Economy and Culture Certificate

Designed for students wishing to develop their expertise in the cultural and ethnographic analysis of economic processes and systems. Courses offer intensive training in non-western and non-capitalist economic practices, as well as anthropological approaches to contemporary capitalisms. The certificate program is also intended for students interested in cross-cultural approaches to economic management and planning.

Criteria

1. For each certificate, complete three courses listed below; attain a 3.0 GPA minimum in those courses. 

2. Attend three Anthropology Colloquia and write a 300-500 word report and/or analysis for each event; it will be reviewed and evaluated by the Undergraduate Director. If you are applying for multiple certificates, you only need to submit three summaries TOTAL. It is your responsibility to plan ahead and attend colloquia before you submit your certificate application. See the department events webpage for upcoming events.

 

Economy and Culture courses:

Anthro 20A     People, Cultures, and Environmental Sustainability 

Anthro 41A     Global Cultures and Society 

Anthro 121AW Kinship and Social Organization 

Anthro 124 Gold: The Alchemy of Socio-Economic Practice

Anthro 125 Anthropology of Debt

Anthro 125A    Economic Anthropology 

Anthro 125B    Ecological Anthropology 

Anthro 125S     The Anthropology of Money 

Anthro 125X    Transnational Migration 

Anthro 126A    Elite Cultures 

Anthro 128C    Digital Cultures 

Anthro 138 Prisons and Public Education

Anthro 129    by petition to the Undergraduate Director, depending on the topic 

Anthro 139    by petition to the Undergraduate Director, depending on the topic 

Anthro 146 Consumption and Culture