Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016
Minors
Biomedical Anthropology (BAN)
19 Credit Hours
College of Arts & Sciences
Minor Description
This minor prepares undergraduates majoring in biomedical sciences for futures in medical-related disciplines such as medicine, nursing, and dentistry. The required courses give students a strong foundation on evolutionary and cross-cultural factors affecting human biological variation. The elective course list provides students with ample choices among more specialized topics in biomedical anthropology.
Total Minor Hours - 19 Hours
Core Information
The minor in Biomedical Anthropology consists of a minimum of 19 credit hours.
Core Courses - 7 Hours
- ANT 2511 Biological Anthropology
- ANT 2511L Biological Anthropology Laboratory
- ANT 4516 Human Variation
Elective Courses - 12 Hours
Students must choose among any of the following courses for a total of twelve (12) credit hours:
- ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology
- ANT 4520C Forensic Anthropology
- ANT 4462 Health, Illness and Culture
- ANT 4525 Human Osteology and Osteometry
- ANT 4532 Anthropology of Infectious and Contagious Diseases
- ANT 4301 Human Sexuality and Culture (newly proposed course)
- ANT 4593 Evolution and Health
- ANT 4930 Special Topics in Anthropology, when taught as:
- Nutritional Anthropology
- Paleopathology
- Neuroanthropology
- Global Health
- Human Reproductive Ecology
- Anthropology of Human Growth and Development
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Additional Requirements
There are additional requirements for this minor such as grade, GPA, and/or foreign language requirements.
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