Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 18 units
- Grade Requirement: C– or better; Pass/No Pass grades do not count for the minor.
Required Courses
Two of the following three courses must be taken for a total of 6 credit units, and it is recommended that all three be taken:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 1510 | Introduction to Human Evolution | 3 |
| ANTHRO 1520 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 1530 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
Elective Courses
Students must complete 12 additional credit units, at least 9 of which must be at the 3000 level or higher.
Courses with anthropological themes and content can be counted toward the Anthropology major and minor. Examples of such courses include the following:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AFAS 3062 | Islam, Culture and Society in West Africa | 3 |
| AFAS 3105 | Transnational Black Feminisms | 3 |
| AFAS 3113 | Culture, Politics, and Society in Francophone Africa | 3 |
| AFAS 3201 | Race, Education & Inequality: From Segregation to Reform | 3 |
| AFAS 3304 | Race and Global Health Inequities: Social determinants and Intersectionality | 3 |
| AFAS 3601 | Beyond Sea, Sunshine and Soca: A History of the Caribbean | 3 |
| AFAS 4010 | Who's Afraid of Black Marxism? The Crises of Capitalism and Futures of Solidarity | 3 |
| AFAS 4040 | Gender, Sexuality, and Change in Africa | 3 |
| AFAS 4104 | Black Decolonial Thought: Conceptualizing Epistemic Violence From Frantz Fanon to Achille Mbembe | 3 |
| AFAS 4236 | Blackness in Brazil | 3 |
| AFAS 4350 | Theorizing Blackness: A Genealogy of Radical Thought in the Black World | 3 |
| AMCS 2270 | Topics in Native American Culture | 3 |
| COMPLITTHT 4052 | Citizenship: Historical, Cross-Cultural, and Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 |
| ENST 3710 | Introduction in GIS | 3 |
| GLOBAL 3006 | Global Health and Language | 3 |
| JIMES 3184 | A Rainbow Thread: A History of Queer Identities in Judaism and Islam | 3 |
| JIMES 3540 | Anthropological and Sociological Study of Muslim Societies | 3 |
| LATAM 3160 | Cultures of Health in Latin America | 3 |
| PUBHLTHSOC 2000 | Introduction to Global Health | 3 |
| PUBHLTHSOC 4011 | Water and Health in the Colonial and Postcolonial World | 3 |
| PUBHLTHSOC 4020 | Topics in Public Health & Society | 3 |
| RELPOL 3070 | Islam, Gender, Sexuality | 3 |
Students should consult with the program coordinator or Director of Undergraduate Studies to make sure a course offered outside of Anthropology will count toward their major/minor.
Additional Information
- Students should register for any courses listed under Anthropology (ANTHRO) in the Bulletin to have the credit units count toward the Anthropology minor. 3 credit units of courses housed in other departments can be counted toward the Anthropology minor; however, advanced courses used to satisfy program requirements cannot also be counted toward another major/minor per Arts & Sciences policy.
- Courses taken Pass/No Pass and courses in which a student earns less than a C– do not fulfill the minor requirements.
- A maximum of 3 credit units of coursework taken through WashU Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS) may be counted toward the minor. Online courses taken through CAPS do not count toward the minor.
- A maximum of 6 credit units of nontraditional courses — including CAPS, study abroad, honors, and directed-research courses — may be counted toward the advanced electives in the minor. Additional details are included below.
Research
Many Anthropology courses include research components and final projects. Minors can also take part in research at the beginning, intermediate, or advanced level in any subdiscipline and gain credit through approved directed research with faculty who have ongoing research projects. Research opportunities in anthropological lab or field research include projects in archaeology, paleoethnobotany, geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, genetic studies, geographic information systems, human ecology, paleoanthropology, stable isotopic analyses, and primate studies. Students may count a maximum of 3 units of directed research credit (ANTHRO 2900 Introduction to Directed Research, ANTHRO 3900 Intermediate Directed Research, ANTHRO 4988 Advanced Directed Anthropological Research I, or ANTHRO 4989 Advanced Directed Anthropological Research II) with any individual faculty member toward the major.
Study Abroad
The department recognizes and accepts courses from a number of semester and year abroad programs. Specific information about study abroad policies is available on the Anthropology department website or by consultation with the study abroad coordinator. Students may petition to count up to 6 credit units of study abroad elective credit toward the general anthropology minor. Students should contact the Anthropology study abroad coordinator to discuss the requirements for study abroad credit and to gain approval for the transfer of credit.
Transfer Credit
Students who wish to transfer credits from other institutions, including those abroad, must have approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Internships
Anthropology minors may gain pre-professional experience by taking part in supervised internships in businesses, cultural institutions, and community agencies. Students must have department approval for an internship and must work with an Anthropology faculty sponsor during the fall or spring semester. Internships (ANTHRO 3000 Internships in Anthropology) may only be taken for Pass/No Pass credit and do not count toward the minor requirements.
Contact Info
| Contact: | Erin Coleman |
| Phone: | 314-935-5309 |
| Email: | colemane@wustl.edu |
| Website: | http://anthropology.wustl.edu |