Anthropology
General Anthropology
Human Biology Track
Visual Anthropology Track
Charles Weitz, Chair
weitz@temple.edu
Michael Stewart, Undergraduate Chair and Faculty
Adviser
schurch@ushwy1.com
215-204-6188
Anthropology Department Website
http://www.temple.edu/anthro
Anthropology is the study of human origins, development, and diversity.
Anthropologists explore the ways in which people understand and adapt
to living in a variety of settings, ranging from urban environments
to rural villages all over the world and across time. Anthropologists
are interested in investigating such questions as: What does it mean
to be human? What are the historical, social, political, economic and
environmental pressures that have helped shape the experiences of particular
groups of people? How do human beings interact with the physical environment?
Does the language that one speaks affect the ways in which one thinks
and experiences the world? Anthropology includes four broad sub-fields,
all of which are well represented at Temple University: Cultural Anthropology,
Archaeology, Biological Anthropology and Linguistic Anthropology.
Undergraduate majors in Anthropology pursue one of three courses of
study: General Anthropology, the Human Biology Track, or the Visual
Anthropology track. Laboratory facilities, internships, fieldwork and
experiential learning courses provide students with practical experiences
in all of Anthropology’s sub-fields. A minor can be taken in General
Anthropology or in Visual Anthropology.
General Anthropology
The general anthropology major is intended to give students a foundation
in all of the four sub-fields associated with the discipline of anthropology.
Each of the sub-fields requires the development of a number of skills
including formulating hypotheses, developing research programs and proposals,
applying theories to the interpretation of data, including artifacts,
and gathering ethnographic information through participant-observation.
There is sufficient flexibility in the requirements for the general
anthropology major that a student can focus their coursework, if desired,
one any one of the four sub-fields.
With its focus on human diversity and its emphasis on cultural relativism,
the general anthropology major prepares students well for the issues
they are likely to encounter in today's workplaces. At Temple, we offer
a number of courses on such topics as the Anthropology of Policy, Medical
Anthropology and Urban Anthropology, which prepare students for careers
in: public administration, social work, health policy, urban planning
and other aspects of public policy-related work, in addition to professional
careers in fields such as business, law and medicine. Anthropology students
are also well-prepared to participate in activities which call for cultural
sensitivity and an understanding of cultural differences such as the
teaching of English as a foreign language and other work with immigrant
communities or work in the global marketplace. A variety of courses
on archaeology prepare students for careers in the field of cultural
resources management and historic preservation.
Interested students can contact faculty advisers, Dr. Susan Hyatt, susan.hyatt@temple.edu,
215-204-7553, or Dr. Michael Stewart, schurch@ushwy1.com (please note
the numeral “1” in the email address), 215-204-6188, for
further information. A brochure describing the General Anthropology
major can be obtained in the Anthropology Department, room 209, Gladfelter
Hall.
Major Requirements- General Anthropology
Required
Courses |
Department |
Course
# |
Course
Name |
Hours |
Core
Indicator |
Pick One (1): |
|
|
|
|
Introductory Anthropology |
RO60 |
A Four-Field Integrated Approach to Race and Racism |
3 |
IN/RS |
|
CO61/H091 |
Cultures of the World |
3 |
IS |
|
CO64 |
American Culture |
3 |
AC |
|
CO65 |
Origins of Cultural Diversity |
3 |
IS |
|
HO90 |
Cultures of the World |
3 |
IS |
Subtotal |
|
|
3
|
|
Fundamentals - All: |
|
|
|
|
Anthropology |
W120 |
Fundamentals of Cultural Anthropology |
3 |
WI |
|
0124 |
Fundamentals of Archaeology |
3 |
|
|
0125 |
Fundamentals of Biological Anthropology |
4 |
|
|
0127 |
Fundamentals of Linguistic Anthropology |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
13 |
|
Pick One (1):* |
|
|
|
|
Anthropology Methods |
0205 |
Heritage Management in Archaeology |
3 |
|
|
0306 |
Linguistic Field Methods |
3 |
|
|
0307 |
Theory and Methods in Linguistics |
3 |
|
|
0308 |
Research in Visual Anthropology |
3 |
|
|
0309 |
Language Socialization and Cultural Reproduction |
3 |
|
|
0310 |
Fieldwork in Ethnography |
3 |
|
|
0314 |
Agencies and Services in Philadelphia Communities |
3 |
|
|
0320 |
Field Session in Archaeology |
3 |
|
|
0321 |
Methods in Archaeology (variable topic course: Sediments, soils and geomorphology; lithic analysis; ceramic analysis; field methods) |
3 |
|
|
0326 |
Methods in Physical Anthropology (variable topic course: human osteology; primate anatomy; forensic anthropology) |
3 |
|
|
0334 |
Anthropological Problems in Visual Production |
