{"id":11035,"date":"2024-08-20T16:27:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T20:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/anthropology\/?page_id=11035"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:21:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:21:46","slug":"program-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/anthropology\/program-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/08\/anthropology-cuny-queens-college.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {||  selector {||    padding-left: 10%;||    padding-right: 10%;||  }||}&#8221; 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