Check Sheets for Anthropology Major Tracks plus Liberal Studies                              

Department of Anthropology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

 

Part 1: General Anthropology Track

Part 2: Archeology Track

Part 3: Applied Anthropology Track

Part 4: BA Social Science Education/Anthropology Concentration

Part 5: Minor in Anthropology

Part 6: Anthropology Honors Program

Part 7: Liberal Studies Requirements in Anthropology

 

Department of Anthropology

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA 15705

(724-357-2841)



Part 1: Bachelor of Arts – General Anthropology Track 
 

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications:

Mathematics: MATH 217 (required)

Social Science: GEOG 104 (recommended)

Liberal Studies Electives: 9cr, no courses with ANTH prefix

53

College: Foreign Language Intermediate Level (1)

0-6

 

Major:

36

Required Courses:                                                                                                                            Grade

ANTH 211

Cultural Anthropology

3cr

 

ANTH 222

Biological Anthropology

3cr

 

ANTH 233

Language and Culture

3cr

 

ANTH 244

Basic Archaeology

3cr

 

ANTH 456 or

   ANTH 425

Ethnographic Research Methods or

Archaeology Theory and Research Design

3cr

 

ANTH 480

Anthropology Seminar

3cr

 

Controlled Electives: 

Two courses in Topical Area Ethnography such as
ANTH 271, 272, 273, 274, 314, 370

6cr

 

Three additional ANTH electives (300 or 400 level)

9cr

 

One additional ANTH elective (any level)      

3cr

 

  

Free Electives: (2)

25-31

  

Total Degree Requirements: 

120

   

(1)   Intermediate-level Foreign Language may be included in Liberal Studies electives.

(2)   State System Board of Governors’ policy states that at least 40 percent of the coursework in a
degree must consist of courses numbered 300 and above.

 

 

 

Part 2: Bachelor of Arts – Anthropology/Archaeology Track 

 

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications:

Mathematics: MATH 217 (required)

Natural Science: GEOS 121-122 and 131-132 (recommended)

Social Science: ANTH 213, GEOG 104 (recommended)

Liberal Studies Electives: 9cr, no courses with ANTH prefix

54

 

College:

0-6

Foreign Language Intermediate Level (1)

  

Major:

39

Required Courses:                                                                                                                             Grade

ANTH 211

Cultural Anthropology      

3cr

 

ANTH 222

Biological Anthropology   

3cr

 

ANTH 233

Language and Culture        

3cr

 

ANTH 244

Basic Archaeology             

3cr

 

Controlled Electives: Three methods courses:

ANTH 320

Archaeological Field School (2, 3)

6cr

 

ANTH 325

Archaeological Lab Methods

3cr

 

ANTH 415

Cultural Resource Management

3cr

 

Two theory courses: ANTH 425 and 480        

6cr

 

One archaeology area course such as ANTH 315 or 323

3cr

 

Any two anthropology courses from the following:

     ANTH 271/272/273/274, ANTH 314, 318, 370, 420, 484 (3), or 485 (3)

6cr

 

  

Free Electives: (4, 5)

21-27

  

Total Degree Requirements: 

120

   

(1)   Intermediate-level Foreign Language may be included in Liberal Studies electives.

(2)   With departmental approval, an equivalent field school with lab component from another university may be used.

(3)   May be repeated for credit with departmental approval, but may only count once toward the requirements of the Archaeology Track.

(4)   A minor in Geoscience, Geography, History, or other approved field is recommended. An internship (ANTH 493) also is recommended. Your advisor should be consulted.

(5)   State System Board of Governors’ policy states that at least 40 percent of the coursework in a degree must consists of courses numbered 300 and above.

 



 

Part 3: Bachelor of Arts – Anthropology/Applied Anthropology Track 

 

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications:

Mathematics: MATH 217 (required)

Social Science: GEOG 104 (recommended)

Liberal Studies Electives: 9cr, no courses with ANTH prefix

53

 

College:

0-6

Foreign Language Intermediate Level (1)

  

Major:

36

Required Courses:                                                                                                                            Grade

ANTH 211

Cultural Anthropology

3cr

 

ANTH 222

Biological Anthropology

3cr

 

ANTH 233

Language and Culture

3cr

 

ANTH 244

Basic Archaeology

3cr

 

Two methods courses: ANTH 360, 456

6cr

 

One theory course: ANTH 480

3cr

 

Controlled Electives: 

One area course from the following: ANTH 271, 272, 273, 274, 314, 370

3cr

 

Two additional ANTH electives (300 or 400 level)

6cr

 

ANTH 493 or
   ANTH 460

Internship in Anthropology or
Ethnographic Field School (2)

6cr

 

  

Free Electives: (3)

25-31

  

Total Degree Requirements:

120

   

(1)   Intermediate-level Foreign Language may be included in Liberal Studies electives.

