71 courses with the subject ANTH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
2 hours; 2 credits The exploration and comparison of literature drawn from among the four major areas of anthropology: cultural, biological, linguistic, and archeological anthropology. ANTH +1105 Comparative Studies in Cultures and
and Transformation
3 hours; 3 credits Eating and food provide some of the most basic ways in which humans define themselves. A cross-cultural consideration of nutrition, food production and food as social practice will help t define the place of food and eating in basic human practice. (Not open to students who completed Anthropology 3010 in Fall, 1999 or Anthropology 3140.) ANTH +2205 Forensic Anthropology 3 hrs; 3 credits The techniques of forensic identification as applied to medicolegal problems. Methods, procedures, and illustrative case studies pertinent to the reconstruction of biological Anthropology 111 profiles, and cause and manner of death. Hands-on work in the computer lab is required. Satisfies Pathways Flexible Core Scientific World requirement.
3 hours; 3 credits Sexual behavior as a cultural universal. Role and function of sex viewed cross-culturally. Sexual practices in non-Western societies.
3 hours; 3 credits Role of anthropology in scientific revolt against racism, race prejudice, racist theories. Relationship of human biological variation to cultural variation. History of the concept of race. Critical evaluation of contemporary theories. Facts and fallacies of race.
3 hours; 3 credits The nature and rationale of scientific revolutions. A critical examination of how scientific theories are justified and why scientific theories change. The development of new theories and the rise of modern science. Illustration and examination of theory change. (Not open to students who have completed Core Curriculum 3306.) 2017-2018 and 2018-2019: Satisfies Pathways College Option requirement. junior standing.
3 hours; 3 credits The role that language plays in media, and the ways that media impact language use. Cross-cultural comparisons of media use. Print media; television, radio and cinema; new media forms. Case studies from around the world to examine social, political, economic aspects of language and media. Individual and group projects focusing on different topics and types of media.
3 hours; 3 credits Survey of popularized and overlooked archaeology explored over the past two centuries. Introduction to the study of world archaeology through the study of basic archaeological concepts and techniques.
3 hours; 3 credits o Subjects of interest in any of the four fields of anthropology that are not treated systematically in the regular curriculum. Topics may include violence, complex societies, archaeology of Mesopotamia. Topics vary from term to term. Course description may be obtained in the department office before registration. Students may take this course for credit twice, but may not repeat topics. ANTH 1105 or ANTH 3135 or permission of the chairperson.
3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 4 credits ANTH *+1200 Human Origins Laboratory or field-based studies of selected topics in any of the four subfields of anthropology – cultural, biological, 3 hours; 3 credits archaeological or linguistic anthropology. Emphasis on hands- Human origins and adaptations. Introduction to evolutionary on methods, including laboratory or fieldwork activities, analysis mechanisms and processes, genetics, classification, human and techniques appropriate to the topic. Topics and subfields anatomy and fossils. Reconstructing human behavior by may vary from semester to semester. Course description may surveying the lifestyles and ecology of our close primate be obtained in the department office before registration. relatives. Satisfies Pathways Required Core Life and Physical Students may enroll in this course twice if subfields and/or Sciences requirement. (Not open to students who have topics differ. completed Anthropology 4 or 2200.) corresponding to the subfield focus of the course or permission ANTH *+1300 People and Language of the chairperson 3 hours; 3 credits Language as a human universal practice. Survey of linguistic Introductory courses anthropological methods and analysis of language data. Linguistic diversity, dialects, social usage, change. ANTH *+1100 Culture and Society Relationships among society, language, and culture. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed Anthropology 3 hours; 3 credits 1300 or Linguistics 2001.) Starting Fall 2019 qualifies as an Examination of various forms of human cultural diversity and Inter-Cultural Competency (ICC) course for Pathways College foundational cultural anthropology concepts, such as kinship, Option purposes. religion, gender, political and economic systems with hands-on fieldwork. Not open to students who have completed Anthropology 2100. Starting Fall 2019 qualifies as an Inter- Cultural Competency (ICC) course for Pathways College Option ANTH *1400 Digging the Past purposes. 3 hours;
1 hour lecture, 6 hours supervised fieldwork; 3 credits Intensive instruction in field methods and techniques of anthropology; participation in all aspects of anthropological/archaeological fieldwork. May be taken twice if localities or subfields (cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, or physical anthropology) differ. (Not open to students who have completed Anthropology 3470 [70.1] or who have previously received credit for archaeological fieldwork.)
