Anthropology

The Minor in Anthropology provides students who major in another discipline with an anthropological perspective to complement their major area of study. This holistic, evolutionary, and comparative viewpoint can be applicable to many disciplinary and pre-professional majors that focus on aspects of human culture and biology.

Minor Requirements

Students wishing to minor in Anthropology must take a minimum of six courses: 

• Two of the three introductory courses
  • Anth 105 (Introduction to Biological Anthropology)
  • Anth 106 (Introduction to Cultural Anthropology)
  • Anth 107 (Introduction to Archaeology)
• Four other courses in Anthropology.
  • Only one of these courses may be a Directed Study or Internship or Cooperative Education course
  • A minimum of two of these courses must be at the 300-level or above. 

No Pass/Fail courses may be counted. At least four of the six courses must be taken at UMass Boston. Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the program for successful completion.

• Completed UMass Boston online admission application
• Application fee: $60
• An official high school record, leaving certificate and/or graduation examination results or their notarized copies. All documents in foreign languages must be translated by a certified professional. Records must be sent directly from the institution to be considered official.
• Academic recommendation letter (from a school-based counselor and/or teacher)
• 500-word essay
• Test scores

If you seek admission to UMass Boston as an international student, we strongly encourage you to apply online by submitting either the UMass Boston Web Application or the Common Application

Please be sure to send us your application and all required materials by the posted international application deadline.

If you experience any technical problems with the application, please email us immediately at [email protected].