Program Accreditation
Associate in Arts Degree with Emphasis in Anthropology
Students seeking an Associate in Arts (AA) degree in Liberal Education with an emphasis must successfully complete the AA requirements and the specific emphasis requirements. Emphasis requirements may also be used to satisfy the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal requirements.
The Anthropology Department explores human nature, society, and culture very broadly and comparatively. Our courses foster a biocultural understanding of humans, from materially simple to complex cultures and from the distant past to the present. The Associate in Arts degree with Emphasis in Anthropology provides a solid foundation for an undergraduate major or for study in related disciplines, as well as powerful tools for making one's way in a changing world.
Required Courses: (11 cr)
ANTH 1125 Physical Anthropology
ANTH 1126 Archaeology and Prehistory
ANTH 1127 Cultural Anthropology
Complete at least one additional course: (3-6 cr)
ANTH 1121 Women Across Cultures
ANTH 1150 Native Americans
ANTH 1188 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
ANTH 1899 Medical Anthropology
Curriculum
Courses offered in this Department:
ANTH 1101 Cultural Diversity
ANTH 1121 Women Across Cultures
ANTH 1125 Physical Anthropology
ANTH 1126 Archaeology and Prehistory
ANTH 1127 Cultural Diversity
ANTH 1150 Native Americans: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
ANTH 1188 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion: The Anthropology of Religion
ANTH 1899 Medical Anthropology: Health, Illness and Healing Across Cultures
ANTH 1900 Topics in Anthropology
For course descriptions and additional program information visit the Normandale catalog online.
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Department Admin
Dean: Teri Wichman, Dean of Social Sciences and Library
Dean's Assistant: Alvina Adasevich
Dept Chair: Ava Rosenblum
Mission Statement
Anthropology at Normandale Community College encourages awareness of human nature and society in the broadest possible perspective. Our course offerings encourage understanding of the biological and cultural evolution of our species and of the cultural worlds past, present, future, local, national, and global which have shaped us and which we continuously shape.
We encourage our students to critically assess as well as celebrate the cultural diversity of our world and participate with decreased ethnocentrism in it. We are committed to up-to-date quality courses and teaching and to appropriate assessment of student work. To these ends we encourage faculty development and alliances with other departments and institutions.
We believe in the practical, lifelong important of anthropological perspectives in the personal, professional and public pursuits of us all.
