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, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Linguistics. Students are encouraged to gain first-hand experience through research, internships, and fieldwork.
Degree Requirements
- UCF students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Students will choose the General track or Anthropological Methods & Practice track. UCF Online students follow the General track with the online options.
- 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.
- 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.
- Students will be required to take a standard exit exam during their graduating semester.
- Students should regularly consult with a department advisor.
See the Anthropology Undergraduate FAQ page for more information about the tracks, Plans of Study, high-impact experiences, and more: https://sciences.ucf.edu/anthropology/undergraduate/faq/
Online Anthropology, BA
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.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Basic Level
3 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- In addition to completing the required GEP/CPP (ANT2410, and ANT2511)
- Complete the following:
- ANT2140 - Introduction to Archaeology (3)
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
6 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- ANT3610 - Language and Culture (3)
- ANT4034 - History of Anthropological Thought (3)
Track Requirements
30 - 31 Total Credits
- Complete 1 of the following
- Students must select either the General Track or the Anthropological Methods and Practice Track.
General Track- Complete all of the following
Core- Complete all of the following
- Archaeology Requirement
- Complete the following:
- ANT3145 - Archaeology of Complex Societies (3)
- Biological Anthropology Requirement (choose at least one)
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- ANT4516 - Human Biological Diversity (3)
- ANT4586C - Human Origins (3)
Area Study- Complete all of the following
- Area Study Requirement (choose at least one):
- Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
- ANT3107 - Blood and Valor in the Viking World (3)
- ANT3148 - Life and Death in Ancient Egypt (3)
- ANT3152 - Archaeology of the Greater Southwest (3)
- ANT3158 - Florida Archaeology (3)
- ANT3160 - Americas Before Columbus (3)
- ANT3161 - Ancient Mexico: Aztec to Zapotec (3)
- ANT3163 - Mesoamerican Archaeology (3)
- ANT3164 - Ancient Incas (3)
- ANT4168 - Maya Archaeology (3)
- ANT3169 - Life and Death in the Ancient Andes (3)
- ANT3176 - African Archaeology and Prehistory (3)
- ANT3177 - Archaeology of Caribbean Piracy (3)
- ANT3179 - Australian Archaeology and Indigenous Cultures (3)
- ANT3311 - Indians of the Southeastern United States (3)
- ANT3312 - Ethnology of North American Indians (3)
- ANT3330 - Anthropology of the Amazon (3)
- ANT3362 - Peoples of Southeast Asia (3)
- ANT4153 - North American Archaeology (3)
- ANT4332 - Latin America: Social Justice Futures (3)
- ANT4340 - Caribbean Afterlives (3)
- ANT4352 - African Societies and Cultures (3)
- ANT3930 - First Peoples of the Caribbean (3)
- ANT4165 - Archaeology of Pre-Columbian South America (3)
- ANT4123 - Archaeology of Coastal Societies (3)
- ANT4108 - Empire of Remains: Bioarchaeology of Ancient Rome (3)
- ANT3082 - New Frontiers: Anthropology of Space (3)
- ANT3010 - Digging Up Disney: An Archaeology of Walt Disney World, FL (3)
- ANT4178 - Archaeology of African American Life (3)
- Additional Area Study electives with the ANT prefix can be taken as approved by an advisor.
Restricted Electives- Complete all of the following
- Earn at least 21 credits from the following types of courses: Select 7 additional upper-level Anthropology courses (21 credits). 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 ANT 3940 - Internship Credit ANT 3949 - Cooperative Education in Anthropology ANT 3943 - Caribbean Archaeology Practicum ANT 3955 - Study Abroad ANT 4906 - Directed Independent Study ANT 4912 - Directed Independent Research ANT 4941 - Internship ANT 4949 - Cooperative Education ANT 4955 - Study Abroad ANT 4970H - Undergraduate Honors Thesis ANG 5907 - Independent Study ANG 5917 - Directed Research
- None of the following may be taken: ANT 4903H - Honors Directed Reading I ANT 4904H - Honors Directed Reading II
Anthropological Methods and Practice Track- Complete all of the following
Core- Complete all of the following
- Additional core requirement courses with the ANT prefix and required concentration can be taken as approved by an advisor.
