Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humankind. This broad field includes the study of human biological origins, evolution,diversity, and nature, as well as the study of the origin, evolution, diversity, and nature of human cultural and social life. Anthropology represents an attempt to grasp and celebrate the whole context of human experience, including all people, from all cultures, across all time. Among the career possibilities in anthropology are: archaeology, education, social work, foreign service, and governmental agency work.

Program Outcomes
Career Possibilities
Transfer Options
Industry Connections
Scholarships & Grants
  • Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
  • Students will be able to reason mathematically.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills.
  • Students will be able to recognize or articulate personal/interpersonal aspects of, or connections between, diverse cultural, social, or political contexts.
  • Students will be able to solve problems by gathering, interpreting, combining and/or applying information from multiple sources.

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Degrees & Certificates

Associate in Arts and Science Direct Transfer Agreement (AA&S DTA)

Name: Generic Associates of Art & Science Direct Transfer Agreement
Total Credits: 90
Learning Outcomes:

  • Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
  • Students will be able to reason mathematically.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills.
  • Students will be able to recognize or articulate personal/interpersonal aspects of, or connections between, diverse cultural, social, or political contexts.
  • Students will be able to solve problems by gathering, interpreting, combining and/or applying information from multiple sources.
Basic and Breadth Requirements
Specified and General Electives

Course Credits

Basic Skill – Communications (BS)

ENGL& 101 – Composition I (5) and 
ENGL& 102 – Composition II (5) OR ENGL& 235 – Technical Writing (5)

 10

Symbolic Quantitative Reasoning (SQR)

Any MATH course above 101: MATH& 107 – Math in Society (5) 
(Liberal and Fine Arts, Early Childhood Ed), MATH& 141 – Pre-Calculus I (5) (Computer Science, Manufacturing, STEM), MATH& 146 – Statistics (5) (K-12 Ed, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Psychology) or
PHIL& 120 – Symbolic Logic (5) (Liberal and Fine Arts, undecided)

 5

Humanities (HU/HP) (15 credits from TWO disciplines)
Includes art, communications, diversity, English, foreign
languages, music, philosophy, religious studies

*Maximum 5 credits of HP
**Maximum 5 credits of 100-level foreign language

 15
Social Sciences (SS) (15 credits from THREE disciplines)
Includes anthropology, criminal justice, economics,
history, political science, psychology, sociology		 15

Math/Science (LS/MS/NS)

*At least one LAB SCIENCE (LS) Course
**Maximum 5 credits of additional math

 15

Additional Breadth (HP/HU/SS/LS/MS/NS/SQR)

 5

PE/Wellness (PEH)
PEH 100 – Lifetime Wellness

 3

Course Credits
Specified (HU/HP/SS/LS/MS/NS/SE) 10
General (any 100-level and above course) 12

Anthropology Contact
Anthropology Faculty/Staff
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Reilly, Suzanne, PhD

Sociology/Social Science Associate Professor
suzanner@bigbend.edu
(509) 793-2183
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Holliway, David, PhD

Psychology/Sociology Associate Professor
davidho@bigbend.edu
(509) 793-2179