Anthropology Major, Global Health and Environment Specialization
Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 33 units
Anthropology majors may choose an optional specialization within the major called Global Health and Environment (GHE) if the students' interests lie primarily within this area of anthropology. Students enrolled in the GHE specialization must complete the anthropology major required courses and the GHE required and elective courses as outlined below.
- Grade Requirement: C- or better; Pass/No Pass grades do not count for the major.
Required Courses
- Departmental requirements: 9 units
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 1510 | Introduction to Human Evolution | 3 |
| ANTHRO 1520 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 1530 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| Total Units | 9 | |
- Global Health and Environment Specialization requirements: 6 units
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 3610 | Culture and Environment | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3283 | Introduction to Global Health | 3 |
| Total Units | 6 | |
Elective Courses
Students must complete 18 advanced units (3000 level or higher) of elective courses, of which 9 units must be at the 4000 level, chosen from the approved list of GHE electives available on the Department of Anthropology website. GHE electives consist of approved courses listed under the Global Health heading and courses listed under the Environment heading. Students may take no fewer than 6 units from either list, with the remaining 12 units to come from the other list.
Courses with anthropological themes and content can be counted toward the Anthropology/GHE major and minor. Examples of such courses include the following:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AFAS 1130 | Introduction to Race | 3 |
| AFAS 4160 | Engineering Authority: Design, Architecture & Power in Africa | 3 |
| AMCS 2270 | Topics in Native American Culture: Introduction to Native American & Indigenous Studies | 3 |
| AMCS 4456 | Ethnographic Field Work: Energy Politics | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3384 | Language in Society | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4700 | Interdisciplinary Topics: Modeling Cultural Systems | 3 |
| ARTARCH 4975 | Collecting Cultures | 3 |
| ENST 3710 | Introduction to GIS | 3 |
| GS 3006 | Global Health & Language | 3 |
| JIMES 4850 | Topics in Jewish Studies | 3 |
| LATAM 3160 | Cultures of Health in Latin America | 3 |
| RELPOL 3070 | Islam, Gender, Sexuality | 3 |
Students should consult with the program coordinator or Director of Undergraduate Studies to make sure a course offered outside of Anthropology will count toward their major/minor.
Additional Information
- Students should register for any courses listed under Anthropology in the Bulletin to have the credit units count toward the Anthropology major. Courses that are housed in other departments can be counted towards the Anthropology major. Note: Advanced courses used to satisfy the requirements of one program cannot also be counted toward another major/minor per Arts & Sciences policy.
- Courses taken Pass/No Pass and courses in which a student earns less than a C- do not fulfill the major requirements.
- A maximum of 12 units of nontraditional courses — including School of Continuing & Professional Studies, study abroad, transfer (non-study abroad), honors, and directed-research courses — may be counted toward the advanced electives in the major. For details, please see below.
School of Continuing & Professional Studies
Anthropology courses taken in the School of Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) may be counted toward the major or minor. Courses listed as electives for the GHE specialization that are offered in the School of Continuing & Professional Studies may be counted toward the GHE specialization major or minor. A maximum of 6 units of credit from School of Continuing & Professional Studies courses may be counted toward the electives. Required introductory courses taken through the School of Continuing & Professional Studies do not count toward the maximum number. Enrollment in CAPS courses requires approval from the Program Coordinator or Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Study Abroad
The department recognizes and accepts courses from a number of semester and year abroad programs. Specific information about study abroad policies is available on the Anthropology Department website or by consultation with the department study abroad coordinator. Students may petition to count up to 9 units of study abroad elective credit toward the general Anthropology major or up to 6 units of study abroad elective credit toward the GHE specialization of the major. Students should contact the Anthropology study abroad coordinator to discuss the requirements for study abroad credit and to gain approval for the transfer of credit.
Transfer Credit
Students who wish to transfer credits from other institutions (non-study abroad units) for use toward the major in Anthropology must have approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies. With approval, students may transfer a total of 9 units of credit from other U.S. institutions. Students who completed the Anthropology subject test for the International Baccalaureate with a score of 5 or higher can count the corresponding credit hours toward their general degree credit hours but not toward the Anthropology major/minor or GHE major/minor.
Senior Honors
Anthropology majors in the College of Arts & Sciences who wish to conduct a research project for Latin Honors, who have a minimum grade point average of 3.65, and who have received the approval of a faculty advisor and the department honors coordinator may be enrolled in the honors program. Latin Honors involves both the demonstration of acquired knowledge (based in part on GPA) and a report on an original research project. Two courses, ANTHRO 4960 (fall semester) and ANTHRO 4961 (spring semester), are available to allow students to receive credit for the extra research involved in the honors thesis. Students may count one of these courses toward their 4000-level course requirement for the major.
Research
Many Anthropology courses include research components and final projects. Majors can also take part in research at the beginning, intermediate, or advanced level in any subdiscipline and gain credit through approved directed research with faculty who have ongoing research projects. Research opportunities in anthropology labs include projects in archaeology, paleoethnobotany, geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, genetic studies, geographic information systems, human ecology, paleoanthropology, stable isotopic analyses, and primate studies. Students may count a maximum of 3 units of directed research credit (ANTHRO 2900, ANTHRO 3900, ANTHRO 4988, ANTHRO 4989) with any individual faculty member toward the major.
Internships
Anthropology majors may gain pre-professional experience by taking part in supervised internships in businesses, cultural institutions, and community agencies. Students must have department approval for an internship and must work with an anthropology faculty sponsor during the fall or spring semester. Internships (ANTHRO 3000) may only be taken for Pass/No Pass credit and do not count toward the major requirements.
Contact Info
| Contact: | Erin Coleman |
| Phone: | 314-935-5309 |
| Email: | colemane@wustl.edu |
| Website: | http://anthropology.wustl.edu |