Anthropology B.A.

The anthropology curriculum provides a comparative understanding of the range of human cultures throughout the world in both humanistic and social scientific terms. Anthropology provides the skills and knowledge needed to navigate a diverse world and solve the complex problems that face today's communities.

Objectives:
Anthropology courses provide an understanding of human beings and human society. Students are exposed to a broad historical and comparative framework within which to view the variety of human cultures. Coursework deals with concepts techniques and substantive knowledge of the branches of the field: anthropology, primarily within cultural anthropology and applied anthropology.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will be able to contextualize [compare and contrast] people’s perspectives with consideration of their cultural background and power differences based on gender, ethnicity, historical context, etc. (Apply a multicultural, anthropological lens).
2. Students will be able to gather, analyze, and effectively communicate data in cultural anthropology.
3. Students will be able to apply accepted ethical standards to anthropological research contexts.