Program: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Concentration for Anthropology - Purdue University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 10, 2025

2024-2025 University Catalog

This 12-credit concentration offers undergraduate students training in the field of bioarchaeology, the excavation and analysis of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites, from a broad perspective.

The Department of Anthropology currently houses a large skeletal collection in our Bioarchaeology Laboratory, in which faculty and students conduct research that dovetails with signature research strengths in the department related to health, social identity, and politics. Human skeletal remains offer an important source of information for the study of biological and cultural human variation.

Concentration Courses (12 credits)

Required Course (3 credits)

ANTH 53400 - Human Osteology Credits: 3.00

Methods Course (3 credits)

Provides the student with additional skills that will be useful for bioarchaeological research.

Choose one.

ANTH 42500 - Archaeological Method And Theory Credits: 3.00
ANTH 42800 - Field Methods In Archaeology Credits: 1.00 to 9.00
ANTH 43800 - Field Methods In Biological Anthropology Credits: 1.00 to 9.00
ANTH 58900 - Archaeology And Materials Science Credits: 3.00
ANTH 59200 - Selected Topics In Anthropology Credits: 1.00 to 3.00

Topical/Theoretical Courses (6 credits)

Choose two.

ANTH 21200 - Culture, Food And Health Credits: 3.00 (Science and Technology Studies Certificate)
ANTH 21500 - Introduction To Forensic Anthropology Credits: 3.00
ANTH 24000 - Medicine, Science, And Culture Credits: 3.00
ANTH 31000 - Mortuary Practices Across Cultures Credits: 3.00
ANTH 31100 - The Archaeology Of The Ancient Andes Credits: 3.00
ANTH 31200 - The Archaeology Of Ancient Egypt And The Near East Credits: 3.00
ANTH 31300 - Archaeology Of North America Credits: 3.00 (Environmental and Sustainability Studies Certificate)
ANTH 33600 - Human Variation Credits: 3.00
ANTH 33700 - Human Diet: Origins And Evolution Credits: 3.00
ANTH 34000 - Global Perspectives On Health Credits: 3.00 (Science and Technology Studies Certificate)
ANTH 34600 - Pregnancy, Birth, And Babies Credits: 3.00 (Cornerstone Certificate)
ANTH 39200 - Selected Topics In Anthropology Credits: 1.00 to 3.00 -Evolution of Human Disease
ANTH 50400 - Archaeological Theory Credits: 3.00
ANTH 53500 - Foundations Of Biological Anthropology Credits: 3.00

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