ANTH

Subject

ANTH

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Introduces the study of humans as biological beings, including evolutionary principles, primate behavior, the fossil record of human evolution, and biological variation in modern populations resulting from various factors. (Y) Attributes: SC

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

and (LA))

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Discusses the major achievements of prehistoric humans -- from the beginning of culture circa 2.5 million years B.C. to the rise of the earlies civilizations a few thousand years ago. (F,S,Y) Attributes: SO

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Subject

ANTH

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Provides a review of the extensive variation in behavior and ecology of nonhuman primates and the evolutionary basis of the differences. Emphasizes adaptive significance of primate reproductive strategies, sociality, life history, and ecology. Explores these topics from several theoretical perspectives, including evolution and natural selection, theories of primate origins, sociobiology, socioecology, parental investment, sexual selection, kin selection, altruism, and theory of mind. (E) Attributes: AN2, AN4, SC

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Integrates theory and practice from primatology and cultural anthropology to provide insights into how humans and nonhuman primates share both their ecological and social spaces. Examines how humans and nonhuman primates have engaged in a diversity of interactions that range from reverence to conflict now and through history, and how both have played important roles in the lives of the other. Investigates how this integrative approach enables us to better assess human-nonhuman primate relations and their associated conservation and societal impacts. Prerequisites: Two courses in the liberal arts. (O) Attributes: AN2, AN3, SC, SO

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Focuses on Asian American experiences and identities past and present within the framework of anthropological concepts including ethnicity, race, authenticity, and transnationalism. This course satisfies the cultural anthropology requirement. Prerequisites: ANTH 10400. (IRR) Attributes: AACH, AASE, AN3, RPRE, SO

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Focuses on human biological variation from a biocultural perspective that examines the interplay between cultural, biological, and environmental variables. Topics covered will include traits of inheritance, human biological variability and behavior, and adaptations/maladaptations to various ecosystems and sociocultural environments. This course satisfies the biological anthropology requirement. Prerequisites: One of the following: ANTH 10300, ANTH 10400, BIOL 12100, BIOL 12200,

Subject

ANTH

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

This course examines how humans evolved anatomically, biologically, behaviorally, and culturally (e.g., tool technologies) over the last seven million years. The course tracks major events and evidence for human origins, with an emphasis on the reconstruction of behavior from t paleontological and anatomical remains, and reviews recent finds, examines casts of fossils, and discusses the evidence for competing theories concerning our hominid ancestors. Prerequisites: One of the following: ANTH 10300, BIOL 12100, BIOL 12200, BIOL 22700. (F,O) Attributes: AN2, SC

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Examines anthropological approaches to the study of sex (the genetic distinctions among male, female, intersex, and other biological variants), and gender (the socially and culturally constructed ideas about masculine, feminine, and gender variations beyond the binary). References evolutionary theory (e.g., sexual selection), primatology models, human origins research, gender differences in the public and private domain, feminist theory, cross-cultural gender variance, sexuality, gender identity, the controversy over sex differences in learning, and gender stereotypes in the media. This course counts toward the theory requirement for majors. Prerequisites: ANTH 10300 or ANTH 10400. (IRR) Attributes: AN2, AN3, AN4, DV, ESE, SC, SO, WGSI

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

A survey of the origin and development of native North American cultural from their appearance on the continent to their contact with Europeans. In addition to describing North American culture history, the course aims to instill in students an appreciation for the diversity and accomplishments of Native American cultures. Topics to be discussed include when humans arrived in North America, the origins of agriculture, and the rise of complex societies. This course satisfies the archaeology requirement. Prerequisites: ANTH 10400 or ANTH 10700. (Y) Attributes: NACH

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Focus on particular geographic areas not generally covered in other upper-level regional courses, such as Polynesia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Prerequisites: ANTH 10400. (Y) Attributes: AACI, WGS

