B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology SF Scholars Roadmap
The San Francisco State Scholars program provides undergraduate students with an accelerated pathway to a graduate degree. Students in this program pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degree simultaneously. This program allows students to earn graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior year, reducing the number of semesters required for completion of a master’s degree.
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Year | ||
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| Fall Semester | Units | |
| ANTH 110 | Introduction to Archaeology (Foundation Core, C2, GP) | 3 |
| ANTH 120 | Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (Foundation Core, D1, SJ) | 3 |
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area D: U.S. History (D2) | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ANTH 100 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Foundation Core, B2) | 3 |
| ANTH 130 | Introduction to Visual Anthropology (Foundation Core, D1) | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C - Take Two | 6 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ANTH 305GW | Writing Anthropology - GWAR (Foundation Core) | 3 |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ANTH 300 | Foundations of Anthropology: History (Foundation Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Area 1: Theory and Foundations): 6 | 3 | |
| Foundations of Archaeology | ||
| Foundations of Human Variation (UD-B) | ||
| Foundations of Visual Anthropology | ||
| Major Electives in Anthropology (15 Units Total) - Take Two 6,7 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Major Area 2: Methods and Practicum – See List – Select One 6,8 | 4-6 | |
| Major Electives in Anthropology (15 Units Total) Take Two 6,7 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 16-18 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ANTH 710 | Proseminar in Anthropological Theory and Method (Master's Core) | 3 |
| ANTH 715 | Research Skills: The Craft of Anthropological Writing (Master's Research Skills) | 1 |
| ANTH 722 | Seminar in Biological Anthropology (Master's Core) | 2 |
| Major Electives in Anthropology (15 Units Total) - Take One 6,7 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ANTH 717 | Research Skills: The Research Proposal (Master's Research Skills) | 1 |
| ANTH 720 | Foundations in Visual Anthropology (Master's Core) | 2 |
| Graduate Elective (12 Units Total) - Take One 9 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 5 | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| ANTH 899 | Independent Study (Graduate Elective) 9 | 3 |
| Units | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ANTH 716 | Research Skills: The Literature Review (Master's Research Skills) | 1 |
| ANTH 723 | Seminar in Problems in Cultural Anthropology (Master's Core) | 2 |
| ANTH 899 | Independent Study (Graduate Elective) 9 | 3 |
| Graduate Elective (12 Units Total) - Take One 9 | 3 | |
| Units | 9 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ANTH 714 | Anthropological Ethics (Master's Research Skills) | 1 |
| ANTH 721 | Seminar in Archaeological Problems (Master's Core) | 2 |
| Select One (Master's Culminating Experience): | 3 | |
| Creative Work Project | ||
| Master's Thesis | ||
| Units | 6 | |
| Total Units | 151-154 | |
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ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.
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To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Complementary Studies
All candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology must complete at least 12 units of Complementary Studies from courses outside the primary prefix for the major, and not cross-listed with the primary prefix for the major. Students who complete a second major, a minor, or a minimum of 12 units in an approved Study Abroad program, automatically complete the Complementary Studies requirement.Other options for complementary studies are:
- Foreign Language: 12 units in a single foreign language; or
- Related Subjects: 12 units of coursework in related disciplines with the approval of an Anthropology Department advisor.
Related disciplines typically include courses in the College of Ethnic Studies, Classics, Geology, Geography, Sexuality Studies, Sociology, History, Language Studies, and Women and Gender Studies. Up to 6 units may be double-counted towards the fulfillment of the University-Wide elective units for the major. Units may be upper-division, lower-division, transfer, or resident units.
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Anthropology Subfields
At least one upper-division course (Area 1, Area 2, or electives) must be taken in each of the three subfields: biological, cultural/visual, and archaeology. If an Anthropology course is not listed below, consult an advisor to determine the subfield.
