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Studies and Planning (Course 11)</a></li> <li><a href="/subjects/wgs/">Women's and Gender Studies (WGS)</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>  </div>  </div>  </div>  <div id="right-col"> <div id="content" role="main" class="widthfix"> <h1 class="page-title">Anthropology (Course 21A)</h1> <div id="textcontainer" class="page_content"> <p><a href="/schools/humanities-arts-social-sciences/anthropology/#undergraduatetext">Anthropology Section</a></p> <a name="bachelorofscienceinanthropology"></a> <h2>Bachelor of Science in Anthropology</h2> <gir><a name="generalinstituterequirementsgirs"></a> <h3>General Institute Requirements (GIRs)</h3> <p>The General Institute Requirements include a Communication Requirement that is integrated into both the HASS Requirement and the requirements of each major; see details below.</p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="sc_sctable tbl_girs" summary="General Institute Requirements"> <colgroup> <col class="column0"/> <col class="column1"/> </colgroup> <thead> <tr class="sctablehead"> <th class="column0">Summary of Subject Requirements</th> <th class="column1">Subjects</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even firstrow"> <td class="column0 girscience">Science Requirement</td> <td class="column1">6</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="column0 girhumanities">Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Requirement [between three and six subjects can be from the Departmental Program]; at least two of these subjects must be designated as communication-intensive (CI-H) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.</td> <td class="column1">8</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="column0 girelectives">Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement</td> <td class="column1">2</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="column0 girlab">Laboratory Requirement (12 units)</td> <td class="column1">1</td> </tr> <tr class="even lastrow"> <td class="column0"><strong>Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree</strong></td> <td class="column1"><strong>17</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a name="physedrequirement"></a> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="sc_sctable tbl_girs" summary="Physical Education Requirements"> <colgroup> <col class="column0"/> <col class="column1"/> </colgroup> <thead> <tr class="sctablehead"> <th class="column0">Physical Education Requirement</th> <th class="column1"></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even firstrow"> <td class="column0 gircih">Swimming requirement, plus four physical education courses for eight points.</td> <td class="column1"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a name="plusdepartmentalprogram"></a> <a name="departmentalprogram"></a> <h3>Departmental Program</h3> <p>Choose at least two subjects in the major that are designated as communication-intensive (CI-M) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.</p> </gir> <table class="sc_courselist" width="100%"><colgroup><col class="codecol"/><col class="titlecol"/><col align="char" char="." class="hourscol"/></colgroup><tbody><tr class="even areaheader firstrow"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Required Subjects</span></td><td align="right"><strong>Units</strong></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areasubheader"><i>Select two of the following:</i></span></td><td class="hourscol">24</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=21A.00" title="21A.00" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '21A.00');">21A.00</a></div></td><td>Introduction to Anthropology: Comparing Human Cultures</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=21A.01" title="21A.01" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '21A.01');">21A.01</a></div></td><td>How Culture Works</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><div style="margin-left: 20px;"><a href="/search/?P=21A.157" title="21A.157" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '21A.157');">21A.157</a></div></td><td>The Meaning of Life</td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=21A.155" title="21A.155" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '21A.155');">21A.155</a></td><td>Food, Culture, and Politics (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="even"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=21A.802" title="21A.802" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '21A.802');">21A.802</a></td><td>Seminar in Ethnography and Fieldwork (CI-M)</td><td class="hourscol">12</td></tr> <tr class="odd areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Restricted Electives</span></td><td class="hourscol"></td></tr> <tr class="even"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment">Eight anthropology subjects, which may include a pre-thesis tutorial (<a href="/search/?P=21A.THT" title="21A.THT" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '21A.THT');">21A.THT</a>) and a thesis (<a href="/search/?P=21A.THU" title="21A.THU" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, '21A.THU');">21A.THU</a>). The decision to write a thesis is made in consultation between the student and advisor.</span></td><td class="hourscol">90-96</td></tr> <tr class="odd areaheader"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Units in Major</span></td><td class="hourscol">138-144</td></tr> <tr class="even areaheader lastrow"><td colspan="2"><span class="courselistcomment areaheader">Unrestricted Electives</span> <sup>1</sup></td><td class="hourscol">72-114</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs</td><td class="hourscol">(36-72)</td></tr><tr class="listsum"><td colspan="2">Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree</td><td class="hourscol">180</td></tr></tbody></table> <node> <p>The units for any subject that counts as one of the 17 GIR subjects cannot also be counted as units required beyond the GIRs.</p></node> <table border="0" width="100%" class="sc_footnotes"><tr><td valign="top" class="symcol"><em><sup>1</sup></em></td><td class="notecol"><em><p>This chart has been calculated based on an overlap of 36 units (three subjects) between the HASS General Institute Requirement and the departmental requirements. 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