Anthropology Minor

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The primary mission of Anthropology is to make the world safe for cultural diversity. The Anthropology minor prepares students for work and for graduate programs that require a high degree of cultural competence and a capacity for intercultural translation of concepts and customs. The minor introduces students to the discipline’s four subfields: sociocultural anthropology, biological anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics, ensuing their broad exposure to various aspects of human history, cultures, biology, and behavior.

Minor Requirements (18 units)

General Introduction

Take the following 3 units:

ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2

Introductory Core Course

Choose one (1) course for 3 units from the following:

ANTH 110 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B2
ANTH 120 - Introduction to Archaeology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1
ANTH 130 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
ANTH 140 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
ANTH 300 - Anthropology of Global Change Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D

Upper-Division Core Courses

Choose two (2) courses for 6 units from the following:

ANTH 310 - Evolutionary Biology of Humans Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB
ANTH 320 - Archaeological Science Units: 3
ANTH 330 - Political Ecology Units: 3
ANTH 340 - Language and Culture Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D

Upper-Division Electives

Choose two (2) elective courses for 6 units from the following:

ANTH 311 - Human Fossil Record Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB
ANTH 312 - Primate Behavioral Ecology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
ANTH 321 - Archaeology of the Americas Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
ANTH 333 - Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
ANTH 334 - Human Sexuality: Anthropological Perspectives Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
ANTH 341 - Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
ANTH 342 - Language and Sexuality Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity
ANTH 350 - Indigenous Peoples of California Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
ANTH 354 - China Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
ANTH 370 - Anthropology in Action Units: 3
ANTH 372 - Medical Anthropology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity
ANTH 377 - Museum Studies Anthropology Units: 3
ANTH 411 - Human Forensic Osteology Units: 3
ANTH 421 - Field Archaeology Units: 3
ANTH 430 - Field Course in Ethnography Units: 3
ANTH 431 - Advanced Anthropological Theory Units: 3

Department Courses Listed by Course Type

Anthropology, Geography, and Environmental Studies Courses

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Courses

Anthropology

• ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
• ANTH 110 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B2
• ANTH 120 - Introduction to Archaeology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1
• ANTH 130 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
• ANTH 140 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
• ANTH 300 - Anthropology of Global Change Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• ANTH 490 - Independent Study Units: 1-4
• ANTH 497 - Issues in Anthropology Units: 3
• ANTH 498 - Internship Units: 1-3

Anthropology: Applied Anthropology

• ANTH 370 - Anthropology in Action Units: 3
• ANTH 372 - Medical Anthropology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity
• ANTH 375 - Fire Ecology and Management Units: 3
• ANTH 377 - Museum Studies Anthropology Units: 3
• ANTH 398 - Internship Units: 1-3

Anthropology: Archaeology

• ANTH 320 - Archaeological Science Units: 3
• ANTH 321 - Archaeology of the Americas Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D

Anthropology: Area Studies

• ANTH 350 - Indigenous Peoples of California Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• ANTH 354 - China Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D

Anthropology: Biological Anthropology

• ANTH 310 - Evolutionary Biology of Humans Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB
• ANTH 311 - Human Fossil Record Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB
• ANTH 312 - Primate Behavioral Ecology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D

Anthropology: Methods

• ANTH 411 - Human Forensic Osteology Units: 3
• ANTH 421 - Field Archaeology Units: 3
• ANTH 430 - Field Course in Ethnography Units: 3

Anthropology: Linguistic Anthropology

• ANTH 340 - Language and Culture Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• ANTH 341 - Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
• ANTH 342 - Language and Sexuality Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Diversity

Anthropology: Sociocultural Anthropology

• ANTH 330 - Political Ecology Units: 3
• ANTH 333 - Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
• ANTH 334 - Human Sexuality: Anthropological Perspectives Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• ANTH 431 - Advanced Anthropological Theory Units: 3

Environmental Studies

• ENVT 101 - Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; Sustainability
• ENVT 225 - Fundamentals of GIS Units: 3
• ENVT 307 - Social Impact through Sustainable Solar Design Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
• ENVT 310 - Literature and Research Methods Units: 4
• ENVT 320 - Environmental Resource Analysis Units: 4
• ENVT 330 - Environment, Sustainability, and Social Justice Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Sustainability
• ENVT 340 - Climate Change Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
• ENVT 380 - Applied Field Studies Units: 3
• ENVT 398 - Internship Units: 1-3
• ENVT 410 - Environmental Impact Analysis Units: 3
• ENVT 445 - Water and Watershed Resources Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB
• ENVT 447 - Energy, Climate and Society Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
• ENVT 465 - Sustainable Communities and Development Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Sustainability
• ENVT 490 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
• ENVT 493 - Environmental Projects Units: 3
• ENVT 498 - Internship Units: 1-3

Geography

• GEOG 110 - Physical Geography: Earth Processes and Outcomes Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1
• GEOG 120 - Human Geography: Diversity and Globalization Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
• GEOG 125 - World Regions and Development Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
• GEOG 200 - Sustainable Resource Management Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
• GEOG 225 - Fundamentals of GIS Units: 3
• GEOG 310 - Literature and Research Methods Units: 4
• GEOG 320 - Environmental Resource Analysis Units: 4
• GEOG 330 - Historical Geography of North America Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D ; Sustainability
• GEOG 336 - Asian Americans: Multiculturalism and Spatial Disparity Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• GEOG 340 - Climate Change Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
• GEOG 350 - California Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Sustainability
• GEOG 351 - United States and Canada Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Sustainability
• GEOG 352 - Latin America and the Caribbean Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• GEOG 353 - Africa Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• GEOG 354 - China: Economic Development and Social Transformation Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• GEOG 355 - Asia Pacific Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• GEOG 356 - Europe Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• GEOG 360 - Computer Cartography Units: 3
• GEOG 375 - Fire Ecology and Management Units: 3
• GEOG 380 - Applied Field Studies Units: 3
• GEOG 397 - Issues in Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies Units: 3
• GEOG 398 - Internship Units: 1-3
• GEOG 425 - Advanced GIS Units: 3
• GEOG 445 - Water and Watershed Resources Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB
• GEOG 447 - Energy, Climate and Society Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
• GEOG 450 - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB
• GEOG 455 - Sustainable Food Systems Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Sustainability
• GEOG 461 - Remote Sensing of the Environment Units: 3
• GEOG 462 - Air Photo Interpretation Units: 3
• GEOG 465 - Sustainable Communities and Development Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Sustainability
• GEOG 490 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
• GEOG 497 - Issues in Geography Units: 3
• GEOG 498 - Internship Units: 1-3
• GEOG 499 - Senior Seminar in Geography Units: 3