If you are interested in majoring or minoring in Anthropology, please complete this downloadable form and email it to the Department Chair, Prof. Larissa Swedell at [email protected].
Students can choose to Minor in Anthropology OR in any one of the four new specialized Minors including: Human Ecology, Health and Culture, Power and Inequality, and Heritage and Memory. For a description of each minor as well as downloadable minor requirements, continue reading below. |
Human Ecology Minor
The Minor in Human Ecology includes courses focusing 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 Human Ecology targeted minor prepares students to address pressing issues involving the human-environmental relationship and obtain employment in public archaeology, ecology, natural history, education, public health, social ecology, and related fields. This specialized Minor consists of six courses totaling 18 credits and can be easily combined with Majors in other departments. If combined with a Major in Anthropology, only 9 credits are required, and these must be different courses than those counting towards the Major.
The Minor in Human Ecology includes courses focusing 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 Human Ecology targeted minor prepares students to address pressing issues involving the human-environmental relationship and obtain employment in public archaeology, ecology, natural history, education, public health, social ecology, and related fields. This specialized Minor consists of six courses totaling 18 credits and can be easily combined with Majors in other departments. If combined with a Major in Anthropology, only 9 credits are required, and these must be different courses than those counting towards the Major.
Health and Culture Minor
The Minor in Health & Culture includes courses that examine 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 in Health & Culture helps prepare students to pursue careers related to human health, including social work, public health, nursing, medical insurance consulting, dentistry, physiotherapy, orthopedics, or medical or veterinary schools. This
specialized Minor consists of six courses totaling 18 credits and can be easily combined with Majors in other departments. If combined with a Major in Anthropology, only 9 credits are required, and these must be different courses than those counting towards the Major.
The Minor in Health & Culture includes courses that examine 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 in Health & Culture helps prepare students to pursue careers related to human health, including social work, public health, nursing, medical insurance consulting, dentistry, physiotherapy, orthopedics, or medical or veterinary schools. This
specialized Minor consists of six courses totaling 18 credits and can be easily combined with Majors in other departments. If combined with a Major in Anthropology, only 9 credits are required, and these must be different courses than those counting towards the Major.
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. This specialized Minor consists of six courses totaling 18 credits and can be easily combined with Majors in other departments. If combined with a Major in Anthropology, only 9 credits are required, and these must be different courses than those counting towards the Major.
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. This specialized Minor consists of six courses totaling 18 credits and can be easily combined with Majors in other departments. If combined with a Major in Anthropology, only 9 credits are required, and these must be different courses than those counting towards the Major.
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. The Minor consists of three required courses and three elective courses totaling 18 credits and can be easily combined with Majors in other departments. If combined with a Major in Anthropology, only 9 credits are required, and these must be different courses than those counting towards the Major.
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. The Minor consists of three required courses and three elective courses totaling 18 credits and can be easily combined with Majors in other departments. If combined with a Major in Anthropology, only 9 credits are required, and these must be different courses than those counting towards the Major.