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Major in Anthropology - Human Biology Concentration University of Pennsylvania, USA

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Full Time Variable $ 34,868 (US$ 34,868) a year Contact provider
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Course summary

This program is designed for students who wish to study medicine, public health and bio-cultural aspects of health.

Program modules

The modules include ANTH001 - Introduction to Archaeology, ANTH002 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, ANTH003 - Introduction to Human Evolution, ANTH012 - Globalization And Its Historical Significance, ANTH086 - Desire and Demand: Culture and Consumption in the Global Marketplace, ANTH103 - Empires: From Akkad to America , ANTH104 - Sex and Human Nature, ANTH121 - Origin and Culture Of Cities, ANTH122 - Becoming Human, ANTH133 - Native Peoples and Environ, ANTH141 - Public Policy, Museums, and the Ethics of Cultural Heritage, ANTH143 - Being Human, ANTH154 - The Medical Anthropology of Alcohol Use, ANTH160 - Mythology and the Movies, ANTH168 - Genetics and Modern World, ANTH184 - Food And Culture, ANTH190 - Introduction to Africa, ANTH199 - Independent Study in Anthropology, ANTH205 - American Folklore, Anth213 - Local Biology, ANTH218 - East Asian Cult and Global: East Asian Cultures and Globalization, ANTH219 - Archaeology Field Project, ANTH230 - Forensic Anthropology.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants should have completed a program of secondary education. They should also take up the SAT Reasoning test and two SAT subject tests, or the ACT with writing. Penn tends to admit students with a TOEFL score of 100 and above in Internet-Based test, 600 and above in Paper-Based test and 260 or above in Computer-Based test. However, if a student scores higher than 650 on the Critical Reading Section of the SAT Reasoning test, then the student is exempted from taking the TOEFL exam.

University of Pennsylvania accepts IELTS*

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Awarding body

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Anthropology

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