Anthropology (Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology), Minor

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Students majoring in any field may minor in anthropology by completing at least 18 units in one of three areas of study: archaeology, biological anthropology, or cultural and linguistic anthropology.

The cultural and linguistic anthropology minor examines the variety of human cultures and societies, the diversity of the world’s languages, and the process by which people construct local, regional and global forms of social relationships. Students pursuing this minor will learn how people develop particular social identities and worldviews, use language and other forms of communication in social life, and how people create forms of community in a changing, globalizing world.

Contact Information

Department of Anthropology
Ansari Business Building 512
(775) 784-6704
anthro@unr.edu

College of Liberal Arts Student Center
Lincoln Hall 314
(775) 682-8745
https://www.unr.edu/liberal-arts/academic-advising

I. Program Requirements for Non-Majors (18 units)

Students majoring in another field may minor in Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology by completing the requirements in this section.

Minor GPA | 2.0
Minor Upper-Division Units | 9
Minor Residency Requirement | 6 Upper-Division Units in the minor at UNR
Unit Limits: Per College of Liberal Arts policy, no more than 9 units counted toward any major may be reused to meet the requirements of this minor.

A. Required Courses (9 units)

Complete ALL of the following:

ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 units) CO6
ANTH 106 - Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics (3 units) CO6, CO10
ANTH 201 - Peoples and Cultures of the World (3 units) CO11

B. Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology Electives (9 units)

Complete at least 9 units from the following:

ANTH 309 - Museum Studies (3 units) CO14
ANTH 378 - Basque Transnationalism in the United States (3 units) CO10
ANTH 401A - Contemporary Latin American Society (3 units) CO10
ANTH 401C - Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3 units) CO11
ANTH 401D - Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia (3 units) CO10, CO11
ANTH 402 - Comparative Social Organization (3 units) CO11
ANTH 405 - Language, Religion, Politics (3 units) CO11, CO13
ANTH 410 - Topics in Gender and Culture (3 units) CO10, CO11
ANTH 411B - Anthropology of Islam and Muslim Cultures (3 units) CO10, CO11
ANTH 411C - Peoples and Cultures of the Amazon (3 units) CO11
ANTH 412 - Basque Language, Society and Culture (3 units)
ANTH 413 - Museums, Architecture, City Renewal: The Bilbao Guggenheim (3 units) CO13
ANTH 414 - Basque Culture (3 units) CO13
ANTH 418 - Global/Local Inequalities (3 units) CO11, CO14
ANTH 419 - Anthropology of Law and Human Rights (3 units)
ANTH 420 - Magic, Witchcraft and Religion (3 units) CO11
ANTH 425 - Anthropology of Europe (3 units) CO11
ANTH 426 - Medical Anthropology (3 units)
ANTH 430 - Anthropology and Ecology (3 units)
ANTH 431 - Plants and People (3 units) CO9
ANTH 436 - History of Anthropology (3 units) CO13
ANTH 438 - Ethnographic Field Methods (4 units) CO14
ANTH 439 - Seminar in Cultural Anthropology (1 to 3 units)
ANTH 453 - Museum Training for Anthropologists (3 units) CO14
ANTH 454 - Anthropology Saves the World! (3 units) CO14
ANTH 470 - Gender and Migration: Women, Men, and Global Movement (3 units) CO10, CO11
ANTH 477 - War, Occupation & Memory in the Basque Country (3 units) CO13
ANTH 480 - Anthropological Linguistics (3 units) CO10
ANTH 484 - Language Endangerment and Revitalization (3 units) CO10, CO11, CO13
ANTH 485 - Language and Culture (3 units) CO10, CO13
ANTH 486 - Sport and Society from a Global Perspective (3 units) CO10

II. Program Requirements for Anthropology Majors (18 units)

Students majoring in Anthropology may minor in Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology by completing the requirements in this section.

Minor GPA | 2.0
Minor Upper-Division Units | 9
Minor Residency Requirement | 6 Upper-Division Units in the minor at UNR
Unit Limits:
- Per College of Liberal Arts policy, no more than 9 units counted toward any major may be reused to meet the requirements of this minor.
- Additional Limit: Coursework used to satisfy Anthropology major requirements may not be reused to meet the requirements of this minor.

Note: Anthropology majors pursuing this minor should regularly consult with an academic advisor to ensure ANTH courses taken are optimally distributed between major and minor requirements on their advising report in MyNevada.

A. Required Course (3 units)

ANTH 201 - Peoples and Cultures of the World (3 units) CO11

B. Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology Electives (15 units)

Complete at least 15 units from the elective courses listed in section I.B. above.