Anthropology
ANTH 1030-3. Principles of Anthropology 1. Evolution of humanity and culture from beginnings through early metal ages. Covers human evolution, race, prehistory, and rise of early civilizations. This course is taught through Continuing Education. Meets MAPS requirements for social science: general.
ANTH 1040-3. Principles of Anthropology 2. Surveys the world’s major culture areas. Covers components of culture, such as subsistence, social organization, religion, and language. This course is taught through Continuing Education. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general.
ANTH 1100-3. Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Tamils. Surveys the social and economic patterns, ideas and values, and aesthetic achievements of the Tamils, a Hindu people who live in South India and Sri Lanka. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH 1105-3. Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Tibet. Introduction to Tibetan culture, history, religion, and society from an anthropological perspective, including traditional as well as contemporary dimensions. Topics will include Tibetan Buddhism, politics, nomadism, gender, refugee issues, and the global Tibetan diaspora, all framed within the larger methods and concepts of cultural anthropology. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH 1110-3. Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Japan. Examines modern Japan in terms of cultural styles, social patterns, work practices, aesthetic traditions, ecological conditions, and historical events that shape it as both a non-Western culture and a modern industrial state. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH 1115-3. The Caribbean in Post-Colonial Perspective. Introduces the student to the varied peoples and cultures in the Caribbean region, emphasizing the historical, colonial, and contemporary political-economic contexts of their social structure and cultural patterns. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH 1120-3. Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Hopi and Navajo. Explores two American Indian cultures, Hopi and Navajo, and cultural interrelationships from the prehistory through the contemporary period, using an integrated, holistic, and humanistic viewpoint. Same as ETHN 1123. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH 1140-3. Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Maya. Explores the culture of the Maya of Central America, emphasizing their material adaptations, social organizations, ideals and values, and artistic achievements in the past and the present. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH 1145-3. Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Aztecs. Explores the culture of the Aztec people of Central Mexico: their subsistence, society, religion, and achievements, as well as the impact of the Aztec empire in Mesoamerica. Also reviews the clash of a non-western society with the western world with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.
ANTH 1150-3. Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Regional Cultures of Africa. Explores a small number of cultures in a specific sub-region of Africa from an integrated holistic viewpoint, emphasizing material adaptations, social patterns, ideas and values, and aesthetic achievements. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH 1160-3. The Ancient Egyptian Civilization. Emphasizes the origin of the Egyptian culture, its importance, and its impact on other cultures. In addition, the different points of view of various scholars are discussed with a comparative study of the ancient Egyptian culture and modern culture of Egypt and the Middle East. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH 1170-3. Exploring Culture and Gender through Film. Uses films and written texts to explore the concepts of culture and gender, as well as ethnicity and race. By looking at gender, ethnicity, and race cross-culturally, students will know how these concepts are constructed in their own society, as well as in others. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
ANTH 1180-3. Maritime People: Fishers and Seafarers. Explores important milestones in the development of human societies and cultures that live from the sea. Emphasizes the evolution of maritime adaptations associated with fishing and seafaring from more than 10,000 years ago through the present. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
ANTH 1190-3. Origins of Ancient Civilizations. Examines origins of the world’s first civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, MesoAmerica, and the Andes. Covers archaeology of ancient cities, trade, economy, politics, warfare, religion, and ideology. Seeks insights into general processes of cultural evolution. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
ANTH 1200-3. Culture and Power. Compares contemporary sociopolitical systems across cultures, from non-Western tribal groups to modern states. Introduces students to anthropological approaches for understanding and analyzing political forces, processes, and institutions that affect cultures such as colonialism, warfare, violence, ethnicity, migration, and globalization. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.
ANTH 2009-3. Modern Issues, Ancient Times. Considers issues of vital importance to humans, both now and in ancient times. Topics such as food, death, sex, family, literacy, or power are explored to consider how ancient societal norms and attitudes evolved, and how they relate to modern culture. Draws on material and literary evidence to develop an understanding of the complexities of ancient life. Same as CLAS 2009. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context.
