A major in anthropology requires 31 hours of anthropology courses. Of this total, 12 hours must be in residence
and 12 hours must be in upper division courses. A grade of "C" or higher is required for a course to count
in the major. Anthropology majors may select a minor field of study by completing 15-18 hours of courses in
another department or program with a grade of "C" or higher. University Core Curriculum requirements must be
satisfied with courses other than those offered in anthropology.
This curriculum overview is not to replace the degree plan given in a student's Undergraduate Catalog.
Student's are to meet the requirements for the Anthropology curriculum given in their respective catalog
in order to earn a BA in Anthropology Anthropology Department Requirements 3 Anthropology Core ANTH 202 - Introduction to Archaeology 3 Anthropology Core ANTH 210 - Social and Cultural Anthropology 4 Anthropology Core ANTH 225 - Physical Anthropology 3 Anthropology Core ANTH 410 - Anthropological Theory 3 Anthropology Core ANTH 415 - Anthropological Writing 3 Anthropology Elective - Cultural
ANTH 300 - Cultural Change And Development
ANTH 301 - Indians Of North America
ANTH 306 - Indians Of Texas
ANTH 314 - Agrarian Peasant Societies
ANTH 315 - Peoples And Cultures Of Africa
ANTH 319 - Indians Of Mexico And Central America
ANTH 324 - Music In World Cultures
ANTH 325 - Texas Cultural History
ANTH 335 - Cultures Of Central Asia
ANTH 340 - Folklore And The Supernatural
ANTH 403 - Anthropology Of Religion
ANTH 404 - Women And Culture
ANTH 424 - Human Evolutionary Theory
ANTH 430 - Applied Anthropology
ANTH 485 - Special Problems
ANTH 489 - Special Topics
3 Anthropology Elective - Archaeology
ANTH 302 - Archaeology Of North America
ANTH 303 - Archaeology Of The American Southwest
ANTH 308 - Archaeology Of Mesoamerica
ANTH 313 - Historical Archaeology
ANTH 316 - Nautical Archaeology
ANTH 317 - Into To Biblical Archaeology
ANTH 318 - Nautical Archaeology Of The Americas
ANTH 330 - Field Research In Anthropology
ANTH 350 - Archaeology Of The Old World
ANTH 351 - Classical Archaeology
ANTH 353 - Archaeology Of Ancient Greece
ANTH 354 - Archaeology Of Ancient Italy
ANTH 401 - Ice Age Humans In North America
ANTH 446 - Ceramic Artifact Analysis
ANTH 447 - Lithic Artifact Analysis
ANTH 454 - Archaeological Photography
ANTH 485 - Problems
ANTH 489 - Special Topics
3 Anthropology Elective - Biological
ANTH 312 - Fossil Evidence Of Human Evolution
ANTH 405 - Introduction To The Primates
ANTH 423 - Bioarchaeology
ANTH 424 - Human Evolutionary Ecology
ANTH 425 - Human Osteology
ANTH 426 - Anthropology Of Food & Nutrition
ANTH 427 - Human Variation
ANTH 485 - Problems
ANTH 489 - Special Topics
6 Anthropology Elective - Other Any 200-400 Level Anthropology course, at least one must be upper level (300-400). 3 Other requirements
STAT 302 - Statistical Methods
STAT 303 - Statistical Methods
University Requirements English 3 English requirements ENGL 104 - Composition and Rhetoric 3 English requirements
ENGL 203 - Introduction To Literature
ENGL 210 - Scientific And Technical Writing
ENGL 235 - Introduction To Creative Writing: Prose
ENGL 236 - Introduction To Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 241 - Advanced Composition
ENGL 301 - Technical Writing
COMM 203 - Public Speaking
COMM 243 - Argumentation And Debate
6 English requirements (1 of 2)
ENGL 212 - Shakespeare
ENGL 221 - World Literature
ENGL 222 - World Literature
ENGL 227 - American Literature: Colonial To American Renaissance
ENGL 228 - American Literature: Civil War To Present
ENGL 231 - Survey Of English Literature I
