Anthropology Minor
Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 18 units
- Grade Requirement: C- or better; Pass/No Pass grades do not count for the minor.
Required Courses
Two of the following three courses must be taken for a total of 6 units, and it is recommended that all three be taken:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 1510 | Introduction to Human Evolution | 3 |
| ANTHRO 1520 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 1530 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
Elective Courses
Students must complete 12 additional units, at least 9 of which must be at the 3000 level or higher.
Courses with anthropological themes and content can be counted toward the Anthropology/GHE major and minor. Examples of such courses include the following:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AFAS 1130 | Introduction to Race | 3 |
| AFAS 4160 | Engineering Authority: Design, Architecture & Power in Africa | 3 |
| AMCS 2270 | Topics in Native American Culture: Introduction to Native American & Indigenous Studies | 3 |
| AMCS 4456 | Ethnographic Field Work: Energy Politics | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3384 | Language in Society | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4700 | Interdisciplinary Topics: Modeling Cultural Systems | 3 |
| ARTARCH 4975 | Collecting Cultures | 3 |
| ENST 3710 | Introduction to GIS | 3 |
| GS 3006 | Global Health & Language | 3 |
| JIMES 4850 | Topics in Jewish Studies | 3 |
| LATAM 3160 | Cultures of Health in Latin America | 3 |
| RELPOL 3070 | Islam, Gender, Sexuality | 3 |
Students should consult with the program coordinator or Director of Undergraduate Studies to make sure a course offered outside of Anthropology will count toward their major/minor.
Additional Information
- Students should register for any courses listed under Anthropology in the Bulletin to have the credit units count toward the Anthropology minor. Courses that are housed in other departments can be counted towards the Anthropology minor; however, advanced courses used to satisfy program requirements cannot also be counted toward another major/minor per Arts & Sciences policy.
- Courses taken Pass/No Pass and courses in which a student earns less than a C- do not fulfill the minor requirements.
- A maximum of 3 units of course work taken in the School of Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) may be counted toward the minor. Online courses taken through the School of Continuing & Professional Studies do not count toward the minor.
- A maximum of 6 units of nontraditional courses — including School of Continuing & Professional Studies, study abroad, honors, and directed-research courses — may be counted toward the advanced electives in the minor. For details, please see below.
Research
Many anthropology courses include research components and final projects. Minors can also take part in research at the beginning, intermediate, or advanced level in any subdiscipline and gain credit through approved directed research with faculty who have ongoing research projects. Research opportunities in anthropology labs include projects in archaeology, paleoethnobotany, geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, genetic studies, geographic information systems, human ecology, paleoanthropology, stable isotopic analyses, and primate studies. Students may count a maximum of 3 units of directed research credit (ANTHRO 2900, ANTHRO 3900, ANTHRO 4988, ANTHRO 4989) with any individual faculty member toward the major.
Study Abroad
The department recognizes and accepts courses from a number of semester and year abroad programs. Specific information about study abroad policies is available on the anthropology department website or by consultation with the study abroad coordinator. Students may petition to count up to 6 units of study abroad elective credit toward the general anthropology minor or up to 3 units of study abroad elective credit toward the GHE specialization of the minor. Students should contact the anthropology study abroad coordinator to discuss the requirements for study abroad credit and to gain approval for the transfer of credit.
Transfer Credit
Students who wish to transfer credits from other institutions, including those abroad, must have approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Internships
Anthropology minors may gain pre-professional experience by taking part in supervised internships in businesses, cultural institutions, and community agencies. Students must have department approval for an internship and must work with an anthropology faculty sponsor during the fall or spring semester. Internships (ANTHRO 3000) may only be taken for Pass/No Pass credit and do not count toward the minor requirements.
Contact Info
| Contact: | Erin Coleman |
| Phone: | 314-935-5309 |
| Email: | colemane@wustl.edu |
| Website: | http://anthropology.wustl.edu |