The anthropology curriculum provides a comparative understanding of the range of human cultures throughout the world in both humanistic and social scientific terms. Anthropology provides the skills and knowledge needed to navigate a diverse world and solve the complex problems that face today's communities. Objectives: Anthropology courses provide an understanding of human beings and human society. Students are exposed to a broad historical and comparative framework within which to view the variety of human cultures. Coursework deals with concepts techniques, and substantive knowledge of the branches of the field: anthropology, primarily within cultural anthropology and applied anthropology. Program Student Learning Outcomes: 1 - Increased Multicultural Competency Awareness of one's own cultural filters, ability to think comparatively across sociocultural contexts, and to apply a culturally relative perspective regarding cultural diversity 2 - Applications of Anthropological Perspectives Development of an anthropological sensibility that enables one to distill social meaning from everyday encounters with individuals, material objects, texts, and other social phenomena, ability to articulate anthropological insights into contemporary issues, and to apply them to the workplace and contemporary world 3 - Research Methods and Theories Familiarity with anthropological literature and qualitative data; ability to develop an original research project, and to conduct ethnographic field work using appropriate methods; effective communication of anthropological data and/or fieldwork 4 - Ethical Principles Understanding of ethical principles relative to the conduct of anthropological research and processes, and the application of research findings 5 - Understanding Human Variation Achievement of a holistic knowledge of the discipline as a whole, and ability to articulate in a knowledgeable way the central ideas of cultural anthropology, understanding and appreciation of contemporary ethnic/cultural variation, and bio-cultural systems

Students develop a coherent program of study in consultation with their major advisor generally no later than the spring semester of their sophomore year. Up to four credits of D+ or D may be used to meet the major requirements if offset by a sufficient number of higher grades to meet the minimum requirement of a cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all courses in the major. Courses may not be taken S/N unless offered S/N only, with the exception of up to 2 credits of Anth 4xxx which may be taken S/N and counted toward the major requirements. The GPA includes all, and only, University of Minnesota coursework. Grades of "F" are included in GPA calculation until they are replaced.