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College Catalog: 2010-2011
School of American and International Studies (AIS): Anthropology
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Anthropology supports the multicultural, international, experiential and interdisciplinary educational philosophy of Ramapo College. As such, Anthropology courses constitute a major component of the General Education program, besides serving the Anthropology minor. All anthropology courses count towards the International Studies major as well.
Anthropology courses at Ramapo are concentrated in cultural anthropology, the sub-discipline of anthropology that emphasizes the role of culture in human life, and analyzes social and cultural differences and similarities throughout the world. By studying this field, students will become familiar with the diversity of cultural practices in the world, and the effects of global economic and political forces on the lives of people throughout the world.
In addition to Introduction to Anthropology, students take one “Peoples and Cultures” courses that teach them about a world area, such as World Cultures, Peoples and Cultures of Asia, Native Americans, or Music and Dance in the African Diaspora. Students also take three courses that teach them about theoretical and thematic approaches to the study of anthropology, such as Religion in Cross Cultural Perspective, Urban Anthropology, International Migration, or Anthropology of Gender. In many courses, experiential learning is an integral part of the coursework, as students are required to complete fieldwork assignments.
Anthropology is offered as a minor of five courses (20 credits). Students who are interested in graduate study in anthropology can be further trained through independent study. An Anthropology minor can enrich the multicultural and international dimensions of a student’s academic training, and is an excellent complement to a major in International Studies, Sociology, and a variety of other majors.
- Subject & Course # – Title & Course Description
- Required Courses:
- ANTH 102 - INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
- SELECT ONE – Peoples and Cultures:
- AMER 206 - ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS
- AMER 214 - NATIVE AMERICANS
- AMER 241 - AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
- ANTH 223 - WORLD CULTURES
- COMM 357 - GLOBALIZATION AND THE INDIAN CULTURAL INDUSTRY
- HIST 284 - LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
- HIST 287 - CONTEMPORARY AFRICA
- HIST 288 - WOMEN IN MIDDLE EAST SOCIETIES
- HIST 308 - KOREAN CINEMA & MODERN SOCIETY
- INTL 204 - PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF ASIA
- INTL 230 - CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIA (was ANTH 230)
- INTL 235 - CHINESE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
- INTL 283 - CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICA
- INTL 320 - ITALIAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY
- INTL 382 - CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA (was HIST 382)
- MUSI 204 - MUSIC AND DANCE IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA: CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
- MUSI 205 - MUSIC AND DANCE IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA: NORTH AMERICA
- SOCI 305 - INDIA LIFE AND CULTURE: STUDY ABROAD
- SELECT THREE Elective courses from this approved list* (one must be ANTH):
- ANTH 210 - LEGAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- ANTH 220 - FOOD AND CULTURE
- ANTH 225 - INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
- ANTH 235 - RELIGION: CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
- ANTH 238 - URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY
- ANTH 307 - MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- ANTH 308 - ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER
- ANTH 310 - POLITICS, CULTURE & IDENTITY
- ANTH 312 - ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELDWORK
- ANTH 314 - CROSSING BORDERS
- ANTH 320 - NATIONALISM AND ETHNICITY
- COMM 234 - INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
- ENST 312 - ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- SOCI 208 - DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN SOUTH INDIA: STUDY ABROAD
- SOCI 333 - PEACE AND JUSTICE IN SOUTH INDIA: STUDY ABROAD
Note: A school core is NOT required for completion of the minor.Minors are open to students regardless of school affiliation.
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