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***Summer Anthropology Field Schools 2012***
Michigan Archaeology, Eco-Villages in New Zealand,
and Archaeology in Ukraine

This site provides students, parents, and the regional community with useful information on the GVSU undergraduate anthropology major and minor programs. Anthropology is the study of humans. The sub-fields within anthropology are Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Linguistics and Applied anthropology. Anthropology as a discipline teaches/promotes:

  • holism - the concept that all aspects of human behavior are interrelated and important in understanding what it means to be human,
  • cross-cultural analyses - to understand the wide range of diversity in human behavior in order to eliminate prejudice and bias,
  • human diversity  - uses a variety of methods to observe and measure the range of human behavior and culture. 

Anthropological perspectives provide students with unique abilities to contribute to standard job skills such as: diversity sensitivity, management, interviewing techniques, research/program design, statistical/survey techniques, teaching/training, communication.  

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Advising Guidelines for Students (2011-2012)

Careers in Anthropology
Book Resources (doc)

Internships:
Anthropology in Action
Internship Program and Opportunities
Program Brochure
(pdf)

At this site, you can find out about: