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Planning
Planning your Program: 

First Year

Students in their first year are not able to apply for a semester program but may be eligible for short-term faculty-led programs either during the fall and spring semesters or during the summer sessions.

Second Year

Second year can be a good time to study abroad. You can work on foreign language requirements, or work on some of your major coursework. If you’d like to take anthropology classes abroad in your 2nd year, try to complete your introductory level classes during your 1st year and the 1st semester of your 2nd year (ANT 2215, ANT 2221, ANT 2230), as it may not be possible to find equivalents to these courses at all partner schools.

Third Year

Third Year and also be a good time to go abroad. By now, you’ve probably taken some if not all of your language requirements (BA students), as well as your intro-level anthropology courses, so you’ve got a good foundation to build on. Look for programs with courses that fit into your academic plan. Or, for Honors students think about visiting a country or location you’re interested as preparation for an undergraduate honors thesis. The summer after your 3rd year is also a perfect time to participate on a summer Anthropology Field School.  *Archaeology and BS Anthropology majors will want to work closely with their advisor if planning a semester long experience during their 3rd year.  

Fourth Year

Fourth Year can be another great time to go abroad, but it does require careful planning to make sure all of your course requirements are in order, especially your Capstone requirement.  Studying abroad during your final year can help you finish a research project, gain additional language skills, take classes not offered at Appalachian, or even do an internship.

Course Considerations: 

Anthropology majors are not able to complete Capstone requirements abroad and it can generally be difficult to find a program that offers a comparable Methods course (other than the summer Field School programs).  Other courses that students may want to plan to take before or after their abroad experience are Theory and WID courses and Archaeology Labs. Outside of these requirements students may be able to take other Anthropology courses abroad, but often Anthropology electives are the easiest requirements to fulfill.  All students will need to work with the Anthropology department to verify that the course(s) they are planning on taking abroad will be approved as an Appalachian Anthropology substitute (i.e. the course fits in with their degree requirements and is offered as an Anthropology course at the host institution and the instructor is qualified to teach an Anthropology course).

Students looking to participate in a semester or non field school program can also look to satisfy General Education requirements.  It is suggested that students save 1 or 2 LSE requirements for their study abroad program. It may be possible to satisfy an ILE, Science Inquiry, or Quantitative Literacy course but this requires more advanced planning.  BA Anthropology students can also participate in a summer or semester language program to satisfy their Intermediate language requirements or look to take Minor courses.

Advising: 

Students should email their Anthropology faculty advisor to schedule an advising appointment.

Key questions to ask?

  • What are my remaining degree requirements?
  • How many upper-division credits do I still need to complete for my degree?
  • How many elective credits (lower vs. upper division) do I have left to complete my major?
  • What remaining prerequisites must I fulfill, and how will study abroad impact my progress?
  • Which of my remaining degree requirements could I complete abroad? Are there any that I cannot take abroad?
  • Can I receive academic credit for an internship abroad?
  • Are there any in-residence requirements I need to be aware of before I go abroad?
Programs

Anthropology majors often participate on summer Anthropology department faculty-led programs and specially designed partner programs.  Students are also able to participate on semester programs and summer partner programs but should work closely with the Anthropology department to understand what requirements may be taken abroad.  Listed below are some possible options. Students have also participated on summer language programs through the Appalachian language department or through our partner schools.  Students may also want to look at specialized options through SIT. 

Faculty-led

All faculty-led programs for fall 2021 have been suspended due to the ongoing pandemic. Please check back beginning in summer 2021 for updates about faculty-led programs for Spring Break and Summer I & II 2022.

Below are examples of previous faculty-led programs.

 


Bioarchaeological Field School

  • Available Terms: Summer
  • Country: Italy
  • Unique Feature: Students will take Human Osteology  (ANT 3300) and Bioarchaeology (ANT 4330).

Ecuador Andes and Amazon Field School (on hiatus)

  • Available Terms: Summer
  • Country: Ecuador
  • Unique Feature: Students will be able to fulfill the Anthropology Methods course requirement (ANT 3940) on this program along with Field Methods in Linguistics (ANT 3950).

Universidad de Quintana Roo Field School

  • Program Type: Partner
  • Available Terms: Summer
  • Country: Mexico
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Students will be able to fulfill the Anthropology Methods course requirement (ANT 3940) on this program along with taking Mayan language.

