ANTHROPOLOGY-GEOGRAPHY MINOR   2005-07 Catalog
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The minor provides the broadest possible spatial and cultural knowledge of our world. The program consists of foundation courses and directed electives that allow flexibility for students to tailor the program to meet their individual interests and goals. The objectives of the minor are to increase students awareness of the:  (1) cultural and ecological diversity of the earth's surface; (2) inter-relationships between peoples of varying cultures; (3) interactions of different cultures with their resource habitats and environmental alteration; and (4) methodologies and technologies used to evaluate cultures and environments. The goal is to instill a respect for cultural diversity and environmental sustainability. A minimum of 14 units must be upper division and taken at Cal Poly.

Foundation Courses

12

ANT 250 Biological Anthropology (4) (B2)

 

GEOG 250 Physical Geography (4)

 

Select one:

 

ANT 201 Cultural Anthropology (4) (D3)

 

ANT 202 World Prehistory (4)

 

GEOG 150 Intro. Cultural Geography (4) (D3)

 

Ecological Courses (select one)

4

ANT 360; GEOG 301, 325, 333

 

Global and Regional Courses (select one)

4

ANT 325 (D5), 415, 450; GEOG 300, 308, 340, 360, 370, 401

 

Special Topics  (select one)

4

ANT 309, 310, 311, 312, 325, 344, 401, 433; ENVE 324;GEOG 414

 

Technical Skills

3/4

GEOG/FNR/LA 318 Applications in GIS (3) or
GEOG 328 Geog Apps in Remote Sensing (4) or
GEOG 440 Geo-Social Applications in GIS (4)

 

 

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