California State University, Dominguez Hills
Anthropology - Applied
Carson, USA
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Introduction
Anthropology - Applied
The Department of Anthropology offers undergraduate students course work in the five anthropological subdisciplines: Ethnology, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Applied Anthropology and Anthropological Linguistics. In addition, courses focus on contemporary disciplinary research, area studies and societal applications of anthropological knowledge.
By majoring or minoring in Anthropology, a student gains a better understanding of people’s behavior within cultural settings. Anthropology studies the varied nature of human experience in American society and in the cultures of the world. Through this study of people, their lifestyles and how they adapt to cultural change, both present and past, a student is better prepared to comprehend human behavior. What distinguishes anthropology from other disciplines concerned with people is its holistic perspective or encompassing view, and its central concern with the concept of culture.
The major concentration in Applied Anthropology is designed to provide the undergraduate student with a strong background in general anthropology, applied anthropology and research methods. It stresses applied anthropology research methodology, field research, data collection, statistical methodology and service learning. One of the pillars of an applied anthropology focus is to stress community engagement and application of anthropological theoretical framework to the field.
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Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information
Curriculum
In addition to the Anthropology major requirements, modules for the Applied concentration include:
- Ethnographic Methods and Techniques
- Medical Anthropology
- Anthropology Of Work
- People, Culture, Environment
- Quantitative Methods for Anthropology
- Selected Topics In Anthropology
- Methods and Techniques of Archaeology
- Ancient Peoples Of Mexico
- Prehistory: Africa & Eurasia
- Prehistory of the Americas
- Human Osteology
- Forensic Anthropology
- Human Variation
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Career Opportunities
The Department of Anthropology provides undergraduate training for students interested in developing careers in academic, research and applied aspects of the discipline. Often postgraduate work is useful or required in certain job categories. However, persons with anthropological background are employed in a wide range of service areas: education, government, environmental and socioeconomic consulting, medical research, planning, social services, personnel, marketing/advertising, international business, law, tourism and a variety of occupations for which knowledge and appreciation of cultural diversity is important.