Material Culture, Technology, and Design Minor

Core Coursework:

• ANTH 216 - Introduction to Material Culture Studies Credit(s): 3

Archaeology Electives

Three of the following: variable credit courses should be taken for 3 credits to count towards the minor. 

• ANTH 103 - Introduction to Archaeology Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 105 - Archaeology of Modern World Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 218 - Solving Archaeological Mysteries Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 222 - Technology and Society Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 265 - Aztec, Inca, and Maya Archaeology Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 269 - Archaeology of Africa, Europe, and Asia Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 275 - Archaeology of Delaware Native Americans Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 320 - Native North American Archaeology Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 321 - Environmental Archaeology Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 323 - Prehistory of South America Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 324 - Old World Archaeology Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 341 - Archaeological Research Credit(s): 4
• ANTH 379 - Archaeology and Colonialism in North America Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 424 - Archaeological Field Methods Credit(s): 1-6
• ANTH 463 - Archaeology, Engagement, Heritage Credit(s): 3

Cultural Anthropology Electives

Two of the following:

• ANTH 201 - Visual Anthropology: Film, Media, and Culture Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 235 - Food and Culture Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 239 - Material Culture of Native North America Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 245 - Contemporary Native American Culture Issues Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 251 - Anthropology of Art Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 308 - Sex, Money, and Power Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 312 - Asian Women in the Global Economy Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 330 - Development and Underdevelopment Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 332 - Global Environmental Sustainability Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 338 - Indigenous Arts and Media in the Americas Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 344 - Anthropology of Clothing and Fashion Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 350 - Contemporary Topics in Anthropology Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 372 - Colonialism and Culture Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 375 - Peoples and Cultures of Contemporary Latin America Credit(s): 4
• ANTH 381 - Cultural Representations of Native Americans Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 382 - Capitalism and Culture Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 383 - Globalization on the Ground: Cultural Diversity and Contemporary Life Credit(s): 3

External Electives

A maximum of two of the below courses may count toward the above Anthropology elective lists. Variable credit courses should be taken for 3 credits to count towards the minor. 

• ARTC 301 - Care and Preservation of Cultural Property I Credit(s): 3
• ARTC 302 - Care and Preservation of Cultural Property II Credit(s): 3
• ARTH 243 - Design and the Decorative Arts Credit(s): 3
• FASH 214 - Development of Fashion: Ancient World to 1600 Credit(s): 3
• FASH 224 - Development of Fashion: 1600 to World War I Credit(s): 3
• FASH 319 - Dress and Textiles in World Cultures Credit(s): 3
• FASH 426 - Fashion and Textile Collection Management Credit(s): 3
• HIST 223 - Nature and History Credit(s): 3
• MCST 243 - Design and the Decorative Arts Credit(s): 3
• MCST 402 - Material Culture Studies Research Seminar Credit(s): 3
• MCST 435 - Seminar in American Art Credit(s): 3-12
• MCST 449 - Sociology of Art and Culture Credit(s): 3
• MCST 464 - Material Culture Studies Internship Credit(s): 3-6
• MCST 466 - Independent Study Credit(s): 1-6
• MSPE 203 - Introduction to Museums Credit(s): 3
• MSPE 385 - History Behind the Scenes Credit(s): 1-6
• MSPE 401 - Curatorship and Collections Management Credit(s): 3
• MSPE 402 - Archives and Paper Collections: Curatorship and Management Credit(s): 3
• MSPE 405 - Park and Site Management Credit(s): 3
• MSPE 407 - Museum Education and Interpretation Credit(s): 3
• MSPE 410 - Exhibitions Credit(s): 3
• MSPE 411 - Topics in Museum Administration Credit(s): 1-3
• MSPE 413 - The Digital Museum Credit(s): 3
• MSPE 447 - Curating Hidden Collections & the Black Archive Credit(s): 3
• UAPP 330 - Public and Nonprofit Administration Credit(s): 3
• UAPP 429 - Historic Preservation Theory and Practice Credit(s): 3
• UAPP 430 - Methods in Historic Preservation Credit(s): 3
• UAPP 454 - Architecture of Everyday Life Credit(s): 3
• UAPP 472 - Nonprofit Organizations: Scope, Frameworks and Dynamics Credit(s): 3