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Anthropology Major

Colgate University · Hamilton, NY

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Program
Award
Majors and Minors
Catalog edition
2026-2027 University Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Anthropology is the study of human beings in all their complexity. The scope of anthropology is truly global, as it aims to describe and analyze the full diversity of the human experience and cultural creativity across time and space. Anthropology recognizes that human beings are, simultaneously, social actors who create cultures and the products of those cultures. Using a broad array of research methods, including participant-observation and archaeological excavation, anthropologists investigate the historical composition of societies, their transformations, and their contemporary forms. We seek to understand the commonalities and differences in the identities, experiences, and beliefs of people around the world. We connect the details of people’s everyday lives to large-scale social systems and cultural forces and reveal that seemingly innate or natural differences among human groups are the result of historical, social, and political-economic processes.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
190099
CourseShelf checklist
CK_190099_902fb15c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Major Requirements

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    Required Courses

    5 items
    1. ANTH 102
      Culture, Diversity, and Inequality
      As published: “Culture, Diversity, and Inequality or FSEM equivalent (completed by the end of the sophomore year with a grade of C or better)”
      1.00
    2. ANTH 103
      Introduction to Archaeology
      As published: “Introduction to Archaeology or FSEM equivalent (completed by the end of the sophomore year with a grade of C or better)”
      1.00
    3. ANTH 350
      Theorizing Contemporary Cultures
      As published: “Theorizing Contemporary Cultures (Students are strongly encouraged to take this course in the junior year.)”
      1.00
    4. ANTH 452
      Senior Seminar in Anthropology
      As published: “Senior Seminar in Anthropology (offered only in the fall semester)”
      1.00
    5. Students not meeting the above grade requirements must consult with the department chair before continuing in the major.
      Not resolved to a course

    Methods Course

    3 items
    1. ANTH 211
    2. ANTH 253
      1.00
    3. This requirement may be fulfilled through an equivalent off-campus study course, with the approval of the department.
      Not resolved to a course

    Four Electives

    33 items
    1. At least two of these anthropology electives must be at the 300 level.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. One elective may be a Core course taught by an Anthropology professor.
      Not resolved to a course
    3. No more than two courses (methods and/or electives) taken on a Colgate study group or approved program may be counted toward the major.
      Not resolved to a course
    4. ALST 219
      Healing Arts: The Idea of Africa in Medicine and Museums
      As published: “/MUSE 219 - Healing Arts: The Idea of Africa in Medicine and Museums”
      1.0
    5. ANTH 205
      1
    6. ANTH 206
      ”Verifying You are Human”: The Future of a Category
      Not resolved to a course
    7. ANTH 210
      1.0
    8. ANTH 211
    9. ANTH 216
      1.0
    10. ANTH 222
      1.00
    11. ANTH 226
      1.00
    12. ANTH 228
      1.00
    13. ANTH 252
      1.00
    14. ANTH 253
      1.00
    15. ANTH 305
      1.00
    16. ANTH 315
      1.00
    17. ANTH 316
      1.00
    18. ANTH 323
      1.0
    19. ANTH 331
      The Ancient Maya
      Not resolved to a course
    20. ANTH 339
      Corporations and Power
      As published: “Corporations and Social Change”
      1.00
    21. ANTH 341
    22. ANTH 342
      1
    23. ANTH 343
      1
    24. ANTH 355
      1.00
    25. ANTH 357
      Indigenous Politics of Latin America
      Not resolved to a course
    26. ANTH 358
      1.00
    27. ANTH 361
      1.00
    28. ANTH 378
      1.00
    29. CORE C127
      1
    30. CORE C161
      1
    31. CORE C199
    32. EDUC 246
      1
    33. SOCI 201
      1.00

    Thesis

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      GPA Requirement

      0 items

        Honors and High Honors

        0 items

          Sociology and Anthropology Department

          0 items
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