UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

For further information see these documents:

List of Undergraduate Courses

Goals

Anthropology is the holistic study of human life. The department believes that undergraduate students should acquire a general knowledge of human diversity, basic understanding of the theory and methods of the four traditional sub-disciplines, as well as training in anthropology's intellectual history.

All majors must take the following courses: Anth 1000 or 1006, as well as Anth 2501, 2000, 2502 and 3002.

Students must take at least one course in an ethnographic area (Anth 3021, 3022, 3023, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3038, 3041, 3042).

To satisfy the writing in the major competency, all majors must pass at least one 2000-level W course approved for this major.

To fulfill the information literacy requirement, Anthropology majors must take one of the following courses (in the senior year, if possible): Anth 3200, 3003, 356W, 3004.

Why Anthropology?

Anthropology majors can expect to get valuable comparative insights into our own and other cultures and societies that may profitably be applied to a wide variety of career fields. In particular, an anthropology major will provide a valuable, broad-based preparation for those considering post-graduate careers in social work, community development, or international relations. Most people with a BA in anthropology will not become professional anthropologists; such positions usually require a Ph.D. For those interested in post-doctoral careers, medical anthropology, for example, is one of the fastest growing sub-fields within anthropology, and archaeologists are working with local, state, and federal agencies in gathering priceless information about the history and prehistory of areas scheduled to be altered by new superhighways or other large-scale construction. They and other types of anthropologists have become essential members of planning teams; some have become professional consultants.

More specific information about anthropology and its relationship to other careers can be discussed with the Undergraduate Key Advisors:

ARCHAEOLOGY Daniel Adler, Beach Hall, Room 441 Phone: (860) 486-1737 Email: daniel.adler@uconn.edu

SOCIO-CULTURAL Jocelyn Linnekin, Beach Hall, Room 429 Phone: (860) 486-0067 Email: jocelyn.linnekin@uconn.edu

After your meeting when you're ready to declare anthropology as your major, you simply stop in at the departmental administrative office in Beach Hall, room 438. The Anthropology Plan of Study (above) can be downloaded and printed, so that you can begin filling it out prior to your first meeting with your new major advisor.

Minor in Anthropology

If you've already declared your major, and it's not anthropology, you might consider complementing your choice with a minor in anthropology.  Please contact the department for further information http://www.anth.uconn.edu/contact/index.php.

At the undergraduate level, we offer a number of courses that fulfill requirements in the liberal arts and sciences core curriculum, as well as the writing-intensive requirement.  In the anthropology department's upper-division undergraduate curriculum, we seek to acquaint students with all the subfields of anthropology, and to provide courses that address important anthropological issues in a broad array of geographical settings and time periods. Over the past two years we have extensively revised our undergraduate course offerings, deleting those no longer taught and adding new courses that tap current faculty strengths. For a list of undergraduate courses please check PeopleSoft for the most up to date information.