The Cultural Anthropology concentration focuses on contemporary experiences of culturally distinct communities encountering a rapidly globalizing political economy. Students are provided with robust training in mixed methods, community-based approaches, and applied anthropology. Topically, faculty investigate issues related to the transformation of individual experience and community relations within the context of economic development, governmental and nongovernmental policy, and environmental change. Increasingly, faculty seek to understand the way subjective and material well-being are impacted by the rapidly changing contexts of modernity. Topics of research interest include:
Human-environment interactions
Community and economic development
Health and well-being
Cultural psychiatry
Disasters and resilience
Gender
Culture continuity and change
The faculty are passionate about teaching, and they strive to bring excitement and relevance to the classroom by infusing it with their practical field experiences. Cultural faculty conduct their research in India, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, New Orleans, Native North America, and in virtual reality. Students concentrating in Cultural Anthropology explore issues of place and space, cultural theory, cultural content and methods.
Effective Fall 2023
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| ANTH 100 | Introductory Cultural Anthropology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| ANTH 101 | Practicing Anthropology | 1 | |
| ANTH 120 | Human Origins and Variation (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| ANTH 121 | Human Origins and Variation Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 |
| ANTH 140 | Introduction to Archaeology (GT-HI1) | 3D | 3 |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |
| Electives | 13 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| ANTH 200 | Cultures and the Global System (GT-SS3) | 1C | 3 |
| GR 100 | Introduction to Geography (GT-SS2) | 3C | 3 |
| Complete a minimum of 3 credits in Cultural Anthropology Theory from the following not taken in another category: | 3 | ||
| The Anthropology of Religion | 4A | ||
| Gender and Anthropology | |||
| Medical Anthropology | |||
| Theory in Cultural Anthropology | |||
| Psychological Anthropology | 4A | ||
| Select one statistics course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Quantifying Anthropology | |||
| Working With Data | |||
| The Power of Numbers--Statistics in Sociology | |||
| Applications of Quantitative Research | |||
| Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | |||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 6 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences1 | 3A | 3 | |
| Electives | 9 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Complete a minimum of 3 credits in geography (GR subject code) not taken from another category | 3 | ||
| ANTH 400/GR 400 | History of Theory-Anthropology and Geography | 4B | 3 |
| Complete a minimum of 3 credits in archaeology from the following not taken in another category: | 3 | ||
| Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies | |||
| Archaeology of North America | |||
| Geoarchaeology | |||
| Archaeology of Rock Art | |||
| Race/Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean | |||
| Archaeology of the Ancient Nile | |||
| Archaeology of Ancient Roman Food | |||
| Archaeologies of Graffiti | |||
| Colorado Prehistory | |||
| Archaeological Investigation | |||
| Digital Digging--Geophysics in Archaeology | |||
| Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory | |||
| Archaeology of Mesoamerica | |||
| Impacts on Ancient Environments | |||
| Anthropological Perspectives on Food | |||
| Great Plains Archaeology | |||
| Archaeology and the Public | |||
| Lithic Technology | |||
| Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management | |||
| Gods, Heroes, Stones--Greek Archaeology | |||
| Field Class in Archaeology | |||
| Anthropological Report Preparation | |||
| Anthropology Curation and Exhibition Methods | |||
| Zooarchaeology | |||
| Archaeology of the Ancient Near East | |||
| The Archaeology of Time | |||
| Heritage Resource Management | |||
| Seminar: Archaeology | |||
| Complete a minimum of 3 credits in biological anthropology from the following not taken in another category: | 3 | ||
| Human Diversity (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Introduction to Forensic Anthropology | |||
