Anthropology
Faculty
Mary H. Pulford, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Contributing Faculty and Academic Staff
Michael Ball, Professor, Sociology
Chip Beal, Assistant Professor, First Nations Studies
Gary W. Johnson, Assistant Professor, First Nations Studies
Marshall Johnson, Professor, Sociology
Galdyce Nahbenayash, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies
David Obermiller, Assistant Professor, History
Priscilla Starratt, Professor, History
Pope Wright, Professor, Art
Jeremy Craycraft, Lecturer, Music
Richard Hudelson, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Khalil Dokhanchi, Professor, Political Science
Anthropology Minor
The Anthropology minor is an interdisciplinary inquiry of the nature and meaning of the concept of culture. It is housed in the Department of Social Inquiry and is a component of the Anthropology/Sociology Program. The Anthropology minor supports the liberal arts mission of the university and seeks to help students be life-long learners by applying the skills of reflective judgment and community responsibility. The Anthropology minor is designed to complement a wide array of majors.
Twenty-one credits are required for a minor in Anthropology:
· Nine of the 21 credits must be at the 300 level or above.
· Fifteen of the 21 credits must be Anthropology (ANTH).
Required Courses:
ANTH 101 The Human Experience......................................................3 credits
ANTH 315 Cultural Anthropology........................................................3 credits
See specific program course descriptions for information on required or elective courses.
Choose nine credits from:
ANTH 301 Study Abroad.......................................................................0-6 credits
ANTH 302 Physical Anthropology and Archaeology.............................3 credits
ANTH 306 African Archaeology ...........................................................3 credits
ANTH 320 Environmental Anthropology...............................................3 credits
ANTH 368 Cultures of Mesoamerica......................................................3 credits
ANTH 490 Selected Topics in Anthropology ........................................3 credits
ANTH 499 Independent Study..............................................................1-4 credits
Choose six credits from:
ART 331 Black Art/African Art.............................................................3 credits
FNS 110 Survey of First Nations Culture...............................................3 credits
FNS 230 First Nations Myths and Legends............................................3 credits
FNS 242 First Nations Values and Spiritual Beliefs...............................3 credits
FNS 460 Study of First Nations Women................................................3 credits
HIST 160 Arab Culture and Society.....................................................3 credits
HIST 161 African Peoples and Issues...................................................3 credits
HIST 219 History of Premodern East Asia............................................3 credits
HIST 220 History of Modern East Asia ................................................3 credits
HIST 240 Africa in Early Times.............................................................3 credits
HIST 241 Africa in Modern Times........................................................3 credits
HIST 281 The Muslim World ..........................................................3 credits
HIST 403 Voices of African Women......................................................3 credits
HIST 404 Voices of Arab Women.........................................................3 credits
HIST 406 Voices of East Asian Women ................................................3 credits
MUSI 161 Music and World Culture......................................................3 credits
PHIL 175 Philosophy of Religion............................................................3 credits
POLS 270 International Peace Studies and Film......................................3 credits
POLS 271 International Peace Studies and Literature..............................3 credits
SPAN 303 Latin American Culture and Civilization...............................3 credits
SPAN 315 Voices of Hispanic Women..................................................3 credits
SOCI 273 Race and Ethnicity.................................................................3 credits
SOCI 450 The Construction of Race and Nationality .............................3 credits