Environmental Anthropology Minor

Anthropology Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form .

Minor Requirements

Complete 18 credits from six courses including three core courses, two electives, and one environmental capstone.

GPA: A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required for all courses applied toward the minor.
Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least four courses for the minor must be completed at UMass Boston.

Course Requirements

Core Courses (9 Credits)

ENVSTY 101 - The Nature of Environmental Problems 3 Credit(s)
or
ENVSCI 120 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 106 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 263 - Environmental Anthropology 3 Credit(s)

Electives (6 Credits)

Take two courses from the list below.

ANTH 317 - Human Epidemiology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 341 - Archaeological Method and Theory with Laboratory 4 Credit(s)
ANTH 346 - Culture, Globalization, and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 349 - Anthropology of Development 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 384L - Game Theory, Evolution and Ecology 3 Credit(s)

Capstone (3 Credits)

ENVSTY 301 - Internship in Environmental Studies 1 - 3 Credit(s)
or
ENVSTY 478 - Independent Study 1 - 3 Credit(s)
or
ENVSCI 476 - Environmental Science Capstone 3 Credit(s)