ENGL 232 - Survey Of English Literature Ii
Courses for which one of these is a prerequisite
6 English requirements (2 of 2)
ENGL 212 - Shakespeare
ENGL 221 - World Literature
ENGL 222 - World Literature
ENGL 227 - American Literature: Colonial To American Renaissance
ENGL 228 - American Literature: Civil War To Present
ENGL 231 - Survey Of English Literature I
ENGL 232 - Survey Of English Literature Ii
Courses for which one of these is a prerequisite
Political Science 3 Political Science requirements POLS 206 - American National Government 3 Political Science requirements POLS 207 - State and Local Government American History 6 American History requirement Any U.S. History course, but no more than 3 hours in Texas history Foreign Language - Choose only one14 Language requirements
French
German
Greek
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Russian
Spanish
Humanities and Fine Arts 3-6 Humanities and Fine Arts requirements
ARCH 430 - History Of Ancient Architechture
ARCH 434 - The Role Of Sculpture And Painting In Ancient Architecture
ARTS 150 - Art History Survey Ii
ARTS 329 - Texas Art History
ARTS 330 - The Arts Of America
ARTS 335 - The Art And Architecture Of Rome
ARTS 349 - The History Of Modern Art
ARTS 350 - The Arts And Civilization
ARTS 445 - Byzantine Art And Architecture
ENDS 149 - Survey Of Architectural History I
ENDS 150 - Survey Of Architectural History Ii
ENDS 250 - History Of Modern Architecture
ENGL 212 - Shakespeare
ENGL 251 - The Language Of Film
ENGL 312 - Shakespeare
ENGL 317 - English Renaissance Drama
ENGL 340 - Modern Drama
ENGL 351 - Advanced Film
ENGL 356 - Literature And Film
ENGL 385 - Playwriting
ENGL 412 - Studies In Shakespeare
HORT 203 - Floral Design
LAND 240 - History Of Landscape Architecture
MUSC 200 - Topics In Music
MUSC 201 - Music And The Human Experience
MUSC 280 - Ensemble Performance-symphonic Band
MUSC 311 - Music In Early Western Culture
MUSC 312 - Music In Modern Western Culture
MUSC 315 - Music In The 20th Century
MUSC 319 - Music In The United States
MUSC 321 - The Symphony Orchestra And Its Music
MUSC 324 - Music In World Cultures
MODL 352 - Hispanic Literature And Film
PHIL 330 - Philosophy Of Art
PHIL 375 - Philosophy Of The Visual Media
THAR 101 - Intro To Western Theatre
THAR 155 - History Of Western Dress
THAR 201 - Introduction To World Theater
THAR 280 - Hist Of Theatre I
THAR 281 - Hist Of Theatre Ii
3 Humanities and Fine Arts requirements
AMST 300 - Imagined Americas
AMST 320 - Versions Of The American Dream
ARCH 345 - History Of Building Technology
ARCH 437 - Great Medieval Cathedrals
ARTS 103 - Design I
ARTS 111 - Drawing I
ARTS 112 - Drawing Ii
ARTS 149 - Art History Survey I
ARTS 305 - Painting I
ARTS 312 - Drawing Iv
CARC 335 - Field Studies In Interdisciplinary Design Theory
CLAS 352 - Greek And Roman Drama
COMM 301 - Rhetoric In Western Thought
COMM 327 - American Oratory
COMM 425 - Rhetoric Of The Civil Rights Movement
ENDS 101 - Design Process
ENDS 115 - Design Communication Foundations
ENDS 311 - Photography I
ENDS 329 - The American House I
ENGL 203 - Intro To Literature
ENGL 204 - Intro To African-american Literature
ENGL 205 - Intro To Africana Literature
ENGL 219 - Literature And The Other Arts
ENGL 221 - World Literature
ENGL 222 - World Literature
ENGL 227 - Amer. Lit.: Colonial To Amer. Renaissance
ENGL 228 - Amer. Lit.: Civil War To Present
ENGL 231 - Survey Of English Literature I
ENGL 232 - Survey Of English Literature Ii
ENGL 235 - Introduction To Creative Writing: Prose
ENGL 236 - Introduction To Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 308 - History Of Literary Criticism
