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Program checklist · B.A.

Anthropology, B.A.

University of Virginia-Main Campus · Charlottesville, VA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
45.0201
Total credits (published)
120
Credits (computed from items)
481
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
234076
CourseShelf checklist
CK_234076_7fdee870
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Universal Curriculum Requirements

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    Prerequisites for Declaring the Major

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      Program Requirements

      6 items
      1. At least one Gateway course: 1010 Introduction to Anthropology, 2120 The Concept of Culture, 2160 Culture and the Environment, 2400 Language and Culture, 2415 Language in Human Evolution, 2450 Language and the Environment, 2800 Introduction to Archaeology, 2820 The Emergence of Cities and States
        Not resolved to a course
      2. At least one Foundation course: 3010 History and Theory of Anthropology, 3020 Using Anthropology.
        Not resolved to a course
      3. The faculty recommends that majors take both, but they must take one. Students interested in pursuing the DMP normally take both 3010 and 3020.
        Not resolved to a course
      4. One Capstone course: 4591 Majors Seminar, during the third or fourth year.
        Not resolved to a course
      5. Distributional Electives: one course at the 2000-level or above in each of these areas within anthropology: socio-cultural, archaeology, and linguistic.
        Not resolved to a course
      6. Upper-level Electives: At least three courses at or above the 3000 level, in addition to the Foundation and Capstone courses these courses must be taken in the Department of Anthropology at University of Virginia. They may overlap with the Distributional Electives.
        Not resolved to a course

      Gateway Course

      8 items
      1. ANTH 1010
        3
      2. ANTH 2120
        3
      3. ANTH 2160
        3
      4. ANTH 2400
        3
      5. ANTH 2415
        3
      6. ANTH 2450
        3
      7. ANTH 2800
        3
      8. ANTH 2820
        3

      Foundation Course

      3 items
      1. ANTH 3010
        3
      2. ANTH 3020
        3
      3. Note: The faculty recommends that majors take both, but one is required. Students interested in pursuing the DMP normally take both 3010 and 3020.
        Not resolved to a course

      Capstone Course

      1 item
      1. ANTH 4591
        3

      Distributional Electives

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        Upper-level Electives

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          B.A. in Anthropology with a Specialist Concentration

          14 items
          1. When selecting Concentration courses, students should keep in mind that a maximum of only two courses (6 credits) from beyond Anthropology (courses with other than an ANTH prefix) can be counted toward the Anthropology major.
            Not resolved to a course
          2. To declare a concentration, students should meet with the faculty advisor for that concentration. Contact information can be found on the Department website, or from the Director of Undergraduate Programs in Anthropology.
            Not resolved to a course
          3. Fulfill all non-elective requirements for the B.A. in Anthropology, including the Linguistic Anthropology distribution requirement.
            Not resolved to a course
          4. When choosing electives toward your Anthropology major, include a total of four, as follows:
            Not resolved to a course
          5. 2-4 classes from Culture and Communication Concentration Course List A
            Not resolved to a course
          6. up to 2 classes from Culture and Communication Course List B
            Not resolved to a course
          7. Fulfill all non-elective requirements for the B.A. in Anthropology.
            Not resolved to a course
          8. When choosing electives toward your Anthropology major, include the following:
            Not resolved to a course
          9. 3 classes from Indigenous Worlds Concentration Course List A
            Not resolved to a course
          10. 2 classes from Indigenous Worlds Concentration Course List B
            Not resolved to a course
          11. Fulfill all non-elective requirements for the B.A. in Anthropology.
            Not resolved to a course
          12. When choosing electives toward your Anthropology major, include the following:
            Not resolved to a course
          13. ANTH 2280
            3
          14. 4 additional courses chosen from the Medical Anthropology Concentration Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Independent Study in Anthropology

          0 items

            Distinguished Majors Program in Anthropology

            4 items
            1. satisfaction of all College requirements as stated in this Record with a GPA of at least 3.25 in all university courses;
              Not resolved to a course
            2. a GPA of at least 3.400 in all courses taken as part of the anthropology major;
              Not resolved to a course
            3. Permission of an advisor, who may be any member of the departmental faculty willing to take on the responsibility of supervising the thesis and is normally someone to whom the students have already demonstrated their ability in an upper-level course;
              Not resolved to a course
            4. application for admission (normally in the spring semester of the Third Year) to the Director of the Distinguished Majors Program, by declaring their DMP graduation semester/year, and by including their relevant course transcripts showing their two cumulative GPAs, along with the selected thesis topic, and the names of the first and second faculty thesis advisors.
              Not resolved to a course

            Course Lists

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              General and Theoretical Anthropology

              4 items
              1. ANTH 1010
                3
              2. ANTH 3010
                3
              3. ANTH 3020
                3
              4. ANTH 4591
                3

              Principles of Sociocultural Analysis

              31 items
              1. ANTH 1050
                3
              2. ANTH 2120
                3
              3. ANTH 2250
                3
              4. ANTH 2260
                3
              5. ANTH 2270
                3
              6. ANTH 2280
                3
              7. ANTH 2285
                3
              8. ANTH 2405
                3
              9. ANTH 2415
                3
              10. ANTH 2500
                3
              11. ANTH 2557
                3
              12. ANTH 2560
                3
              13. ANTH 2575
                3
              14. ANTH 2590
                3
              15. ANTH 2620
                3
              16. ANTH 2625
                3
              17. ANTH 3100
                3
              18. ANTH 3129
                3
              19. ANTH 3152
                3
              20. ANTH 3170
                3
              21. ANTH 3220
                3
              22. ANTH 3240
                3
              23. ANTH 3260
                3
              24. ANTH 3300
                3
              25. ANTH 3325
                3
              26. ANTH 3340
                3
              27. ANTH 3370
                3
              28. ANTH 3550
                3
              29. ANTH 3360
                3
              30. ANTH 3680
                3
              31. ANTH 4590
                3

