ANTHR 436
Symbolic Anthropology
Anthropology
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Course Description
Social use and understanding of semiotics, signs, symbols, and other meaningful forms as critically constitutive of culture.
When Taught
Contact Department
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Understanding Human Cultures
Learning Outcome
Through course assignments, students will gain a deeper appreciation of the human condition and develop a more penetrating vision of the human experience, an enhanced understanding of human beings and being human.
Title
Symbols and Culture
Learning Outcome
Through course assignments, students will develop a better understanding of the nature of signs and symbols and of the part they play in perception and experience, of their role in refiguring reality.
Title
Writing and Critical Thinking
Learning Outcome
Through course assignments, students will develop an increased ability to think soundly, to write clear and insightful entries in an intellectual journal, and to writie an effective final essay.
