2020-2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Applied Anthropology, Undergraduate Certificate
Requirements
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 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 to receive the certificate. The certificate will be awarded at the same time the degree is awarded. All undergraduate certificates have received Higher Learning Commission approval; students are eligible for financial aid because they are seeking a degree. Anthropology accepts applications for the certificate in applied anthropology on October 15 and March 15 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)
Additional Course
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/PA 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)