Minor and Cluster Requirements
The Department of Anthropology offers two minors as well as four clusters in anthropology.
Minors
Students may minor in anthropology or in medical anthropology.
Anthropology Minor Requirements
Six courses are required:
ANTH 101: Cultural Anthropology
Two of the following courses:
ANTH 200 - 210
Three additional courses in anthropology, two of which must be at the 200-level or above
Medical Anthropology Minor Requirements
Six courses are required:
Two of the following courses:
ANTH 200 - 210
Three of the following courses:
- ANTH 101: Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 102: Introduction to Medical Anthropology
- ANTH 215: Public Health Anthropology
- ANTH 216: Medical Anthropology
- ANTH 230: War, Genocide and Justice
- ANTH 246: Anthropological Approach to Gender and Sexuality
- ANTH 249: Global Masculinities
- ANTH 265: Global Health
- ANTH 268: Science, Culture and Expertise
One additional anthropology course.
Clusters
The Department of Anthropology offers four clusters, all of them in the social sciences academic division.
This cluster explores the concept of culture as a system of symbols and meanings which give insight into the unity and diversity of humanity.
Students are introduced to the way anthropologists study enduring social institutions such as states, nations, markets, and kinship groups; and systems of stratification imposed on individuals by society such as class, race, and gender.
Students explore global political, economic, and cultural formations through an anthropological lens.
This cluster is a cross-cultural, critical examination of health, illness, and medical systems.