Anthropology Minors
General Anthropology Minor
Specialized Minors
The Department is offering four new specialized minors: Human Ecology, Power and Inequality, Cultural Heritage and Memory, and Health and Culture. Students can choose to minor in Anthropology OR in any one of these four minors.
General Anthropology Minor
A Minor in Anthropology comprises six courses and a total of 18 credits and can be usefully and easily combined with Majors in other departments.
The Minor offers students an introduction to the field of anthropology and is flexible enough to provide basic information in all four fields (Cultural, Biological, Archaeology and Linguistics) while at the same time allowing students to focus specifically on the areas that most interest them. Students must declare their intention to minor in anthropology by meeting with a faculty advisor and completing a concentration form in consultation with their advisor. The student should enter below the courses (and planned dates they will be taken) which will comprise the minor. This form should be prepared and signed by the advisor in duplicate – one copy being retained by the student, the other being filed with the department. Changes in the courses selected may be made at any time as long as the basic requirements are completed. Unauthorized changes in the courses comprising the minor, however, may result in a departmental decision not to award the Minor. Grades below C- in anthropology courses are not acceptable for minors in Anthropology. Students who have received such grades in any course needed to fulfill the minor requirements, must retake those courses and achieve a grade of C- or better to be considered for graduation as Anthropology Minors.
INTRODUCTORY COURSES: 3 courses from the following
ANTH 101, ANTH 102, ANTH 103, ANTH 104
ESSENTIALS COURSES
1 course from 201, 240, 260, or 280
ADDITIONAL COURSES (must be 200 level or above)
2 courses at the 200-level or above
Specialized Minors
Human Ecology Minor
The Minor in Human Ecology focuses on understanding the relationship between humans and their environment, including long-term human adaptation and evolution, human impacts on the environment, responses to climate change, the emergence of social complexity, agriculture, food security, and resource extraction and environmental degradation such as mining and pollution. The Minor in Human Ecology prepares students to address pressing issues involving the human-environment relationship and obtain employment in public archaeology, ecology, natural history, education, public health, social ecology, and related fields.
Power and Inequality Minor
The Minor in Power and Inequality is designed for students who want to understand better and participate in policy initiatives, social analysis, and activism aimed at addressing ongoing inequalities in the U.S. and abroad. The Minor in Power and Inequality is ideal for students who seek to pursue careers in law, education, development, civil service and government, law enforcement, public health, and nonprofit organizations.
Cultural Heritage and Memory Minor
The Minor in Cultural Heritage and Memory is designed for students who are interested in the ways the past is remembered and activated in the present, sometimes as a mechanism to construct narratives and make political or legal claims about community and/or national identities. This targeted Minor is particularly ideal for students interested in law and policy, development, museum studies, archives, cultural preservation, material culture studies, and the arts.
Health and Culture Minor
Anthropology plays a crucial role in fostering a holistic understanding of the human condition that can serve to enhance traditional medical training. The Anthropology Minor in Health and Culture includes courses focusing on the human condition from both biological and cultural perspectives. These courses will collectively facilitate an understanding of the evolutionary and biological underpinnings of health, cultural beliefs about disease and the body, and the social, political, and economic roots of health disparities. The Minor helps prepare students to pursue careers related to human health, including social work, public health, nursing, medical insurance consulting, dentistry, physiotherapy, orthopedics, and medical or veterinary schools.