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Fall 2022 Anthropology Courses

Forensic Anthropology

ANTHROPOLOGY 2990/4990 (CRN 22270/22272)
Online
Dr. Joanna Gautney

In this course, you will learn methods for identifying disease in human skeletal remains, and how this information can be used to reconstruct health conditions in ancient human populations. You will learn which disease conditions are seen commonly in bone and teeth. You will learn how to recognize trauma to the skeleton, and how trauma can be used to document ancient warfare and human sacrifice. And you will learn about ancient surgery and its evidence in the archaeological record.
 

CRE ANTH Research Methods 

ANTHROPOLOGY 4300 (CRN 21882)
T & TH 10:30-11:45 am
Dr. Mark Stevenson

Students will learn and apply the scientific methods of inquiry used in anthropological research. Required for majors and recommended for minors.
Pre-requisite(s): ANTH 1000 or a 2000-level course; and SOC 3600, or consent of instructor.

Archaeology Early Civilization

ANTHROPOLOGY 3200 (CRN 21761)
T & TH  12:00-1:15 pm 
Dr. Madeline Mackie

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.

 

Historical Archaeology

ANTHROPOLOGY 2990/4990 (CRN 21863/21867)
T  5:30-8:10 pm 
Dr. Christopher Merritt

Historical Archaeology is the study of the material remains of past societies that also left behind documentary and oral histories. This subfield of archaeology studies the emergence, transformation, and nature of the Modern World.

Intro to Anthropology

ANTHROPOLOGY 1000
VTL: W 3:00-4:40 pm CRN 21715 Deborah Graham, MWF 11:30-12:20 pm CRN 21719 Dr. McManama-Kearin                                                                WSU: MWF 10:30-11:20 am CRN 21740 Dr. Mackie, MWF 11:30-12:20 pm CRN 21723 Dr. Mackie, T & TH 10:30-11:45 am CRN 23423 Dr. Mackie      DAVIS: TH 5:30-8:10 pm CRN 21747 Dr. Carlyle

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.

Internship in Anthropology 

ANTHROPOLOGY 4890
 

Anthropology majors may apply for internship opportunities that provide the student with both practical and research experiences.
Pre-requisite(s): 6 hours of upper-division anthropology courses, Anthropology major status, approval of Program Coordinator.
Number of Times this Course May Be Repeated: A student may complete a total up to 6 hours of internships for credit, with a maximum of 3 hours to be applied towards the Anthropology major.