- Anthropological Methodology and Theory (choose at least one):
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- ANT4115C - Archaeological Method and Theory (3)
- ANT4591 - Quantitative Methods in Biological Anthropology (3)
- ANT4802 - Ethnographic Research and Field Methods (3)
- Applied, Field, or Laboratory Methods (choose at least one):
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- ANT3550C - Primatology (3)
- ANT3701 - Engagement & Social Change: Public Anthropology (3)
- ANT4081 - Science, Technology, and Culture (3)
- ANT4115C - Archaeological Method and Theory (3)
- ANT4187 - Paleoethnobotany (3)
- ANT4480 - Global Health in Anthropological Perspective (3)
- ANT4516 - Human Biological Diversity (3)
- ANT4525C - Human Osteology (4)
- ANT4586C - Human Origins (3)
- ANT4591 - Quantitative Methods in Biological Anthropology (3)
- ANT4802 - Ethnographic Research and Field Methods (3)
- ANT4852 - GIS Methods in Anthropology (3)
- ANT4854 - Advanced GIS Methods in Anthropology (3)
- ANT4933C - Landscape Archaeology (3)
- ANT4851 - Digital Methods in Anthropology (3)
- ANT4189C - Lithic Analysis: Archaeology of Stone Tools (3)
- ANT4195C - A Pot for All Seasons: Archaeological Ceramic Analysis (3)
- ANT4956 - Geophysical Field School at Kerkenes (3)
- ANT4954 - Geospatial and Archaeological Field School at Kerkenes (3)
- High-Impact Learning Experience:
- Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: Consult with a department advisor. Other courses may be used only with prior approval. ANT 3940 - Internship ANT 3943 - Caribbean Archaeology Practicum ANT 3949 - Cooperative Education in Anthropology ANT 3955 - Study Abroad ANT 4824 - Archaeological Field School ANT 4912 - Directed Independent Research ANT 4941 - Internship ANT 4949 - Cooperative Education ANT 4955 - Study Abroad ANT4954 - Geospatial and Archaeological Field School at Kerkenes ANT 4956 - Geophyscial Field School at Kerkenes ANT 4970H - Undergraduate Honors Thesis ANT 4861 Beyond the Major: Careers Applying Anthropology
Restricted Electives- Complete all of the following
- Select 7 additional upper-level Anthropology courses (21 hours). 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.
- Earn at least 21 credits from the following:
- ANT3026 - Mummies, Zombies, and Vampires: Anthropology of the Undead (3)
- ANT3106 - Archaeology and Popular Culture (3)
- ANT3107 - Blood and Valor in the Viking World (3)
- ANT3142 - Old World Prehistory (3)
- ANT3145 - Archaeology of Complex Societies (3)
- ANT3148 - Life and Death in Ancient Egypt (3)
- ANT3152 - Archaeology of the Greater Southwest (3)
- ANT3158 - Florida Archaeology (3)
- ANT3160 - Americas Before Columbus (3)
- ANT3161 - Ancient Mexico: Aztec to Zapotec (3)
- ANT3163 - Mesoamerican Archaeology (3)
- ANT3164 - Ancient Incas (3)
- ANT4168 - Maya Archaeology (3)
- ANT3169 - Life and Death in the Ancient Andes (3)
- ANT3173 - Archaeology of Sex (3)
- ANT3176 - African Archaeology and Prehistory (3)
- ANT3177 - Archaeology of Caribbean Piracy (3)
- ANT3179 - Australian Archaeology and Indigenous Cultures (3)
- ANT3212 - Peoples of the World (3)
- ANT3241 - Magic, Ritual, and Belief (3)
- ANT3245 - Native American Religions (3)
- ANT3275 - Anthropological Perspectives on Refugees (3)
- ANT3290 - Anthropology of Plants and People (3)
- ANT3302 - Sex, Gender and Culture (3)
- ANT3311 - Indians of the Southeastern United States (3)
- ANT3312 - Ethnology of North American Indians (3)
- ANT3330 - Anthropology of the Amazon (3)
- ANT3362 - Peoples of Southeast Asia (3)
- ANT3451 - Race Matters: Anthropological Approaches to Racism (3)
- ANT3550C - Primatology (3)
- ANT3701 - Engagement & Social Change: Public Anthropology (3)
- ANT4013 - Anthropology of Fast Food (3)
- ANT4027 - Mummies, Life After Death (3)
- ANT4051 - Environmental Anthropology (3)
- ANT4081 - Science, Technology, and Culture (3)
- ANT4115C - Archaeological Method and Theory (3)
- ANT4123 - Archaeology of Coastal Societies (3)
- ANT4153 - North American Archaeology (3)
- ANT4178 - Archaeology of African American Life (3)
- ANT4171 - Battle of the Sexes?: The Archaeology of Gender (3)
- ANT4183 - Archaeological Sciences (3)
- ANT4184 - Mortuary Archaeology (3)
- ANT4187 - Paleoethnobotany (3)
- ANT4332 - Latin America: Social Justice Futures (3)
- ANT4352 - African Societies and Cultures (3)
- ANT4406 - Pain and Suffering: The Anthropology of Violence (3)
