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Anthropology Major  
General (no emphasis)
This is a major for students who are preparing for careers in research, community service, government, international business, working with immigrants, law, education or health care. Anthropologists study cultures, both modern and ancient, to make cross-cultural comparisons, and examine human remains and primate behavior, to understand similarities and differences within human populations.  A wide range of topics interest anthropologists: family and marriage, sexuality, personality, health, cultural identity and diversity, gender, culture change, wealth and power, conflict and stratification, communication, organizational cultures, human evolution, primate behavior, belief systems, and ritual.

Skills Developed in this Degree

The general anthropology emphasis provides students with a flexible and broad foundational knowledge of anthropology. Students will learn a variety of basic skills for collecting and analyzing data, communicating it in different ways, and applying it to real world situations. Students are provided opportunities to work on a research team and to make technology work for them. The ability to find out information, think critically about it, and to communicate that information through writing and speaking are the necessary skills for many careers in today’s culturally diverse world.


Requirements
Be sure to consult a departmental advisor to clarify your graduation requirements. This page is not an official university document and is provided for your convenience only. Click here to view the official Catalog entry.
Core
All Anthropology Majors at SJSU are required to take a set of five Core anthropology courses (15 units).  These classes are integral to the students' understanding of anthropology.  Anth_011, Anth_012, and Anth_013 lay the foundation for all other anthropology courses.  Anth_131 provides a theoretical framework will be complemented by the research methods course taken in the emphasis.  Anth_191 is the capstone course that allows students to integrate their anthropological understanding and prepares them for a career or further graduate work.
Anth 011
 Anth 012
 Anth 013
 Anth 131
 Anth 191
 
Statistics
All Anthropology Majors are required to take a statistics class in support of the major (3 units).  Although the Department of Anthropology does not offer its own class in statistics you may select one of these courses offered by other departments.
  Stat 095 Soci 015 Soci 102 Soci 103  
 
Research
Methods
General Anthropology Majors may take any one of the five research methods classes offered (3 units).
  Anth 149 Anth 155  Anth 168A Anth 168B Anth 169
 
Foundation
Electives

General Anthropology Majors must take four Foundation courses to deepen their understanding anthropology (12 units).
Note: Elective courses may not be offered every semester, see the Projected Course Rotation schedule for the availability of individual classes.
  Anth 105 Anth 108 Anth 125 Anth 133 Anth 135
  Anth 141 Anth 142 Anth 143 Anth 147 Anth 148
  Anth 149 Anth 152 Anth 153 Anth 154 Anth 155
  Anth 156 Anth 157 Anth 161 Anth 162 Anth 164
  Anth 168A Anth 168B Anth 169 Anth 170 Anth 172
  Anth 175 Anth 176 Anth 180 Anth 184 Anth 187
  Anth 195
ANTH 180, ANTH 184, ANTH 187, and ANTH 195 are special courses and may only be taken as appropriate and with the approval of your advisor.
 
Breadth
Electives
Student must take three Breadth courses to expand their understanding of anthropology (9 units). To complete the major you must take a total of seven elective courses, four foundational and three breadth, for a total of 21 units. To make this degree flexible and responsive to the needs and interests of the students any three currently offered upper division anthropology courses may be taken.
Note: Only six units of advanced GE courses may be used to fulfill this requirement.
 
  Anth 180 Anth 184 Anth 187 Anth 195 Anth 198
   
ANTH 180, ANTH 184, ANTH 187, ANTH 195 and ANTH 198 are special courses and may only be taken as appropriate and with the approval of your advisor.
 
Completing
Your
Bachelor's
Degree
In addition to the 42 units for the major listed here, you must also complete 42 general education units, 2 physical education units and 34 more elective units (120 total units) to complete the requirements for a BA degree.
Note: Of the 51 general education units required by the university 9 may be satisfied by specific major and support requirements.  Double counting of transfer units may also change the number of elective units needed. Consult your major advisor for details.
 
Writing
Area Z of the General Education requirements is a Writing course (e.g. Anth_100W).  The Department of Anthropology strongly recommends that students majoring in anthropology take Anth_100W to fulfill this requirement.  The 100W courses offered by the different departments are tailored to provide students with writing experiences in that particular discipline's writing style.
  Anth 100W Psyc 100W Soci 100W    

Resources

General Anthropology Emphasis Checklist

Major and Minor Resources

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