|
|
Subtotal |
|
|
3 |
|
*Additional methods courses can be taken as electives; 0321 and 0326 can be taken multiple times as they are topical courses |
Anthropology
|
W301 |
Capstone:
History
of Anthropological Theory |
3 |
|
Anthropology |
0100-0399 |
Electives
- Pick Five (5):
Choose
from courses at the 100 level and above that have not been used
to satisfy other requirements for the major |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
Total |
|
|
37 |
Minor Requirements – General Anthropology
Required
courses |
Department |
Course
# |
Course
Name |
Hours |
Core
Indicator |
Pick One (1): |
|
|
|
|
Introductory Anthropology |
RO60 |
Introduction to Anthropology |
3 |
R |
|
CO61 |
Cultures of the World |
3 |
IS |
|
CO64 |
American Culture |
3 |
AC |
|
CO65 |
Origins of Cultural Diversity |
3 |
IS |
|
HO90 |
Cultures of the World |
3 |
IS |
Subtotal |
|
|
3 |
|
- Pick Two (2): |
|
|
|
|
Fundamentals Anthropology |
W120 |
Fundamentals of Cultural Anthropology |
3 |
W |
|
0124 |
Fundamentals of Archaeology |
3 |
|
|
0125 |
Fundamentals of Biological Anthropology |
4 |
|
|
0127 |
Fundamentals of Linguistic Anthropology |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
6/7 |
|
Electives - Pick Three (3): |
|
|
|
|
Anthropology |
0100-0399 |
Chosen from remaining courses at the 100 level and above |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
9 |
|
Total |
|
|
18/19 |
|
Human Biology Track
The Human Biology Track in Anthropology prepares students for careers
in medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, optometry, podiatry, and other
allied health fields. Students preparing for these fields sometimes
find the traditional science majors too restrictive. Human Biology students
major in Anthropology but take departmental courses primarily in biological
anthropology. The Human Biology Track also includes required courses
in biology, cultural anthropology, human anatomy and physiology. In
addition, the Human Biology Track provides several options for completing
other sciences courses that fulfill admission requirements to professional
schools in the health sciences. This program, like those at Stanford,
the University of Michigan and Harvard, also encourages students to
take health/biology-related courses in psychology, sociology, history,
political science and the humanities. As a result, our students have
the broad, liberal arts background that many health science professional
schools find attractive.
Interested students should contact the pre-med adviser at Sullivan Hall
or the Human Biology Track adviser, Dr. Leonard Greenfield, at (215)
204-1489 or green@temple.edu . A brochure describing the Human Biology
Track can be obtained in the Anthropology Department, room 209, Gladfelter
Hall.
Major Requirements: Human Biology
Required
Courses |
Department |
Course
# |
Course
Name |
Hours |
Core
Indicator |
Anthropology
|
0125 |
Fundamentals of Biological Anthropology
|
4
|
|
|
|
Note: 0125 is the prerequisite for all courses in Biological Anthropology |
|
|
Subtotal |
|
|
4 |
|
Anthropology
|
W120 |
Fundamentals of Cultural Anthropology |
3
|
WI |
Subtotal |
|
|
3 |
|
Pick One (1) of the following sequences |
|
|
|
|
Biology |
CO83 |
General Biology I |
4 |
SA |
|
--AND-- |
|
|
|
CO84 |
General Biology II |
4 |
SB |
|
--OR-- |
|
|
Biology |
0103 |
Introduction to Biology I |
4 |
|
|
--AND-- |
|
|
|
0104 |
Introduction to Biology II |
4 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
8 |
|
Pick One (1) of the following sequences: |
|
|
|
|
Kinesiology |
C100 |
Anatomy and Physiology I |
4 |
SA |
|
--AND-- |
|
|
|
C101 |
Anatomy and Physiology II |
4 |
SB |
|
--OR-- |
|
|
|
0233 |
Mammalian Anatomy |
4 |
|
|
--AND-- |
|
|
|
0234 |
Mammalian Physiology |
4 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
8 |
|
Pick Two (2): |
|
|
|
|
Anthropology |
0161 |
Human Paleontology |
3 |
|
|
0162 |
Biology of Modern Human Populations |
3 |
|
|
0163 |
Human Population Genetics |
3 |
|
|
0164 |
Primate Behavior |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
6 |
|
Pick One (1): |
|
|
|
|
Anthropology |
0212 |
Medical Anthropology |
3 |
|
|
0220 |
Environmental Physiology |
3 |
|
|
0248 |
Introduction to Primates |
3 |
|
|
0280 |
Evolutionary Biology |
3 |
|
|
0326 |
Methods in Physical Anthropology* |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
3 |
|
*Topical course which may be taken more than once |
Pick One (1) of these Capstone courses: |
|
|
|
|
Anthropology |
W323 |
Advanced Seminar in Medical Anthropology |
3 |
WI |
|
W324 |
Genetic Basis of Human Variation |
3 |
WI |
|
W325 |
Biocultural Adaptations in Human Populations |
3 |
WI |
|
W327 |
Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Reproduction |
3 |
WI |
|
W380 |
Seminar in Evolutionary Biology |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
3 |
|
Electives - Pick Two (2): |
|
|
|
|
Anthropology |
0212 |
Medical Anthropology |
3 |
|
|
0220 |
Environmental Physiology |
3 |
|
|
0248 |
Introduction to Primates |
3 |
|
|
0280 |
Evolutionary Biology |
3 |
|
|
0326 |
Methods in Physical Anthropology* |
3 |
|
|
*topical course which may be taken more than once. |
|
|
Biology |
|
Any upper division courses numbered 0203 and above |
3/4 |
|
Chemistry |
0371 |
Biochemistry I |
3 |
|
|
0372 |
Biochemistry II |
3 |
|
History |
0137 |
History of Biology |
3 |
|
|
0257 |
American Medicine: A Social History |
3 |
|
Political Science |
0132 |
Biology, Society, and Politics |
3 |
|
Psychology |
0200 |
Developmental Psychology |
3 |
|
|
0210 |
Social Psychology |
3 |
|
|
0220 |
Psychopathology |
3 |
|
|
0230 |
Cognitive Processes |
3 |
|
|
0250 |
Learning and Behavior Analysis |
3 |
|
|
0260 |
Behavioral Neuroscience |
3 |
|
|
0265 |
Cognitive NeuroScience |
3 |
|
Sociology |
0252 |
Health and Disease in American Society |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
6-7 |
|
Total |
41/42 |
|
Visual Anthropology Track
This track emphasizes a well-rounded liberal arts background and a
comprehensive understanding of the world’s varied systems of visual
representation. The Visual Anthropology curriculum allows students to
combine cultural anthropology with the study and practice of visual
communication. Courses in the Visual Anthropology Track combine topics
and methods familiar to the social sciences, humanities, and the media
arts. It is well suited to interests in popular culture as well as the
fine arts, in documentary and ethnographic film as well as feature film,
in all forms of artistic performance including the folk arts, fine arts,
popular arts, and media arts, in televisual communication including
both broadcast and narrowcast forms, as well as home media and alternative
media. Additional attention is now dedicated to relationships of globalization
and New Media.
In the Visual Anthropology curriculum, literary traditions and criticism
find a place alongside pictorial traditions and media criticism. Students
may do original research that involves still photography and/or video
production. Students apply field methods familiar to cultural anthropology
to achieve a better understanding of the processes and products of visual
communication. Laboratories are available for both still photography
and video production. There are ongoing field programs in North American,
Japan, and India. The summer program in India is intended to investigate
Indian civilization through an anthropological and historical approach
of its religions and artistic traditions, both ancient and contemporary
(http://isc.temple.edu/jjhala/templeindia/).
Interested students should contact the Visual Anthropology Adviser,
Jayasinhji Jhala at (215) 204-7727 or jjhala@temple.edu . A brochure
describing the Visual Anthropology Track can be obtained in the Anthropology
Department, room 209, Gladfelter Hall.
Required
courses- Visual Anthropology
|
Department |
Course
# |
Course
Name |
Hours |
Core
Indicator |
Anthropology
|
0158 |
Fundamentals of Culture and Visual Communication |
3
|
|
Anthropology
|
W120 |
Fundamentals of Cultural Anthropology |
3
|
WI |
Anthropology |
0127 |
Fundamentals of Linguistic Anthropology |
3 |
|
Anthropology |
0334 |
Anthropological Problems in Visual Production |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
12 |
|
Pick One (1): |
|
|
|
|
Anthropology |
0124 |
Fundamentals of Archaeology |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0125 |
Fundamentals of Biological Anthropology |
4 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
3-4 |
|
Capstone Anthropology
|
W308 |
Research
in Visual Anthropology |
3 |
WI |
Subtotal |
|
|
3 |
|
Electives - Pick Seven (7): |
|
|
|
|
Anthropology |
0224 |
Art and Anthropology |
3 |
|
|
0233 |
Anthropological Film |
3 |
|
|
0234 |
Anthropology of Feature Film |
3 |
|
|
0237 |
Pictorial Lives |
|
|
|
0238 |
Visual Anthropology of Modern Japan |
3 |
|
|
0239 |
Anthropology and Photography |
3 |
|
|
0242 |
Anthropology of Mass Media |
3 |
|
|
0322 |
Indigenous Media |
3 |
|
|
0334 |
Anthropological Problems in Visual Production |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
18 |
|
Total |
|
|
36/37 |
|
Minor Requirements – Visual Anthropology
Required courses |
Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
Core Indicator |
Fundamentals Anthropology: - All |
W120 |
Fundamentals of Cultural Anthropology |
3 |
WI |
|
0127 |
Fundamentals of Linguistic Anthropology |
3 |
|
|
0158 |
Fundamentals of Culture and Visual Communication |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
9 |
|
Methods:Anthropology |
0334 |
Anthropological Problems in Visual Production |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
3 |
|
Electives - Pick Two (2): |
|
|
|
|
Anthropology |
0224 |
Art and Anthropology |
3 |
|
|
0233 |
Anthropological Film |
3 |
|
|
0234 |
Anthropology of Feature Film |
3 |
|
|
0237 |
Pictorial Lives |
3 |
|
|
0238 |
Visual Anthropology of Modern Japan |
3 |
|
|
0239 |
Anthropology and Photography |
3 |
|
|
0242 |
Anthropology of Mass Media |
3 |
|
|
0322 |
Indigenous Media |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
6 |
|
Total |
|
|
18 |
|
|