The Anthropology major results in broad holistic understanding of humans and the human condition, both past and present. Students study all subfields of Anthropology: Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistics, and Physical Anthropology. Students are encouraged to gain first-hand experience through research and fieldwork.
Anthropology (B.A.) may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.
Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements
- UCF students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Departmental Residency Requirement: at least 30 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses must be taken from the UCF Anthropology Department
- Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all major requirements. See Department Exit Requirements for more information.
- Anthropology majors must earn a ‘C” (2.0) or better in all Core Requirements and Restricted Electives. Students may make a request to the Undergraduate Coordinator to be granted the use of one C- toward the major requirements.
- Co-op or internship can be used in the major with prior approval.
- Students should consult with a department advisor.
- All prerequisites of courses taught within the College of Sciences will be enforced.
- Courses designated in General Education Program (GEP) and Common Program Prerequisites (CPP) are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)
At least one course completed in each Foundation area must be a designated State General Education Core Course.
Communication Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
Cultural & Historical Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
- ANT 2410 - Cultural Anthropology: Global Perspectives, Local Contexts Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- Cultural and Historical Foundation - Credit Hours: 3
- Cultural and Historical Foundation - Credit Hours: 3
Mathematical Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Math: (3 Credit Hours)
Select one:
- MGF 1106 - Finite Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 (Suggested)
- MGF 1107 - Explorations in Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 (Suggested)
- You may substitute a higher level math with appropriate scores on the Math Placement Exam.
Statistics - Computers (3 Credit Hours)
- STA 2014 - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3 (Suggested)
Social Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
- ANT 2000 - General Anthropology Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- Select from the Social Foundation, Area 1 list Credit Hours: 3
Science Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
- ANT 2511 - The Human Species Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- Select from the Science Foundation, Area 1 list Credit Hours: 3
Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)
- ANT 2000 - General Anthropology Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
- ANT 2511 - The Human Species Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
Core Requirements: Basic Level (6 Credit Hours)
Core-Required, also satisfy the CPP
- ANT 2511 - The Human Species Credit Hours: 3 (GEP/CPP)
Take all of the following: (6 Credit Hours)
- ANT 2140 - Archaeology and the Rise of Human Culture Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 2410 - Cultural Anthropology: Global Perspectives, Local Contexts Credit Hours: 3
Core Requirements: Advanced Level (6 Credit Hours)
- ANT 3610 - Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4034 - History of Anthropological Thought Credit Hours: 3
Anthropology B.A. Tracks
- Students must choose either the General Track or the Anthropological Methods and Practice Track
Restricted Electives (30 Credit Hours)
Anthropology B.A. General Track (30 Credit Hours)
Core Requirements (6 Credit Hours)
- ANT 3145 - Archaeology of Complex Societies Credit Hours: 3
Select One:
- ANT 4516 - Human Biological Diversity Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4586C - Human Origins Credit Hours: 3
General Track Restricted Electives (24 Credit Hours)
Area Study (3 Credit Hours)
Select one from the following courses:
- ANT 3107 - Blood and Valor in the Viking World Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3148 - Life and Death in Ancient Egypt Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3152 - Archaeology of the Greater Southwest Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3158 - Florida Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3160 - Americas Before Columbus Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3161 - Ancient Mexico: Aztec to Zapotec Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3163 - Mesoamerican Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3164 - Ancient Incas Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3165 - Archaeology of South America Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3168 - Maya Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3169 - Life and Death in the Ancient Andes Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3176 - African Archaeology and Prehistory Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3177 - Archaeology of Caribbean Piracy Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3179 - Australian Archaeology and Indigenous Cultures Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3311 - Indians of the Southeastern United States Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3312 - Ethnology of North American Indians Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3330 - Anthropology of the Amazon Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3362 - Peoples of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4153 - North American Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4332 - People and Cultures of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4340 - Caribbean Cultures Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4352 - African Societies and Cultures Credit Hours: 3
- Additional area study electives with the ANT prefix can be taken as approved by an advisor.
Additional Restricted Electives (21 Credit Hours)
- Select 7 additional upper-level Anthropology courses; all courses with the prefix ANT, including special topic courses, will count towards restricted electives if they have not been used to fulfill other requirements and are subject to the following restrictions. Because new courses are frequently added, consult online course schedules for the most up-to-date list of available and upcoming elective courses. Electives can be selected from the list below or from the Area Study list above.
- Seniors may select 5000 level courses with the prefix ANG to count toward restricted electives. Students must seek prior approval for these courses. Students may not take both the 4000 level and the 5000 level course when available.