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Explores the ways that cultural anthropologists obtain and interpret ethnographic data during fieldwork. Topics include history of anthropological methods; methods of collecting and analyzing data; ethics of research; and creating a research proposal. Prerequisites: ANTH 10400 and one 200 level anthropology course. Anthropology majors only. (S, Y) Attributes: ESTS

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Focus on the ways that archaeologists discover, analyze, interpret, and explain the lifestyles of past cultures. The course is arranged in the way that archaeologists approach the solution of a research problem. Topics include the nature of archaeological evidence, how data are obtained through survey and excavations, the many kinds of analysis that archaeologists use to identify past lifeways, the techniques of datin sites, and how entire prehistoric culture systems are reconstructed. Also included are discussions of the use of theory in explaining cultural change and cultural processes, the field of cultural resources management, and ethics in archaeology. Prerequisites: ANTH 10400 or ANTH 10700 and either one 200-level anthropology course or junior standing and one additional social science course. (F,E)

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Provides training in the various stages of the research process used in the study of primate behavioral ecology. Includes laboratory instruction on observational methodology and ecological assessment, applied through a series of associated exercises. Includes guidance on developing research topics and hypotheses, data collection, analyses, and presentation of research results. Students will conduct a research project in primatology. Students are responsible for nominal fees associated with laboratory field trips. Prerequisites: ANTH 10300 and one 200-level course in BIOL, ANTH, or ENVS. (F,O) Attributes: QL

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Explores the historical and current relationship between nonhuman animals and humans, focusing on anthropogenic influences on animal welfare, conservation, and interpretations of animal cognition and emotions. Examines the concept of human exceptionalism, the belief that humans have special status or value among all biodiversity based on our unique capacities, and how this has influenced societal attitudes and actions towards nonhuman animals, both wild and domestic, in different parts of the world. Discusses how the evolutionary success of the human species has negatively impacted animal species globally. Prerequisites: Any liberal arts course at 200-level or higher. (IRR) Attributes: AN2, AN3

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

The religious experience from the standpoint of ethnographic field studies and from various theoretical approaches. Examines the relationships among religion, culture, and society. Explores the evolution of the anthropological study of religion. This course satisfies the cultural anthropology and theory requirements for Anthropology majors. Attributes: RSEA 2026-2027 Catalog 39

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Prerequisite

ANTH 10400. (IRR)

Explores the distribution, diversity, abundance, and rarity of strepshirrhines, monkeys, and apes. Investigates how human behavior such as habitat disturbance and hunting impact primate populations. Evaluates various conservation strategies and tactics employed to protect our closest-living relatives, for example, taxon and area priorities, captive breeding, restocking and reintroduction, and ecotourism.

Subject

ANTH

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Prerequisite

Any 200-level LA course or higher and WRTG 10600 or

The lives of women vary considerably cross-culturally. This course explores the nature of this variation as well as the cultural construction of gender roles. Special attention is given to the relationship between g gender roles and economics, politics, power, authority, religion, and family life. Using case studies from various regions of the world, including the United States, the course examines how women's lives are affected by their social status, race, ethnicity, and position in the life cycle. This course satisfies the cultural anthropology requirement for majors. Attributes: WGS, WGS3

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Prerequisite

ANTH 10400; Sophomore standing. (IRR)

Experience in archaeological fieldwork. Training in the basic techniques of archaeological research design, reconnaissance, survey, mapping, excavation, and basic field laboratory methods. Use of a transit, laying out of grids, and identification of different kinds of archaeological data, such as ceramics, lithics, features, and ecofacts will be covered. anthropology course or junior standing with one additional course in the social or natural sciences. Travel and living expenses will be responsibility of student. (SUM, IRR)

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

6

Credits (max)

6

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Prerequisite

ANTH 10400 or ANTH 10700, and either a 200-level

Examination of analytic concepts of the body and embodiment from various theoretical perspectives (including feminist, Marxist, and phenomenological theories). Focus on ethnographic examples of the ways that the body is socially and culturally constructed within and across cultures. This course satisfies the cultural anthropology requirement and counts towards the theory requirement for majors. Attributes: WGS, WGS3

