Undergraduate

Minors

WHY MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY?

Students in many other programs and majors will find an anthropological perspective beneficial. A minor in anthropology is designed to provide a range of course options allowing students the flexibility to choose courses that best fit their interests and needs while still gaining valuable anthropological skills. Please refer the the Undergraduate Catalog for specific requirements.

• Declaring a minor gives you more options when it comes to applying for jobs and applying to graduate school
• Let people know you have an added set of skills in an area of focus
• Could open up extra experiences at work
• Could set you apart when applying for graduate schools
• Demonstrates hard-work and self-discipline
• Becoming an anthropology minor means you get to take interesting classes with our wonderful faculty!

Declare a minor!

Minor in Anthropology

Students will normally begin progress toward the minor by taking at least one course from the minor core, as these often serve as prerequisites for the electives. Exceptions to any requirements in the catalog must be approved by the department's undergraduate advisor. Students are urged to consult with advisor to create the most beneficial set of courses.

Minor in Applied anthropology

This minor provides students with a practical toolkit for problem solving using an anthropological way of seeing and doing. Anthropology engages human diversity through research and application. With this minor, students will expand their cross-cultural awareness and learn to put anthropological methods to work. Through better understanding both past and present, students will learn how to engage with communities, environments, resources, and organizations, and gain experience in how to foster systemic change. Given anthropology’s interdisciplinary approach, this minor is an excellent complement to a wide range of student majors and interests, including engineering, business, environmental science, mass communications, cultural resource management and museum studies, public health and health sciences, architecture, system design, and computer science.

Minor in Biomedical Anthropology 

This minor prepares undergraduates majoring in the biomedical sciences for futures in medical-related disciplines such as medicine, nursing, and dentistry. The required courses give students a strong foundation on evolutionary and cross-cultural factors affecting human biological variation. The elective course list provides students with ample choices among more specialized topics in biomedical anthropology. Exceptions to this pattern must be approved by the department's undergraduate advisor. Students are urged to consult with advisor to create the most beneficial set of courses.