Anthropology

Course listings for Anthropology

Faculty
Professors Philip G. Duke, Kathleen S. Fine-Dare, Donald R. Gordon, and Susan M. Riches;
Associate Professor David L. Kozak;
Assistant Professor Enrique Salmón

Fort Lewis College offers a program of courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Anthropology. A variety of courses is offered to serve the interests of all students. Courses within the department are suitable as electives in the broad liberal arts tradition and also are designed to fulfill the requirements of those who wish to continue their studies in one of the subfields of the discipline.

The department offers an archaeological field school program and occasional innovative month trips, both on this continent and in Europe. Students of anthropology are encouraged to pursue study of a second language and look into internship and study abroad opportunities.

Students majoring in anthropology may be certified to teach in the broad area of social studies at the secondary level. Students should contact the Department of Teacher Education to obtain requirements for teacher certification.

The Department of Anthropology offers minors in Sociocultural Anthropology and Archaeology for students who are not anthropology majors. Requirements for these minors are listed at the end of this section.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY:

General Education Credits
Comp 150 or Comp 125/126 ..........4-8
Library 150 ..........1
PE/Wellness (ES 100 plus 1 skills, 1 fitness) ..........3
Thematic Studies I (1 course in each of 4 knowledge areas;
1 must be a science with attached lab) ..........12-16
Thematic Studies II (1 course in each of 4 knowledge areas;
prerequisites: Comp 150, Lib 150, all 4 Thematic Studies I courses) ..........12-16
*Tier II writing requirement is part of the Major

Total ..........32-44

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

Specific Departmental Requirements:
++=May also be counted toward TS I requirements; credits marked ++are counted in General Education total credits
++Anth 201T Introduction to Archaeology ..........++
++Anth 210R Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology ..........++
Anth 300 Proseminar in Anthropology ..........2
Anth 301 Biological Anthropology ..........4
*Anth 303W Anthropological Debates ..........4
Anth 395 History of Anthropological Thought ..........4
Anth 496 Senior Capstone Seminar in Anthropology ..........2

Subtotal ..........16 credit hours

Other Departmental Requirements:
++=May also be counted for TS I requirements
Two additional courses in sociocultural anthropology, one of which must be numbered
300 or above (choose from **Anth 213S, **215R, **217R, 350, 351, 355, 356,
357, 361, 388, 406, approved 390 or 391) 6-8

One non-New World archaeology course
(choose from Anth 309, 340, 341, or approved 390 or 391) ....3-4

One other archaeology course
(choose from Anth 220, 259, 306, 309, 330, 340, 341, 348, 360, 402, 403, 430, or approved 390 or 391) ..........3-4

One research-based course in anthropology (choose from Anth 306, 356, 357, 402, 406, 430, 450, 455, or specifically indicated sections—saying, i.e., “this course fulfills the research requirement”—of 390/391 or 499. NOTE: One of these courses may count for two purposes, i.e., archaeology and research or sociocultural anthropology and research). ..........2-4

Subtotal ..........14-20 credit hours

Auxiliary Requirement from Another Department:
Choose one (but both are recommended):
Statistics (Math 201, Psyc 241, BA 253) or Linguistics (Engl 462)

Subtotal ..........3-4 credit hours

ELECTIVES: ..........36-55 credit hours

Strongly recommended for students going to graduate school:
At least 4 semesters of a second language
Computing expertise
More than one research-based course

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION ..........120

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY OR ARCHAEOLOGY:

Note: Anthropology majors may not minor in one of these anthropology-based minors. A minor is not required for graduation, but if you are an anthropology major and wish to minor in something else, it must be outside of the major.

Note: No grade of less than C- will be accepted for the minor.

Sociocultural Anthropology:
++=May also be counted for TS I requirements
++Anth 210R Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology ..........4
++Anth 201T Introduction to Archaeology
OR
Anth 301 Biological Anthropology ..........4
Two additional courses in sociocultural anthropology, one of which must be numbered 300 or above ..........6-8
Additional anthropology electives ..........4

Total ..........18-20

Archaeology:
++=May also be counted for TS I requirements
++Anth 201T Introduction to Archaeology ..........4
++Anth 210R Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
OR
Anth 301 Biological Anthropology ..........4
Two additional courses in archaeology, one of which must be numbered 300 or above ..........6-8
Additional anthropology electives
OR
Anth 259 or 403, archaeological field school ..........4-8

Total ..........18-24

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