The anthropology program at Western Kentucky University offers students a coherent program of study that enriches their knowledge of human culture, develops their cross-disciplinary perspectives, and prepares them for a variety of careers. In particular, the program provides opportunities for students to study the interaction of culture and biology, both in contemporary societies as well as in the archaeological and evolutionary past. The curriculum prepares students for graduate studies and employment in cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, or cultural resource management. Anthropology enriches the study of history, religion, languages, biological and physical sciences, and other social sciences. The anthropology program maintains extensive archaeological, biological, and cultural collections at the Anthropology Laboratory. The anthropology program also houses a state-of-the-art Ethnographic Video Production lab with digital cameras and editing stations. A major in anthropology (reference number 608) requires a minimum of 30 semester hours and leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree. At least half of the total semester hours must be in upper-division (300- or 400- level) courses. Requirements of the major include five core courses, three courses in a concentration, and two electives. Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all core courses of the anthropology major. Students must complete a second major or a minor. Each student completes at least one of four three-course (nine-hour) concentrations in Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, and/or Cultural Resource Management, each concentration having its own required courses. Each anthropology major must complete at least one of four three-course (9-hour) concentrations in Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, and/or Cultural Resource Management, each concentration having its own required courses. Students who complete two or more concentrations are not required to complete elective courses in the major.

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