Cultural Anthropology Minor

The minor in cultural anthropology explores area and method and theory coursework and consists of 15 upper division credit hours. This minor is for students interested in world cultures, and human practices.

Campus: Knoxville

Minor Requirements

The minor in anthropology consists of 15 hours of upper-division anthropology courses.

Prerequisites: Choose one course from the following category:

Choose one course from the following category: (3 Credit Hours)

Category Cultural Anthropology

ANTH 130* - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 137* - Honors: Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours

Sub-Core

Choose one course from the following two categories: (3 Credit Hours)

Category 1 (Biological Anthropology)

ANTH 110* - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 117* - Honors: Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Credit Hours

Category 2 (Archaeology)

ANTH 120* - Introduction to World Archaeology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 127* - Honors: Introduction to World Archaeology 3 Credit Hours

Select 12 Credit Hours:

In consultation with an Anthropology advisor, select twelve credit hours from the following two areas.

Culture Method and Theory

Select two courses from the following list:

ANTH 325* - Migration and Transnationalism 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 370* - Gender and Globalization 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 410 - Principles of Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 412 - Ethnographies of Trauma 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 414 - Political Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 415* - Environmental Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 416 - Engaged Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 419 - Anthropology of Human Rights 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 420* - Disasters 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 421 - Refugees and Displaced People 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 422 - Anthropology of Global Inequality 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 423* - Feminist Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 424 - Queer Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 425 - Humanitarianism 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 426 - Decolonization 3 Credit Hours

Culture Area Courses (6 Credit Hours)