Official secondary school transcript (with English translation)
Proof of English proficiency for non-native English speakers Minimum scores: - TOEFL (iBT): 79 - IELTS: 6.5 • SAT or ACT (may be taken in place of TOEFL or IELTS or other English proficiency exams; not required for transfer students)
Letter of recommendation
CONDITIONAL ADMISSION
Students who are academically qualified but have not met Hamline’s minimum English proficiency requirement may receive conditional admission. Students are referred to the Global Language Institute (gli.edu) or ELS Language Center (els.edu) in Saint Paul, where they may study English until achieving the school’s highest level of English. Once they have successfully completed this, they will transfer directly to Hamline.
A major in anthropology at Hamline University introduces students to a wide variety of ways of studying humans in various contexts through time, across cultures and geographies. The program expects all majors to gain a functional understanding of the approaches, methods and theories of the discipline's four traditional subfields—archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology and sociocultural anthropology—as ways of studying human variation and cultural difference. Typically majors choose to more intensively focus in one or more subfields as they advance through the program.
The anthropology department has a deep commitment to integrating theoretical concepts and approaches with high-impact experiences in everyday contexts. From off campus experiences of study abroad, archeological field schools and lab internships, to high-stakes group work and community-based research courses, anthropology majors may choose among a wide range of interesting and innovative courses that demonstrate anthropology's relevance to understanding the complex questions of our contemporary world.
The program encourages all majors to design and execute an anthropologically oriented research project that brings together the interests of each major, insights from relevant coursework and independent research. Projects may rely on lab research, ethnographic field research, work in a different culture or archaeological field work. Such projects draw together research methodologies, theoretical approaches and techniques that demonstrate student learning in an exemplary way—producing a final product that demonstrates each student's unique achievement. Outstanding students are encouraged to work closely with their faculty mentors on summer collaborative research or honors projects.
Hamline University's anthropology department has a commitment to the value that anthropology and anthropological insights have in making global citizens who will act thoughtfully, knowledgeably, ethically, and with conviction long after they have graduated. We also, however, recognize the importance of being able to communicate the skills and abilities acquired by our majors into their lives, work and career contexts. To this end, our program emphasizes the connections between the academic discipline and the ways anthropological approaches, ethical concerns and professional methodologies can be used in other contexts after graduation—work in non-profits, private businesses, and governments at local, national or trans-national levels. After graduating our majors have gone on to apply their education in a wide range of work in research labs, museums, and local and national corporations. They work in areas such as public health, the criminal justice system, heritage preservation, environmental protection and international development. Many work in second and even third languages. Some have gone on to graduate school in international studies, heritage preservation, public health, museum and tourism studies, and Ph.Ds. in anthropology.
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Anthropology Courses
ANTH 1200 - Introduction to Field Methods in Archaeology
ANTH 1500 - Planetary Home Care Manual
ANTH 1530 - Human Evolution (with Lab)
ANTH 3030 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology
ANTH 3040 - Topics in Archaeology
ANTH 3050 - Topics in Linguistic Anthropology
ANTH 3060 - Topics in Biological Anthropology
ANTH 3100 - Principles of Archaeology
ANTH 3120 - Experimental Archaeology
ANTH 3130 - Excavating Hamline History
ANTH 3210 - Advanced Field Methods in Archaeology
ANTH 3220 - Laboratory Techniques in Archaeology (with Lab)
ANTH 3300 - Ethnographic Research Methods
ANTH 3370 - Minnesota Archaeology
ANTH 3440 - Human Osteology and Skeletal Identification (with Lab)
ANTH 3500 - Forensic Anthropology
ANTH 3580 - Cultural Psychology
ANTH 3610 - Visual Anthropology
ANTH 5260 - Anthropological Thought and Theory
ANTH 5270 - Senior Seminar
Anthropology serves as an excellent basis for any career where one encounters people from a variety of cultural backgrounds. Integrative understanding and cultural sensitivity are useful tools for lawyers, teachers, health professionals, planners, public servants, and business people. Many majors go on to graduate or professional training in anthropology or related fields. There are other opportunities as well.
Anthropologists are now employed by government agencies, research corporations, Indian tribal governments, and health care facilities. Field work is carried out in such organizations as school systems, citywide health systems, agricultural development programs, and multicommunity rural regions. Another significant trend is for anthropologists to work closely with community people, ethnic organizations, neighborhood health clinics, migrant labor organizations, women's groups, and other special interest groups, whose activities require up-to-date quantitative and descriptive data.
Careers for Anthropology Students
Recent graduates have found successful careers at:
Eshell Brokerage
Faegre & Benson (law firm)
General Mills
Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center
Minnesota Food Association
The Ozark Folk Center
The Peace Corps
The Science Museum of Minnesota
The Smithsonian Institution
Teach for America
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