John Jay College Of Criminal Justice | The City University of New York

The minor in Anthropology provides students with exposure to the range of human variation across time and space and a comprehensive background in cross-cultural studies.

A minor in Anthropology is excellent preparation for further study in any discipline that requires the ability to understand and deal with other cultures. Students are trained to integrate humanistic concerns with the cross-cultural perspective and analytic framework provided by anthropology. These skills will be particularly valuable for students planning careers in which an understanding of human behavior and cultural diversity is essential, including law enforcement, criminal justice, public policy, counseling, business, law and communications. Because of its breadth of outlook, anthropology also offers an ideal basis for those seeking a strong general education in an increasingly interdependent and multicultural world.

Minor advisor: Professor Richard Curtis (212.237.8962, rcurtis@jjay.cuny.edu)

Requirements: The minor consists of 18 credits (six courses) chosen from the courses listed below:  

                                                          Subtotal: 18 credits

Anthropology 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Anthropology 110 Drug Use and Abuse in American Society
Anthropology 201 Culture Contact
Anthropology 208 Cities and Culture
Anthropology 210 Sex and Culture
Anthropology 212 Applied Anthropology
Anthropology 224 Death, Dying and Society: A Life Crises Management Issue
Anthropology 230 Culture and Crime
Anthropology 264 Anthropology and Alcohol Use
Anthropology 310 Culture and Personality
Anthropology 315 Systems of Law
Anthropology 330 American Cultural Pluralism and the Law
Anthropology 340 Anthropology and the Abnormal
Anthropology 410 Independent Study
Anthropology 450 Major Works in Deviant Behavior and Social Control

                                                          Total: 18 credits