1 hour lecture, 6 hours supervised fieldwork; 3 credits Instruction in field methods and techniques of anthropology through participation in all aspects of anthropological/archaeological fieldwork. May be taken twice if localities or sub-fields (cultural anthropology, archaeology linguistic anthropology, or physical anthropology) differ. (Not open to students who have completed Anthropology 70.1 or who have previously received credit for anthropological fieldwork.)
3 hours; 3 credits Examination of the historicization of racialization of and within Muslim communities in the U.S., the U.K., and Africa. Islam and political activism. Black Muslims and Islam. Situating the historical foundations and representations of contemporary global anti-Muslim and anti-black racism
3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab; 4 credits Survey of early and contemporary ethnography as a research method and mode of writing. Analysis and application of ethnographic techniques: ethnographic recording, participant observation, and focused interviewing. Analysis of information collected. Includes representative works from various regional specialties, theoretical perspectives, and historical periods. Techniques of fieldwork and analysis. Writing-intensive section. 1400 or permission of the chairperson.
Culture in Cross-Cultural Perspective 3 hours; 3 credits Critical overview of youth-in-context - how youth actively engage with the world around them, how youth are talked about, how they talk about themselves. Analysis of who youth are from an interdisciplinary, theoretical approach including cultural anthropology, sociology, psychology, psychological anthropology, feminism, gender theory, postcolonial theory, political economy, and critical race theory. Readings include African literature, memoirs, international labor policy research, urban ethnography, theory texts, and journal articles. This course is the same as Children and Youth Studies 3126. Not open to students who have completed Children and Youth Studies 3126. 2100.
3 hours; 3 credits Cross-cultural study of adaption to the urban milieu. Sociocultural influences on urban life, effects of migration experience, social stratification, class structure. Ethnicity and the organization of multiethnic societies. Methods and problems in the analysis of urban systems. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed Anthropology 3135.) 3135 or permission of the chairperson. ANTH +3135 The American Urban Experience:
d. Honors work in three additional courses not offered to satisfy requirements b or c. Each of these courses may be in either category 1 or 2 below. (1) An honors course (5000 level). (2) An honors project in a regular (no-Scholars Program) course. e. Students who have not already taken ENGL 1010 and 1012 enroll in sections designated for the Scholars Program. 3. Completion of a senior thesis. The topic of the senior thesis and the thesis itself must be approved by the Scholars Program director and a thesis advisor.
3 hours; 3 credits Programs and Courses of Instruction Anthropological approaches to climate research; topics include ethnographic approaches to climate science knowledge production; critical examinations of concepts of vulnerability, resilience, sustainability, and the nature/culture binary; anthropological documentation and analyses of climate adaptation studies of energy transitions, technological optimism, and climate justice movements. 1300 or 1400 or a Pathways required or flexible core course or permission of the chairperson.
3 hours, 3 credits Introduction to the physical and environmental characteristics of the Caribbean and the issues challenging these settings and concepts. Survey of theories of climate justice emerging from these concerns. Focus on the relationship of Caribbean history and development to the regional issues, policies and practices that impact the environment. Study of contemporary environmental justice initiatives. Students may take this course for credit once. This course is the same as CAST 3130, AFST 3350, and PRLS 3130.
3 hours; 3 credits Health beliefs and health behaviors of various groups of people; the history of diseases; the training and practices of health specialists; the unrecognized effects on both physical and mental health of sociocultural factors; the relationship between human health and environment. or 1200 or 1300 or 1400 or 3135 or Biology *1080 or permission of the chairperson.
3 hours; 3 credits Cross-cultural study of the effects of globalization on the health of contemporary human populations. Assessment of the ways that physiological factors are mediated by cultural and social processes. Problems of social inequality and power on primary determinants of health and health care. International health, human rights and health, AIDS pandemic, health and the environment. This course is the same as Health and Nutrition Sciences 3111. 3135 or Biology 1080 or permission of the chairperson.
3 hours recitation; 3 fieldwork hours; 4 credits Introduces ethnographic research in India. Fieldsite visits to rural villages and interactions with villagers and health workers. Cross-cultural study of the effects of globalization on the health Programs and Courses of Instruction of contemporary human populations. Assessing the ways that physiological factors are mediated by cultural and social processes. Problems of social inequality and power on primary determinants of health and health care. Assess the Jamkhed model of primary health care. This course will be conducted in India. ANTH +3470 Summer Archaeological Field School (Intensive Program) 3 hours lecture, 6 hours supervised fieldwork; 6 credits Intensive instruction in field methods and techniques of archaeology through participation in every aspect of an excavation; training in archaeological mapping, excavation techniques, and methods of archaeological laboratory analysis. This course is the same as Classics 3212. Students may take this course for credit twice at different sites. No more than 6 credits may be applied to the credits for an anthropology major. STEM variant course - Satisfies Pathways Required Core Life and Physical Sciences. 1400 or a Pathways required or flexible core course, Classics 3210, Judaic Studies 3012, or a course in archaeological theory and methodology.
