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    Nov 21, 2024  
American University Catalog 2024-2025 
    
American University Catalog 2024-2025

Anthropology, B.A. (FYP)


Year 1


NOTES:

Only 3 cr of ANTH 100 level electives can apply to the electives section of the major.

Fall Semester


Year 2


NOTES:

ANTH 440  is only offered in Spring so if the student plans to go abroad Spring of Junior year, they will want to take it their Sophomore or Senior Spring instead- depending on readiness.

Fall Semester


Spring Semester


  • Habit of Mind (3)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (Q2) (3-4)
  • ANTH-300/400 Elective (3)

Year 3


NOTES:

The department will approve almost any AU approved Study Abroad program and courses with anthropological content broadly defined. There is no limit on Abroad courses that can count toward the ANTH major. Students can go abroad any semester in Junior year with planning.

Fall Semester


Spring Semester


  • ANTH-300/400 Elective (3)
  • ANTH-300/400 Elective (3)
  • ANTH-200/300 Elective (3)

Year 4


NOTES:

Fieldwork can be completed Fall, Spring, or Summer. It can be Internships, Research Assistantships, or Traditional Fieldwork– Typically completed in Junior or Senior year.

Fall Semester


Notes:


Out of the 21 ANTH elective credits, at least 12 credits must be at the 300 level or above. ANTH 110 , ANTH 215 , and ANTH 225  are Cultural Inquiry HOMs. ANTH 235  is a Socio-Historical HOM. ANTH 225  can subsititute for ANTH 254 . ANTH 440  Is now the major’s W2.