ANTH 300 - Survey of World Cultures

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): 23WG

Prerequisite(s): Two social science courses
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

A survey of the major cultures of the world, this course emphasizes analysis and explanation of cultural differences, with the intent of facilitating a greater degree of ease in possible intercultural contact situations.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The General Education requirement for World History & Global Awareness is satisfied by ANTH 300. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of a broad outline of world history and/or the development of the distinctive features of at least one civilization or culture in relation to other regions of the world; and
demonstrate an understanding of the structures, systems, and interrelationship among civilizations and cultures within historical and/or contemporary contexts, and their impact on wellbeing and sustainability.

Course-specific SLOs for ANTH 300 include:

Students will understand the basic concepts in cultural anthropology, esp. culture
Students will be familiar with culture areas of the world, along with the political entities associated with the cultural areas
Students will be able to identify and assess cultural universalities
Students should be able to assess cultural differences in the context of social and environmental variation
Students will familiarize themselves with the basic methods of cultural anthropology, especially of participant observation and interviewing

Repeatable: No