BA Anthropology
Academic Program Guide for New First-Year Students (Effective Fall 2018) Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Students who entered Rowan University prior to Fall 2018 should follow the guide for their program and start year in consultation with their advisor.
Rowan University Graduation Requirements for all Majors / Degrees Students must complete at least 120 semester hours (sh) of coursework that apply to their Rowan University degree.
Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in Rowan University coursework. (Transfer courses/credit do not count toward the RU GPA.)
A minimum of 30 sh of coursework must be completed at/through Rowan University.
Only grades of “D-” or above may apply to graduation/degree requirements. (Some programs may set higher minimums.)
Students must meet the Rowan Core and Rowan Experience Requirements. o An individual course can potentially satisfy one Rowan Core literacy and/or multiple Rowan Experience attributes. o Rowan Core & Rowan Experience designations are listed in course details in Section Tally (www.rowan.edu/registrar) and may also be searched on
that site under “Attributes.” A list of Rowan Core courses is here: https://confluence.rowan.edu/display/AS/Rowan+Core+Course+List.
Students must apply for graduation and should do so for the term in which they will complete all program requirements.
Program-Specific Graduation Requirements for this Major / Degree
Students must earn a minimum 2.0 G.P.A. in major courses
Letter grades only in Anthropology courses; up to 10% of overall credits may be P/NC
Only grades of “C”- or above may apply to graduation requirements
Students must earn 30 credits in upper level (300, 400, 500 level) courses, including 19 upper-level anthropology credits
No more than two courses can be repeated and each of these two can be repeated no more than twice.
Rowan Core Requirements1 Students must satisfy all six Rowan Core Literacies. A minimum total of 3 sh of coursework is required to satisfy each Literacy.
With the exception of the 9 sh counted here for Communicative Literacy, credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere.
⃝ (COML) Communicative Literacy: Must be met by the following three courses or their official equivalents:
⃝ COMP 01111 College Composition I (3 sh) ⃝ COMP 01112 College Composition II (3 sh) ⃝ CMS 04205 Public Speaking (3 sh)
⃝ (ARTL) Artistic Literacy Recommendation from major: any
⃝ (GLBL) Global Literacy Recommendation from major: GEOG 16.110 or 16.140 (3 sh counted under Non-Program Courses)
⃝ (HUML) Humanistic Literacy Recommendation from major: any
⃝ (QNTL) Quantitative Literacy Recommendation from major: STAT02.100 Elementary Statistics, or STAT02.260 Statistics I, or STAT 02101
Statistical Literacy, or STAT 00280 Biometry
⃝ (SCIL) Scientific Literacy Recommendation from major: ANTH 02.301 Human Evolution
Subtotal of credits counted in this section: 21 sh
Rowan Experience Requirements Students must satisfy all three Rowan Experience attributes. Credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere.
⃝ (LIT) Broad-Based Literature Attribute Recommendation from major: any
⃝ (WI) Writing Intensive Attribute Recommendation from major: any
⃝ (RS) Rowan Seminar Attribute2 Recommendation from major: any A course taken for a Rowan Experience can also fulfill other programmatic needs, and one course can satisfy more than one Rowan Experience
Non-Program Courses (minimum 18 sh) Courses in this section cannot be in the major department.
Course # Course Name Course Attributes / Notes Sem/Yr Grade Credits
Any Foreign Language 3 sh
Same Foreign Language (Students may fulfill the lan-guage requirement by completing one 2nd semester or higher level foreign language course)
3 sh
GEOG 16.110 or 16.140
Cultural Geography or World Regional Geography
Fulfills Global Literacy
3 sh
1 The Rowan Core requirements are waived for transfer students with an earned A.A. or A.S. degree from a NJ community/county college. 2 The Rowan Seminar requirement is waived for all students transferring 24 or more approved credits into Rowan University at the time of initial entry.
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PHIL 09.250 or 09.251, PHIL 09.341, PHIL 09.322, 09.346, or 09.323
Biomedical Ethics, Introduction to Eth-ics, Business Ethics, Feminist Ethics; or Environmental Ethics
May fulfill Humanistic Literacy
3 sh
Any Humanistic or Global history course 3 sh
Any Rowan Core course 3 sh
Subtotal: 18 sh
Major Requirements (37 sh) SUMMARY OF MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
15 sh Foundational Courses 10 sh Required Upper Level and Capstone Courses 12 sh Anthropology Electives
37 sh total
Foundational Courses (15 s.h.)
Course # Course Name Course Designations / Notes Sem/Yr Grade Credits ANTH 02.202 Cultural Anthropology 3 sh
ANTH 02.203 Introduction to Archaeology 3 sh
ANTH 02.221 Human Variation 3 sh
ANTH 02.250 Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics 3 sh
ANTH 02.295 Introduction to Qualitative Research 3 sh
Subtotal: 15sh Required Upper Level and Capstone Courses (10 s.h.) Courses chosen here may not be used in other banks.
