BA with a Major in Anthropology
Degree Requirements
To earn a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences degree from UIC, students must complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Anthropology degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Summary of Requirements | ||
| Major Requirements | 32-38 | |
| General Education and Electives to reach minimum Total Hours | 82-88 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
General Education
See General Education and Writing-in-the-Discipline in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section for information on meeting these requirements.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ANTH 101 | World Cultures: Introduction to Social Anthropology a,b | 3 |
| ANTH 102 | Introduction to Archaeology c,d | 4 |
| ANTH 105 | Human Evolution c,d | 4 |
| ANTH 309 | Writing Culture e | 3 |
| Six additional anthropology courses, at least two of which must be at the 300 or 400 level | 18-24 | |
| Total Hours | 32-38 | |
- a
This course is approved for the Exploring World Cultures General Education category.
- b
This course is approved for the Understanding the Individual and Society General Education category.
- c
This course is approved for the Understanding the Past General Education category.
- d
This course is approved for the Analyzing the Natural World General Education category.
- e
ANTH 309 fulfills the Writing-in-the-Discipline requirement.
Courses for the major are chosen in consultation with the department’s program advisor. A major interested in a subdiscipline of anthropology (sociocultural, biological, or archaeological) must arrange a suitable program of electives with an advisor.
Recommended Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| ANTH 101 | World Cultures: Introduction to Social Anthropology a,d | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| ANTH 102 | Introduction to Archaeology a,d | 4 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ANTH 105 | Human Evolution a,d | 4 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning Requirement course | 3-5 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| Hours | 14-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ANTH 309 | Writing Culture | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3-5 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement course/Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16-18 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Anthropology Elective b | 3-4 | |
| General Education Requirement course/Elective | 3 | |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Anthropology Elective b | 3 | |
| Anthropology Elective b | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Anthropology Elective b | 3-4 | |
| Anthropology Elective b | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 8 | |
| Hours | 14-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Anthropology Elective b | 3-4 | |
| Anthropology Independent Study/Honors Research or Electives c | 3-6 | |
| Electives | 7 | |
| Hours | 13-17 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- a
Offered fall and spring semesters.
- b
ANTH 100 is not an elective in the major.
- c
Recommended, but not required.
- d
Two of these courses may be used to satisfy two of the nine courses in the General Education Requirement.