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The baccalaureate degree in anthropology and geography prepares students for careers in community development and cultural resources management.

The degree program in anthropology and geography provide students with skills necessary for careers in a wide-range of fields related to community development. These include regional and community planning, economic development, cultural resources management, heritage preservation, ethnographic studies, and geographic information science.

The anthropology and geography degree requires thirty-three semester hours in major curriculum requirements beyond the required General Education curriculum.

To satisfy General Education requirements, majors are required to take:

The thirty-three semester hours required for the degree includes:

Those students completing the anthropology track will take an additional course emphasizing qualitative research methods (ANTH 3403 Ethnographic Methods) and an upper-level anthropology seminar (ANTH 4983 Seminar in Anthropology).

Those students completing the geography track will take an additional methods course in geographic information science (GEOG 3403 GIS II - Planning Applications) and a senior level geography seminar (GEOG 4983 Geography Seminar:).

Of the remaining eighteen hours of required anthropology/geography credit, six must come from anthropology and six from geography. Twenty-one of the required thirty-three semester hours must be on the 3000-4000 level.

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

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See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements."

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At least 40 of the total hours required for graduation must be 3000 - 4000 level courses.

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Must be in one language. Students may waive three hours of language requirement for every one year of language study in high school with grades of "C" or better.  Students would take 6 hours of fine arts or humanities in place of language.

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ANTH 3403 Ethnographic Methods and ANTH 4983 Seminar in Anthropology or GEOG 3403 GIS II - Planning Applications and GEOG 4983 Geography Seminar:.

Students who complete the program will demonstrate:

• knowledge of community development theorists and applicable theories.
• development of qualitative and quantitative research projects.
• evaluation of cultural development and migration over time.
• use of geographic information systems to track populations.