Program Goals

• Develop an issues-based approach to anthropological knowledge and practice that emphasizes common topics shared by multiple sub-fields
• Cultivate an understanding of human cultural and biological similarity and difference across time and space
• Develop skills to effectively collect, analyze, synthesize, and present anthropological data

Learning Outcomes

• Possess and apply fundamental anthropological knowledge, including terminology, concepts, intellectual traditions, and theoretical approaches

• Identify and analyze common topics of research shared by the sub-fields of anthropology

• Understand ethics and responsibility in the practice of anthropology and in our roles as citizens

• Recognize and appreciate what it means to be human and how ethnographic, archaeological, and biological knowledge contribute to that understanding

• Understand both qualitative and quantitative research methods as they apply to anthropological inquiry

• Possess skills to communicate anthropological knowledge effectively through writing, oral presentation, and data presentation in various formats for diverse audiences