Anthropology (Archaeology), Bachelor of Arts
(Concentration: Archaeology)
The Anthropology Program strives to fulfill its responsibilities by providing quality undergraduate academic education in anthropology. Emphasis is placed on exposing students to a holistic approach to anthropology that incorporates three major subfields--cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, and archaeology. A major or minor in anthropology is especially appropriate for professionals closely involved with people. Our graduates acquire skills useful in many careers rather than just skills applicable to one job. Students trained in our program should have acquired oral and written communication skills, research skills, and "people" or "sociocultural" skills which qualify them well for careers in international business, government, politics, criminal justice, social work, and medicine or other health-related professions. Our graduates are especially well prepared to practice in south Texas or a comparable area made special by the meeting of different cultures.
Note: For a PDF version of the degree requirements for this program go to the Undergraduate Programs page on the UTRGV website.
Core Curriculum Requirements – 42 Hours
Students must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements. The courses listed below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements.
Required
Social and Behavioral Sciences – 3 hours
Must be outside Anthropology.
Recommended
The following courses are recommended which serve as prerequisites to support courses listed in Section C.
Mathematics – 3 hours
Choose one from:
Life and Physical Sciences – 6 hours
Choose from:
The three credit hours from the lecture component of the courses listed above will be applied to the life and physical sciences requirement when completed.
Major Requirements – 42 Hours (30 advanced)
Anthropology Core – 15 hours (3 advanced)
Required
Choose one:
| ANTH 1354 | The Anthropology of Expressive Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 2311 | Global Health and Social Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Illness and Inequality | 3 |
Required
Archaeology Concentration – 12 hours (12 advanced)
Archaeology Specialization Capstone Course – 3 hours (3 advanced)
Regional Archaeology Course – 3 hours (3 advanced)
If student chooses to take more than one course, additional courses can count as restricted anthropology electives.
Choose one from:
Archaeology Topics Course – 3 hours (3 advanced)
If student chooses to take more than one course, additional courses can count as restricted anthropology electives.
Choose one from:
| ANTH 4305 | Great Discoveries in Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 4307 | Shipwrecks Pirates and Sea: An Introduction to Maritime Archaeology and History | 3 |
| ANTH 4308 | Conquistadors and Chiefs: A Comparative Colonialism of Northern New Spain | 3 |
| ANTH 4309 | Anthropology of Sex & Gender | 3 |
| ANTH 4310 | Food and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 4377 | Global Cultural Heritage Issues and Debates | 3 |
| ANTH 4385 | Topics in Anthropology | 3 |
Archaeology Experiential Course – 3 hours (3 advanced)
If student chooses to take more than one course, additional courses can count as restricted anthropology electives.
Choose one from:
Restricted Anthropology Electives – 15 hours (15 advanced)
Choose from:
Any course taken to fulfill restricted anthropology electives cannot be applied to any other section of the degree requirements.
Multidisciplinary Support Courses – 12 Hours
Take 6 hours in humanities fields, selected from the list below, and 6 hours in natural science fields, selected from the list below.
Humanities Courses – 6 hours
Choose from:
Natural Sciences Courses – 6 hours
Choose from:
The following Natural Science courses have prerequisites.
Free Electives – 24 Hours
Advanced hours will vary to meet 42 advanced hour requirement.
Total Credit Hours: 42
Total Credit Hours: 120