Department paths

Anthropology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Courses: 261
Prereq links: 20
Depth: 3 tiers
Feeder courses: 4

Where to start

Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.

ANTH 102Introduction to Cultural AnthropologyANTH 104Introduction to Biocultural Medical AnthropologyANTH 147Comparative Healing Systems

Gateway courses

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.

ANTH 413Laboratory Methods: Archaeobotany

All ANTH courses in the UNC catalog

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Concentration routes

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.

Anthropology MajorBA51 ANTH courses · ~4 total

Anthropology Major in the Planner

Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet

One course from biological anthropology chosen from the following list:; One course from archaeology chosen from the following list:; One course from sociocultural anthropology chosen from the following list:; One theoretical perspectives course chosen from the following list (taken in the junior year):; Capstone Seminar in Anthropology; Four additional three-hour courses in anthropology

ANTH 101 ANTH 102 ANTH 120 ANTH 121 ANTH 123 ANTH 142 ANTH 143 ANTH 145 ANTH 147 ANTH 148 ANTH 149 ANTH 202+ 27 more qualify

Additional Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet

No more than three courses used to fulfill the major can be numbered below 200.; No more than six hours of field-oriented coursework can be counted toward the major.; No more than three hours of coursework from the following list may be counted toward the major:

ANTH 195 ANTH 196 ANTH 295 ANTH 296 ANTH 393 ANTH 395 ANTH 396

Official requirement sheet

Archaeology MajorBA47 ANTH courses · ~2 total

Archaeology Major in the Planner

Core Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet

One course in archaeological method and theory:; Two courses in archaeological practice.; One must be a laboratory course:; One must be a field school (may be satisfied with a minimum of 3 hours of transfer credit):; Six courses from the list below; must include offerings from at least two departments

413L 414L 415L

Medical Anthropology MajorBA18 ANTH courses · ~2 total

Medical Anthropology Major in the Planner

2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet

ANTH 204 ANTH 248 ANTH 318 ANTH 326

Public Policy MajorBA17 ANTH courses · ~2 total

Public Policy Major in the Planner

2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet

Any PLCY course at the 100 level or above, except PLCY 130 , PLCY 291 , PLCY 293 , PLCY 393 , or PLCY 394

AAAD 307 AAAD 485 AAAD 488

Global Studies MajorBA5 ANTH courses · ~2 total

Global Studies Major in the Planner