Minor in Anthropology
Students taking the Anthropology minor learn how the human experience in both the past and present involves the interaction of many factors including social, cultural, political, economic, historical, environmental, and biological factors. Thus, the holistic understanding provided by anthropology draws on knowledge that encompasses the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences.
Through coursework, students learn basic anthropological concepts and methods of study, while also exploring various topics in depth from socio-cultural, archaeological and biological anthropology.
Minimum Requirements1
- ANTH 001 Introduction to Socio-cultural Anthropology
- One additional lower division course from the following:
- ANTH 003 Introduction to Anthropological Archaeology
- ANTH 005 Introduction to Biological Anthropology
- One upper division methods course within ANTH 170 through ANTH 179 series
- Three additional upper-division courses in at least two of the following subfields:
- Socio-cultural anthropology (within ANTH 110 through ANTH 129 series)
- Anthropological archaeology (within ANTH 130 through ANTH 149 series)
- Biological anthropology (within ANTH 150 through ANTH 169 series)
1 All requirements are for informational purposes only. Please consult the current UC Merced catalog, or your advisor for official requirements.