BA in Anthropology: Archaeology Emphasis
(52.5 hours*)
Program Requirements | View MAP
- Complete the following:
ANTHR 101 : Social/Cultural Anthropology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Aspects of society and culture: kinship, beliefs, economy, and political order among peoples worldwide. Methods and perspectives used in social/cultural anthropology. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
ANTHR 110 : Introduction to Archaeology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Studying past human behaviors and cultures by applying scientific principles and reasoning; exploring case studies concerning archaeological discoveries. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
ANTHR 150 : Introduction to the Major.
(.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Overview of anthropology major and graduation requirements; preparing for senior thesis sequence; career opportunities; and graduate school application process. |
ANTHR 205 : Foundations of Anthropological Theory.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | ANTHR 101 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Ideas from Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and Steward studied for a secure foundation for understanding the antecedents of current theory. |
ANTHR 215 : Introduction to Archaeology: Method and Theory.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Field and analytic methods and their relevance to data acquisition; use of theory and the relation of theory to methods. |
ANTHR 300 : Biological Anthropology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Relationships between human biology, environment, social structure, and culture. Concepts and data on race, primates, evolution, population genetics, growth, and sociobiology. |
ANTHR 402 : Quantitative Methods for Anthropology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Quantitative methods in archaeology and sociocultural anthropology, including methods of organizing, exploring, and presenting data, probability, and statistical inference. |
- Complete 3 hours from the following old world archaeology courses:
ANTHR 351 : Archaeology and the Bible.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Odd Yrs.; Winter Odd Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Setting and context of the Bible as clarified and supplemented from archaeology, history, and related studies. Archaeological methods. |
ANTHR 375 : Archaeology of Egypt.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ANTHR 101; or ANTHR 110; or ANTHR 205 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of the most important archaeological sites, artifacts, and monuments of Egypt, their cultural contexts, as well as major methodological developments in Egyptian archaeology and Egyptology. |
ANTHR 376 : Archaeology of the Ancient Aegean and Greece.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Odd Yrs. |
| RECOMMENDED: | Anthr 101, 110, or 205. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Bronze Age Aegean through the Classical and Hellenistic eras. Archaeological sites, artifacts, and monuments of the Mediterranean region impacted by Greek civilization. Classical archaeological methodologies associated with the study, excavation, and interpretation of these cultures. |
ANTHR 377 : Archaeology of Roman Civilization.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Even Yrs. |
| RECOMMENDED: | Anthr 101, 110, or 205. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of the most important sites, artifacts, monuments, and methodological approaches associated with the archaeological study of Etruria, Roman Italy, and the Roman Empire. Cultural contexts of the regions impacted by Roman civilization. |
ANTHR 378 : Near Eastern Archaeology.
(3:2:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Peoples and culture history in Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, 3500--500 B.C. Substantial reading, writing, discussion. |
ANTHR 379 : Archaeology of Islam.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Odd Yrs. |
| RECOMMENDED: | Anthr 101, 110, or 205. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Pre-Islamic roots through Ottoman period. Sites, artifacts, and monuments of Islam. Focus on religious and cultural contexts. Relevant Islamic texts and archaeological methods for understanding medieval Islamic sites and artifacts. |
ANTHR 385 : Archaeology of Europe.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Cultural developments of temperate Europe from prehistory to the Roman expansion; lectures and case studies highlight issues related to environmental change, the introduction of farming, population movement, and the emergence of increasingly complex socio-economic systems. |
ANTHR 390R : Special Topics in Regional Anthropology.
(.5-3:ARR:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Offered when unique opportunities or needs arise. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Subjects related to a particular area or people. |
ANTHR 580 : Near East Seminar.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Odd Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Current issues in Near Eastern archaeological research. |
| NOTE: | Undergraduates may enroll if they have completed 30 hours in anthropology coursework. |
Note: Anthr 390R and 590R must be an old world topic.
- Complete 3 hours from the following new world archaeology courses:
ANTHR 350 : Archaeological Cultures of North America.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Cultural developments of North American Indians (Canada, U.S., and northern Mexico) before Columbus. |
ANTHR 355 : Mesoamerican Archaeology.
(3:2:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Cultural and environmental bases of ancient civilizations in Mexico and Central America. Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec cultures. |
ANTHR 390R : Special Topics in Regional Anthropology.
(.5-3:ARR:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Offered when unique opportunities or needs arise. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Subjects related to a particular area or people. |
ANTHR 530 : Great Basin Archaeology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Anthr 350 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Overview of ethnography, history of research, and prehistory of the Great Basin culture area. Current issues in archaeological research emphasized. |
ANTHR 535 : Southwest Seminar.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Odd Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Anthr 350 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Overview of ethnography and prehistory of American Southwest. Current issues in archaeological research emphasized. |
ANTHR 562 : Formative Mesoamerica.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| DESCRIPTION:  | Topics and issues concerning beginnings and development of Mesoamerican civilizations. Mexican and Mayan antecedents of classic Mayan civilization and culture. |
ANTHR 564 : Classic Mayan Civilization.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Even Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Topics and issues concerning archaeological and cultural aspects of classic Mayan civilization and society. |
ANTHR 565 : Mayan Ceramic Analysis.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Current approaches to classification and analysis of archaeological ceramics, particularly Maya Lowland pottery. Laboratory study of pottery collections from the Maya area. |
ANTHR 566 : Mayan Ethnohistory.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Odd Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Topics and issues of cultural change, colonization, and documentation of change processes in the Mayan region, from postclassic period and independence from Spain. |
Note: Anthr 390R and 590R must be a new world topic.