(2)   An internship or ethnographic field school is highly desirable but may be replaced by 6cr of pragmatic skill courses upon approval of the advisor.

(3)   State System Board of Governors’ policy states that at least 40 percent of the coursework in a degree must consist of courses numbered 300 and above.

 

 
 

 

 Part 4: BS in Ed. Social Science Education / Anthro Concentration  
 

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications:

Humanities/History: fulfilled by required courses in major

Mathematics: 3cr

Natural Science: BIOL 103-104 or two of the following: GEOS 101-102, 103-104, 105-106

Social Science: ANTH 211, ECON 121, PSYC 101

Liberal Studies Electives: 6cr, PSYC 310 or 330, SOC 362 or 363, no courses with
ANTH prefix

48

                                                                                                                                                            Grade

 College:

32

3 additional cr of MATH 100 level or above (in addition to
Liberal Studies Mathematics) (1)

3cr

 

Preprofessional Education Sequence:

COMM 103

Digital Instructional Technology

3cr

 

EDSP 102

Educational Psychology    

3cr

 

Professional Education Sequence:

EDEX 301

Education of Students with Disabilities in

Inclusive Secondary Settings

2cr

 

EDSP 477

Assessment of Student Learning: Design

and Interpretation of Educational Measures

3cr

 

EDUC 242

Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience I    

1cr

 

EDUC 342

Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience II   

1cr

 

EDUC 441

Student Teaching               

12cr

 

EDUC 442

School Law          

1cr

 

EDUC 455

Teaching of Social Studies in Secondary Schools

3cr

 

  

Major:

 

Required Anthropology Courses: 

21

ANTH 211

Cultural Anthropology       (2)

*cr

 

ANTH 213

World Archaeology

3cr

 

ANTH 222

Biological Anthropology

3cr

 

One additional subdisciplinary course:

 

 

ANTH 233 or

   ANTH 244

Language and Culture or

Basic Archaeology

3cr

 

Two area ethnography courses from the following:
ANTH 271, 272, 273, 274, 314, 370

6cr

 

Two additional Anthropology courses numbered 300 or above

6cr

 

History Distributional Requirements: 

9

HIST 202

Western Civilization Since 1600

3cr

 

HIST 204

United States History to 1877

3cr

 

HIST 205

United States History Since 1877

3cr

 

Required Social Science Distribution:          

9

GEOG 230

Cultural Geography

3cr

 

PLSC 280 or

   PLSC 285 

Comparative Government I: Western               Political Systems or Comparative        Government II: Non-Western Political Systems

3cr

 

SOC 151 or

   SOC 231

Principles of Sociology       or

Contemporary Social Problems

3cr

 

  

Free Electives: 

1

  

Total Degree Requirements: 

120

   

(*)   See requirements leading to teacher certification, titled “3-Step Process for Teacher Education,” in the College of Education and Educational Technology section of this catalog.

(1)   Students are required to take an additional 3cr or MATH beyond the Liberal Studies requirements for a total of 6cr, all of which must be 100 level or above.

(2)   Courses counted toward Liberal Studies credits do not receive duplicate credit in major.

 
 

 

 

Part 5: Minor – Anthropology 
 

15

 

Required Course:

ANTH 110

Contemporary Anthropology

 3cr

 

Controlled Electives:

Four additional courses in Anthropology

 12cr

 

 

 
 

 

Part 6: Anthropology Honors Track  
 

12

 

Prerequisites: Declared major in Anthropology, completion of 60cr and permission of department honors committee, academic advisor, and department chair

Required Courses:

ANTH 483/H/

Honors Thesis in Anthropology

6cr

 

CHSS 489/H/

Honors Colloquium

3cr

 

HNRC 499

Honors Senior Synthesis

*cr (1)

 

 

 (1)   Credits for HNRC 499 are counted in the Liberal Studies Synthesis requirement.

 


 

 

Part 7: Liberal Studies Requirements 
Additional courses may be added to some categories each year.

 

Learning Skills: English Composition: Two Courses          

7cr

ENGL 101

College Writing

4

 

ENGL 202

Research Writing (sophomore standing)

3

 

 

Learning Skills: Mathematics:

3-6cr

MATH 217

Probability and Statistics (required in three anthropology tracks)

3

 

 

Humanities: Three Courses*

9cr

*One course in history, one in literature, and one in philosophy or religious studies.

