Bachelor of Arts
Anthropology Major Requirements
In addition to the general education requirements, the following courses are required.
| Required courses, Lower division | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 200L | The Origins of Humanity | 4 |
| ANTH 201 | Introduction to Social Anthropology, or |
| ANTH 263 | Exploring Culture Through Film | 4 |
| Required courses, Upper division | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 410ab | Ethnographic Field Methods and Practicum | 4-4 |
| ANTH 440 | History of Anthropological Theory | 4 |
| Two courses to be selected from: | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 345 | Politics, Social Organization, and Law | 4 |
| ANTH 360 | Symbolic Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 370 | Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective | 4 |
| ANTH 460 | Economic Anthropology | 4 |
| One area specialization course | 4 |
| Electives | two courses | 8 |
| Total upper division units | 32 |
Major in Anthropology (Visual Anthropology) Requirements
In addition to the general education requirements, the following courses are required.
| Required courses, Lower division | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 200L | The Origins of Humanity | 4 |
| ANTH 263 | Exploring Culture Through Film | 4 |
| Required courses, Upper division | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 410ab | Ethnographic Field Methods and Practicum | 4-4 |
| ANTH 440 | History of Anthropological Theory | 4 |
| ANTH 475 | Ethnographic Film Analysis | 4 |
| ANTH 476 | Ethnographic Film Theory from an Historical Perspective | 4 |
| One course to be selected from: | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 470 | Multidisciplinary Seminar in Visual Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 472 | Visual Techniques in Anthropology: Stills | 4 |
| Two courses to be selected from: | Units |
|---|
| Two 300- or 400-level anthropology courses not listed among the required courses | 8 |
| Total upper division units | 32 |
Major in Anthropology (Urban Applied Anthropology) Requirements
In addition to the general education requirements, the following courses are required.
| Required courses, Lower division | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 200L | The Origins of Humanity | 4 |
| ANTH 263 | Exploring Culture Through Film, or |
| ANTH 201 | Introduction to Social Anthropology | 4 |
| Required courses, Upper division | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 355 | Urban Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 375 | Applied Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 410ab | Ethnographic Field Methods and Practicum | 4-4 |
| ANTH 440 | History of Anthropological Theory | 4 |
| Two courses to be selected from: | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 345 | Politics, Social Organization and Law | 4 |
| ANTH 360 | Symbolic Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 370 | Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective | 4 |
| ANTH 407 | Peasant Society | 4 |
| ANTH 460 | Economic Anthropology | 4 |
| One area course to be selected from: | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 323 | Regional Ethnology: Southeast Asia | 4 |
| ANTH 324 | Regional Ethnology: China | 4 |
| ANTH 326 | Ethnography of European Culture | 4 |
| ANTH 327 | Anthropology of the Middle East and Islam | 4 |
| ANTH 425 | Peoples and Cultures of Latin America | 4 |
| Total upper division units | 32 |
Minor in Cultural Anthropology
| Required courses, Lower division | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 201 | Introduction to Social Anthropology, or |
| ANTH 263 | Exploring Culture Through Film | 4 |
| Required courses, Upper division | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 440 | History of Anthropological Theory | 4 |
| Two courses to be selected from: | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 345 | Politics, Social Organization, and Law | 4 |
| ANTH 360 | Symbolic Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 370 | Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective | 4 |
| ANTH 460 | Economic Anthropology | 4 |
| One course from: | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 323 | Regional Ethnology: Southeast Asia | 4 |
| ANTH 324 | Regional Ethnology: China | 4 |
| ANTH 326 | Ethnography of European Culture | 4 |
| ANTH 327 | Anthropology of the Middle East and Islam | 4 |
| ANTH 328 | Culture Change and the Mexican People |
| ANTH 425 | Peoples and Cultures of Latin America | 4 |
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 course | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 101 | Body, Mind and Healing | 4 |
| One course (4 units) to be selected from: | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 105 | Culture, Medicine and Politics | 4 |
| ANTH 125 | Social Issues in Human Sexuality and Reproduction | 4 |
| ANTH 200L | The Origins of Humanity | 4 |
| ANTH 201 | Introduction to Social Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 273 | Shamans, Spirits and Ancestors: Non-Western Religious Traditions | 4 |
| Upper division courses: four of the following (16 units): | Units |
|---|
| ANTH 360 | Symbolic Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 375 | Applied Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 380 | Sex and Gender in Anthropological Perspective | 4 |
| ANTH 440 | History of Anthropological Theory | 4 |
| OT 375 | The Narrative Structure of Social Action: Narrative, Healing and Occupation | 4 |
Interdisciplinary Law and Society Minor
See the
Department of Political Science.
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