Anthropology Minor

The Anthropology Minor program at UCCS is designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary understanding of human cultural developments, history, and societies.

The program is divided into four main areas: archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. Students in the Minor program will gain an introduction to three of the four and generally focus on one of the four through upper-division elective courses.

Anthropology is an interdisciplinary field that explores human diversity in the past and present, utilizing a range of theoretical and methodological approaches. The program is divided into four main areas: archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology.

Students in the minor will gain a broad perspective on human cultural development and will specialize in one of the four subfields. The minor program also enhances student preparation for graduate studies in a variety of related academic fields and for careers in museums, public-facing organizations, the arts, business, and many other arenas.

The Anthropology minor requires a minimum of 18 credit hours of ANTH course work, 9 of which must be upper-division (3000+ level). All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

For more information, please contact the department.

Minors must complete three of the introductory courses from the following list:

• ANTH 1020 - Introduction to Archaeology
• ANTH 1030 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• ANTH 1040 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 2800 - The Nature of Language

In addition, all minors must complete nine hours of upper-division (3000+ level) Anthropology electives.

For more information, please visit the Academic Catalog.