Cultural Anthropology

Catalog description

Introduction to global human diversity examining the entirety of biological and cultural adaptations from the holistic, comparative, and cross-cultural lens of cultural anthropology. This course surveys patterns of language, subsistence, technology, political-economic organization, kinship and family, art, religion, and health to highlight how different cultures address universal challenges of human society. This scholarly enriched course imparts foundational professional skills including academic writing based in critical thinking, information literacy, and written communication skills.