Anthropology BA

Anthropology is the study of humankind through culture, archaeology, biological processes, and language. It is the only discipline that addresses our human experience from both a global and temporal perspective.

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Anthropology is the study of humans in all of our complexity, both past and present. It is a discipline concerned with studying the cultural, social, historical, and anatomical aspects of our collective human experience. Students of anthropology at Florida Gulf Coast University learn the basic concerns and methods of the four sub-fields of the discipline: archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistics.

Both a major and minor in anthropology and a minor in Museum Studies are offered in this program. The major is for anyone interested in working with people in all of their cultural diversity, solving social problems, teaching social sciences, and learning human biology from an evolutionary point of view. Our minors pair well with many other majors.

The FGCU Anthropology Program is teaching-oriented with engaged faculty. We offer many opportunities for experiential learning and conducting independent research.

The skills and abilities attained through this degree are necessary for life and work in an increasingly global and dynamic world. Anthropology graduates find employment in public archaeology, education, cultural resource management, museums, nonprofit institutions, and in corporations.

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Admissions Information for the 2024-2025 Catalog Year
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Program Requirements
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Program Requirements for the 2024-2025 Catalog Year
The General Education Program Website is located at https://www.fgcu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudies/generaleducation/
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
- Attend an orientation session.
- Sign an Advising Agreement document.
In addition to the program requirements, students must:
- Complete a minimum of 120 credits.
- Complete a minimum of 48 of the 120 credits at the upper division (3000 - 4999 level).
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
- Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
- Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at FGCU.
- Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Program Requirements
Total Credits Required: 120
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Degree Maps are to be used as a general guideline for students. Some students scheduling needs may vary based upon completed courses and transfer credits. Please see your advisor for assistance and verification.
2024-2025 Anthropology BA Degree Map

2024-2025 Anthropology BA 3 yr Degree Map

Additional Graduation Requirements include:
- A minimum of 120 credit hours.
- A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 - 4999) 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 courses in the concentration.
- Satisfaction of the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement (See www.fgcu.edu/connect).
- Satisfaction of the residency requirement: thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
- Completion of the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an online Application for Graduation via Gulfline by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
For All Majors: Students are strongly recommended to select required lower division electives that will enhance their General Education coursework and that will support their intended baccalaureate degree program. Students should consult with an academic advisor in their major degree area.
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**A course attribute identifies specific characteristics of courses that can be used in a Degree Evaluation to satisfy a degree requirement. (Course attribute examples are Humanities courses - GEHM and Social Science courses - GESO.)
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Academic Learning Compact

Consistent with its mission and guiding principles, Florida Gulf Coast University is committed to academic excellence and continuous quality improvement, as supported by a sound teaching-learning process. Within this process, students and instructors share responsibility for learning that is a movement from the simple to the complex, the concrete to the abstract, and the dependent to the independent. The Academic Learning Compact (ALC) initiative supports the teaching-learning process by clearly identifying expected core student learning outcomes in the areas of content/discipline knowledge and skills, communication skills, and critical thinking skills; aligning curricula with expectations; and using assessment to guide continuous improvement.

Content/Discipline Knowledge and Skills
Graduates will be able to:
1. Master concepts and theoretical constructs central to the anthropological perspective, and effectively employ and apply the concepts and terminology of anthropology.
2. Show ability to conduct basic anthropological research utilizing skills to address local and global issues.
Content/discipline knowledge and skills are assessed at the college and departmental levels through papers, exams, research proposals and poster presentations completed in one or more of the following courses: ANT 3610; ANT 3141; ANT 4034; ANT 3586C; and ANT 4931.
Communication Skills
Graduates will be able to:
1. Create and deliver effective oral presentations, employing key terms, concepts, and forms of argumentation used in anthropological discourse and evaluating their validity.
2. Write critically about anthropological topics, employing the key terms, concepts, and forms of argumentation used in anthropological discourse following the conventions of writing.
3. Consider strengths and weaknesses of other perspectives, communicating informed judgments on anthropological issues through oral and written work.
Communication skills are assessed through papers, oral presentations, posters and led discussions completed in one or more of the following courses: ANT 3610; ANT 3141; and ANT 4931.
Critical Thinking Skills
Graduates will be able to:
1. Demonstrate critical thinking and analytical abilities, and constructs arguments on topics germane to the discipline of anthropology.
2. Demonstrate sound and ethical use of research methods and techniques to advance an understanding of an anthropologically relevant question or problem.
3. Achieve competence in technologies used by anthropologists in collecting, managing, and analyzing data, including critical assessment of web-based data.
Critical thinking skills are assessed through case studies, course projects, and papers completed in one or more of the following courses: ANT 4034; ANT 3550; ANT 3586C; ANT 3495; ANT 3042C; ANT 3824; and ANT 4931.
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