SUNY Potsdam

19 credit hours required.

Biological anthropology is a broad sub-discipline of anthropology incorporating   ideas from all areas of anthropology – the idea that humans   have adapted to their environments by both culture and biology, and that the two are inescapably intertwined. Many students come into   anthropology because of an interest in biological anthropology, and   this minor allows them to specialize in this field. It also offers an opportunity for non-majors to gain experience in biological anthropology.

The required courses give students a solid grounding in all areas of   biological anthropology. The majority of upper level courses concentrate   on genetics, health and disease, demography, and osteology. Students interested in other areas may arrange to set up an independent research   project. Human Origins is an introductory level class that should be   taken early. Issues in Physical Anthropology should be taken in the junior or senior year, after taking most of the other requirements.

Note: Only two courses can be taken from outside the Anthropology   Department.

All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

		Credits
Required Courses		7
ANTH 201	Human Origins (4 credits)
ANTH 301	Issues in Physical Anthropology
Electives		12
Four of the following. At least two courses must be upper division (300 or 400).
ANTH 150	Human Sexuality
ANTH 182	Primates
ANTH 345	Medical Anthropology
ANTH 346	Human Sexuality 2: Evolving Sex Roles
ANTH 347	Humans, Disease and Death
ANTH 365	Archaeology of Death
ANTH 380	Human Osteology
ANTH 383	Genes and People
ANTH 401	Forensic Anthropology
ANTH 403	Advanced Biological Anthropology Research Methods
BIOL 105	Introduction to Human Genetics
BIOL 107	Human Biology
BIOL 210	Human Anatomy and Physiology
SOCI 460	Population Studies
HLTH 385	Epidemiology and Biostatistics