Cumulative Competencies for the Anthropology Minor
Level I: Anthropology 100 Level Courses
By the end of their first year, minors should have taken 2 Anthropology 100 level courses and:
- know and use anthropological concepts
- know the major perspectives of anthropology (linguistic, cultural, archaeological, biological) and be familiar with the general orientation of the two of these perspectives
- appreciate and be aware of the diversity of humans in space and time
- understand the effects of social race, class, and ethnicity on human life
- have experience writing anthropologically
- be able to think critically
Level II: Anthropology 100 & 200 Courses
By the end of their second year, minors should have completed their 100-level course requirements, and:
- be able to integrate the perspectives of three areas of anthropology
- be able to apply anthropological concepts to specific cultures
- know how to find anthropological literature on relevant topics (articles, ethnographies, research projects)
- be able to develop oral presentations
Level III: Anthropology 300 & 400 Level Courses
During their third year minors should be able to:
- understand a culture area, including the similarities and diversities in it
- look at a cultural topic in a large number of cultures throughout the world
- read and use scholarly literature
- recognize theory and method in the anthropological literature
- develop an integrated research paper using professional sources
- consistently and accurately use the American Anthropological Association and American Antiquity style citation formats