Anthropology, B.A.

Learning Goals and Student Learning Outcomes

The following learning goals and learning outcomes have been established for students pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology:

Information, Communication, and Leadership Skills

• Identify and access information resources and technology to research current issues in all four subfields of anthropology
• Produce written communication that is characterized by clarity, insight, the proper citation of sources and strict adherence to the basic rules of grammar, syntax, and spelling
• Produce written communication that interprets information in an effective manner
• Demonstrate leadership and teamwork in a diverse environment

Interpret, Analyze and Synthesize

• Apply the holistic and comparative perspective inherent in anthropological knowledge to real world problems
• Apply the principles of neo-Darwinism and evolutionary ecology to understand adaptation, variation, and evolution in the human lineage
• Discriminate among anthropological theories on a continuum from universalism to relativism
• Analyze the elements of cultural identity for a specific group
• Interpret past human activity using anthropological theory and the principles of archeological fieldwork
• Evaluate the effect of ecological conditions on human behavior and adaptation as well as the impact of human activity on the environment

Ethics

• Understand and apply professional and ethical standards in research design and implementation

Research Skills and Knowledge

• Develop research question or problem statement within a theoretical framework
• Compare and select appropriate research design and methods
• Identify appropriate sampling frame
• Perform data collection and analysis ‑both quantitative and qualitative specific to all four subfields of anthropology