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Anthropology Department
Rockville Campus |
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Anthropology
is a discipline which provides an introduction
to learning about the diversity of human existence.
Modern advances in communication and transportation
have accelerated the worldwide process of globalization.
Anthropology courses enable students to think analytically
and critically about what it means to be human
as
well as to appreciate human diversity. Cultural
Anthropology classes focus on human behavior in all
it variations,
analyzing andcomparing cultural systems, in order
to better understand the differences and similarities
among human groups. Physical Anthropology and Archaeology
focuses on the biological part of human behavior
looking at human evolution and current human variation
as well as adding a time dimension by studying
past civilization and their cultures. Additional
courses
in World Ethnology and archaeological field research
projects are offered each semester.
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