| Human Ecology | |||
| Quantifying Anthropology | |||
| Primates | |||
| Growing Up Primate | |||
| Human Osteology | |||
| Human Evolution | |||
| Human Biological Variation | |||
| Evolution of Primate Behavior | |||
| Evolution of Human Adaptation | |||
| Anthropology Perspectives-Evolution, Society | |||
| Bipedal Apes | |||
| Evolutionary Medicine and Human Health | |||
| Zooarchaeology | |||
| Paleontology Field School | |||
| Human Biology | |||
| The Neandertals | |||
| Human Skeleton Analysis | |||
| Methods of Analysis in Paleoanthropology | |||
| Seminar: Biological Anthropology | |||
| Complete a minimum of 3 credits in cultural methods from the following not taken in another category: | 3 | ||
| Psychological Anthropology Laboratory | |||
| Method in Cultural Anthropology | |||
| Ethnographic Field School | |||
| Ethnographic Field Methods | 4A | ||
| Cultures of Virtual Worlds–Research Methods | 4A | ||
| Psychological Anthropology | 4A | ||
| Practicum | |||
| Group Study | |||
| Complete a minimum of 3 credits in cultural applications from the following not taken in another category: | 3 | ||
| Psychological Anthropology Laboratory | |||
| Public Anthropology and Global Challenges | |||
| Ethnographic Field School | |||
| International Development Theory and Practice | 4A | ||
| Supervised College Teaching | |||
| Practicum | |||
| Internship | |||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Electives | 9 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Select a minimum of 9 credits from one of the following options not taken in another category: | 9-10 | ||
| General Cultural Anthropology Option | |||
| Anthropology of the Arts | |||
| Soundscapes-Music as Human Practice | 3C | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | |||
| Modern Indian Culture and Society | |||
| Modernization and Development | |||
| Southeast Asian Cultures and Societies | 4A | ||
| Global Mobilities–The African Diaspora | |||
| Anthropology of Human Rights | |||
| The Anthropology of Religion | 4A | ||
| Human Ecology | |||
| Anthropology of Sex and Reproduction | |||
| Narrative Traditions and Social Experience | 4A | ||
| Language and Culture | 4A | ||
| Art and Culture | |||
| Gender and Anthropology | 4A | ||
| Medical Anthropology | 4A | ||
| Applied Medical Anthropology | |||
| Psychological Anthropology Laboratory | |||
| Public Anthropology and Global Challenges | |||
| Indians of North America | 4A | ||
| Indigenous Peoples Today | 4A | ||
| Development in Indian Country | 4A | ||
| Indigenous Ecologies and the Modern World | 4A | ||
| Gender, Culture, and Health | |||
| Indigenous Environmental Stewardship | |||
| Cultural Psychiatry | 4A | ||
| Theory in Cultural Anthropology | |||
| Method in Cultural Anthropology | |||
| Ethnographic Field School | |||
| Ethnographic Field Methods | 4A | ||
| Cultures of Virtual Worlds–Research Methods | 4A | ||
| Psychological Anthropology | 4A | ||
| International Development Theory and Practice | 4A | ||
| Art, Performance and Expressive Culture Option (9-10 credits) | |||
| Anthropology of the Arts | |||
| Soundscapes-Music as Human Practice | 3C | ||
| The Anthropology of Religion | 4A | ||
| Narrative Traditions and Social Experience | 4A | ||
| Language and Culture | 4A | ||
| Archaeologies of Graffiti | |||
| Cultures of Virtual Worlds–Research Methods | 4A | ||
| Environment and Sustainability Option | |||
Select 6-9 credits from the following: | |||
| Human Ecology | |||
| Public Anthropology and Global Challenges | |||
| Indigenous Environmental Stewardship | |||
Select 0-3 credits from the following: | |||
| Climate Migrants (GT-SS2) | 3C | ||
| Cultural Geography | |||
| Globalization and Development Option | |||
Select 6-9 credits from the following: | |||
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | |||
| Southeast Asian Cultures and Societies | 4A | ||
| Global Mobilities–The African Diaspora | |||
| Cultural Psychiatry | 4A | ||
| International Development Theory and Practice | 4A | ||
Select 0-3 credits from the following: | |||
| Anthropological Perspectives on Food | |||
| Urban Geography | |||
| The Geography of Commodities | |||
| Health and Well-Being Option | |||
| Gender and Anthropology | 4A | ||
| Medical Anthropology | 4A | ||
| Evolutionary Medicine and Human Health | |||
| Gender, Culture, and Health | |||
| Cultural Psychiatry | 4A | ||
| Psychological Anthropology | 4A | ||
