Outcomes

Construct an understanding of anthropology’s subfields

Explore methods, theory, and ethical issues related to anthropological research

Use anthropology’s holistic, relativistic, cross-cultural, and biocultural approach to understand the human experience

Demonstrate understanding of the historical, political, scientific, cultural, and/or socioeconomic interrelationships between the local and global (GS)

Reflect explicitly on how one’s global positionality (perspective, affinities, and values) shapes what is experienced and how it informs judgments (GS)

Find general sources suitable for anthropological research (InfoLit)Explore open-source scholarly material and web sites related to anthropology (InfoLit)

Explore open-source scholarly material and web sites related to anthropology (InfoLit)

Assess general sources, open-source scholarly material, and web sites for use in college research with instructor and librarian support (InfoLit)

Reflect on how culture impacts development of assumptions, biases, perspectives, experiences, and cultural behaviors (EDP)

Explain the nature of culture, culture change, and cultural institutions from the anthropological perspective

Evaluate the nature of human diversity and its relation to the race concept (EDP)

Identify the social, political, and ethical implications of anthropological research

Develop the ability to identify key issues, understand the assumptions underlying arguments, and recognize the way that historical and cultural context affect meaning (GS)

Examine the ways that identity is shaped by varying degrees of power and privilege, in relation to both a local context and interconnected world (GS) 

Express understanding of anthropological knowledge using oral, written, or multimedia methods

Apply Chicago Style citation conventions (InfoLit)

Demonstrate intercultural understanding and sensitivity, by integrating cross cultural verbal and non-verbal communication practices and skills when engaging with others (EDP, GS)

Develop the ability to identify key issues in the global arena, understand the assumptions underlying the arguments, and appreciate their intended audience and historical and cultural context (GS)

Articulate and engage with anthropological research questions (InfoLit)

Describe how ethnocentrism impacts perception and recognize its implications within a global society 

Practice intercultural/multicultural communication through interaction with peers (EDP)

Demonstrate an understanding of cultures within their own historical context (EDP)

Recognize the range of diversity of human groups across the globe

Demonstrate the ability to listen for, to and across differences, by articulating one’s own frame of reference and its application in reference to others (GS)

Engage conflict to cultivate empathy and promote understanding of global viewpoints and realities (GS)

Contribute to the creation of a community of learners by engaging with others to better understand cultural diversity, power, privilege, inequality, or equity (EDP)