Anthropology Minor
The Anthropology Minor is appropriate for students majoring in many fields, ranging from the social sciences and humanities to human service programs and business careers.
Required Courses I (6 hours):
- ANT 170 (3) Cultural Anthropology
- ANT 171 (3) Human Origins: Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Required Courses II (3 hours):
(Select one of the following)
- ANT 174 (3) Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology
- ANT 175 (3) Archaeology of the Americas
Electives (15 hours):
Hours to be selected with an anthropology advisor. Up to three hours of coursework in sociology (SOC) may be counted toward the minor in Anthropology.
Courses in anthropology are offered in three subfields:
A. Cultural and Social Anthropology :
- ANT 200 (3) Education and Culture
- ANT 320 (3) North American Indian Cultures
- ANT 321 (3) Cultures of Latin America
- ANT 322 (3) Cultures of Africa
- ANT 324 (3) Cultures of the South Pacific
- ANT 326 (3) Chinese Societies
- ANT 365 (3) Current American Indian Issues
- ANT 368 (3) Hispanic Cultures of the U.S.
- ANT 370 (3) Hispanic Cultures of the U.S.
- ANT 428 (3) Ecological Anthropology
- ANT 451 (3) History of Anthropological Thought
- ANT 457 (3) Globalization and Society
- ANT 459 (3) Anthropology of Religion
- ANT 505 (3) Applied Anthropology
- ANT 506 (3) Comparative Cultural Systems
- ANT 520 (3) Medical Anthropology
- ANT 590 (3) Gender, Culture, and Society
B. Physical Anthropology:
- ANT 244 (3) Human Origins: Multidisciplinary Issues
- ANT 342 (3) Forensic Anthropology
- ANT 347 (3) Human Evolution
- ANT 351 (3) Human Variation
- ANT 356 (3) Primate Behavior
C. Archaeology:
- ANT 240 (1-4) Archaeological Field & Laboratory Techniques
- ANT 340 (3) South American Archaeology
- ANT 344 (3) Michigan Archaeology
- ANT 426 (3) Method and Theory in Archaeology
- ANT 500 (3-6) Field School in Archaeology
With the approval of the advisor: ANT 388, 465, 498, and 588 may be counted in any of the three groups according to course content; electives may include up to 6 hours in related disciplines
Total: 24 semester hours
Careers in Anthropology
Anthropologists are increasingly employed in non-academic settings as well as in colleges and universities. Examples of employment opportunities in anthropology include:
- Teaching in Universities and Colleges: In anthropology departments, medical schools, international studies programs.
- Museums: Exhibit design, conservation of and research with collections, museum administration.
- Federal Agencies: Many archaeologists and cultural anthropologists work for the National Park Service, the Agency for International Development, the National Institutes of Health, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other agencies. Some are also employed as staff members for Congressional committees.
- International Agencies: Anthropologists with expertise in cultures of developing countries are employed by the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the World Bank.
- Consulting: Includes historical and ethnographic research for Indian tribes; forensic work for police agencies; archaeological survey and excavation, social/cultural impact assessment for large-scale construction projects; designing bilingual and bicultural curricula with school professionals; assessing health care services for specific cultural groups.