Forensic Anthropology
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology; Forensic Anthropology Concentration
College Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 36
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2017-2018
Note: For a degree in Anthropology with a concentration in Forensic Anthropology the student must meet all the general requirements for the major, including the completion of ANTY 310, ANTY 314
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division Core Courses | 12 | |
| Anthropology or Cognate Electives | 12 | |
| Upper Division Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| Subarea I-Theory and Methods | 6 | |
Anthropological Theory | ||
Anthropological Methods | ||
| Subarea II, III, IV | 6 | |
Subarea II: Human Adaptation and Diversity | ||
Subarea III: World Societies and Cultures | ||
Subarea IV: Concepts and Issues | ||
| Forensic Anthropology Concentration | 15-16 | |
Concentration Requirements | ||
Concentration Electives | ||
| Total Hours | 54-55 | |
Lower Division Core Courses
Rule: Complete all courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTY 210N | Intro to Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTY 220S | Culture & Society | 3 |
| ANTY 250S | Intro to Archaeology | 3 |
| LING 270S | Intro to Linguistics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Anthropology or Cognate Electives
Rule: Complete 12 credits.
Note: The student must complete CJUS 125N, either SOCI 211S OR SOCI 221
Minimum Required Grade: C-
12 Total Credits Required
Upper Division Writing Requirement
Rule: Complete either an upper-division writing course from the approved list in the catalog, or one of the following courses listed below.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
ANTY 314 | Principles of Forensic Anthro | |
ANTY 402 | Quan Ethnographic Field Methds | |
ANTY 408 | Advanced Anthro Statistics | |
ANTY 450 | Archaeological Theory | |
ANTY 455 | Artifact Analysis | |
LING 473 | Language and Culture | |
LING 484 | NA Indigenous Lang & Ling | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Subarea I-Theory and Methods
Rule: Complete 3 credits in Theory and 3 credits in Methods. Students in the Forensic Anthropology Option should satisfy this requirement with ANTY 312, ANTY 415, ANTY 450, or ANTY 456
Minimum Required Grade: C- 6 Total Credits Required Minimum Required Grade: C- Rule: Complete one of the following. Forensic Anthropology Option students should fill this requirement with a course consistent with the Option Elective below. Minimum Required Grade: C-Anthropological Theory
Code Title Hours Select one of the following: 3 Human Evolution History of Anthropology Public Anthropology Anthropological Museology Emergence Modern Humans Social Anthropology Archaeological Theory Historical Archaeology Arch of Hunter-Gatherers Linguistic Analysis Total Hours 3 Anthropological Methods
Code Title Hours Select 3 credits from the following: 3 Quan Ethnographic Field Methds Advanced Anthro Statistics Osteology Forensic and Mortuary Arch Dental Anthropology Ethnographic Field Methods Cultural Resource Management Lithic Technology Artifact Analysis Archaeological Survey Methods for Native Languages Field Experience: Historical Linguistics Linguistic Field Methods Total Hours 3
Subarea II, III, IV
Rule: Complete 6 credits from 2 of 3 Subareas
Minimum Required Grade: C-
6 Total Credits Required
Subarea II: Human Adaptation and Diversity
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
ANTY 122S | Race and Minorities | |
ANTY 133X | Food and Culture | |
ANTY 211N | Anthropological Genetics | |
ANTY 310 | Human Variation | |
ANTY 333 | Culture and Population | |
ANTY 418 | Evolution and Genetic Variation in Human Populations | |
ANTY 426 | Culture, Health and Healing | |
LING 375X | Linguistic Ecology and Language Endangerment | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Subarea III: World Societies and Cultures
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
ANTY 141H | The Silk Road | |
ANTY 241H | Central Asian Culture and Civ | |
ANTY 251H | Foundations of Civilization | |
ANTY 254H | Arch Wonders of the World | |
ANTY 323X | Native Peoples of Montana | |
ANTY 330X | Peoples and Cultures of World | |
ANTY 351H | Archaeology of North America | |
ANTY 352X | Archaeology of Montana | |
ANTY 353 | PaleoIndian Archaeology | |
ANTY 354H | Mesoamerican Prehistory | |
ANTY 442 | Cities/Landscapes Central Asia | |
ANTY 444 | Artistic Tradtns Central Asia | |
ANTY 457 | Arch of the Pacific Northwest | |
ANTY 459 | Archof the Arctic/Subarctic | |
ANTY 465 | Arch of the SW United States | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Subarea IV: Concepts and Issues
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
ANTY 216 | Primates in Peril | |
ANTY 314 | Principles of Forensic Anthro | |
ANTY 326E | Indigenous Peoples & the Ethics of Development | |
ANTY 336 | Myth, Ritual and Religion | |
ANTY 349 | Social Change in NnWstrn Socts | |
ANTY 422 | Mind, Culture and Society | |
ANTY 423 | Culture and Identity | |
ANTY 427 | Anthropology of Gender | |
ANTY 435 | Drugs, Culture and Society | |
ANTY 440 | Cont. Issues of SSEA | |
LING 473 | Language and Culture | |
LING 477 | Bilingualism | |
LING 484 | NA Indigenous Lang & Ling | |
LING 489 | Morphology | |
NASX 306X | Contemp Global Iss Indg People | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Forensic Anthropology Option
Rule: Must complete the following subcategories
15-16 Total Credits Required
Option Requirements
Rule: Complete the following courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTY 310 | Human Variation | 3 |
| ANTY 314 | Principles of Forensic Anthro | 3 |
| CJUS 125N | Fund of Forensic Science | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Rule: A 400-level course with a lab or field component in physical anthropology, archaeology, non-human osteology, geographic information systems (GIS), subsurface imaging, chemical analysis, genetic/evolutionary analysis, or multivariate statistics.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTY 412 | Osteology | 4 |
| or ANTY 413 | Forensic and Mortuary Arch | |
| SOCI 211S | Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
| or SOCI 221 | Criminal Justice System | |
| Total Hours | 7 | |
Minimum Grade C-
Option Electives
Twelve (12) Credits in consultation with advisor in classes relevant to the forensic sciences, such as (but not limited to) archaeology, physical anthropology, biology, chemistry, criminology, drawing, geology, pharmacy, photography, public speaking, or psychology.
Minimum grade C-