Minor in Anthropology

Program Learning Outcomes for the Minor in Anthropology

Upon completing the minor in Anthropology, students will be able to:

1. Understand the origins and current state of approaches and methods across the discipline’s subfield.
2. Describe anthropology’s unique, comparative, and historically informed perspective on human social, cultural, and political continuity and variation.
3. Make use of anthropology’s critical perspectives to understand contemporary social and cultural practices in the world around them.
4. Utilize critical reading and thinking skills to make original arguments about the significance of social and cultural practices in the world around them.

Requirements for the Minor in Anthropology 

Students pursuing the minor in Anthropology must complete:

• A minimum of 6 courses (18 credit hours) to satisfy minor requirements.
• A minimum of 3 courses (9 credit hours) taken at the 300-level or above.
• A maximum of 2 courses (6 credit hours) from study abroad or transfer credit. For additional departmental guidelines regarding transfer credit, see the Policies tab. 

The courses listed below satisfy the requirements for this minor. In certain instances, courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the minor’s academic advisor or, where applicable, the Program Director. (Course substitutions must be formally applied and entered into Degree Works by the minor's Official Certifier). Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken.

Summary

Minor Requirements

Footnotes and Additional Information

Policies for the Minor in Anthropology

Program Restrictions and Exclusions

Students pursuing the minor in Anthropology should be aware of the following program restriction:

• As noted in Majors, Minors, and Certificates, i.) students may declare their intent to pursue a minor only after they have first declared a major, and ii.) students may not major and minor in the same subject.

Transfer Credit 

For Rice University’s policy regarding transfer credit, see Transfer Credit. Some departments and programs have additional restrictions on transfer credit. Requests for transfer credit must be approved for Rice equivalency by the designated transfer credit advisor for the appropriate academic department offering the Rice equivalent course (corresponding to the subject code of the course content). The Office of Academic Advising maintains the university’s official list of transfer credit advisors on their website: https://oaa.rice.edu. Students are encouraged to meet with the applicable transfer credit advisor as well as their academic program director when considering transfer credit possibilities. 

Departmental Transfer Credit Guidelines

Students pursuing the minor in Anthropology should be aware of the following departmental transfer credit guidelines:

• No more than 2 courses (6 credit hours) of transfer credit from U.S. or international universities of similar standing as Rice may apply towards the minor.
• Dr. Eugenia Georges is the undergraduate transfer credit advisor. All students seeking transfer credit in anthropology for courses taken elsewhere should see Dr. Eugenia Georges for approval.

Additional Information 

For additional information, please see the Anthropology website: https://anthropology.rice.edu/.

Opportunities for the Minor in Anthropology