Anthropology Courses
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100-Level Courses
Anthropology 101, 102, 103, and 104 are designed to give a meaningful survey of anthropology, and are recommended as a suite. There is no necessary sequence.
200-Level Courses
Our intermediate courses provide more advanced coverage of the four subfields as well as the various topics within each.
300-Level Courses
Our 300-level courses are designed to help students integrate concepts from lower-level courses and synthesize material across the subfields.
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Essentials
These courses dive deeper into each of the four subfields, beyond the 100-level introductory courses.
Writing-Intensive
These courses include more extensive writing assignments and fulfill the college Writing-Intensive (W) requirement.
Area
These courses focus on geographic areas of the world, either from a cultural anthropological or archaeological perspective.
Required
These are specific courses that are required for the Major, either the general major or the pre-professional major.
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Cultural Anthropology
Cultural anthropologists study variation in human culture and societies around the world.
Linguistic Anthropology
Linguistic anthropologists study how language shapes and is shaped by human cultures.
Biological Anthropology
Biological (or physical) anthropologists study humans and their closest relatives from an evolutionary perspective.
Archaeology
Archaeologists study the material remains of human cultures, i.e., what past human societies have left behind.