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History and Cultural Anthropology, BA

2023-2024 Edition

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History and cultural anthropology offer an interdisciplinary combined major. Students interested in the combined major in history and cultural anthropology integrate the exploration of human history with the rigorous study of human cultures. 

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.

History Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
History Colloquium
HIST 1000History at Northeastern1
HIST 1200Historical Research and Writing1
HIST 1201First-Year Seminar4
History Seminar and Historical Writing
HIST 2301The History Seminar4
HIST 2302Historical Writing1
Pre-1800 History Elective
Complete one course from the following: 4
HIST 1100
Law and History
HIST 1180
African History
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST 1187
Introduction to Latin American History
HIST 1218
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1272
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
HIST 1285
Introduction to Russian Civilization
HIST 1389
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
HIST 2330
Colonial and Revolutionary America
HIST 2370
Renaissance to Enlightenment
HIST 2375
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
HIST 2390
Africa and the World in Early Times
HIST 3334
Assassinations in World History
History Elective
Complete two HIST courses at any level in any field.8
Introductory Level Elective
Complete one history course from the 1000 level.4
Intermediate/Advanced History Elective
Complete minimum of one HIST course numbered 2000 to 2999 (excluding HIST 2301 and HIST 2302).4
Advanced History Elective
Complete minimum of one HIST course numbered 3000 to 4999 (excluding HIST 4701).4

Cultural Anthropology Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Foundation Courses
ANTH 1101Peoples and Cultures4
ANTH 2305Global Markets and Local Culture4
ANTH 3410Ethnographic Field Experience4
ANTH 3421Foundations of Anthropological Theory4
Area Courses
Complete two courses from the following:8
ANTH 4350
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
ANTH 4500
Latin American Society and Development
ANTH 4505
Native North Americans
ANTH 4510
Anthropology of Africa
ANTH 4515
Culture and Politics in Modern India
Anthropology Electives
Complete three courses in the following range. One study-abroad course may count toward this requirement.12
ANTH 2001 to ANTH 4599

Capstone Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:4
ANTH 4600
Senior Seminar 1
HIST 4701
Capstone Seminar
1

Students taking Senior Seminar (ANTH 4600) must complete either a one-semester senior project, which they would do in the context of ANTH 4600, or a two-semester senior thesis, which would require them to also enroll in a fall-semester directed study.

Integrative Requirements

ANTH courses below will double count as area courses.

Course List
Code Title Hours
ANTH 4350Ethnography of Southeast Asia4
ANTH 4510Anthropology of Africa4
HIST 2360History of Capitalism in East Asia4

Cultural Anthropology Major Grade Requirement

A GPA of 2.000 for major courses is required.

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

Sample Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ANTH 11014ANTH 23054VacationVacation
ENGW 11114HIST elective or integrative 14  
HIST 10001HIST elective or integrative 24  
HIST 12001Elective4  
HIST 12014   
Elective4   
 18 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ANTH 34104ANTH 34214VacationCo-op
HIST 23014HIST elective or integrative 34  
HIST 23021HIST elective or integrative 44  
ANTH area course 14Elective4  
Elective4   
 17 16 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opANTH area course 24Elective 4Co-op
 ANTH elective 14Elective4 
 HIST elective or integrative 54  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opANTH elective 24Elective4Co-op
 ANTH elective 34Elective4 
 HIST elective or integrative 64  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opHIST capstone or HIST senior project or ANTH capstone4  
 HIST elective or integrative 74  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 131
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