- Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology -

Major Advisor: Dr. Janet Rafferty Office: 106 Cobb Institute of Archaeology Address: BOX AR, Mississippi State University, MS 39762 Phone: (662) 325-7521 Email: rafferty@anthro.msstate.edu The Registrar's Office at Mississippi State University Anthropology is the study of humans as biological and cultural beings. Its subfields include archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistics. Students majoring in anthropology may undertake course work in all four subfields, with concentrations offered in archaeology and cultural and biological anthropology. Anthropology is a particularly broad major, designed for students who are preparing for employment with research organizations, or museums, for administrative and research positions with state or federal governments (such as state highway departments and the National Park Service), and with human service agencies or organizations that involve work in foreign countries. The undergraduate major in anthropology also prepares students for graduate training in professional fields such as planning, law, and public administration, as well as for further graduate training in anthropology leading to college and university teaching and research positions. Students wishing to pursue a program leading to a Bachelor of Arts with a major in anthropology are required to elect a minimum of thirty-six (36) credit hours of anthropology including AN 1143, AN 1343, AN 1543, and AN 4123/6123. They must also complete a minimum of seven upper-division elective courses in Anthropology (totaling at least 21 credits). Of these seven courses at least one must be completed in each of the three subfields from the following list: archaeology (AN 3503, AN 3523, AN 4503/6503, AN 4533/6533), biological anthropology (AN 3303, AN 3313, AN 3333), and cultural anthropology (AN 3113, AN 3123, AN 3133, AN 3153, AN 3323, AN 4133/6133, AN 4163/6163). Majors are also required to complete either AN 3513 Artifact Analysis or AN 4143/6143 Ethnographic Methods to fulfill the computer literacy requirement. No more than six credit hours from cross-listed courses taught in other programs and no more than twelve hours of fieldwork courses will count towards the required 36 hours. Statistics (ST 2113) is also required. Students are encouraged to take elective courses in related fields that will strengthen their academic training and job skills. These may include courses in human anatomy, soils, geology, land surveying, and history. Students are eligible for membership in the Alpha chapter of Lambda Alpha, the national anthropology honorary. In order to be considered, a student must have at least a 2.50 overall GPA, with a 3.00 GPA in anthropology courses, and have earned a minimum of 12 semester hours credit in anthropology or sociology, with at least 6 of these in anthropology. Part-time jobs are available for anthropology majors through the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work and through the Cobb Institute of Archaeology. The Anthropology faculty and staff are housed in the Cobb Institute of Archaeology. There are other archaeologists in the Institute, including specialists in the Middle East and Southeastern U.S. Facilities include archaeology laboratories, darkroom, drafting room, and museum. The museum houses artifacts from Mississippi and the Middle East, including replicas of large-scale relief sculptures and statues from Assyria and Egypt. Anthropology may be used as a minor field of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Twelve (12) hours (9 hours must be 3000 level or above), in addition to AN 1103, constitute an undergraduate minor. Requirements for an anthropology minor at the graduate level will be established in consultation with the anthropology major advisors. Courses taken for an undergraduate or graduate minor must be taught by anthropology faculty. Suggested Course of Study for a general major in Anthropology:

FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester AN 1543 Introduction to Archaeology...3 English Composition...3 Elementary Foreign Language... 4 AN 1143 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology....3 Life Science with Lab Elective...3 Total Credit Hours...16		Second Semester Social Science Elective...3 English Composition...3 Elementary Foreign Language...4 College Algebra...3 AN 1343 Introduction to Biological Anthropology...3 Total Credit Hours...16
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester Literature...3 Intermediate Foreign Language...3 PHI 1103 Introduction to Philosophy...3 Free Elective...3 Anthropology Elective...3 Total Credit Hours...15		Second Semester Humanities Elective...3 Free Elective... 3 History Elective... 3 Physical Science with Lab Elective... 3 Anthropology Elective... 3 Total Credit Hours... 15
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester Anthropology Electives...6 Science Elective...3 Social Science Elective...3 ST 2113 Statistics...3 Free Electives...3 Total Credit Hours...18		Second Semester AN 4123 Anthropological Theory...3 Social Science Elective...3 Hunamities Elective...3 Anthropology Elective...3 Anthropology Computer Literacy Course...3 Total Credit Hours...15
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester Humanities Elective...3 Anthropology Electives...6		Second Semester Fine Arts Elective...3 Anthropology Elective...3
Electives -- to complete 124 hours for graduation

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