Program: Anthropology [ANT] - SUNY Cortland

2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 25, 2025

The anthropology major provides students the opportunity to undertake a broad based study of the anthropological approaches to understanding past and present human cultural structures. This major is particularly suitable for those interested in teaching professions, continued graduate study or international aid agencies.

Career Potential

Corporate positions in culture management
International aid agency positions (e.g., U.S.A.I.D)
U.S. government/State Department positions
Education/teaching including Native American schools (with certification)
C.A.R.E. posts
Primate rehabilitation centers, zoos, (e.g., World/National Wildlife Federation)

A. Required Courses: 12 credit hours

ANT 102 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 300 - Human Evolution and Survival (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 492 - Anthropological Theory (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 493 - Anthropological Methods (3 cr. hr.)

B. Anthropology Electives: 12 credit hours

Students may choose courses from the list that follows, depending on their personal preferences and/or whether they have a declared concentration. Special courses not listed within either group are occasionally taught with a topics (TP) designation such as ANT 129, 229, 329 or 429 and may count under one of these groups.

Six credit hours from Culture Area Courses
Six credit hours from Topics Courses

Culture Area Courses: Six credit hours

ANT 201 - World Cultures (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 301 - Native American Archaeology (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 302 - Native American Cultures (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 304 - Peoples of Africa (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 305 - Archaeology of Eastern United States (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 310 - Peoples of South and Central Asia (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 311 - Peoples of East Asia (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 312 - Peoples of the Middle East (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 313 - Maya Culture (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 314 - Peoples of Latin America (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 400 - Fieldwork in Archaeology (3-6 cr. hr.)
ANT 550 - Independent Study in Anthropology (1-6 cr. hr.)
(depending on the title)

Topics Courses: Six credit hours

ANT 230 - Prejudice and Discrimination (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 234 - Anthropology of Gender (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 251 - Introduction to Language Study (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 307 - World Prehistory (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 315 - Development Anthropology (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 318 - Medical Anthropology (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 322 - Sociocultural Study of AIDS (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 326 - Archaeology of Religion (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 350 - Language in Society and Culture (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 351 - Folklore (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 352 - U.S. Ethnic Identity and Conflict (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 400 - Fieldwork in Archaeology (3-6 cr. hr.)
ANT 406 - Contact and Culture Change (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 409 - Economic Anthropology (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 415 - Culture and Aging (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 460 - Introduction to Museum Studies (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 550 - Independent Study in Anthropology (1-6 cr. hr.)
(depending on the title)

C. Anthropology Electives: Nine credit hours

Students fulfill these credit hours by choosing three courses listed under Culture Area Courses and Topics Courses.

Three elective credit hours may be fulfilled by completing:

CPV 400 - Cooperative Education (1-16 cr. hr.)

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124

Example of the B.A. in Anthropology over four years

The following is based on freshman admission and 15 credits per semester. More than 15 credit hours will have to be taken in one or more semesters in order to reach the required 124 credit hours for graduation.

* indicates prerequisite; Link to General Education (GE ); Link to Foreign Language

First Year Fall

ANT 102 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 cr. hr.)
COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
CPN 100 - Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.) or
CPN 102 - Writing Studies in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
Foreign Language (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 16-17

First Year Spring

CPN 101 - Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.) or
CPN 103 - Writing Studies in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)
ANT 300 - Human Evolution and Survival (3 cr. hr.)
Foreign language (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15-16

Second Year Fall

Two 200-300 level anthropology courses (6 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
Foreign language (3 cr. hr.)
One elective (3 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Second Year Spring

One or two 200-300 level anthropology courses (3-6 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
Foreign language (3 cr. hr.)
One or two electives (3-6 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15-18

Third Year Fall

One or two 300-400 level anthropology courses (3-6 cr. hr.)
One or two electives (3-6 cr. hr.)
One or two GE courses (3-6 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 17

Third Year Spring

ANT 492 - Anthropological Theory (3 cr. hr.)
One 300-400 level anthropology course (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (4 cr. hr.)
Two electives (6 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 16

Fourth Year Fall

ANT 493 - Anthropological Methods (3 cr. hr.)
GE course (3 cr. hr.)
Three electives (9 cr. hr.)

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Fourth Year Spring

One or two 300-400 level anthropology electives (3-6 cr. hr.)
One to four electives (3-12 cr. hr.)

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A. Required Courses: 12 credit hours

B. Anthropology Electives: 12 credit hours

Culture Area Courses: Six credit hours

Topics Courses: Six credit hours

C. Anthropology Electives: Nine credit hours

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124

Example of the B.A. in Anthropology over four years

First Year Fall

Total credit hours for semester: 16-17

First Year Spring

Total credit hours for semester: 15-16

Second Year Fall

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Second Year Spring

Total credit hours for semester: 15-18

Third Year Fall

Total credit hours for semester: 17

Third Year Spring

Total credit hours for semester: 16

Fourth Year Fall

Total credit hours for semester: 15

Fourth Year Spring

Total credit hours for semester: 15-18

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