Anthropology Minor

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A student may request entrance to the minor program in anthropology after completing at least 54 credits with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and at least a 2.5 grade point average in his/her major. Requests must be approved by the Chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Department.

It is possible to have both a major and a minor in the Department: e.g., a Sociology and Anthropology major with a concentration in Sociology and 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.

A minor must be completed at the time of the degree and will be so noted on the student’s transcript. A student cannot be readmitted to the University to complete only a minor.

Requirements

The minor in Anthropology requires completion of at least 18 credits, of which 9 must be at the upper division level. At least one class must be a designated Comparative Cultures class.

Introduction

Three (3) credits required.

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

SOA 111 - Intro Cultural Anthro Credits: 3
SOA 113 - Introduction to Social and Cultural Behavior Credits: 3

Theory

Three (3) credits required.

Note: SOA majors with the Socciology concentration and Crime and Justice Studies majors do not need to repeat the Theory class but will need to substitute another SOA course.

SOA 200 - Introduction to Sociological Thought Credits: 3

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 SOA course is required.

SOA 316 - Research Methods Credits: 3

SOA Electives