Anthropology Requirements for the B.A. degree with a major in Anthropology
Requirements for a minor in Anthropology
Courses of Instruction

(ANTH)

Administered by the Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Anthropology. Available as a major on the B.A. degree and a minor on the B.A. and B.S. degrees.

Anthropology is the scientific study of humankind, from its beginnings millions of years ago to the present day. The goal of Anthropology is to advance knowledge of who we are and how we came to be that way. Anthropology is a social science that focuses on the human species and the human condition in all its diversity. Anthropology is committed to describing, interpreting, and explaining the historical, biological, and cultural diversity of the human species. Anthropology investigates the social and cultural life of human beings in all times and all places.

Requirements for the B.A. degree with a major in Anthropology

30 semester hours, at least 24 of which must be in Anthropology, including at least nine hours from the following:

ANTH 20613 Physical Anthropology
ANTH 20623 Introductory Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 30613 Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 30913 Language and Culture

A maximum of six hours from the following list of approved courses may be applied toward the major:

ART 20113 New World: Survey of American Art
HIST 30943 The Spanish Borderlands
HIST 30983 Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas
HIST 40703 Indians of the United States
HIST 40713 Indians of the Greater Southwest
RELI 30343 Black Religion in America
RELI 30553 African Religions
SOCI 30683 Sociology of Religion

Other courses may be accepted if approved by the Anthropology faculty.

Courses taken through the Departamento de Antropologia of Universidad de las Americas (Puebla, Mexico) may be accepted towards the major or minor with approval of the TCU Anthropology faculty.

Pass/No Credit Option. Students majoring in AddRan College may take up to 9 semester hours of courses on a P/NC basis. No courses applied to a Department's Major or Associated Requirements may be taken on the P/NC basis. Courses applied to the minor may be taken on the P/NC basis.

Requirements for a minor in Anthropology

Eighteen semester hours of approved courses including at least 9 hours of anthropology courses, one of which must be ANTH 20623. Additional courses may be selected from the list above or others if approved by the anthropology adviser.

Courses of Instruction

ANTH 10433 Freshman Seminar in Anthropology. Topics may vary each time it is offered.

ANTH 10533 Freshman Seminar in Anthropology. Topics may vary each time it is offered.

ANTH 20613 Introduction to Physical Anthropology. Survey of human origins and evolution. Human biological variation and adaptation. Primate comparative behavior and anatomy. Basic techniques of measurement and analysis of human physical traits.

ANTH 20623 Introductory Cultural Anthropology. Analysis of human cultural life by comparison of varied life-ways; emphasis on non-western peoples; economics, social organization, political organization, art styles, and similar cultural conditions.

ANTH 30613 Introduction to Archaeology. An introduction to basic techniques, methods, and concepts in archaeology and a review of selected archaeological findings. History and development of archaeology, basic field methods, the evolution of humans and culture, reconstruction and processual interpretation. Site visits to excavations in process.

ANTH 30623 Urban Anthropology. Development and characteristics of urban societies and the culture of modern cities. Evaluation of theories and methods for understanding the structure, function and change in the social and cultural systems of urban areas.

ANTH 30633 Anthropology and Sports. The relationship between social science and the study of sports and other play forms; games and play in cross-cultural contexts; American sports and recreation.

ANTH 30643 Anthropology and Education. A comparative study of the teaching and learning processes in societies of differing complexity and cultural variability. Empirical data is examined from an anthropological perspective and in the context of theories about culture and perception, world view, rites of passage, culture and personality, and change.

ANTH 30653 Culture and Human Sexuality. This course examines the importance of culture for understanding human sexuality issues. Topics covered include biological, social, emotional, cognitive and spiritual issues related to sexuality. Contemporary political, legal and health issues are discussed critically, and gender is discussed as a cultural construct.

ANTH 30713 Intermediate Archeology. Prerequisite: ANTH 30613. A continuation of ANTH 30613, with an in-depth treatment of basic techniques, methods and concepts of archaeology and a continued update in recent archaeological discoveries, emphasizing North America. Concentrated research using published site reports and professional journals. Site visitations to excavations in process will be initiated whenever applicable.

ANTH 30723 Ethnology of Selected Areas. Origin and distribution of the native populations of selected areas. The historical development and current perspectives of institutions, belief and value systems, and comparative organization of cultural areas. Possible areas to be examined include Native North Americans, peoples of South America, peoples of Africa.

ANTH 30913 Language and Culture. Introduction to anthropological linguistics with emphasis on social aspects of language, including cultural categories of phenomena, translation difficulties, dialect prestige, bilingualism and body language.

ANTH 30923 Studies in Anthropology. Topics of interest in anthropology, including substantive areas of the discipline.

ANTH 30933 Studies in Ethno-Archeology. An examination of world cultures based on the results of information secured by technologists and archaeologists working in the field. The topical focus may vary each semester.

ANTH 30973 Anthropology and Religion. ANTH 30973 & RELI 30673. Interpretations of myths, symbols and religious beliefs and practices in cross-cultural perspective; comparative functions of religion in society; religion and cultural change. Focus is on non-Western, technologically-primitive people and their religions.

ANTH 30983 Anthropological Field Methods. Prerequisite: ANTH 20623 or permission of instructor. The phases and problems of the cultural anthropological field experience, including methods for collecting ethnographic data, entry into the field, role and image conflict, participant-observation, interviewing, life histories, network analysis. Practice in instruments and techniques both in the classroom and local "field laboratory."

ANTH 40620 Directed Reading or Research in Anthropology. For upper-division students who undertake projects in anthropology in regular consultation with the instructor, for one to three semester hours credit.

ANTH 50623 Advanced General Anthropology. An overview of the field, including archaeology, linguistics, ethnology, and physical anthropology. Description and analysis of the profession, its history, theoretical foci, intellectual leaders and current ethical dilemmas. For advanced undergraduates and graduate students with opportunities to pursue individual interests within the field.

ANTH 50923 Kinship and Social Organization. Prerequisite: ANTH 20623 or permission of instructor. Principles of descent, kinship terminology and formation of descent groups, including an examination of specific terminological systems in relation to other features of social organization; the adaptive dynamics of family, groups, kinship, and extra-familial associations in simple and complex societies.