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Prerequisite

ANTH 10400; junior standing. (IRR)

Introduction to the scientific principles and cultural context of forensic investigations. Review of archaeological and osteological approaches that contribute to the search, recovery, identification, and interpretation of the remains of deceased individuals. Combination of lectures, labs, and mock investigation exercises. This course satisfies the biological anthropology requirement. Prerequisites: ANTH 10300, BIOL 11500, BIOL 11900, BIOL 12000, BIOL 12100, or BIOL 12200; and one ANTH course at level 2. (IRR)

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

The development and spread of agriculture arguably changed the course of human history more than any other single cultural process. This seminar reviews the history of thought and debate concerning the development of prehistoric agriculture and the processes of plant cultivation and domestication. Emphasis is placed on recent interdisciplinary developments in ethnobotany and archaeobotany that allow detailed, complex scientific evidence to be considered. Readings and discussion include historical pieces, theoretical treatises, and regional case studies from around the world. Students will learn of the diversity of anthropological theory in the context of the study and analysis of one of humanity's fundamental lifeway changes. This course satisfies the archaeology requirement. Prerequisites: ANTH 10400, ANTH 10700, or BIOL 12200 and either one 200-level anthropology course or junior standing and one additional social science course. (IRR)

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Consideration of central issues in contemporary anthropological research. Recent seminars have dealt with politics, educational systems, and economic development. Prerequisites: ANTH 10400; two courses in the social sciences. (Y)

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Provides students an opportunity to conduct individual research in any of the subfields that are not fieldwork, such as laboratory analysis, text analysis, tape transcription, or library research on a specific topic of H&S dean's independent study/internship form. May be repeated up to a maximum of six credits. (F, S and SUM, Y)

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

6

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Repeatable

May be repeated up to a maximum of six credits.

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Prerequisite

ANTH 30200, ANTH 30500, or ANTH 30600, and completion

Provides students an opportunity to conduct individual research that is not fieldwork in any of the subfields and under the supervision of a professional. Internships are arranged individually at the student's request with an instructor and a sponsoring agency. Prerequisites: ANTH 10300, ANTH 10400, or ANTH 10700, permission of instructor, and completion of H&S dean's office internship form. Can be repeated to a maximum of six credits. (F, S and SUM, Y)

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

6

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Repeatable

Can be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

An alternative to ANTH 47001 for advanced anthropology students with a focus in cultural anthropology whose research plans would benefit from a more individualized approach. The independent research or fieldwork may be conducted within or away from the Ithaca area under supervision by an anthropology faculty member. Prerequisites: ANTH 30200; consultation with and permission of instructor. (F-S,Y) Attributes: NASE, RPRE, UND

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

6

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

An alternative to ANTH 47004 for advanced anthropology students with a focus in biological anthropology whose research plans would benefit from a more individualized approach. The research or fieldwork may be conducted within or away from the Ithaca area under supervision by an anthropology faculty member. Prerequisites: ANTH 30600; consultation with and permission of instructor. (F-S,Y) Attributes: UND

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

6

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Provides advanced anthropology students the opportunity to engage in team-based or independent research projects under the supervision and guidance of a faculty member. Projects can be in any field of anthropology; students must have taken a methods course to be able to succeed in this project-based course. Prerequisites: At least one course with an ANM attribute. (O,S)

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu

Provides an integrative and holistic summary of student's anthropological training. Major themes and issues in the subfields of anthropology will be discussed, and the relationships between the field and the department's curriculum and the student's coursework, including fieldwork, will be analyzed. Discussion of career opportunities, preparation for postgraduate work, and skills assessment will be conducted as well. Fulfills the ICC Capstone requirement. (F) Attributes: CP

Subject

ANTH

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.ithaca.edu