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Anthropology
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
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ANTH 101D ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
ANTH 201IS HUMAN PREHISTORY
ANTH 204IS CULTURE & SOCIETY
ANTH 221IS MYSTERIES OF THE PAST
ANTH 225CS BONES,APES,& ANCESTORS
ANTH 252 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES IN JAPAN
ANTH 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
ANTH 288RS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
ANTH 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
ANTH 303 BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 306 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 310 NATIVE NORTH AMERICA
ANTH 313 DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS
ANTH 320 ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA
ANTH 326 LANGUAGE & CULTURE
ANTH 336 CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC SOCIETIES
ANTH 340 ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL
ANTH 347 SEX, GENDER, & SEXUALITY IN JAPAN
ANTH 350 OLD WORLD PREHISTORY
ANTH 353 POPULAR CULTURE IN/OUT OF JAPAN
ANTH 360 PEOPLES AND PREHISTORY
ANTH 370 MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 400 SEMINAR
ANTH 405 MYTH, MAGIC,& RELIGION
ANTH 412 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTH 422 ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY
ANTH 425R SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
ANTH 435 ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL CULTURE
ANTH 437 ANALYSIS OF STONE TECHNOLOGY
ANTH 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
ANTH 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
ANTH 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
ANTH 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
ANTH 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
ANTH 101D ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Comparative focus on human behavior and human cultural systems from the local to global levels. The nature and sources of diversity associated with the human experience are explored and reinforced using examples from archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistics.
ANTH 201IS HUMAN PREHISTORY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Introduction to basic concepts and ideas about the biological and cultural evolution of human species. Topics include primate ancestors, human origins, evolutionary theory, genetics, archaeological interpretation, and cultural change from the earliest stone tools to the rise of ancient civilization.
ANTH 204IS CULTURE & SOCIETY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
-- The nature of culture through selected societies: symbolism and world view as related to cultural dynamics and representational forms. A survey of social practices, linguistic and cultural representations, exchange, identity, and the dynamics of power.
ANTH 221IS MYSTERIES OF THE PAST
F 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Focuses on archaeological
thinking and the use of the
scientific method in archaeology.
Examines a variety of archaeological
and pseudo archaeological
claims from this perspective.
ANTH 225CS BONES, APES, & ANCESTORS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Exploration of human biological evolution from an anthropological perspective, emphasizing scientific understanding through examination of important fossil discoveries and of the behavior and anatomy of living non-human primates, especially apes. Aimed particularly at students not majoring in anthropology.
ANTH 252 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES IN JAPAN
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Introduction to major political, economic, social and cultural issues in contemporary Japanese society. On-going legacy of WW II, re-emerging nationalism, and backlash against ideas and institutions of "post-war democracy". Citizen activism on these issues in and outside Japan.
ANTH 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
ANTH 288RS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN ANTHROPOLOGY
S 3 CR. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: ANTH 101 or ANTH 204.
-- Undergraduate experiences for non-majors fulfilling their core research requirement. Course content is determined by the upper level anthropology course to which this class is linked and by student's interests. Upper level majors serve as research mentors. At least fifty percent of the course grade is based on library and field or laboratory research.
ANTH 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S 1-3 cr. RCT. May be repeated.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
ANTH 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S 1-6 cr. IND. May be repeated.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a written work or other creative project.
ANTH 303 BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 201
-- Human evolution and biology from an anthropological perspective: the fossil record, nonhuman primates, osteology, biological variation, and basic techniques of physical anthropology.
ANTH 306 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and consent of instructor.
-- Detailed study of human
cranial and post cranial skeletal
anatomy. Analyses of skeletal
materials for estimating sex,
age at death, living stature,
biological ancestry, cause
of death, and other factors
of forensic interest. Methods
in the recovery of skeletal
remains.
ANTH 310 NATIVE NORTH AMERICA
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 204
-- An anthropological view
of native North American cultures
from the perspective of the
ethnographic present. Continental-wide
diversity in native adaptations
and life ways are examined
along lines of anthropologically-defined
culture areas.
ANTH 313 DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ANTH 101 or ANTH 204 or permission of instructor.
-- The anthropological use of linguistic materials; introduction to phonology, morphology, and syntax of human languages from a variety of languages.
ANTH 320 ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 201.
