Anthropology (3230)
Anthropology (3230)
| 150 | HUMAN CULTURES | 3 credits |
| This course examines what culture is, how human cultures vary and how they change. We then explore opportunities/conflicts presented by contemporary human cultural issues. | ||
| 151 | HUMAN EVOLUTION | 4 credits |
| Study of biological evolution of Homo Sapiens, including primate comparisons and cultural development. One-hour laboratory using interactive computer programs, casts and Anthropology's cultural collection. | ||
| 251 | HUMAN DIVERSITY | 3 credits |
| This course examines human diversity in global perspective by considering how and why human beings vary physically and ways categories of difference are culturally constructed. | ||
| 340 | PALEODEMOGRP & HUMAN OSTEOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 150, 151, 3240:100 or instructor's permission. An intensive study of bone, bone growth, and the human skeleton; ageing and sexing techniques; application of demographic techniques to paleoanthropological populations. | ||
| 357 | MAGIC, MYTH, & RELIGION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 150 or 3850:100. Analysis and discussion of the data concerning the origins, roles and functions of magic and religion in a broad range of human societies, with emphasis on the non-Western, pre-industrial societies. Examination of belief and ritual systems of such societies. | ||
| 358 | INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 150 or permission. Ethnographic survey of native cultures of North America, with emphasis on variations in ecological adaptations, social organization and modern American Indians in anthropological perspective. Lecture. | ||
| 359 | ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 150, 151 or permission of instructor. Advanced seminar addressing the history of anthropological theory and current theoretical debates within the discipline. | ||
| 370 | GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 150 or 3850:100. A critical examination of socio-cultural processes of globalization that serve to complicate conventional notions of culture. Emphasizes how globalization affects a range of local places. | ||
| 397 | ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated) Prerequisite: permission. Individual study of problem areas of specific interest to an individual student under guidance of a faculty member. | ||
| 398 | INTRO: ANTHROPOLOGICAL DATA | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 150, 151 and 3240:100. This course focuses on the characteristics of anthropological evidence through hands-on activities and examination of the uses of data in published works. | ||
| 410 | EVOLUTION & HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 151. Critical examination of the theory of natural selection and its usefulness for understanding the origins and evolution of early hominid and modern human social behavior. | ||
| 416 | ANTHROPOLOGY OF SEX & GENDER | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 150 or 3850:100. This course explores cross-cultural variation regarding sex, gender and sexuality. It examines the ways that cultures create, maintain and reproduce gender concepts and gender relations. | ||
| 420 | THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 150 or permission. Utilizing anthropological approaches and theories, this course explores the social relations and cultural beliefs associated with food cross-culturally. | ||
| 455 | CULTURE & PERSONALITY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 150 or permission. Examination of functional and casual relationships between culture and individual cognition and behavior. Lecture. | ||
| 457 | MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 150 or permission of instructor. Analyzes various aspects of Western and non-Western medical systems from an anthropological perspective. Compares traditional medical systems around the world. | ||
| 460 | FIELD METHODS IN CULTURAL ANTH | 4 credits |
| Prerequisite: 150 or permission of instructor. Community-based research and service-learning course in which students design and undertake a project. Addresses ethics, data collection, management and analysis in collaboration with community partners. | ||
| 463 | SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 150 or permission. Comparative structural analysis of non-Western systems of kinship and social organization in terms of status, role, reciprocal expectation, nomenclature, nuclear and extended households and other kinship groupings. Lecture. | ||
| 470 | RES METH: SOCIAL SCI PROSEM | 3 credits |
| Pre-requisite: Completion of required coursework for the Research Methods Certificate Program or Permission of Instructor. Application of qualitative and/or quantitative research methods and analysis, and preparation of a scholarly research paper for presentation and/or publication. Seminar. | ||
| 472 | ST: ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 credits |
| (May be repeated) Prerequisites: 150 and permission. Designed to meet needs of student with interests in selected topics in anthropology. Offered irregularly when resources and opportunities permit. May include archaeological field school, laboratory research or advanced course work not presently offered by department on regular basis. | ||
| 474 | ST: BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 151. Advanced topics in biological anthropology, human paleontology and primate behavioral ecology. May be repeated. | ||
| 494 | W: ANTHROPOLOGY | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated) Group studies of special topics in anthropology. May not be used to meet departmental undergraduate or graduate major requirements. May be used for elective credit only. | ||
| 497 | SR HONORS PROJECT:ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 credits |
| The topic and scope of this individually chosen project is directed by an Anthropology faculty member in conjunction with Honors College preceptors under the guidelines of the Honors College | ||
| 510 | EVOLUTION & HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Critical examination of the theory of natural selection and its usefulness for understanding the origins and evolution of early hominid and modern human social behavior. | ||
| 516 | ANTHROPOLOGY OF SEX & GENDER | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. This course explores cross-cultural variation regarding sex, gender and sexuality. It examines the ways that cultures create, maintain and reproduce gender concepts and gender relations. | ||
| 520 | THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission. Utilizing anthropological approaches and theories, this course explores the social relations and cultural beliefs associated with food cross-culturally. | ||
| 555 | CULTURE & PERSONALITY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Permission. Examination of functional and causal relationships between culture and individual cognition and behavior. Lecture. | ||
| 557 | MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Analyzes various aspects of Western and non-Western medical systems from an anthropological perspective. Compares traditional medical systems around the world. | ||
| 560 | QUAL MTHD: BASIS OF ANTH RSCH | 4 credits |
| Prerequisite: 150 or permission of instructor. Provides hands-on experience in qualitative methods, including key informant interviewing, focus groups, and other methods. Includes the use of computer-based programs for rapid appraisal strategies. | ||
| 563 | SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Permission. Comparative structural analysis of non-Western systems of kinship and social organization in terms of status, role, reciprocal expectation, nomenclature, nuclear and extended households and other kinship groupings. Lecture. | ||
| 572 | ST: ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 credits |
| (May be repeated) Prerequisite: permission. Designed to meet needs of student with interests in selected topics in anthropology. Offered irregularly when resources and opportunities permit. May include archaeological field school, laboratory research or advanced course work not presently offered by department on regular basis. | ||
| 594 | W: ANTHROPOLOGY | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated) Group studies of special topics in anthropology. May not be used to meet departmental undergraduate or graduate major requirements. May be used for elective credit only. | ||
| 651 | SEM IN ANTHROP THRYS & METHODS | 3 credits |
| Major theoretical viewpoints in cultural anthropology. Nature, scope of research problems. Survey of methods in field work. Seminar. | ||
| 697 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisites: permission of instructor and chair of department. Intensive reading and/or research in student's chosen field of interest. Regular conferences with instructor. Preparation of a research paper. | ||
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