Anthropology - Cornell University

Anthropology from Cornell University is a Campus Bachelor Anthropology degree that prepares you for a Science career. Anthropology is one of the most diverse disciplines in the university. Spanning human evolution, the development and heterogeneity of language and culture, human history, and the diversity of cultures past and present, the field has broad scope, utilizes a variety of methods, addresses basic issues about human origins and human life, and maintains commitment to understanding social life and using this understanding to improve society. Anthropology is an ideal "liberal arts" major. It also serves as a major that, when well designed by the student and their adviser, prepares students for a wide range of professional careers, e.g., law, medicine, foreign service, social services, and business, among others. No prerequisites are required to enter the anthropology major, except a broad interest in the human condition. Because of the intellectual breadth of the field, close collaboration between student and adviser is encouraged to build a program of study around the student's interests. Areas of concentration include a wide variety subjects within and between the three subfields of anthropology represented at Cornell: cultural anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology . Topics ranging from identity politics and globalization to prehistory and human evolution can be pursued in classes focused on every major geographical region in the world. Upper level courses span a range of theoretical issues related to religion, gender, economics, colonialism, democratization, prehistoric cultures, race, behavioral evolution, and conservation, to name a few. Students are required to take at least one course at any level in the curriculum in each of the three subfields. A total of 38 credits are necessary to complete the major. At least 5 courses must be at the 300 level or higher, and all majors must take a 400-level course in their senior year. When warranted, the adviser is free to approve up to two courses from other departments totaling up to eight credit hours to contribute to the 38-credit requirement. Our goal is to provide a close and supportive advising relationship and a strong and coherent structure for the student's major. The 400-level seminar is meant to serve as a space where students can synthesize their undergraduate work in anthropology. Although individual classes vary to some extent, most meet weekly, are discussion-based, and are limited to 15 students. Collaboration is encouraged between students to pursue their individual interests, and some form of student presentation is a typical part of the course. View more details on Cornell University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Anthropology courses.