Requirements for the Anthropology Minor

Students majoring in a diverse array of disciplines choose to minor in anthropology. Courses taken in other disciplines may not count toward a minor. A maximum of one anthropology course taken at another institution may count toward the minor, including study-abroad programs, if approved by a major advisor.

A minor consists of six three-credit courses. Among these six must be:

• At least one course in three of the following four areas:
  
  • Principles of Sociocultural Analysis.
    
  • Ethnography.
    
  • Archaeology.
    
  • Linguistic Anthropology.
    
• At least one course in Anthropology which fulfills the major's non-western perspectives requirement.

Application for the MINOR in Global Culture and Commerce

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Virginia accepts applications for the Global Culture and Commerce (GCC) minor on a rolling basis. Please contact either Richard Handler (rh3y) or Rachel Most (rm5f) for more information.

The GCC minor focuses on the intersection of two sets of issues: (1) cultural translation and cross-cultural knowledge, and (2) local and global economic and cultural development. This minor speaks to a longstanding interest of College students for a liberal arts perspective on the world of international business. We plan to admit the second group of 20 students for Fall 2005.

The GCC minor will consist of six courses, to be distributed as described below, and one co-requisite language course BEYOND THE 202 LEVEL.

1. One course (in ANTH or another department) focusing on a cultural area other than the U.S. (this course may NOT also be used to satisfy the College's non-western perspectives distribution requirement);
   
2. Two ANTH courses focusing on or relevant to the study of transnational economic and cultural exchanges (for example, ANTH 225, 228, 267, 282, 305, 318, 329, 334, 337, 341, 355, 392, 518, 519, 522, 536, 585);
   
3. Two related courses from other College departments or the Commerce School to be selected in consultation with an advisor;
   
4. A capstone course (an appropriate upper-level seminar in ANTH or a related discipline);
   
5. One language course beyond the 202 level of any language taught at U.Va. (or in an approved study-abroad program).

The above courses may NOT be double-counted toward another major or minor, except for the co-requisite language course. Courses for the minor should be taken at U.Va., although courses taken abroad will be considered for inclusion by the program directors.

The program is directed by Richard Handler (Department of Anthropology) and Rachel Most (Department of Anthropology) who also serve as the academic advisors for students in the program. Admission to the minor will be by application. Interested students should send the following materials (in hard copy only, no e-mail attachments) to Richard Handler, College of Arts and Sciences, P.O. Box 400133, Garrett Hall:

Admission to the minor will be by application. Applications will be considered once a year, and will be due this year on April 20.

Interested students should send the following materials (in hard copy only, no e-mail attachments) to Richard Handler, College of Arts and Sciences, P.O. Box 400133, Garrett Hall:

1. A transcript (may be printed from ISIS Online);
   
2. A one-page statement of purpose (a discussion of the intellectual issues and ideas that you'd like to engage by pursuing the GCC minor).

Each student will plan his or her program with one of the directors, choosing courses in the above categories in a coordinated fashion. In general, each student's program will be designed to focus on a set of substantive issues, relevant to specific areas of the world. The program directors will consider exceptions to the co-requisite language requirement in the cases of bilingual students or students who wish to begin study of a second language.

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