Anthropology is the holistic, cross-cultural study of humanity that explores the multiple ways humans live and create meaning in the world. At Northeastern University, the sociology and anthropology department specializes in cultural anthropology and social anthropology—the relationship of culture to the institutions, relationships, and practices of everyday life that make up social structures.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Cultural Anthropology Major Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Cultural Anthropology | ||
ANTH 1101 | Peoples and Cultures | 4 |
ANTH 2305 | Global Markets and Local Culture | 4 |
ANTH 3421 | Foundations of Anthropological Theory | 4 |
ANTH 3410 | Ethnographic Field Experience | 4 |
ANTH 4600 | Senior Seminar | 4 |
SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
Advanced Area Courses | ||
Additional courses taken in this section may be used as electives. | ||
Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
Ethnography of Southeast Asia | ||
Latin American Society and Development | ||
Native North Americans | ||
Anthropology of Africa | ||
Culture and Politics in Modern India | ||
Anthropology Electives | ||
Complete six ANTH courses. Two study- abroad courses may count toward this requirement with prior permission from the department. | 24 | |
Social Science Electives | ||
Complete three social science courses from the following subject areas. Social science electives may not include music or art: AFRS, AFAM, CRIM, ECON, HUSV, HIST, INTL, LING, LPSC, POLS, PSYC, or SOCL. | 12 |
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Students must choose between a one-semester senior project, which they would complete in the context of Senior Seminar (ANTH 4600), or a two-semester senior thesis, which would require them to also enroll in a fall-semester directed study.
Cultural Anthropology Major Grade Requirement
A GPA of 2.000 across all major courses is required.
Cultural Anthropology Major Credit Requirement
Complete 68 semester hours in the major.
Experiential Liberal Arts
All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ANTH 1000 | 1 | SOCL 1101 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
ANTH 1101 | 4 | Anthropology elective | 4 | ||||
Social science elective | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | MATH 1215 | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ANTH 2300 | 4 | Social science elective | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Co-op | 0 |
Foreign language core course | 4 | Foreign language core course | 4 | ||||
Social science elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | Anthropology elective | 4 | ||||
EESH 2000 | 1 | ||||||
16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | 0 | Advanced area ANTH 4500–ANTH 4515 | 4 | ANTH 2305 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
Anthropology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
ENGW 3315 | 4 | ||||||
Foreign language core course | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | 0 | Advanced area ANTH 4500–ANTH 4515 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
Anthropology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 5 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
Co-op | 0 | ANTH 4600 | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
Anthropology elective | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 130 |
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
Year 1 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ANTH 1000 | 1 | SOCL 1101 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
ANTH 1101 | 4 | Anthropology elective | 4 | ||||
Social science elective | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | MATH 1215 | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ANTH 2300 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Foreign language core course | 4 |
Foreign language core course | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
Social science elective | 4 | ||||||
Anthropology elective | 4 | ||||||
EESH 2000 | 1 | ||||||
17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ANTH 2305 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
Foreign language core course | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
ENGW 3315 | 4 | ||||||
Anthropology elective | 4 | ||||||
16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Advanced area ANTH 4500–ANTH 4515 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
Anthropology elective | 4 | ||||||
Social science elective | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 5 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
Advanced area ANTH 4500–ANTH 4515 | 4 | ANTH 4600 | 4 | ||||
Anthropology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
Anthropology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
16 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 130 |