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Anthropology Minor
Program Requirements
SA GPA and UD GPA must be 2.0 or higher for admission to the program. In order to declare the minor, student must have completed or be enrolled in the last of the lower division requirements.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete a minimum of 12 units, which include
Anthropology asks fundamental questions about how people live and interact in different contexts. Engages with contemporary social life around the world, including the relations among people, ideas, and things. Provides analytical tools to help understand the role of culture and society in our lives. Breadth-Social Sciences.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Kathleen Millar |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 2:30鈥�4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D101 |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 8:30鈥�10:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D102 |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 8:30鈥�10:20 a.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D103 |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 10:30 a.m.鈥�12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D104 |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 10:30 a.m.鈥�12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D105 |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 2:30鈥�4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| D106 |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Wed, 2:30鈥�4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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Bascom Guffin |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 2:30鈥�5:20 p.m.
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Surrey |
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Cristina Moretti |
Online |
and one of
An introduction to the anthropological perspective as applied to the organization of everyday life in contemporary settings. Introduces positivist, interpretive, and critical interpretive approaches to the analysis of social actions, identities, and values as enacted in space and time. Prerequisite: Recommended: SA 101. Writing.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jie Yang |
Online |
Explores how sociologists and anthropologists investigate social relations and contexts. Students learn to develop research questions and turn them into research projects. Introduces data collection techniques and related ethical issues, the relationship between theory and research, and other fundamental concepts and issues involved in conducting qualitative and quantitative research. Prerequisite: SA 101 or 150. Quantitative.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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Nicholas Scott |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 10:30 a.m.鈥�12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| B101 |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 12:30鈥�2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| B102 |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 12:30鈥�2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
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| B103 |
Jan 8 鈥� Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 2:30鈥�4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby |
and one additional SA course, which may be designated (S), (A), or (SA).
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete a minimum of four upper division SA courses, with a minimum of 15 units. One of these must be a 400 division course. Two of these must be designated (A). The remainder may be designated (S), (A), or (SA).
No more than four units of Directed Readings or two upper division transfer courses may be used toward completion of this minor.
Graduation Requirements
In addition to the normal university degree requirements, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology requires a minimum 2.00 SA cumulative grade point average (CGPA) (calculated on all SA courses completed at 丁香园AV), and a minimum 2.00 SA CUDGPA (calculated on all upper division SA courses completed at 丁香园AV) for graduation with an SA program.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Degree Requirements
For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs, students complete 120 units, which includes
- at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
- at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
- at least 60 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
- satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
- an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division overall CGPA of at least 2.0, and program CGPA and upper division program CGPA of at least 2.0 on the course work used to satisfy the minimum program requirements. FASS departments may define additional GPA requirements for their respective programs.
For students in other faculties, please check your faculty's overall degree requirements: /students/calendar/faculties-research.html
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
WQB Graduation Requirements
A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit
| Requirement |
Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing |
6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative |
6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth |
18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
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6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas. |
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