ANTH SS/DV1000. Introduction to Anthropology (3)
Anthropology
is the study of humankind, past and present: our origins and the
development of cultural behavior and biological attributes. This course
examines what it means to be human, describing and explaining human
differences and similarities throughout time and across the world.
ANTH LS/DV1020. Biological Anthropology (3)
Explores
the human fossil record, human evolution, population genetics,
primatology, and modern human biological diversity from a biocultural
perspective.
ANTH HU/DV1040. Language and Culture (3)
Explores
the nature of human language and its role in sociocultural settings.
Surveys a world sample of languages from the perspective of
anthropological linguistics including language structure, social
functions, geographical and historical variation, and cultural values.
ANTH SS/DV2010. Peoples and Cultures of the World (3)
A survey of cultures around the world, exploring their similarities and differences as observed by anthropologists.
ANTH SS2030. Principles of Archaeology (3)
Archaeology
attempts to reconstruct prehistoric and early historic human life ways
as well as long term cultural and biological evolutionary processes
through the scientific study of material remains. This course focuses
upon the history of archaeology, the ways in which archaeologists
recover and analyze data, and the major theoretical perspectives used
to interpret the past.
ANTH 2810. Experimental Courses (1-3)
ANTH 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs (1-3)
Consult
the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number.
The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student
transcript.
ANTH 2950. Elementary Anthropological Field Trip (1-3)
Students
will visit areas and events of anthropological interest. The course
will include relevant lectures, readings, and exercises designed to
maximize and evaluate the learning experience. Pre- and post-trip
meetings for student preparation, feedback, and course evaluation will
occur. When the course number is used, it will be accompanied by a
specific title and authorized credit which will appear on the student's
transcript. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A maximum of three
credit hours of Anthropology 2950 can be applied toward graduation.
ANTH 2990. Special Topics in Anthropology (1-3)
A
course allowing examination of selected topics and current issues in
Anthropology. When the course number is used, it will be accompanied by
a specific title and authorized credit which will appear on the
student's transcript. Offerings of same title may not be repeated for
credit toward graduation.
ANTH 3100. Prehistory of North America (3)
A
general survey course concerning the archaeology of North America and
an interpretation of its prehistory. The course material spans the time
of initial human occupation of the continent through the early historic
period, and emphasizes the three major cultural stages (Paleo Indian,
Archaic, and Formative) which characterize the archaeological record of
North America.
ANTH DV3200. Archaeology of Early Civilizations (3)
This
course is designed to survey the broad range of early civilizations
worldwide as they are known archaeologically, including the variety of
ways and places in which they have arisen and the great diversity of
peoples who created them. It examines highly complex societies in
sub-Saharan and North Africa, native North and South America, East and
South Asia, the Middle East, the Aegean and Celtic Europe, discussing
in detail the diverse ways of life in these civilizations and how they
shaped cultural forms, practices and ideas in the modern life of these
regions today.
ANTH 3300. Archaeological Field Techniques (3-6)
Intensive
field school involving archaeological excavation and/or survey,
emphasizing modern field techniques, data recordation and recovery, map
interpretation and production, and the proper conduct of
problem-oriented archaeology. Prerequisite: ANTH SS2030 and consent of
instructor.
ANTH SI3400. Archaeological Laboratory Techniques (3)
Emphasizes
student analysis and write-up of an artifact assemblage from an
archaeological site. Weekly lectures familiarize students with analyses
of prehistoric and historic archaeological materials, as well as the
production of text, figures, tables, maps, and bibliographies for
technical reports. Prerequisite: ANTH SS2030, or consent of instructor.
ANTH DV3500. Advanced Cultural Anthropology (3)
The
nature of culture, its structure and function in the variety of human
activities. Prerequisite: ANTH SS/DV1000 or ANTH SS/DV2010, or consent
of instructor.
ANTH DV3600. Culture Area Studies (1-3)
Surveys
selected societies in ethnographically different cultural areas of the
world, such as Africa, Asia, North American Indians, Latin America, the
Middle East, the Pacific, or the modern United States. When the number
is used, it will be accompanied by a descriptive title and the credit
authorized, which will appear on the student transcript. Offerings of
same title may not be repeated for credit toward graduation.
Prerequisites: ANTH SS/DV1000 or ANTH SS/DV2010, or consent of
instructor.
ANTH DV3700. Sex Roles: Past, Present and Future (3)
An
overview of the differences and similarities in human sex roles,
cross-culturally and over time, with special emphasis on the influences
of biology, socialization, and ecology in their origin, perpetuation,
and change. (Cross-listed with Sociology 3120.)
ANTH DV3900. Magic, Shamanism and Religion (3)
A
comparative study of the origins, development, and social functions of
magic, shamanism, and religion within cultural systems around the world.
ANTH 4100. Archaeological Method, Theory, and Cultural Resource Management (3)
Explores
means by which archaeological inferences are made to decipher the
material record of past human behavior. Includes the history of
archaeological thought from the beginnings of scientific archaeology
through the new profession of cultural resource management.
Prerequisite: ANTH SS2030.
ANTH 4200. Anthropological Theory (3)
Historical
and theoretical development of the major anthropological schools of
thought including 19th century evolutionism, historical particularism,
social anthropology, symbolic analysis, neoevolutionism, and cultural
ecology. Prerequisite: ANTH SS/DV1000 or consent of instructor.
ANTH SI4300. Anthropological Research Methods (3)
Students
will learn and apply the scientific methods of inquiry used in
anthropological research. Required for majors and recommended for
minors. Prerequisite: ANTH SS/DV1000 or a 2000-level course; ANTH 4200
and SOC SI3600, or consent of instructor.
ANTH 4810. Experimental Courses (1-3)
ANTH 4830. Readings and/or Projects (1-3)
Individual
readings and/or projects for anthropology students. (Maximum of 3 hours
may be applied toward graduation.) Prerequisites: ANTH SS/DV1000,
permission of instructor and approval of program coordinator.
ANTH 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs (1-3)
Consult
the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number.
The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student
transcript.
ANTH 4950. Advanced Anthropological Field Trip (1-3)
Students
will visit areas and events of anthropological interest. The course
will include relevant lectures, readings, and exercises designed to
maximize and evaluate the learning experience. Pre- and post-trip
meetings for student preparation, feedback, and course evaluation will
occur. When the course number is used, it will be accompanied by a
specific title and authorized credit which will appear on the student's
transcript. Prerequisite: ANTH SS/DV1000 or ANTH SS2030 and consent of
instructor. A maximum of three credit hours of Anthropology 4950 can be
applied toward graduation.
ANTH 4990. Seminar in Anthropology (1-3)
An
advanced course allowing in-depth study of selected topics and current
issues in Anthropology. When the course number is used, it will be
accompanied by a specific title with the credit authorized, which will
appear on the student's transcript. Offerings of same title may not be
repeated for credit toward graduation. Prerequisite: ANTH SS/DV1000 or
consent of instructor.
