The Department of Anthropology accepts applications for the Global Culture and Commerce (GCC) minor on a rolling basis. Please contact the Program Director for more information.

The minor in Global Culture and Commerce (GCC) focuses on the intersection of two sets of issues:
(1) cultural translation and cross-cultural knowledge, and
(2) the history and diversity of global commercial forms such as companies, markets, trade networks, money and credit, legal systems, supply chains, labor regimes, and economic and cultural development institutions.

The minor consists of six courses (of which two must be in Anthropology) planned in accordance with the student’s interests, plus one co-requisite language course, to be chosen in consultation with the minor's Directors.  

The program is directed by Ernesto Benitez, who also serves as the academic advisor for students in the program. Applications for the minor are accepted on a rolling basis. Interested students should email the following materials to the Program Director:

• A transcript;
• A one-page statement of purpose describing (1) a world area and (2) a particular GCC-related issue or topic you want to learn more about with your GCC program, including specific courses you would like to include in the minor.

Each student will plan his or her program with the director, choosing courses in the above categories in a coordinated fashion. In general, each student's program will be designed to focus on a set of substantive issues, relevant to specific areas of the world. The program director will consider exceptions to the co-requisite language requirement in the cases of bilingual students or students who wish to begin study of a second language.

“The information contained on this website is for informational purposes only.  The Undergraduate Record and Graduate Record represent the official repository for academic program requirements. These publications may be found at http://records.ureg.virginia.edu/index.php.”