 

History:

HIST 195

The Modern Era

3

 

 

Literature:

ENGL 121

Humanities Literature

3

 

 

Philosophy or Religious Studies:

PHIL 101

Informal Logic: Methods of Critical Thinking

3

 

PHIL 120

Introduction to Philosophy

3

 

PHIL 221

Symbolic Logic I

3

 

PHIL 222

Ethics

3

 

PHIL 223

Philosophy of Art

3

 

RLST 100

Introduction to Religion

3

 

RLST 110

World Religions

3

 

RLST 250

Understanding the Bible

3

 

RLST 290

Christianity

3

 

 

 

Fine Arts: One Course from List

            3cr

ARHI 101

Introduction to Art

3

 

DANC 102

Introduction to Dance

3

 

MUHI 101

Introduction to Music

3

 

THTR 101

Introduction to Theater

    3

 

 

 

  

Natural Science: One Option

8-10cr

 

Option I: Two-semester Laboratory Course Sequence

            8cr

Two courses with laboratories (4cr each), paired together in a sequence, from the
natural science laboratory course list.

 

Natural Science Laboratory Sequences:

BIOL 103/104

General Biology I and II

8

 

CHEM 101/102

College Chemistry I and II

8

 

CHEM 111/112

General Chemistry I and II

8

 

CHEM 113/114

Concepts in Chemistry I and Basic Inorganic Chemistry             

8

 

 

Two of the following three, in any order:

GEOS 101/102

The Dynamic Earth with lab

4

 

GEOS 103/104

Oceans and Atmospheres with lab

4

 

GEOS 105/106

Exploring the Universe with lab

4

 

 

GEOS 111/112

     113/114

Earth Science for  Educators I with lab and
Earth Science for Educators II with lab

8

 

GEOS 121/122

     131/132

Physical Geology with lab and
Historical Geology with lab

8

 

PHYS 111/121

     112/122

Physics I with lab and
Physics II with lab

8

 

PHYS 131/141

     132/142

Physics I (calculus) with lab and
Physics II (calculus) with lab

8

 

SCI 105/106

Physical Science I and II (either order)

8

 

 

Option II: One Laboratory plus Two Nonlaboratory Courses

10cr

One course with laboratory (4cr) from the natural science laboratory course list followed by two courses (3cr each) from natural science nonlaboratory course list. One of the nonlaboratory courses may be counted again among the Liberal Studies Electives.

 

Natural Science Laboratory Courses:

BIOL 103

General Biology I

4

 

CHEM 101

College Chemistry I

4

 

CHEM 111

General Chemistry I

4

 

CHEM 113

Concepts in Chemistry        I

4

 

GEOS 101/102

The Dynamic Earth with lab

4

 

GEOS 103/104

Oceans and Atmospheres with lab

4

 

GEOS 105/106

Exploring the Universe with lab

4

 

GEOS 111/112

Earth Science for Educators I with lab

4

 

GEOS 113/114

Earth Science for Educators II with lab

4

 

GEOS 121/122

Physical Geology with lab

4

 

GEOS 131/132

Historical Geology with lab

4

 

PHYS 111/121

Physics I with lab

4

 

PHYS 131/141

Physics I (calculus) with lab

4

 

PHYS 151/161

Medical Physics with lab

4

 

SCI 105

Physical Science I

4

 

SCI 106

Physical Science II

4

 

 

Natural Science Nonlaboratory Courses:

BIOL 113

Genetics in Modern Society

3

 

BIOL 114

Environmental Science

3

 

BIOL 115

Biotic Diversity of North America

3

 

BIOL 116

Introduction to Marine Biology

3

 

BIOL 117

Understanding HIV Biology and Aids

3

 

BIOL 118

The History of Pain

3

 

BIOL 119

Emerging Diseases

3

 

GEOS 101

The Dynamic Earth

3

 

GEOS 103

Oceans and Atmospheres

3

 

GEOS 105

Exploring the Universe

3

 

GEOS 111

Earth Science for Educators I

3

 

GEOS 113

Earth Science for Educators II

3

 

GEOS 141

Introduction to Ocean Science

3

 

GEOS 150

Geology of National Parks

3

 

GEOS 151

The Age of Dinosaurs

3

 

GEOS 221

Physical Resources of the Earth

3

 

PHYS 101

Energy and Our Environment

3

 

PHYS 105

The Physics of Light and Sound

3

 

PHYS 111

Physics I Lecture

3

 

PHYS 112

Physics II Lecture

3

 

PHYS 131

Physics I Lecture (calculus)

3

 

PHYS 132

Physics II Lecture (calculus)

3

 

PHYS 151

Medical Physics Lecture

3

 

