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2023-2024 Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Anthropology, B.A. Four-Year Course Plan


NOTE: The four-year plans presented in this sample plan demonstrate the recommended sequencing and timing of the required and elective components within each major, the assumption each course listed is worth 4 semester units (unless otherwise noted), and that lower and upper division common course GE requirements are maximized in sharing with your major, concentration, and Intellectual Experiences. In many cases, a student’s academic background will require variations in the timing of the coursework listed in the plan. All students are expected to work with their academic advisor to find their best pathway through the degree requirements of their chosen program. 

All General Education course options can be found here.    

First Year

Fall  Spring
ANTH 005: Introduction to Biological Anthropology   ANTH 003: Introduction to Anthropological Archaeology  
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   ANTH 010: Quantitative Methods in Anthropology  
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   General Education: AREA A–Physical Science
Lower or Upper Division Elective General Education: Language

Second Year

Fall Spring
WRI 117: Writing for the Social Sciences and Humanities   ANTH 001: Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology  
General Education: AREA B

Upper Division ANTH: Anthropological Archaeology (ANTH 130-149)

Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Third Year

Fall Spring
ANTH 100: History of Anthropological Thought and Practice  

Upper Division ANTH: Fields Methods (ANTH 170 or ANTH 176)

Upper Division ANTH: Laboratory or Archival Methods (ANTH 171-179, HS 160)

Upper Division ANTH/Crossroads General Education
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Fourth Year

Fall Spring

Upper Division ANTH: Socio-Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 110-129)

Upper Division ANTH: Biological Anthropology (ANTH 150-169)

Upper Division ANTH/Culminating Experience General Education Upper Division ANTH of choice
Lower or Upper Division Elective Upper Division Elective