• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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 Requirements

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 area courses in the range from ANTH 4101-ANTH 4520; additional area courses taken may count as anthropology electives. 8
Capstone
ANTH 4600Senior Seminar4
Electives
Complete three 4-semester-hour courses not used to satisfy another requirement in addition to the above requirements. One study-abroad course may also count toward this requirement with prior permission from the department.12

Philosophy Requirements

Required Courses
PHIL 1115Introduction to Logic4
PHIL 2325Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought4
or POLS 2325 Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
PHIL 2330Modern Philosophy4
Foundational Philosophy of Science Elective
Complete one of the following:4
Science and Pseudoscience
Ethics and Evolutionary Games
Information and Uncertainty
Scientific Approaches to Philosophy
Advanced Philosophy Electives
Complete two PHIL courses with a designation of 3000 or above not used to satisfy another requirement, and at least one at 4000 or 5000 level.8
Critical Philosophy Elective
Take one of the following courses not used to fulfill another requirements:4
Introduction to African American and Africana Studies
Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Human Rights
Indigenous Philosophy
Race and Religion in Film
Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
Philosophy of Race and Racism
Philosophy Electives
Complete two additional courses from the philosophy department. 8

Integrative Requirement

One integrative course is required from each discipline. Courses taken as electives above may not be used as integrative courses.
PHIL 4500Theory of Knowledge4
or PHIL 4510 Philosophy of Science
or PHIL 4550 Philosophy of Economics
or PHIL 4555 Philosophy of Biology
or PHIL 4903 Seminar in Religion
SOCL 3450Class, Power, and Social Change4

Cultural Anthropology and Philosophy Combined Major Credit Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in anthropology and philosophy courses

80 semester hours 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 semester hours required

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/ Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ANTH 11014ANTH 23054Elective4ANTH elective4
ENGW 11114PHIL 23254Elective4Elective4
PHIL 11154Critical Philosophy elective4  
PHIL elective4ANTH elective4  
 16 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PHIL 23304ANTH 34104Elective4Co-op0
ANTH elective4ANTH 34214Elective4 
ANTH area course4PHIL advanced elective4  
Elective4PHIL elective4  
 16 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ANTH area course4Elective4Co-op0
 ANTH elective4Elective4 
 Integrative course4  
 PHIL 4000/5000-level course4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ANTH capstone4  
 PHIL capstone4  
 Integrative course4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 128