Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology

ANTHROPOLOGY MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Anthropology Program at Utah State University is to prepare students for careers requiring skills and knowledge from a synthesis of the liberal arts and natural sciences. Graduates in anthropology are broadly thinking individuals exhibiting intellectual depth, effective reading and writing skills and the ability to solve problems spanning the humanities, natural sciences and the cultural diversity characteristic of the modern world.

The mission can be succinctly stated as encompassing the following two goals:

1. To prepare students as responsible citizens through education in a curriculum of liberal arts and sciences education coursework; and

2. To prepare students for advanced education and a wide range of careers through the development of an intellect-based skill set.

This is accomplished via our learning objectives and outcome expectations as these relate to the Mission statement:

GOALS

1. Know the nature, intent, and scope of anthropology (cultural, biological, archaeology, linguistics).

2. Attain depth in one of the following subfields: cultural, biological, archaeology.

3. Know the epistemologies of the humanities and of the sciences as they pertain to anthropology.

4. Be familiar with the cultures of a major world region.

5. Develop recognition of and respect for human differences.

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