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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Anthropology Education (BA)


Program Educational Goals


The field of anthropology studies the human condition in its full breadth-across time and place. The field is made up of multiple subfields (applied anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, sociocultural anthropology) and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Delaware has world renowned scholars in each of these areas. We integrate approaches from the sciences and humanities to explore cultural, historical, environmental, and biological perspectives on human diversity. Our department supports student experiential learning opportunities through laboratory, ethnographic, and archaeological research. The department’s learning objectives emphasize critical thinking, analytical, interpretative, and communication skills that prepare students to engage the complexities of the global world and pursue professional employment and graduate study.

Students who complete the B.A. in Anthropology will be able to:

  • DISCOVER and GET EXCITED ABOUT, and USE critical thinking skills to ANALYZE, the cultural, biological, and historical diversity of humans.
  • DESCRIBE major concepts, theories, and methods of the subfields of anthropology (applied anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, sociocultural anthropology).
  • INTERPRET specific data and case studies, ASSESS and EVALUATE competing explanatory and theoretical frameworks, and GENERALIZE KNOWLEDGE to consider human commonalities and differences across time and place.
  • COMMUNICATE core concepts of anthropology effectively in both written and oral formats.
  • CONNECT and EVALUATE anthropological ideas and knowledge in the analysis of real-world problems.
  • RECOGNIZE VALUE OF the ethical, professional, and social principles of anthropological research.
  • IDENTIFY the value of human diversity, and SUSPEND JUDGMENT about differences in order to DEVELOP empathetic and ethical perspectives.

In addition, students who complete the BA in Anthropology Education will fulfill the following objectives:

  • Planning Learning Sequences: Students will plan learning sequences that demonstrate social studies content knowledge which are aligned with national and state social studies content standards.
  • Assessment Practices: Students will design and implement authentic assessments that measure learners’ mastery of social studies disciplinary skills and knowledge.
  • Instruction: Students will design and implement learning experiences that engage learners in disciplinary inquiry, skills, and knowledge of social studies.
  • Civic Engagement: Students will engage learners to ask questions, investigate answers using disciplinary tools and content, communicate conclusions, and take informed action toward achieving a more inclusive and equitable society.
  • Habit of Mind: Students will use theory, research, and reflective practice to inform their planning and instruction.

University Requirements:


College Requirements:


College Breadth Requirements:


The College Breadth requirements are in addition to the University Breadth requirement. Up to three credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy these College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements. Minimum grade C- required for courses used to satisfy College Breadth.

*If the grade earned is sufficient, a course may be applied toward more than one requirement (e.g., breadth and major requirements), but the credits are counted only once toward the total credits for graduation. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfy the distribution requirement.

Foreign Language:


  • Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 202) in an ancient or modern language with minimum grades of D-.
    • The number of credits (0-12) needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language.
      • Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination  through the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department.

Mathematics:


The math requirement must be completed by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer into the College of Arts and Sciences with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within two semesters.

Complete one of the following four options (minimum grade D-):

Option One:


Option Two:


One of the following:

Option Three:


Successful completion of any 200-level or higher mathematics course except: MATH 201 , MATH 202 , MATH 205 , MATH 251 , MATH 252 , MATH 253 , and MATH 266 .

Option Four:


  • Successful performance on a proficiency test in mathematics administered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences (0 credits awarded).

Second Writing Requirement:


A Second Writing Requirement  approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed.

Major Requirements:


The Anthropology Education major requires 83 credits. All students must complete 33 credits in anthropology. The minimum acceptable standard for a major, major-related, and professional studies course is C-.

In addition to the tutorial and capstone, all students must take a minimum of 18 anthropology credits at or above the 200-level, of which 12 credits must be at or above the 300-level.

Capstone:


One of the following:

  • A second tutorial
  • A senior thesis (UNIV 401 )
  • Independent study (ANTH 466 )
  • Anthropology Study Abroad
  • Internship

*Except for the first-listed choice (a second tutorial), all of the Capstone options must be approved by the Department Chair; and each must be closely supervised by a Department member.

Professional Studies:


All students must also complete 24 credits in social sciences other than anthropology and 26 credits in education.

Social Sciences:


  • Credit(s): 3
  • Three credit Economics course
  • Three credit Geography course
  • Three credit History course
  • Three credit Political Science course
  • Three credit Sociology course
  • Six additional credits selected from the departments above

Other Requirements:


To be eligible to student teach, Anthropology Education majors must have a GPA of 3.0 in their major and an overall GPA of 2.75. They must also complete the portfolio requirement in February of their junior year and pass a teacher competency test as established by the University Council on Teacher Education. Students must consult with the teacher education program coordinator  to obtain the student teaching application and other information concerning student teaching policies.

Electives:


After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.

Credits to Total a Minimum of 124


Last Revised 2016-2017 Academic Year