Major Information
NEW CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY EMPHASIS
(FOR STUDENTS WHO DECLARED AFTER FALL 2020)
This emphasis consists of at least 40 Anthropology, and 12 Allied credit hours:
Foundation (13 credits)
ANTH 1010 Culture and the Human Experience
ANTH 1020 Human Origins, Evolution and Diversity
ANTH 1030 Prehistoric Archaeology
ANTH 1050 Evolution of Human Nature
ANTH 2001 Anthropology as a Major and Career (1)
Lower-Division Core (3 credits)
Required: One 2000-lvl ANTH course.
Upper Division
(Minimum of 12 credits; At least one ANTH GEOG class must be taken; and at least two
ANTH Topical Classes must be taken)
Geographical Classes (choose a minimum of one from)
ANTH 3112 North American Ethnography
ANTH 3126 Mediterranean Cultures
ANTH 3127 Peoples and Cultures of Europe
ANTH 3128 Andean Cultures
ANTH 3140 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (IR)
ANTH 3151 Peoples of the Pacific (DV, HF or SF)
ANTH 3153 Black Atlantic
ANTH 3154 Brazilian Culture
ANTH 3321 Classic Maya
ANTH 3322 Mesoamerican Archaeology
Topical Classes
ANTH 3110 Women Cross-Culturally
ANTH 3120 Friendships and Social Networks
ANTH 3134 Language, Thought and Culture
ANTH 3135 Symbolic Anthropology
ANTH 3138 Anth Violence and Non-Violence
ANTH 3283 Sex and Gender
ANTH 3484 Ecology of Hunters and Gatherers
ANTH 3486 Human Ecology
ANTH 3290 Biol. Of Stress and Development
ANTH 3293 Medical Anthropology
ANTH 3145 Human Migration and Social Change
ANTH 3470 Evolution of the Family
ANTH 3481Evolutionary Psychology
ANTH 3291 Evolution of Human Health
Cultural Anthropology Statistics Requirement (Choose one, 3-4 credits)
PSY 3000 Statistical Methods in Psychology (4)
ANTH 5230 Intro. Statistical Thinking in ANTH (3)
ANTH 5471 Quantitative Methods of Evolutionary Ecology (3)
SOC 3112 Social Statistics (QB/QI) (4)
Cultural Anthropology Signature Experience (Choose a Minimum of 3 Credits)
SBS 4890 SBS Internship
ANTH 4950 Independent Research
ANTH 5500 Anthropology Capstone
ANTH 5960 Ethnographic Field School in Tonga
ANTH 4950-084 Culture, Ecology, and Sustainability Field School
Advanced (ANTH 5169; and one additional, 5000-lvl Class (Six Credits Minimum)
Required: ANTH 5169 Ethnographic Methods
Choose one additional 5000-lvl course from the following list:
ANTH 5461 Behavioral Ecology and Anthropology
ANTH 5234 Population Issues in Anthropology
ANTH 5187 Economic Anthropology
ANTH 5255 Race and Culture
ANTH 5433 Maternal and Child Health
ANTH 5500 Anthropology Capstone
TOTAL HOURS IN ANTHROPOLOGY: A minimum of 40 semester hours.* A minimum of 24 Anthropology semester hours must be taken at the University of Utah
*Please note: You must earn a grade of “C” or better for courses to count toward your major, and you must earn a GPA of at least 2.5 in your major courses.
An additional 12 credits are required from related areas of study.
Allied departments include:
Economics, Ethnic Studies, Family and Consumer Studies, Georaphy, History, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.
Major Information
LEGACY CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY EMPHASIS
(FOR STUDENTS WHO DECLARED BEFORE FALL 2020)
This emphasis consists of at least 33 Anthropology, and 12 Allied credit hours:
Lower-Division Core:
ANTH 1010 Culture and the Human Experience [BF]
Choose two of the following courses:
ANTH 1020 Human Origins, Evolution & Diversity [SF]
ANTH 1030 World Prehistory: An Introduction [BF]
ANTH 1050 Evolution of Human Nature [SF]
Upper Division Core:
(all three courses required)
ANTH 3001 Anthropology as a Major and Career (1 credit)
ANTH 4245 Human Migration and Social Change [IR]
ANTH 4169 Ethnographic Methods
Upper Division Statistics:
(choose one)
*PSY 3000 Statistical Methods in Psychology
*ANTH 5230 Intro. Statistical Thinking in Anthropology
*ANTH 5471 Quantitative Methods Evolutionary Ecology
Upper Division Topical:
(select a minimum of 6 credit hours)
ANTH 4110 Women Cross-Culturally [IR, BF]
ANTH 4120 Anthropology of Friendship and Networks
ANTH 4134 Language, Thought, and Culture [BF]
ANTH 4135 Symbolic Anthropology
ANTH 4138 Anthropology Violence and Non-Violence
ANTH 4181 Kinship and Marriage
ANTH 4183 Sex and Gender [DV]
ANTH 4184 Hunter-Gatherer Ecology
ANTH 4186 Human Ecology [SF, BF]
ANTH 4187 Economic Anthropology
ANTH 4193 Medical Anthropology
ANTH 4255 Race and Culture [DV]
*ANTH 4461 Behavioral Ecology and Anthropology
ANTH 4481 Evolutionary Psychology
Signature Experience:
(Field School, Capstone, Internship, Learning Abroad, Research)
Select at least one of the following courses:
SBS 4890 CSBS Internship Program
ANTH 4950 Independent Study
ANTH 4960 Ethnographic Field School in Tonga
ANTH 5500 Anthropology Capstone
Var. Learning Abroad (Faculty Approved)
Upper Division Geographical:
(select a minimum of 6 credit hours)
ANTH 3111 Rise of First Nations of Eastern N.A. [DV]
ANTH 3112 Rise of First Nations of Western N.A. [DV]
ANTH 3126 Mediterranean Cultures [IR, BF]
ANTH 3127 Peoples and Cultures of Europe [IR, BF]
ANTH 3128 Andean Cultures
ANTH 3140 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America [IR]
ANTH 3151 Peoples of the Pacific [IR, BF]
ANTH 3153 Black Atlantic [IR]
ANTH 3154 Brazilian Culture [IR]
ANTH 3311 North American Prehistory
ANTH 3313 First Peoples of Utah
ANTH 3321 Classic Maya
ANTH 3322 Mesoamerican Archaeology
TOTAL HOURS IN ANTHROPOLOGY: A minimum of 34 semester hours.* A minimum of 18 Anthropology semester hours must be taken at the University of Utah
*Please note: You must earn a grade of “C” or better for courses to count toward your major, and you must earn a GPA of at least 2.5 in your major courses.
An additional 12 credits are required from related areas of study.
Allied departments include:
Economics, Ethnic Studies, Family and Consumer Studies, Georaphy, History, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.
CAREER OPTIONS FOR CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGISTS
Government
- Policy Analysis
- Foreign Policy
- Urban Planning
- Population Demography
- Public Administration
Communications
- Documentary Production
- Photography
- Journalism
- Writing & Editing
- Tourism & Heritage
Business
- Civil Engineering
- Sales/Marketing
- Product Design
- Human Resources
- International Relations
Recreation/Tourism
- Ecotourism
- Guide Services
- Recreational Therapy
- Hospitality Management
- US Forest Service