Overview
The major is designed for students interested in an anthropological understanding of human behavior. One of the strengths of anthropology is its cross-cultural holistic and integrative approach with many fields, such as biology, history, linguistics, the social sciences, and many of the humanities.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Broad knowledge of archaeological, biological, sociocultural, and linguistic anthropology
2.
Familiarity with the history, methods, and current theoretical debates in the field
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General knowledge of, and developed skills working with, empirical and anthropological evidence
4.
Proficiency in library research, data interpretation, synthesis, and writing
5.
Proficiency formulating and answering relevant questions through critical reasoning, making use of current primary scientific literature, identification of appropriate sources, reading and understanding of papers, and discriminating research quality