Semester

Africa

USAC Ghana 

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Ghana
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: All students will take a Twi course. 
  • Concentrations: Archaeology
  • Unique Feature: Students should have course flexibility on this programs.  Students will take a Twi language and culture course, an additional USAC course, and 1-3 courses in the University of Ghana. Archaeology course offerings include Gender in Archaeology, Archaeology of the African Diaspora, Landscape Archaeology, Human Origins and Cultural Foundations in Africa, Early Civilizations of Africa, and more.  Students should have course flexibility on this program.  

SIT Madagascar 

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: Madagascar
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Language: Students will take Malagasy and French for Natural Sciences
  • Concentrations: Biological, Primatology, Social Practice
  • Unique Feature: Offers Primatology research options in the Independent Study Project.  Students will also take Environmental Research Methods and Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management.  

University of Johannesburg 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: South Africa
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Biological, Sociocultural
  • Unique Feature: Students should have course flexibility.  Course offerings include Human Biological and Cultural Origins, Religion and Ritual, Medical Anthropology, Human Origins, Ethnography, and Cognitive Anthropology, as well as core Anthropology courses each year.  

University of the Free State 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: South Africa
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Sociocultural
  • Unique Feature: Students should have course flexibility.  Course offerings include Understanding Ourselves and Others, Anthropology of Identity, Ethnography, Sociocultural Transformation, Symbolic Resources of Culture, and Anthropology in Action.  

Asia

CIEE Beijing Sustainable Development 

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: China
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Language: Chinese at the Beginning and Intermediate levels is available.  
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Sociocultural, Social Practice
  • Unique Feature: Offers Chinese language with and Anthropology Field Research Methods and Service Learning course, in addition to coursework focusing on Sustainability, the Environment, and Politics and Policy.  

ISEP The Chinese University of Hong Kong 

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Students are able to take a Cantonese or Mandarin language course.  
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Sociocultural
  • Unique Feature: CUHK offers a range of options in English each semester.  Past offerings have included Culture of Hong Kong, Understanding Archaeology, World Ethnography, Gender and Culture, Gender in Asia, Chinese Culture and Society, and more.    

Kansai Gaidai University 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Japan
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Students are required to take an intensive Japanese course.  
  • Concentrations: General Anthropology, Sociocultural
  • Unique Feature: Students will stay in homestays and Japanese language is a required course.  Kansai normally offers 1-3 Anthropology courses each semester. Past offerings have included Anthropological Perspectives on the Making of Minorities and Majorities, Gender and Sexuality in Japan, Popular Culture as Social Practice, Sexuality and Culture in Japan, The Struggle of Disability Identity and Language, Film and Photography as Cultural Description, Japan and Globalization. 

USAC Chiang Mai 

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Thailand
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Students can take a survival Thai language course.  
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Sociocultural
  • Unique Feature: Offers some experiential courses and regionally focussed studies such as Highland Ethnic Peoples and Social Transformation, Hill Tribe Field Study, Comparative Conceptions of Sacred Spaces and Pilgrimage, and Social and Cultural Dynamics in Thailand.  

Europe

USAC University College Cork 

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Ireland
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: Archaeology
  • Unique Feature: Offerings include Archaeology of Medieval Ireland and Britain, Environmental Archaeology, Archaeology of Prehistoric & Historic Ireland, Human Remains for Archaeologists, and more.  

Lorenzo de’ Medici Florence

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Italy
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Students are required to take an Italian course.  
  • Concentrations: Archeology
  • Unique Feature: On the Florence campus students can take Ancient Studies coursework along with Archaeology Workshop, Food and Culture, Ancient Sources of Italian Cuisine, and Anthropology of Violence and Conflict. 

ISEP University of Malta

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange, ISEP Direct 
  • Available Terms: Spring
  • Country: Malta
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Sociocultural, Archaeology
  • Unique Feature: Many Malta courses are only worth 2 App credits so courses may need to be combined to satisfy App requirements. Malta spring offerings include Kinship Family and Marriage, Anthropology of Borders, Themes in Evolutionary Anthropology, Anthropology of Gender, Archaeology of Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations, Maltese Prehistory, Roman Malta, Palaeochristian and Byzantine Archaeology.  Additional offerings are available to full year students. 