ANTH 2010-3. Introduction to Physical Anthropology 1. Detailed consideration of human biology, the place of humans in the animal kingdom, primate ecology, and fossil evidence for human evolution. Credit not granted for this course and ANTH 2050. Required for ANTH majors. Meets MAPS requirement for natural science: non-lab. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
ANTH 2020-3. Introduction to Physical Anthropology 2. Continuation of ANTH 2010. Emphasizes genetics, human variation, and microevolution. Prereq., ANTH 2010. Credit not granted for this course and ANTH 2060. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
ANTH 2030-1. Laboratory in Physical Anthropology 1. Lab in human osteology and musculoskeletal system emphasizing comparative primate morphology, adaptation, and the fossil record documenting the natural history of primates. Coreq., ANTH 2010. Meets MAPS requirement for natural science: lab, when taken with ANTH 2010. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
ANTH 2040-1. Laboratory in Physical Anthropology 2. Experiments and hands-on exercises designed to enhance understanding of the principles and concepts presented in ANTH 2020. One two-hour class per week. Coreq., ANTH 2020. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
ANTH 2050-4. Honors: Human Origins 1. Explores how the following two major bodies of evidence for human evolution are used by physical anthropologists in search of human origins: humankind’s close physical and behavioral similarity to other living species, particularly living primates; and the fossil record for human evolution. Credit not granted for this course and ANTH 2010. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
ANTH 2060-4. Honors: Human Origins 2. Surveys evidence for the continuing evolution of Homo sapiens. Emphasizes how physical anthropologists use data and concepts from medicine, genetics, demography, and ecology to understand the evolution of human biological diversity and adaptation. Credit not granted for this course and ANTH 2020. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
ANTH 2070-3. Bones, Bodies, and Disease. Studies the human skeleton and introduces techniques used to evaluate demographic variables. Applies techniques through evaluation of photographic images of an excellently preserved mummified skeletal population from ancient Nubia to reconstruct prehistoric patterns of adaptation and biocultural evolution. Offered through Continuing Education only. Recommended prereq., ANTH 2010.
ANTH 2100-3. Frontiers of Cultural Anthropology. Covers current theories in cultural anthropology and discusses the nature of field work. Explores major schools of thought and ethnographic fieldwork in a range of cultures studied by anthropologists. Required for ANTH majors.
ANTH 2200-3. Introduction to Archaeology. Discusses history, basic concepts, techniques, and theoretical construction of archaeological field and laboratory investigations, as well as a general outline of world prehistory. Required for ANTH majors.
ANTH 2210-1. Laboratory Course in Archaeological Methods. Studies analytical methods in archaeological research including those employed both in the field and in the laboratory. Deals with practical exercises illustrating many of the theoretical principles covered in ANTH 2200. Coreq., ANTH 2200.
ANTH 3000-3. Primate Behavior. Surveys naturalistic primate behavior. Emphasizes social behavior, behavioral ecology, and evolution as they lead to an understanding of human behavior. Prereqs., ANTH 2010 or EBIO 1220 and junior standing. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
ANTH 3010-3. The Human Animal. Identifies genetic, anatomical, physiological, social, and behavioral characteristics humans share with other mammals and primates. Explores how these characteristics are influenced by modern culture. Prereq., ANTH 2010 or equivalent. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
ANTH 3100-3. Africa: Peoples and Societies in Change. Examines culture and politics in Africa through works by anthropologists and historians, as well as novels, films, and journalistic accounts. Special attention is devoted to the ways in which various African cultures have creatively and resiliently responded to the slave trade, European colonialism, and post-colonialism.
ANTH 3110-3. Ethnography of Mexico and Central America. A broad overview, focusing on Mexico and Guatemala. Major topics include ethnohistory, indigenous and mestizo peoples, and contemporary problems and issues.
