ANTH& 206 Cultural Anthropology

5 credits

This course explores how people create, maintain, and adapt cultural systems in time and space. Students will learn key anthropological concepts, methods, and perspectives to better understand cultural diversity, human-environment interactions, and the effects of globalization. By examining diverse cultural perspectives, students will gain insights into how humans create meaning, adapt to environments, and organize social life. Students will analyze cultural practices and social systems through the scientific method and participant observation. Emphasis is placed on developing cross-cultural awareness, evaluating anthropological research, and applying anthropological insights to contemporary global challenges.

This course meets the Social Science general education distribution requirement.

Prerequisites: ENGL 99 (or placement into ENGL& 101 )

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Define key anthropological concepts (e.g., ethnocentrism, cultural relativism)
Distinguish cultural anthropology from archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and other social and natural sciences
Explain how cultural anthropology connects with sciences and humanities and how societies interact with ecosystems and globalization
Apply anthropological methods, including participant observation and the scientific method, to study cultural practices and human diversity
Analyze cultural systems and subsystems to understand diversity, sustainability, adaptation, and interrelationships
Evaluate anthropological research and reflect on the value of biological and cultural diversity
Integrate anthropological perspectives to address contemporary cultural or global issues

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50