About the Program
Anthropology is the exploration of what it means to be human. Although anthropology is often associated with faraway places and remote excavations, anthropologists are increasingly involved in research on such topics as education, health, food, migration, sports, tourism, and cultural identity. The study of anthropology provides a broad-based approach to the understanding of human culture (past and present) and human biology. The anthropological perspective is global, holistic, and involves considerable time-depth. The major exposes students to the primary subdivisions within the field: archaeology, cultural anthropology, and biological anthropology. The B.A. in anthropology prepares students for further academic training at the graduate level, but can also lead directly to careers in nonacademic (applied) areas, such as forensics, contract archaeology, cultural resource management, museum work, social services, education, government, and market research. Internships, archaeological field schools, and a departmental honors program are available to students in this major.
About the Anthropology Department
A118 Buckham Hall
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-6110
Fax: (716) 878-4009
https://anthropology.buffalostate.edu/
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
1. Discuss the concept of culture.
2. Comprehend and describe, in writing, “ethnographic research”.
3. Explain genetic inheritance, natural selection, and ideas of species change over time.
4. Compile a list of the major trends in human evolution.
5. Utilize the scientific method.
6. Categorize archaeological data and apply these data to the interpretation of the past.
7. Define race, racism, and ethnicity and their intersections with gender, class, and sexuality.
8. Recognize, accept, and respect individual, biological, and cultural diversity.
Program Requirements
General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours 33
Major Requirements 39
Required Courses (12 credits)
ANT 100 HUMAN ORIGINS 3
ANT 101 UNDERSTANDING CULTURE 3
ANT 488 INTERNSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY 1-12
Choose one of the three capstone/seminars (3 credit hours) 3
ANT 412 SEMINAR IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 415 SEMINAR IN ARCHAEOLOGY
ANT 418 SEMINAR IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Archaeology (6 credit hours)
Choose two courses from the following
ANT 250 HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
ANT 310 MESOAMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
ANT 312 ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA
ANT 329 WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY
ANT 332 GENDER AND ARCHAEOLOGY
ANT 377 POWER AND INEQUALITY: CIVILIZATION IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
Biological Anthropology (6 credit hours)
Choose two courses from the following
ANT 321 PRIMATOLOGY ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
ANT 323 DISEASE AND GLOBAL HEALTH
ANT 324 THE HUMAN SKELETON
ANT 325 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
Cultural/Regional Courses (6 credit hours)
ANT 300 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
ANT 301 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
ANT 303 THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF EUROPE
ANT 305 MOTHER AFRICA
ANT 307 URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 330 INDIGENOUS HAWAIIANS
ANT 335 ETHNOPRIMATOLOGY
ANT 341 INDIGENOUS ART OF NORTH AMERICA
ANT 350 GLOBAL MARRIAGE PRACTICES
ANT 361 ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD
ANT 370 THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
ANT 373 "SAVING" AFRICA
Experiential Courses (3 credit hours)
Choose one course from the following
ANT 295 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN ANTHROPOLOGY (1-3)
ANT 308 ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD (6)
ANT 322 RESEARCH METHODS IN PRIMATOLOGY
ANT 385 VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 495 SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3)
ANT 498 HONORS RESEARCH
ANT 499 INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-9)
Electives (6 credit hours)
Two electives from any area, selected through advisement
All College Electives 48
Total Credit Hours 120