Undergraduate Programs

Introduction

Anthropology, more than any other discipline, provides insights into who we are, how we became this way, and what our future might be. As a result, anthropology majors are well prepared to understand and solve today’s complex social and scientific problems. Anthropology at UNM is divided into three subfields: Archaeology, Ethnology, and Evolutionary Anthropology. Whether undergraduates choose to pursue graduate training in anthropology or some other field, or move directly into the workforce, we seek to provide them with a broad education by offering a variety of lecture, laboratory and field classes in these subfields. Our graduate degrees prepare students to follow either academic or applied careers in Anthropology.


Major Study Requirements (36 credits)

Students who choose to major in anthropology should consult with an undergraduate advisor in the Anthropology Department as early as possible. The advisors for each subfield are listed on our website at http://www.unm.edu/%7eanthro/contact.html.

All majors are required to fulfill either a sub-field Concentration, or the general Anthropology requirements listed below.

Concentration Requirements (B.A. or B.S. degree).

Students choosing this option must concentrate in one of the three subfields of anthropology: Archaeology, Ethnology, or Evolutionary Anthropology.

The general requirements for the  B.A. with Concentration option are:

  • the core curriculum sequence in the desired subfield (listed below)
  • the core curriculum sequence for one of the two remaining subfields
  • one 200-499 level course in the remaining subfield
  • at least 18 total hours of upper-level (300-499) courses
  • 6-12 hours of upper-level courses (300-499) in your selected subfield. The number of upper-level courses required for each subfield differs. The subfield requirements are listed below.
  • electives at any level in any subfield to make a total of 36 hours

The general requirements for the B.S. with Concentration option are the same as those listed above for the B.A. options, AND:

  • concentration in Archaeology or Evolutionary Anthropology
  • an advanced anthropology laboratory course or summer field-school of 3 hours minimum. This course is in addition to any other subfield lab requirements (see below).
  • At least 6 hours of mathematics as approved for A&S group requirements. The mathematics courses must be taken for a letter grade, not Credit/No Credit.
  • a minor in, or distributed among, astrophysics, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and planetary science, mathematics, geography, psychology or physics.

General Anthropology Requirements (B.A. degree only).                    

As an alternative to choosing a concentration, students may choose  the general major in Anthropology. The requirements for the general Anthropology option are:

  • the core curriculum sequence from two subfields
  • one 200-499 level course in the remaining subfield
  • a minimum of 18 hours of upper-level (300-499) courses
  • electives at any level in any subfield to make a total of 36 hours

Core Curriculum Sequences

As described above, anthropology majors are required to complete core curriculum sequences from two of the three subfields. The core curriculum sequence for each subfield is as follows.

Archaeology (36 credits)  
For a concentration in archaeology, take:   
ANTH 120 and 122L 4 credits
ANTH 220 3 credits
ANTH 320 3 credits
Students must also take one additional course from each of three groups (A,B,C) for a total of at least 9 credits:  
Group A: Technical ANTH 373, 375, 480, 482L
Group B: Europe, SW Asia, Africa ANTH 325, 326, 327, 328, 329*
Group C: North and South America and Pacific ANTH 321, 324, 329*, 371, 376
*cannot use 329 to satisfy BOTH Group B and Group C  
ANTH 420 may also be applied to the above groups depending on subject matter;
this requires department approval.
 
In addition, a student must complete one additional core sequence within anthropology, plus
an elective from a third concentration, plus elective credits to complete the minimum of 36 credits in anthropology.
 
All other requirements for students who choose Archaeology as their concentration are listed in the Major Study Requirements section above.
Evolutionary Anthropology (36 credits)  
For a concentration in Evolutionary Anthropology take:  
ANTH 150 and ANTH 151L
-or-
ANTH 160 and ANTH 161L
4 credits
ANTH 350
-or-
ANTH 360
3 credits
Two courses— at least one in two of the three topic areas below.
Students seeking a B.S. degree must take at least one course from the Laboratory group and at least one course from one of the two remaining groups.
6 credits
Laboratory
ANTH 458 Dental Anthropology
ANTH 351L Anthropology of the Skeleton
ANTH 450 Human Origins and Prehistory
ANTH 450 Human Paleoecology
(or other approved lab course)

Paleoanthropology
ANTH 357 Human Origins
Non-Human Primates
ANTH 362 Great Apes: Mind and Behavior
ANTH 363 Primate Social Behavior
Two more upper-level (300/400) courses in Evolutionary Anthropology. 8 credits
The core curriculum sequence for Archaeology or Ethnology. 6 credits
One 200-499 level course in the remaining subfield. 3 credits
Electives at any level in any subfield to make a total of 36 hours.
 
