EVOLUTIONARY Anthropology Emphasis

This emphasis consists of at least 40 Anthropology, and 12 Allied credit hours

Required Foundation (13 credits)

ANTH 1010 Culture and the Human Experience
ANTH 1020 Human Origins, Evolution and Diversity
ANTH 1030 Prehistoric Archaeology
ANTH 1050 Evolution of Human Nature
ANTH 2001 Anthropology as a Major and Career

Core (Choose One Class, Minimum of 3 credits)
ANTH 2281 Primates: Studying Our Closest Relatives

Upper Division (3000-level): (Choose any three classes, minimum of 9 credits)
ANTH 3234 Genes, Health, and Human History (formerly ANTH 4234)
ANTH 3261 Paleoanthropology (Formerly ANTH 4261)
ANTH 3450 Biology of Human Growth and Development (Formerly ANTH 4450)
ANTH 5281 Primates (3 credits) (Formerly ANTH 4281)
ANTH 5461 Behavioral Ecology and Anthropology (Formerly ANTH 4461)

Upper Division Electives (Minimum of 12 credits)
Choose Four classes from the 3000, 4000, or 5000 level. At least one class (3 credits minimum) must be from the 5000 level

Evolutionary/Biological Anthropology Statistics Requirement (Choose One: 3-4 credits)
ANTH 5230 Introduction to Statistics in Anthropology
ANTH 5471 Quantitative models in Evolutionary Ecology
ECON 3640 Probability and Statistical Inference for Economists
MATH 1070 Introduction to Statistical Inference
MATH 3070 Applied Statistics I (QI/QB)

TOTAL HOURS IN ANTHROPOLOGY: A minimum of 40 semester hours.* A minimum of 24 Anthropology semester hours must be taken at the University of Utah

*Please note: You must earn a grade of “C” or better for courses to count toward your major, and you must earn a GPA of at least 2.5 in your major courses.

An additional 12 credits are required from related areas of study.

Allied departments include:

Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Ethnic Studies, Geography, Math, Physics, Psychology

***These requirements apply only to students who declared before Fall 2020***

This emphasis consists of at least 33 Anthropology, and 12 Allied credit hours

Lower-Division Core:
ANTH 1010 Culture and the Human Experience [BF]
ANTH 1050 Evolution of Human Nature (SF)
Plus one of the following:
ANTH 1020 Human Origins, Evolution and Diversity [SF]
ANTH 1030 World Prehistory: An Introduction [BF]

Upper-Division Core:
ANTH 3001 Anthropology as a Major and Career (1 credit)
ANTH 4186 Human Ecology*
ANTH 4461 Behavioral Ecology in Anthropology
ANTH 4169 Ethnographic Methods

Upper Division:
Topical (Select a minimum of 6 credit hours)
ANTH 4184 The Ecology of Hunter-Gatherers
ANTH 4187 Economic Anthropology
ANTH 4193 Medical Anthropology*
ANTH 4334 Population Issues in Anthropology [QI, QB]
ANTH 4340 Paleoethnobotany
ANTH 4351 Anthropological Demography

ANTH 4890/SBS 4890 CSBS Internship Program
ANTH 4950 Undergraduate Independent Research*
ANTH 5230 Intro to Statistical Thinking in Anthropology [QI]*
ANTH 5471 Quantitative Models Evolutionary Ecology [QI]

Upper Division Geographical:
(Select a minimum of 6 credit hours)
Choose any two classes from ANTH 3111-3961

TOTAL HOURS IN ANTHROPOLOGY: A minimum of 33 semester hours.* A minimum of 18 Anthropology semester hours must be taken at the University of Utah

*Please note: You must earn a grade of “C” or better for courses to count toward your major, and you must earn a GPA of at least 2.5 in your major courses.

An additional 12 credits are required from related areas of study.

Allied departments include:

Biology, City and Metropolital Planning, Economics, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Geography, Parks Rec and Tourism.