Anthropology Minor

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A student can request entrance to the minor program in sociology after completing at least 45 credits with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and with at least a 2.5 grade point average in his/her major. Requests must be approved by the Chair of the Sociology/Anthropology/Crime and Justice Studies Department.

It is possible to have both a major and a minor in the Department: e.g. a major in Sociology with a minor in Anthropology. Courses used to meet requirements for the minor may not be used to meet requirements of the major. Students with majors outside the College of Arts & Sciences may complete a minor without meeting the CAS distribution requirements. Courses counting for the minor must be completed with a C- or higher. Contact: Prof. Andrea Klimt, 508-999-8831, aklimt@umassd.edu.

Requirements

The minor in Anthropology requires completion of at least 18 credits, of which 9 must be at the upper division level.

Introduction

Three (3) credits required.

Note: Sociology majors may not use the same Introduction course for both major and minor.

ANT 111 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
- or -
ANT 113 - Introduction to Social and Cultural Behavior 3 credits

Theory

Three (3) credits required.

Note: Sociology and Crime and Justice Studies majors may not use the same Theory course for both major and minor - and will need to substitute another ANT course.

SOC 200 - Introduction to Sociological Thought 3 credits
or
ANT 354 - Anthropological Theory 3 credits

Methods

Three (3) credits required. Complete the following course or an equivalent methods course in Psychology, Economics or Political Science can be substituted. In the case of a substitution, an additional 300 or 400 level ANT course is required. Sociology and Crime and Justice Studies majors must substitute an additional 300 or 400 level ANT course for Methods.

ANT 316 - Research Methods 3 credits

Anthropology Electives