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Anthropology Short Course

What makes us human across cultures. Master anthropology through bite-sized, swipeable learning tiles — designed for busy people who want to learn on the go.

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About This Anthropology Course

This Anthropology short course on SkillTiles breaks down everything you need to know into 10 structured milestones, each packed with bite-sized learning tiles you can swipe through in under 15 seconds each.

Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refresh your knowledge, this online anthropology course uses AI-powered content to adapt to your learning pace. Each tile delivers a focused concept, example, or quiz — making it perfect for commutes, coffee breaks, or quick study sessions.

Covering 70 key topics across 10 milestones, this course takes you from foundations to practical application. Earn badges as you complete each milestone and track your progress on your learning dashboard.

Course Curriculum

1

Human Cultures

Cultural diversity and human evolution

what is anthropologyhuman evolution overviewcultural relativismkinship systemslanguage and culturefieldwork and ethnographyart and symbolism across cultures
2

What Is Anthropology?

The study of humanity

four fields of anthropologyholistic approachcultural relativismethnocentrismemic vs etic perspectivesfieldwork traditionanthropology vs sociology
3

Human Evolution

Our biological journey

primate relativeshominin timelinebipedalismtool use evolutionbrain size increaseHomo sapiens originsout of Africa theory
4

Cultural Anthropology

Understanding cultures

defining culturecultural universalsculture changeacculturation and assimilationcultural symbolsrituals and ceremoniesculture shock
5

Kinship & Family

How humans organize relationships

kinship systemsmarriage typesdescent and lineagenuclear vs extended familygender roles cross-culturallychild-rearing practiceschanging family structures
6

Language & Communication

How language shapes thought

Sapir-Whorf hypothesislanguage universalslanguage and identitymultilingualismlanguage endangermentnonverbal communicationdigital communication
7

Economic Anthropology

How societies exchange

reciprocityredistributionmarket exchangegift economiessubsistence strategiesglobalization effectsinformal economies
8

Religion & Belief

Spiritual systems worldwide

animism and totemismritual and ceremonyshamanismworld religions overviewsecularizationnew religious movementsreligion and politics
9

Archaeology Basics

Uncovering the past

archaeological methodsexcavation techniquesdating methods (carbon-14)famous archaeological sitesartifacts and analysisethnoarchaeologyunderwater archaeology
10

Anthropology Mastery

Advanced anthropological thinking

medical anthropologyurban anthropologydigital anthropologyenvironmental anthropologyvisual anthropologyapplied anthropologyethical fieldwork

What You'll Learn in This Anthropology Course

what is anthropology
human evolution overview
cultural relativism
kinship systems
language and culture
fieldwork and ethnography
art and symbolism across cultures
four fields of anthropology
holistic approach
cultural relativism
ethnocentrism
emic vs etic perspectives
fieldwork tradition
anthropology vs sociology

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