-- Prehistoric cultural adaptations and developments in North America from the earliest archaeological evidence through historic times; basic archaeological methods and theory.
ANTH 326 LANGUAGE & CULTURE
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 204.
-- Language as a subsystem of culture, fundamentals of linguistic analysis and the use of language in social contexts. Also explores relationships between perception and conception, thought and representation.
ANTH 336 CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC SOCIETIES
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 101 and ANTH 204.
-- Current ethnological and theoretical considerations of creative cultural processes in relation to classical adaptations and world views of Pacific Island peoples.
ANTH 340 ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL
Su On demand 1-9 cr. LEC 1
PREREQUISITE: ANTH 101.
-- A summer of archaeological field work at a location away from the University; training in excavation and laboratory methods. (Offered when funding available.)
ANTH 347 SEX, GENDER, & SEXUALITY IN JAPAN
S, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ANTH 204 or SOC 326 or HIST 115.
-- Dominant constructions of sex, gender and sexuality in contemporary Japanese society, and how such constructions are reinforced, contested or resisted by women in Japan. Interaction with race, ethnicity, class and other social and historical factors (e.g., colonialism, globalization).
ANTH 350 OLD WORLD PREHISTORY
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 201
-- This course provides an understanding of the origins and development of human culture in the Old World (Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia) over the past three million years. The emphasis is on key theoretical and methodological developments in the archaeology and paleoanthropology of the Old World.
ANTH 353 POPULAR CULTURE IN/OUT OF JAPAN
S to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ANTH 204 or SOC 303 or HIST 115
-- Examines socio-historical and political meanings of mass/popular culture in our everyday lives in personal, local and global contexts. Focus on materials originating from or related to Japan including manga, anime, music, performance arts, food, fashion, the internet, toys and television.
ANTH 360 PEOPLES AND PREHISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 201, ANTH 204.
-- The study of ancient and extant cultures of a selected world region with a comparative focus between the archaeology and ethnography of ancient and extant societies. Explores theoretical and methodological implications associated with the linkages between archaeology and ethnography.
ANTH 370 MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
On demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 201, ANTH 204.
-- Anthropological research
materials, their methodological
treatment and theoretical
grounding as applied to health-related
practices in local and trans
cultural contexts. Cultural
constructions of diseases,
intervention and treatment
strategies, and the analysis
of health concerns associated
with globalization and accelerated
culture change.
ANTH 400 SEMINAR
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. SEM Maximum 4 cr.
-- Topics offered at the upper division level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material.
ANTH 405 MYTH, MAGIC, & RELIGION
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 204.
-- Forms of religious representation and practice in cultural and historical context; from liminality and symbolic innovation to mythic charters and social transformations, cosmological scenarios and ritual forms are explored in this course.
ANTH 412 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ARCHAEOLOGY
S alternate years, odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ANTH 101, ANTH 201.
-- Examination of current methodological and theoretical issues in archaeology and how they are applied to our understanding of the past.
ANTH 422 ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY
F alternate years, to be offered 2006 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 204.
-- Senior capstone course. An analysis of theories of anthropological science within their social context of development; exploration and critique of representative classics.
ANTH 425R SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 204.
-- Senior capstone course. An analysis of culturally relevant components of the social order in small-scale and complex societies, and local constructs of personal and group identity. Considers classical and recent approaches to interpersonal relationships and the organization of social life.
ANTH 435 ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL CULTURE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, ANTH 201
-- Hands-on approach to analysis of prehistoric archaeological materials. Typically focuses on a single technology (stone, ceramics, animal bone, etc.). Course emphasis will alternate between replicative/experimental studies, where students create implements by attempting to replicate prehistoric manufacturing techniques, and the methodological and theoretical basis underlying formal analysis of material remains.
ANTH 437 ANALYSIS OF STONE TECHNOLOGY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ANTH 101, ANTH 201, and Junior standing, or consent of instructor
-- This course examines prehistoric stone technology
and the methodological and theoretical underpinnings
of archaeological interpretation. The course material
is conveyed through hands-on activities, individual
analyses, and discussions of the theoretical foundations
for archaeological interpretations.
ANTH 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor and approval of department head.
-- Directed study on an individual basis.
ANTH 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
ANTH 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: ANTH 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
ANTH 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F, S, Su 1-6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.
ANTH 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of department head and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
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