cultural Resource Management | 3 |
| ANTH 3403 Ethnographic Methods4 or GEOG 3403 GIS II - Planning Applications 4 | 3 |
| ANTH/GEOG Elective | 3 |
| Elective 2 |
6 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
| Spring | Credits |
|---|---|
| ANTH Elective (3000-4000 level) | 3 |
| GEOG Elective (3000-4000 level) | 3 |
| Elective 2 |
9 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
| Fall | Credits |
|---|---|
| ANTH Elective (3000-4000 level) | 3 |
| GEOG Elective (3000-4000 level) | 3 |
| Elective 2 |
9 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
| Spring | Credits |
|---|---|
| ANTH 4983 Seminar in Anthropology4 or GEOG 4983 Geography Seminar: 4 | 3 |
| ANTH/GEOG Elective (3000-4000 level) | 3 |
| Elective 2 |
7 |
| Total Hours | 13 |
1See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
2At least 40 of the total hours required for graduation must be 3000 - 4000 level courses.
3Must be in one language. Students may waive three hours of language requirement for
every one year of language study in high school with grades of "C" or better.
4ANTH 3403 Ethnographic Methods and ANTH 4983 Seminar in Anthropology or GEOG 3403 GIS II - Planning Applications and GEOG 4983 Geography Seminar:.