Ethnology (36 credits)  
For a concentration in ethnology take:  
ANTH 130 3 credits
ANTH 310 3 credits
ANTH 330 3 credits
Two area courses from:  ANTH 331, 332, 337, 387
ANTH 340 may also be included as an area depending on subject matter; this requires department approval.
 
Two topics classes from: ANTH 333, 340, 346, 380, 385
All other requirements for students who choose Ethnology as their concentration are listed in the Major Study Requirements section above.

Students with a particular interest in linguistic anthropology should combine one of the core curriculum sequences with a Minor in Linguistics. They should include in their programs both LING 301 and ANTH 310. It is highly recommended that such students consult with an advisor in linguistic anthropology early in their program.

Courses with similar content to 110, 310, 317, 318, 413, 416, and LING 301 are cross-listed by the Department of Linguistics. Students may obtain credit for these courses in only one department; credits from either department may be applied toward the anthropology major degree requirements.

 

Minor Study Requirements (21 credits)

The requirements for a minor in Anthropology are:

  • a total of 21 hours of anthropology courses
  • ANTH 101
  • at least one of the following core curriculum sequences: 220 or (120 and 122L), and 320; 130 and 330; 150 and 350; or 160 and 360.
  • no more than 3 hours of field or problem courses (399, 497, 499)
  • at least 9 hours of upper-level (300-499) courses. 300-level core sequence courses, field courses, and problems courses count as part this upper-level requirement.

Alternatively, a student may select a distributed minor focusing on anthropology.

Distributed Minors Outside Anthropology (30–36 credits)

Anthropology majors with interdisciplinary interests may plan a tailored distributed minor in preparation for professional or educational goals. All courses for distributed minors are taken outside of anthropology. A distributed minor comprises a total of 30 to 36 hours, including 15 hours minimum of upper-level courses (300–499 level). A letter of purpose is required from the student, and an undergraduate advisor from anthropology must approve all courses for the distributed minor. Students interested in a distributed minor outside of anthropology must consult with one of the department undergraduate advisors as early in their academic careers as possible. The names and contact information for the advisors are listed on the Anthropology Department website (http://www.unm.edu/~anthro/contact.html).


Departmental Honors

Students seeking departmental honors should identify a research project during their junior year in consultation with a professor in the Anthropology Department. The faculty and their research interests are listed on the departmental website (http://www.unm.edu/~anthro/people_faculty.html). Honors students must enroll in the fall of their senior year in ANTH 498; after which, they must enroll in an appropriate section of ANTH 497. These 6 hours of honors work are in addition to the 36 credits required for the major.


Additional Information

The Department of Anthropology encourages anthropology majors to take a creative and self-motivated approach to their education. In close consultation with an advisor, majors are encouraged to take upper-level electives (300-499) from different subfields to complete the elective requirements.

All students interested in majoring or minoring in anthropology should consult with one of the department undergraduate advisors as early in their academic careers as possible. The names and contact information for the advisors are listed on the Anthropology Department website (http://www.unm.edu/~anthro/contact.html).


Courses

ANTH 101. Introduction to Anthropology. (3)



ANTH 110. Language, Culture and the Human Animal. (3)



ANTH 120 [121L]. Archaeological Method and Theory. (3)



ANTH 122L. Archaeological Method and Theory Laboratory. (1)



ANTH 130. Cultures of the World. (3)



ANTH 150. Evolution and Human Emergence. (3)



ANTH 151L. Human Evolution Laboratory. (1)



ANTH 160. Human Life Course. (3)



ANTH 161L. Computer Laboratory in Human Evolutionary Ecology. (1)



ANTH 220. World Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 230. Topics in Current Anthropology. (3, no limit Δ)



ANTH 238. Cultures of the Southwest. (3)



ANTH 251. Forensic Anthropology. (3)



ANTH 304 / 504. Current Research in Anthropology. (1-3)



ANTH 310 / 511. Language and Culture. (3)



ANTH 317. Phonological Analysis. (3)



ANTH *318. Grammatical Analysis. (3)