ANTH 3130-3. North American Indians: Traditional Cultures. Comprehensive survey of native cultures of America north of Mexico, including a review of their natural environments, prehistory, languages, and major institutions for various culture areas. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Same as ETHN 3133.
ANTH 3160-3. Peoples of the South Pacific. Surveys traditional island cultures and contemporary changes in the Pacific, focusing on how the Pacific Islands were first settled, some of the great anthropologists who studied the islanders, and how current environmental changes, such as global warming, threaten the future existence of the islands. Restricted to juniors/seniors.
ANTH 3170-3. America: An Anthropological Perspective. Historical and contemporary aspects of American life are considered from an anthropological perspective. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
ANTH 3180-3. Gender, Culture, and Sexuality. Focuses on gender, that is, the making of men and women, and how gender is culturally constructed in different societies. Gender describes many areas of behavior, feelings, thoughts, and fantasies that cannot be understood as primarily biologically produced. Sexuality and sexual systems are sometimes viewed as products of particular genderizing practices, but recent theories suggest that sexual systems themselves constitute gender. Prereq., ANTH 2100. Similar to WMST 2080.
ANTH 3218-3. Peoples and Cultures of West Africa. Deals with the history and anthropology of selected west African societies in the period before the imposition of European colonial rule. Same as HIST 3218.
ANTH 3300-3. Elements of Religion. Explores universal components of religion, as inferred from religions of the world, ranging from smaller-scale oral to larger-scale literate traditions. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Same as ETHN 3301.
ANTH 4000-3. Quantitative Methods in Anthropology. Surveys ways of deriving meaning from anthropological data by numerical means, including but not confined to basic statistical procedures. Prereqs., ANTH 2010 and 2020. Same as ANTH 5000.
ANTH 4020-3. Explorations in Anthropology. Special topics in cultural and physical anthropology, as well as archaeology. Check with the department for semester offerings. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Restricted to junior/senior ANTH majors. Same as ANTH 5020.
ANTH 4060-3. Nutrition and Anthropology. Overview of the evolution of human diet and ecological and cultural factors shaping modern diets. Introduces fundamentals of nutrition and analysis of nutritional status. Analyzes ecological, social, and cultural factors leading to hunger and undernutrition, as well as biological and behavioral consequences of undernutrition. Prereqs., ANTH 2010 and 2020, or EBIO 1210 and 1220, or EBIO 1030 and 1040. Same as ANTH 5060.
ANTH 4070-3. Methods in Biological Anthropology. Provides laboratory-based research experience in selected areas of biological anthropology. Research designs, methods and applications will be used to develop research skills. Students will read original research papers and carry out a research project of their own design. Area of emphasis within biological anthropology will depend on instructor. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereqs., ANTH 2010 and 2020. Recommended prereqs., ANTH 2030, 2040, and 4000. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Same as ANTH 5070.
ANTH 4110-3. Human Evolutionary Biology. Detailed consideration of the fossil evidence for human evolution. Covers the discovery of important fossils and interpretations; descriptive information about the fossils; and data and theory from Pleistocene studies relating to ecology, ecological and behavioral data on modern apes, and molecular studies that have bearing on the study of human evolution. Prereqs., ANTH 2010 or 2020 or EBIO 1210 or 1220. Same as ANTH 5110.
ANTH 4120-3. Advanced Physical Anthropology. Selected topics in physical anthropology emphasizing faculty specialties. Topics may include population genetics and its application to understanding modern human diversity, human population biology, and primate ecology and evolution. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., ANTH 2010 or 2020 or EBIO 1210 or 1220. Same as ANTH 5120.
ANTH 4129-3. Aegean Art and Archaeology. A detailed study of the cultures of prehistoric Greece, the Cycladic Islands, and Crete, their art and archaeology, and their history within the broader context of the eastern Mediterranean, from earliest human settlement to the collapse of the Bronze Age at about 1100 B.C.E. Emphasis is on palace states. Same as ARTH/CLAS 4129, ANTH 5129.
