Anthropology (B.A.)
Bachelor of Arts Program
Program Code: BA-AS
Major Code: ANT
Anthropology Department
Buckham Building A118
(716) 878-6110
anthropology.buffalostate.edu/
Anthropology is the exploration of what it means to be human. Although anthropology is often associated with faraway places and remote excavations, anthropologists are increasingly involved in research on such topics as education, health, food, migration, sports, tourism, and cultural identity. The study of anthropology provides a broad-based approach to the understanding of human culture (past and present) and human biology. The anthropological perspective is global, holistic, and involves considerable time-depth. The major exposes students to the primary subdivisions within the field: archaeology, cultural anthropology, and biological anthropology. The B.A. in anthropology prepares students for further academic training at the graduate level, but can also lead directly to careers in nonacademic (applied) areas, such as forensics, contract archaeology, cultural resource management, museum work, social services, education, government, and market research. Internships, archaeological field schools, and a departmental honors program are available to students in this major.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education 23 Requirements | ||
| 33 credit hours | 33 | |
| Major Requirements (39 credit hours) | ||
| Required Courses (12 credit hours) | ||
| ANT 100 | HUMAN ORIGINS | 3 |
| ANT 101 | UNDERSTANDING CULTURE | 3 |
| ANT 488 | INTERNSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY | 1-12 |
| Choose one of the three capstone/seminars (3 credit hours) | 3 | |
| SEMINAR IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| SEMINAR IN ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| SEMINAR IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| Archaeology (6 credit hours) | 6 | |
| Choose two courses from the following | ||
| HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| MESOAMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA | ||
| WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| GENDER AND ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| POWER AND INEQUALITY: CIVILIZATION IN THE ANCIENT WORLD | ||
| Biological Anthropology (6 credit hours) | 6 | |
| Choose two courses from the following | ||
| PRIMATOLOGY ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| DISEASE AND GLOBAL HEALTH | ||
| THE HUMAN SKELETON | ||
| FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| Cultural/Regional (6 credit hours) | 6 | |
| Choose two courses from the following | ||
| INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA | ||
| INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA | ||
| MOTHER AFRICA | ||
| URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| INDIGENOUS HAWAIIANS | ||
| ETHNOPRIMATOLOGY | ||
| INDIGENOUS ART OF NORTH AMERICA | ||
| GLOBAL MARRIAGE PRACTICES | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD | ||
| THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES | ||
| "SAVING" AFRICA | ||
| Experiential Course (3 credit hours) | 3 | |
| Choose one course from the following | ||
| RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN ANTHROPOLOGY (1-3) | ||
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD (6) | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS IN PRIMATOLOGY | ||
| VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3) | ||
| HONORS RESEARCH | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-9) | ||
| Electives (6 credit hours) | 6 | |
| Two electives from any areaa, selected through advisement | ||
| All College Electives | 48 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Students will:
- Discuss the concept of culture.
- Comprehend and describe, in writing, “ethnographic research”.
- Explain genetic inheritance, natural selection, and ideas of species change over time.
- Compile a list of the major trends in human evolution.
- Utilize the scientific method.
- Categorize archaeological data and apply these data to the interpretation of the past.
- Define race, racism, and ethnicity and their intersections with gender, class, and sexuality.
- Recognize, accept, and respect individual, biological, and cultural diversity.