              Linguistic Anthropology

              12 items
              1. ANTH 2400
                3
              2. ANTH 2410
                3
              3. LING 2430
                3
              4. ANTH 2440
                3
              5. ANTH 2470
                3
              6. ANTH 2541
                3
              7. ANTH 3450
                3
              8. ANTH 3470
                3
              9. ANTH 3480
                3
              10. ANTH 3490
                3
              11. ANTH 3541
                3
              12. ANTH 2450
                3

              Archaeology

              10 items
              1. ANTH 2450
                3
              2. ANTH 2589
                3
              3. ANTH 2800
                3
              4. ANTH 2810
                3
              5. ANTH 2820
                3
              6. ANTH 3589
                3
              7. ANTH 3810
                3
              8. ANTH 3840
                3
              9. ANTH 3880
                3
              10. ANTH 4840
                3

              Independent Study and Research

              3 items
              1. ANTH 4993
                1
              2. ANTH 4998
                3
              3. ANTH 4999
                3

              Swahili

              2 items
              1. SWAH 1010
                3
              2. SWAH 1020
                3

              Culture and Communication Concentration Course List A

              28 items
              1. ANTH 2400
                3
              2. ANTH 2410
                3
              3. ANTH 2415
                3
              4. LING 2430
                3
              5. ANTH 2440
                3
              6. ANTH 2470
                3
              7. ANTH 3170
                3
              8. ANTH 3450
                3
              9. ANTH 3470
                3
              10. ANTH 3480
                3
              11. ANTH 3490
                3
              12. ANTH 3680
                3
              13. ANTH 5190
                Science and Culture
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              14. ANTH 5425
                Language Contact
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              15. ANTH 5470
                Language and Identity
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              16. ANTH 5475
                Multimodal Interaction
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              17. ANTH 5480
                Literacy and Orality
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              18. ANTH 5485
                Discourse Analysis
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              19. ANTH 5490
                Speech Play and Verbal Art
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              20. ANTH 5495
                Discourse Prosody
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              21. ASL 3450
                3
              22. EDHS 4300
                3
              23. LNGS 2220
                3
              24. LNGS 2240
                3
              25. MDST 3701
                3
              26. MEST 2470
                3
              27. MEST 3470
                3
              28. SPAN 4202
                3

              Culture and Communication Concentration Course List B

              24 items
              1. ANTH 2541
                3
              2. ANTH 3340
                3
              3. ANTH 3370
                3
              4. ANTH 3541
                3
              5. ANTH 4420
                3
              6. ANTH 5220
                Economic Anthropolgy
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              7. ANTH 5401
                Linguistic Field Methods
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              8. ANTH 5410
                Phonology
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              9. ANTH 5440
                Morphology
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              10. ANTH 5541
                Topics in Linguistics
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              11. ANTH 5549
                Topics in Theoretical Linguistics and Linguistic Anthropology
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              12. ASL 2300
                3
              13. ASL 4750
                3
              14. DRAM 2070
                3
              15. ENMD 5010
                Introduction to Old English
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              16. FREN 3030
                3
              17. LING 3400
                3
              18. LING 5409
                Acoustic Phonetics
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              19. LNGS 3250
                3
              20. LNGS 5000
                Linguistic Principles in Language Pedagogy
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              21. PHIL 3630
                3
              22. SPAN 3000
                3
              23. SPAN 4203
                3
              24. SPAN 4210
                3

              Indigenous Worlds Concentration Course List A

              7 items
              1. ANTH 1050
                3
              2. ANTH 2250
                3
              3. ANTH 3152
                3
              4. ANTH 3450
                3
              5. ANTH 3680
                3
              6. ANTH 5885
                Archaeology of Colonial Expansions
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              7. HIAF 3112
                3

              Indigenous Worlds Concentration Course List B

              11 items
              1. AMST 2420
                3
              2. ANTH 3340
                3
              3. ANTH 3480
                3
              4. ANTH 3490
                3
              5. ANTH 3880
                3
              6. ARTH 1505
                3
              7. HILA 2001
                3
              8. MDST 3407
                3
              9. MDST 3650
                3
              10. RELG 2210
                3
              11. RELG 3360
                3

              Medical Anthropology Concentration Course List

              18 items
              1. ANTH 2270
                3
              2. ANTH 2285
                3
              3. ANTH 3129
                3
              4. ANTH 3240
                3
              5. ANTH 3370
                3
              6. ANTH 3290
                3
              7. ANTH 3295
                3
              8. ANTH 3300
                3
              9. ANTH 3390
                3
              10. BIOL 3090
                3
              11. BIOL 4660
                3
              12. HIEU 3321
                3
              13. MDST 3409
                3
              14. PHIL 1740
                3
              15. RELG 2650
                3
              16. SOC 3260
                3
              17. SOC 3700
                3
              18. SOC 4740
                3

              Additional Information

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                Source. University of Virginia-Main Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://virginia.catalog.acalog.com/preview_program.php?catoid=72&poid=11681. Captured page pages/0059.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.