Course # Course Name Course Attributes / Notes Sem/Yr Grade Credits
ANTH 02.395 Anthropological Theory 3 sh
ANTH 02.450 Anthropology Senior Seminar (WI) Satisfies WI requirement 3 sh
ANTH 02.315 or ANTH 02.320
Forensic Anthropology (lab) or Archaeological Field Methods (lab)
4 sh
Subtotal:10 sh Anthropology Electives (12 s.h.) Choose 4 courses from the following bank of Anthropology Electives; at least three must be upper level.
ANTHROPOLOGY ELECTIVES BANK
Lower Level Anthropology Electives Upper Level Anthropology Electives
ANTH 2.144 /INTR 01.144
Human Ecology: An Evolutionary Approach ANTH 02.301
Human Evolution (Scientific Literacy)
ANTH02.200 Introduction to Bioarchaeology ANTH 02.305
Primatology
ANTH 02.205 Mummies and Burial Practices of Ancient Cul-tures
ANTH 02.310
Indians of North America (Global Literacy)
ANTH 02.210 Natives of South America (Global Literacy) ANTH 02.311
Peoples and Cultures of Africa (Humanistic Literacy)
ANTH 02.215 Medical Anthropology (Global Literacy)
ANTH 02.321 Cultural Ecology
ANTH 02.225 Arts and Medicine (Artistic Literacy) ANTH 02.322
Sex/ Sex Roles in a Cultural Perspective
Course # Course Name Course Attributes / Notes Sem/Yr Grade Credits
Choice 3 sh
Must be Upper level 3 sh
Must be upper level 3 sh
Must be upper level 3 sh
Subtotal: 12 sh
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ANTH 02.240 Food and Culture ANTH 02.323
Anthropology of Magic & Religion
ANTH 02.245 Sports and Culture ANTH 02.326
The Maya
ANTH 02.270 New World Archaeology ANTH 02.335
Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
ANTH 02.275 Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity (Global Lit-eracy)
ANTH 02.336
Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt
ANTH 02.280 Old World Archaeology ANTH 02.350
Comparative Cultures
ANTH 02.290 Museum Studies ANTH 02.355
Global Health
ANTH 02.371
Anth. Approaches to Global Development
ANTH 02.375
Anthropology of Media
ANTH 02.376
Anthropology Through Film
ANTH 02.378
Public Archaeology
ANTH 02.400 Field Methods in Egyptology
ANTH 02.420
Psychological Anthropology
B.A. in Anthropology Subfield Tracks
A subfield track is a recommended selection of courses within a degree program or minor that represents a focused area of study and also completes defined requirements for degree completion for advising purposes. We encourage majors interested in pursuing a career and/or graduate studies in one of these fields to take at least three of the courses listed below as either major electives or free electives.
Cultural Resource Management/ Archaeology Subfield track
Mentors: Dr. J. Hill Prof. D. Cushman
Forensic/Physical Anthropology Subfield track
Mentor: Dr. M. Rosado
Medical Anthropology Subfield track
Mentor: Dr. S. Schug
Public Culture/Museum Studies Subfield track
Mentor: Dr. J. Hill
ANTH 02.270 New World Archaeology
ANTH 02.301 Human Evolution ANTH 02.215 Medical Anthropology
ANTH 02.280 Museum Studies
ANTH 02.280 Museum Studies ANTH 02.305 Primatology
ANTH 02.225 Arts and Medicine
ANTH 02.336 Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt
ANTH 02.320 Archaeological Field Methods
ANTH 02.315 Forensic Anthropology
ANTH 02.312 Anthropological Perspectives on Physical Growth
and Development
ANTH 02.375 Anthropology of Media
ANTH 02.378 Public Archaeology
ANTH 02.355 Global Health
ANTH 02.376 Anthropology Through Film
ANTH 02.420 Psychological An-thropology
INTR 20.399 Museum Internship through
CHSS Match Internship Program
Free Electives (44 sh) Students should choose Free Electives that satisfy any Rowan Core or Rowan Experience requirements that are not fulfilled by Major or Non-Program courses.
Course # Course Name Course Attributes/Notes Sem/Yr Grade S.H.
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Total Program Credits Required for this Major / Degree: 120 SH
Rowan Core and Rowan Experience…………………………………………………………………………..….21 s.h.
Major Requirements in Anthropology.…………………………………………………………………………..37 s.h.
Other Required Courses…………………………………………………………………………………………………18 s.h.
Free Electives………………………………………………………………………………………………………...........44 s.h.
Total Credits in Program………………………………………………………………………………………………120 S.H.
Subtotal: 44 sh