Bilkent 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Turkey
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: Archaeology
  • Unique Feature: Offers a wide range of Archaeology coursework including Landscape Archaeology, Archaeology Method and Theory, Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations, Palaeolithic Archaeology in Eurasia and the Near East, and more.  

University of Roehampton 

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Biological, Primatology
  • Unique Feature: Offers coursework in Human Ecology and Adaptation, Human and other Primates, Primate Behaviour and Cognition, Palaeoanthropology, Kinship, Hunter Gatherers and Human Evolution, Culture Madness and Medicalization, and Introduction to Evolution. 

USAC Reading 

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: Archaeology
  • Unique Feature: Course offerings include Archaeology of Death, Artefacts in Archaeology, Forensic Archaeology, Archaeology and Anthropology of Food, Practising Archaeology, and many more.  

USAC St Andrews 

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Sociocultural
  • Unique Feature: Coursework in Ways of Thinking, Foundations of Social Anthropology, Ethnographic Encounters, Regional Ethnography, Anthropology of Art, Sex and Gender, Colonial and Post-Colonial Representations, Anthropology of Migration, Anthropology of Justice, Principles and Techniques in Archaeology, Archaeology of Roman Italy, Archaeology of Roman Britain, and the Ancient City of Rome.  

Latin America

Universidad Austral de Chile 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Chile
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: All coursework is in Spanish.  Students must have taken at least one 3000 level SNH course prior to going abroad.  Additional Spanish language electives are available.  
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Sociocultural 
  • Unique Feature: Anthropology courses are offered in Spanish for students with advanced Spanish language skills.  Students will also be able to take a Spanish language course during the semester.

Universidad de las Americas Puebla 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Mexico
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: No language requirement for students taking coursework in English.  1 or more courses at the 3000 level for students looking to take courses taught in Spanish.  Offers Spanish language courses as well.  
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Archeology, Sociocultural
  • Unique Feature: Anthropology courses such as Visual Anthropology, Pre-State Societies of Mesoamerica, Historical Ethnology, Field Methods in Archaeology, Myth Magic and Religion, Human Osteology, and so on are offered in Spanish for students with advanced Spanish language skills.  Students with lower level Spanish language ability can take intensive Spanish language during the semester along with courses taught in English, including 1-2 Anthropology options. English-taught course offerings have included Ethnology of America, Origins of Civilization, Political Ecology, and Selected Topics.  

Universidad de Quintana Roo 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Mexico
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: UQROO only teaches in Spanish so students should have taken one or more courses at the 3000 level prior to going abroad.  Students can also take a Spanish language course during the semester.  
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Sociocultural
  • Unique Feature: Anthropology courses are offered in Spanish for students with advanced Spanish language skills.  A listing of course offerings can be found on the UQROO Anthropology website.  

SIT Peru Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: Peru
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Coursework is in Spanish and students must have the equivalent of 4 semesters of college level coursework.  Students will take Quechua and Spanish for the Social Sciences.  
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Sociocultural
  • Unique Feature: The Peru program offers a Research Methods course and the ability to develop an independent study project.  All students will also take History of Indigenous Cultures in Peru and Indigenous Peoples in Motion.

Oceania

La Trobe University 

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Australia
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Archaeology
  • Unique Feature: Offers Archaeology courses such as Archaeology of Ancient Civilisation, Landscape Archaeology, Australian Indigenous Archaeology, Ethnographic Methods, and Introduction to Archaeological Methods and Practices in addition to Anthropology courses like Culture and Globalisation, Anthropology of Aboriginal Australia, Culture Health and Healing, and Anthropological Approaches to Environmental Issues.

ISEP Massey  and USAC Massey

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange, ISEP Direct, Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: Anthropology, Sociocultural
  • Unique Feature: 

Research

ISA Universidad del Norte

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Summer
  • Country: Colombia
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Language Requirement: High Beginner Spanish for Research Project.  
  • Unique Features: Offers the option of completing a 4 credit summer research project.  Students with advanced Spanish may take content courses taught in Spanish.

ISA Euroscholars

  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: Europe
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Unique Features: EuroScholars is a unique research abroad programme designed for advanced and talented undergraduate students from US and Canadian institutions looking for an international research experience. In this programme, students have the opportunity to undertake one course in the classroom and then work under the direct supervision of professors and other academic staff on a specific academic research project chosen by both the student and the faculty.