Areas of study include Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. This course provides the opportunity to examine other cultures both present and past. Areas include Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. The course involves a multi-disciplinary approach stressing geography, history, economics, sociology and political science. Throughout the course students become aware of contemporary global issues and their impact.
Special attention is given to skill development, reading comprehension and vocabulary.
Anthropology 1 deals with the study of man. The course focuses on the origin of man, his culture, his physical structure and those social characteristics that are unique to humans. The main course objective is to learn general human behavioral patterns. Through this comparison and self-examination the student will better understand himself. Anthropology 2 builds upon the information studied in Anthropology 1.