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Anthropology General Program (BA)

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Anthropology (ANT) information

Prerequisite (3 credits)

Requirements

Thirty-nine to 43 credits distributed as follows:

A. Archaeology/Biological/Linguistic Anthropology (10 credits)

ANT 105 - Human Origins and Prehistory (4)
ANT 110 - Introduction to Archaeology (3)
ANT 290 - Language and Culture (3)
or
LIN 290 - Language and Culture (3)

B. Cultural Area Courses (6 credits)

Two from:
ANT 240 - Cultures of the Middle East (3)
ANT 271 - Native Americans (3)
ANT 284 - Cultures and Peoples of Latin America (3)
ANT 295 - The Indian Ocean World (3)
ANT 318 - Mesoamerican Archeology (3)
ANT 322 - Eastern North American Archaeology (3)
ANT 250 - African Cultures (3)
or
AFA 250 - African Cultures (3)

C. Social Theory (3 credits)

D. Area Electives (at least 18 credits)

At least eighteen credits, including at least one course from each area below:

Historical Anthropology & Archaeology

ANT 299 - Third World Cultures Through Film (3)
or
INT 299 - Third World Cultures Through Film (3)
ANT 311 - Historical Archaeology (3)
ANT 375 - Social and Cultural Change (3)
or
INT 375 - Social and Cultural Change (3)
or
SOC 375 - Social and Cultural Change (3)
ANT 398 - Special Topics in Anthropology (3)

Cultural Dynamics/Identities

ANT 325 - Culture, Personality, and Beyond (3)
or
SOC 325 - Culture, Personality, and Beyond (3)
or
WGS 325 - Culture, Personality, and Beyond (3)
ANT 335 - Language Variation in Society (3)
or
LIN 335 - Language Variation in Society (3)
ANT 355 - Anthropology of Religion (3)
ANT 357 - Anthropology of Islam (3)
ANT 378 - Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3)
or
WGS 378 - Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3)
ANT 398 - Special Topics in Anthropology (3)

Political Economy

ANT 351 - Political and Legal Anthropology (3)
or
POL 351 - Political and Legal Anthropology (3)
ANT 352 - Gifts, Goods, and Graft: The Anthropology of Value and Exchange (3)
or
INT 352 - Gifts, Goods, and Graft: The Anthropology of Value and Exchange (3)
ANT 376 - Sex, Work, and International Capital (3)
or
INT 376 - Sex, Work and International Capital (3)
or
SOC 376 - Sex, Work and International Capital (3)
or
WGS 376 - Sex, Work and International Capital (3)
ANT 398 - Special Topics in Anthropology (3)
ANT 415 - Seminar on Contemporary Global Issues (3)
or
INT 415 - Seminar on Contemporary Global Issues (3)

Contemporary & Applied Issues

ANT 330 - Medical Anthropology (3)
ANT 340 - Urban Anthropology (3)
ANT 344 - Cities and Society (3)
or
SOC 344 - Cities and Society (3)
ANT 380 - Field Work in Archaeology (4-6)
ANT 384 - Forensic Anthropology (3)
ANT 398 - Special Topics in Anthropology (3)
ANT 453 - Anthropology of Political Violence (3)

E. Capstone (3 Credits)

ANT 499 - Senior Seminar (3)

F. Additional Requirements

All requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Bachelor of Arts degree, including General Education requirements and additional BA distribution requirements , and all University of Michigan-Flint graduation requirements .

Minimum Credits for the Degree: 120 credits