Anthropology, Minor College of Letters & Science
Minor Advisor
For more information about the Anthropology minor options, contact our Advising Office.
General Emphasis
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Choose one: | 2-5 | |
| Ecology, Nature, & Society | ||
| Evolution, Culture, & Mental Health | ||
ANT 103 | (Discontinued for spring 2026) ** | |
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Kinship & Social Organization: From Clans to Countries | ||
| Evolution & Human Health | ||
| Primate Evolution | ||
| Human Evolution | ||
| Human Genetics: Mutation & Migration | ||
| The Evolution of Primate Behavior | ||
| Primate Conservation Biology | ||
| Advanced Human Genetics | ||
| The Evolution of Sex: A Biological Perspective | ||
| Choose one: | 4 | |
| Archeological Theory & Method | ||
| Ice-Age Settlement of the Americas | ||
| European Archaeology: First Peopling to the Bronze Age | ||
| Andean Archaeology | ||
| California Archaeology | ||
| African Archaeology: From Australopithecines to Great Zimbabwe | ||
ANT 179 | (Discontinued for spring 2026) ** | |
| Zooarchaeology | ||
| Archaeological Field Methods | ||
| Archaeometry | ||
| Laboratory in Archeological Analysis | ||
| Evolution of Human Technology | ||
| Lithic Analysis | ||
| Cultural Resource Management in Archaeology | ||
| Forensic Archaeology Field Course | ||
| Choose one from below or any other sociocultural track course that refers in its title to one or more peoples or regions of the world: | 4 | |
| Anthropology of Ocean Worlds | ||
ANT 140A | (Discontinued for fall 2025) ** | |
ANT 140B | (Discontinued for spring 2026) ** | |
| Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic | ||
| Peoples of the Middle East | ||
| Ethnology of Southeast Asia | ||
| Contemporary Societies & Cultures of Latin America | ||
| Performance, Embodiment, & Space in South Asia | ||
| Topics in the Anthropology of Europe | ||
| Modern South Asia Cinema | ||
| Culture & Political Economy in Contemporary China | ||
| Hunter-Gatherers | ||
| Choose two: | 8 | |
| Theory in Social-Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Cultural Politics of the Environment | ||
| Law, Power, Violence | ||
| Visualization in Science: A Critical Introduction | ||
| Science & Race | ||
| The Ethnographic & Literary Imagination | ||
| Language & Culture | ||
| Special Topics in Medical Anthropology | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Capitalism & Power | ||
| Resistance, Rebellion, & Popular Movements | ||
| Religion in Society & Culture | ||
ANT 125A | (Discontinued for winter 2025) ** | |
| Postmodernism(s) & Culture | ||
| Anthropology of Development | ||
| Women & Development | ||
| Urban Anthropology | ||
ANT 128B | (Discontinued for winter 2025) ** | |
| Health & Medicine in a Global Context | ||
| Cultural Dimensions of Globalization | ||
| Migration & the Politics of Place & Identity | ||
| Ecology & Politics | ||
| Psychological Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology of Ocean Worlds | ||
| Buddhism in Global Culture | ||
| Media Anthropology | ||
| Ethnographic Film | ||
| Meditation & Culture | ||
| Ethnographic Research Methods in Anthropology | ||
| Race, Class, Gender Systems | ||
| Gender & Sexuality | ||
| Total Units | 18-21 | |
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Course(s) discontinued; see your advisor for course options.
