Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology Undergraduate Program By West Virginia University |Top Universities

Program overview

Main Subject

Anthropology

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Anthropology is a deeply comparative and participatory discipline that prepares students for meaningful life and work in our diverse and ever more interconnected world. The curriculum fosters an awareness of the structure and diversity of human societies, past and present, and offers a broad range of perspectives on the experiences and meanings of being human. Students are exposed to the methods of inquiry and to the special knowledge and insights of anthropology. Courses in the department also are intended to facilitate the application of anthropological principles to a wide range of contemporary social problems. Major Learning Goals Students graduating with a BA in Anthropology will be able to: Describe anthropology’s core theoretical perspectives, its distinctive history, and its unique breadth and range as a discipline. Interpret past and present human life-ways holistically and comparatively. Discuss the importance of knowledge and understanding of a culturally and biologically diverse world. Differentiate between the multiple methods employed by anthropologists across its subfields. Apply ethical principles to the conduct of anthropological research and the applications of its findings. Critically analyze anthropological questions and issues by retrieving and synthesizing appropriate information and evidence and identifying implications for research and practice/policy. Demonstrate effective, clear and persuasive communication skills according to disciplinary conventions. Careers Archaeology Cultural Resource Management Curation Government Agencies Health Historic Preservation Law Museum Non-profit Organizations Public History Research Social Organizations

Program overview

Main Subject

Anthropology

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Anthropology is a deeply comparative and participatory discipline that prepares students for meaningful life and work in our diverse and ever more interconnected world. The curriculum fosters an awareness of the structure and diversity of human societies, past and present, and offers a broad range of perspectives on the experiences and meanings of being human. Students are exposed to the methods of inquiry and to the special knowledge and insights of anthropology. Courses in the department also are intended to facilitate the application of anthropological principles to a wide range of contemporary social problems. Major Learning Goals Students graduating with a BA in Anthropology will be able to: Describe anthropology’s core theoretical perspectives, its distinctive history, and its unique breadth and range as a discipline. Interpret past and present human life-ways holistically and comparatively. Discuss the importance of knowledge and understanding of a culturally and biologically diverse world. Differentiate between the multiple methods employed by anthropologists across its subfields. Apply ethical principles to the conduct of anthropological research and the applications of its findings. Critically analyze anthropological questions and issues by retrieving and synthesizing appropriate information and evidence and identifying implications for research and practice/policy. Demonstrate effective, clear and persuasive communication skills according to disciplinary conventions. Careers Archaeology Cultural Resource Management Curation Government Agencies Health Historic Preservation Law Museum Non-profit Organizations Public History Research Social Organizations

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West Virginia University, founded in 1867, is a land-grant institution – and WVU Morgantown is the flagship of a system of statewide campuses. WVU is committed to advancing education, healthcare and prosperity by providing access and opportunity to all. An R1 research institution – one of only 115 in the nation – WVU’s researchers are performing groundbreaking work in energy, physics and astronomy, neuroscience, forensic science and rural health.

WVU Morgantown’s enrollment of 28,409 includes students from all 50 U.S. states and over 2,300 international scholars from 107 nations. WVU offers more than 340 majors at the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional levels from 14 colleges and schools. Majors range from accounting, music industry, aerospace engineering, biostatistics, astronomy, business, energy systems engineering and psychology to public health, global supply chain management, mining engineering, physics, sport management and strategic communications.

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering program is accredited by ABET; WVU is one of only three US universities that offer this major.

And WVU is the only US university to offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in forensic and investigative science and has the largest crime scene training complex in the US, which includes four crime scene houses, a vehicle processing center and a vault for bank robbery scenarios.

The University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1926, and individual programs hold dozens of specialized accreditations.

U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 America’s Best Graduate Schools included 19 WVU programs, with Petroleum Engineering at #12 and Pharmacy at #36. WVU is one the magazine’s Top 100 Public Universities, and the online Software Engineering graduate program is ranked #10. Bloomburg Business ranked WVU’s College of Business and Economics as the ninth-best for return on investment, and our Statler College of Engineering is ranked the 24th best value for an undergraduate program

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