Skills Developed in this Degree

The cultural anthropology/applied emphasis provides students with a broad foundational knowledge of cultural anthropology. Students will learn a variety of basic skills for collecting and analyzing data, communicating it in different ways, and applying it to real world situations. Students are provided opportunities to develop skills in ethnographic research methods and applying anthropological knowledge and skills in contemporary settings, such as the Silicon Valley region. The ability to find out information, think critically about it, and to communicate that information through writing and speaking are the necessary skills for many careers in today’s culturally diverse world.

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Core	All Anthropology Majors at SJSU are required to take a set of five Core anthropology courses (15 units).  These classes are integral to the students' understanding of anthropology.  Anth_011, Anth_012, and Anth_013 lay the foundation for all other anthropology courses.  Anth_131 provides a theoretical framework will be complemented by the research methods course taken in the emphasis.  Anth_191 is the capstone course that allows students to integrate their anthropological understanding and prepares them for a career or further graduate work.
	Anth 011	Anth 012	Anth 013	Anth 131	Anth 191
Research Methods	Anthropology Majors with an cultural anthropology/ applied emphasis must take the Ethnographic Research Methods class (3 units).
	Anth 149
Statistics	All Anthropology Majors are required to take a statistics class in support of the major (3 units).  Although the Department of Anthropology does not offer its own class in statistics you may select one of these courses offered by other departments.
	Stat 095	Soci 015	Soci 102	Soci 103
Foundation Electives	Student must take three Foundation courses to deepen their understanding of Cultural and Applied Anthropology (9 units). Most of these classes also may be taken as emphasis electives. To complete the major you must take a total of seven (7) elective courses, foundational, emphasis, and breadth, for a total of 21 units. Note: Elective courses may not be offered every semester, see the Projected Course Rotation schedule for the availability of individual classes.
	Anth 105	Anth 108	Anth 125	Anth 133	Anth 135
	Anth 141	Anth 142	Anth 143	Anth 147	Anth 148
	Anth 170	Anth 172	Anth 175	Anth 176
Emphasis Electives	Anthropology Majors with a cultural anthropology/ applied emphasis must take two Emphasis courses to expand on their foundational understanding (6 units). Note: Only three units of advanced GE courses may be used to fulfill the electives requirement.
	Anth 102	Anth 108	Anth 114	Anth 115	Anth 117
	Anth 122	Anth 125	Anth 126	Anth 127	Anth 133
	Anth 135	Anth 140	Anth 141	Anth 142	Anth 143
	Anth 145	Anth 146	Anth 147	Anth 148	Anth 170
	Anth 172	Anth 173	Anth 175	Anth 176	Anth 180
	Anth 184	Anth 187	Anth 195
		ANTH 180, ANTH 184, ANTH 187, and ANTH 195 are special courses and may only be taken as appropriate and with the approval of your advisor.
Breadth Electives	Student must take two Breadth courses to expand their understanding of anthropology (6 units).  Even when you are studying modern society insights gained from studying ancient civilizations or primate behavior may prove useful.  By appreciating the variations in how people act, both in the past and the present, you may come to better understand the world around you.
	Anth 152	Anth 153	Anth 154	Anth 155	Anth 156
	Anth 157	Anth 160	Anth 161	Anth 162	Anth 164
	Anth 168A	Anth 168B	Anth 169	Anth 180	Anth 184
	Anth 187	Anth 195
		ANTH 180, ANTH 184, ANTH 187, and ANTH 195 are special courses and may only be taken as appropriate and with the approval of your advisor.
Completing Your Bachelor's Degree	In addition to the 42 units for the major listed here, you must also complete 42 general education units, 2 physical education units and 34 more elective units (120 total units) to complete the requirements for a BA degree. Note: Of the 51 general education units required by the university 9 may be satisfied by specific major and support requirements.  Double counting of transfer units may also change the number of elective units needed. Consult your major advisor for details.
Writing	Area Z of the General Education requirements is a Writing course (e.g. Anth_100W).  The Department of Anthropology strongly recommends that students majoring in anthropology take Anth_100W to fulfill this requirement.  The 100W courses offered by the different departments are tailored to provide students with writing experiences in that particular discipline's writing style.
	Anth 100W	Psyc 100W	Soci 100W

Programs and Resources

Cultural/Applied Anthropology Emphasis Checklist

Major and Minor Resources