Anthropology: Human Evolutionary Biology, BALAS
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in Anthropology, Human Evolutionary Biology Concentration
The Human Evolutionary Biology Concentration offers students a program to examine the interconnections between genetics, environment and culture to address issues from human origins and morphology to forensics and modern health.
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in Anthropology, Human Evolutionary Biology Concentration
A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60- 75 hours). Please see your adviser.
Departmental distinction: The department may award distinction, high distinction, or highest distinction to any Anthropology major whose overall and major grade point averages are 3.25 or higher; and who successfully completes 33 hours of anthropology courses, including 4-6 hours of ANTH 494 and ANTH 495 resulting in an Honors Thesis. The level of distinction is based on evaluation of the honors thesis. See the departmental academic advisor for details.
All students must discuss their selection of anthropology courses and supporting course work with a departmental adviser.
General education: Students must complete the Campus General Education requirements including the campus general education language requirement.
Minimum required major and supporting course work: Twelve hours of 300- and 400-level Anthropology courses must be taken on this campus.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| When a course is listed under two or more categories, the student may decide which of the requirements the course should fulfill; however, it may not be used to fulfill more than one of those requirements. | ||
| Anthropology Core Courses | 9 | |
| Choose 3 of the following core courses. Students may make one substitution for 1 of the 3 required courses, choosing from the option listed. | ||
| Introduction to Archaeology | ||
or ANTH 105 | World Archaeology | |
| Sociocultural Anthropology | ||
or ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | |
| Biological Anthropology | ||
or ANTH 102 | Human Origins and Culture | |
| Language in Culture | ||
or ANTH 104 | Talking Culture | |
| Human Evolutionary Biology Courses | 18 | |
| Students take courses from 4 different categories: 2 courses from each of 2 categories, plus 1 course in each of the 2 remaining categories. | ||
| Evolution and Genetics | ||
| Human Biological Variation | ||
| History of Human Evolution | ||
| Evolution and Human Disease | ||
| Human Evolutionary Anatomy | ||
| The Neandertal Debate | ||
| Primate Life History Evolution | ||
| Human Paleontology | ||
| Human Genetics | ||
| Health | ||
| Sex in Nature and Culture | ||
| Behavior and Biology of Women | ||
| Human Osteology | ||
| Primate Behav Endocrinology | ||
| Primate Life History Evolution | ||
| Advanced Skeletal Biology | ||
| Behavior | ||
| Sociality of the Great Apes | ||
| Sex in Nature and Culture | ||
| Behavior and Biology of Women | ||
| Human Osteology | ||
| The Neandertal Debate | ||
| Primate Behav Endocrinology | ||
| Primate Life History Evolution | ||
| Human Paleontology | ||
| Primate Form and Behavior | ||
ANTH 446 | ||
| Advanced Skeletal Biology | ||
| Comparative Anatomy | ||
| Sociality of the Great Apes | ||
| Forensic Anthropology | ||
| Human Osteology | ||
| Human Evolutionary Anatomy | ||
| The Neandertal Debate | ||
| Primate Form and Behavior | ||
ANTH 446 | ||
| Advanced Skeletal Biology | ||
| 3 additional courses from any of the 4 elective categories, or another field of anthropology, or a related field such as statistics, psychology, chemistry etc. Course selection should complement the student’s Human Evolutionary Biology focus. Meet with the departmental advisor to discuss course selection. | 9 | |
| Research and Service Learning Coursework | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following: | ||
| Methods in Bioanthropology | ||
| Research in Bioanthropology | ||
| Senior Capstone Project | 3-6 | |
| Choose one option below (Honors Thesis, Senior Seminar, Internship, or Research) in consultation with the departmental advisor: | ||
| Honors Thesis- 6 hours. Two consecutive semesters of research resulting in a written thesis | ||
| Honors Senior Thesis I | ||
| Honors Senior Thesis II | ||
| Senior Capstone Seminar (Independent Research)- 3 hours | ||
| Senior Capstone Seminar | ||
| Internship- 3 hours. A portfolio and report associated with an approved departmental internship | ||
| Individual Study | ||
| Research and/or Additional Field School- 3-6 hours. If not taken to meet the Research and Service Learning Coursework requirement above choose one of the following: | ||
| Methods in Bioanthropology | ||
| Research in Bioanthropology | ||
| Further data analysis- ANTH 445 or an additional approved biological anthropology research project- ANTH 444. | ||
| Total Hours | 42 | |
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in Anthropology, Human Evolutionary Biology Concentration
Sample Sequence
This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence.
Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a fourth level of a language other than English. See the corresponding section on the Degree and General Education Requirements page.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Free elective course | 1 | Anthropology Core course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| Free elective course | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| Language Other than English (3rd level) | 4 | Language Other than English (4th level) | 4 |
| Composition I or General Education course | 4 | General Education course or Composition I | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Anthropology Core course | 3 | Anthropology Core course | 3 |
| Human Evolutionary Biology course | 3 | Human Evolutionary Biology course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| Free elective course | 3 | Free elective course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Human Evolutionary Biology course | 3 | Human Evolutionary Biology course | 3 |
| Human Evolutionary Biology course | 3 | Human Evolutionary Biology course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | Free elective course | 3 |
| Free elective course | 3 | Free elective course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Additional Human Evolutionary Biology course | 3 | Additional Human Evolutionary Biology course | 3 |
| Additional Human Evolutionary Biology course | 3 | Senior Capstone Project | 3 |
| ANTH 444 or 445 | 3 | Free elective course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | Free elective course | 3 |
| Free elective course | 3 | Free elective course | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours 120 | |||
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in Anthropology, Human Evolutionary Biology Concentration
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