Anthropology is the study of all aspects of humans in all times and in all places. A four-field approach to the study of humanity including human biological characteristics, culture, language, and the human past provides students with an evolutionary, holistic, and comparative understanding of human diversity and similarity.<br><br>Student Learning Outcomes<br>Differentiate anthropology's theoretical and methodological approaches from those of other disciplines.<br>Describe and compare the four subfields of anthropology cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and physical/biological anthropology including the practice of applied anthropology, historical development, methodologies, theoretical orientations, and the inter-relationships between the subfields.<br>Articulate an anthropological perspective in relationship to contemporary issues and concerns.<br>Critically evaluate information sources about different peoples and cultures, and demonstrate the ability to think holistically and comparatively in describing human cultural diversity.