Program at a Glance

Program: Bachelor
College(s): College of Sciences
Department(s): Anthropology

In State Tuition
Out of State Tuition

$212.28 per credit hour

$802.54 per credit hour

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The Methods and Practice Track in Anthropology provides students with a rigorous, methodologically grounded, and holistic understanding of human diversity across time and space. Through focused coursework in Cultural and Medical Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, and Public/Applied Anthropology, students develop expertise in core anthropological methods. Students engage directly with these approaches in courses that emphasize hands-on learning, data collection, and analysis, preparing them to apply anthropological perspectives in real-world contexts. The curriculum highlights high-impact experiences such as faculty-mentored research, field schools, internships, and community-engaged projects, enabling students to gain practical skills and professional experience. Students can select courses and experiential opportunities aligned with their academic and career goals. Graduates of this track leave with strong analytical, research, and communication skills, well-prepared for advanced study or careers in a wide range of fields, including graduate programs, healthcare, cultural resource management, public service, nonprofit work, and industry.

Degree Requirements

UCF students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
The Anthropological Methods & Practice track is not open to UCF Online students. UCF Online students should declare the General track and choose the online options.
Departmental Residency Requirement: at least 30 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses must be taken from the UCF Anthropology Department.
Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all major requirements. See Department Exit Requirements for more information.
Anthropology majors must earn a "C" (2.0) or better in all Core Requirements and Restricted Electives. Students may make a request to the Undergraduate Coordinator to be granted the use of one C- toward the major requirements.
Co-op or internship can be used in the major with prior approval.
All prerequisites of courses taught within the College of Sciences will be enforced.
Courses designated in General Education Program (GEP) and Common Program Prerequisites (CPP) are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
Students will be required to take a standard exit exam during their graduating semester.
Students should regularly consult with a department advisor.