Anthropology

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I. Required courses in the major—36 hours including:

16 additional hours in Anthropology or Sociology, at least 8 of which must be in Anthropology.

Twelve of the 16 hours must be at the 300-400 level.

II. Required courses outside major—None

STAT 185 is recommended for students wishing to pursue additional quantitative analysis.

III. Other departmental requirements:

Completing ANTH 464 with a grade of C or better satisfies the senior demonstration of competency and the oral competency requirements.

Note:

Students majoring in Anthropology, who also want to major in Sociology, must complete 24 hours of Sociology courses that are not used to complete requirements for the major in Anthropology, including a separate capstone.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Colloquium	3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-4
Arts and Ideas	3
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive	3

Information Literacy Intensive	Fulfilled within the major
Writing Intensive	Fulfilled within the major