The University of Colorado at Boulder Offers These Great Courses in Anthropology

The anthropology courses at CU deals in such helpful topics as the principles of anthropology, exploring non-western cultures like Japan, Maya and Africa, and physical anthropology. Learn all you can about the theories and reasons behind the theory of evolution, the human skeletal structure or even the behaviors of primates in the anthropology program. It's an amazing program with countless amounts of courses available.

What is Anthropology

The study of humanities, the study of human cultures in any given society or at any given time is what anthropology is. You might define anthropology as being "holistic". Holism means that every culture, society or economic system can be described, and researched at the end or sum of the civilization's accomplishments. Such aspects of humanity and culture cannot be studied or defined in parts alone. The ironic thing is that many of the courses listed below break down different cultures into parts, requiring the students to take more than one class or seminar to fully grasp the anthropology of say - the Mayan culture.

Coolest courses in my opinion

Anthropology 1030: Principles of Anthropology 1 (3 Credits) - Evolution of humanity and culture from beginnings through early metal ages. Covers human evolution, race, prehistory, and rise of early civilizations.

Anthropology 1110: Exploring a Non-Western Culture - Japan (3 Credits) - Examines modern Japan in terms of cultural styles, social patterns, work practices, aesthetic traditions, ecological conditions, and historical events that shape it as both a non-Western culture and a modern industrial state.

Anthropology 1120: Exploring a Non-Western Culture - Hopi and Navajo, Cultures in Conflict (3 Credits) - Studies the evolution of Hopi and Navajo cultures and cultural interrelationships from the protohistoric through the contemporary period, using an integrated, holistic, and humanistic viewpoint.

Anthropology 1160: The Ancient Egyptian Civilization (3 Credits) - Emphasizes the origin of the Egyptian culture, its importance, and its impact on other cultures.