- ANT4408 - Culture, Disease, and Healing (3)
- ANT4462 - Medical Anthropology (3)
- ANT4467 - Nutritional Anthropology (3)
- ANT4480 - Global Health in Anthropological Perspective (3)
- ANT4481 - Anthropology of Drugs and Addiction (3)
- ANT4483 - Health and Healing in the Ancient World: An Anthropological Perspective (3)
- ANT4516 - Human Biological Diversity (3)
- ANT4521 - Forensic Anthropology (3)
- ANT4525C - Human Osteology (4)
- ANT4560 - Birth to Death: Anthropological Perspectives on Human Growth (3)
- ANT4586C - Human Origins (3)
- ANT4591 - Quantitative Methods in Biological Anthropology (3)
- ANT4702 - Culture, Inequality and Global Development (3)
- ANT4802 - Ethnographic Research and Field Methods (3)
- ANT4852 - GIS Methods in Anthropology (3)
- ANT4854 - Advanced GIS Methods in Anthropology (3)
- ANT4197 - Death Becomes Us: Anthropology of Death and Burial (3)
- ANT4535 - Scientific Prejudice and Anthropology (3)
- ANT4486 - Anthropology of the Body (3)
- If not completed in the High-Impact Learning Experience, one course (3 credits) can be taken from the following: ANT 3940 - Internship ANT 3949 - Cooperative Education in Anthropology ANT 4941 - Internship ANT 4949 - Cooperative Education ANT 4970H - Undergraduate Honors Thesis
- Students may not receive credit towards Core: High-Impact Learning Experience or Restricted Electives for both the 3000 and 4000 level Internship or Cooperative Education Courses. None of the following may be taken as Restricted Electives: ANT 4903H - Honors Directed Reading I ANT 4904H - Honors Directed Reading II ANT 3943 - Caribbean Archaeology Practicum ANT 3955 Study Abroad ANT 4906 - Directed Independent Study ANT 4912 - Directed Independent Research ANT 4955 - Study Abroad
Grand Total Credits: 39 - 40
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Electives
- To fulfil the 120 hours required in this degree, select primarily from upper level courses after meeting with a departmental advisor.
Foreign Language Requirements
Graduation
- Proficiency equivalent to two semesters of college instruction in a foreign language (taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or Judaic Studies) 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. Consult with the NSCM advising staff to understand how choosing ASL might impact hours needed to graduate.
Departmental Exit Requirements
- A student must achieve at least a "C" (2.0) GPA 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 hours) and a "C" (2.0) or better is earned are also included in the GPA calculation.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 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.
Honors Undergraduate Thesis
- Students interested in completing an Honors Undergraduate Thesis should contact their program advisor. More information about the Honors Undergraduate Thesis can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/hut/about/.
Related Programs
- Social Sciences (B.S.)
- Sociology (B.A./B.S.)
- Africana Studies Minor
- American Studies Minor
- Anthropology of Global Health Certificate
- Asian Studies Minor
- Crime Scene Investigation Certificate
- Diplomacy Minor
- English, Linguistics Minor
- Environmental Studies Minor
- Gender Studies Certificate
- Geographic Information Systems Certificate
- Geosciences Minor
- Hospitality Management Minor
- International and Global Studies Minor
- History Minor
- Judaic Studies Minor
- Latin American Studies Minor
- Medical Sociology Minor
- Middle Eastern Studies Minor
- Nonprofit Management Minor
- Religion and Cultural Studies Minor
- Sociology Minor
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate
- Women's and Gender Studies Minor
Note - the following minors are not open to Anthropology majors
- American Indian Studies Minor
- Anthropological Archaeology Minor
- Anthropology Minor
- Anthropology in Multicultural Studies Minor
- Anthropology of Pop Culture Minor
- Biological Anthropology Minor
- Cultural Anthropology Minor
- Medical Anthropology 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.
- Contact your Anthropology Department advisor for questions relating to the Anthropology program.
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.
- 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. Consult with your department advisor.
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
