Cultural Anthropology Focus

Advisors:
Dr. Daniel Boxberger, Dr. Joyce Hammond,
Dr. James Loucky, Dr. Robert Marshall and Dr. Kathleen Young
Cultural Anthropologists seek to understand both the cultural and individual bases for behavior; and how political, economic, and social factors affect both the individuals and various groups. Although statistical and other quantitative methods are used, much of Cultural Anthropology is qualitative-descriptive. Classical anthropological fieldwork requires prolonged residence (of one or more years) with a particular group in order to understand their way of life. Until World War II, Cultural Anthropology focused especially on non-Western cultures, including Native American Indians, gaining a unique perspective on human life and behavior. More recently this perspective and field work method have been applied as well to Western culture.

People with anthropological training are actively employed in many fields in which their anthropological training and cross-cultural perspectives are valuable. Some of the fields are: investment banking; international and domestic merchandising; health care; personnel work; government; advertising; broadcasting; law; social work; and many areas of business.

There are a wide range of elective courses open to those interested primarily in Cultural Anthropology, and the student's program can often be designed to fit particular concerns or interests.

DEGREE COURSEWORK & REQUIREMENTS

Anthropology-BA  (65 credits)

Core Components

 
bullet Anth 201
 
bullet Anth 210
 
bullet Anth 215
 
bullet Anth 247 (Ling 201 or 204, Eng 370 may be substituted for an anthropological linguistics course)
 
bullet Anth 301
 
bullet Anth 335, or another basic statistics course under departmental advisement
 
bullet Anth 496

Methods

bullet At least four (4) credits from the following:

Anth 410, 420, 427, 428, 448, 470, 471, 472, 473, 480, 495
(where appropriate an internship, practicum or archaeological methods
course may be substituted under advisement)

Topical Component
bullet At least one course from the following:

Anth 330, 350, 351, 353, 382, 424, 429, 431, 453, 475, 481, 482, 484

Culture Region Component

bullet At least one course from the following:

Anth 361, 362, 364, 365, 460, 462, 463, 464, 465

   Electives

bullet Electives in anthropology under departmental advisement. Student selection of a complementary minor
under advisement is strongly recommended.
bullet Only one 100-level course will count toward major, minor or archaeology concentration.