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Main Office
Chilton Hall, Room 330Q

Mailing address:
1155 Union Circle #310409
Denton, TX 76203-5017
940-565-2290
Fax: 940-369-7833

E-mail: anthropology@unt.edu
Web site: anthropology.unt.edu

Susan Squires, Chair

Faculty  

The Department of Anthropology coordinates and directs a program for those who wish to pursue a career in the discipline of anthropology, for those simply interested in the human condition, and for those who may wish to combine the study of anthropology with another discipline.

Courses in anthropology are grouped to provide students with an understanding of human physical, social, and cultural complexity, and the relationships of humans to one another and the environment. Physical anthropology provides an understanding of human origins and human biological variability. Linguistic anthropology adds to the understanding of language and other forms of human communication within the context of culture. Archaeology provides a sense of the past by exploring the changes and development of ancient cultures and environments. Sociocultural anthropology provides appreciation and understanding of human social and cultural patterns and human behavior.

Social Science major

Students may use 18 hours of anthropology courses to earn a primary concentration in anthropology as part of a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Social Science. Social Science is an interdisciplinary major that requires 48 semester hours in the social sciences, 24 of which must be advanced. These courses must include 18 hours in a primary concentration plus 30 hours in at least two other social science disciplines. The social science disciplines include anthropology, economics, geography (regional science only), history, philosophy, political science, psychology, social work or sociology. See the “Social Science, BA ” section of this catalog for additional information.

Programs

• Anthropology, BA

• Anthropology minor
• Ethnic Studies minor
• Medical Anthropology minor

• Applied Anthropology certificate

Courses

• ANTH 1010 - Introduction to Anthropology
• ANTH 1100 - World Cultures
• ANTH 1150 - World Cultures Through Film
• ANTH 2035 - Urban Poverty
• ANTH 2070 - Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations
• ANTH 2200 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
• ANTH 2300 - Culture and Society
• ANTH 2700 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology
• ANTH 2996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience
• ANTH 3101 - American Culture and Society
• ANTH 3110 - Indigenous Peoples of North America
• ANTH 3120 - Indigenous Cultures of the Southwest
• ANTH 3130 - African-American Anthropology
• ANTH 3140 - Latinos in the U.S.
• ANTH 3200 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
• ANTH 3210 - Meso America
• ANTH 3220 - Mayan Culture
• ANTH 3300 - Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific
• ANTH 3331 - Forensic Anthropology
• ANTH 3400 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa
• ANTH 3500 - Cultures and Civilizations of the Middle East
• ANTH 3600 - Peoples and Cultures of Europe
• ANTH 3700 - Peoples and Cultures of South Asia
• ANTH 3710 - Peoples and Cultures of East Asia
• ANTH 3720 - Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia
• ANTH 3900 - Special Topics in Area Studies
• ANTH 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience
• ANTH 4000 - Applied Anthropology
• ANTH 4011 - Anthropological Field Methods
• ANTH 4021 - Development of Anthropological Thought
• ANTH 4070 - Urban Ethnic Cultures
• ANTH 4110 - Design Anthropology
• ANTH 4200 - Health, Healing and Culture: Medical Anthropology
• ANTH 4210 - Culture and Human Sexuality
• ANTH 4220 - Anthropology in Public Health
• ANTH 4230 - Psychological Anthropology
• ANTH 4300 - Migrants and Refugees
• ANTH 4400 - Environmental Anthropology
• ANTH 4500 - Language and Culture
• ANTH 4550 - Race, Ethnicity and Identity
• ANTH 4601 - Anthropology of Education
• ANTH 4701 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology
• ANTH 4750 - Culture Change
• ANTH 4751 - The Supernatural: Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
• ANTH 4770 - Ethnographic Field School
• ANTH 4801 - Topics in Physical Anthropology
• ANTH 4900 - Special Problems
• ANTH 4910 - Special Problems
• ANTH 4920 - Cooperative Education in Anthropology
• ANTH 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis

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