How to Minor in Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology offers a minor in Anthropology which consists of 24 upper-division units. Many upper-division anthropology courses have lower-division prerequisites. Lower division prerequisites do NOT count towards the 24-unit requirement for the minor.

The courses are to be selected as follows:

1. Two upper-division courses in cultural anthropology from ANTH 103, ANTH 117, ANTH 121, ANTH 122, ANTH 124, ANTH 125, ANTH 126, ANTH 127 or ANTH 127S, ANTH 131, ANTH 132, ANTH 133, ANTH 136, ANTH 137, ANTH 139, ANTH 142E, ANTH 142F, ANTH 142I, ANTH 144E, ANTH 144F, ANTH 144G, ANTH 144M, ANTH 145, ANTH 148, ANTH 149/WMST 149, ANTH 163, ANTH 142G/ETST 148/LNST 168, ANTH 170, ANTH 173, ANTH 177, ANTH 179, ANTH 182 (ANTH 001 is the normal lowerdivision prerequisite for these courses.)
    
2. Two upper-division courses (8 units) from any ONE of the following subdisciplinary areas: (Both courses MUST be taken in the same subdiscipline)
   1. Archaeology (1) Prerequisite: ANTH 005 (2) Courses: ANTH 110, ANTH 111, ANTH 112, ANTH 113, ANTH 118, ANTH 172, ANTH 178/WMST 178
   2. Physical/Biological Anthropology (1) Prerequisite: ANTH 002 (2) Courses: ANTH 104, ANTH 107, ANTH 144J, ANTH 152, ANTH 153, ANTH 155
   3. Linguistic Anthropology (1) Prerequisite: ANTH 003 (2) Courses: ANTH 120, ANTH 123, ANTH 167/LING 167
       
3. One upper-division course (4 units) pertaining to a geographic area from ANTH 115 (E-Z), ANTH 128, ANTH 136 or ANTH 136S, ANTH 140 (E-Z), ANTH 151, ANTH 157, ANTH 161/LNST 161, ANTH 142G/ETST 148/LNST 168
    
4. One upper-division methodological course (4 units) from ANTH 165E, ANTH 165F, ANTH 165G, ANTH 184, ANTH 185

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors.

Any substitutions require prior department approval.

Please see an undergraduate advisor for approval and further information.

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