This course gives students an overview of the field of anthropology and how anthropologists study people around the world across space and time. The unifying question that underlies the diverse subfields of anthropology is “What does it mean to be human?”. This question is examined from the perspectives of the four main subdisciplines within anthropology: biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology and linguistic anthropology. The course includes a consideration of the interrelationships between regions of the world through global interdependencies of trade, migration, and war. Anthropological perspectives provide a critical lens to view human behavior and activities today as a product of both our evolutionary and historical past as well as our current shared and diverse cultural experiences. We will focus on key issues such as race, migration, class, language, health, inequality, and social values, and explore human social, economic, and political institutions cross-culturally. Additionally, we will look at the application of anthropology to problems facing people today.