INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
2026-2027 Greensburg Campus Catalog
   

ANTH 0780 - INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
What is culture and how does it shape human experience? This course will introduce students to the anthropological study of culture and society, including the history of the discipline, anthropological theory, methodology, and ethics. It covers classic topics in sociocultural anthropology such as kinship and ritual and current interests in globalization, science, gender and sexualities, ethnic and nationalistic politics, etc. The class will draw on case studies from a variety of settings, both familiar and distant, to examine the diversity of human social life.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: Asian Studies, Children's Literature, DSAS Cross-Cult. Awareness General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Social Science General Ed. Requirement, Global Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.


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