Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

Location(s): Glassboro Campus

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The Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, through a four-field approach (cultural, physical/biological, linguistic, and archaeology), prepares students for a variety of career opportunities in research, teaching, development, advocacy, health care among diverse populations, consumer research, community-based organizations, non-profits, and public service. Anthropology Majors will have the option of concentrating their studies in one of four subfield tracks. These are physical/forensic anthropology, public culture/museum studies, medical anthropology, and archaeology/cultural resource management. The BA Anthropology degree will also support those students who wish to pursue further study in graduate or professional schools. By acquiring an anthropological perspective on diversity, culture, and ethnography as well as developing strong social and natural scientific research skills, students will expand their career opportunities.

Rowan Core: 9 s.h.

All first-time Freshmen must complete the University Rowan Core Literacies. There are six literacies:

Communicative Literacy (COML) - 9 s.h. Satisfied by taking the following three courses:
- COMP 01111 College Composition I
- COMP 01112 College Composition II
- CMS 04205 Public Speaking
- Note: Engineering Majors will take (11 s.h.)
Artistic Literacy (ARTL)
Global Literacy (GLBL)
Humanistic Literacy (HUML)
Quantitative Literacy (QNTL)
Scientific Literacy (SCIL)

Majors may suggest courses to fulfill the above literacies and will be applied elsewhere.

A complete listing of courses that fulfill the above literacies can be found here Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Experience

Students must satisfy all three Rowan Experience attributes. Credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere.

The attributes are as follows:

Broad-Based Literature Attribute (LIT)
Writing Intensive Attribute (WI)
Rowan Seminar Attribute*(RS)

Departments may recommend courses to fulfill these attributes. A complete listing of courses that satisfy these attributes can be found at Undergraduate Program Requirements .

*The Rowan Seminar requirement is waived for all students transferring 24 or more approved credits into Rowan University at the time of initial entry.

Program Requirements

Non-Program Courses: 18 s.h.

Any Foreign Language

Second Semester or higher in the same foreign language

ANTH 02301 - Human Evolution Credits: 3 (Satisfies Scientific Literacy (SCIL) Requirement)
STAT 02260 - Statistics I Credits: 3 (Satisfies Quantitative Literacy (QNTL) Requirement)
or
STAT 02102 - Statistical Literacy Credits: 3 (Satisfies Quantitative Literacy (QNTL) Requirement)
or
STAT 02280 - Biometry Credits: 4 (Satisfies Quantitative Literacy (QNTL) Requirement)
GEOG 16110 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
or
GEOG 16140 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
PHIL 09341 - Biomedical Ethics-WI Credits: 3
or
PHIL 09151 - Introduction to Ethics - WI Credits: 3
or
PHIL 09218 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
or
PHIL 09222 - Business Ethics Credits: 3
or
PHIL 09346 - Feminist Ethics - WI Credits: 3
Any Humanistic or Global History Course - Credits: 3
Any Rowan Core course - 3 s.h.

Major Requirements: 37 s.h.

Foundational courses: 15 s.h.

ANTH 02202 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3 (Global Literacy)
ANTH 02203 - Introduction to Archeology Credits: 3 (Scientific Literacy)
ANTH 02221 - Human Variation Credits: 3 (Scientific Literacy)
ANTH 02250 - Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics Credits: 3 (Global Literacy)
or
ANTH 02251 - Language & Culture Credits: 3
ANTH 02295 - Introduction to Qualitative Research Credits: 3 (Scientific Literacy)

Upper level and capstone courses: 10 s.h.

ANTH 02395 - Anthropological Theory Credits: 3
ANTH 02450 - Anthropology Senior Seminar - WI Credits: 3 Satisfies WI requirement
ANTH 02315 - Forensic Anthropology Credits: 4 (lab)
or
ANTH 02324 - Archaeological Field Methods Credits: 4 (lab)

Anthropology Electives: 12 sh

Students choose 4 courses from the following Anthropology Electives Bank; at least three must be upper level

ANTH 02200 - Introduction to Bioarcheology Credits: 3
ANTH 02205 - Mummies and Burial Practices of Ancient Cultures Credits: 3
ANTH 02210 - Natives of South America Credits: 3 (Global Literacy)
ANTH 02215 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 3 (Global Literacy)
ANTH 02225 - Arts and Medicine Credits: 3 (Artistic Literacy)
ANTH 02240 - Food and Culture Credits: 3
ANTH 02245 - Sport and Culture Credits: 3
ANTH 02270 - New World Archaeology Credits: 3
ANTH 02275 - Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3 (Global Literacy)
ANTH 02280 - Old World Archeology Credits: 3
ANTH 02290 - Museum Studies Credits: 3
ANTH 02301 - Human Evolution Credits: 3 (Scientific Literacy)
ANTH 02305 - Primatology Credits: 3
ANTH 02310 - Native North America Credits: 3 (Global Literacy)
ANTH 02311 - People and Cultures of Africa Credits: 3 (Humanistic Literacy)
ANTH 02312 - Anthropological Perspectives on Physical Growth and Development. Credits: 3
ANTH 02322 - Sex and Sex Roles in a Cross Cultural Perspective Credits: 3
ANTH 02323 - Anthropology of Magic and Religion Credits: 3
ANTH 02326 - The Maya Credits: 3
ANTH 02335 - Archaeology of Ancient Egypt Credits: 3
ANTH 02336 - Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt Credits: 3
ANTH 02350 - Comparative Cultures Credits: 3
ANTH 02355 - Global Health in Anthropological Perspective Credits: 3
ANTH 02359 - Borders, Boundaries, and Frontiers Credits: 3
ANTH 02371 - Anthropological Approaches to Global Development Credits: 3
ANTH 02375 - Anthropology of Media Credits: 3
ANTH 02376 - Anthropology Through Film Credits: 3
ANTH 02378 - Public Archaeology Credits: 3
ANTH 02400 - Field Methods in Egyptology Credits: 3
ANTH 02420 - Psychological Anthropology Credits: 3
ANTH 02451 - Language, Ideology, and Policy Credits: 3

Free Electives: 56 s.h.

Students should choose Free Electives that satisfy any Rowan Core or Rowan Experience requirements that are not fulfilled by Major or Non-Program courses.

Available Concentrations:

We encourage majors interested in pursuing a career and/or graduate studies in one of the fields below to take the concentration.

Undergraduate Concentration in Archaeology & Cultural Resource Management

Undergraduate Concentration in Forensic & Physical Anthropology

Undergraduate Concentration in Medical Anthropology

Undergraduate Concentration in Museum Studies & Public Culture

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120 sh

Students must earn a minimum 2.0 G.P.A. in major courses. Letter grades only in Anthropology courses; up to 10% of overall credits may be P/NC. Only grades of C minus or above may apply to graduation requirements. Students must earn 30 credits in upper-level (300, 400, 500 level) courses, including 19 upper-level anthropology credits. No more than two courses can be repeated and each of these two can be repeated no more than twice.