ANTH 320 . Strategy of Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 321 / 521. Southwest Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 322. Mesoamerican Prehistory. (3)



ANTH 324 / 524. South American Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 325 / 525. Stone Age Europe. (3)



ANTH 326 / 526. Late European Prehistory. (3)



ANTH 327 / 527. African Prehistory. (3)



ANTH 328 / 528. Near Eastern Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 329 / 529. Archaeology of Complex Societies. (3)



ANTH 330. Principles of Cultural Anthropology. (3)



ANTH 331 [331 / 531]. Indigenous Peoples of North America. (3)



ANTH 332 / 532. Indigenous Peoples of South America. (3)



ANTH 333 / 533. Ritual Symbols and Behavior. (3)



ANTH *337. Anthropology of New Mexico. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ANTH 339 / 539. Human Rights in Anthropology. (3)



ANTH 340 / 540. Topics in Cultural Anthropology. (3, no limit Δ)



ANTH 346. Expressive Culture. (3)



ANTH *350. Human Biology. (3)



ANTH *351L. Anthropology of the Skeleton. (4)



ANTH 357. Human Origins. (3)



ANTH 360 / 567. Human Behavioral Ecology. (3)



ANTH 361 / 661. Behavioral Ecology and Biology of Sex Roles. (3)



ANTH 362 / 662. Great Apes: Mind and Behavior. (3)



ANTH 363 / 563. Primate Social Behavior. (3)



ANTH 364. Topics: Human Evolutionary Ecology. (3, no limit Δ)



ANTH 365. Anthropology of Health. (3)



ANTH *371. Pre-Columbian Cultures of Ancient Mexico. (3)



ANTH 372. Analytic Methods in Anthropology. (4)



ANTH *373. Technical Studies in Archaeology. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ANTH 375 / 575. Archaeology Field Session. (2-6 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ANTH *376. Maya Prehistory and Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 381 / 581. The Anthropology of Heritage [Ethics in Anthropology] . (3)



ANTH 385 / 588. Images of the Indian in American Culture. (3)



ANTH 387 / 587. Peoples and Cultures of the Circum-Caribbean. (3)



ANTH 392 / 594. Arctic Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 393. Ancient New Mexico I. (3)



ANTH 394. Ancient New Mexico II. (3)



ANTH 395 / 595. The First Americans. (3)



ANTH 399. Introduction to Field & Laboratory Research . (1-6 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ANTH 401 / 501. Native American Art I. (3)



ANTH 403 / 503. Native American Art II. (3)



ANTH 410 / 510. Topics in Linguistic Anthropology. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



ANTH 415 / 515. Native American Languages. (3)



ANTH 416 / 516. Introduction to Language Change. (3)



ANTH *420. Topics in Archaeology. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



ANTH *421. Historical Archaeology of the Spanish Borderlands. (3)



ANTH 444. Anthropology of World Beat. (3)



ANTH 448 / 548. The Anthropology of Music and Sound. (3)



ANTH *450. Topics in Biological Anthropology. (3-4 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



ANTH 451 / 651. Bioarcheology. (3)



ANTH 454 / 554. Human Paleopathology. (4)



ANTH 455 / 555. Anthropological Genetics . (3)



ANTH 457 / 557. Paleoanthropology. (3)



ANTH 458 / 558. Dental Anthropology. (4)



ANTH 459/559. Advanced Osteology. (3)



ANTH 462. Human Evolutionary Ecology. (3)



ANTH 464 / 564. Human Behavioral Evolution. (3)



ANTH 473L / 573L. Archaeological Measurement and Laboratory Analysis. (4)



ANTH 480 / 580. Ceramic Analysis. (3)



ANTH 482L / 582L. Geoarchaeology. (3)



ANTH 485 / 585. Seminar in Museum Methods. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ANTH 486 / 586. Practicum: Museum Methods. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ANTH 491 / 591. Population Genetics. (3)



ANTH 495 / 596. Summer Institute in Cultural Resource Management. (9)



ANTH 497. Individual Study. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ANTH 498. Honors Seminar. (3)



ANTH *499. Field Research. (2-6 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ANTH 501 / 401. Native American Art I. (3)



ANTH 503 / 403. Native American Art II. (3)



ANTH 509. Seminar in Native American Art. (3, no limit Δ)



ANTH 510 / 410. Topics in Linguistic Anthropology. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



