An anthropology minor is very complementary to related majors in the College of Arts and Sciences including history, economics, geography, global studies, religion and psychology.
The anthropology minor, like the major program, offers you multiple options to gain a strong grounding in a particular facet of the discipline, without fulfilling the full range of requirements of the major. The minor is a focused course of study on one of three subfields.
Minor in Anthropology with Archaeology and Heritage Management Focus
Students interested in the study of past human cultures, preservation and interpretation of archaeological sites and management of cultural resources can tailor their anthropology minor to focus on archaeology and heritage management. We will recommend courses that will enable you to study major developments in human history, apply archaeological methods to the investigation of specific cultures and regions, and build professional skills surrounding the protection, preservation and interpretation of archaeological cultures, sites, and objects.
Minor in Anthropology with Global Health Focus
If you are interested in human health and its variation within and across different populations, cultures, and societies, you can tailor your minor in Anthropology to focus on global health. The anthropology department offers a variety of courses centered on biological and cultural anthropology and related to the body and health in varying cultural, social, and environmental settings. These courses are designed for students with an interest in biological anthropology, medical anthropology, diversity and health, and public and global health.
Anthropology Minor Focus in Global Health
(Please email completed form to Jeanne.Shea@uvm.edu and Margaret.Gilman@uvm.edu )
Declare an Anthropology Minor.
https://www.uvm.edu/registrar/forms-students
Visit the course catalog for the general Anthropology minor requirements.
2020-2021 Global Health Focus Requirements
1) Two required core courses (6 credits), including Anth 021 and Anth 026, and
2) Two track-specific courses at the 100-level or above (6 credits) from the approved list of courses (see Global Health Concentration course list in the major concentration above), and
3) One additional track-specific course at any level (3 credits) from the approved list for the Global Health Concentration (see above), and
4) One additional Anthropology course at 100-level or above (3 credits).
- Current Global Health Focus Requirements (DOCX)
Old_Global_Health_Concentration_Requirements.pdf (PDF)- (only students who declared prior to December 2017 may opt to follow these older requirements)
These supplementary advising materials designed for the major concentration may also be helpful to students with the global health minor focus:
Minor in Anthropology with Social Action Focus
Interested in the ways in which anthropological approaches to inequality, diversity, and social justice can inform policymaking, the provision of social services, international aid, and advocacy? If this sounds like you, you have the option of tailoring your anthropology minor to focus on social action. Here we outline the social action focus by suggesting a program of courses centered on linguistic and cultural anthropology that interrogate power, inequality, poverty, and social movements in varying sociocultural and historical settings. These suggestions are designed for students with an interest in social justice, non-profit and non-governmental organizations, international development, human rights, and social services, advocacy, and policy.