Only one of the following may be taken:
- ANT 3905 - Directed Independent Study Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3940 - Internship Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3949 - Cooperative Education in Anthropology Credit Hours: 0
- ANT 3943 - Caribbean Archaeology Practicum Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3955 - Study Abroad Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4906 - Directed Independent Study Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4912 - Directed Independent Research Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4941 - Internship Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4949 - Cooperative Education Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4955 - Study Abroad Credit Hours: 3
- ANG 5907 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 3
- ANG 5917 - Directed Research Credit Hours: 3
None of the following may be taken:
- ANT 4903H - Honors Directed Reading I Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4904H - Honors Directed Reading II Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4970H - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Credit Hours: 3
Anthropology B.A. Anthropological Methods and Practice Track (30 Credit Hours)
- Additional core requirement courses with the ANT prefix and required concentration can be taken as approved by an advisor.
Core Requirements: Anthropological Methodology and Theory (3 Credit Hours)
Select one:
- ANT 4115C - Archaeological Method and Theory Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4591 - Quantitative Methods in Biological Anthroplogy Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4802 - Ethnographic Field Methods Credit Hours: 3
Core Requirements: Applied, Field, or Laboratory Method (3 Credit Hours)
Select one:
- ANT 3550C - Primatology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3701 - Engagement & Social Change: Public Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4187 - Paleoethnobotany Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4480 - Global Health in Anthropological Perspective Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4516 - Human Biological Diversity Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4525C - Human Osteology Credit Hours: 4
- ANT 4586C - Human Origins Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4852 - GIS Methods in Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4854 - Advanced GIS Methods in Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4081 - Science, Technology, and Culture Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4115C - Archaeological Method and Theory Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4802 - Ethnographic Field Methods Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4591 - Quantitative Methods in Biological Anthroplogy Credit Hours: 3
Core Requirements: High-Impact Learning Experience (3 Credit Hours)
Select one:
- ANT 3940 - Internship Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3943 - Caribbean Archaeology Practicum Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3949 - Cooperative Education in Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3955 - Study Abroad Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4912 - Directed Independent Research Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4941 - Internship Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4949 - Cooperative Education Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4955 - Study Abroad Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4970H - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Credit Hours: 3
Anthropological Methods and Practice Track Restricted Electives (21 Credit Hours)
- Select 7 additional upper-level Anthropology courses; these may include other methods courses from Anthropological Methods or Applied, Field or Laboratory Methods listed or any other courses with the ANT prefix at the 3000 or 4000 level, including special topic courses, that may be offered (see below for restrictions). Because new courses are frequently added, consult online course schedules for the most up-to-date list of available and upcoming elective courses.
- ANT 3026 - Mummies, Zombies, and Vampires: Anthropology of the Undead Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3106 - Archaeology and Popular Culture Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3107 - Blood and Valor in the Viking World Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3142 - Old World Prehistory Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3145 - Archaeology of Complex Societies Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3148 - Life and Death in Ancient Egypt Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3152 - Archaeology of the Greater Southwest Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3158 - Florida Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3160 - Americas Before Columbus Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3161 - Ancient Mexico: Aztec to Zapotec Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3163 - Mesoamerican Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3164 - Ancient Incas Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3165 - Archaeology of South America Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3168 - Maya Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3169 - Life and Death in the Ancient Andes Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3173 - Archaeology of Sex Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3176 - African Archaeology and Prehistory Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3177 - Archaeology of Caribbean Piracy Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3179 - Australian Archaeology and Indigenous Cultures Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3212 - Peoples of the World Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3241 - Magic, Ritual, and Belief Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3245 - Native American Religions Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3275 - Anthropological Perspectives on Refugees Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3290 - Anthropology of Plants and People Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3302 - Sex, Gender and Culture Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3311 - Indians of the Southeastern United States Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3312 - Ethnology of North American Indians Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3330 - Anthropology of the Amazon Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3362 - Peoples of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3451 - Race Matters: Anthropological Approaches to Racism Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3541 - Biobehavioral Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3550C - Primatology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3701 - Engagement & Social Change: Public Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4013 - Anthropology of Fast Food Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4027 - Mummies, Life After Death Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4051 - Environmental Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4081 - Science, Technology, and Culture Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4115C - Archaeological Method and Theory Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4123 - Archaeology of Coastal Societies Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4153 - North American Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4170 - Household Archaeology: The Archaeology of Everyday Life Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4171 - Anthropology: The Battle of the Sexes?: The Archaeology of Gender Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4183 - Archaeological Sciences Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4184 - Mortuary Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4187 - Paleoethnobotany Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4189 - Lithic Analysis: Archaeology of Stone Tools Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4303 - Anthropology of Tourism Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4332 - People and Cultures of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4340 - Caribbean Cultures Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4352 - African Societies and Cultures Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4406 - Pain and Suffering: The Anthropology of Violence Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4408 - Culture, Disease, and Healing Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4462 - Medical Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4467 - Nutritional Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4480 - Global Health in Anthropological Perspective Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4481 - Anthropology of Drugs and Addiction Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4482 - Anthropology of Mental Health Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4483 - Health and Healing in the Ancient World: An Anthropological Perspective Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4516 - Human Biological Diversity Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4521 - Forensic Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4525C - Human Osteology Credit Hours: 4
- ANT 4560 - Birth to Death: Anthropological Perspectives on Human Growth Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4586C - Human Origins Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4591 - Quantitative Methods in Biological Anthroplogy Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4702 - Culture, Inequality and Global Development Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4802 - Ethnographic Field Methods Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4852 - GIS Methods in Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4854 - Advanced GIS Methods in Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
One course can be used if not taken to complete Core Requirements: High-Impact Learning Experience:
- ANT 3940 - Internship Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3949 - Cooperative Education in Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4941 - Internship Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4949 - Cooperative Education Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4970H - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Credit Hours: 3
Students may not receive credit towards Core Requirements: High-Impact Learning Experience or Restricted Electives for both the 3000 and 4000 level Internship or Cooperative Education Courses
None of the following maybe taken as restricted electives:
- ANT 4903H - Honors Directed Reading I Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4904H - Honors Directed Reading II Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3943 - Caribbean Archaeology Practicum Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3955 Study Abroad Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4906 - Directed Independent Study Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4912 - Directed Independent Research Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 4955 - Study Abroad Credit Hours: 3
Capstone Requirements
Electives
- Select primarily from upper level courses after meeting with a departmental advisor. Courses may be outside the department.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Met by graduation requirement
Graduation
- Proficiency equivalent to two semesters of college instruction in a foreign language or in American Sign Language (ASL). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used. ASL proficiency is met by successful completion of ASL 2140 and ASL 2150 or an appropriate score on the ASL proficiency exam. Contact the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (https://healthprofessions.ucf.edu/csd/) regarding the ASL proficiency examination.
