Anthropology Minor

Anthropology is the comparative study of human thought, experience, and behavior in all of its complexity and diversity. The anthropological perspective is crucial for navigating an increasingly global world. The Anthropology minor is part of the Anthropology/Sociology Program, housed in the Social Inquiry Department. The minor is designed to complement a wide array of majors and is supported by faculty in a range of disciplines.

Programs

Student Learning Outcomes

• Cultivate awareness and analysis of the role of "culture" as it shapes and is shaped by persons' worldviews, practices, identities, and lived experience in historical, global, and structural context.
• Demonstrate a critical, historically informed understanding of the study of human diversity. 
• Use appropriate research methods, including observation and interviews, to study culture and social life.
• Engage with diverse people, perspectives, and practices in an open-minded, empathetic, and self-reflective manner.
• Integrate questions, evidence, and interpretation effectively in written and oral presentations.

Faculty and Staff

Deborah Augsburger, Professor, Anthropology

Contributing Faculty and Academic Staff

Haji Dokhanchi, Professor, Political Science
Cheong Soon Gan, Associate Professor, History
Mollie Greenberg, Assistant Teaching Professor
Daniela Mansbach, Professor, Political Science
Chantal Norrgard, Assistant Professor, First Nation Studies