Anthropology (Archaeology)

Anthropology (Archaeology) is a Bachelor program taught at Western Kentucky University, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

Anthropology (Archaeology) is a Bachelor of Arts program that studies human culture and biology in the past and present. The curriculum includes a broad four-field approach across cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology. Students complete a six-course (16-hour) required core and then choose an archaeology concentration.

Instruction is delivered by full-time faculty and emphasizes hands-on learning in the classroom, in the laboratory, and in the field. The core includes Field Methods in Ethnography and a Senior Seminar, and the archaeology concentration includes archaeology coursework plus a field course and lab methods.

Modules

• ANTH 120
• ANTH 125
• ANTH 130
• ANTH 135
• ANTH 399
• ANTH 499
• ANTH 316
• ANTH 318
• ANTH 333
• ANTH 335
• ANTH 336
• ANTH 432

The minimum requirements for admission in Anthropology (Archaeology) at Western Kentucky University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Western Kentucky University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Western Kentucky University as pre-requiste for admission in Anthropology (Archaeology).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

A baccalaureate degree requires a minimum of 120 unduplicated semester hours. A major in anthropology (reference number 608) requires a minimum of 31 semester hours and leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree. At least half of the total semester hours in the major must be in upper-division (300, 400) courses.

All students complete the six-course (16-hour) core curriculum consisting of ANTH 120, ANTH 125, ANTH 130, ANTH 135, ANTH 399, and ANTH 499. Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all core courses. Each student completes at least one of four, three-course (9-hour) concentrations in applied anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, or cultural anthropology. Students choosing to complete only one concentration must complete 6 hours of electives to be selected from anthropology offerings in consultation with the advisor. Students choosing to complete more than one concentration do not need to complete elective courses, and they may count a maximum of one course in multiple concentrations. Students must complete a second major or a minor or certificate.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.wku.edu/anthropology/

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