Biological Anthropology
ANTH 302 Foundations of Human Variation (3 units) (UD-B)
ANTH 333 Primate Behavior (4 units)
ANTH 530 Human Osteology Practicum (4 units)
ANTH 531 Fossil Humans Practicum (4 units)
ANTH 535 Paleopathology (3 units)
ANTH 545 Bioarchaeology (3 units)Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 303 Foundations of Visual Anthropology (3 units)
ANTH 315 Regional Ethnography (3 units)
ANTH 316 Contemporary Culture of Greece: The Past in the Present (3 units)
ANTH 319 Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa (3 units)
ANTH 320 Racism: Cross-Cultural Analysis (3 units)
ANTH 321 Endangered Cultures (3 units)
ANTH 325 Work, Money, and Power (3 units)
ANTH 327 Anthropology and Film (3 units) (UD-D, GP)
ANTH 328 Anthropology and Photography (3 units)
ANTH 420 Media and Dissent (4 units)
ANTH 500 Language and Cultural Systems of North American Indians (3 units)
ANTH 501 Latin America: The National Period (3 units)
ANTH 551 Anthropology of the Body (3 units)
ANTH 555 Urban Anthropology (3 units)
ANTH 557 Ethnography of Urban Inequality (4 units)
ANTH 569 Cross-Cultural Aspects of Sex and Gender (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)
ANTH 585 Globalization and World Cultures (3 units)
ANTH 590 Feminist Anthropology (3 units)
ANTH 595 Anthropological Filmmaking I (6 units)
ANTH 596 Anthropological Filmmaking II (4 units)
ANTH 630 Medical Anthropology (3 units)
ANTH 631 STEM and Social Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
ANTH 651 Ethnographic Field Methods (4 units)
ANTH 657 Ethnography of Dance (3 units) (UD-C, GP)Archaeology
ANTH 301 Foundations of Archaeology (3 units)
ANTH 326 Origins of Art and Visual Representation (3 units)
ANTH 356 Archaeology of California (3 units)
ANTH 460 Historical Archaeology (3 units)
ANTH 470 Archaeology of Mexico and Central America (3 units)
ANTH 471 The Ancient Maya (3 units)
ANTH 490 Ancestors or Data? Culture, Conflict, and NAGPRA (3 units)
ANTH 592 Archaeological Methods (4 units)
ANTH 594 Zooarchaeology (4 units)
ANTH 609 Approaches to the African Past (3 units) (UD-D, GP)- 7
Upper-division units selected from any courses with the ANTH prefix including those from the two areas that have not been used to fulfill the area requirements. No more than 6 units can be taken in internships (ANTH 695) and independent study (ANTH 699) combined.
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Area 2: Methods and Practicum
Select one of the following:
ANTH 333 Primate Behavior (4 units)
ANTH 530 Human Osteology Practicum (4 units)
ANTH 531 Fossil Humans Practicum (4 units)
ANTH 557/USP 557 Ethnography of Urban Inequality (4 units)
ANTH 592 Archaeological Methods (4 units)
ANTH 594 Zooarchaeology (4 units)
ANTH 595/CINE 635 Anthropological Filmmaking I (6 units)
ANTH 596/CINE 636 Anthropological Filmmaking II (4 units)
ANTH 651 Ethnographic Field Methods (4 units)
ANTH 652 Anthropological Statistics (4 units)- 9
Graduate Electives (12 units)
To reach the minimum number of units required for the degree, students must:
- Take graduate elective classes (numbered 700 and above) selected from those offered in the Anthropology Department or, with approval, from other departments at SF State.
- Students are advised to take ANTH 899 Independent Study (1, 2, or 3 units) as part of their area of specialization. Students may take ANTH 899 no more than twice for a maximum total of 6 units.
- With approval, students may take upper-division undergraduate classes.*
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NOTE: no more than 30% (9 units) of undergraduate coursework may be included on the ATC. (Prerequisite coursework may not be included on the ATC.)
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.