ENGL 310 - History Of The English Language
ENGL 313 - Medieval English Literature
ENGL 314 - The English Renaissance
ENGL 315 - Seventeenth Century Literature
ENGL 316 - Eighteenth Century Literature
ENGL 319 - Satire: Humor And Attack
ENGL 321 - Nineteenth Century Literature (romantic)
ENGL 322 - Nineteenth Century Literature (victorian)
ENGL 323 - The American Renaissance
ENGL 330 - Arthurian Literature
ENGL 333 - Gay And Lesbian Literature
ENGL 334 - Science Fiction Present And Past
ENGL 335 - Lit Of The Sea
ENGL 336 - Life And Literature Of The Southwest
ENGL 337 - Life And Literature Of The American South
ENGL 338 - American Ethnic Literature
ENGL 339 - African-american Literature
ENGL 345 - Writers' Studies: Prose
ENGL 346 - Writers' Studies: Poetry
ENGL 347 - Writers' Workshop: Prose
ENGL 348 - Writers' Workshop: Poetry
ENGL 350 - Twentieth-century Literature
ENGL 352 - Twentieth-century Literature
ENGL 353 - History Of Rhetoric
ENGL 354 - Modern Rhetorical Theory
ENGL 355 - The Rhetoric Of Style
ENGL 360 - Lit For Children
ENGL 361 - Lit For Adolescents
ENGL 362 - Hispanic Lit In The Us
ENGL 365 - The Bible As Lit
ENGL 374 - Women Writers
ENGL 375 - Nineteenth Century American Novel
ENGL 376 - Twentieth Century American Novel
ENGL 377 - The English Novel To 1870
ENGL 378 - The English Novel, 1870 To Present
ENGL 390 - Studies In British Literature
ENGL 392 - Studies In Lit, Religion And Culture
ENGL 393 - Studies In Africana Lit And Culture
ENGL 394 - Studies In Genre
ENGL 396 - Studies In American Literature
ENGL 401 - Critical Theory And Practice
ENGL 414 - Milton
ENGL 431 - Chaucer
ENGL 474 - Studies In Women Writers
ENGL 481 - Senior Seminar
FILM 201 - Intro To Film Analysis
FILM 301 - History Of Film
FILM 394 - Studies In Film Genre
FREN 425 - French Film
GERM 334 - German Drama
GERM 432 - Music In German Culture
GEOG 202 - Intro To Human Geography
GEOG 301 - Geography Of The United States
GEOG 305 - Geography Of Texas
GEOG 323 - Geography Of Latin America
HIST 100-483 - (except Hist 105 And 106)
HUMA 211 - Religious Studies: Old Testament
HUMA 213 - Religious Studies: New Testament
HUMA 303 - Religious Studies: Near Eastern Religion
HUMA 304 - Religious Studies: Indian/oriental Religion
KINE 160-174
LAND 340 - Dev. Of Landscape Arch. In N. America
LBAR 203 - Foundations Of Liberal Arts: Humanities
LBAR 331 - Studies In Eur. Civilization & Culture-(no More Than 3 Hrs. Of Lbar 331);
LBAR 332 - Studies In Eur. Civilization & Culture
LBAR 333 - Studies In Italian Civilization & Culture
LING 307 - Language And Culture
LING 310 - History Of The English Language
MODL 103-483 - (except Modl 352)
MUSC 302 - Sonic Design
RELS 211 - Hebrew Scriptures
RELS 213 - New Testament
RELS 303 - Near Eastern Religions
RELS 304 - Indian And Oriental Religions
RELS 317 - Introduction To Biblical Archaeology
RELS 351 - Classical Mythology
RELS 360 - The Bible As Literature
RELS 392 - Studies In Lit, Religion, And Culture
PHIL 100-483 - (except Phil 240, 285, 289, 341, 342);
SPAN 410 - Hispanic Film
SPAN 413 - Hispanic Culture Through Art
THAR 110 - Acting I:fundamentals
THAR 210 - Acting Ii: Characterization
THAR 407 - Oral Interpretation
WMST 200 - Introduction To Women's Studies
WMST 333 - Gay And Lesbian Literature
WMST 374 - Women Writers
WMST 461 - History Of American Women
WMST 473 - History Of Modern American Women
WMST 474 - Studies In Women Writers
WMST 477 - Women In Modern European History
Social and Behavioral Sciences 6 Social Science requirement
AGEC 105 - Introduction To Agricultural Economics
AGEC 350 - Environmental & Natural Resource Econ.
