2018-2019 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Certificate in Applied Anthropology
Requirements for a Certificate in Applied Anthropology
A certificate in applied anthropology is a strong curricular addition to the degrees offered at GVSU. This 15-credit-hour certificate in applied anthropology provides students at Grand Valley State University with a foundational knowledge of applied anthropology, its principles, and actual experience through an internship. This certificate can be completed in three semesters (winter, summer, fall), if all prerequisites were completed previously.
A certificate in applied anthropology is neither a major nor a minor; it is a focused investigation into an area of cultural resource management, medical anthropology, development, or conservation. Students must be degree-seeking students to receive the certificate. The certificate will be awarded at the same time as the degree is awarded. All undergraduate certificates have received Higher Learning Commission approval, and students are eligible for financial aid because they are seeking a degree. Anthropology accepts applications for the certificate in applied anthropology on October 15th and March 15th of each year.
Core Courses
- ANT 400 - Ethnographic Methods (3 credits)
- ANT 420 - Applied Anthropology (3 credits)
- ANT 490 - Practicum: Career-Service (1 to 9 credits)
Students select one of the following courses:
- ACC 408 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting (3 credits)
- ANT 421 - Anthropology of Social Movements (3 credits)
- ANT 430 - Issues in Contemporary Anthropology (3 credits)
- ANT 431 - Historical Perspectives in Anthropology (3 credits)
- BUS 301 - International Business and Culture (3 credits)
- ECO 343 - Health Economics (3 credits)
- ECO 345 - Environmental and Resource Economics (3 credits)
- ECO 349 - Emerging Markets Issues (3 credits)
- ECO 365 - Comparative Economic Systems (3 credits)
- ECO 369 - International Economic Issues (3 credits)
- ENS 401 - Environmental Problem Solving (3 credits)
- GPY 335 - Globalization and Development (3 credits)
- GPY 362 - Farmers, Crops, and Our Challenging Agricultural World (3 credits)
- GPY 363 - World Forests and Their Use (3 credits)
- AHS 330 - Health Care: A Global Perspective (3 credits)
- AHS 352 - Introduction to Holistic Health Care (3 credits)
- MGT 303 - International Business and Culture (3 credits)
- NRM 320 - Introduction to Resource Systems (3 credits)
- PLS 301 - Poverty, Inequality, and U.S. Public Policy (3 credits)
- PLS 302 - Women, Politics, and Public Policy (3 credits)
- PLS 304 - Political Parties and Interest Groups (3 credits)
- PLS 310 - Politics and Health Policy (3 credits)
- PLS 313 - International Organization (3 credits)
- PLS 316 - Human Rights in International Politics (3 credits)
- PLS 327 - Politics of Developing Countries (3 credits)
- PSY 362 - Environmental Psychology (3 credits)
- PSY 367 - Health Psychology (3 credits)
- PA 335 - Grant Writing (3 credits)
- PA 360 - Voluntarism and the Nonprofit Sector (3 credits)
- PA 372 - International and Comparative Administration (3 credits)
- WGS 335 - Women, Health and Environment (3 credits)