Program: Anthropology [ANT] - SUNY Cortland

2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 07, 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 Ethnology (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 Southeast Asia (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 311 - Peoples of East Asia (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 312 - Peoples of the Middle East (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 314 - Peoples of Latin America (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 330 - Religions of Asia (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 330 - Religions of Asia (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 404 - Applied Anthropology (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 406 - Contact and Culture Change (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 408 - Culture and Personality (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 409 - Economic Anthropology (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 410 - Cultural Ecology (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.

First Year

Fall Total credit hours: 16-17

Foreign Language course
Two GE courses

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.)

Spring Total credit hours: 15-16

One anthropology course (200 or 300 level)
Foreign language course
Two GE courses

CPN 100 - Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)
or
CPN 103 - Writing Studies in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Two anthropology courses (200-300 level)
GE course
Foreign language course
One elective

Spring Total credit hours: 15-18

One or two anthropology courses (200-300 level)
GE course
Foreign language course
One or two electives

Third Year

Fall Total credit hours: 17

One or two anthropology courses (300-400 level)
One or two electives
One or two GE courses

Spring Total credit hours: 15-18

One or two electives
One or two GE courses

ANT 492 - Anthropological Theory (3 cr. hr.)
ANT 493 - Anthropological Methods (3 cr. hr.)

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Two anthropology courses (300-400 level)
Two or three electives

Spring Total credit hours: 15-18

One or two anthropology electives (300-400 level)
One to four electives

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Career Potential

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: 16-17

Spring Total credit hours: 15-16

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Spring Total credit hours: 15-18

Third Year

Fall Total credit hours: 17

Spring Total credit hours: 15-18

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Spring Total credit hours: 15-18

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