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    Anthropology Minor

    From the Greek anthropos (human) and logia (study), the word anthropology itself tells us it is the field that seeks to understand humankind, from the beginnings millions of years ago up to the present day. Anthropology considers how people's behaviors changes over time, and how people and seemingly dissimilar cultures are different and the same.

    Anthropology provides a framework for understanding and communicating with people from a variety of backgrounds, which is a critical skill in our world. It also provides the scientific literacy that is necessary for solving the increasingly complex environmental challenges that we face.

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    Number of Credit Hours

    15-18 Credit Hours

    Around 5-6 Courses

    Courses You Could Take

    • ANTH 2010 - Biological Anthropology

      An introduction to the theories, methods, and basic issues in biological anthropology, emphasizing human origins, evolutionary change, and primatology. Comparisons between traditional archaeological methods and recent molecular techniques of analysis, biological diversity of human populations and their environmental adaptations, and applications of human genetics are investigated.

      Prerequisite/Corequisite:
      Prerequisite: ENGL 1101 with a grade of C or higher

      Hours:
      3



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    • HIST 3157 - Native American History

      This course charts the history of the first Americans, who began arriving on the continent some 10,000 years before Columbus. It looks at how they experienced, shaped and viewed the main contours of American history. Topics include the wide variety of Native American myth and culture, relations with European colonists and the new American nation. Native American economies and political structures and where Native Americans stand today. (U.S. HISTORY)

      Hours:
      3



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    • HIST 4310 - Gender & Sexuality of Latin America

      This course explores gender including masculinity, femininity and third genders; how issues of gender and sexuality are shaped by history and shape Latin American history. (LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY)

      Hours:
      3



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    Subfields

    Anthropology is divided into four subfields: biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and cultural anthropology.

    Biological Anthropology

    is the study of human evolution including comparisons of DNA and skeletal materials with our closest biological relatives, the primates.

    Archaeology

    supplies a methodology and a framework for understanding and reconstructing both the historic and prehistoric pasts.  Prehistory involves deep time: four million years of human development.

    Linguistic Anthropology

    involves analyzing the use and development of human language. Language, unlike animal communication systems, has no limits in time and space.

    Cultural Anthropology

    provides comparative and holistic perspectives on the ways in which people behave, think, and create the distinctive patterns with which they identify as groups.


    Campus Coordinators

    Dahlonega Campus: Dr. Kendy Altizer

    Oconee Campus: Dr. Pam Sezgin

    Study Abroad in Sicily: Archaeology Program

    • Experience archaeology hands-on in a research environment
    • Participate in practical archaeological fieldwork, including survey, excavation, and laboratory analysis
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    Anthropology Scholarship

    The Jack Wynn Anthropology Scholarship awards $500.00 each semester to one student. The scholarship is named in honor of Dr. Jack Wynn, who worked tirelessly to help create an Anthropology minor at the University of North Georgia. Eligible applicants must:

    • be enrolled as an Anthropology minor or working toward an associate’s degree with a focus on Anthropology;
    • have a GPA of 2.75 or greater;
    • have successfully completed ANTH 1102 and be enrolled in or completed Anthropology courses beyond ANTH 1102;
    • be involved in Anthropology research projects; and
    • have indicated an interest in pursuing advanced studies in Anthropology beyond the current program of study.

    For more information, please contact Dr. Kendy Altizer in the Department of History, Anthropology, & Philosophy.

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