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Sep 16, 2024
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Anthropology Major, BA (62 Credits)
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This liberal arts and sciences major provides background to prepare students for any vocation, in that a measure of achievement in all careers is success in human relationships. The major is also consistent with employment in a variety of business, government and social service areas.
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Anthropology Program Learner Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Define concepts basic to the anthropological study of humans, such as culture, cultural variability, evolutionary change, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, and holism.
- Identify the goals, main subject areas and distinctive characteristics of each sub-field.
- Recognize the range and variety of biological, cultural, and bio-cultural adaptations past and present.
- Classify the symbolic and communicative capacities of humans expressed through culture.
- Identify and describe appropriate research methods and techniques for the 4 sub-fields of anthropology.
- Use anthropological literature and appropriate information technology
- Articulate the ethics of the discipline as they relate to hypothetical scenarios.
Anthropology Core Requirements
Anthropology Core Total Credits: 22
Additional Required Courses
- ANTH 458 - Anthropology Senior Comprehensive Survey Credits: (4)
- Select 300-level courses from at least three subfields: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistics-Credits: (16)
- Advanced (400-level) courses (must include a department-approved, 400-level seminar course) Credits: (16)
- Department-approved electives Credits: (4)
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