ANTH 511 / 310. Language and Culture. (3)



ANTH 514. Seminar: Linguistic Theory. (3)



ANTH 515 / 415. Native American Languages. (3)



ANTH 516 / 416. Introduction to Language Change. (3)



ANTH 521 / 321. Southwest Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 522. Lithic Analysis. (3)



ANTH 524 / 324. South American Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 525 / 325. Stone Age Europe. (3)



ANTH 526 / 326. Late European Prehistory. (3)



ANTH 527 / 327. African Prehistory. (3)



ANTH 528 / 328. Near Eastern Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 529 / 329. Archaeology of Complex Societies. (3)



ANTH 530. Topics in Ethnology. (3, no limit Δ)



ANTH 532 / 332. Indigenous Peoples of South America. (3)



ANTH 533 / 333. Ritual Symbols and Behavior. (3)



ANTH 536. Theories of Symbolic Action. (3)



ANTH 537. Seminar: Southwestern Ethnology. (3)



ANTH 539 / 339. Human Rights in Anthropology. (3)



ANTH 540 / 340. Topics in Cultural Anthropology. (3, no limit Δ)



ANTH 541. Problems and Practice in Ethnography. (3)



ANTH 542. Seminar: Urban Anthropology. (3)



ANTH 546. Theory in Ethnology I. (3)



ANTH 547. Theory in Ethnology II. (3)



ANTH 548 / 448. The Anthropology of Music and Sound. (3)



ANTH 550. Topics in Biological Anthropology. (3-4 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



ANTH 554 / 454. Human Paleopathology. (4 )



ANTH 555 / 455. Anthropological Genetics . (3)



ANTH 557 / 457. Paleoanthropology. (3)



ANTH 558 / 458. Dental Anthropology. (4)



ANTH 559/459. Advanced Osteology. (4 )



ANTH 560. Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Anthropology. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



ANTH 561. Seminar: Human Reproductive Ecology and Biology. (3)



ANTH 562. Human Life History. (3)



ANTH 563 / 363. Primate Social Behavior. (3)



ANTH 564 / 464. Human Behavioral Evolution. (3)



ANTH 567 / 360. Human Behavioral Ecology. (3)



NONE 570. Advanced Topics in Archaeology. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



ANTH 573. Topics in Advanced Technical Studies in Archaeology. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ANTH 573L / 473L. Archaeological Measurement and Laboratory Analysis. (4)



ANTH 574. History and Theory of Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 575 / 375. Archaeology Field Session. (2-6 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



ANTH 576. Seminar: Southwestern Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 577. Seminar: European Prehistory. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



ANTH 579. Current Debates in Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 580 / 480. Ceramic Analysis. (3)



ANTH 581 / 381. The Anthropology of Heritage [Ethics in Anthropology]. (3)



ANTH 582L / 482L. Geoarchaeology. (3)



ANTH 585 / 485. Seminar in Museum Methods. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ANTH 586 / 486. Practicum: Museum Methods. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ANTH 587 / 387. Peoples and Cultures of the Circum-Caribbean. (3)



ANTH 588 / 385. Images of the Indian in American Culture. (3)



ANTH 591 / 491. Population Genetics. (3)



ANTH 592. Managing Cultural Resources. (3)



ANTH 593. Cultural Resource Management Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 594 / 392. Arctic Archaeology. (3)



ANTH 595 / 395. The First Americans. (3)



ANTH 596 / 495. Summer Institute in Cultural Resource Management. (9)



ANTH 597. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ANTH 598. Advanced Research. (3, no limit Δ)



ANTH 599. Master’s Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



ANTH 620. Topics in Interdisciplinary Biological and Biomedical Sciences. (3, unlimited Δ)



ANTH 624. Collaborative Interdisciplinary Teaching. (3)



ANTH 651 / 451. Bioarcheology. (3)



ANTH 661 / 361. Behavioral Ecology and Biology of Sex Roles. (3)



ANTH 662 / 362. Great Apes: Mind and Behavior. (3)



ANTH 663. Human Evolutionary Ecology Research Methods and Design. (3)



ANTH 664. Human Evolutionary Ecology Data Analysis. (3)



ANTH 667. The Evolution of Sociality. (3)



ANTH 675. Anthropological Research Proposals. (3)



ANTH 697. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



ANTH 698. Advanced Research. (3, no limit Δ)



ANTH 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



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