Programs

B.A. Major in Medical Anthropology

Specific Requirements for Admission to the Anthropology Major: Successful completion of ANT 101 or 111 with a grade of “C” or better and 3 credits in another Sociology or Anthropology course with a grade of “C” or better.

Students may not double major in Medical Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology.

Course Requirements  

(Three credits from the following:)
ANT 101 Introduction to Native American Studies 3 credits
ANT 111 Introduction to Anthropology 3 credits

(All of the following:)
ANT 209 Qualitative Methods 3 credits
ANT 212 Quantitative Methods 3 credits
ANT 215 Healthcare, society, and Culture 3 credits
ANT 301 Social and Cultural Theory 3 credits
ANT 317 Global Health Issues 3 credits
ANT 363 Medical Anthropology 3 credits
ANT 383 Cultural Epidemiology 3 credits
ANT 499 Globalization 3 credits

(Three credits from the following:)
ANT 342 Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa 3 credits
ANT 343 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America 3 credits
ANT 346 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America 3 credits
ANT 347 Peoples and Cultures of North Africa 3 credits
ANT 348 Peoples and Cultures of Asia 3 credits

(Six credits from the following:)
ANT 307 Demography: World Population Issues 3 credits
ANT 310 Physical Anthropology 3 credits
ANT 340 Native American Cultures and Health 3 credits
ANT 352 Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic 3 credits
ANT 355 Environment and Society: Sociological Perspectives 3 credits
ANT 455 Food, Society, and Environment 3 credits
ANT 385 Community Internship 3 credits
ANT 493 Directed Independent Readings* 1-6 credits
ANT 495 Directed Independent Study* 1-6 credits
ANT 497 Directed Independent Research* 1-6 credits
BIO 212 General Biology: organismal and Population 3 credits
BIO 581 Evolution 4 credits
PLS 334 Public Policy and Healthcare 3 credits
PSY 428 Multicultural Issues in Psychology 3 credits
SRP 457 Biomedical Ethics 3 credits
THL 205 Sickness and Healing in the Bible 3 credits

* May be repeated to a limit of six hours


Anthropology majors who are planning to go to graduate school are encouraged to also take ANT 212 and ANT 214. They are also encouraged to spend one summer in our Lakota Field School (offered during Summer Session) or an ethnographic field school or an archeological field school (such as ANT 525 and ANT 526 offered through the Theology Department).

Course Rotation Schedule