Florida Gulf Coast University Catalog

Anthropology (B.A.) 2009-2010 Catalog Year

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College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences

Program Admission Requirements

• Submit a FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
• Complete common prerequisites with a grade of C or better.
• Attend an orientation session.
• Sign an Advising Contract.

Program Requirements

1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
   Refer to the General Education Program for more information.
   
   
   
   1. Communication (6 hrs)
      1. ENC 1101 (3)
      2. ENC 1102 (3)
   2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
      1. STA 2023 (3)
   3. Humanities (9 hrs)
      1. HUM 2510 (3)
   4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
      1. ANT 2000 (3) recommended
      2. ANT 2100 (3) recommended
      3. ANT 2410 (3) recommended
   5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)
      1. ANT 2511(3) or BSC 2024C recommended
      
      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.


2. Common Prerequisites
   
   Two introductory level courses in anthropology (ANT prefix) (GEP)



3. Required Courses in the Major (29 hrs)
   
   
   • ANT 3141 Development of World Civilization (3)
   • ANT 3610 Language and Culture (3)
   • ANT 4034  History of Anthropological Thought (3)
   • ANT 4931 Senior Seminar in Anthropology (3)
   • ANT 4940 Internship in Anthropology (3)
   • IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic Engagement (3)
   • ISS 4955 Study Abroad (3)

Foreign Language:  Proficiency equivalent to one year (8 hours) of college instruction in a foreign language.  Standardized examination (CLEP) may be used to meet the requirement.


4. Electives in the Major (18-21 hrs)
   
   Select one of the following:
   • ANT 2511 Physical Anthropology (GEP) (3)
   • BSC 2024C Human Species (GEP) (3)
   
   Select one of the following: 
   • ANT 3495  Methods in Anthropology Research (3)
   • ANT 3824  Archaeology Field Methods (6)
   
   Select 12 hours from the following:
   • ANT 3905 Individual Study in Anthropology (3)
   • ANT 3143  Archaeology of Europe (3)
   • ANT 3158  Florida Archaeology (3)
   • ANT 3231 Introduction to Folklore (3)
   • ANT 3305  Anthropology of the Coastal Zone (3)
   • ANT 3312 Native American Cultures (3)
   • ANT 3340  Caribbean Cultural Patterns (3)
   • ANT 3390 Visual Anthropology (3)
   • ANT 3403  Cultural Ecology (3)
   • ANT 3461  Folk Medicine (3)
   • ANT 3467 Anthropology of Food (3)
   • ANT 3520 Forensic Anthropology (3)
   • ANT 3824L Archaeological Field Lab (3)
   • ANT 4241  Magic and Religion (3)
   • ANT 4311  Southeast Native Americans (3)
   • ANT 4317  Cultures of the Contemporary South (3)
   • ANT 4462  Medical Anthropology (3)
   • ANT 4701 Applied Anthropology (3)
   • ANT 4930  Special Topics (3-6)


5. University Requirements (3 hrs)
   
   
   • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)


6. Additional Electives (variable)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED: 120 HRS

Additional Graduation Requirements

• A minimum of 120 credit hours.
• A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 and higher) level.
• A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
• A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories:  common prerequisites, required courses in the major, and electives in the major.
• Satisfaction of CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
• Thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
• Completion of the summer enrollment requirement.
• Submit an application for graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.

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