Department of Anthropology

For more information about degree offerings by the faculty of anthropology, visit the Department of Anthropology webpage.

The program in anthropology is designed to provide students with a strong general background in anthropology preparatory to graduate studies or employment in fields such as qualitative and applied research, archaeology, foreign relations, international business, international law, and social work. The curriculum requires all students, under the supervision of an anthropology faculty member, to complete a research project in some area of the student’s interest. Individual counseling is provided for all students.

Lower division work in anthropology emphasizes the four major divisions of the discipline: physical anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and linguistics. Upper division courses emphasize archaeology and cultural anthropology, with supporting courses in physical anthropology and linguistics offered at the junior level.

Undergraduate Academic Programs

The faculty of anthropology offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)  and Bachelor of Science (B.S.)  degrees in anthropology.

Program Learning Outcome

Students who complete the undergraduate program in anthropology will demonstrate or perform:

1. Anthropological comprehension of theories, human cultures, and social groups;
2. Anthropological analysis and interpretation of theories, human cultures, and social groups;
3. Anthropological understanding and implementation of ethical principles; and
4. Anthropological understanding and implementation of research capabilities.

Faculty

Programs

• Anthropology, B.A.
• Anthropology, B.S.

• Anthropology Minor

Courses

• ANTH 1063 Culture, People, and Nature: General Anthropology
• ANTH 2023 Foundations of Linguistics
• ANTH 2030 Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory
• ANTH 2034 Introduction to Biological Anthropology: Evolution and Human Biological Diversity
• ANTH 2043 Patterns in Culture: Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 2053 Cultures before History: Archaeology
• ANTH 2083 Evolution of Human Sexual Behavior
• ANTH 2233 Prehistoric Archaeology of Oklahoma
• ANTH 2241 Archeological Science Lab
• ANTH 2243 Archeological Science
• ANTH 3023 Forensic Anthropology
• ANTH 3103 North American Indians
• ANTH 3173 Gender across Cultures
• ANTH 3443 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
• ANTH 3803 The Roots of Hamilton: Relics of Resistance in the Black Atlantic World
• ANTH 3992-3 Independent Study
• ANTH 4033 Archaeology of the Americas
• ANTH 4053 Archaeological Analysis
• ANTH 4063 Qualitative Methods in Anthropological Research
• ANTH 4083 Introduction to Museum Work
• ANTH 4093 Anthropology of Globalization
• ANTH 4103 Human Evolution
• ANTH 4113-4116 Field Work in Anthropology
• ANTH 4153 Faunal Analysis Laboratory
• ANTH 4233 Medical Anthropology
• ANTH 4243 Human Osteology Laboratory
• ANTH 4273 Archaeology and History of the African Diaspora
• ANTH 4503 Seminar in Anthropology
• ANTH 4763 History of Anthropological Theory
• ANTH 4973 Research Seminar in Anthropology
• ANTH 4981-3 Internship/Service Learning
• ANTH 4993 Independent Research
• ANTH 5073 Cultural Resource Management
• ANTH 5163 Practical Anthropology: Principles of Applied Anthropology
• ANTH 5243 Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction