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Anthropology
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next to a course number indicates a General
Education course.
+ ANT 101 Cr. 3
Human Nature/Human
Culture
This course is designed to
focus student participation on discovering and understanding what it means
to be human. The interdependency of human biology and culture are deciphered
through a modern anthropological perspective.
+ ANT 102 Cr. 4
Introduction to Physical
Anthropology
This course introduces the
basic fields of physical anthropology: population genetics, human osteology,
primatology, paleoanthropology, and forensics. The class provides a
substantive framework for learning about the biological diversity of the
human species through scientific inquiry. The foundations of evolutionary
theory and the fossil evidence for human evolution are also presented. Lect.
3, Lab. 2.
+ ANT 202 Cr. 3
Contemporary Global
Issues
This course will offer a
contemporary multi-disciplinary perspective regarding the major issues and
trends confronting the global society in the 21st century. Emphasis will be
given to a critical review and assessment of the origin and present
condition of the plethora of situations and problems affecting modern global
society. The student will also learn to critically evaluate current and
future events. The course will incorporate the views and approaches of the
following disciplines: sociology/anthropology, economics, geography,
political science, and history. (Cross-listed with ECO/GEO/POL/SOC/HIS 202;
may only earn credit in one department.)
Culture and Ecology
This course is an
introduction to cultural anthropology using the paradigm of cultural
ecological theory. Cultural ecological theory is used to study the
interaction between humans and their environments including hunting and
gathering bands, agricultural tribes, irrigation-dependent chiefdoms, and
archaic and modern states. The course examines the impact of globalization
on the social systems mentioned above. Much of the course is used to examine
contemporary global issues.
ANT 250 Cr. 3
Women and Society
A comparative and
evolutionary analysis of the development of sex roles in human society,
concentrating on the experience of females. Considers sexual dimorphism;
symbolic background of gender; relationships between techno-economy, social
structure, political organization and women’s roles; personality and sex
roles; and the experience of women in America.
ANT/ARC 285 Cr. 3
Archaeology of Mexico
and Central America
This course offers the
student an overview of the evolution of the civilizations of ancient
Meso-america (Mexico and Central America) from the earliest stages of
hunting and food gathering until the conquest of Mesoamerica by Spain in the
early 16th century. The course describes the social and economic life as
organized by a complex religion which produced human sacrifice, writing,
calendrical systems, advanced art forms, iconography, and monument building
activities. (Cross-listed with ARC; may only earn credit in ANT or ARC.)
ANT/SOC 300 Cr. 3
Latin America in
Transition
The course uses a global
studies approach to examine problems in human adaptation at distinct periods
of time and place in Latin America. “Global studies” combines cultural
ecology with political movements, such as the Mexican Revolution of 1910,
the Cuban Revolution of 1959, the Nicaraguan Revolution of 1979, and current
neo-liberal political movements on the quality of life in Latin America.
Prerequisite: ANT/SOC 202 or POL 202 or GEO 202 or HIS 202, ECO 202.
(Cross-listed with SOC; may only earn credit in ANT or SOC.)
Hunter and Gatherer
Societies
This course focuses on
recent human societies throughout the world that have lived by hunting and
gathering wild resources. The specific subsistence strategies of a wide
range of hunter-gatherer groups are examined relative to their technology,
social structure, territory, demography and interaction with food producers.
The conclusion of this course will consider hunter-gatherers in prehistory.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing; ARC 200 recommended. (Cross-listed
with ARC; may only earn credit in ANT or ARC.)
ANT/ARC 305 Cr. 3
Indigenous Agricultural
Societies: Past and Present
This course examines the
origins, structure, social organization, and operation of indigenous
agricultural societies. A central focus of the course is an inquiry based,
sequential examination of geographically related couplets involving (1)
contemporary indigenous agricultural tribal societies and (2) archaeological
excavation reports. The utility of the ethnographic record as a guide to
interpretation of the archaeological record is evaluated. Prerequisite: ARC
200 recommended. (Cross-listed with ARC; may only earn credit in ANT or
ARC.)
ANT/ARC 334 Cr. 3
Bones for the
Archaeologist: Human Skeletal Anatomy and the Anthropological Study of the
Dead
This course is designed for
students majoring in archaeological studies or related fields. The focus of
this course is a detailed study of the human skeleton. Each student will be
required to learn the anatomy of the human skeleton in detail. Also
considered are methods of determining an individual’s age, ethnic origins,
sex, and stature from skeletal remains. The final three weeks of the course
will be concerned with anthropological interpretation of the dead.
(Cross-listed with ARC; may only earn credit in ANT or ARC.)
ANT 342 Cr. 3
The Celtic World
Examines origins and dynamic
development of Celtic tribes dominating pre-Roman Britain and Europe through
the study of physical and social organization, ecological adaptations,
religion, art and literature, music, gender, and resistance to Roman
occupation. Traces Celtic themes through early Christian and medieval
periods to the modern world. Explores Celtic survivals, revivals, and
nationalism today, and considers Celtic contributions to U.S. history and
culture.
North American Indians
This course concentrates on
the Native peoples of North America (north of Mexico) immediately following
the arrival of Europeans. The cultural patterns of representative groups
will be studied intensively in each major region of North America. The
region by region survey will be preceded by a brief discussion of the place
of origin and time of arrival of the first people in the New World. This
course will not be considering contemporary Native American issues.
Prerequisite: ARC 200 recommended.
ANT 350 Cr. 3
Language and Culture
An investigation into the
nature and origins of language, its relationship to other forms of
communication, its role in the evolution of our species, and its place in
the operation of cultural systems.
ANT 352 Cr. 3
The Anthropology of War
The Anthropology of War
examines bio-cultural processes in human evolutionary history and forces in
the cultural present contributing to and associated with the emergence and
recurrence of war and institutional violence.
ANT/ARC/HIS 353 Cr. 3
Maya Civilization
The course presents an
overview of the Maya culture located in southern Mexico and Central America.
The class is organized chronologically into several sections that focus on
the origins, adaptations to various environments, social, political, and
religious organizations, and the belief systems of the Maya beginning at
around 3000 B.C. Emphasis will be on Prehispanic Maya; will also explore
lifeways of contemporary Maya people. (Cross-listed with ARC and HIS; may
only earn credit in ANT or ARC or HIS.)
Peoples and Cultures of
Latin America
An examination of the
peoples and cultures of Latin America from prehistoric times to the present.
This survey course will introduce the student to the prehistory of
Mesoamerica and the Andes, colonial Latin America, and modern Latin America.
Among the important issues discussed are the impact of the Spanish Conquest,
the rise of the modern state, the development of the various cultures of
Latin America, revolutionary movements, urbanization, gender, religion, and
art and literature. Prerequisite: ANT/ECO/GEO/POL/
SOC/HIS 202. (Cross-listed
with SOC; may only earn credit in ANT or SOC.)
ANT 355 Cr. 3
Peoples of Africa and
the Middle East
Examines the prehistoric
antecedents, the histories, and the characteristics of the peoples and
cultures of Africa and the Middle East. The course begins with the earliest
systems of adaptation of which we have knowledge, and goes on to examine the
origins of agriculture, the development of early states, the migrations of
people, the cultures of both regions, the impact of colonialism, and the
emerging problems of Africa and the Middle East. Prerequisite: ANT 101 or
202 or SOC 110.
ANT/SOC 360 Cr. 3
Catastrophes and Human
Societies
An analysis of cultural
impact of catastrophic events in human societies - natural and
human-engineered disasters. Various dramatic upheavals will be explored
across time and cultures as the class examines human and environmental
traumas to which societies must adapt, the cultural
interpretations/responses which follow, and the manner in which major
disasters have redefined and redirected the character and probable future
history of each damaged, even endangered society. Study cases will include
volcanic and weather cataclysms, plagues and associated population crashes,
environmental catastrophes, as well as war, terrorism, and bio-terrorism.
Prerequisite: SOC 110 or 120 or 200 or ANT 101. (Cross-listed with ANT; may
only earn credit in SOC or ANT.)
ANT/SOC/ARC 399 Cr. 1-3
Anthropological Forum
Investigation of areas and
topics of current anthropological interest not covered in the regular
curriculum, ranging from local and regional to transcultural issues.
Repeatable for credit — maximum 6. (Cross-listed with SOC and ARC; may only
earn 6 credits total in ANT, SOC, and ARC.) Departmental option, Pass/Fail
grading.
ANT 409 Cr. 1-3
Readings and Research in
Anthropology
Directed readings or
research under the supervision of an instructor. Prerequisite: consent of
supervising instructor and junior standing. Repeatable for credit — maximum
6.
ANT 444 Cr. 3
Comparative Religion and
Magic
Religion and magic in human
cultural system: origins, adaptations, and change. Analysis of primitive,
traditional, modern, and western societies.
ANT 450 Cr. 3-15
Internship in
Anthropology
An academically relevant
field experience for majors and minors in sociology/anthropology. The field
experience will be supervised by the sociology/anthropology staff.
Prerequisite: junior standing with at least a 2.50 G.P.A. and approval of
the departmental internship committee. No more
than six credits may be applied to a major in sociology and no more than
three credits toward a sociology minor or an anthropology minor.
Repeatable for credit — maximum 15. Pass/Fail grading.
ANT/ARC 454 Cr. 3
Historical and
Theoretical Approaches in Anthropology
This course is an
examination of historical and theoretical approaches in Anthropology. The
goal of the course is to prepare majors for graduate study by examining the
history of the discipline and exploring the methods and theories developed
by anthropologists to study and explain human behavior. Prerequisite: ARC
200, junior or senior standing.
ANT/ARC 479 Cr. 1-2
Archaeology/Anthropology
Laboratory Assistant
An opportunity to assist in
the preparation and instruction of an archaeology/anthropology laboratory.
Students will be expected to assist in preparation of course materials,
demonstrate proper techniques, and evaluate student performance. Admission
by instructor consent. Repeatable for credit — maximum 4. Not applicable to
the archaeology major or anthropology minor. Pass/Fail grading.
ANT 499 Cr. 2-3
Seminar in Anthropology
Intensive study of some
specific area or problem of anthropology. Admission by consent of
instructor. Repeatable for credit — maximum 6.
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