ANTH 4130-3. Advanced Osteology. Detailed study of the human skeleton with special attention to health and demographic conditions in prehistoric cultures and the evaluation of physical characteristics and genetic relationships of prehistoric populations. Prereqs., ANTH 2010, 2020, and 4000. Restricted to juniors and seniors. Same as ANTH 5130.
ANTH 4150-3. Human Ecology: Biological Aspects. Discusses role of human populations in local ecosystems, factors affecting population growth, and human adaptability to environmental stress. Detailed consideration of case studies of small-scale societies in different ecosystems. Prereqs., ANTH 2010 and 2020, or EBIO 1210 and 1220. Same as ANTH 5150.
ANTH 4170-3. Primate Evolutionary Biology. Focuses on the fossil record of nonhominoid primates. Special emphasis placed on delineating the origins of the order Primates, the origins of the primate semiorders Strepsirhini and Haplorhini, and the adaptations of extinct primates in light of our understanding of the modern primate adaptive radiations. Prereqs., ANTH 2010 or EBIO 1210. Same as ANTH 5170.
ANTH 4180-3. Anthropological Perspectives: Contemporary Issues. Students read, discuss, and write critical evaluations of contemporary publications in anthropology. Identifies basic themes that inform major anthropological perspectives. Students then bring these perspectives to bear on issues currently facing the human species. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Restricted to seniors.
ANTH 4210-3. Southwestern Archaeology. Explores the prehistory of the American Southwest from the earliest entry of humans into the area to the Spanish entrada. Focuses on important themes in cultural development: the adoption of agricultural strategies, sedentism, population aggregation, population movement, and social complexity. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Same as ANTH 5210.
ANTH 4220-3. From Olmec to Aztec: The Archaeology of Mexico. Examines the archaeology of Mexico from the initial peopling of the Americas to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire. Studies origins of complex societies; ancient Mexican cities, states, and empires; religion and politics; trade and interaction; ecology and economy; and social organization. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Same as ANTH 5220.
ANTH 4224-3. Archaeology of the Maya and Their Neighbors. Begins with the environment and describes the earliest inhabitants and the Olmec civilization, then shifts to the earliest Maya and the emergence and collapse of classic Maya civilization. Compares and contrasts the societies of lower Central America. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Same as ANTH 5224.
ANTH 4240-3. Geoarchaeology. Applies geological principles and instruments to help solve archaeological problems. The focus is on site formation processes, soils, stratigraphy, environments, dating, remote sensing, and geophysical exploration. Environmental and ethical considerations are included. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Same as ANTH 5240.
ANTH 4270-3. Plains Archaeology. Archaeological evidence for Native American ways of life on the North American Great Plains from the initial peopling of the region into the 19th century. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Same as ANTH 5270.
ANTH 4330-3. Human Ecology: Archaeological Aspects. Surveys archaeological approaches to ecology, economy, and landscape: glaciation, geomorphology, and other physical processes creating and affecting sites and regions; environmental reconstruction; theories of human-environment interaction; landscape formation by forager, agricultural, and complex societies; and ideologically structured landscapes. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Restricted to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Same as ANTH 5330.
ANTH 4340-3. Archaeological Method and Theory. Surveys archaeological theories and methods within the context of the history of archaeology. Includes archaeological approaches to data recovery, analysis, and interpretation as well as an overview of cultural resources management and ethical issues in contemporary archaeology. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Restricted to juniors and seniors.
ANTH 4350 (2-6). Archaeological Field and Laboratory Research. Students participate in archaeological field research or conduct laboratory analysis of archaeological materials and data. Students work with faculty on archaeological research projects with a field or lab focus, depending on the project undertaken. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Same as ANTH 5350.
ANTH 4380-3. Lithic Analysis and Replication. Uses diversity of approaches to the analysis of ancient stone tools, including fracture mechanics, lithic technology, materials, heat treatment, and functional analysis. Percussion and pressure-flaking experiments are performed. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Same as ANTH 5380.
