Anthropology - Community Development Concentration (B.A.)

Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Degree Requirements Overview

SEEDS General Education Requirements31-33
New Student Seminar1
Major Requirements40
Free Electives48-46
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

Anthropology Major Required Courses
ANTH 100Cultural Anthropology3
ANTH 101Physical Anthropology4
ANTH 102Linguistic Anthropology3
ANTH 103Introduction to Archaeology3
ANTH 200Key Issues in Anthropology3
ANTH 301Methods in Anthropological Research and Practice3
ANTH 401Seminar in Anthropological Theory3
Concentration Requirements
Required Courses
Select one of the following:3
Anthropology of Multicultural America
Anthropology of Globalization
Applied Anthropology
Urban Anthropology
Concentration Electives
Select 6 credits from the following:6
Immigration: An Anthropological Perspective
Environmental Anthropology
Public Archaeology
Communities in Transition
Environment and Community
Community and Health
Building Sustainable Communities
Select 9 credits from the following:9
The Anthropology of Food and Nutrition
The Anthropology of Work
Anthropology of Aging and the Aged
Anthropology: Gender and Sexuality
Planetary Health
Special Topics in Anthropology
Analyzing Ethnographic Discourse and Interaction
Medical Anthropology
Internship in Anthropology (up to 6 credits)
Total Credits40

New Student Seminar

Students in the Adult Learner program must take GNED 100.
Complete one course from the following. Some courses may be restricted by major. Consult with an academic advisor.1
Pathways to Success
Freshman Seminar in Chemistry
First Year Seminar
Adult Academic Success Seminar
New Student Seminar
Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education
Pathways to Adult Learning
New Student Seminar
New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences
Freshman Seminar for Music Majors
Introduction to Nursing
Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law

SEEDS General Education Requirements

Click here for a listing of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.

Foundations
Effective Writing I
Complete one Effective Writing I course.3
Effective Writing II
Complete one Effective Writing II course.3
Interactive Communication
Complete one Interactive Communication course.3
Quantitative Reasoning
Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course.3
Political and Civic Life
Complete one Political and Civic Life course.3
World Languages
Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. 3-6
Exploration
Complete one course from four different Exploration categories. 12
Analyzing Cultures and Societies
Creative Expression
Ethical Inquiry
Historical Thinking
Literary and Artistic Analysis
Scientific Reasoning
Total Credits30-33

This recommended 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
FallCreditsSpringCredits
SEEDS: Effective Writing I3ANTH 101 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration - Scientific Reasoning)4
New Student Seminar1SEEDS World Language 2 or Free Elective3
SEEDS: Interactive Communication3ANTH 1023
ANTH 100 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration – Analyzing Cultures and Societies)3SEEDS: Effective Writing II3
SEEDS: World Language 13ANTH 1033
SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning3 
 16 16
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
SEEDS: Political and Civic Life3ANTH 110, 125, 201, or 2553
ANTH 2003SEEDS: Exploration 43
SEEDS: Exploration 33Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ANTH 3013Concentration Elective3
Concentration Elective3Concentration Elective3
Concentration Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Concentration Elective3ANTH 4013
Free Elective3ANTH 490 (or Free Elective)3
Free Elective3ANTH 490 (or Free Elective)3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective1
 15 13
Total Credits 120