Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ANTH coursework.
Generated from Pennsylvania State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ANTH work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 18 ANTH and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 74 more ANTH courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on ANTH, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Prescribed Coursesall required
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Area/Survey Courses; Select 6 credits in ANTH courses at the 200 level or below (excluding ANTH 1 , ANTH 83S , and courses in the following ranges: 190-199, 290-299, other than 297); Methods Courses; Select 6 credits of Methods courses from:; Advanced Theory and Method Courses; Select 12 credits from the following ranges (at least 3 credits must
Prescribed Coursesall required
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in ANTH. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at ANTH 420
4 courses deep, ending at ANTH 434N
3 courses deep, ending at ANTH 439W
3 courses deep, ending at ANTH 448
Supporting Courses and Related Areas2 required · verify with the official sheet
Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits of Social Studies selection:; Select 3 credits in Literature:; Select 3 credits of US History:; Select 9 credits: 3 credits each (including one course with a lab) from biological science, earth science, and physical science:; Biological Science:; Earth Sciences:; Physical Sciences:; Select 6 credits of education
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 9 credits from the following:; Select 9 credits from the following:; Select 3 credits from the following:; Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3-4 credits from the following:; Select 12 credits from the following (at least 6 credits must be at the 400 level):
1 course from1 required
Supporting Courses and Related Areas1 required · verify with the official sheet
Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better; Select 6 credits from any HDFS and PSYCH courses on the department approved list; Select 6 credits from any of the SOC and ANTH courses on the department approved list; Select 9 credits from any ANTH, HDFS, PSYCH, SOC courses on the department approved list that are not used in the Supporting Courses above
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Neuroscience Courses; Select 12 credits from the following:; Basic Sciences; Select 9 credits from the following:; Organic chemistry; Select 3 credits from the following:
All ANTH courses in the Penn State catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under ANTH yet.
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