General Anthropology

Catalog description

In this course, students will learn the foundations of anthropology as the study of human variation in its biological, social, and cultural dimensions. Students will learn about anthropological concepts, principles, and methodologies to understand and explore past and present human behavior. They will apply the anthropological approach to analyze issues pertaining to past and contemporary cultures, and develop intellectual skills and habits to understand behavioral, social and cultural issues from multiple disciplinary perspectives. In addition, students will learn the four major subfields of anthropology (Cultural, Physical-Biological, Linguistic, and Archaeology) as an integrated and evolutionary approach to the nature of humanity in paleoanthropological, prehistoric, and contemporary contexts.