Anthropology Minor

College of Sciences
Department of Anthropology, Howard Phillips Hall,
Room: 309
http://www.cos.ucf.edu/anthropology
Email: anthro@ucf.edu

Dr. Sarah Barber
Phone: 407-823-2227

The Anthropology minor develops a student’s holistic understanding of the past and present human condition.

Minor Admission Requirements

The minor is not open to Anthropology majors.

Minor Requirements

Students must earn a grade of “C” (2.0) or better in all courses used to satisfy the minor.
At least 15 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF within the department of Anthropology.
Only two anthropology courses can overlap for students enrolled in multiple anthropology programs (minors or certificates).

Prerequisite Courses

Students must satisfy each course’s prerequisites before enrolling in the class.

Required Courses (9 Credit Hours)

May substitute one upper level anthropology course with prior permission.

Complete three of the following courses:

ANT 2000 - General Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 2140 - Archaeology and the Rise of Human Culture Credit Hours: 3
ANT 2410 - Cultural Anthropology: Global Perspectives, Local Contexts Credit Hours: 3
ANT 2511 - The Human Species Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Complete at least three of the following courses:

ANT 3026 - Mummies, Zombies, and Vampires: Anthropology of the Undead Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3106 - Archaeology and Popular Culture Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3107 - Blood and Valor in the Viking World Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3142 - Old World Prehistory Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3145 - Archaeology of Complex Societies Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3148 - Life and Death in Ancient Egypt Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3152 - Cliffs, Canyons, and Deserts: Ancient Societies of the Greater Southwest Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3154 - A Survey of American Historical Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3158 - Florida Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3160 - Americas Before Columbus Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3161 - Ancient Mexico: Aztec to Zapotec Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3163 - Mesoamerican Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3164 - Ancient Incas Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3165 - Archaeology of South America Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3168 - Maya Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3169 - Life and Death in the Ancient Andes Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3173 - Archaeology of Sex Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3174 - Battlefield Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3177 - Archaeology of Caribbean Piracy Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3179 - Australian Archaeology and Indigenous Cultures Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3212 - Peoples of the World Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3241 - Magic, Ritual, and Belief Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3245 - Native American Religions Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3275 - Anthropological Perspectives on Refugees Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3290 - Anthropology of Plants and People Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3302 - Sex, Gender and Culture Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3311 - Indians of the Southeastern United States Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3312 - Ethnology of North American Indians Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3313 - Indians of North America High Plains Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3319 - Slavery, Resistance, and Cultural Dynamics Among African People in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3330 - Anthropology of the Amazon Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3362 - Peoples of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3541 - Biobehavioral Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3550C - Primatology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3610 - Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3701 - Engagement & Social Change: Public Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3943 - Caribbean Archaeology Practicum Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4013 - Anthropology of Fast Food Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4027 - Mummies, Life After Death Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4034 - History of Anthropological Thought Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4051 - Environmental Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4105 - Saving the Plundered Past: Ethics and Controversy in Contemporary Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4115C - Archaeological Method and Theory Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4123 - Archaeology of Coastal Societies Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4153 - North American Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4170 - Household Archaeology: The Archaeology of Everyday Life Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4171 - Anthropology: The Battle of the Sexes?: The Archaeology of Gender Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4180C - Seminar in Laboratory Analysis Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4183 - Archaeological Sciences Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4184 - Mortuary Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4187 - Paleoethnobotany Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4332 - People and Cultures of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4406 - Pain and Suffering: The Anthropology of Violence Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4408 - Culture, Disease, and Healing Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4441 - Anthropology of Cities Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4462 - Medical Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4467 - Nutritional Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4480 - Global Health in Anthropological Perspective Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4481 - Anthropology of Drugs and Addiction Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4482 - Anthropology of Mental Health Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4483 - Health and Healing in the Ancient World: An Anthropological Perspective Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4516 - Human Biological Diversity Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4521 - Forensic Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4525C - Human Osteology Credit Hours: 4
ANT 4560 - Birth to Death: Anthropological Perspectives on Human Growth Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4586C - Human Origins Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4702 - Culture, Inequality and Global Development Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4802 - Ethnographic Field Methods Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4824 - Advanced Archaeological Fieldwork Credit Hours: 9
ANT 4852 - GIS Methods in Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4854 - Advanced GIS Methods in Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANT 3451 - Race Matters: Anthropological Approaches to Racism Credit Hours: 3
ANT 4081 - Science, Technology, and Culture Credit Hours: 3

Foreign Language Requirements

None

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 18

Other Requirements

No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used to satisfy the minor.

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