The Anthropology Minor at Lyon College
The Anthropology minor is a group of courses designed as a second field for students interested in exploring humans and human culture. There are four subfields in anthropology: Physical Anthropology, Archaeology, Anthropological Linguistics, and Cultural Anthropology.
Summary of Requirements for a Minor in Anthropology
ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology* 3 credits
Choose 2 from the following: 6 credits
ANT 115 World
Prehistory
ANT 140 Language and Culture
ANT 205 Human Origins
Choose 3 from the following: 9 credits
ANT 240 Archaeological Method and Theory
ANT 314 Human and Cultural Geography (also listed as EDU 314)
ANT 330 Mesoamerican Archaeology
ANT 335 Cultures of Middle America
ANT 382 Special Topics in Anthropology
ANT 450 Independent Study
Total 18 credits
*This course may also be used to satisfy the Core requirements.

Anthropology Course Descriptions
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