3 hours; 3 credits Political and legal institutions in cross-cultural perspective. Problems of political boundaries, allocation of authority, resolution of conflict. Impact of modern nation-states on other societies. permission of the chairperson.
3 hours; 3 credits The use of force by individuals and governments. Nature of law. Cross-cultural perspectives on crimes, terrorism, and police and
3 hours; 3 credits Cross-cultural analysis of women's lives. Problems of nature and nurture, gender stereotyping and self-images, the position of women in all cultural spheres, and changes over the life cycle. This course is the same as Women's and Gender Studies 3218. 1300 or 3135 or Women's and Gender Studies 1001 or permission of the chairperson
3 hours lecture; 2 hours laboratory; 4 credits Anthropological study of visual arts in cultural contexts including historical and contemporary use of visual media by anthropologists; conceptions of art and aesthetics in other cultures; various approaches to the study of the arts: functional, psychological, symbolic, structural; theory of ethnographic film; challenges of cross-cultural representation in colonial and post- colonial contexts; concepts of objectivity and realism. Includes lectures and some practical work with visual media. 1300 or 1400 or a Pathways required or flexible core course or permission of the chairperson. 1300 or permission of the chairperson.
3 hours; 3 credits Study of religions in their cultural contexts; magic and witchcraft as aspects of religion; myths, rituals, and symbols; priests and shamans. Change in religions. Theoretical approaches. or 1300 or 1105 or Studies in Religion 3003 or 3005 or permission of the chairperson.
3 hours lecture; 2 hours laboratory; 4 credits Anthropological approaches to production, reception, circulation, and distribution of various forms of media around the world; topics include public spheres, national communities, cultural imperialism, transnational circuits of production and Anthropology 113 consumption, virtual worlds, and mediated social movements. Includes lectures and independent ethnographic research on media production and consumption. This course is the same as Television, Radio and Emerging Media 3190. 1300 or 1400 or Television, Radio and Emerging Media 1165 or a Pathways required or flexible core course or permission of the chairperson.
3 hours; 3 credits Anthropology of the Body integrates theoretical approaches from cultural anthropology, sociology, psychology, psychological anthropology, and critical race theory to better understand, question, and critically think about the human body as the existential ground of culture and power. We will read ethnographic and theoretical texts to learn how people conceptualize the ways cultural meaning and values are inscribed on and in the body, through sporting practices to religious healing to fitness regimens to tastes and styles. The course will include a physical practice that links physical movement with theoretical learning.
3 hours; 3 credits Cross-cultural exploration of the cultural and psychological dimensions of human behavior emphasizing non-literate and traditional behavior. Cultural context of personality formation, cognition, illness and curing, altered states of consciousness. Research techniques, theory, contemporary issues. (Not open to students who have completed Anthropology 56.) 1300 or Psychology 1000 or permission of the chairperson.
4 hours and supervised independent work; 4 credits Field and lab studies of Prosimians, Old and New World Monkeys, Great Apes. Comparative studies of morphology, ecology, social organization, territoriality, dominance, communication. Assessment of how different primates have acquired their ecological features through evolutionary processes. Appraisal of current research. (Not open to students who have completed Anthropology 25.) permission of the chairperson.
4 hours and supervised independent work; 4 credits Survey of the most important and spectacular fossils from all the major groups of nonhuman primates of the last 65 million years. Connections between fossil form and function; how the groups originated and evolved their unique characteristics and behaviors; parallel adaptations in locomotion and diet; special senses of sight and smell. department chairperson.
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits Functional aspects of the human skeleton with reference to evolution, race, age, sex. Intensive analysis of skeletal populations. Understanding biological and environmental influences in determining skeletal differences. Education/Kinesiology 3271 and 3275; or Health and Nutrition Sciences 2300; or Biology 3081 or permission of the chairperson.
