Anthropology
Degree Program
A Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology is offered upon completion of the university baccalaureate and major requirements.
Faculty
76
F. Douglas Pennoyer, Ph.D.
Dean
Alan McMahan, Ph.D.
Preparation
Chair
Paul Langenwalter, M.A. RPA
Program Director
General Education Requirements Students are required to take the following courses as preparation for the major. These courses fulfill general education requirements.
Hayward
Professor
Bartlotti, Campbell, Decker, McMahan, Pennoyer, Russell
Associate Professors
General Cultural Anthropology
Units: 3
ANTH 200
Physical Anthropology
Units: 4
ANTH 220
Greene, Langenwalter, Pittle
Assistant Professors
Major Requirements
Mission
Core Requirements The anthropology major requires 36 units which includes 15 units of core courses:
The mission of the School of Intercultural Studies is to equip students to communicate, live and work successfully in culturally diverse societies through applied programs in anthropology, missiology, intercultural studies, linguistics and education, so that they can more effectively impact the world for Jesus Christ.
Introduction to Archaeology
Units: 3
ANTH 215
Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology: Language, Culture & Society
ANTH 310
Units: 3
Ethnographic Field Methods Anthropological Field Practicum
Units: 3
ANTH 345
Units: 3
ANTH 350
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Learning Outcomes
History of Anthropological Theory
Units: 3
ANTH 401
The anthropology major provides a holistic understanding of the diversity of human behavior across time, geography and culture through a distinctly Christian worldview. There are two primary objectives of the program at Biola. First, the program provides students with a solid foundation of the central theoretical concepts while providing opportunities to concentrate in one of the subdisciplines: sociocultural, linguistic and physical anthropology or archaeology. Second, the program provides students with the practical tools, through an emphasis on field research, to actively bridge cultural differences in order to effectively share the good news of the Gospel and holistically address human problems such as injustice and the effects of globalization on populations around the world. The core of the program is the five–field concentration in anthropology. Students will not only gain a firm academic foundation but also the tools necessary to be actively involved in using their anthropological skills to serve others. This program provides training for students planning to enter a variety of fields including research in the area of private and public agencies, social welfare, community and rural development, archaeology, refugee and immigrant assistance or further academic study.
Elective Requirements Students may choose 21 units of upper division electives according to their interests. Students are encouraged to form a concentration or minor in a subfield, but may choose from any of the following electives:
any ANTH course INAL 301
General Articulatory Phonetics Language & Culture Learning Introduction to Phonology Introduction to Syntax Introduction to Sociolinguistics Field Methods in Linguistics
Units: 3
Units: 3
INAL 313
Units: 3
INAL 403
Units: 3
INAL 405
Units: 3
INAL 446
Units: 3
INAL 452
Interpersonal & Intercultural Adjustment
Units: 3
INCS 322
Peoples of Ethnic America
Units: 3
INCS 331
Peoples of the World
Units: 3
INCS 332
Introduction to International Development Micro Issues in Relief & Development
Units: 3
INCS 345
Units: 3
INCS 347
Understanding the City
Units: 3
INCS 375
Intercultural Communication
Units: 3
INCS 420
Seminar: Topics in Intercultural Health Care
Units: 3
INCS 430
Community Development Models & Strategies Units: 3
INCS 433
Project Evaluation & Assessment
Units: 3
INCS 435
New Religious Movements Village & Tribal Cultures
Units: 3
INCS 445
Units: 3
INCS 458
Urban Transformation
Units: 3
INCS 459
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