AGEC 429 - Agricultural Policy
AGEC 430 - Macroeconomics Of Agriculture
AGEC 452 - International Trade & Agriculture
ALED 340 - Professional Leadership Development
ALED 440 - Principles Of Technological Change
ECON 200-483 - All
ENGL 209 - Introduction To Linguistics
ENGL 311 - Speech Sounds & Writing Systems
EPSY 320 - Child Psychology
EPSY 321 - Adolescent Development
ENGR 400 - Public Leadership Development
GEOG 201 - Introduction To Human Geography
GEOG 306 - Introduction To Urban Geography
GEOG 311 - Cultural Geography
GEOG 330 - Resources And Survival
GEOG 401 - Political Geography
GEOG 440 - History & Nature Of Geography
HLTH 236 - Race, Ethnicity & Health
HORT 335 - Sociohorticulture
INST 322 - Foundations Of Ed. In Multicul. Soc.
JOUR 102 - American Mass Media
JOUR 301 - Mass Communication, Law & Society
JOUR 401 - Mass Media & Technological Change
JOUR 440 - Media And The Community
KINE 304 - Psychology Of Sport & Physical Activity
KINE 319 - Sociology Of Sport
LBAR 204 - Foundations Of Liberal Arts: Soc. Sci
LING 209 - Introduction To Linguistics
LING 311 - Speech Sounds & Writing Systems
LING 402 - Language And Society
MGMT 475 - Leadership Development
POLS 200-483 - (except Pols 206 & 207)
PSYC 100-483 - (except Psyc 203 & 204)
SOCI 100-483 - (except Soci 220-420)
VTPB 221 - Great Diseases Of The World
WMST 207 - Intro To Gender And Society
WMST 300 - Psychology Of Women
WMST 316 - Sociology Of Women
WMST 317 - Women In Politics
WMST 404 - Women And Culture
WMST 424 - Women And Work In Society
WMST 462 - Women And The Law
International Culture 6 Shared hours with other requirements, see advisor Physical and Biological Science 4-8 Natural Science requirement
BIOL 111 - Introductory Biology I
BIOL 113/123 - Introductory Biology And Lab
BIOL 101 - Botany
BIOL 107 - Zoology
CHEM 103/113 - Structure And Bonding
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry For Engineering Students
GEOL 101 - Principles Of Geology
PHYS 201 - College Physics
PHYS 218 - Mechanics
4 Natural Science requirement
AGRO 301 - Soil Science
AGRO 405 - Soil Microbiology
ATMO 201/202 - Atmospheric Science
BIOL 112 - Introductory Biology Ii
CHEM 104/114 - Chemistry Of The Elements
CHEM 106/116 - Molecular Science For Citizens
CHEM 222/242 - Elements Of Organic And Biological Chemistry
ENGR 101 - Energy: Resources, Utilization And Importance To Society
GENE 301 - Comprehensive Genetics
GEOG 203 - Introduction To Earth System Science
GEOL 106 - Historical Geology
GEOL 307 - Dinosaur World
HORT 201/202 - Horticultural Science And Practices
OCNG 251/252 - Oceanography
PHYS 202 - College Physics
PHYS 208 - Electricity And Optics
PHYS 219 - Electricity
PHYS 306/307 - Basic Astronomy
RENR 205/215 - Fundamentals Of Ecology
Mathematical and Logical Reasoning 3-6 Math requirements MATH 131-467 (except MATH 102,103,150,365,366) 0-3 Logical Reasoning
None
PHIL 240 - Introduction To Logic
PHIL 341 - Symbolic Logic I
PHIL 342 - Symbolic Logic Ii
Physical Education 2 Physical Education requirement KINE 198 and KINE 199 Electives 11 General Electives Any approved A&M course (except ENGL 103, 111; ANTH 100-499; CAEN 001-099) 9 Advanced Electives Any approved 300-400 level A&M course (except ENGL 103, 111; ANTH 100-499; CAEN 001-099)
