Anthropology, BA

1. General education requirements - 40 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry general education credit view the General Education Program  section.)

2. Demonstrated foreign language proficiency through level 2004 - 12 s.h.

(For information about the foreign language requirement view Special Requirements for the BA Degree in the Academic Advisement, Progression and Support Services  section and Placement Testing, Foreign Language in the Admission and Readmission  section.)

3. Core - 13-14 s.h.

• ANTH 2000 - Archaeology Around the World
• ANTH 2010 - Societies Around the World

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• ANTH 2015 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• ANTH 2016 - Biological Anthropology Laboratory

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• BIOL 2015 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• BIOL 2016 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory

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• Choose a methods course from the following: 

  a. Archeology

  • ANTH 3077 - Archaeological Methods   

  b. Biological anthropology

  • ANTH 4400 - Human Skeletal Analysis  
  • ANTH 4401 - Human Skeletal Analysis Laboratory   

  c. Cultural anthropology

  • ANTH 3050 - Ethnographic Field Methods   

4. Electives - 15 s.h.

(At least 6 s.h. must be above 2999. A maximum of 3 s.h. can be below 1999. It is recommended that at least one course be chosen from each of the following sub-fields. Additional courses like special topics, independent studies, and honors courses can be counted towards anthropology electives with approval of academic advisor.)

5. Senior capstone course - 3 s.h.

• ANTH 4025 - Theory in Anthropology

6. Minor and general electives to complete requirements for graduation

ECU Minor Requirements Policy

The university’s policy regarding double counting credits between major and minor can be found in the Academic Advisement, Progression and Support Services  section of this catalog. See “Minor Requirements”. 

• No more than 9 credit hours required for satisfying a major can count towards the credits required for satisfying a minor, excluding specified cognates (required courses but outside of the major discipline).
• Individual programs may have additional restrictions.
• A student may not major and minor in the same discipline as defined by the program’s 6-digit CIP code.

If you have questions, please reach out to your program coordinator or director.