732035 - Anthropology: Sociocultural (BA)
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Requirement 1 — Complete 5 Courses
course - Social/Cultural Anthropology 3.0
course - Intro to Archaeology 3.0
course - Introduction to the Major 0.5
course - Foundations of Social Theory 3.0
course - Foundations of Anthr Theory 3.0
Requirement 2 —Complete 9 hours
Peoples courses (NOTE: Only 6 hours may be taken in 390R courses to count in the major. They may be taken as electives beyond this point):
course - The Hmong Diaspora 3.0
course - Andean South America 3.0
course - Peoples of Africa 3.0
course - Peoples of India 3.0
course - Cinema & Culture in India 3.0
course - Peoples of the Middle East 3.0
course - Ethnonationalism and SE Asia 3.0
course - Chinese Culture & Society 3.0
course - Korean Culture 3.0
course - American Culture 3.0
course - Anthropology of Mormonism 3.0
course - Spec Topics in Regional Anthro - You may take up to 9.0 credit hours 0.5v
Requirement 3 —Complete 12 hours
Systems/Institution courses:
Option 3.1 —Complete at least 9 hours up to 12 hours
course - Biological Anthropology 3.0
course - Language, Culture, & Society 3.0
course - Intercultural Communication 3.0
course - Historical Anthropology 3.0
course - Moral & Ritual Institutions 3.0
course - Kinship & Gender 3.0
course - Economic & Political Institutns 3.0
course - Medical Anthropology 3.0
course - Symbolic Anthropology 3.0
course - Psychological Anthropology 3.0
course - The End of the World 3.0
course - Applied Anthropology 3.0
course - Anthropology Seminar 1.0
course - Special Topics - You may take up to 15.0 credit hours 0.5v
course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v
course - Contemporary Theory 3.0
course - Ethnographic Data Analysis 3.0
course - Sociolinguistics 3.0
course - Anthropological Linguistics 3.0
course - Critical Issues in Psychology 3.0
Option 3.2 —Complete up to 3 hours
Up to 3 hours of the following Museum Studies courses may be used to complete the 12 hour requirement.
course - Museums & Cultures 3.0
course - Museum Registration & Ethics 3.0
course - Museum Collections Management 3.0
course - Museum Projects 3.0
course - Museums & Cultures 3.0
Note: Up to 4 credit hours of a 102 level or above language course that is relevant to your field school may count toward 3 credit hours of Requirement 3. Meet with an academic advisor for approval.
Requirement 4 —Complete 3 Requirements
Complete the following in sequential order:
Requirement 4.1 —Complete 1 Course
course - Ethnographic Research Design 3.0
Requirement 4.2 —Complete 6 hours
Note: The major requires that a field project be completed in one of the recognized field schools conducted by a member of the BYU faculty. A local field work option is available in exceptional circumstances and must be approved by the entire faculty.
course - Ethnographic Field Project - You may take up to 6.0 credit hours 3.0v
Requirement 4.3 —Complete 1 Course
course - Senior Thesis 3.0