New College of Florida General Catalog
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To check on requirements and policies for an anthroplogy area of concentration, see Academic Regulations. All New College students are required to complete a thesis. See the New College Thesis Guidelines for general information on the thesis.

To obtain a degree in Anthropology, a series of courses are required as Area Requirements. Declaring Anthropology occurs during a student's fifth contract at New College. If you are thinking about Anthropology, please consult with the Anthropology faculty after reviewing this information for scheduling courses and making decisions.

If you are working with human subjects for your thesis or wish to be informed about the ethics of working with human subjects, you must take the Collaborative Institutional Review Board Training Initiative (CITI) Course in the Protection of Human Subjects online examination. Talk to the Anthropology faculty about this opportunity and the ethical issues involved in today's Anthropology.

1. Cultural Anthropology:
Cultural Anthropology (or equivalent Introductory Course)
History of Anthropological Theory
One Upper Level Area or Thematic Course

For Cultural Subfield Area of Concentrations:
Ethnography: Theory and Practice, plus one or more additional courses and/or tutorials in Cultural Anthropology or related subjects approved by advisor.

2. Archaeology:
Survey of Archaeology (or equivalent Introductory Course) Method and Theory in Archaeology
One Upper Level Area or Thematic Course

For Archaeology Subfield Area of Concentrations: One or more additional courses and/or tutorials in Archaeology or related subjects approved by advisor.

3. Physical Anthropology and Linguistics:
All concentrations are required to take an introductory course in at least one of these subfields. Students planning to attend graduate school are strongly advised to take introductory courses in both fields. Students wishing to concentration in these subfields should work out a plan of study with their advisor.

4. Foreign Language Competence:
Intermediate level competence, or two years of College-level instruction.

5. Senior Project/Thesis:
Thesis Tutorial and knowledge of methodology employed in senior project.

6. Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI) Course in the Protection of Human Subjects:

Certified Ethics Training for Studying Human Subjects

7. Fieldwork:
Strongly recommended for concentrations planning to attend Graduate School.

Minimal Requirements for a Split Area of Concentration

1. Introductory courses in Cultural Anthropology and Archaeology

2. History of Anthropological Theory

3. Method and Theory in Archaeology

4. Two additional courses or tutorials in Anthropology and other work relating to your goals, to be chosen in consultation with your advisor in Anthropology

Declaring Anthropology

To declare the Anthropology concentration, the student needs to have all three of the Anthropology faculty members (Andrews, Baram and Vesperi) sign the declaration form (available at Records). If you have not taken a class or tutorial with any one of the faculty, then you need to schedule a meeting with said faculty member to discuss your academic record before the declaration form will be signed.

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