17 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.
ANTH 1010Introduction to Cultural Anthropology: Culture and the Human Experience (SS)3
This course provides an introduction to the field of cultural anthropology, to the concept of culture as a framework for understanding similarities and differences among people, and to anthropological methods. It contextualizes cultural anthropology as a sub-field of anthropology, which is a holistic discipline that studies both cultural and physical diversity in past and contemporary societies.
ANTH 1020Human Origins: Evolution and Diversity (LS)3
This course provides an introduction to biological anthropology, one of the subfields of anthropology, and includes surveys of hominid fossils, primate biology and behavior, human biological variation, ecology and adaptation, and evolutionary theory.
This class is an introduction to the several million-year-old archaeological record of human prehistory. Students will examine broad patterns in prehistory and explore the richness of human creativity in foraging and farming cultures, as well as early states and empires.
ANTH 1040Language and Culture: Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (SS)3
This course explores the nature of human language and its role in sociocultural settings as it relates to race, ethnicity, gender, class, history, and identity. Surveys a world sample of languages from the perspective of anthropological linguistics including language structure, social functions, geographical and historical variation, and cultural values.
An introduction to modern evolutionary theory, its application to anthropological questions, and its relevance to understanding global issues. Specific topics covered include non-human primate behavior, natural selection and sexual selection, human mating behavior, marriage, family dynamics, basic life history theory, the origins of language, religion, competition, status, violence, and altruism.
This course is designed to explore special topical and/or subjects related to the study of anthropology. The course should be considered a more specialized and individualized learning experience in an area of anthropology.
An introduction to modern archaeological techniques, methods, and theories used to interpret the archaeological record and understand past human behavior.
This field school will introduce students to primatology including the methods used to study behavior, ecology and conservation. It will provide international hands-on experience in fieldwork, research design, and behavioral and ecological data collection and analysis methods. Students will design and conduct an original primatological research project using the scientific method.
ANTH 2120Sacred Traditions: Anthropology of Religion (HU)3
This course provides students with an introduction to the anthropology of religion and a survey of religious beliefs around the world. Topics covered will include: varieties of supernatural beings; uses of myth and ritual; shamans, priests, and other religious specialists; religious symbolism; magic, divination, and witchcraft; death and the afterlife; ghosts, souls, and reincarnation.
This course will give students a broad introduction to forensic anthropology and the application of the science of biological anthropology to cases of legal significance. Students will gain knowledge of the human skeleton and will learn methods for examination, description and identification of human remains. Other forensic sciences will also be addressed.
ANTH 2281Introduction to Primates: Studying our Closest Living Relatives (LS)3
There are over 500 primate species. This course provides an introduction to primates, our closest living relatives. Students will learn fundamental biological life science core concepts through the study of primate biology, morphology, taxonomy, evolution, behavior, socioecology, ecosystems, and conservation. This course is grounded in the scientific method and evolutionary theory.
Introduction to basic archaeological field techniques; mapping, field notes, survey, photography, and basic excavation techniques. Combines lectures and field exercises.
Historical archaeology is the study of past human cultures through oral and written records and through physical cultural remains. This course introduces students to the ways these different types of evidence can be used to understand and interpret the past.
The course is an intermediate field techniques course, designed to advance student knowledge of survey, excavation, recordation and fieldwork organization.
This course will introduce students to the methods used in anthropology through independent research in one of the four subfields of anthropology (cultural, linguistic, archaeology, biological). It will provide hands-on experience in fieldwork, research design, and data collection and analysis methods as students will design and conduct an original research project.
Instructor permission. An introductory anthropology course in the same subfield as the proposed research. Semesters Offered: All Click here for searchable class schedule
ANTH 2950Archaeology Internship3
This course consists of working 45 hours during summer semester in the field of archaeology under the supervision of a field archaeologist. It also involves regular meetings with an Anthropology instructor to connect the field experience to supervisor.
This introductory course will prepare students for a career in Cultural Resource Management (CRM) in Federal and State agencies as well as in the private sector. It will educate students about the field of knowledge and practices in the location, analysis, and management of cultural and historical resources.
