In an increasingly connected world, a foundation in multicultural studies is more important than ever. This minor allows students to develop a broad and deep understanding of the diversity and interconnectedness of societies around the world in the past and present. Students will be exposed to various cultures around the world in comparative and specialist courses from the perspectives of cultural and archaeological anthropology, including health, environment, governance, policy, and more.
Minor Requirements
- Students must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in all courses used to satisfy the minor. Students may make a request to the Undergraduate Coordinator to be granted the use of one C- toward the major requirements.
- At least 15 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF.
- Only two anthropology courses can overlap for students enrolled in multiple anthropology programs (minors or certificates). (Note: The myKnight Audit cannot capture overlapping courses between two or more programs; therefore, students should have their program reviewed by the department before filing for graduation.)
- Only one Internship, Co-op, Independent Study, Directed Research, or Study Abroad course can be used toward the minor with prior approval from the department advisor.
- Students should regularly consult with a department advisor.
Prerequisite Courses
- Most courses for this minor will have prerequisites completed as a part of a student's GEP requirement, as general electives, or a student can enroll into courses with consent of instructor.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
3 Total Credits
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- ANT2000 - General Anthropology (3)
- ANT2410 - Cultural Anthropology: Global Perspectives, Local Contexts (3)
Restricted Electives
15 - 16 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 5 of the following:
- ANT3026 - Mummies, Zombies, and Vampires: Anthropology of the Undead (3)
- ANT3107 - Blood and Valor in the Viking World (3)
- ANT3145 - Archaeology of Complex Societies (3)
- ANT3148 - Life and Death in Ancient Egypt (3)
- ANT3152 - Archaeology of the Greater Southwest (3)
- ANT3154 - Historical Archaeology (3)
- ANT3158 - Florida Archaeology (3)
- ANT3160 - Americas Before Columbus (3)
- ANT3161 - Ancient Mexico: Aztec to Zapotec (3)
- ANT3163 - Mesoamerican Archaeology (3)
- ANT3164 - Ancient Incas (3)
- ANT4168 - Maya Archaeology (3)
- ANT3169 - Life and Death in the Ancient Andes (3)
- ANT3173 - Archaeology of Sex (3)
- ANT3174 - Battlefield Archaeology (3)
- ANT3177 - Archaeology of Caribbean Piracy (3)
- ANT3179 - Australian Archaeology and Indigenous Cultures (3)
- ANT3212 - Peoples of the World (3)
- ANT3241 - Magic, Ritual, and Belief (3)
- ANT3245 - Native American Religions (3)
- ANT3275 - Anthropological Perspectives on Refugees (3)
- ANT3290 - Anthropology of Plants and People (3)
- ANT3302 - Sex, Gender and Culture (3)
- ANT3311 - Indians of the Southeastern United States (3)
- ANT3312 - Ethnology of North American Indians (3)
- ANT3330 - Anthropology of the Amazon (3)
- ANT3362 - Peoples of Southeast Asia (3)
- ANT3451 - Race Matters: Anthropological Approaches to Racism (3)
- ANT3541 - Biobehavioral Anthropology (3)
- ANT3550C - Primatology (3)
- ANT3610 - Language and Culture (3)
- ANT3701 - Engagement & Social Change: Public Anthropology (3)
- ANT3943 - Caribbean Archaeology Practicum (3)
- ANT4013 - Anthropology of Fast Food (3)
- ANT4027 - Mummies, Life After Death (3)
- ANT4034 - History of Anthropological Thought (3)
- ANT4051 - Environmental Anthropology (3)
- ANT4081 - Science, Technology, and Culture (3)
- ANT4105 - Saving the Plundered Past: Ethics and Controversy in Contemporary Archaeology (3)
- ANT4115C - Archaeological Method and Theory (3)
- ANT4123 - Archaeology of Coastal Societies (3)
- ANT4153 - North American Archaeology (3)
- ANT4170 - Household Archaeology: The Archaeology of Everyday Life (3)
- ANT4171 - Battle of the Sexes?: The Archaeology of Gender (3)
- ANT4183 - Archaeological Sciences (3)
- ANT4184 - Mortuary Archaeology (3)
- ANT4187 - Paleoethnobotany (3)
- ANT4332 - Latin America: Social Justice Futures (3)
- ANT4406 - Pain and Suffering: The Anthropology of Violence (3)
- ANT4408 - Culture, Disease, and Healing (3)
- ANT4441 - Anthropology of Cities (3)
- ANT4462 - Medical Anthropology (3)
- ANT4467 - Nutritional Anthropology (3)
- ANT4480 - Global Health in Anthropological Perspective (3)
- ANT4481 - Anthropology of Drugs and Addiction (3)
- ANT4482 - Anthropology of Mental Health (3)
- ANT4483 - Health and Healing in the Ancient World: An Anthropological Perspective (3)
- ANT4516 - Human Biological Diversity (3)
- ANT4521 - Forensic Anthropology (3)
- ANT4525C - Human Osteology (4)
- ANT4560 - Birth to Death: Anthropological Perspectives on Human Growth (3)
- ANT4586C - Human Origins (3)
- ANT4702 - Culture, Inequality and Global Development (3)
- ANT4802 - Ethnographic Research and Field Methods (3)
- ANT4852 - GIS Methods in Anthropology (3)
- ANT4854 - Advanced GIS Methods in Anthropology (3)
- ANT3010 - Digging Up Disney: An Archaeology of Walt Disney World, FL (3)
- ANT3016 - Fantastic Archaeology and Pseudoscience (3)
- ANT3017 - Muggle Studies: The Anthropology of Harry Potter (3)
- ANT3052 - Disaster Anthropology (3)
- ANT3082 - New Frontiers: Anthropology of Space (3)
- ANT3157 - First Peoples of the Caribbean (3)
- ANT3176 - African Archaeology and Prehistory (3)
- ANT3246 - Religion in Ancient Societies (3)
- ANT3538 - Ancient Plagues: Archaeological and Skeletal Evidence of Infectious Disease (3)
- ANT4108 - Empire of Remains: Bioarchaeology of Ancient Rome (3)
- ANT4165 - Archaeology of Pre-Columbian South America (3)
- ANT4178 - Archaeology of African American Life (3)
- ANT4189C - Lithic Analysis: Archaeology of Stone Tools (3)
- ANT4195C - A Pot for All Seasons: Archaeological Ceramic Analysis (3)
- ANT4405 - The Anthropology of Sport (3)
- ANT4486 - Anthropology of the Body (3)
- ANT4591 - Quantitative Methods in Biological Anthropology (3)
- ANT4851 - Digital Methods in Anthropology (3)
- ANT4933C - Landscape Archaeology (3)
- ANT4535 - Scientific Prejudice and Anthropology (3)
- ANT4190 - Professional Archaeology (3)
- ANT3011 - The Anthropology of American Television (3)
- Only one of the following may be taken: ANT 3905 - Directed Independent Study ANT 3940 - Internship Credit ANT 3949 - Cooperative Education in Anthropology ANT 3943 - Caribbean Archaeology Practicum ANT 3955 - Study Abroad ANT 4906 - Directed Independent Study ANT 4912 - Directed Independent Research ANT 4941 - Internship ANT 4949 - Cooperative Education ANT 4955 - Study Abroad ANG 5907 - Independent Study ANG 5917 - Directed Research
- None of the following may be taken: ANT 4903H - Honors Directed Reading I ANT 4904H - Honors Directed Reading II ANT 4970H - Undergraduate Honors Thesis
Grand Total Credits: 18 - 19