Course Syllabus
 
 
                 Term: Spring 2018
 
        Course Number: ANTH 243 R 001
 
         Course Title: Intro to Cultural Anthropology
 
         Credit Hours: 3
 
       Class Location: RIC 108
 
        Meeting Times: M W - 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM
 
           Instructor: Yokum, Edna
 

 
Learning Objectives:
Upon the completion of this course students should be able to:
1.	Describe the basic concepts and research methods of cultural anthropology as one of the disciplines of social science, including fundamental concepts, such as culture and society, which form the pillars of the discipline (e.g., cultural relativism, cultural persistence and change, world-view and enculturation).
2.	Comprehend the importance of studying cultural anthropology.
3.	Demonstrate knowledge of the practice of anthropological research in the modern world that is increasingly multicultural, transnational and globally interconnected (e.g., globalization and modern world system).
4.	Demonstrate an awareness of how students’ own cultures shape their experiences and the way they see the world, as well as help them understand and interact with other cultures.
5.	Understand how beliefs, values and assumptions are influenced by culture, biology, history, economic, and social structures.
6.	Gain a sense of relationship with people possessing different experiences from their own.
7.	Gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for cultural anthropology as a broad discipline through learning about its practices, and differentiating cultural anthropology from other disciplines that study people.
8.	Become more sensitive and engaged global citizens from culturally relative perspectives.


 
Required Materials:
Required Textbook: 
Bonvillain, N. (2013). Cultural Anthropology. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. 
ISBN 10: 0-205-86036-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-205-86036-4

Recommended Reference Books: 
American Psychological Association. (2010).  Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. (6th ed.). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association. 
ISBN: 978-1-4338-0562-2
AND/OR
Hacker, D., Sommers, N. (2016). Bedford Handbook. (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s. 
ISBN: 978-1-4576-0802-5

 
Technical Requirement:
This course requires reliable internet access, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Word Processing Program that can save doc. or docx., e-mail communication, the ability to download and attach documents, basic word processing skills, the use of Blackboard, access to Google Login and Maps, and the use of the textbook and assigned readings from Blackboard.