SOAN 191 - Introduction to Anthropology

Anthropology is a comparative science that examines all societies, ancient and modern, simple and complex. Anthropological Inquiry introduces students to anthropology’s four main subdisciplines (sociocultural, archaeological, biological, and linguistic anthropology) as well as a fifth, more recent addition, applied anthropology. It presents anthropology as a social science mode of inquiry, introducing anthropology’s major investigative methods and approaches, important anthropological concepts and principles, and anthropology’s ongoing self-critique and professional development. With its ethnographic breadth and concern with cultural processes over time and within and between human societies, this course also teaches cross-cultural and intercultural perspectives that go beyond simple observation of cultural difference to more complex understandings of cultural diversity and interaction among the world’s peoples.

Credit(s): 3
Disciplinary Perspective(s):
Social
Interconnecting Perspective(s):
Intercultural
University Graduation Requirement(s):
None

Missouri Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer (CORE 42) Course Number: MOTR ANTH 101 - General Anthropology
(For additional information: https://dhe.mo.gov/core42.php)