About the Program
Anthropology Department
Buckham Building A118
(716) 878-6110
http://anthropology.buffalostate.edu/
Anthropology is the exploration of what it means to be human. Although anthropology is often associated with faraway places and remote excavations, anthropologists are increasingly involved in research on such topics as education, health, food, migration, sports, tourism, and cultural identity. The study of anthropology provides a broad-based approach to the understanding of human culture (past and present) and human biology. The anthropological perspective is global, holistic, and involves considerable time-depth. The major exposes students to the primary subdivisions within the field: archaeology, cultural anthropology, and biological anthropology. The B.A. in anthropology prepares students for further academic training at the graduate level but can also lead directly to careers in nonacademic (applied) areas, such as forensics, contract archaeology, cultural resource management, museum work, social services, education, government, and market research. Internships, archaeological field schools, and a departmental honors program are available to students in this major.
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
1. Discuss the concept of culture.
2. Comprehend and describe, in writing, “ethnographic research”.
3. Explain genetic inheritance, natural selection, and ideas of species change over time.
4. Compile a list of the major trends in human evolution.
5. Utilize the scientific method.
6. Categorize archaeological data and apply these data to the interpretation of the past.
7. Define race, racism, and ethnicity and their intersections with gender, class, and sexuality.
8. Recognize, accept, and respect individual, biological, and cultural diversity.
Program Requirements
General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours 33
Major Requirements 39
Required Courses (12 credits)
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
ANT100 HUMAN ORIGINS | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT101 UNDERSTANDING CULTURE | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT488 INTERNSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY | 1 - 12 Credit Hours
ANT412 SEMINAR IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
OR ANT415 SEMINAR IN ARCHAEOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
OR ANT418 SEMINAR IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
Archaeology (6 credit hours)
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
ANT250 HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT310 MESOAMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT312 ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT329 WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT332 GENDER AND ARCHAEOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT377 POWER AND INEQUALITY: CIVILIZATION IN THE ANCIENT WORLD | 3 - Credit Hours
Biological Anthropology (6 credit hours)
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
ANT321 PRIMATOLOGY ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT323 DISEASE AND GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT324 THE HUMAN SKELETON | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT325 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
Cultural/Regional (6 credit hours)
Complete at least 2 of the following Courses:
ANT300 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT301 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT305 MOTHER AFRICA | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT307 URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT330 INDIGENOUS HAWAIIANS | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT335 ETHNOPRIMATOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT341 INDIGENOUS ART OF NORTH AMERICA | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT350 GLOBAL MARRIAGE PRACTICES | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT361 ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT370 THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT373 "SAVING" AFRICA | 3 - Credit Hours
Experiential Course (3 credit hours)
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
ANT295 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN ANTHROPOLOGY | 1 - 3 Credit Hours
ANT308 ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD | 6 - Credit Hours
ANT322 RESEARCH METHODS IN PRIMATOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT385 VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT495 SPECIAL PROJECT | 1 - 3 Credit Hours
ANT498 HONORS RESEARCH | 3 - Credit Hours
ANT499 INDEPENDENT STUDY | 3 - 9 Credit Hours
Electives (6 credit hours)
Two electives from any area, selected through advisement
All College Electives (48 credit hours)
120 Total Credit Hours