Overview

The major also has courses in the subfield of linguistics and archaeology.

Anthropology offered by Furman University is distinguished by its emphasis upon holism, cultural relativism, and the value of the perspectives of both insiders and outsiders. A holistic approach to cultures emphasizes the larger, functional integration of language, family, politics, economics, and religion within an entire culture. Through the practice of cultural relativism, anthropologists seek to avoid the inherent biases of ethnocentrism by understanding a culture from the viewpoint of its own members. Finally, anthropology maintains a balanced appreciation of insider’s and outsider’s understandings of a given culture.

Anthropology is the ideal liberal arts major in that it straddles the boundary between the sciences and humanities. It is both the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities.

As anthropologist Clyde Kluckhohn put it, “Anthropology provides a scientific basis for dealing with the crucial dilemma of the world today: how can peoples of different appearance, mutually unintelligible languages, and dissimilar ways of life get along peaceably together?”

Career Opportunities

A major in anthropology provides good preparation for students going into medicine and health-related careers, law, business, archaeology/cultural resource management, and non-profit and community-based organizations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Peoples and Cultures of the World

Modern Japanese Society through Films

Japanese Popular Culture

Biological Anthropology

Race and the US Criminal Justice System

Anthropology of Development in Latin America

The Power and Politics of Black Foodways

Women in Africa and the African Diaspora

Magic and Religion

Environmental Anthropology

Psychological Anthropology

Archaeology of East Asia

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Greenville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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General requirements

Choose an Application Plan

Complete the Common Application or the Coalition Application

Submit your School Report

Submit your Official Transcript

Demonstrate English Proficiency

Submit the Furman Financial Information Form & the CSS Profile

Tuition Fees

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61034 USD / year

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61034 USD / year

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61034 USD / year

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Living costs

Greenville

United States

1083 - 1850 USD / month

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