Anthropology, B.A.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology
615-898-5958
Kevin Smith, program coordinator
Kevin.Smith@mtsu.edu

The Anthropology program emphasizes the practical aspects of anthropology to help solve human problems. Sub-disciplines are introduced in archaeology, ethnology, biological anthropology, and linguistics with a special emphasis on fieldwork.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Anthropology, B.A., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Science categories.

Major Requirements (43 hours)

ANTH 2800 - Professions in Anthropology 1 credit hour
ANTH 3000 - Anthropological Theory 3 credit hours
ANTH 3010 - Ethnology 3 credit hours
ANTH 3210 - Archaeology 3 credit hours
ANTH 3310 - Biological Anthropology 3 credit hours
ANTH 3410 - Linguistic Anthropology 3 credit hours
ANTH 3530 - Anthropology Research Methods 3 credit hours
ANTH electives 12 credit hours

Area Studies

Choose 6 credit hours from the following:

ANTH 3509 - Peoples and Cultures of China and Japan 3 credit hours
ANTH 3510 - Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia 3 credit hours
ANTH 3514 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa 3 credit hours
ANTH 3515 - Peoples and Cultures of Native North America 3 credit hours
ANTH 3516 - Peoples and Cultures of Europe 3 credit hours
ANTH 3517 - Peoples and Cultures of Brazil 3 credit hours
ANTH 3518 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America 3 credit hours
ANTH 3520 - North American Prehistoric Archaeology 3 credit hours
ANTH 3521 - Mesoamerican Archaeology 3 credit hours
ANTH 4520 - Archaeology of the Southeastern United States 3 credit hours

Archaeology/Biological Anthropology

Choose 3 credit hours from the following:

ANTH 3240 - Ancient Civilizations 3 credit hours
ANTH 3520 - North American Prehistoric Archaeology 3 credit hours
ANTH 3521 - Mesoamerican Archaeology 3 credit hours
ANTH 3610 - Archaeological Methods 3 credit hours
ANTH 3650 - Forensic Anthropology 3 credit hours
ANTH 4300 - Human Osteology 3 credit hours
ANTH 4310 - Bioarchaeology 3 credit hours
ANTH 4360 - Zooarchaeology 3 credit hours
ANTH 4520 - Archaeology of the Southeastern United States 3 credit hours
ANTH 4620 - Environmental Archaeology 3 credit hours
ANTH 4860 - Historical Archaeology 3 credit hours
ANTH 4950 - Archaeological Field School 3 to 6 credit hours

Cultural Anthropology/Linguistics

Choose 3 credit hours from the following:

ANTH 3120 - Popular Culture in Global Perspective 3 credit hours
ANTH 3130 - Anthropology of Music 3 credit hours
ANTH 3640 - Visual Anthropology 3 credit hours
ANTH 3720 - Environmental Anthropology 3 credit hours
ANTH 3730 - Medical Anthropology 3 credit hours
ANTH 3750 - Race, Class, and Gender 3 credit hours
ANTH 3752 - Cultural Images of Gender 3 credit hours
ANTH 4120 - Practicing Anthropology 3 credit hours
ANTH 4130 - Anthropology of Globalization 3 credit hours
ANTH 4140 - Immigrants and Globalization in the American South 3 credit hours
ANTH 4550 - Hip-hop Music and Culture 3 credit hours
ANTH 4620 - Environmental Archaeology 3 credit hours
ANTH 4730 - Economic Anthropology 3 credit hours
ANTH 4750 - Anthropology of Religion 3 credit hours

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (12-15 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Recommended Curriculum: Anthropology, B.A.

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (ANTH 2010 recommended) 3 credits hours
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
Mathematics (MATH 1530 recommended) 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (ANTH 2210 recommended) 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
Lower-division elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
ANTH 2800 - Professions in Anthropology 1 credit hour *
ANTH 3000 - Anthropological Theory 3 credit hours *
ANTH 3210 - Archaeology 3 credit hours *
ANTH 3310 - Biological Anthropology 3 credit hours *
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (SOC 1010 recommended) 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Junior

ANTH 3010 - Ethnology 3 credit hours *
ANTH 3410 - Linguistic Anthropology 3 credit hours *
ANTH 3530 - Anthropology Research Methods 3 credit hours *
ANTH area studies 6 credit hours
ANTH electives (2000 level or above) 9 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

ANTH area studies 6 credit hours
Minor upper-division courses 6 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
ANTH elective (2000 level or above) 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
Foreign language (2010 and 2020 or above) 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

NOTE:

*Required courses