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Bachelor of Arts in Geography-Anthropology

Anthropology Concentration

  To receive a bachelor's degree with a concentration in anthropology, students must take at least 45-53 credits of geography and anthropology courses, as well as fulfill all other university requirements. Of these 45-53 credits, students are required to take ANT 101J (Anthropology: The Cultural View), ANT 102K (Biological Anthropology), ANT 103 (Introduction to Archaeology), ANT 310 (History of Anthropological Thought), ANT 305 (History of Archaeological Thought) or ANT 340 (Primate Behavior), GEO 101J (Human Geography), GEO 102K (Physical Geography), and GYA 202D (Research Methods). In addition, students are required to take 1 ethnography course, 1 topical/regional course, 1 techniques/applied course, and 9 additional credit hours (3 of which must be ANT 300 or higher, and 3 of which must be GEO 200 or higher). Students must complete at least 3 credit hours in a geography or anthropology field course. A supervised 3 credit minimum internship in geography or anthropology may be substituted for the field course. Students are required to demonstrate writing competency by completing 2 research papers in geography-anthropology with grades of C or better from 2 different professors, circulated and reviewed by the department at least 1 semester prior to graduation. The maximum hours of internships, field experience, and/or independent study that can be applied to the major requirements is 9 hours. All students must meet with their advisor before registering for courses each semester. Any additional credits earned above and beyond the required 45-53 will be applied towards general elective credits.

Ethnography Courses

ANT 220I (North American Indians), ANT 222I (Peoples of the North), ANT 230I (Hunters and Gatherers), ANT 301I (Victims of Progress), ANT 350 (Amazon Peoples and Development).

Topical/Regional Courses

ANT 201J (Human Origins), ANT 202I (Origins of Civilization), ANT 213 (Human Ecology), ANT 224I (Ancient Mesoamerica), ANT 232I (The Anthropology of Sex & Gender), ANT 233I (Food & Culture), ANT 250I (Archaeology of South America), ANT 254 (Archaeology of East Asia), ANT 255 (African Prehistory), ANT 302 (Medical Anthropology), ANT 305 (History of Archaeological Thought), ANT 340 (Primate Behavior), ANT 450 (Topics in Anthropology), GEO 409 (Ethnobotany: Plants & People).

Techniques/Applied Courses

ANT 306 (Analysis of Archaeological Materials), ANT 308 (Environmental Archaeology), ANT 315 (Ethnography: Methods, Ethics, & Practice), ANT 320 (Human Osteology), ANT 410 (Zooarchaeology), GEO 205 (Remote Sensing), GEO 208 (Cartography I), GEO 308 (GIS I).

Other Anthropology Courses

ANT 104 (Introduction to Historical Archaeology); ANT 260 (Public Interpretation in Anthropology); ANT 300 (Action Anthropology); ANT 307 (Specialized Techniques in Archaeology); ANT 360 (Public Archaeology).

Geography Courses

GEO 103 (Human-Environmental Geography); GEO 108 (GIS Applications); GEO 120J (Geography of Maine); GEO 203J (Urban and Regional Development); GEO 207J (Maps: Knowledge, Technology, Society, Culture); GEO 209 (Introduction to Land Use Planning); GEO 210 (Planning Maine Communities: Current Issues and Directions); GEO 211 (Middle America: Lands and Peoples); GEO 302 (Gender, Work, and Space); GEO 303 (Economic Geography); GEO 304 (Holocene Environments); GEO 307 (History of Anglo-American Cartography); GEO 309 (Tropical Biogeography and Conservation); GEO 310 (History of Geographical Thought); GEO 402 (Urban Geography); GEO 403 (Urban Physical Geography); GEO 408 (GIS II); GEO 450 (Topics in Geography); GEO 458 (Research Applications in GIS).

*No course may be used to fulfill more than one category.

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