ANTH 4390-3. Research Methods in Archaeology I. Method and theory of archaeology, emphasizing the interpretation of materials and data and the relationship of archaeology to other disciplines. Prereq., ANTH 2200 and instructor consent. Same as ANTH 5390.
ANTH 4420-3. Archaeology of Ancient Egypt. Archaeology of ancient Egypt in light of recent excavations; the history of excavations of the different sites; and the art of ancient Egypt through time. Restricted to juniors and seniors. Same as ANTH 5420.
ANTH 4430-3. Biblical Archaeology. Old Testament history in the light of archaeological investigation; the Old Testament within the framework of the literature of the ancient near East. Same as ANTH 5430.
ANTH 4440-3. Egyptian Hieroglyphics 1. Studies the ancient Egyptian language to shed light on the history and cultures of ancient Egypt. Involves reading and translating hieroglyphics into the English language. Same as ANTH 5440.
ANTH 4460-3. Archaeology and Contemporary Society. Explores the intellectual climate in which archaeology is practiced and how it influences archaeological research and reconstruction, laws, regulations, and ethical issues. Explores public use of and engagement with archaeology. Prereq., ANTH 2200 or equivalent. Recommended prereq., one other archaeology course. Same as ANTH 5460.
ANTH 4500-3. Cross-Cultural Aspects of Socioeconomic Development. Examines goals of international agencies that support development in underdeveloped countries. Anthropological perspective is provided for such issues as urban planning, health care and delivery, population control, rural development, and land reform. Same as ANTH 5500.
ANTH 4505-3. Globalization and Transnational Culture. Covers the historical foundations for contemporary global change, addressing colonialism, global outsourcing, and cultural imperialism, with a particular emphasis on gender, class, and consumerism. Prereq., ANTH 2100.
ANTH 4510-3. Applied Cultural Anthropology. Analysis of problems of cultural change due to contacts between people of different cultures. Restricted to senior ANTH or ETHN majors. Same as ETHN 4521 and ANTH 5510.
ANTH 4520-3. Symbolic Anthropology. Explores anthropological approaches to the study of symbolic systems, including cosmology, myth, religion, ritual, and art, as well as everyday patterns of metaphor and the presentation of self. Theoretical issues include semiotics, psychoanalysis, structuralism, liminality, and critical theory. Prereq., ANTH 2100 or instructor consent. Same as ANTH 5520.
ANTH 4530-3. Theoretical Foundations of Sociocultural Anthropology. Critically examines the pivotal schools of 20th century social theory that have shaped modern sociocultural anthropology, including the ideas of cultural evolutionism, Marxism, Durkheim, Weber, Freud, structuralism, postmodernism, and contemporary anthropological approaches. Includes primary readings and seminar-style discussion. Prereq., ANTH 2100 or instructor consent. Same as ANTH 5530.
ANTH 4540-3. Hunters and Gatherers. Explores hunter-gatherer ways of life and the ways in which anthropologists have thought about those ways of life, using lectures, discussion, the professional literature, and film. Topics covered include the history of hunter-gatherer research, relations between this research and archaeological studies of the human past, critiques of classic hunter-gatherer studies, and the current status of hunting and gathering peoples. Prereqs., ANTH 2010, 2020, 2100, and 2200.
ANTH 4560-3. North American Indian Acculturation. Comprehensive survey of changes in the native cultures of America north of Mexico caused by occupation of the continent by Old World populations, including a review of processes of contact, environmental changes, changes in major institutions, the nature of federal/state administration, the reservation system, and contemporary developments. Restricted to senior ANTH or ETHN majors. Same as ETHN 4563 and ANTH 5560. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity or contemporary societies.
ANTH 4570-3. Anthropology of Fishing. Examines fishing methods, peoples, societies, and cultures, emphasizing anthropology’s role in shaping fisheries management and development policy. Same as ANTH 5570.
