Anthropology

The Anthropology curriculum at Mesa State College is designed to introduce students to the panorama of the human cultural experience, past and present. Accordingly, there are two introductory courses: Cultural Anthropology, which exposes the students to research carried out on contemporary cultures, and World Prehistory, covering the anthropological subfields of Biological Anthropology and Archaeology. While upper-division courses continue to stress the importance of anthropological theory, students are also encouraged to put their growing knowledge of anthropology to work, in such contexts as conducting their own field research (Ethnographic Methods), and developing their research skills for the market (Applied Anthropology). Other upper-division offerings include North American Indians, Religion and Culture, Ethnopsychology, Gender and Culture, Medical Anthropology, Language and Culture, World Ethnicity and Nationalism, and U.S. as a Foreign Culture. Students are required to take one of the capstone courses, either World Cultures or Globalization and Culture Change.

Anthropology courses can be applied toward a Sociology major with an Anthropology concentration, a minor in Anthropology, or the primary or secondary area of a Social Science degree. Mesa State College Anthropology students have gone on to graduate study in Anthropology or related fields; they have also found positions in such fields as education and social work, both in the U.S. and overseas.

Follow this link and scroll down to discover the degree requirements for a B.A. in Sociology with a concentration in Anthropology.

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