Anthropology (Applied Anthropology)

Anthropology (Applied Anthropology) is a Bachelor program taught at Western Kentucky University, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Anthropology major at Western Kentucky University (Bachelor of Arts) covers the scientific and humanistic study of human culture and biology. Students study interactions between human culture and biology in contemporary societies and in the archaeological and evolutionary past, build cross-cultural perspectives, and use a broad four-field approach: cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology. The applied anthropology concentration uses anthropological knowledge and methods to address contemporary human problems such as poverty and the human dimensions of global environmental change.

The program is delivered by full-time faculty and emphasizes hands-on learning in the classroom, in the laboratory, and in the field. The major requires 31 semester hours, including a six-course (16-hour) core curriculum: ANTH 120, ANTH 125, ANTH 130, ANTH 135, ANTH 399, and ANTH 499. Students choose at least one concentration (for applied anthropology: ANTH 360 plus two additional three-course options) and complete electives based on how many concentrations they complete.

Modules

• ANTH 120 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 125 Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• ANTH 130 Introduction to Archaeology
• ANTH 135 Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
• ANTH 399 Field Methods in Ethnography
• ANTH 499 Senior Seminar
• ANTH 360 Applied Anthropology – Understanding and Addressing Contemporary Human Problems

The minimum requirements for admission in Anthropology (Applied Anthropology) at Western Kentucky University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Western Kentucky University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Western Kentucky University as pre-requiste for admission in Anthropology (Applied Anthropology).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• A major in anthropology (reference number 608) requires a minimum of 31 semester hours and leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree.
• At least half of the total semester hours in the major must be in upper-division (300, 400) courses.
• Students complete the six-course (16-hour) core curriculum consisting of ANTH 120, ANTH 125, ANTH 130, ANTH 135, ANTH 399, and ANTH 499.
• Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all core courses.
• Each student completes at least one of four, three-course (9-hour) concentrations in applied anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, or cultural anthropology, each concentration having its own required courses.
• Students must complete a second major or a minor or certificate.
• A baccalaureate degree requires a minimum of 120 unduplicated semester hours.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.wku.edu/anthropology/

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