Minor in Anthropology

Our students become talented critical thinkers who grapple with the big questions about humanity, who understand archaeology, biological anthropology and cultural anthropology, and who apply this knowledge in a range of careers.

Anthropology is the study of people, both ancient and modern, in their cultural, biological and environmental contexts. Anthropologists get to ask and answer the big questions about humanity. Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? A minor in anthropology allows students to explore the foundations of anthropology and its subfields: archaeology, biological anthropology and cultural anthropology.

  • Understand what it means to be human through time, from our earliest ancestors to the modern cultures of the world
  • Gain a different perspective of the world and its people
  • Complement your undergraduate studies with a minor

The Department of Anthropology ranked third in the country by Academic Analytics based on scholarly output (2019)

Every summer, the Department of Anthropology conducts an archaeological field school for qualifying undergraduate and graduate students 

The University of Colorado Boulder is home to the CU Museum of Natural History, where students can get hands-on museum curation and paleontological experience

Be successful.

A minor in anthropology allows you to enter the workforce with an understanding of people and society within a historical context.  

 

Broaden your employment possibilities with additional knowledge and skills gained from a minor

 

Research assistant, fieldworker, postsecondary teacher and cultural research management analyst are common opportunities to apply this minor

 

Employment of anthropologists and archeologists is projected to grow 10% from 2018 to 2028, faster than the average for all occupations

(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Academic Plan & Requirements

To earn a minor in anthropology, students must complete a minimum of 18 credits hours of anthropology courses.

Courses include:

  • Introduction to Physical Anthropology 
  • Frontiers of Cultural Anthropology
  • Introduction to Archaeology
  • Upper-division electives in anthropology

Community & Involvement

We offer students many opportunities to network with peers and faculty, further their studies, and get the most out of their undergraduate experience.  

Be inspired.

The Department of Anthropology has an extensive list of alumni working in a variety of fields across the globe.

Some alumni of the program include:

Catherine Workman

(BA'04)
Senior director of wildlife at the National Geographic Society

(BA'93)
A professor of anthropology and faculty fellow at the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University

Mark Hamrick

(BA'91)
Regents Professor and graduate program director in cellular biology and anatomy at Augusta University (the medical school for the University of Georgia)

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