Anthropology
The
Anthropology curriculum provides students with a comparative perspective with
which to appreciate human diversity. We offer courses in cultural anthropology,
biological anthropology and archaeology.
Potential
majors and first year advisors should note the interdisciplinary nature of
the Anthropology department. The faculty teaching in the
department contribute courses that are cross listed with many other
departments and programs in the College: Latin American Studies, East Asian
Studies, Women’s Studies, Environmental Studies, Sociology, American Studies,
and the Mosaic Program. This creates possibilities for students to major in
Anthropology and take courses in these other areas, some of which will count
towards the major. Cross-listed courses may be registered under either listing.
The department encourages this since it gives students the opportunity to
do more in-depth research in areas that interest them and, at the same time,
gives them a new, comparative perspective on what exactly an anthropological
approach to social phenomena is.
Introductory
Courses appropriate for Prospective Majors
In
Anthropology you do not have to start with the 101 course. Any of the 100
and 200 level courses may be taken as a “first course” in the department,
without a prerequisite course. The 100 numbers designate courses that are
broader in scope while the 200 numbers identify courses that are more specialized
or focused on topics.
Courses offered in the Fall semester 2005, open to first-year students, including those which are cross listed with other departments are:
ANTHR 101: Anthropology for the 21st Century
ANTHR 245I: China Beyond Bamboo Screens
ANTHR245N: Ethnography of Postcolonial Africa
Introductory Courses that fulfill Distribution Requirements
Division II: Any course in the department fulfills one distribution requirement in the division.
Comparative Civilization:
The appropriate course for first-year students is 101. Many other courses
fulfill this requirement and students should check the specific course requirements
listing at www.dickinson.edu/departments/reg/reqs/reqindex.htm
each semester to see which courses offered that semester may be used to
meet this requirement. See also the list of courses offered to meet the requirements
for US Diversity, Writing, and Quantitative Reasoning.
Course
descriptions, Requirements for the major see the College Bulletin
at:
www.dickinson.edu/bulletin/anthropol.html
Teacher Certification For information, see the Director of Teacher Education or see: www.dickinson.edu/departments/educ/
Opportunities for Off-Campus Study and Internships: Occasional field schools in Cultural Anthropology (ANTHR 396) are offered for six weeks every summer in Cameroon, Africa and elsewhere.
Careers: Graduates have pursued higher degrees in anthropology, linguistics, medicine, law, teaching, archaeology, public health and academic administration. Career opportunities in anthropology can be discussed with members of the department.
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Updated June 20, 2005