Fulfills 3 hrs. of the 9 hr. social science distribution requirement

Course Content:

What is culture and why is it important to study? How can understanding other cultures teach you about your own? This course is an introductory survey of the discipline of cultural anthropology and throughout the semester these questions, along with many others, will be explored. Through lectures, films, discussion, and experiential projects, students will be introduced to anthropological concepts, approaches and research methods to studying culture. Just a few of the topics to be examined include issues of identity, ethnicity, language, migration, and globalization. This course is designed to reveal the broad diversity of human behavior and lifestyles within our own culture and across the world. In addition, this course will provide the context for honing analytical and critical thinking skills, as well as multi-cultural awareness.