ANTH 4580-3. The Holocaust: An Anthropological Perspective. Focuses on the Holocaust during the Third Reich, which involved the murder of millions of people, including six million Jews. Reviews the Holocaust’s history, dynamics, and consequences as well as other genocides of the 20th century, using an anthropological approach. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Same as JWST 4580.
ANTH 4600-3. Human Ecology: Cultural Aspects. Examines the relationship between environment and human behavior, emphasizing social organization. Special attention given to examining the extent to which the environment influences subsistence strategies, settlement patterns, social relationships among different groups, and family structure.
ANTH 4610-3. Medical Anthropology. Cultural factors determine states of health and illness in both Western and non-Western societies. The transition from traditional to modern status creates new problems including population growth, aging, changing patterns of morbidity, mortality and health care, and new socioeconomic consequences. Same as ANTH 5610.
ANTH 4620-3. Nationalism and Cultural Citizenship. Explores the nature of ethnic conflict, nationalism, and cultural citizenship in different contexts, including the United States. Is the nation-state dead? What effect do extranational and transnational organizations/institutions (e.g., European Union) have on the development of nationalism? Through the exploration of contemporary theory and case studies, this class will address these important contemporary concerns. Prereq., ANTH 2100.
ANTH 4630-3. Nomadic Peoples of East Africa. Examines the issues of current concern in the study of East African pastoral peoples. The first half of the course is devoted to historical perspectives and the second half explores the transition from subsistence to market oriented economies. Restricted to junior and senior ANTH majors. Same as ANTH 5630.
ANTH 4690 (1-6). Anthropology of Tibet. Explores the culture of Tibet in both historical and thematic manners, considering the long-term development of Tibetan cultural practices and institutions as well as many of the abrupt changes introduced to Tibet in the 20th century. Topics covered include region, politics, gender, warfare, poetry and literature, and life under Chinese rule and as refugees around the world. Prereq., ANTH 2100.
ANTH 4710-3. Departmental Honors in Anthropology 1. Course work built around theme of research design as a means of integrating previous training in the field of anthropology as well as providing an opportunity to perform creative scientific investigations. The course prepares students to write an honors thesis in ANTH 4720. Required of students doing Anthropology departmental honors. Restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
ANTH 4720-3. Departmental Honors in Anthropology 2. Continuation of ANTH 4710. Prereq., ANTH 4710.
ANTH 4730-3. Latin American Politics and Culture through Film and Text. Introduces students to the political cultures and societies of Latin America. Through historical and ethnographic text, and documentary and non-documentary cinema, this course will explore class relations, ideology, and resistance from the conquest to the present. Prereq., ANTH 2100. Same as ANTH 5730.
ANTH 4740-3. Peoples and Cultures of Brazil. Thematically surveys theoretical and ethnographic issues that have been important in understanding Brazil. Read and write critically about textual and visual representations of Brazil presented in the course. Prereq., ANTH 2100; three or more cultural anthropology courses recommended.
ANTH 4750-3. Culture and Society in South Asia. Intensive analysis of major issues in anthropological research on South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka), including kinship, gender, marriage, caste system, religion and ritual, ethnic conflict, and social change. Prereq., ANTH 2100 or instructor consent. Same as ANTH 5750.
ANTH 4760-3. Ethnography of Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Introduces the historical, political, and cultural dimensions of Southeast Asia, focusing primarily on Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia, with some coverage of mainland Southeast Asia. Prereq., ANTH 2100. Restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Same as ANTH 5760.
ANTH 4800-3. Language and Culture. Same as LING 4800.
ANTH 4840 (1-6). Independent Study. For upper-division undergraduate students. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
ANTH 4910 (1-3). Teaching Anthropology. Practicum by special arrangement only. Students learn to teach anthropology by serving as recitation leaders or tutors in introductory courses or as small group leaders in advanced courses. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent.