4 hours and supervised independent work; 4 credits Mechanisms of evolutionary change, paleontological and archaeological evidence bearing on the phylogenic history of primates and humans, evaluation of the numerous interpretations of that evidence. Biology 3081 or permission of the chairperson. Programs and Courses of Instruction
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits Range of variation and change due to growth, age, sex, race, constitutional differences. Techniques by which such differences are determined. 2073; or both Physical Education/Kinesiology 3271 and 3275; or Health and Nutrition Sciences 2300; or permission of the chairperson. ANTH +3265 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 3 hours lecture; 3 hours laboratory; 4.5 credits A foundation in the form and function of the human body. Exploration and development of an understanding of anatomical terminology, basic science foundations, cellular structure and transport, tissues, integumentary system, skeletal system, muscular system and nervous system. This course is the same as Biology 1501, Health and Nutrition Sciences 2302, and Kinesiology 3281. STEM variant course - Satisfies Pathways Required Core Life and Physical Sciences. within the past five years or satisfactory performance on a chemistry competency test, and 2) high school biology or the equivalent taken within the past five years or satisfactory performance on a biology competency test. Recommended: College chemistry (introductory/general) and college biology (introductory/general) are recommended before taking this course. ANTH +3266 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 3 hours lecture; 3 hours laboratory; 4.5 credits Introduction to the form and function of the human body. Exploration and development of an understanding of blood, heart, blood vessels, respiratory system, digestive system, metabolism, urinary system, fluid & electrolyte balance, reproductive system, immune system and development. This course is the same as Biology 1502, Health and Nutrition Sciences 2303, and Kinesiology 3285. STEM variant course - Satisfies Pathways Required Core Life and Physical Sciences. 1501, Physical Education and Exercise Science/Kinesiology 3281, or Health and Nutrition Sciences 2302.
3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab; 4 credits Language as cultural practice. Relation to various aspects of culture and society. Social use of language. Language and identity, language attitudes, language and power, and language and social interaction. Hands-on research methods, through lab-time and independent projects. Linguistics 2001 or permission of the chairperson.
3 hours; 3 credits Raciolinguistic ideologies, language ideologies, racialization and racial formation theory, linguistic profiling, language standardization, whiteness and Latinidad, anti-Blackness and Latinidad, the politics of language, linguistic racism/nativism and linguistic terrorism, racial stereotypes, anti-immigrant
4 hours; 4 credits The study of language as it is used by various social groups. Language and gender, language and culture. Creole languages, Black English, linguistic change. (This course is the same as English 3524 and Linguistics 3029. Starting Fall 2019 qualifies as an Inter-Cultural Competency (ICC) course for Pathways College Option purposes. Anthropology 2300, Linguistics 2001; or permission of the chairperson.
4 hours; 4 credits Origin and evolution of language. Dialects, languages, language families. Relationships between languages and language families. Processes involved in language classification. Linguistic change. The comparative method and its use in historical reconstruction. This course is the same as Linguistics 3026. Linguistics 2001 or permission of the chairperson.
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits Instruction in various laboratory techniques in archaeology; collection management methods, as well as recording and Anthropology 115 analysis of artifacts and features from a site in New York. (Students who have completed Anthropology 3470 [70.1] may take this course only with permission of the chairperson.)
3 hours; 3 credits Historical and current trends in archaeological theory. Methodology and techniques of anthropology, classics, art history, and the physical sciences relevant to archaeological studies. This course is the same as Classics 3211. (Not open to students who have completed Classics 21.) Classics 3210, permission of the chairperson
3 hours; 3 credits. Survey of prehistoric archaeology; human origins in Africa; Paleolithic hunter/gatherers of the Old and New Worlds; the earliest food-producers; the rise of civilizations in the Near East, Mesoamerica, and South America. of B or better, or 1400 or permission of the chairperson.
3 hours; 3 credits This course will begin at the formation of the first cities in the Middle East, and move on to the Polynesian chiefdoms in the South Pacific and the Viking presence and voyages across the North Atlantic. Historical sites from eighteenth- and nineteenth- century Europe and U.S. will also be examined to trace continuity and change in the character of commercialization and urbanization through time. Anthropology 1100 or 1400 or 3135 or permission of the chairperson.
3 hours; 3 credits The ways in which people's traits, values, and institutions interact with their environment. or 1105 or 1200 or 1400 or permission of the chairperson
2 hours lecture and 2 hours supervised fieldwork; 4 credits This course is an applied introduction to museum anthropology, which includes work anthropologists do within and research about museums. The course includes an overview of past and present museological practices to learn to think critically about how cultures and histories are displayed for the public. Field experiences will include group and independent visits to museum exhibitions, meeting with museum professionals, exploring exhibition topics, and cultural mapping of space. Students will complete an object-based project.
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits Study of animal remains from archaeological sites, methods of recovery, identification, and analysis. Special emphasis placed
3 hours lecture plus independent laboratory work; 4 credits. Explores the material world and its impact on society over the last 500 years. Provides an overview of archaeological method and theory as well as current approaches to material culture from the historical period. Special emphasis on topics of colonialism, race, class, gender, and labor. Students will conduct their own field, laboratory, or literature-based research projects to get experience in study design, data collection, analysis and interpretation, and effective communication of research. Case studies and educational artifact collections will help place these methods and theory in specific contexts. permission of the chairperson.
