Anthropology, B.A.

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Students must complete the Oakland University General Education Requirements,General College of Arts and Sciences requirements , College of Arts and Sciences Exploratory requirement , Major Requirements, and an appropriate number of free elective classes to meet the overall credit requirement for the degree (in most cases a minimum of 124; some degrees may require a greater number).

As a general rule, no more than eight credits of coursework used to satisfy one major, minor or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundation, Exploration, Integration, Writing, U.S. Diversity and Capstone. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements for the liberal arts major in anthropology, B.A. program

Students have a choice of three 24 credit major tracks: cultural anthropology (strongly recommended for students planning to go to graduate school in this field); archaeology (strongly recommended for students planning graduate work or employment in archaeology) and general anthropology (recommended for students whose interest in anthropology is broadly educational).

To earn a Bachelor of Arts with a major in anthropology, students must complete a minimum of 40 credits, including the following:

1. Core

AN 1111 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (4)
AN 1511 - Human Evolution and Archaeology (4)
AN 3381 - Anthropological Research Methods (4)
AN 4391 - Anthropological Theory (4)

2. Complete one of the following 24-credit tracks

A. Cultural anthropology - 24 credits

1. One class from each of the following categories

2. 8 credits in electives from any AN courses at the 2000 level or above

B. Archaeology - 24 credits

1. Required courses

AN 3571 - Archaeological Methods and Theory (4)
AN 3581 - Archaeological Field School (8)

2. 12 elective credits selected from

AN 3410 - Museum Studies in Archaeology (4)
AN 3430 - Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations (4)
AN 3450 - Archaeology of North America (4)
AN 3550 - Archaeology of Mesoamerica (4)
AN 3560 - Historical Archaeology (4)
AN 3562 - Archaeology of Israel (4)
AN 3563 - Archaeology, Ideology and Sacred Sites in the Ancient Near East (4)
AN 3800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)
AN 3801 - Principles of Cartography (4)
AN 3802 - Remote Sensing (RS) Using Aerial and Satellite Imagery (4)
AN 3803 - Spatial Data Modeling and Analysis (4)

C. General anthropology - 24 credits

Elective credits chosen from any anthropology courses.

Notes

LIN 2201 - Introduction to Linguistics is strongly recommended for all anthropology majors, as is the study of at least two years of a foreign language. Students planning graduate school should also consider taking SOC 2010 (Research Methods). No more than 8 credits counted toward the major may be taken in AN 3000 , AN 3930 or AN 4996 /SOC 4996 .

Students using this catalog to meet cultural anthropology major track requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in the bio-evolutionary anthropology, social anthropology, archaeology, and ethnology or world culture categories and published in a later catalog.

Students using this catalog to meet archaeology major track requirements may also use any subsequently approved archaeology courses, or courses with archaeology content listed as AN 3000 Current Problems in Anthropology , AN 3900 Special Topics in Anthropology , AN 4996 Independent Study and Research , AN 4997 College Teaching Apprenticeship or AN 3930 Field Experience in Anthropology .

Requirements for modified majors in sociology and/or anthropology with a linguistics concentration, B.A. program

To earn a modified major in sociology with a concentration in linguistics, students must complete a minimum of 20 credits in sociology, including SOC 1000 , SOC 2010 , SOC 2020 , and a minimum of 20 credits in linguistics including LIN 2201 , LIN 4303 , LIN 4304 , either LIN 4403 or LIN 4404 , and LIN 4312 or ALS 4376 .

To earn a modified major in anthropology with a concentration in linguistics, students must complete AN 1111 and AN 1511 , plus a minimum of 12 additional credits in anthropology and 20 credits in linguistics, including: LIN 2201 , LIN 4303 , LIN 4304 , either LIN 4403 or LIN 4404 , and ALS 4376 .