Archaeology Emphasis
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 170 | Archeological Theory & Method | 4 |
| Choose two: | 8 | |
| Ice-Age Settlement of the Americas | ||
| European Archaeology: First Peopling to the Bronze Age | ||
| Andean Archaeology | ||
| California Archaeology | ||
| African Archaeology: From Australopithecines to Great Zimbabwe | ||
| Hunter-Gatherers | ||
ANT 179 | (Discontinued for spring 2026) ** | |
| Choose two: | 8 | |
| Human Osteology | ||
| Advanced Human Osteology | ||
| Zooarchaeology | ||
| Archaeological Field Methods | ||
| Field Course in Archeological Methods | ||
| Archaeometry | ||
| Laboratory in Archeological Analysis | ||
| Evolution of Human Technology | ||
| Lithic Analysis | ||
| Cultural Resource Management in Archaeology | ||
| Forensic Archaeology Field Course | ||
| Total Units | 20 | |
Evolutionary Emphasis
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Any five upper division Evolutionary Anthropology courses; Evolutionary track courses at the upper division level are: | 18-25 | |
| Ecology, Nature, & Society | ||
| Evolution, Culture, & Mental Health | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Kinship & Social Organization: From Clans to Countries | ||
ANT 141C | (Discontinued for winter 2026) ** | |
or ANT 141 | Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic | |
| Evolution & Human Health | ||
| Primate Evolution | ||
| Human Evolution | ||
| Human Genetics: Mutation & Migration | ||
| The Evolution of Primate Behavior | ||
| Primate Behavior: Methods & Experimental Design | ||
| Laboratory in Primate Behavior | ||
| Primate Conservation Biology | ||
| Human Osteology | ||
| Advanced Human Osteology | ||
| Advanced Human Genetics | ||
| Advanced Human Genetics Lab | ||
| The Evolution of Sex: A Biological Perspective | ||
| Disease Outbreaks in Humans and Other Primates | ||
| Neandertals & Modern Human Origins | ||
| Archeological Theory & Method | ||
| Ice-Age Settlement of the Americas | ||
| European Archaeology: First Peopling to the Bronze Age | ||
| Andean Archaeology | ||
| California Archaeology | ||
| African Archaeology: From Australopithecines to Great Zimbabwe | ||
| Hunter-Gatherers | ||
| Zooarchaeology | ||
| Archaeological Field Methods | ||
| Field Course in Archeological Methods | ||
| Archaeometry | ||
| Laboratory in Archeological Analysis | ||
| Evolution of Human Technology | ||
| Lithic Analysis | ||
| Cultural Resource Management in Archaeology | ||
| Forensic Archaeology Field Course | ||
| Total Units | 18-25 | |
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Course(s) discontinued; see your advisor for course options.
Global Human Health Emphasis
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 015 | From Birth to Death: The Evolution of the Human Life Cycle | 5 |
| Choose four; minimum 16 upper division units: | 14-21 | |
| Ecology, Nature, & Society | ||
| Evolution, Culture, & Mental Health | ||
| Cultural Politics of the Environment | ||
| Special Topics in Medical Anthropology | ||
| Health & Medicine in a Global Context | ||
| Psychological Anthropology | ||
| Ethnographic Research Methods in Anthropology | ||
| Gender & Sexuality | ||
| Evolution & Human Health | ||
| Human Evolution | ||
| Human Genetics: Mutation & Migration | ||
| The Evolution of Primate Behavior | ||
| Human Osteology | ||
| Advanced Human Osteology | ||
| Advanced Human Genetics 1 | ||
| Advanced Human Genetics Lab 2 | ||
| The Evolution of Sex: A Biological Perspective | ||
| Disease Outbreaks in Humans and Other Primates | ||
| Total Units | 19-26 | |
Sociocultural Emphasis
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 100 | Theory in Social-Cultural Anthropology | 4 |
| One upper division area-focus Sociocultural track course; area-focus Sociocultural track courses are ANT 140A (Discontinued for winter 2025) **-ANT 148A. | 4 | |
| One additional upper division Sociocultural Anthropology course. Sociocultural track courses at the upper division level are numbered ANT 100-ANT 148A, with the exception of ANT 101, ANT 103 (Discontinued for winter 2025) **, & ANT 128A. | 4 | |
| Choose two: | 8 | |
| Cultural Politics of the Environment | ||
| Law, Power, Violence | ||
| Visualization in Science: A Critical Introduction | ||
| Science & Race | ||
| The Ethnographic & Literary Imagination | ||
| Language & Culture | ||
| Special Topics in Medical Anthropology | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Capitalism & Power | ||
| Resistance, Rebellion, & Popular Movements | ||
| Religion in Society & Culture | ||
ANT 125A | (Discontinued for winter 2025) ** | |
| Postmodernism(s) & Culture | ||
| Anthropology of Development | ||
| Women & Development | ||
| Urban Anthropology | ||
ANT 128B | (Discontinued for winter 2025) ** | |
| Health & Medicine in a Global Context | ||
| Cultural Dimensions of Globalization | ||
| Migration & the Politics of Place & Identity | ||
| Ecology & Politics | ||
| Psychological Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology of Ocean Worlds | ||
| Buddhism in Global Culture | ||
| Media Anthropology | ||
| Ethnographic Film | ||
| Meditation & Culture | ||
| Ethnographic Research Methods in Anthropology | ||
| Race, Class, Gender Systems | ||
| Gender & Sexuality | ||
| Total Units | 20 | |
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Course(s) discontinued; see your advisor for course options.