Online Anthropology Degree :: Accredited Universities

Discover how an anthropology bachelor's degree can enhance your employment marketability, and how far reaching a career in anthropology really is. Become an asset in any industry. Gain an understanding of cultural differences, skills in working with underserved populations, and the tools to think critically about the world around you. Colorado State University’s online bachelor's degree completion program in anthropology offers the best of the arts and sciences, living at the intersection of humanities and social and natural science.

Through a curriculum built on cultural relativism, our anthropology major will teach you how to keep your own experiences from influencing your perception of other cultures and give you a thorough understanding of humans’ place and interaction in our natural world, including:

Perspectives on people and their cultures (past and present), and an awareness of their social, political, economic, and environmental systems

Knowledge of and respect for the similarities and differences that characterize human societies in the world and key theoretical ideas that anthropologists use to comprehend these

The relationship between theory, methods, and data
Cultural differences and how to identify gaps in services for organizations providing services to minority cultures

Entry Requirements

- Previous college credit must be transferred into the program, and minimum credits required can vary depending on previous coursework completed.

- 2.0 cumulative GPA (2.5 cumulative GPA preferred) from all coursework previously completed

- Satisfy admission requirement in mathematics

- High school graduation or equivalent

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The Anthropology/Sociology Department offers students an interdisciplinary program of study including three different emphases or concentrations: Anthropology, Sociology, or Sociology / Social Welfare. Our graduates have found success in a wide variety of professional venues. We also prepare students seeking to pursue graduate study, research and teaching, or simply enhance their understanding of humans and the societies, cultures and environments in which they live.

Faculty are firmly committed to enhancing the learning and reasoning abilities of students and helping them to view and examine ancient and contemporary societies through cultural and social prisms that define and shape our disciplines. Our curriculum emphasizes community involvement, small group interaction, and practical application of key ideas

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Anthropology in its broadest sense is the study of what it is to be human. Anthropology differs from all other disciplines that study human beings because it is holistic, historic, global and comparative. Anthropologists study the cultures, social organization, languages, and environmental relationships of societies and populations around the globe, and their physical and genetic diversity. Anthropology also examines the evidence gained through archaeology to learn about peoples of the past, and our primate relatives to help understand both our human uniqueness and our similarity with other primates.

Entry Requirements

• Hold credit in ENGL 255 (Students are strongly encouraged to register in ENGL 255 early in their program.); or have a grade of B- (70 per cent) or better in an Athabasca University English course above the preparatory (100) level; or receive credit for an English course in which a grade of B- or better was achieved.
• In addition to completing this degree through online and distance learning, students have the option to take Bachelor of Arts courses in a classroom setting at other institutions.
• Students who hold a previous degree must enrol in the Bachelor of Arts four-year second undergraduate degree program. This degree requires a minimum of 60 credits.

Other Fees

• $115 Application Fees

• $180 Learning Resources Fee (per 3 credit course)

• $9 Students' Union (per 3 credit course)

• $2 Alumni Relations (per 3 credit course)

• $334 Out of Country fee (For international students per 3 credit course)

• $100 Evaluation Fee

• $100 Examination rebooking fee

• $100 Late examination request fee

• $50 Multiple examination fee

• $165 Per Extension Fee

Notes

• A minimum of 36 credits in concentration courses including a minimum of 24 senior (300 or 400) level credits.
• 18 credits in the designated Anthropology concentration core courses
• A minimum of 18 credits in the designated Anthropology concentration elective courses

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Anthropology in its broadest sense is the study of what it is to be human. Anthropology differs from all other disciplines that study human beings because it is holistic, historic, global and comparative. Anthropologists study the cultures, social organization, languages, and environmental relationships of societies and populations around the globe, and their physical and genetic diversity. Anthropology also examines the evidence gained through archaeology to learn about peoples of the past, and our primate relatives to help understand both our human uniqueness and our similarity with other primates.

Entry Requirements

• Students are not permitted to obtain a second undergraduate degree in the same field or related field as their first undergraduate degree. Students who have completed a previous undergraduate degree must enter the second undergraduate Bachelor of Arts four-year degree and follow these regulations. The English writing skills requirement is waived for students enrolling in the second undergraduate degree.
• Students in the Bachelor of Arts program, as either a first or second undergraduate degree, generally have the option to combine two majors if they wish. Students who undertake double majors must fulfill all requirements for both majors. Depending upon the majors chosen, this may greatly restrict course selection (particularly in the second undergraduate degree program) or require the completion of more than 120 credits. Students considering enrolling in double majors should consult with an Athabasca University advisor for assistance in selecting their programs and courses.
• You may change majors at any time. You will be placed in the current regulations. If you wish to remain in the regulations that were in effect at the time of your original enrolment, contact Admissions and Evaluations Services. Please reference the appropriate Calendar, e.g., 2002-2003 regulations. To request a change of major, complete and submit a new Undergraduate General Application Form. No fees are required.
• The degree conversion provision is available to Athabasca University students who have been awarded a three-year AU degree and wish to convert to a four-year degree. For more information about this regulation, please review the Degree Conversion Provision Policy
• In addition to completing this degree through online and distance learning, students have the option to take Bachelor of Arts courses in a classroom setting at several institutions. See Learning Services Collaborations for partners.

Other Fees

• $115 Application Fees

• $180 Learning Resources Fee (per 3 credit course)

• $9 Students' Union (per 3 credit course)

• $2 Alumni Relations (per 3 credit course)

• $334 Out of Country fee (For international students per 3 credit course)

• $100 Evaluation Fee

• $100 Examination rebooking fee

• $100 Late examination request fee

• $50 Multiple examination fee

• $165 Per Extension Fee

Notes

• A minimum of 45 credits from major courses including 30 senior (300 or 400) level credits (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits).
• 9 junior (200) level Anthropology credits.
• 3 senior-level credits in the history of Anthropology.
• 6 senior-level credits in research methods
• 3 senior-level credits in linguistic Anthropology
• Electives
Our online program plans can assist you in selecting the courses needed to fulfill your program requirements.
Counseling Services offers an assessment website, "Mapping Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University."

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Anthropology is the study of what it means to be human through the lens of cultural diversity. Sociology examines how human actions in modern societies are shaped by social groups and by wider social, economic and political pressures. Both fields share a common interest in the comparative study of human societies in all their historical and contemporary variations.

This major draws upon the combined strengths of the closely related fields of anthropology and sociology to enhance interdisciplinary research and professional practice. You will focus on local and global contexts, particularly in Australia, South Asia, South-East Asia and East Asia and the Pacific.
You will explore how cultural practices, institutions, social groups and everyday life are being transformed in the context of globalised communication, economic, political and environmental change.

You will also learn practical and conceptual skills to respond to global and local change. This major allows you to explore contemporary issues including family, sport, gender relations, media, education, work and economic change, community development, health, crime and human rights.

The anthropology and sociology major is offered as part of the Bachelor of Arts. You can enhance your studies with a secondary major or choose from a range of elective units to support your career goals.

Entry Requirements

Applicants are required to submit a portfolio. Refer to humanities.curtin.edu.au/portfolio for details.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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