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Anthropology B.A.

Justice Culture Social Change
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Program Type: Baccalaureate
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2014
  • Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120
  • Required credits within the major: 47
  • Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Anthropology is concerned with the holistic study of diverse peoples and cultures with a central focus on what it means to be human. This understanding is developed using an integrative and comparative approach that examines the role of culture in human society. Areas of knowledge include: * specific ethnographic areas such as Middle, Central and South America, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, along with specific sub-fields of anthropology: cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and physical anthropology * political, social, and environmental issues within the context of international and intranational diversity, framed within the Department's overall unifying socially-relevant themes of inequality, identify, power, social change and development, and global multiculturalism. * major historical and contemporary theoretical perspectives To illustrate how anthropological knowledge is obtained, qualitative methodology is emphasized, including knowledge of the uses and limitations of standard methods, a strong ethical component concerning the study of humans, and the relationship between theory and method in qualitative fieldwork. A Final Project, ANTH 4653 - Senior Seminar, a capstone course, provides anthropology majors with an overview of current anthropological knowledge and develops their research skills. Honors Requirements: Honors students participate in independent research, working closely with a faculty member. Qualified majors apply to the honors program before the end of the second week of their senior year after they have completed or are enrolled in ANTH 4651 - Development of Anthropological Theory.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the Office of Admissions website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Requirement (1 cr)
Transfer students with 24 or more credits and current UMD students who change colleges to CLA are exempt from this requirement. New first-year students with 24 or more PSEO credits may request to be waived from this requirement.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community (1.0-2.0 cr)
General Requirements
  1. Students must meet all course and credit requirements of the departments and colleges or schools in which they are enrolled including an advanced writing course. Students seeking two degrees must fulfill the requirements of both degrees. However, two degrees cannot be awarded for the same major.
  2. Students must complete all requirements of the Liberal Education Program or its approved equivalent.
  3. Students must complete a minimum of 120 semester credits completed in compliance with University of Minnesota Duluth academic policies with credit limits (e.g., Satisfactory/Non-Satisfactory Grading Policy, Credit for Prior Learning, etc).
  4. At least 30 semester credits must be earned through UMD, and 15 of the last 30 credits earned immediately before graduation must be awarded by UMD.
  5. At least half of upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits that satisfy major requirements (major requirements includes all courses required for the major, including courses in a subplan) through UMD.
  6. If a minor is required, students must take at least three upper division credits in their minor field from UMD.
  7. For certificate programs, at least 3 upper-division credits that satisfy requirements for the certificate must be taken through UMD. If the program does not require upper division credits students must take at least one course from the certificate program from UMD.
  8. The minimum cumulative University of Minnesota (UMN) GPA required for graduation is 2.00 and includes only University of Minnesota coursework. A minimum UMN GPA of 2.00 is required in each UMD undergraduate major, minor, and certificate. No academic unit may impose a higher GPA standard to graduate.
  9. Diploma, transcripts, licensure, and certification will be withheld until all financial obligations to the University have been met.
Program Requirements
A second field of study (either a minor or another major).
Lower Division (8 cr)
ANTH 1602 - Biological Anthropology and Archaeology [LE CAT, SOC SCI] (4.0 cr)
ANTH 1604 - Cultural Anthropology [LE CAT6, LEIP CAT06, SOC SCI, GLOBAL PER] (4.0 cr)
Upper Division (11 cr)
ANTH 4651 - Development of Anthropological Theory (4.0 cr)
ANTH 4653 - Senior Seminar (3.0 cr)
SOC 3156 - Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis (4.0 cr)
Electives (24 cr)
Students must take at least 3 courses/9 credits in ANTH 3xxx and 3 courses/9 credits in ANTH 4xxx. The remaining 6 credits may come from additional ANTH 3xxx-4xxx or from the 'additional electives area'. Note: ANTH 4691, 4696, 4697, 4699 and 4910 carry variable credit. Only three credits maximum in one course or combined from these three courses count toward the major; additional credits will apply to the overall degree.
ANTH 3xxx
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
· ANTH 3xxx
· CST 3050 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
· ANTH 3080 - Cultural Constructions of the Body (4.0 cr)
· FORS 3200 - Exploring Sustainability & Culture - Study Abroad [GLOBAL PER] (1.0-6.0 cr)
ANTH 4xxx
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
· ANTH 4xxx
additional electives (optional)
A maximum of 6 credits from the following may be applied to the overall 24 elective credits.
Take at most 6 credit(s) from the following:
· ANTH 1xxx-2xxx
· AMIN 3xxx-4xxx
· CST 1xxx-4xxx
· GEOG 3xxx-4xxx
· LING 3xxx-4xxx
· SOC 3xxx-4xxx
Advanced Writing Requirement (3 cr)
WRIT 31xx - Adv Writing
 
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UST 1000 - Learning in Community
Credits: 1.0 -2.0 [max 2.0]
Course Equivalencies: EHS 1000/UST 1000/ ES 1000
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Facilitates the successful transition into college learning and student life at UMD. Credit will not be granted if already received for EHS 1000.
ANTH 1602 - Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (LE CAT, SOC SCI)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Anth 1601/1602
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Origin and development of extinct and living human forms, primatology, human biological variations, the race concept, evolution, and development of human societies up to the earliest stages of ancient civilizations.
ANTH 1604 - Cultural Anthropology (LE CAT6, LEIP CAT06, SOC SCI, GLOBAL PER)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Introduction to representative cultures of the world and to concepts and methods of cultural anthropology, focusing on range of variation and degree of uniformity in human behavior and in cultural adaptations.
ANTH 4651 - Development of Anthropological Theory
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Prerequisites: minimum 90 credits, no grad credit
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Theoretical perspectives from mid-19th century to the present; examines the interrelationship of method and theory, and implications for practice of anthropology. prereq: minimum 90 credits, no grad credit
ANTH 4653 - Senior Seminar
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Contemporary topics in selected branches of anthropology. Active participation in group research project to develop and enhance anthropological research skills. prereq: minimum 90 credits or instructor consent; no grad credit
SOC 3156 - Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Application of qualitative research methods to study of social structures. Emphasizes field techniques, secondary data analysis, and interpretation. Lab prereq: (2155 or anth major or urs major or cst minor), at least 60 cr or instructor consent
ANTH 3080 - Cultural Constructions of the Body
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: ANTH 3080/WS 3080
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Contemporary cultural constructions of the human body. How biology and culture intersect in body building, menstruation, childbirth, and tattooing. Students gain skills in reading the body as social text and learn core theoretical approaches to cultural studies of the body. prereq: minimum 30 credits or instructor consent
FORS 3200 - Exploring Sustainability & Culture - Study Abroad (GLOBAL PER)
Credits: 1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0]
Course Equivalencies: ANTH 3200/FORS 3200
Typically offered: Periodic Spring & Summer
Taught on site at selected country. Introduces students to fieldwork based experiences in sustainability and community engaged scholarship. Course generally involves travel, extensive outside of the classroom work, and a service learning component with post project reflection. pre-req: instructor consent; admission to an approved study abroad program requires consent from the International Programs and Services Office.