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ANT 3420 - Applied Anthropology



Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 and 3 credit hours of upper-division anthropology coursework

Description: Often regarded as the fifth field of anthropology, applied anthropology is an aspiration, necessity and reality for contemporary anthropologists. This course explores how anthropological knowledge can be applied to solve problems and meet the needs of communities and organizations in pursuit of human rights, peace and social egalitarianism. Different facets of applied anthropology, from public anthropology to community-based anthropology to activist anthropology and others will be examined using examples from the field to highlight ways in which anthropologists apply anthropological theory, ethics, fieldwork methodology and data to initiate solutions to real-life problems of the communities and organizations which they study. Furthermore, students will learn about the career trajectories that involve applying anthropological insights to community betterment.



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