Anthropology Minor
The minor consists of one core course and at least three electives, for a total of at least 15 credit hours.
The core course may be taken at either the lower- or upper-division level, SOA 103 Introduction to Anthropology or SOA 302 Understanding Cultures (only one may count toward the minor).
At least 8 hours must be taken at UIS; a maximum of two courses may be transferred for credit toward the minor.
Anthropology provides training in strategies to learn about cultures, diversity among and within cultures, understanding issues in cultural context, and appropriate problem-solving, cooperation, and communication across cultures.
Requirements
| Core Courses | ||
| SOA 103 | Introduction to Anthropology (or) | 3-4 |
| or SOA 302 | Understanding Cultures | |
| Elective Courses | 11-12 | |
| Peoples of the Past | ||
| Women and Gender in Mexico and the US | ||
| Introduction To Archaeology | ||
| Latina Lives: Frida to Selena | ||
| ECCE: Working USA and the 99% | ||
| Music, Technology, and Culture | ||
| Human Evolution: Biological and Cultural | ||
| ECCE: Music and Social Justice | ||
| ECCE: Brazil in Movies | ||
| ECCE: Latina/o/x USA | ||
| ECCE: Chicago: Life in the Big City from Hot Dogs to Hip Hop | ||
| Jazz in American Culture | ||
| ECCE: Latin America & the Hispanic Caribbean | ||
| ECCE: Arts and Identity in Pacific Island Cultures | ||
| ECCE: Nature, History, and Human Action | ||
| ECCE: American Musics | ||
| ECCE: Teen Talk Classic: Stories of Culture and Adolescence | ||
| ECCE: Culture, Health, and Power | ||
| ECCE: Women of Color and Minority Women | ||
| ECCE: Women Across Cultures | ||
| European Prehistory | ||
| Topics in Sociology/Anthropology | ||
| North American Indians: Culture and Ecology | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Electives
Select at least three elective courses in SOA, one of which must be chosen from the list below. At least one of the electives must be a 300- or 400-level course.