Introduction to Anthropology

HAS-270

Course Description:

This six-week course provides an introduction to anthropology, which is the study of people and cultures. Students learn about anthropology as a science, the different branches of anthropology, evolution and physical anthropology, the concepts of culture, ethnicity, race and social construction, and how it relates to their lives.

Prerequisite: None

Course Credit: 3 Credit Hours

Major Course Topics & Course Outcomes

As a result of the group and individual activities included in this course, the student will acquire the following knowledge and skills that can be applied to the workplace:

What is Anthropology and How it is Applied

  • Identify the definition of anthropology and its applications

Ethics and Methods in Anthropology and Archaeology

  • Discuss how ethics impacts Physical Anthropology and Archaeology

Evolution and Genetics

  • Identify how evolution and genetics are viewed by an anthropologist

Human Adaptation and Primate Evolution

  • Break down adaptation regarding the evolution of primates

Hominids, The Genus Homo and Human Evolution

  • Define human evolution, including early hominids and the genus homo  
  • Discuss the development of agriculture and cities and states

Culture and Cultural Anthropology

  • Understand the subject areas anthropologists use to explore culture, including ethical practices

Ethnicity and Race

  • Differentiate between the concepts of ethnicity and race

Language and Communication

  • Relate the anthropological aspects of language and communication

Economic and Political Systems

  • Distinguish between different economic and political systems

Families, Kinship and Descent; Marriage; Gender

  • Determine the terminology and concepts related to familial relationships, kinship and descent, as well as marriage.
  • Survey the major topics associated with the anthropology of gender

Religion

  • Define the major terminology and concepts related to the study of religion in an anthropological context

The Arts

  • Understand the anthropological interest in human creative endeavors

The Modern World System

  • Determine anthropological concepts
  • Recognize the exchange of information and culture in the modern era from an anthropological viewpoint

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