ANTH 4930 (1-6). Anthropology Internship. Provides academically supervised opportunities for junior and senior anthropology majors and graduate students to work in public and private sectors on projects related to students’ career goals. Relates classroom theory to practice. Requires at least 48 hours on the job per credit hour and evidence (paper, employer evaluation, work journal) of significant learning. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereqs., ANTH 2010, 2100, and 2200, junior standing, anthropology major with a minimum 3.25 GPA, and departmental consent. Same as ANTH 5930.
ANTH 5000-3. Quantitative Methods in Anthropology. Same as ANTH 4000.
ANTH 5020-3. Explorations in Anthropology. Same as ANTH 4020.
ANTH 5060-3. Nutrition and Anthropology. Same as ANTH 4060.
ANTH 5070-3. Methods in Biological Anthropology May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as ANTH 4070.
ANTH 5110-3. Human Evolutionary Biology. Same as ANTH 4110.
ANTH 5120-3. Advanced Physical Anthropology. Same as ANTH 4120.
ANTH 5129-3. Aegean Art and Archaeology. Same as ANTH 4129.
ANTH 5130-3. Advanced Osteology. Same as ANTH 4130.
ANTH 5150-3. Human Ecology: Biological Aspects. Same as ANTH 4150.
ANTH 5170-3. Primate Evolutionary Biology. Same as ANTH 4170.
ANTH 5210-3. Southwestern Archaeology. Same as ANTH 4210.
ANTH 5220-3. From Olmec to Aztec: The Archaeology of Mexico. Same as ANTH 4220.
ANTH 5224-3. Archaeology of the Maya and Their Neighbors. Same as ANTH 4224.
ANTH 5240-3. Geoarchaeology. Same as ANTH 4240.
ANTH 5270-3. Plains Archaeology. Same as ANTH 4270.
ANTH 5330-3. Human Ecology: Archaeological Aspects. Same as ANTH 4330.
ANTH 5350 (2-6). Archaeological Field and Laboratory Research. Same as ANTH 4350.
ANTH 5380-3. Lithic Analysis and Replication. Same as ANTH 4380.
ANTH 5390-3. Research Methods in Archaeology 1. Same as ANTH 4390.
ANTH 5400-3. Research Methods in Archaeology 2. Focuses on the design of research including constructing empirical arguments and testing them, data gathering, site formation processes, field strategies (archival resources, mapping, field survey, surface collecting/recording, excavation and preliminary analysis) and artifact analysis as it relates to research design.
ANTH 5420-3. Archaeology of Ancient Egypt. Same as ANTH 4420.
ANTH 5430-3. Biblical Archaeology. Same as ANTH 4430.
ANTH 5440-3. Egyptian Hieroglyphics 1. Same as ANTH 4440.
ANTH 5460-3. Archaeology and Contemporary Society. Same as ANTH 4460.
ANTH 5500-3. Cross-Cultural Aspects of Socioeconomic Development. Same as ANTH 4500.
ANTH 5510-3. Applied Cultural Anthropology. Same as ANTH 4510.
ANTH 5520-3. Symbolic Anthropology. Same as ANTH 4520.
ANTH 5530-3. Theoretical Foundations of Sociocultural Anthropology. Same as ANTH 4530.
ANTH 5560-3. North American Indian Acculturation. Same as ANTH 4560.
ANTH 5570-3. Anthropology of Fishing. Same as ANTH 4570.
ANTH 5600-3. Human Ecology: Cultural Aspects. Reviews and critically examines the major theoretical perspectives for understanding the relationship between human social behavior and the environment developed in the social sciences, especially anthropology, over the last 100 years.
ANTH 5610-3. Medical Anthropology. Same as ANTH 4610.
ANTH 5630-3. Nomadic Peoples of East Africa. Same as ANTH 4630.
ANTH 5730-3. Latin American Politics and Culture through Film and Text. Same as ANTH 4730.
