Complement Your Degree with a Language, Anthropology or Sociology Minor

These undergraduate minor programs are offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Global Languages, Cultures and Societies and are available at the St. Louis main campus. Additionally, the Archaeology minor is available at the Athens, Greece campus and the French minor is available at the Geneva, Switzerland campus.

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Minor in Anthropology: Archaeology Focus

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18 Credit Hours

This minor includes required coursework in cultural anthropology, archaeology and sociology.

Requirements for the Anthropology: Archaeology Focus Minor
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Minor in Cultural Anthropology

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18 Credit Hours

This minor offers students an understanding of the history and theory of cultural anthropology and its uses in understanding human experience and civilization.

Requirements for the Cultural Anthropology Minor
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Minor in French

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18 Credit Hours

This minor is designed to give students from all academic disciplines within the university an opportunity for advanced learning in French language, culture and literature.

Requirements for the French Minor
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Minor in German

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18 Credit Hours

This minor is designed to give students from all academic disciplines within the university an opportunity for advanced learning in German language, culture and literature.

Requirements for the German Minor
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Minor in Japanese

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18 Credit Hours

This minor is designed to give students from all academic disciplines within the university an opportunity for advanced learning in Japanese language, culture and literature. 

Requirements for the Japanese Minor
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Minor in Sociology

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18 Credit Hours

This minor explores the concepts, theories and research in the field of sociology, with opportunities to examine contemporary social issues and the global diversity of human behavior, beliefs and social structures.

Requirements for the Sociology Minor
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Minor in Spanish

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18 Credit Hours

This minor is designed to give students from all academic disciplines within the university an opportunity for advanced learning in Spanish language, culture and literature.

Requirements for the Spanish Minor

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