Cultural Anthropology: Televised
Anthropology 2
Brief Course Description
This is a televised course in cultural anthropology. It is designed to provide a unique opportunity to experience an "off-campus" course, primarily for students who cannot take regular classes every week on campus. The course is equivalent to the regular on-campus cultural anthropology courses in terms of the material covered and the understanding required to pass the class. Since there is considerably less classroom contact in such T.V. courses, students who enroll should have a high degree of self-motivation and self-discipline in order to do the necessary course work. Those who feel the T.V. class is a "short cut" to learning with reduced study requirements will find they are incorrect and will probably not complete the course successfully. I will assist you in developing the viewing and studying habits needed to learn this material and to do well in the class.

In this course, we will focus on human cultural development throughout the world both past and present. Variations in social, economic, and political customs, culture change, systems of kinship and family organization, inventions, arts, language, and other topics will be introduced in the T.V. programs and in the seminars. Though a text and study guide are available, the majority of the course material will be presented in the form of twenty-six televised half-hour programs. The cinematography is well done, many of the scenes are striking and very impressionable, making the course an enjoyable and enlightening experience. Be sure to remember, however, that you are expected to learn the material and be able to recall it for quizzes and exams; the T.V. programs are not "for entertainment only."

As a result of taking this course, students should be able to: