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MINOR REQUIREMENTS

ANTHROPOLOGY MINOR

The minor in Anthropology will allow students to develop a specialized understanding of cultural analysis and its application to human history and societies around the world. Through the Anthropology minor a broad knowledge of the methods and findings of the study of human cultures will be made accessible to people whose interests and careers depend upon understanding of human lives in a comparative perspective. the anthropology minor will be particularly useful for students pursuing careers that involve international political, social and culturelations, since deep insights into human diversity and skills in cultural analysis are so crucial to effective intercultural cooperation and communication.

One 100 level courses from the following:

• Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• Introduction to Archaeology
• Language and Culture
• Introduction to Physical Anthropology
• Introduction to Development Anthropology

Five courses from 200-400 level of the Topical Core Electives:

• Field Research Methods
• History of Anthropological Theory
• Archaeology of Central Asia
• Anthropology of Kinship
• Political Anthropology
• Applied Anthropology
• Environmental Anthropology
• Anthropology of Religion
• Anthropology of Globalization
• Anthropology of Conflict
• Anthropology of Islam
• Nomadism
• Economical Anthropology
• Ethnicity and Identity
• Prychological Antrhopology
• Anthropology of Violence

One course from the Regional courses:

• Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
• Folklore of Central Asia
• History of Central Asia
• Peoples and Cultures of East Asia
• Peoples and Cultures of South Asia
• Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
• Peoples and Cultures of North Africa
• Peoples and Cultures of North America
• Peoples and Cultures of South America
• People and Cultures of Oceania
• Rock Art in Eurasia
• Religion and Culture of Japan

Total: 21 credits

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