Program Overview
Anthropology Major
Minor in Anthropology
Recommended Courses for Pre-Law Training in Anthropology

Courses: Anthropology (ANTH)

Program Overview

The Anthropology Program in the Comparative Cultural Studies Department focus on archaeology and ethnology as specialized areas of study. A diverse curriculum provides courses in the major subfields of ethnology, archaeology, linguistics, and physical anthropology as well as in the study of important world regions, such as the United States, North America, Latin America, and Africa.

Specialized courses are offered in medical anthropology, applied anthropology, historic archaeology, nutrition, sexuality, economic development, ethnic studies in the United States, and cultural reconstruction from symbolic behavior.

Topics are cast in a comparative, often global purview, and students view human problems such as hunger, religious conflict, sexism, racism, and inequality from the anthropological perspective.

The programs are designed to develop students concern and knowledge about current world problems and to provide them with skills and experience needed to enter professional careers in applied social sciences or to continue advanced training in the anthropological subdisciplines, law, public health, or other professional fields.

Recommended Courses for Pre-Law Training in Anthropology

The Anthropology Program recommends the following courses for meeting the various components for the University Core Curriculum, and the college and program requirements. Please note that this information is not intended to preclude completion of other courses that may be offered on an irregular basis, such as selected topics courses, nor does it imply that completion of these courses alone will satisfy the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree requirements for graduation.

Core Curriculum Requirements

Mathematics/Reasoning:

• PHIL 1321: Logic 1

Humanities

• HIST 2351. Western Civilization I
• HIST 2353. Western Civilization 2
• PHIL 1301. Introduction to Philosophy
• PHIL 1305. Introduction to Ethics
• POLS 3340. Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
• POLS 3341. Political Thought from Machiavelli to the Renaissance
• POLS 4346. Greek Political Thought

Social/Behavioral Sciences

• ECON 2304. Microeconomic Principles
• ECON 2305. Macroeconomic Principles
• GEOG 2340. World Realms
• POLS 3310. Introduction to Political Theory
• POLS 3311. Introduction to Comparative Politics
• PSYC 1300. Introduction to Psychology
• PSYC 2380. Introduction to Social Psychology
• SOC 1300. Introduction to Sociology

College Requirements

Minor preferably in Political Science to include courses from the Social Sciences lists. Nine hours of Social Sciences in addition to the six-hour core requirement: (Reminder: These 15 hours must be selected from three fields outside the major.)

• GEOG 4396. Geography and World Religion
• POLS 3349. American Political Thought
• POLS 3354. Law and Society
• POLS 3356. Introduction to Constitutional Law
• POLS 3357. Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
• POLS 3364. Legislative Process
• PSYC 4321. Abnormal Psychology
• SOC 3312. Sociology of Deviance
• SOC 3313. Criminology

Program Requirements

Anthropology:

• ANTH 2302. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 2304. Introduction to Language and Culture
• ANTH 3305. Psychological Anthropology
• ANTH 3347. Anthropology of Women
• ANTH 3348. Anthropology of Religion
• ANTH 4310. Theories of Culture

Electives

• ENGL 3340. Advanced Composition
• PHIL 3375. Law, Society and Morality
• COMM 1331. Fundamentals of Public Speaking
• COMM 3337. Argumentation and Debate

Address inquiries about pre-law counseling and training to:

University of Houston
Anthropology Program
Attn: Undergraduate Advisor
233 McElhinney Hall
Houston, TX 77204-5020

or

University of Houston
Department of Political Science
Attn: Pre-Law Advisor
447 Philip G. Hoffman Hall
Houston, TX 77204-3011