Anthropology B.A. - Linguistic Anthropology
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Online Program Option
This program may be completed in an online format. Students interested in pursuing an online degree or certificate program are strongly encouraged to contact the offering department to discuss specific program and course modalities and create a plan of study with an academic advisor. The course requirements listed below may not be consistently offered via online delivery.
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology; Linguistic Anthropology Concentration
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| ANTY 201 | Anthropology for Majors: Understanding the Four-Field Approach | 3 |
| or ANTY 220S | Culture & Society | |
| ANTY 210N | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTY 250S | Intro to Archaeology | 3 |
| LING 270S | Intro to Linguistics | 3 |
| Statistics | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Anthropological Statistics | ||
| Anthropological Data Analysis | ||
| Introduction to Econometrics | ||
| Psychological Statistics | ||
| Social Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Forest Biometrics | ||
| Subarea I - Anthropological Theory | ||
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Human Evolution | ||
| History of Anthropology | ||
| Public Anthropology | ||
| Anthropological Museology | ||
| Emergence of Modern Humans | ||
| Social Anthropology | ||
| Archaeological Theory | ||
| Historical Archaeology | ||
| Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherers | ||
| Linguistic Analysis | ||
| Subarea I - Anthropological Methods | ||
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Osteology | ||
| Forensic and Mortuary Archaeology | ||
| Evolution and Genetic Variation in Human Populations | ||
| Ethnographic Field Methods | ||
| Cultural Resource Management | ||
| Lithic Technology | ||
| Artifact Analysis | ||
| Archaeological Survey | ||
| Archaeological Field School | ||
| Methods for Native Languages | ||
| Field Experience/Practicum | ||
| Speech Data Annotation for Linguistics Research | ||
| Historical Linguistics | ||
| Linguistic Field Methods | ||
| Subareas II, III, and IV | ||
| Complete 3 credits from 2 of the 3 following subareas for a total of 6 credits. | 6 | |
Subarea II: Human Adaptation and Diversity | ||
| Ancient Migrations | ||
| Race and Minorities | ||
| Food and Culture | ||
| Human Variation | ||
| Evolution and Genetic Variation in Human Populations | ||
| Linguistic Ecology and Language Endangerment | ||
Subarea III: World Societies and Cultures | ||
| Intro to South & S. East Asia | ||
| The Silk Road | ||
| Archaeology of Yellowstone: 11,000 Years of Native Americans in Yellowstone National Park | ||
| Central Asian Culture and Civilization | ||
| Foundations of Civilization | ||
| Archaeological Wonders of the World | ||
| Native Peoples of Montana | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of World | ||
| Archaeology of North America | ||
| Archaeology of Montana | ||
| PaleoIndian Archaeology | ||
| Mesoamerican Prehistory | ||
| Cities and Landscapes of Central Asia | ||
| Artistic Traditions of Central Asia | ||
| Archaeology of the Arctic and Subarctic | ||
| Archaeology of the Southwest United States | ||
| Seminar/Workshop | ||
Subarea IV: Concepts and Issues | ||
| Anthropology and Global Health | ||
| Anthropology for Majors: Understanding the Four-Field Approach | ||
| Culture & Society | ||
| Principles of Forensic Anthropology | ||
| Indigenous Peoples & the Ethics of Development | ||
| Myth, Ritual and Religion | ||
| Mind, Culture, and Society | ||
| Culture and Identity | ||
| Anthropology of Gender | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Bilingualism | ||
| North American Indigenous Language & Linguistics | ||
| Morphology | ||
| Anthropology or Linguistics Electives | ||
| Complete 12 credits in Anthropology and Linguistics electives not completing core or subarea requirements. | 12 | |
| Linguistic Anthropology Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| LING 470 | Linguistic Analysis | 3 |
| LING 473 | Language and Culture | 3 |
| Linguistic Anthroplogy Concentration Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Linguistic Ecology and Language Endangerment | ||
| Phonetics and Phonology | ||
| Syntax | ||
| Historical Linguistics | ||
| Linguistic Field Methods | ||
| Bilingualism | ||
| Learner Language | ||
| North American Indigenous Language & Linguistics | ||
| Morphology | ||
| Total Hours | 51 | |
Four Year Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn | Hours | |
| ANTY 101H | Anthropology & the Human Experience | 3 |
| M 115 | Probability and Linear Mathematics (Suggested Course) | 4 |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | |
| Elective (Lower Division) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| LING 270S | Intro to Linguistics | 3 |
| WRIT 101 | College Writing I | 4 |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | |
| Elective (Lower Division) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Summer | ||
| ANTY 220S | Culture & Society | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Autumn | ||
| ANTY 150X | Archaeology of Yellowstone: 11,000 Years of Native Americans in Yellowstone National Park | 3 |
| ANTY 250S | Intro to Archaeology | 3 |
| Modern and Classical Language 101 | 4-5 | |
| Writing Across the Curriculum Course | 3 | |
| Elective (Lower DIvison) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ANTY 210N | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTY 208 | Anthropological Statistics (or other statistics course) | 3 |
| Modern and Classical Language 102 | 4-5 | |
| Elective (Lower Division) | 3 | |
| Elective (Lower Division) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Summer | ||
| LING 477 | Bilingualism | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Autumn | ||
| LING 470 | Linguistic Analysis | 3 |
| Elective (Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Elective (Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Elective (Lower or Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Elective (Lower or Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ANTY 456 | Historical Archaeology | 3 |
| LING 473 | Language and Culture | 3 |
| Elective (Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Elective (Lower or Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Autumn | ||
| Elective (Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Elective (Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Elective (Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Elective (Lower or Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| ANTY 352X | Archaeology of Montana | 3 |
| LING 474 | Historical Linguistics | 3 |
| Elective (Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Elective (Lower or Upper Division) | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 121-123 | |
Updated Autumn 2025
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- Take any 2 courses from Subareas 2, 3, or 4 for a total of 6 credits. The 2 courses cannot be from the same Subarea.
- The major requires 36 credits in Anthropology, Linguistics, and/or Native American Studies. 120 total credits are required and 39 of those credits must be upper division (300+ level courses).
- The H, N, N-Lab, S, X, & Y Gen Eds are completed through the courses shown here, but other Gen Eds must be fulfilled with a mixture of GER and ANTY/LING courses.
- Gen Ed Categories to plan: A, E, L, and N (with lab if ANTY 213N is not taken with ANTY 210N).
- Statistics: ANTY Stats 208 or ECNS 403 or FORS 201 or PSYX 222 or SOCI 202 or STAT 216. Students are strongly encouraged to take M 115 to prepare for Stats.
- Advanced Writing can be fulfilled with one of the following: ANTY 400, ANTY 402, ANTY 408, ANTY 430, ANTY 431, ANTY 450, ANTY 455, LING 473, or LING 484.