ANTH 5750-3. Culture and Society in South Asia. Same as ANTH 4750.
ANTH 5760-3. Ethnography of Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Same as ANTH 4760.
ANTH 5770-3. Core Course: Archaeology. Provides a graduate-level overview of analytic issues relevant to all phases of archaeological research and of the diversity of theoretical perspectives within the field as a whole. Course is required for all first-year graduate students in anthropology. Prereq., graduate status in anthropology.
ANTH 5780-3. Core Course: Cultural Anthropology. Provides an intense, graduate-level introduction to the discipline of cultural anthropology, with an emphasis upon critically assessing those methods, theories, and works that have shaped the field from the 19th century to the present time. Required of all first-year graduate students in Anthropology. Restricted to anthropology graduate students or instructor consent.
ANTH 5785-3. Advanced Seminar in Cultural Anthropology. Details the history of theory and practice in contemporary cultural anthropology, considering the development of major theoretical schools of thought and the integration of general social theory within anthropology. Required of masters students in cultural anthropology. Restricted to ANTH graduate students or instructor consent.
ANTH 5790-3. Core Course: Biological Anthropology. Discusses how biological anthropologists use evidence and concepts from evolutionary theory, human biology, and ecology to understand the evolution, diversification, and adaptation of human populations. Required of all first-year graduate students in anthropology. Prereq., graduate status in anthropology.
ANTH 5840 (1-6). Guided Study. Directed individual research based on a specific area of specialization. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
ANTH 5930 (1-6). Anthropology Internship. Same as ANTH 4930.
ANTH 6150-3. Critical and Theoretical Issues in Museums. Investigates key problems facing museum institutions and studies the staging and representation of historical knowledge, the ethics of collecting and display, the changing nature and uses of historical evidence, and relations between curatorial practice, collecting, and field work. Critically examines different approaches to museums and museology in various disciplines, both past and present. Prereq., MUSM 5011 or instructor consent. Same as MUSM 6150, HIST 6150, and ARTH 6150.
ANTH 6320-3. Linguistic Anthropology. Serves as an advanced introduction to the empirical and theoretical foundations of contemporary linguistic anthropology, with special emphasis on the ways in which culture and society emerge semiotically through language and discourse. Same as LING 6320.
ANTH 6940-3. Candidate for Degree.
ANTH 6950 (1-6). Master’s Thesis.
ANTH 7000-3. Seminar: Current Research Topics in Cultural Anthropology. Discusses current research and theoretical issues in the field of cultural anthropology. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Restricted to graduate students.
ANTH 7010-3. Seminar: Contemporary Theory in Cultural Anthropology. Addresses current theoretical perspectives in cultural anthropology and controversies surrounding them. Discusses science, history, interpretation, and postmodernism. Includes the relationship between theory and method as well as the production of ethnography. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
ANTH 7020-3. Seminar: Physical Anthropology. In-depth discussion of selected topics in physical anthropology with emphasis on recent research. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
ANTH 7030-3. Seminar: Archaeology. Intensive examination of selected theoretical or methodological topics in archaeology. Topics vary with current research emphasis. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
ANTH 7140-3. Seminar: Archaeology of Selected Areas. Considers archaeology of a specified area, either geographical or topical. Areas selected in accordance with current research interests. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
ANTH 7300-3. Seminar: Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
ANTH 7620-3. Seminar: Ethnography and Cultural Theory. Explores how ethnographic writing has evolved over the past century to incorporate different forms of cross-cultural representation and to accommodate new theoretical paradigms. Includes ethnographic authority and reflexivity, as well as embedded theories and blurred genres of cultural research.
ANTH 7840 (1-6). Independent Research. Research aimed at developing a solution to an originally conceived research problem. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
ANTH 8990 (1-10). Doctoral Dissertation. All doctoral students must register for no fewer than 30 hours of dissertation credit as part of the requirements for the degree. For a detailed discussion of doctoral dissertation credit, refer to the Graduate School section.
