The Anthropology major is designed to develop a critical awareness and understanding of the diversity of peoples and cultures, and of the relevance and application of anthropological perspectives and methods to contemporary issues. The program specializes in the Caribbean and the African Diaspora in the U.S. and beyond. Courses cover issues central to our contemporary society: questions of race, class and gender; whiteness, cultural heritage, and environmental (in)justice. Additionally, contributing courses from Feminist Studies, Political Science and Religion address Latinx spiritualities, Chicana feminisms, politics and social change in Latin American and Caribbean societies, gender in/and religions, spiritual traditions in native America, pilgrimages and more. Anthropology majors acquire solid grounding in both the social and cultural theory employed and generated by anthropologists and the ethnographic methods that define our discipline. Majors also conduct their own independent research and present a paper based upon that research.
Students seeking a major in Anthropology complete the requirements for the BA degree. Students are required to complete a period of in-depth ethnographic/historical anthropological research during which they collect data for their capstone. This research period must be completed by end of the fall semester of their senior year and must entail a minimum of four weeks of intensive research or its equivalent. Students are encouraged to conduct this research during a study abroad experience with an appropriate study abroad program (see approved list of study abroad providers). Students may also complete this research by taking the Southwestern University Racial History Project course in the Fall before capstone or otherwise developing their own project.
Total Tuition Fees: $213,152
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