Requirements for the Minor
The minor consists of seven courses, at least four of which must be at the upper-division level (3000 or above). Four of the seven are core courses (one from each of the areas listed below) and three are electives.
The electives must be taken from at least two of the 4 areas, and at least 2 must be outside the student's major. Courses listed as core courses can also be taken as electives.
- Hominin Evolution and Genetics
- Human Form and Function
- Evolution of Human Behavior and Culture
- Human Ecology and Environment
Hominin Evolution and Genetics
Core course:
Anthro 1020 Human Origins: Evolution and Diversity, or
Anthro 4232 Human Biology
Electives:
Anthro. 1050 The Evolution of Human Nature
Anthro. 2020 Human Evolution
Anthro. 4261 Paleoanthropology
Anthro./Biol. 5221 Human Evolutionary Genetics
Anthro. 5331 Pleistocene Archaeology
Anthro. 6281 Primates
Biol. 2210 Human Genetics
Biol. 3410 Ecology and Evolution
Biol./Anthro. 5471 Fundamental Methods of Evolutionary Ecology
Biol. 6420 Genetics and Genome Organization
Human Form and Function
Core course:
Biol. 2325 Human Anatomy, or
Biol. 2420 Human Physiology, or
Biol. 5360 Human Form, Function and Evolution
Electives:
Anthro. 4133 Maternal and Child Health
Anthro. 4271 Human Osteology
Anthro. 4272 Forensic Anthropology
Anthro. 4291 Evolution of Human Health
Biol. 3310 Comparative Vertebrate Morphology
Biol. 3320 Comparative Physiology
Biol. 3330 Behavioral Neurobiology
Biol. 5315 Advanced Human Anatomy
Biol. 5330 Neural Mechanisms of Behavior
Evolution of Human Behavior and Culture
Core course:
Anthro. 4461 Behavioral Ecology and Anthropology, or
Anthro. 4481 Evolutionary Psychology
Electives:
Anthro. 2018 Human Universals
Anthro 4131 Evolution of Societies and Cultures
Anthro. 4138 Anthropology of Violence and NonViolence
Anthro. 4183 Sex and Gender: Biosocial Perspectives
Anthro. 4184 Hunter-Gatherer Ethnology
Biol. 3430 Behavioral Ecology
Biol. 5320 The Biology of Aggression
Human Ecology and Environment
Any of the following courses will satisfy the core course requirement in this area.
Anthro. 4186 Human Ecology
Biol. 1020 Ecology and Global Change
Biol. 3410 Ecology and Evolution
Biol. 3460 Global Environmental Issues
Biol. 5440 Urban Ecology
Biol. 5490 Ecosystem Ecology