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Department of Anthropology

Certificate in Global Human Diversity

Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements GLHMDVACRT

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 24 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Introductory Course. One (1) course:
    • ANTH-A 122 Interpersonal Communication
    • ANTH-E 101 Sustainability and Society
    • ANTH-E 105 Culture and Society
    • ANTH-E 210 Rethinking Race Globally
  2. Intermediate Courses. Two (2) courses:
    • ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology
    • ANTH-E 200 Social and Cultural Anthropology
    • ANTH-L 200 Language and Culture
    • ANTH-P 200 Introduction to Archaeology
  3. Thematic Courses. Two (2) courses:
    • ANTH-B 370 Human Variation
    • ANTH-E 230 American Ethnic Diversity
    • ANTH-E 400 Undergraduate Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
    • ANTH-E 490 Development and Anthropology
    • ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
  4. Regional Courses. Two (2) courses:
    • ANTH-B 472 Bioanthropology of Aboriginal America
    • ANTH-E 320 Indigenous Populations of North America
    • ANTH-E 321 Peoples of Mexico
    • ANTH-E 322 Peoples of Brazil
    • ANTH-E 340 Indigenous Populations of Mexico and Central America
    • ANTH-E 387 The Ethnography of Europe
    • ANTH-E 397 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
    • ANTH-E 398 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
    • ANTH-E 417 African Women
    • ANTH-L 313 Intermediate Lakota (Sioux) Language II (Also take ANTH-L 310)
    • ANTH-L 320 Native American Languages
    • ANTH-P 310 Prehistory of Europe and Asia
    • ANTH-P 361 Archaeology of the Midwestern United States
    • ANTH-P 370 Archaeology of the Andes
  5. Internship. One (1) course:
    • ANTH-X 478 Practicum in Anthropology (or as part of another course)
  6. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Certificate GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Certificate Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
    3. Certificate Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Certificate Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Certificate Area Courses
  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (ANTHBA)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Linguistics (ANTHLNGBA)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Anthropology (LINGANTBA)
  • Certificate in the Ethnography of Communication (ETHCOMACRT)
  • Minor in Anthropology (ANTHMIN)
  • Minor in Archaeology (ARCHMIN)
  • Minor in Ethnography of Communication (ETHCOMMMIN)
  • Minor in Medical Anthropology (MEDANTHMIN)
  • Minor in the Anthropology of Food (FOODMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.