Anthropology (Visual Anthropology) (BA)

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In addition to the general education requirements, the following courses are required.

Required Courses, Lower-Division (4 units)

ANTH 263g Exploring Culture through Film Units: 4

Required Courses, Upper-Division (8 units)

ANTH 410 Ethnographic Research Methods Units: 4
ANTH 440 History of Anthropological Theory Units: 4

Visual Anthropology Courses (8 units)

Students must complete two Visual Anthropology courses from the following list:

ANTH 470 Multimodal Methods in Visual Anthropology Units: 4 *
ANTH 472 Photo-ethnography Units: 4
ANTH 475 Anthropological Film Analysis Units: 4
ANTH 476 Ethnographic Film Theory from an Historical Perspective Units: 4
ANTH 575 Seminar in Ethnographic Film Units: 4

Note:

ANTH 575 requires departmental approval, or an A- or higher in either ANTH 410 or ANTH 440 as prerequisite.

Anthropology Elective (4 units)

One additional elective in Anthropology is required to complete the major.

The following are some recommended electives:

AMST 395m African American Humor and Culture Units: 4
ANTH 203g Global Media Units: 4
ANTH 275 Anthropology of the Arts Units: 4
ANTH 309Lg Virtual and Digital Culture, Heritage and Archaeology Units: 2, 4
ANTH 312 Documenting Latinx Los Angeles Food Cultures Units: 4
ANTH 316gmp Native Americans in American Public Life Units: 4
ANTH 321 Space, Place, Perception and Power Units: 4
ANTH 332g Anthropology and Narrative Medicine Units: 4
ANTH 340 Anthropology In and Of the Museum Units: 4
ANTH 344g Social Memory Units: 4
ANTH 372 Interpretation of Myth and Narrative Units: 4
ANTH 445 African American Anthropology Units: 4

Senior Capstone (4 units)

Students must submit a proposal for departmental approval prior to enrolling in the 4-unit senior capstone seminar course.

The following are approved capstone seminar courses for the Visual Anthropology Major:

ANTH 411 Thesis Seminar in Ethnographic Analysis Units: 4
Offered irregularly:
ANTH 470 Multimodal Methods in Visual Anthropology Units: 4 *

Note:

*ANTH 470 can be taken as either a course option OR as a Senior Capstone Course option. For it to count as the latter Capstone, students have to inform the instructor by the drop/add deadline.