The general anthropology major, for which a B.A. degree is awarded, prepares students for advanced work that can lead to college teaching, museum work, and/or research, as well as careers in non-academic settings. For students interested in a strong liberal arts background, the general major is an excellent program which can be adapted to varied professional and career goals. Internship opportunities provide students with hands-on work experience. Students can major in Anthropology with Elementary Education Certification and then be qualified to teach grades K-6 in New Jersey Public Schools.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 35 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-6 | |
| Major Requirements | 40 | |
| Free Electives 1 | 42-39 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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Students in the combined B.A. Anthropology/M.S. Sustainability Science program will complete 12 credits of graduate swing courses that will count as free electives.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ANTH 100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 101 | Physical Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 102 | Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 200 | Key Issues in Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 301 | Methods in Anthropological Research and Practice | 3 |
| ANTH 401 | Seminar in Anthropological Theory | 3 |
| Major Electives | ||
| 200-Level Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Applied Anthropology | ||
| Disability in US Popular Culture | ||
| Indigenous Languages and Lifeways | ||
| Urban Anthropology | ||
| Historical Archaeology | ||
| Theory and Methods Electives | ||
| Select 15 credits from the list below. | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Theory and Methods Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 310 | Immigration: An Anthropological Perspective | 3 |
| ANTH 320 | Caribbean Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 325 | North American Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 330 | The Anthropology of Food and Nutrition | 3 |
| ANTH 335 | Bioarchaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 340 | The Anthropology of Work | 3 |
| ANTH 350 | Anthropology of Aging and the Aged | 3 |
| ANTH 360 | Environmental Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 370 | Experimental Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 380 | Anthropology: Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| ANTH 390 | Anthropology of Childhood and Youth | 3 |
| ANTH 404 | Planetary Health | 3 |
| ANTH 410 | Public Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 414 | Special Topics in Anthropology | 3-6 |
| ANTH 421 | Communities in Transition | 3-4 |
| ANTH 422 | Environment and Community | 3-4 |
| ANTH 423 | Community and Health | 3-4 |
| ANTH 429 | Building Sustainable Communities | 3-4 |
| ANTH 430 | Analyzing Ethnographic Discourse and Interaction | 3 |
| ANTH 440 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 460 | Field Methods: Visual Anthropology | 3 |
Suggested Free Electives
Plus Optional Theory and Methods Electives Credits
Up to, but not more than 3 credits of the following courses may be applied to the Theory and Methods Electives requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 470 | Archaeological Field Methods | 1-6 |
| ANTH 480 | Independent Research in Anthropology | 3-6 |
| ANTH 490 | Internship in Anthropology | 3-6 |
General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course. | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Mathematics course. | 3 | |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Physical Anthropology (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | ||
| Cultural Anthropology (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | 3 | |
| Anthropology courses that meet this requirement include ANTH 105, ANTH 110, ANTH 135, ANTH 160, ANTH 255, and ANTH 290. | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Interdisciplinary Studies course. | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 35 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on placement exam complete one or two sequential courses in one language. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Cultural Anthropology (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 3-6 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (H) Mathematics | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 | World Language 2 | 3 |
| World Language 1 | 3 | ANTH 101 | 4 |
| ANTH 100 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 |
| ANTH 102 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 |
| ANTH 103 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K3) Social Science – Social Science Perspectives | 3 |
| ANTH 200 | 3 | 200-Level ANTH Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 | ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 2 | 3 |
| ANTH 301 | 3 | ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 3 | 3 |
| ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 1 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 4 | 3 | ANTH 401 | 3 |
| ANTH Methods/Theory Elective 5 | 3 | ANTH 490 (or Free Elective) | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ANTH 490 (or Free Elective) | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||