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International Studies - Anthropology

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Program Overview

Lower Division Requirements

  • Fourth Quarter Language Proficiency

Upper Division Requirements

  • International Studies Core (3 courses)
  • Anthropology Disciplinary Focus (8 courses)
  • Interdisciplinary Electives (3 courses)
  • International Studies Regional Requirement 

Major Requirements

Language Requirement

International Studies majors are required to demonstrate basic proficiency in a modern foreign language. This can be accomplished in one of the following ways:

Language course may be taken for a letter grade or Pass/No Pass, students must earn either a C- or better or a Pass.  All other courses for major requirements must be taken for a letter grade of C- or above.

International Studies Core

International Studies Core Courses (3 courses)

All courses are 4-units and must be taken for a letter grade of C- or better.

For Students Beginning the INTL Course Sequence in Fall 2024:

INTL 102 may be taken before INTL 101.

For ISP Students who have already taken INTL 101 and/or INTL 102 by Spring 2024:

INTL 102 may be taken before INTL 101. Both INTL 101 and INTL 102 must be completed before INTL 190. The INTL core courses must be taken at UC San Diego.

You may not take INTL 100 instead of INTL 190.

Anthropology Disciplinary Focus

All eight (8) courses must be 4 units, upper division and taken for a letter grade of C- or better.

Disciplinary Focus – Anthropology (8 courses)

At least one (1) of the eight (8) upper-division courses must be selected from the following:

  • ANTH 101. Foundations of Social Complexity
  • ANTH 102. Humans are Cultural Animals
  • ANTH 103. Sociocultural Anthropology

Remaining seven (7) courses selected from the following series:

  • ANAR. Archaeology
  • ANSC. Sociocultural Anthropology
  • Maximum of 2 ANBI. Biological Anthropology courses by petition

Interdisciplinary Electives

All three (3) courses must be upper division, 4 units and taken for a letter grade of C- or better.

Interdisciplinary Electives (3 Courses)

  • Three (3) courses from approved Interdisciplinary Elective Course List.
  • Courses must be from outside the Anthropology Department
  • Students are responsible for meeting all departmental pre-requisite courses.  Please refer to the General Catalog for additional information.

Regional Requirement

At least three (3) of the eleven (11) Disciplinary Focus and Interdisciplinary Elective courses must focus on one region.

  • Note: This requirement is an overlap requirement comprised of courses that count for both the Disciplinary Focus or Interdisciplinary Elective courses and the Regional Requirement.
  • Regional Requirement courses may come all from the Disciplinary Focus, Interdisciplinary Electives, or a combination of the two.
  • Possible regions include: Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America or the Middle East.
  • Regional Course List

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