SCI 201

Great Ideas in Science

3

 

 

 

Social Science: Three Courses from List

9cr

*No course prefix may be used more than once **ANTH110 does not count towards the major

ANTH 110

Contemporary Anthropology (1)

3

 

ANTH 211

Cultural Anthropology (1)

3

 

ANTH 213

World Archaeology

3

 

CRIM 101

Crime and Justice Systems

3

 

ECON 101

Basic Economics

3

 

ECON 121

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

 

GEOG 101

Introduction to Geography: Human Environment

3

 

GEOG 102

Geography of U.S. and Canada

3

 

GEOG 104

Geography of the Non-Western World (1)

3

 

JRNL 105

Journalism and the Mass Media

3

 

PLSC 101

World Politics (1)

3

 

PLSC 111

American Politics

3

 

PSYC 101

General Psychology

3

 

SOC 151

Principles of Sociology

3

 

SOC 231

Contemporary Social Problems

3

 

 

 

Health and Wellness: One Course

3cr

HPED 143               

Health and Wellness

3

 

FDNT 143               

Nutrition and Wellness

3

 

NURS 143

Healthy People

3

 

An alternate method of fulfilling this requirement is the completion of one year of Military Science/ROTC: MLSC 101 Introduction to Military Science and Lab (2cr) and MLSC 102 Fundamentals of Military Science and Lab (2cr). MLSC 203 and 204 may be substituted for MLSC 101 and 102 . Veterans are given 4cr toward these requirements by validating two years’ active duty via form DD214.

 

 

 

Liberal Studies Electives:

0-9cr*

     – At least one course must be numbered 200 or higher

     – No course carrying the student’s major prefix may be used

     – No course prefix may be used more than once, except for intermediate-level foreign language prefix
        (FRNC, GRMN, ITAL, and SPAN), which may be used twice.

     – Refer to program of study for specific requirements

See list of Nonlaboratory Natural Sciences for additional courses which may be used as Liberal Studies electives. Also see list of Non-Western Cultures courses, some of which may be used as Liberal Studies Electives.

The following courses are also approved:

ANTH 286

Marriage, Kinship, and the Family [same as SOC 286]

3

 

ARHI 205

Ancient to Medieval Art

3

 

ARHI 207

Renaissance through Modern Art

3

 

ARHI 222

Art in America

3

 

BTED 101

Microbased Computer Literacy [same as COSC/IFMG 101]

3

 

BTED 201

Internet and Multimedia [same as COMM/COSC/IFMG/LIBR201]

3

 

CDFR 218

Child Development

3

 

CDFR 424

Marriage and Family Relations

3

 

CNSV 101

Personal and Family Management

3

 

CNSV 315

Consumer Economics and Family Finance

3

 

COMM 101

Communications Media in American Society

3

 

COMM 201

Internet and Multimedia [same as    BTED/COSC/IFMG/LIBR 201]

3

 

COMM 380

The History of African Americans in Film

3

 

COSC 101

Microbased Computer Literacy                   [same as BTED/IFMG 101]

3

 

COSC 201

Internet and Multimedia [same as BTED/COMM/IFMG/LIBR 201]

3

 

ECON 122

Principles of Microeconomics

3

 

ENGL 349

English Bible as Literature

3

 

FDNT 145

Introduction to Nutrition

3

 

FRNC 201

College French I (2)

3

 

FRNC 202

College French II (2)

3

 

FRNC 203

Accelerated College French

6

 

FRNC 301

Portraits of Women in the French Novel

3

 

GEOG 230

Cultural Geography

3

 

GEOG 231

Economic Geography

3

 

GEOG 251

Geography of Pennsylvania

3

 

GEOG 253

Geography of Europe

3

 

GEOG 261

Geography of Wine

3

 

GRMN 251

German III (2)

3

 

GRMN 252

German IV (2)

3

 

HIST 210

Ancient Civilizations: The Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean

3

 

HIST 212

Ancient and Medieval Europe

3

 

HIST 214

Themes in American History

3

 

HIST 305

Renaissance and Reformation

3

 

HIST 355

African History I: Antiquity to 1600

3

 

HIST 363

Thought and Culture in Early America

3

 

HIST 364

Thought and Culture in Modern America

3

 

HIST 366

African-American Women

3

 

IFMG 101

Microbased Computer Literacy [same as BTED/COSC 101]

3

 

IFMG 201

Internet and Multimedia [same as BTED/COMM/COSC/LIBR 201]

3

 

ITAL 201

Intermediate Italian III

3

 

ITAL 202

Intermediate Italian IV

3

 

JRNL 25

Women and the Press

3

 

