Anthropology Minor

The Anthropology minor is a multidisciplinary program offered through the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. It emphasizes a more inclusive view of human experience and human endeavor through time. The required courses follow the traditional four “legs” of anthropology.

Minor Program Requirements

Anthropology courses cross-listed with sociology and taken for the minor cannot be counted toward the requirements for the minor in sociology. However, anthropology courses cross-listed with sociology taken for the anthropology minor may count towards a major in sociology.

Twenty-one semester credits, including:

Core Courses

Students must take the following courses (6 credits):

AN 331	Social Science Research Methods	3
AN 496	Capstone Project	3

AN 331: No pre-requisites for AN minors

Students must take two of the following courses (6 credits):

AN 204/SO 204	Cultural Anthropology (GD)	3
AN 245/SO 245	Physical Anthropology	3
AN 318/SO 318	North American Archaeology-GD	3
LL 220	Introduction to Linguistics (ND or GD)	3

Elective Courses

Students must take three of the following courses or any other core options listed above (9 credits). At least one of these courses must be upper division (300 and 400 level):

SO 200	Social Problems (ND)	3
ES 205/AN 205	Human Ecology	3
AN 208/SO 208	The Family (ND)	3
AN 218/SO 218	Intro to Native American Studies (ND)	3
SO 225/GNDR 225	Sociology of Gender	3
SO 317/AN 317	Ethnic and Racial Relations(ND)	3
CO 325G/CO 325N	Intercultural Comm (GD)	3
AN 341	Archaeological Field School	4
SO 360	Environmental Sociology	3
CO 420	Globalization Gender & Communication-GD	3

Or another course chosen with the Anthropology advisor, Dr. Lauri Travis