Courses
The scope of anthropology as a discipline means that our undergraduate courses must cover a wide variety of topics. At the University of Minnesota, you are required to take at least one course in each of the following anthropological subfields:
- Cultural
- Biological
- Archaeological
- Linguistic
Our wide array of course options makes it easy to fulfill this requirement. Undergraduates can choose to dabble in various subdisciplines of anthropology, or can choose a set of courses that will further hone their skills within a specific subfield. In addition to meeting the major requirements, many of our courses also satisfy CLA requirements, such as diversity credits and writing-intensive curriculums. With the breadth and depth of anthropology courses available, students are guaranteed to find classes that both interest them and fulfill graduation requirements.
Regardless of which courses anthropology students take, they can be confident that they will graduate with a well-rounded education, keen writing and critical thinking skills, and a broadened view of our world and the people who inhabit it.
Spring 2021
Course Number | Course Title | Sections |
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ANTH 1001 | Human Evolution | Sections [14] |
ANTH 1003V | Understanding Cultures: Honors | Sections [2] |
ANTH 1003W | Understanding Cultures | Sections [9] |
ANTH 3002 | Sex, Evolution, and Behavior: Examining Human Evolutionary Biology | Sections [5] |
ANTH 3003 | Cultural Anthropology | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3004 | Great Controversies in Anthropology | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3005W | Language, Culture, and Power | Sections [5] |
ANTH 3009 | Prehistoric Pathways to World Civilizations | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3036 | The Body in Society | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3145W | Urban Anthropology | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3206 | Sex, Murder, and Bodily Discharges: Purity and Pollution in the Ancien... | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3306W | Medical Anthropology | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3327W | Inca, Aztec & Maya Civilizations | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3401 | The Human Fossil Record | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3601 | Archaeology and Native Americans | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3913 | Capstone Project Planning | Sections [19] |
ANTH 3980 | Topics in Anthropology | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4007 | Laboratory Techniques in Archaeology | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4009W | Warfare and Human Evolution | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4013 | Capstone Project Writing Seminar | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4013H | Capstone Project Writing Seminar | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4019 | Symbolic Anthropology | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4043 | Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings: Archaeology of Northern Europe | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4077 | Neanderthals: Biology and Culture of Humanity's Nearest Relative | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4093 | In-Class Capstone Project | Sections [21] |
ANTH 4344 | Europe and its Margins | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4991 | Independent Study | Sections [19] |
ANTH 4992 | Directed Readings | Sections [19] |
ANTH 4993 | Directed Study | Sections [19] |
ANTH 4994W | Directed Research | Sections [19] |
ANTH 5045W | Urban Anthropology | Sections [1] |
ANTH 5128 | Anthropology of Education | Sections [1] |
ANTH 5221 | Anthropology of Material Culture | Sections [1] |
ANTH 5327W | Inca, Aztec & Maya Civilizations | Sections [1] |
ANTH 5401 | The Human Fossil Record | Sections [1] |
ANTH 5448 | Applied Heritage Management | Sections [1] |
ANTH 5601 | Archaeology and Native Americans | Sections [1] |
ANTH 5980 | Topics in Anthropology | Sections [1] |
Fall 2021
Course Number | Course Title | Sections |
---|---|---|
ANTH 1001 | Human Evolution | Sections [15] |
ANTH 1003V | Understanding Cultures: Honors | Sections [2] |
ANTH 1003W | Understanding Cultures | Sections [11] |
ANTH 3001 | Introduction to Archaeology | Sections [4] |
ANTH 3003 | Cultural Anthropology | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3005W | Language, Culture, and Power | Sections [5] |
ANTH 3009 | Prehistoric Pathways to World Civilizations | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3021W | Anthropology of the Middle East | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3034W | Roots Music in American Culture and Society | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3035 | Anthropologies of Death | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3047W | Anthropology of Sex, Gender and Sexuality | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3242W | Hero, Savage, or Equal? Representations of NonWestern Peoples in the M... | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3306W | Medical Anthropology | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3327W | Inca, Aztec & Maya Civilizations | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3401 | The Human Fossil Record | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3402 | Zooarchaeology Laboratory | Sections [1] |
ANTH 3913 | Capstone Project Planning | Sections [20] |
ANTH 4007 | Laboratory Techniques in Archaeology | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4013 | Capstone Project Writing Seminar | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4013H | Capstone Project Writing Seminar | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4035 | Ethnographic Research Methods | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4047 | Anthropology of American Culture | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4069 | Historical Ecology & Anthropology of the Environment | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4093 | In-Class Capstone Project | Sections [20] |
ANTH 4101 | Decolonizing Archives | Sections [1] |
ANTH 4991 | Independent Study | Sections [20] |
ANTH 4992 | Directed Readings | Sections [20] |
ANTH 4993 | Directed Study | Sections [20] |
ANTH 4994W | Directed Research | Sections [20] |
ANTH 5021W | Anthropology of the Middle East | Sections [1] |
ANTH 5244 | Interpreting Ancient Bone | Sections [1] |
ANTH 5327W | Inca, Aztec & Maya Civilizations | Sections [1] |
ANTH 5401 | The Human Fossil Record | Sections [1] |
ANTH 5402 | Zooarchaeology Laboratory | Sections [1] |