Anthropology is the holistic, cross-cultural study of humanity that explores the multiple ways humans live and create meaning in the world. The anthropology major at Northeastern exposes students to diverse cultural perspectives from past and present societies; fosters student engagement with key contemporary issues such as global inequality, development, urbanization, and cultural change; and provides greater appreciation for the complexities of the world in which they live.
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.
University-Wide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Cultural Anthropology Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| 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 |
| Advanced Area Courses | ||
| Complete two of the following. Additional courses taken in this section may be used as electives. | 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 eight ANTH courses. Two study-abroad courses may count toward this requirement with prior permission from the department. | 32 | |
| 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 | |
| 1 | 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 cumulative GPA of 2.000 for all major courses is required.
Cultural Anthropology Major Credit Requirement
Complete 76 semester hours in the major.
Experiential Liberal Arts
All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | MATH 1215 | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ANTH 2300 | 4 | ANTH 2305 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Co-op | 0 |
| Anthropology elective | 4 | Anthropology elective | 4 | ||||
| Social science elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Social science 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 | Social science elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| Anthropology elective | 4 | ENGW 3315 | 4 | ||||
| Social science elective | 4 | ||||||
| Anthropology elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | Anthropology elective | 4 | Social science elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| Anthropology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Advanced area ANTH 4500-ANTH 4515 | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | ANTH 4600 | 4 | ||||
| Anthropology elective | 4 | ||||||
| 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 | Anthropology elective | 4 |
| Anthropology elective | 4 | Social science elective | 4 | ||||
| Social science elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ANTH 2305 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Anthropology elective | 4 |
| Anthropology elective | 4 | ENGW 3315 | 4 | ||||
| Social science elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| EESH 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Anthropology elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Advanced area ANTH 4500-ANTH 4515 | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Advanced area ANTH 4500-ANTH 4515 | 4 | ANTH 4600 | 4 | ||||
| Social science elective | 4 | Social science elective | 4 | ||||
| Anthropology elective | 4 | Anthropology elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||