Students will learn about the variety of different cultures in the world. A comparative approach is used so that students will gain basic knowledge about patterns of cultural similarities and differences in the lifeways of foraging, horticultural, agricultural industrial and post-industrial societies.
Core Courses are courses that fulfill lower-level requirements and apply to any transfer path major where they appear. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology is universal course description, which maps to specific courses on SUNY campuses. Approved SUNY Transfer Path Core Courses are guaranteed to transfer to fulfill requirements in the major and/or required cognates (not just as electives) at all SUNY campuses if the course is completed with a grade of C or better.1 You may Search for Core Course equivalents using the Transfer Navigator.
1 While a grade of C or better is guaranteed, campuses can have different policies where they accept a passing grade lower than C. Pass/Fail courses may be accepted at the discretion of the campus, but transfer is not guaranteed.