Anthropology (GPS)

Term One

• ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
• MTH 1450 - Mathematics and the Modern World Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH 2150 - Comparative Nonwestern Cultures Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH 2200 - Introduction to Archaeology Credit Hour(s): 3

• Beginning Language Course (1010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3 *

Term Two

• ATH 2100 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Credit Hour(s): 4
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• Beginning Language Course (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3 *

Term Three

• ATH Course - Cultural Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3 **
• Intermediate Language Course (2010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*
• QT Course - Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
• Sci Course - Wright State Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Four

• ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
• Intermediate Language Course (2020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3 *
• ATH Course - Archaeology Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH Course - Biological Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Five

• ATH Course - Cultural Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH Course - Archaeology Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH - Related Elective (RR1) Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4

Term Six

• ATH Course - Biological Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH Course - Anthropology Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH Elective - Anthropology Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH Elective - Related Elective (RR2) Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4

Term Seven

• ATH Elective - Anthropology Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH Elective - Anthropology Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Eight

• ATH 4700 - Development of Anthropological Thought Credit Hour(s): 3 or
• ATH 4750 - Seminar in Archaeological Theory Credit Hour(s): 3

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• ATH Elective - Anthropology Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Note(s):

*Languages include Arabic (ARA), American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese (CHI), French (FR), German (GER), Greek (GR), Italian (ITA), Japanese (JPN), Latin (LAT), Russian (RUS), and Spanish (SPN).

**Addition of ATH 2000  (1 hour) during term three is HIGHLY recommended.

Program Description

Anthropology studies the behavior and biology of the human species, both current and past, often drawing on information from the social and biological sciences. The Bachelor of Arts program in anthropology focuses on three areas: cultural anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology.

Cultural anthropology exposes students to ways of life, belief systems, and value systems that differ from their own, examining the ways in which cultures deal with universal human problems, from the basic needs of food and shelter to the metaphysical questions of existence. Typical subjects for cultural anthropology include ecology and subsistence techniques, economics, political systems, social organization, religion, and culture change.Archaeology deals with cultures of the past. Archaeologists search for and study the material remains of past cultural activity and seek to reconstruct past behavior patterns, technologies, and environments. Biological anthropology focuses on the biological aspects of the human species. Biological anthropologists study the fossil evidence to determine how evolution has influenced human behavior and biology. Studies of biological variability in modern populations are also part of this discipline, since many physical differences among populations are the result of their having adapted to different environments.

Career Opportunities

For career information, please visit Wright State University Career Services:

http://www.wright.edu/careerservices

Campus Contact Information

Sociology and Anthropology
270 Millett Hall
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Soc_Anth@wright.edu
Phone: (937) 775-2667
Fax: (937) 775-4228

http://www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/soc_anth/anthropology_overview.html

Additional Comments

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Transitional Advising WebPage (TAP): http://www.wright.edu/semesters-advising