JRNL 375

World News Coverage

3

 

LATN 102

Elementary Latin II [inactive]

4

 

LATN 201

Intermediate Latin [inactive] (2)

4

 

LIBR 201

Internet and Multimedia [same as BTED/COMM/COSC/IFMG 201]

3

 

LIBR 251

Information Access in the Digital Age

2

 

MATH 121

Calculus I for Natural and Social Sciences (1)

4

 

MATH 122

Calculus II for Natural and Social Sciences

4

 

MATH 123

Calculus I for Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (1)

4

 

MATH 124

Calculus II for Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics

4

 

MATH 152

Elements of Mathematics II (specified majors only) (1)

3

 

MATH 214

Probability and Statistics for Business Majors

3

 

MATH 216

Probability and Statistics for Natural Sciences

4

 

MATH 217

Probability and Statistics (1)

3

 

MATH 241

Differential Equations

3

 

MUHI 301

Music History I

3

 

MUHI 302

Music History II

3

 

PHIL 232

Philosophical Perspectives on Love, Marriage, and Divorce

3

 

PHIL 321

Symbolic Logic II

3

 

PHIL 323

Political Philosophy

3

 

PHIL 324

                Ancient Philosophy

3

 

PHIL 325

Modern Philosophy

3

 

PHIL 326

Phenomenology and Existentialism

3

 

PHIL 330

Philosophy of Science

3

 

PHIL 400

Ethics and Public Policy

3

 

PHIL 405

Justice and Human Rights

3

 

PHIL 410

Contemporary Analytic Philosophy

3

 

PHIL 420

Metaphysics

3

 

PHIL 421

Theory of Knowledge

3

 

PHIL 450

Philosophy of Law

3

 

PHIL 460

Philosophy of Language

3

 

PLSC 346

Political Sociology [same as SOC 458]

3

 

PSYC 310

Developmental Psychology

3

 

PSYC 321

Abnormal Psychology

3

 

PSYC 330

Social Psychology

3

 

PSYC 378

Psychology of Death and Dying

3

 

RLST 200

Religion and Culture: Their Interaction

3

 

RLST 210

World Scriptures

3

 

RLST 260

American Religious Development

3

 

RLST 312

Archaeology and the Bible

3

 

RLST 329

Philosophy of Religion

3

 

RLST 410

Early Christian Thought

3

 

RLST 440

Modern Christian Thought

3

 

SAFE 145

Workplace Safety Today and Tomorrow

3

 

SOC 269

Sociology of Deviance

3

 

SOC 286

Marriage, Kinship, and the Family [same as ANTH 286]

3

 

SOC 337

World Societies and World Systems

3

 

SOC 340

Sociology of Industry

3

 

SOC 361

Social Stratification

3

 

SOC 362

Racial and Ethnic Minorities

3

 

SOC 363

Sociology of Gender

3

 

SOC 458

Political Sociology [same as PLSC 346]

3

 

SPAN 102

Elementary Spanish II

4

 

SPAN 122

Spanish for Health Care Professionals II

3

 

SPAN 132

Spanish for the Hospitality Industry II

3

 

SPAN 201

Intermediate Spanish (2)

3

 

SPAN 211

Intensive Intermediate Spanish [inactive]

6

 

WMST 200

Introduction to Women’s Studies

3

 

 

(1)   Students may use this course to fulfill either the Learning Skills: Mathematics requirement or a        Liberal Studies Elective requirement, but not both.

(2)   Higher-level language courses may be substituted by students demonstrating such ability on        placement tests.

 

 

Non-Western Cultures: 1 Course from List* ANTH 211 meets this requirement

3cr

 

 

Synthesis: One Course         

3cr

LBST 499

Senior Synthesis (required of all students)

3

 

Prerequisite: 73 or more credits earned

This course helps students understand and handle complex intellectual and social issues from multiple perspectives. A selection of topics is available each semester and summer session. Students should schedule the course during the senior year, or at least no earlier than the last half of the junior year. In order to broaden their experiences, students are encouraged to enroll in synthesis sections taught by instructors outside of the students’ major fields.

 

 

Writing Across the Curriculum: Minimum of Two “W” Courses  

6cr

 

 

 

 

This requirement is usually met by student taking ANTH480 Seminar and one other ANTH “W” course

All students must include among the total courses required for graduation a minimum of two designated writing-intensive courses. One of these courses must be in the student’s primary major; the other(s) may be in Liberal Studies, college or major requirements, or free electives. Such courses, which involve extensive use of writing as part of the learning experience, are identified with a “W” as part of the section number in each semester’s schedule of classes listing on URSA.

 

 

 Last updated: December, 2008