Anthropology, B.A.

Requirements for the major

I. Departmental Requirements

The Anthropology major consists of 33 credit hours to be taken as follows:

4. At least one of the following courses in archaeology or physical anthropology:

ANTH - 3335 Ancient Art of the Americas Credits: 3
ANTH - 3356 Seminar on the Ancient Maya Credits: 3
ANTH - 3466 Anthropological Forensics Credits: 4
ANTH - 4454 Primate Behavior and Conservation Credits: 4
ANTH - 4394 Senior Special Topics Seminar Credits: 3 may also fulfill this requirement if approved by the department chair.

5. At least one of the following courses in cultural anthropology:

ANTH - 2339
ANTH - 2357 Humans and the Environment Credits: 3
ANTH - 3428 Gender Transgressions Credits:
ANTH - 3429 Sexuality and Society Credits:
ANTH - 3343 Relaciones Fronterzas Mexico-Estados Unidos (bilingue) Credits: 3
ANTH - 3345 International Issues in Health and the Environment Credits: 3
ANTH - 3445 Understanding Refugees Credits:
ANTH - 3446 Law, Punishment, and Society Credits:
ANTH - 3448 Modern South Asia: India, Pakistan, and Beyond Credits: 4
ANTH - 3449 Globalization and Social Change Credits:
ANTH - 3452 Global Cities: Africa, Asia, and the Americas Credits:
ANTH - 3355 HIV/AIDS: Nature, Power, Populations Credits: 3
ANTH - 3367 South American Indigenous Peoples: Conquest and Development Credits: 3
ANTH - 3464 Morality in the Marketplace Credits: 4
ANTH - 4394 Senior Special Topics Seminar Credits: 3 may also fulfill this requirement if approved by the department chair.

6. At least 23 hours must be in upper division anthropology courses chosen in consultation with the adviser.

At least 27 hours of the 33 hours required for the Anthropology major must be completed in residence at Trinity University. ANTH 2401 , ANTH 3359 , and ANTH 3460 or ANTH 3461 or ANTH 3465 must be completed in residence at Trinity University.

Students in one of the two disciplines who choose to double major in the other may have no more than nine hours of overlap between the two disciplines.

II. University Requirements

Completion of all other required elements of the Pathways curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.

Honors Program

Requirements for graduating with major honors

Students will be eligible to graduate with Major Honors if they have fulfilled all the following requirements:

maintained at least a 3.33 overall grade point average at Trinity;
maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average in their major in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology;
completed a Senior Thesis over the course of two semesters, enrolling in and successfully completing ANTH 4395 or SOCI 4395 in two consecutive semesters prior to graduation.,
made an oral presentation of the Senior Thesis to the members of their Thesis Committee and the Chairperson of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology; and
been unanimously recommended for graduation with Major Honors by the Thesis Committee and the Chairperson of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

To be considered for graduation with Major Honors, students should address a written request for consideration to the chairperson of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology no later than the end of the first full week of their penultimate semester at Trinity.

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