Undergraduate programs

Undergraduate Programs

A major or a minor in Anthropology will expand your way of thinking and open a wide variety of career paths

To pursue a major or minor in anthropology you must meet with the anthropology advisor, Collin Sharpe (crsharpe@ksu.edu), to discuss and declare the major or minor.

Anthropology Major Requirements (as of S21)

In addition to the general B.A. or B.S. requirements for the College of Arts and Sciences, anthropology majors take a minimum of 34 credit hours in anthropology as follows:

Introductions to three core subfields of anthropology & Initiation: 13 Credit Hrs.

ANTH 200 (or 204 or 210) Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 260 Introduction to Archaeology & World Prehistory
ANTH 280 Introduction to Biological Anthropology

ANTH 301 Initiation to Anthropology (offered every Spring semester; commonly taken as a Sophomore)

Advanced anthropology electives: 21 Credit Hrs.

Seven advanced electives (300-level or above) in at least two of the core subfields (cultural anth, archaeology, and biological anthropology) (21 Hrs.) At least nine of these hours must be at the 500 level or above.

Students are strongly encouraged to include at least one methods course (for example, ANTH 715 Digital Ethnography; ANTH 561 Archaeological Field Methods or another academic archaeological field school; ANTH 562 Archaeological Laboratory Methods; ANTH 683 Osteology; ANTH 710 Ethnographic Methods; ANTH 720 Field Methods in Linguistics).

In addition to the above, a minimum GPA of 2.5 must be earned in all anthropology courses.

Many anthropology students prepare for the variety of occupations concerned with human relations by combining anthropological study with other training, frequently by completing an additional major, minor, secondary major (e.g., Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences [NRES]), or certificate (e.g., Global Health, Medicine, & Society; Religious Studies; Film Studies ;Linguistics; Geographic Information Systems [GIS]; Primary Texts). Each program of study is worked out individually by a student, his or her adviser(s), and mentors.

Anthropology Minor Requirements

A minor in anthropology is also available. Anthropology minors must take a minimum of 18 hours in anthropology as follows:

Any 2 of the introductory classes: 6-7 Credit Hrs.

ANTH 200 (or 204 or 210) Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 220 Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
ANTH 260 Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 280 Introduction to Biological Anthropology

Advanced anthropology courses: 12 Credit Hrs.

Four advanced anthropology electives (300 level or above).

In addition to the above, a minimum GPA of 2.5 must be earned in all anthropology courses.

Medical anthropology sheds light on human health, medicine, and well-being through our disciplinary subfields (biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, applied anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology). This framework uses anthropology to explore how health is impacted by cultural factors (including religious beliefs, history, politics, globalization, socioeconomic conditions, inequality, e.g.), as well as the co-evolution of humans and pathogens and other sociobiological phenomena. Medical anthropology utilizes all the tools and methods at our disposal to best understand human health cultures and phenomena for all peoples past and present throughout the world.

*Students may get a Medical Anthropology minor or a general Anthropology minor, but not both.

Program Requirements

To graduate with this minor, a minimum GPA of 2.500 must be earned in all anthropology courses.

Curriculum Requirements

Completion requirement: Introductory Course: 7 credit hours

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

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Foundational Course: 3 credit hours

Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Advanced Courses: 9 credit hours

Take at least 9 other credits at the 300-level or above from this list of medical anthropology courses. Courses used above cannot also be used below.

Earn at least 9 credits from the following:

ANTH 318, ANTH 388, ANTH 651, ANTH 659, or ANTH 715 must be approved for this minor on a case-by-case basis; the class must have a preponderance of work in the area of medicine in society.

Undergraduate programs

Undergraduate Programs

Medical Anthropology Minor Requirements