Additional Requirements
Required Minors
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all major requirements. All attempts of courses taken are included in the major GPA calculation. Additional courses that could meet requirements but are taken beyond the minimum required (e.g., additional restricted electives beyond 24 hrs) and a “C” (2.0) or better is earned are also included in the GPA calculation.
- Students will be required to take a standard exit exam.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Honors In Major
- Application and admissions through The Burnett Honors College and department. More information about Honors in the Major can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/research/.
Related Programs
- Social Sciences (B.S.)
- Sociology (B.A./ B.S.)
Certificates
- Anthropology of Global Health Certificate
- Crime Scene Investigation Certificate
- Cultural Tourism Certificate
- Geographic Information Systems Certificate
- Health Communication Certificate
- Human Biology Certificate
- Native American Studies Certificate
Related Minors
- The first seven minors are not open to Anthropology majors:
- American Indian Studies Minor
- Anthropological Archaeology Minor
- Anthropology Minor
- Anthropology in Multicultural Studies Minor
- Biological Anthropology Minor
- Cultural Anthropology Minor
- Medical Anthropology Minor
- Africana Studies Minor
- American Studies Minor
- Asian Studies Minor
- Diplomacy Minor
- English, Linguistics Minor
- International and Global Studies Minor
- Judaic Studies Minor
- Latin American Studies Minor
- Medical Sociology Minor
- Middle Eastern Studies Minor
- Nonprofit Management Minor
- Sociology Minor
- Women’s and Gender Studies Minor
- World Comparative Studies Minor
Advising Notes
- Contact your college advisor in the College of Sciences Advising Services (COSAS) office (CSB 250) for more information about overall progress toward your degree, GEP and other university requirements, academic probation, special problems as well as general academic advising.
Transfer Notes
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.
- Submit your requests for course evaluations at https://sciences.ucf.edu/cosas/ and click on “COS Course Evaluation”.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
- Although any two ANT courses satisfy the CPP, ANT 2511 is required in the core and must be taken.
- Field school courses from other academic institutions may be accepted for a maximum of 3 credits for Restricted Elective in the General Track or for the High-Impact Learning Experience in the Anthropological Methods and Practice Track.
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Plan of Study
- One of numerous possible plans of study. See program description for all requirements.
- Consult a departmental advisor for alternate, new or more appropriate selections.
- Use your Pegasus Path planning tool in your myUCF portal to plan your courses through to graduation.
- Although all classes are listed as being taken during the academic year, you may be required to complete 9 hours of them during the Summer. Consult with an advisor to determine if you are exempt.
Freshman Year - Fall (12 Credit Hours)
- ANT 2000 - General Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 2511 - The Human Species Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- GEP-Math Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)
- ANT 2410 - Cultural Anthropology: Global Perspectives, Local Contexts Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
- STA 2023 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3
- Foreign Language (XXX1120C) Credit Hours: 4
Freshman Year - Summer (7 Credits)
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- Foreign Language XXX1121 Credit Hours: 4
Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ANT 2140 - Archaeology and the Rise of Human Culture Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- ANT 3610 - Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
- ANT 3145 - Archaeology of Complex Societies Credit Hours: 3
- Anthro Area Study Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Summer (6 Credit Hours)
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (12 Credit Hours)
- ANT 4516 - Human Biological Diversity Credit Hours: 3
- or
- ANT 4586C - Human Origins Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elecitve Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
- ANT 4034 - History of Anthropological Thought Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Summer (3 Credits)
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Field School is strongly recommended
Senior Year - Fall (13 Credit Hours)
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 4
Senior Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Exit Exam
