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Duluth Campus
Anthropology MinorJustice Culture Social Change
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The anthropology minor examines the role of culture in human society, familiarizing students with the study of diverse peoples and cultures. Students are allowed flexibility in exploring substantive courses relevant to their interests.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Lower Division (8 cr)
Choose any two different ANTH 1xxx level courses, for a total of 8 credits. Most ANTH 1xxx courses will apply here.
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 1080 - Understanding Global Cultures
[LE CAT, SOC SCI, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 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)
·
ANTH 1620 - Introduction to Public Culture: Earth Citizenship, Science, and Culture
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
Career Development (2 cr)
ANTH 2001 - Career Development in Anthropology
(2.0 cr)
Electives (15 cr)
Students must take at least 2 courses/6-8 credits in ANTH 3xxx and 2 courses/6-8 credits in ANTH 4xxx. An additional course is required, which may be another ANTH course, or may be from a different area of study in the 'additional elective' area.
Note: ANTH 4696, 4697, 4699, & 4910 carry variable credit. Only three credits maximum in one course or combined from these three courses counts towards the ANTH 4xxx requirement; additional credits will apply to the degree.
ANTH 3xxx
Most ANTH 3xxx courses will apply here.
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 3080 - Cultural Constructions of the Body
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3100 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3156 - Digital and Participatory Research Methods
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3300 - Energy, Culture and Society
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3618 - Ancient Middle America
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3622 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3624 - Archaeology of North America
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3628 - Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3632 - Latin American Cultures
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3635 - Anthropology of Europe
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3638 - Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3640 - What is a City?: Archaeological Perspectives on Urbanism
[SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3641 {Inactive}
[FINE ARTS]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3642 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3644 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3691 - Independent Study in Anthropology
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3695 {Inactive}
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3888 - Anthropology of Food
[SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
·
FORS 3200 - Exploring Sustainability & Culture - Study Abroad
[GLOBAL PER]
(1.0-6.0 cr)
ANTH 4xxx
Most ANTH 4xxx courses will apply here.
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 4100 - Visual Anthropology
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4500 - The New Commons: Governing Shared Resources for Present and Future Generations
[SUSTAIN]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4616 - Culture and Personality
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4620 - Archaeological Method and Theory
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4621 - Myth and Sacred Symbols
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4623 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4631 - Anthropology and Environment
[SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4633 - Ethnobotany
[SUSTAIN]
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4640 - Medical Anthropology
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4644 - Anthropology of Law
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4651 - Development of Anthropological Theory
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4652 - Cultural Theory for Wicked Problems
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4653 - Senior Seminar
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4654 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4655 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4691 - Independent Study
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4985 - Critical Animal Studies
(4.0 cr)
·
Optional Elective (3 cr)
Take at most 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 4696 - Field Research in Archaeology
(1.0-10.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4697 - Anthropology Internship
(2.0-6.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4699 - Honors Project
(2.0-4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4910 - Teaching Assistantship in Anthropology
(1.0-3.0 cr)
Additional Elective
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
AAAS 3xxx-4xxx
·
AMIN 3xxx-4xxx
·
ANTH 1xxx-4xxx
·
CRIM 3xxx-4xxx
·
CUE 3xxx-4xxx
·
GEOG 3xxx-4xxx
·
LING 3xxx-4xxx
·
SOC 3xxx-4xxx
·
WS 3xxx-4xxx
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anth 1601/1602 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ANTH 3080/WS 3080 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | minimum 30 credits |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | minimum 30 credits |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ANTH 3628/WS 3628 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | minimum 30 cr or instructor consent |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 8.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | minimum 30 credits |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ANTH 3200/FORS 3200 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | minimum 60 credits or instructor consent |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | minimum 90 credits, no grad credit |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | minimum 30 credits |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ANTH 4985/SOC 4985 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -10.0 [max 10.0] |
Prerequisites: | instructor consent |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 -6.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 4.0] |
Prerequisites: | instructor consent; no grad credit |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | Minimum 60 credits and instructor consent, no grad credit; maximum 3 credits between ANTH 4997 and 4910 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |