B.A. in Anthropology Undergraduate Programme By Emory University |TopUniversities

B.A. in Anthropology

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Programme overview

Main Subject

Anthropology

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Anthropology is the scientific and interpretive study of humankind, from its beginnings millions of years ago to the present day. The discipline of anthropology begins with a simple but enormously powerful idea: that any particular aspect of human biology and behavior can be fully understood only when it is placed against a background provided by the full range of variability found in human biology and behavior worldwide. This is the comparative perspective, the attempt to explain both the similarities and differences among people in the context of humanity as a whole. Anthropology is therefore composed of multiple subfields. We offer courses in cultural, biological, linguistic, medical, and psychological anthropology. Anthropology majors receive a sound liberal arts education, which provides a needed edge in today's competitive world of careers. Anthropology's scope and intellectual roominess can prepare students to make objective, far-sighted decisions at the professional level in any career field. Anthropology graduates go on to careers in professional anthropology, medicine, law, social work, public health, environmental studies, teaching, translation, laboratory research, international business, and government. Emory students benefit from a variety of excellent resources for studying anthropology. Students of Anthropology have access to the following laboratories: the Laboratory for Comparative Human Biology; Laboratory for Darwinian Neuroscience; Human Health Laboratory; Media Publics and Critical Discourse Laboratory; Paleolithic Technology Laboratory; Quantitative Computational Anthropology Laboratory(QCAL). Students also have opportunities to be involved with ongoing research at the Sloan Foundation's MARIAL Center (Myth and Ritual in American Life), the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, the Michael C. Carlos Museum and The Carter Center. For those students interested in medical anthropology, Emory is affiliated with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Rollins School of Public Health. The department sponsors the Beta chapter of the Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honors Society; graduates numerous Anthropology honors students each year; and invites all Emory students of Anthropology to participate in the Emory Anthropology Student Society, which organizes exciting events and activities the

Programme overview

Main Subject

Anthropology

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Anthropology is the scientific and interpretive study of humankind, from its beginnings millions of years ago to the present day. The discipline of anthropology begins with a simple but enormously powerful idea: that any particular aspect of human biology and behavior can be fully understood only when it is placed against a background provided by the full range of variability found in human biology and behavior worldwide. This is the comparative perspective, the attempt to explain both the similarities and differences among people in the context of humanity as a whole. Anthropology is therefore composed of multiple subfields. We offer courses in cultural, biological, linguistic, medical, and psychological anthropology. Anthropology majors receive a sound liberal arts education, which provides a needed edge in today's competitive world of careers. Anthropology's scope and intellectual roominess can prepare students to make objective, far-sighted decisions at the professional level in any career field. Anthropology graduates go on to careers in professional anthropology, medicine, law, social work, public health, environmental studies, teaching, translation, laboratory research, international business, and government. Emory students benefit from a variety of excellent resources for studying anthropology. Students of Anthropology have access to the following laboratories: the Laboratory for Comparative Human Biology; Laboratory for Darwinian Neuroscience; Human Health Laboratory; Media Publics and Critical Discourse Laboratory; Paleolithic Technology Laboratory; Quantitative Computational Anthropology Laboratory(QCAL). Students also have opportunities to be involved with ongoing research at the Sloan Foundation's MARIAL Center (Myth and Ritual in American Life), the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, the Michael C. Carlos Museum and The Carter Center. For those students interested in medical anthropology, Emory is affiliated with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Rollins School of Public Health. The department sponsors the Beta chapter of the Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honors Society; graduates numerous Anthropology honors students each year; and invites all Emory students of Anthropology to participate in the Emory Anthropology Student Society, which organizes exciting events and activities the

Admission Requirements

7+
Student must have a high school transcript.

Jan-2000

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