Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Articulate an understanding of the breadth of anthropology, its main fields (archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, linguistics) and their ties to the sciences and humanities.
• Recognize, identify, and employ the scientific method in anthropology, and to distinguish coherent arguments based on such principles from other claims.
• Identify critical components in anthropological thought, especially in regard to ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the range of human cultural and biological variation in the past and present from an evolutionary perspective.
• Convey the importance of language in culture and society.
• Explain the relevance of the anthropological perspective to global issues and cultural diversity.