Academic Courses
Course Descriptions
| Course | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 201 | Cultural Anthropology | (3-0) 3 Cr. Hrs. |
Course Description
A comparison of the ways of life for societies worldwide using anthropological theory and methods is provided in this course. Basic institutions of human society, such as kinship, religion, law, politics, and economics are examined to provide a better understanding of the diversity of contemporary societies. Course focuses on non-Western societies.
Prerequisites
(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)
- None.
Course Competencies
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Examine the concept of culture as an adaptive mechanism.
- Explore the variations and underlying similarities of human cultures.
- Illustrate a number of valid cultural solutions to shared human needs.
- Explain the relationship between culture, environment and the individual.
- Outline the factors involved in culture change.
- Depict human cultures using the holistic approach.
- Evaluate ethnocentric bias and examples of cultural relativism.
- Illustrate the place of ethics in cultural anthropology.
- Document the key concepts, theories, and methods of cultural anthropology.
- Apply cultural anthropology and its methods to solve modern problems.
Note: This course may not be offered every semester.
Please check the ANTH section of the current course schedule for availability.