- Complete 3 hours from the following ethnography courses:
ANTHR 317 : Native Peoples of North America.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Indian groups at the time of the European arrival; social organization, beliefs, values, economy, and adaptation to environment. |
ANTHR 326 : Guatemalan Society and Culture.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | History, culture, society, and life (economic, familial, religious) among peoples of Guatemala. Guatemala as exemplar of colonial, cultural, and global processes evident throughout Latin America. |
ANTHR 330 : Peoples of Africa.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Political, economic, and social organization, family life, language, worldview, religion, ritual, artistic expression, ecological adaptation, and contemporary development issues among rural and urban sub-Saharan peoples. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
ANTHR 341 : Ethnonationalism and Southeast Asia.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| RECOMMENDED: | Anthr 101. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Historical and ethnographic perspectives on social and political dynamics in Southeast Asia, including upland ethnic minority issues, ethnonationalistic movements, geopolitical influences, war, genocide, religious dynamics, and the rise of nationalism in the region. |
ANTHR 343 : Chinese Culture and Society.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter Odd Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Cultural and social institutions of traditional and modern China, including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or other areas of Chinese impact. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
- Complete 3 hours from the following systems and institutions courses:
ANTHR 309 : Language, Culture, and Society.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Linguistic anthropology as a way of doing ethnography; language as symbolic form, vehicle of thought, and instrument of social interaction; speech events as cultural texts. |
ANTHR 430 : Moral and Ritual Institutions.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Anthropological approaches to religion; its content and relation to other social institutions in societies ranging from gatherers to industrialists. |
ANTHR 431 : Kinship and Gender.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Kinship theory and analysis, 1920-present. Recent issues in anthropological treatment of gender, marriage, and family structure. |
ANTHR 432 : Economic and Political Institutions.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Connections between wealth and power: political and legal systems in state and nonstate societies; global expansion of capitalism and technology. |
ANTHR 436 : Symbolic Anthropology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Odd Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Social use and understanding of semiotics, signs, symbols, and other meaningful forms as critically constitutive of culture. |
ANTHR 490R : Special Topics in Theory and System.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Offered when unique opportunities or needs arise. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Subjects related to anthropological theory or the operation of social systems. |
- Complete 6 hours from the following:
- Museum
ANTHR 311 : Museums and Cultures.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Role of museums in society. Analyzing museum content, use, and sociology. Visits to and critiques of area museums. Final projects with real museums in the region. |
ANTHR 314 : Museum Registration and Legal/Ethical Issues.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | ANTHR 311 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Managing museum collections: cataloging, loans, ethics, legal issues, object handling, basic object conservation. Practical experience working with museum objects and specific museum challenges. |
ANTHR 412 : Museum Collections Management.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | ANTHR 311 & ANTHR 314 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Instruction and practice in aspects of managing museum collections: writing catalogs, processing donations, preserving objects. |
ANTHR 414 : Museum Projects.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | ANTHR 311 & ANTHR 314 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Supervised experience in a museum working with exhibitions, public programs, or research. |
ANTHR 511 : Museums and Cultures.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Even Yrs. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Museums in society. Cultural foundations of museum content and sociology of museum use. Analyzing museum studies literature. Visits to and critiques of area museums. Final projects in real museums in the region. |
ANTHR 512 : Heritage Resource Management.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Admittance into graduate program in archaeology or certificate program in museum practices. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Legal and ethical issues for practicing archaeologists. Preservation law, collections law, public archaeology, Native American issues, and careers in archaeology and museums. |
- Practicum, internship, applications
ANTHR 441 : Anthropology of Development.
(3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| DESCRIPTION:  | Theory, practice, and research methods regarding the anthropological study and resolution of poverty, disease, malnutrition, displacement, and inadequate educational opportunities. |
ANTHR 460 : Practical Applications in Contract Archaeology.
(3:1:9)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | ANTHR 215 |
| RECOMMENDED: | Anthr 454, 455, 456. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Working with professionals and graduate students on contract and research projects; learning archaeological field/laboratory methods; applying training to actual research projects, artifact analyses, site documentation, and report writing. |
- Electives
Additional courses selected from items 2, 3, 4, or 5 above.
- Complete the following in sequential order:
ANTHR 454R : Field School Preparation.
(1:1:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Major status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Topics and training related to preparation for archaeological field school assignments and on-site excavation required for Anthr 455R. |
ANTHR 456 : Lab Skills for Anthropology.
(3:1:Arr)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | ANTHR 402 & ANTHR 455R; Major status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Analytical and laboratory techniques as part of a BYU-sponsored archaeological project. |
ANTHR 499 : Senior Thesis.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Anthr 205, 206, 442, 495 (for sociocultural); 205, 206, 215, 402, 454R, 455R, 456R (for archaeology). |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Supervised analysis and write-up of data generated during field project. Refinement for publication. |
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.