Anthropology (Cultural Anthropology)

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

Anthropology (Cultural Anthropology) at Western Kentucky University is part of the Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. Students study human culture and biology in the past and present, with an emphasis on interactions between human culture and biology in contemporary societies and in the archaeological and evolutionary past. The anthropology major uses a four-field approach that includes cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology, supported by hands-on learning in the classroom, in the laboratory, and in the field.

The major includes a six-course core curriculum: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Introduction to Biological Anthropology, Introduction to Archaeology, Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, Field Methods in Ethnography, and Senior Seminar. Students then complete a Cultural Anthropology concentration by choosing one course from a set of Peoples and Cultures topics, one course from a set of additional topic options, and one additional area or topics course, plus electives selected with an advisor.

Modules

• Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• Introduction to Archaeology
• Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
• Field Methods in Ethnography
• Senior Seminar
• Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
• Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean
• Peoples and Cultures of Native North America
• Peoples and Cultures of Africa
• Southern Appalachian Folklife
• Anthropology of Gender

The minimum requirements for admission in Anthropology (Cultural 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 (Cultural 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 must earn a grade of “C” or better in all core courses. All students complete the six-course (16-hour) core curriculum consisting of ANTH 120, ANTH 125, ANTH 130, ANTH 135, ANTH 399, and ANTH 499.

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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