Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humans in societies throughout the world and of our ancestors and close relatives from prehistory to the present. It includes studies of human and nonhuman primate biology and evolution; language, society, and cultural practices; and the archaeological record of earlier peoples and cultures. It is an essential part of a sound liberal education, helping us to understand our origins and the world in which we live. The major in Anthropology covers cultural variation and the dynamics of cultural change, modernity, and globalization; cultural aspects of linguistic communication; world prehistory; and primate biology and human evolution. The following courses introduce the student to the four subfields of anthropology. |
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- Sociocultural anthropology: ANTH 110b, An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- Linguistic anthropology: ANTH 120b, Language, Culture, and Identity
- Biological anthropology: ANTH 116a, Our Place in Nature: Introduction to Biological Anthropology
- Archaeology: ANTH 171a, Great Discoveries in Archaeology
The following courses are among those appropriate for freshmen, whether or not they intend to major in Anthropology.
- ANTH 150a, The Genesis and Collapse of Old World Civilizations
- ANTH 170b, Chinese Culture, Society and History
- ANTH 182b, Primate Ecology and Social Behavior
- ANTH 207a, Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
- ANTH 209b, After the Soviet Union
- ANTH 214a, Language and Gender
- ANTH 242b, Biology and Life History
- ANTH 254a, Japan: Culture, Society, Modernity
- ANTH 277a, Archaeological Field Techniques
- ANTH 278La and 279Lb, Archaeology Laboratory I and II
- ANTH 282b, Sport, Society, and Culture
- ANTH 288a, The State in Africa
Students are invited to contact the DUS in the fall to begin planning a program of study.
