DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

Undergraduate Department of Anthropology

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

Chair: McCoy; Professors: Falk, McCoy, Peres; Associate Professors: Dengah, Horsburgh, Marrinan, Mehta, Peters; Assistant Professors: Chakrabarti, Cohen, Shattuck; Specialized Faculty: Kowal, Thomas; Professor Emerita: Pohl

The department offers undergraduate degrees in Anthropology. Anthropology investigates humankind in all its diversity. It includes the study of human origins, physical characteristics, adaptations, distributions, customs, artifacts, languages, beliefs, and practices. Anthropologists divide their work among four sub-disciplines. Archaeologists study material objects left behind by people long ago and document stability and change in human behavior over long time periods. Biological anthropologists study the fossil record of human and pre-human evolution, primate ecology and behavior, comparative anatomy, osteology and genetics, forensics, medical anthropology, human variation, and the evolutionary origins of human cognition and culture. Cultural anthropologists study contemporary peoples; their social institutions; their history; their political, religious, and medical practices; and the creative products of their social lives. Anthropological linguists study the evolution and structure of human language and the relationships between language, culture, and society.

The undergraduate offerings in anthropology include survey courses to give CoreFSU Curriculum students an introduction to human diversity and behavior, and upper division courses for advanced students with specialized interests. The department provides a rigorous course of study intended to prepare students for graduate study in any one of the subfields of anthropology. The courses also provide a science-based liberal arts education to students wishing to pursue other professional degrees such as law or medicine (with additional coursework) and to those students who may not wish to pursue graduate studies. Students with a heavy anthropology background often develop careers in areas of public policy, cultural resource management, public health, women's studies, museum studies, and other areas where practical approaches contribute to providing workable solutions to human problems.

For further information on the program and its offerings, please visit https://anthro.fsu.edu.

Digital Literacy Requirement

Students must complete at least one course designated as meeting the Digital Literacy Requirement with a grade of “C–” or higher. Courses fulfilling the Digital Literacy Requirement must accomplish at least three of the following outcomes:

Evaluate and interpret the accuracy, credibility, and relevance of digital information
Evaluate and interpret digital data and their implications
Discuss the ways in which society and/or culture interact with digital technology
Discuss digital technology trends and their professional implications
Demonstrate the ability to use digital technology effectively
Demonstrate the knowledge to use digital technology safely and ethically

Each academic major has determined the courses that fulfill the Digital Literacy requirement for that major. Students should contact their major department(s) to determine which courses will fulfill their Digital Literacy requirement. Undergraduate majors in Anthropology satisfy this requirement by earning a grade of “C–” or higher in CGS 2060 or CGS 2100.

State of Florida Common Program Prerequisites for Anthropology

The Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) houses the statewide, internet-based catalog of distance learning courses, degree programs, and resources offered by Florida's public colleges and universities, and they have developed operational procedures and technical guidelines for the catalog that all institutions must follow. The statute governing this policy can be reviewed by visiting https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2021/1006.73.

FLVC has identified common program prerequisites for the degree program in Anthropology. To obtain the most up-to-date, state-approved prerequisites for this degree, visit: https://cpm.flvc.org/programs/33/194.

Specific prerequisites are required for admission into the upper-division program and must be completed by the student at either a community college or a state university prior to being admitted to this program. Students may be admitted into the University without completing the prerequisites but may not be admitted into the program.

Requirements for a Major in Anthropology

To complete a BA or BS degree with a major in anthropology, a student must take, in addition to other college requirements, 30 credit hours of anthropology courses, including the following: ANT 2100, 2410, 2511, 3610, 4034, and 15 additional credit hours of anthropology coursework at the 3000–4000 level. No more than six credit hours in fieldwork courses and no hours of directed individual study (DIS) or satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) credits may be used to meet the specific requirement of 15 credit hours of work at the 3000–4000 level, except upon approval of a petition to the department chair. LIN 4030 and LIN 4040 may be counted as equivalents of courses designated as ANT for purposes of completing the undergraduate major requirement of 30 credit hours in the department, but no more than three credit hours of LIN courses will be counted toward completion of the specific requirement of 15 credit hours of work at the 3000–4000 level. No anthropology course for which the student receives a grade below “C–” may be counted toward satisfaction of the major requirements.

Requirements for a Minor in Anthropology

Twelve credit hours in anthropology, including either ANT 2410 or ANT 2511, are required. Courses in which a student receives a grade below “C–” will not be counted toward the minor.