| Students must take ANTH 493 concurrently with one of the courses listed in the selection below it: | |||
| ANTH 4933 | Capstone Seminar | 4C | 1 |
| Select one AUCC 4A course from the following not taken in another category:3 | 3-4 | ||
| Southeast Asian Cultures and Societies | 4A | ||
| The Anthropology of Religion | 4A | ||
| Narrative Traditions and Social Experience | 4A | ||
| Language and Culture | 4A | ||
| Gender and Anthropology | 4A | ||
| Medical Anthropology | 4A | ||
| Indians of North America | 4A | ||
| Indigenous Peoples Today | 4A | ||
| Development in Indian Country | 4A | ||
| Indigenous Ecologies and the Modern World | 4A | ||
| Cultural Psychiatry | 4A | ||
| Ethnographic Field Methods | 4A | ||
| Cultures of Virtual Worlds–Research Methods | 4A | ||
| Psychological Anthropology | 4A | ||
| International Development Theory and Practice | 4A | ||
| Electives4 | 15-17 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
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ANTH 274 fulfills AUCC 3A.
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Content for courses should be discussed with advisor for credit to count towards category.
- 3
ANTH 493 must be taken concurrently with one of the AUCC 4A cultural anthropology courses listed with ANTH 493 in the senior year. Using Competencies (AUCC 4A) must be taken concurrently with ANTH 493 Capstone Seminar. Courses approved for AUCC category 4A taken in the sophomore, junior, or senior year and not concurrently with ANTH 493 and not included in the approved list in the program will not count toward completion of the 4A requirement for this major. Students taking Senior Honors Thesis (HONR 499) (3 credits) also are required to register for ANTH 493 (1 credit).
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Select enough elective credits to bring program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper division (300- to 400-level).
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ANTH 100 | Introductory Cultural Anthropology (GT-SS3) | X | 3C | 3 | |
| ANTH 101 | Practicing Anthropology | X | 1 | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | X | 1B | 3 | ||
| Electives | 5 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ANTH 120 | Human Origins and Variation (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | 3 | |
| ANTH 121 | Human Origins and Variation Laboratory (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 1 | |
| ANTH 140 | Introduction to Archaeology (GT-HI1) | X | 3D | 3 | |
| Electives | 8 | ||||
| AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning) and CO 150 must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ANTH 200 | Cultures and the Global System (GT-SS3) | X | 1C | 3 | |
| GR 100 | Introduction to Geography (GT-SS2) | 3C | 3 | ||
| Complete a minimum of 3 credits in Cultural Anthropology Theory not taken in another category (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Electives | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one statistics course (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |||
| Electives | 6 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Complete a minimum of 3 credits in Archaeology not taken in another category (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Complete a minimum of 3 credits in Biological Anthropology not taken in another category (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Complete 3 upper-division credits of geography not taken in another category | 3 | ||||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |||
| Electives | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ANTH 400/GR 400 | History of Theory-Anthropology and Geography | X | 4B | 3 | |
| Complete a minimum of 3 credits in Cultural Methods not taken in another category (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Complete a minimum of 3 credits in Cultural Applications not taken in another category (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Electives | 6 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select 9-10 credits from one of the available options (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 9-10 | ||||
| Electives | 5-6 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ANTH 493 | Capstone Seminar | X | 4C | 1 | |
| AUCC 4A: Select one course not taken elsewhere from the AUCC 4A List on the Concentration Requirements Tab | X | 4A | 3-4 | ||
| Electives | X | 10-11 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||