Anthropology BA Degree Requirements (120 hours)

Degree Plan

General Education Curriculum

GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.

GEC 02. Natural Science (8-10 hours minimum)

Select 2 courses with labs:

AST 111 - General Astronomy I 3 hrs. AND
AST 111L - General Astronomy I Laboratory 1 hr.
AST 112 - General Astronomy II 3 hrs. AND
AST 112L - General Astronomy II Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 103 - Biology and Society 3 hrs. AND
BSC 103L - Biology and Society Laboratory 1 hr
BSC 107 - Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology 3 hrs. AND
BSC 107L - Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 110 - Principles of Biological Science I 3 hrs. AND
BSC 110L - Principles of Biological Science I Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 111 - Principles of Biological Science II 3 hrs. AND
BSC 111L - Principles of Biological Science II Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 250 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 hrs. AND
BSC 250L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 hr.
BSC 251 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 hrs. AND
BSC 251L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 104 - Chemistry and Our Environment 3 hrs. AND
CHE 104L - Chemistry and Our Environment Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 106 - General Chemistry I 3 hrs. AND
CHE 106L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 110 - Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biochemistry 3 hrs. AND
CHE 110L - Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biochem Lab 1 hr.
GHY 104 - Weather and Climate 3 hrs. AND
GHY 104L - Weather and Climate Laboratory 1 hr.
GHY 105 - Land and Water 3 hrs. AND
GHY 105L - Land and Water Lab 1 hr.
GLY 101 - Physical Geology 3 hrs. AND
GLY 101L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 hr.
GLY 103 - Historical Geology 3 hrs. AND
GLY 103L - Historical Geology Laboratory 1 hr.
MAR 151 - Introduction to Ocean Science 3 hrs. AND
MAR 151L - Introduction to Ocean Science Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 103 - Introductory Physics 3 hrs. AND
PHY 103L - Introductory Physics Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 111 - General Physics I 3 hrs. AND
PHY 111L - General Physics I Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 112 - General Physics II 3 hrs. AND
PHY 112L - General Physics II Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 201 - General Physics I with Calculus 4 hrs. AND
PHY 201L - General Physics I with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr.
PHY 202 - General Physics II with Calculus 4 hrs. AND
PHY 202L - General Physics II with Calculus Laboratory 1 hr.
PSE 190 - Living in a Material World 3 hrs. AND
PSE 190L - Lab for Living in a Material World 1 hr.

GEC 03. Humanities (9 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.

Select 2 courses, 1 History required:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
HUM 201 - Colloquium on the Pre-Modern World 3 hrs.
HUM 202 - Colloquium on the Modern World 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

GEC 04. Aesthetic Values (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

GEC 05. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)

Select 2 courses:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
ANT 221 - Introduction to Cultural & Linguistic Anthropology 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

GEC 06. Mathematics (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. ***
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs.
Higher level MAT course
ACT Math sub score of 24 or higher
SAT Math score of 560 or higher

GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement (Major Area)

ANT 301 - History of Anthropological Theory 3 hrs. (WI)
ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

GEC 08. Speaking Intensive Requirement (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)
or
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
or
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs. (SI)
or
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs. (SI)

GEC 09. Capstone Requirement (Major Area)

ANT 401 - Senior Seminar in Anthropology 3 hrs. (Capstone)
Must be taken Senior Year; ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

Note:

*This course satifies both the GEC requirement and a program requirement for this major.

**This particular GEC course is required for this major.

***This course does not satisfy prerequisites for any other math course.

GEC 07 - GEC 09 courses are specific to the major.

For full description of the GEC, see here .

Program Curriculum

DEG 01. Major Area of Study Requirements (33 hours)

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
ANT 202 - Proseminar in Anthropology 1 hr.
ANT 221 - Introduction to Cultural & Linguistic Anthropology 3 hrs.
ANT 231 - Introduction to Archaeology and Biological Anthropology 3 hrs.
ANT 301 - History of Anthropological Theory 3 hrs. (WI)
ANT 401 - Senior Seminar in Anthropology 3 hrs. (Capstone)
Complete additional ANT electives so total DEG 01 hours are a minimum of 33 hours.

Methods Requirements - minimum of 3 hours must be an ANT course:

2 courses.

ANT 331 - Survey of Archaeological Methods 3 hrs.
ANT 342 - Forensic Anthropology 3 hrs.
ANT 416 - Ethnographic Field Methods 3-6 hrs.
ANT 417 - Primate Field Methods 6 hrs.
ANT 431 - Advanced Prehistoric Analysis 3 hrs. AND
ANT 431L - Advanced Prehistoric Analysis Laboratory 1 hr.
ANT 436 - Archaeology Field Methods 3-6 hrs.
ANT 461 - Visual Ethnography 3 hrs.
ANT 471 - Practicing Anthropology 3 hrs.
GHY 217 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 hrs. AND
BA 201 - Business Analytics I 3 hrs.
HIS 300 - Research Seminar 3 hrs.
PSY 360 - Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 hrs.
SOC 464 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 hrs.
SSGS 400 - Conducting Research in the Social Sciences 3 hrs.
SSGS 401 - Data Analysis and Statistics in the Social Sciences 3 hrs.

DEG 02. Additional Requirements (6-30 hours)

Bachelor of Arts Requirements

Select 2 courses, may overlap with GEC 05:

Any course in ECO, LGL, PS, PSY, SOC

CJ 200 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
GHY 331 - Cultural Systems in the Environment 3 hrs.
GHY 341 - Geography and World Political Affairs 3 hrs.
GHY 370 - Conservation of Natural Resources 3 hrs.

Select 1 course not selected in GEC 03:

Any HIS prefix course
Any PHI prefix course
Any REL prefix course
Any ENG prefix course (at the 200 level or higher)

AIS 301 - Contemporary Issues in Indian Country 3 hrs.
ART 332 - History of Art I 3 hrs.
ART 334 - History of Art II 3 hrs.
BLKS 301 - Introduction to Black Studies 3 hrs.
CMS 201 - Rhetoric and Public Life 3 hrs.
FLM 170 - Introduction to Film Studies 3 hrs.
FLM 370 - Film History 3 hrs.
FLM 479 - Film Theory and Criticism 3 hrs.
WGS 301 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies 3 hrs.

Foreign Language Requirement:

12 hours in a single foreign language, fewer hours may suffice, but course level 202 must be completed.

DEG 03. Required Minor (18 minimum hours)

Students must fulfill requirements to receive a minor in another discipline

DEG 04. Electives

Choose electives as needed with advisor’s approval. (See Hours to Degree below.)

Hours to Degree

120 hours are needed to graduate with a BA in Anthropology. Of the total hours applied to this degree, 30 hours must be in courses numbered at the 300 level or above. The student must earn at least 21 of the last 30 hours of course work and at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss. See Residence Hour Requirements for more information.