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Bachelor of Arts

Anthropology Major Requirements

In addition to the general education requirements, the following courses are required.

Required courses, Lower divisionUnits
ANTH 200LThe Origins of Humanity4
ANTH 201Introduction to Social Anthropology, or
ANTH 263Exploring Culture Through Film4

Required courses, Upper divisionUnits
ANTH 410abEthnographic Field Methods and Practicum4-4
ANTH 440History of Anthropological Theory4

Two courses to be selected from:Units
ANTH 345Politics, Social Organization, and Law4
ANTH 360Symbolic Anthropology4
ANTH 370Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective4
ANTH 460Economic Anthropology4
One area specialization course4
Electivestwo courses8
Total upper division units32

Major in Anthropology (Visual Anthropology) Requirements

In addition to the general education requirements, the following courses are required.

Required courses, Lower divisionUnits
ANTH 200LThe Origins of Humanity4
ANTH 263Exploring Culture Through Film4

Required courses, Upper divisionUnits
ANTH 410abEthnographic Field Methods and Practicum4-4
ANTH 440History of Anthropological Theory4
ANTH 475Ethnographic Film Analysis4
ANTH 476Ethnographic Film Theory from an Historical Perspective4

One course to be selected from:Units
ANTH 470Multidisciplinary Seminar in Visual Anthropology4
ANTH 472Visual Techniques in Anthropology: Stills4

Two courses to be selected from:Units
Two 300- or 400-level anthropology courses not listed among the required courses8
Total upper division units32

Major in Anthropology (Urban Applied Anthropology) Requirements

In addition to the general education requirements, the following courses are required.

Required courses, Lower divisionUnits
ANTH 200LThe Origins of Humanity4
ANTH 263Exploring Culture Through Film, or
ANTH 201Introduction to Social Anthropology4

Required courses, Upper divisionUnits
ANTH 355Urban Anthropology4
ANTH 375Applied Anthropology4
ANTH 410abEthnographic Field Methods and Practicum4-4
ANTH 440History of Anthropological Theory4

Two courses to be selected from:Units
ANTH 345Politics, Social Organization and Law4
ANTH 360Symbolic Anthropology4
ANTH 370Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective4
ANTH 407Peasant Society4
ANTH 460Economic Anthropology4

One area course to be selected from:Units
ANTH 323Regional Ethnology: Southeast Asia4
ANTH 324Regional Ethnology: China4
ANTH 326Ethnography of European Culture4
ANTH 327Anthropology of the Middle East and Islam4
ANTH 425Peoples and Cultures of Latin America4
Total upper division units32

Minor in Cultural Anthropology

Required courses, Lower divisionUnits
ANTH 201Introduction to Social Anthropology, or
ANTH 263Exploring Culture Through Film4

Required courses, Upper divisionUnits
ANTH 440History of Anthropological Theory4

Two courses to be selected from:Units
ANTH 345Politics, Social Organization, and Law4
ANTH 360Symbolic Anthropology4
ANTH 370Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective4
ANTH 460Economic Anthropology4

One course from:Units
ANTH 323Regional Ethnology: Southeast Asia4
ANTH 324Regional Ethnology: China4
ANTH 326Ethnography of European Culture4
ANTH 327Anthropology of the Middle East and Islam4
ANTH 328Culture Change and the Mexican People
ANTH 425Peoples and Cultures of Latin America4

Minor in Medical Anthropology

Medical anthropology examines the body, illness and healing from a cultural perspective, including comparative studies of folk healing systems, curing rituals and Western biomedical practices.

Required courseUnits
ANTH 101Body, Mind and Healing4

One course (4 units) to be selected from:Units
ANTH 105Culture, Medicine and Politics4
ANTH 125Social Issues in Human Sexuality and Reproduction4
ANTH 200LThe Origins of Humanity4
ANTH 201Introduction to Social Anthropology4
ANTH 273Shamans, Spirits and Ancestors: Non-Western Religious Traditions4

Upper division courses: four of the following (16 units):Units
ANTH 360Symbolic Anthropology4
ANTH 375Applied Anthropology4
ANTH 380Sex and Gender in Anthropological Perspective4
ANTH 440History of Anthropological Theory4
OT 375The Narrative Structure of Social Action: Narrative, Healing and Occupation4

Interdisciplinary Law and Society Minor

See the Department of Political Science.