Anthropology Minor

B.A., B.S. degrees

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.

Advisors: Spring 2007

Charles Hastings, Archaeology

Anspach 118

(989) 774-4398

hasti1cm@cmich.edu

Athena McLean, Cultural Anthropology

Anspach 128

(989) 774-1331

mclea1ah@cmich.edu

Rachel Caspari, Physical Anthropology

Anspach 312C

(989) 774-2655

caspa1r@cmich.edu

Required Courses I - (6 hours):

ANT 170 (3) Cultural Anthropology

ANT 171 (3) Human Origins: Introduction to Physical Anthropology

Required Courses II - (3 hours):

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 in the U.S.
ANT 370 (3) Global Environmental Issues: ANT 428 (3) Ecological Anthropology; ANT 451 (3) History of Anthropological Thought
ANT 457 (3) Sociocultural Dimensions of the Global Economy: 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 Emergence Issues: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

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

Total: 24 semester hours

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Social Work
142 Anspach Hall
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859
(989)774-3160

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