Listed below are the requirements for the Anthropology major. In addition to the requirements for the major, students must also satisfy all of the university general education requirements and the College of Letters & Science breadth and other degree requirements. Degree requirements will vary depending on when you took your first college class. You are strongly advised to consult both the anthropology advisor and your L&S advisor to ensure you stay on track towards a degree. Read more about the degree requirements on the L&S Degree Requirements web pages.
Anthropology Major Requirements
Students majoring in anthropology can select from a wide variety of courses organized under three subfields:
- Sociocultural Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Biological Anthropology
Although majors take some coursework in each of the three subfields, they are encouraged to shape their own programs to meet individual needs and interests. Students majoring in anthropology must earn a GPA of 2.0 or better in anthropology courses attempted at UWM. In addition, the College of Letters and Science requires that students attain a 2.0 or better GPA in all anthropology courses attempted, including any transfer work. The major in anthropology requires 36 credits within the department. At least 15 credits in advanced-level courses (numbered 300 or above) must be taken in residence at UWM.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ANTHRO 101 | Introduction to Anthropology: Human Origins | 3 |
| ANTHRO 102 | Introduction to Anthropology: Culture and Society | 3 |
| ANTHRO 103 | Digging Up the Past: Approaches to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 460 | Anthropological Theory 1 | 3 |
| 9-15 credits satisfying the following requirements 2 | 9-15 | |
1 methods course | ||
1 course satisfying the research requirement | ||
1 course in each of the three subfields | ||
| 6-15 additional ANTHRO credits | 6-15 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
- 1
Only seniors may enroll in ANTHRO 460, and it is recommended that they do so after having completed all other anthropology course requirements.
- 2
Methods courses and research requirement courses may overlap with each other or with one of the three ANTHRO subfields. See tables below for additional details.
Methods Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 403 | The Human Skeleton 1 | 3 |
| ANTHRO 405 | Forensic Anthropology 1 | 3 |
| ANTHRO 497 | Study Abroad: 1 | 1-12 |
| ANTHRO 525 | Zooarchaeology: Analysis of Faunal Remains 1 | 3 |
| ANTHRO 535 | Analysis of Archaeological Ceramics 1 | 3 |
| ANTHRO 560 | Introduction to Research Methods in Anthropology 1 | 3 |
| ANTHRO 561 | Techniques and Problems in Ethnography | 3 |
| ANTHRO 562 | Techniques and Problems in Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 566 | Archaeological Analysis and Report Preparation: 1 | 3-6 |
| ANTHRO 567 | Archaeological Field School | 3-6 |
| ANTHRO 568 | Introduction to Anthropological Statistics | 3 |
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This course may also satisfy a research and/or subfield requirement in the Anthropology major. However, no single course may count for more than two requirements.
Research Requirement Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 401 | Primate Populations 1 | 3 |
| ANTHRO 424 | Ethnoarchaeology and Experimental Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 497 | Study Abroad: 1 | 1-12 |
| ANTHRO 525 | Zooarchaeology: Analysis of Faunal Remains | 3 |
| ANTHRO 535 | Analysis of Archaeological Ceramics | 3 |
| ANTHRO 560 | Introduction to Research Methods in Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 566 | Archaeological Analysis and Report Preparation: 1 | 3-6 |
- 1
This course may also satisfy a methods and/or subfield requirement in the Anthropology major. However, no single course may count for more than two requirements.
Three Anthropology Subfields
Biological Anthropology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 301 | Human Evolution and Variation | 3 |
| ANTHRO 401 | Primate Populations 1 | 3 |
| ANTHRO 402 | Primate Evolution | 3 |
| ANTHRO 403 | The Human Skeleton | 3 |
| ANTHRO 404 | Human Biological Variation | 3 |
| ANTHRO 405 | Forensic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 406 | Evolutionary Biology & Human Diseases | 3 |
| ANTHRO 407 | Neuroanthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 408 | Hormones and Behavior | 3 |
- 1
This course may also satisfy a methods and/or research requirement in the Anthropology major; however, no single course may count for more than two requirements.
Archaeology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 304 | Violence and Warfare in Prehistory | 3 |
| ANTHRO 305 | The Celtic World | 3 |
| ANTHRO 306 | European Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 307 | World Archaeology: Foundations of Civilization | 3 |
| ANTHRO 308 | Archaeology of North America | 3 |
| ANTHRO 309 | Archaeology of Central and South America | 3 |
| ANTHRO 310 | Archaeology of Middle America | 3 |
| ANTHRO 311 | The World of the Ancient Maya | 3 |
| ANTHRO 313 | Archaeology of the American Southwest | 3 |
| ANTHRO 420 | Power and Ideology in Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 421 | Cities in the Ancient World | 3 |
| ANTHRO 424 | Ethnoarchaeology and Experimental Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 425 | Hunter-Gatherer Lifeways: Past and Present | 3 |
| ANTHRO 426 | Who Owns the Past? | 3 |
| ANTHRO 465 | Historic Preservation in Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 466 | Historical Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 501 | Archaeology of Death | 3 |
| ANTHRO 502 | Lithic Analysis: Stone Tools and Human Behavior | 3 |
| ANTHRO 525 | Zooarchaeology: Analysis of Faunal Remains 1 | 3 |
| ANTHRO 535 | Analysis of Archaeological Ceramics 1 | 3 |
| ANTHRO 565 | Seminar in Regional Archaeology: | 3 |
- 1
This course may also satisfy a methods and/or research requirement in the Anthropology major; however, no single course may count for more than two requirements.
Sociocultural Anthropology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 302 | Anthropology and Popular Culture | 3 |
| ANTHRO 314 | American Indian Societies and Cultures | 3 |
| ANTHRO 320 | Peoples and Cultures of Africa | 3 |
| ANTHRO 322 | Europe in Anthropological Perspective | 3 |
| ANTHRO 325 | Japanese Culture and Society | 3 |
| ANTHRO 326 | Peoples and Cultures of South Asia | 3 |
| ANTHRO 328 | Comparative Studies of Music, Race, and Gender in Nationalism | 3 |
| ANTHRO 335 | American Indians of the Southeast | 3 |
| ANTHRO 340 | Cultures of Online Games and Virtual Worlds | 3 |
| ANTHRO 349 | Seminar in Ethnography and Cultural Processes | 3 |
| ANTHRO 351 | Anthropological Theories of Religion | 3 |
| ANTHRO 354 | Anthropology, Aesthetics, and Art | 3 |
| ANTHRO 355 | Globalization, Culture, and Environment | 3 |
| ANTHRO 400 | Human Sociobiology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 431 | Cities and Culture | 3 |
| ANTHRO 439 | Culture and Global Health | 3 |
| ANTHRO 440 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 441 | Nature, Knowledge, and Technoscience in Anthropological Perspective | 3 |
| ANTHRO 442 | Humanitarianism in Global Perspective | 3 |
| ANTHRO 445 | Psychological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 446 | The Child in Different Cultures | 3 |
| ANTHRO 447 | The Global Politics of Human Rights | 3 |
| ANTHRO 448 | Cultural and Human Ecology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 449 | The Human Economy | 3 |
| ANTHRO 450 | Political Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 540 | Applications of Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 543 | Cross-Cultural Study of Religion | 3 |
| ANTHRO 544 | Religious Giving in Anthropological Perspective | 3 |
| ANTHRO 649 | Ethnography of Institutions | 3 |