Anthropology

Degree Requirements

42 Required credit hours
27 General Education credit hours
59 Elective hours

Courses in anthropology and sociology (ANSO) are designed to help students develop a multicultural understanding of the human experience and the analytical skills necessary for critically evaluating the diversity of human belief systems.

A minimum of 42 credit hours must be selected from within anthropology/sociology. At least 15 credit hours must be in 3000-4000 level courses.

Students are required to take the following courses:

ANSO 1070	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	3 hours
ANSO 1080	Human Evolution	3 hours
ANSO 3550	Theories of Social Science	3 hours
ANSO 4900	Senior Seminar	3 hours

One course from the following:

ANSO 2825	Introduction to Research Methods	3 hours
PSYC 2750	Introduction to Measurement and Statistics	3 hours

Two courses from the following:

ANSO 2100	People and Cultures	3 hours
ANSO 3250	Applied Anthropology	3 hours
ANSO 3900	Family and Kinship	3 hours
ANSO 4275	Gender and Sex Roles	3 hours

Special Requirements

No more than 6 credit hours obtained in practica, independent learning experiences, reading courses, and assessment of prior learning may be applied toward the 42 credit hours required for a major.

Current Webster students should petition for admission to the department on completion of no more than 45 credit hours of academic work. Transfer students are urged to petition for admission to the department at the time of acceptance to the University. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 24 approved credit hours of academic work at Webster within the major. These courses may be included as part of the residency requirement.

Courses completed with a grade below a C– do not count toward fulfilling the specific course requirements of the major.