Bachelor of Arts, Minor in Anthropology
Description
The Minor in Anthropology enables students to acquire skills and a well-rounded knowledge base in both the general discipline of anthropology and a specific sub-field of study (i.e., archaeology and biological anthropology, or cultural anthropology) that suits their individual interests.
It is our intention that these requirements provide students with employability skills that include:
a) critical thinking skills;
b) cross-cultural and historical awareness in a multicultural society affected by globalization;
c) the ability to apply abstract ideas to deal with specific issues or problems;
d) practical and cross-cultural experience in the areas of archaeological, forensic, and ethnographic research.
Content
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete all requirements in the Bachleor of Arts framework in addition to their major or minor program requirements.
1000 Level – First Year Courses
The following 9 credits are required:
ANTH 1100 Social & Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
ANTH 1200 Biological Anthropology (3 credits)
ANTH 1300 Archaeology (3 credits)
Recommended:
ANTH 1217 Forensic Anthropology (formerly 1125) (3 credits)
Note: This course can be used for Quantitative credits for lower division. It is the pre-requisite for ANTH 2217 and 3220 [forthcoming course].
Completion of the courses listed above with a minimum GPA of 2.0 will fulfill prerequisites to all 2000-level Anthropology courses.
2000 Level – Second Year Courses
A minimum of nine credits, including a minimum of three credits in a methods (*) course:
ANTH 2100 Method and Ethics in Anthropology (3 credits)*
ANTH 2120 Cross-Cultural Women’s Studies (3 credits) (formerly 1229)
ANTH 2133 Religion, Magic and Witchcraft (3 credits) (formerly 1230)
ANTH 2140 First Nations Cultures of B.C. (3 credits) (formerly 1220)
ANTH 2142 First Nations Cultures of Canada (3 credits) (formerly 1260)
ANTH 2160 Culture and Environment (3 credits) (formerly 1240)
ANTH 2163 Culture, Health and Healing (3 credits) (formerly 1275)
ANTH 2217 Forensic Methods & Analysis (3 credits)*
ANTH 2300 Archaeological Methods (3 credits)*
ANTH 2301 Archaeological Methods for Cultural Resource Management (3 credits)*
ANTH 2310 Archaeology of Death (3 credits)
ANTH 2320 Archaeology of the Old World (3 credits) (formerly 1215)
ANTH 2340 Archaeology of the New World (3 credits) (formerly 1216)
NOTE: ANTH 2100*, 2217*, 2300*, and 2301* are methods courses.
3000 Level – Third Year Courses
A minimum of twelve credits, including a minimum of three credits in a theory (**) course:
ANTH 3100 Anthropological Theory (3 credits) **
ANTH 3130 The Sikhs: Culture, Religion, and Society (3 credits)
ANTH 3168 Deviance Across Cultures (3 credits)
ANTH 3188 Visual Anthropology (3 credits)
ANTH 3220 Human Osteology (3 credits) [forthcoming course]
ANTH 3300 Archaeological Theory (3 credits) [forthcoming course] **
ANTH 3330 East Asian Archaeology (3 credits)
ANTH 3340 British Columbia Archaeology (3 credits)
ANTH 3361 Archaeology Field Studies (6 credits)
ANTH 3500 Directed Readings in Anthropology (3 credits) [forthcoming course]
ANTH 3510 Anthropology of Genocide (3 credits) [forthcoming course]
NOTES:
ANTH 3100** and 3300** are theory courses.
ANTH 2301, 3340, and 3361 will be offered simultaneously as a field school option for upper level students in Summer Term.
4000 Level – Fourth Year Courses
Required Course:
ANTH 4500 Culture, Community, and Well-Being (3 credits) [forthcoming course]
NOTES:
Anthropology Minor with a Cultural Anthropology Focus
For an Anthropology Minor with a focus on cultural anthropology, students are advised to choose from the following course offerings: ANTH 2100, 2120, 2133, 2140, 2142, 2160, 2163, 2310, 3100, 3130, 3168, 3188, 3500 [forthcoming course], 3510 [forthcoming course], 4500 [forthcoming course].
Anthropology Minor with an Archaeology & Biological Anthropology Focus
For an Anthropology Minor with a focus on archaeology and biological anthropology, students are advised to choose from the following course offerings: ANTH 2217, 2300, 2301, 2310, 2320, 2340, 3220 [forthcoming course], 3300 [forthcoming course], 3330, 3340, 3361, 3500 [forthcoming course], 3510 [forthcoming course], 4500 [forthcoming course].
Graduation
Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible for a Minor in Anthropology as a supplement to any Bachelor of Arts degree program, or when combined with a second minor program, a Bachelor of Arts, Double Minor.
