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Anthropology Minor
Required: minimum of 15 semester hours
All minors are required to take ATY 212. In addition, they must select a minimum of 12 hours at the 200 level or above. The following suggested course sequences may be of interest to students pursuing specific majors and with certain career objectives.
- General Anthropology—ATY 213, 253, 360, 363
- Ethnology/Ethnography—especially useful for majors in social studies, history, geography, economics, and international studies. Courses recommended include ATY 213, 325, 330, 333, 362, 371, and 465.
- Linguistics—especially useful for majors in language arts, a foreign language, English, professions in deafness, speech pathology, social studies, and international studies. ATY 385 recommended.
- Archaeology—especially useful for majors in classical studies, geography, and environmental studies. Courses recommended include ATY 253, 258, 360, 362, 370, and 553.
- Physical Anthropology—especially useful for majors in archaeology, biology, chemistry, nutrition, and psychology. Courses recommended include ATY 253, 331, 359, 455, 553, and 559.
Students in consultation with a member of the department may plan a minor to enhance their career objectives as they choose. They may also take approved independent study courses or approved selected topics courses.