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NC State University
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Undergraduate
 
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, General Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of human behavior, an exploration of what it means to be human that ranges from the study of culture and social relations, to human biology and evolution, to languages, to music, art and architecture, and to vestiges of human habitation. It embraces four broad fields--cultural anthropology, linguistics, physical anthropology and archaeology. The major provides training particularly well-suited to twenty-first century job markets, with economies that are increasingly international, workforces that are increasingly multicultural, and with participatory management and decision-making styles becoming ever more the norm. Anthropologists engage in academic, corporate, nonprofit, or government work both in the US and abroad. NC State offers both general and applied concentrations in anthropology; the latter includes an internship experience.

Degree Requirements:
30 credit hours are required in the major concentration including 9 hours of 200-level anthropology courses (ANT 251, 252, and either ANT 253 or 254); ANT 411, Anthropological Theory; ANT 416, Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology; 3 hours of elective credit at the 300-level; 3 hours of elective credit at the 400-level, and 9 hours of elective credit at either the 300 or 400-level. Completion of foreign language courses through the 202-level is strongly recommended.
 
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