1 hour lecture, 6 hours supervised fieldwork; 3 credits Intensive instruction in field methods and techniques of archaeology through participation in all aspects of an excavation; training in archaeological mapping, excavation techniques, and methods of archaeological laboratory analysis. (Not open to students who have completed Anthropology 3470 [70.1] or who have previously received credit for archaeological fieldwork.) permission of the chairperson.
3 hours; 3 credits Pre- and post-Conquest peoples and cultures of Central and South America, and the Caribbean; impact of European colonization; Asian & African influence, post-independence political and economic development; contemporary racial and identity politics; religion and social movements; urbanization and international migration. This course is the same as Puerto Rican and Latino Studies 3210. 1300 or 1400, or permission of the chairperson.
3 hours; 3 credits Senior seminar; research and completion of a senior thesis on a topic in one of the four sub-fields in anthropology, selected after conferring with advisor. Writing intensive course required for majors. and 2000 level) courses and field course for a major in Anthropology plus at least 12 credits in Anthropology Department courses numbered 3000 and higher, ANTH 3120W Ethnography or ANTH 3245W Research Methods, ANTH 4601 Anthropological Theory, or permission of the chairperson.
1 hour; 1 credit Lectures and discussions on selected topics in anthropology. Seven, two-hour, sporadically scheduled meetings and a final written report and presentation. Course requirements are available in the Anthropology office before registration. Students should take this course in conjunction with ANTH 4000 Senior Seminar in Anthropology.
3 hours lecture, 6 hours supervised fieldwork; 6 credits Instruction and practice in organization of interviews, participant observation, data collection, analysis of data in a field situation. Lectures on methods, techniques, and culture of the area in which the field school is being held. Anthropology Department courses numbered 3000 and higher, and permission of the chairperson.
3 hours, 3 credits Reading of significant works. Major schools of anthropology; their distinctive approaches, concepts, and methods. In depth analysis of anthropological theory, key debates and theorists. 1000 or 1002 or 2200 or 2300 or 2400 or 1100 or 1200 or 1300 or 1400) plus six credits in Anthropology Department courses numbered 3000 and higher, or permission of the chairperson.
2 hours and independent work; 3 credits Course description may be obtained in the department office before registration. Report or final written examination. Students may not repeat seminar topics completed in Anthropology 4630 [75.1]. 1000 or 1002 or 2100 or 2200 or 2300 or 2400 or 1100 or 1200 or 1300 or 1400) plus nine credits in Anthropology Department courses numbered 3000 and higher, or permission of the chairperson.
4 hours and supervised independent work; 4 credits Special problems of museum anthropology research and writing. Topics vary from term to term. Course descriptions may be obtained in the program office before registration. 1000 or 1002 or 2100 or 2200 or 2300 or 2400 or 2401 or 2301 or 2201 or 1100 or 1200 or 1300 or 1400), or permission of the chairperson.
9 hours fieldwork; 3 credits Supervised participation in professional activities in cooperation with museums, government agencies, and similar institutions. Specific student programs will vary with each project. Students will arrange for their programs in cooperation with a faculty adviser. In addition to successfully fulfilling the institution's requirements, the student will submit a written report on the internship to the faculty adviser. 3000 and higher, and permission of the chairperson during the semester prior to registration.
Minimum of 9 hours conference and independent work§; 3 credits each term Anthropology 117 Independent research supervised by a faculty member. Approved topic. Periodic conferences. Report. Not primarily for department honors. Anthropology Department courses and permission of the chairperson.
Minimum of 9 hours conference and independent work§; 3 credits each term Independent research supervised by a faculty member. Approved topic. Periodic conferences. Report. Not primarily for department honors. approved program of advanced Anthropology Department courses, and permission of the chairperson.
Minimum of 9 hours conference and independent work§; 3 credits Independent study supervised by a faculty member. Approved reading. Periodic conferences. Final written examination. Anthropology Department courses and permission of the chairperson.
45 hours; 3 credits Subjects of interest in any of the four fields of anthropology that are not treated systematically in the regular curriculum. Topics vary from term to term. Students may take this course twice but may not repeat topics. undergraduate program or permission of the chairperson.
15 hours plus 150 hours supervised fieldwork; 6 credits Intensive instruction in field methods and techniques of archaeology through participation in every aspect of an excavation; training in archaeological mapping, excavation techniques, and methods of archaeological laboratory analysis. For Summer Archaeological Field School abroad, room and board fees and travel expenses are additional. The following inactive course(s) will only be offered if there is sufficient demand:
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