Foundations of Anthropological Inquiry

Introduces anthropology as a comparative study of human life across culture, biology, language, material evidence, technology, and history.

Course outcomes

What students develop

Distinguish major anthropological questions and subfields

Evaluate cultural claims using comparative evidence

Connect ethnographic, archaeological, biological, and linguistic perspectives

Develop evidence-based interpretations of human difference

Course content

Methods & resources

Evaluation

Program relationships

Studies culture, human difference, technology, institutions, material life, and social change through comparative and field-based inquiry.

Course inquiry

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