Anthropology A.B.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Anthropology requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below
Major Requirements:
Required course: 4 sh
| ANT 112 | INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 4 sh |
Choose one course from the following: 4 sh
| ANT 113 | HUMAN EVOLUTION AND ADAPTATION | 4 sh |
| ANT 114 | INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY | 4 sh |
Additional Requirements: 16 sh
Individualized mentored experience in Anthropology: 4 sh
Four hours must be earned through an individualized mentored experience in anthropology. These include, but are not limited to, experiences such as an internship or undergraduate research.
Sixteen hours of electives selected from the following: 16 sh
| ENG 301 | INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS | 4 sh |
| ANT | ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES (ANT) | |
| SOC | UP TO 8 SEMESTER HOURS FROM SOCIOLOGY (SOC) | |
Total Credit Hours: 44
All graduating anthropology majors are required to complete a senior portfolio of their work. This portfolio will include a compilation of their work across their four years of anthropological study at Elon; therefore, students should be mindful of this requirement as they complete work for all their courses and be sure to retain electronic copies of work that they may want to include in their portfolio in their senior year.
Elon Core Curriculum:
First Year Foundations
| COR 110 | THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE | 4 sh |
| ENG 110 | WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY | 4 sh |
Select one of the following:
| STS 110 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING | 4 sh |
| MTH 151 | CALCULUS I | 4 sh |
| STS 212 | STATISTICS IN APPLICATION | 4 sh |
Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)
Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.
World Language Requirement
Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.
Studies in the Arts and Sciences
Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.
Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.
Expression (8 s.h.) __________________ __________________
Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, and fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, and theatre). At least one course must be literature.
Civilization (8 s.h.)_______________ __________________
Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: history, world languages, art history and religious studies.
Society (8 s.h.) ___ANT 112______ __________________
Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, sociology/anthropology, and PHS 201 or PHS 202.
Science/Analysis (Lab:___) (8 s.h.) __________________ __________________
Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.
Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) __________________ __________________
Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.
COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________
300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.
Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__ __________
Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.