college of liberal arts and sciences anthropology phone 845 257 2990 location wooster science building room 124 web address www newpaltz edu courses in the department deal with three areas physical is concerned evolution human beings as biological organisms variation within contemporary populations archaeology prehistory explore extinct cultures past attempt to elucidate processes involved their development sociocultural comparative analysis socially learned behavior patterns institutions from all world program major minor course descriptions field school 8 semester plan general education faculty changes 1 36 credits required 21 07211 3 07213 introduction 07214 cultural 07301 07400 anthropological thought 07401 social organization 07402 research methods electives 15 each candidate complete by advisement 5 upper division at least two which shall be different geographic majors are encouraged go beyond hour