The Anthropology minor is for any undergraduate student who wants to explore courses in sociocultural, archaeological, linguistic, or biological anthropology.

The minor in anthropology may be tailored to each student’s interests, which accommodates students with majors as diverse as pre-medicine, pre-law, geography, art history, computer science, engineering, business, environmental sciences, and social work.

This program is a total of 18 Credit Hours. 

Select at least two of the following. Up to one 100-level course may be chosen from the options listed below (6 Credit Hours)

• ANTH 220 Introduction to Archaeology
  • or ANTH 105 World Archaeology
• ANTH 230 Sociocultural Anthropology
  • or ANTH 103 Anthro in a Changing World
• ANTH 240 Biological Anthropology
  • or ANTH 102 Human Origins and Culture
• ANTH 270 Language in Culture
  • ANTH 104Talking Culture

Minimum of six hours of 300 or 400 level courses (6 Credit Hours)

• Only 3 hours of ANTH 499 may be used to fulfill this requirement.

Anthropology courses at any level (6 Credit Hours)

Dr. Petra Jelinek, Director of Undergraduate Studies 
Department of Anthropology
University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign
109 Davenport Hall (MC‐148)
607 Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217)-265-0969
Email: elinek@illinois.edu

Dr. Maritza Quiñones, Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Department of Anthropology
University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign
109F Davenport Hall (MC‐148)
607 Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 265-8042
Email: quinonem@illinois.edu