The Anthropological Archaeology minor offers students an opportunity to contextualize the modern world through the recent and more distant past. The minor emphasizes both the methods by which archaeologists study the past and areas of geographic and topical interest. The minor is ideal for students interested in understanding the long-term processes underlying modern global phenomena such as urban development, increasing inequality, the adoption of agriculture, foodways, and human adaptation to climate change.
Minor Requirements
- Students must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in all courses used to satisfy the minor.
- At least 15 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF within the Anthropology Department.
- Only two anthropology courses can overlap for students enrolled in multiple anthropology programs (minors or certificates).
Prerequisite Courses
- Students must satisfy each course's prerequisites before enrolling in the class.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
6 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- ANT2140 - Introduction to Archaeology (3)
- ANT4115C - Archaeological Method and Theory (3)
Restricted Electives
12 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Students may substitute one upper level course in anthropology for those not listed here with prior permission.
- Complete at least 4 of the following:
- ANT3106 - Archaeology and Popular Culture (3)
- ANT3107 - Blood and Valor in the Viking World (3)
- ANT3142 - Old World Prehistory (3)
- ANT3145 - Archaeology of Complex Societies (3)
- ANT3148 - Life and Death in Ancient Egypt (3)
- ANT3152 - Archaeology of the Greater Southwest (3)
- ANT3154 - A Survey of American Historical Archaeology (3)
- ANT3158 - Florida Archaeology (3)
- ANT3160 - Americas Before Columbus (3)
- ANT3161 - Ancient Mexico: Aztec to Zapotec (3)
- ANT3163 - Mesoamerican Archaeology (3)
- ANT3164 - Ancient Incas (3)
- ANT3165 - Archaeology of South America (3)
- ANT3168 - Maya Archaeology (3)
- ANT3169 - Life and Death in the Ancient Andes (3)
- ANT3173 - Archaeology of Sex (3)
- ANT3174 - Battlefield Archaeology (3)
- ANT3177 - Archaeology of Caribbean Piracy (3)
- ANT3179 - Australian Archaeology and Indigenous Cultures (3)
- ANT3290 - Anthropology of Plants and People (3)
- ANT3943 - Caribbean Archaeology Practicum (3)
- ANT4027 - Mummies, Life After Death (3)
- ANT4051 - Environmental Anthropology (3)
- ANT4105 - Saving the Plundered Past: Ethics and Controversy in Contemporary Archaeology (3)
- ANT4123 - Archaeology of Coastal Societies (3)
- ANT4153 - North American Archaeology (3)
- ANT4170 - Household Archaeology: The Archaeology of Everyday Life (3)
- ANT4171 - Anthropology: The Battle of the Sexes?: The Archaeology of Gender (3)
- ANT4183 - Archaeological Sciences (3)
- ANT4184 - Mortuary Archaeology (3)
- ANT4187 - Paleoethnobotany (3)
- ANT4441 - Anthropology of Cities (3)
- ANT4483 - Health and Healing in the Ancient World: An Anthropological Perspective (3)
- ANT4824 - Archaeological Field Study (3)
- ANT4852 - GIS Methods in Anthropology (3)
- ANT4854 - Advanced GIS Methods in Anthropology (3)
Grand Total Credits: 18