(Code 470-601)

The Anthropology Certificate is a 12-credit certificate that is well defined and offers a coherent disciplinary approach to subjects that are often shared with other disciplines and fields of study such as history, culture, social processes, language, and human evolution broadly construed.  In providing specifically anthropological perspectives, the certificate serves to enrich and deepen student learning in other disciplines. It complements interdisciplinary majors like American Indian Studies; Latin American and Latinx Studies; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; as well as other disciplinary majors in the humanities and the social and natural sciences, including geography, history, and biology.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
12 credits, including:
Required Courses:
ANTH/AIS 161	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	3
AIS 444	Indigenous Theory and Methodologies	3
Elective Courses:		6
ANTH 165	Introduction to Physical Anthropology
ANTH 169	Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 234	Museum Curation
ANTH 291	Special Topics
ANTH/GEOG 312	Space, Society, Subject
ANTH/GEOG 313	Culture and Transnational Dynamics
ANTH 315	Language in Culture and Society
ANTH 325	North American Indians
ANTH 395	Directed Studies
ANTH 399	Independent Study - Juniors
ANTH 463	Religion and Culture
ANTH 491	Special Topics
ANTH 499	Independent Study - Seniors
One area course: A regional geography course in consultation with certificate advisor
Total Credits		12

Note: Courses included in the certificate program may not be applied to the major program.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing this program will be expected to meet the following learning outcomes:

• Understand  key anthropological concepts for explaining the human experience.
• Analyze socio-cultural dynamics in local, global, and comparative contexts.
• Appreciate for political and ethical issues of equity, diversity and inclusivity in contemporary and past socieities, as well as in the history and practice of anthropology.