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59 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 000

Subject: ANTH
Type: alias
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 195Cultural Anthropology [C4GE]3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 196Biological Anthropology [C3NS]3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 196LScientific Perspectives in Biological Anthropology [C3L]1

Corequisites: ANTH 196.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 197Archaeology3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 201The Discipline of Anthropology1

Prerequisites: Major status or permission of the instructor. It is recommended that students have had at least one of the introductory-level ANTH courses (ANTH 195, ANTH 196 or ANTH 197).

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 205Buried Cities, Ancestral Places: The Rise and Fall of Early Human Societies [C2HQC]3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 250Anthropology of the American Southwest3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 265Peoples and Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 280Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 295People and Cultures of East Asia3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 300The Anthropology of Food3

Prerequisites: Any lower-level course in anthropology or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 302The Archaeology of Empires and Rebels3

Prerequisites: ANTH 195, ANTH 197 or ANTH 205; or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 303Andean Archaeology3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 305Language and Culture3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 306Japanese Society and Culture3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 307Climate, Culture and Change3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 308Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology3

Prerequisites: ANTH 196 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 311Archaeology of Virginia3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 315Human Evolution3

Prerequisites: ANTH 196, or BIO 140/BIO 140L and BIO 150/BIO 150L, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 316Human Evolutionary Psychology3

Prerequisites: ANTH 196 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 317Primate Evolutionary Ecology3

Prerequisites: ANTH 196 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 318The Evolution of Primate Sexuality and Reproduction3

Prerequisites: ANTH 196 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 319Human Osteology3

Prerequisites: ANTH 196 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 320Plagues and Pandemics3

Prerequisites: ANTH 196 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 321Anthropology and Film3

Prerequisites: ANTH 195 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 323Anthropology and Photography3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 324Mindfulness and Anthropology3

Prerequisites: ANTH 195 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 327Ancient North American Civilizations3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 331Historical Archaeology3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 352Birth, Death, Sex: Exploring Demography3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 360Medical Anthropology3

Prerequisites: ANTH 195 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 364U.S./Latin American Borders3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 366Anthropology of War3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 368Contemporary American Culture3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 370Topics in the Anthropology of Gender3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 373Anthropology and the Environment3

Prerequisites: ANTH 195 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 375Anthropological Theory3

Prerequisites: ANTH 195 and junior standing.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 376Anthropology of Reproduction3

Prerequisites: ANTH 195 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 377Space/Culture/Power3

Prerequisites: ANTH 195.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 390Topics in Cultural Studies3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 391Study Abroad1-6

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated up to 12 credits.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 395Special Topics in Anthropology3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content changes.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 405Topics in Linguistic Anthropology3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 410Spatial Analysis for Social Research4

Prerequisites: ANTH 195, ANTH 196, ANTH 197, SOCI 110 or SOCI 140; or by permission of the instructor.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 415Anthropological Genetics3

Prerequisites: ANTH 196.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 435Ethnographic Genres and Methods4

Prerequisites: ANTH 375.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 436Afro-Latin America3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 445Methods and Research Perspectives in Biological Anthropology4

Prerequisites: ANTH 196 and ANTH 375, or permission of the instructor. Corequisites: ANTH 375.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 455Archaeology: Methods of Analysis and Interpretation4

Prerequisites: ANTH 195, ANTH 197 and one upper-level archaeology elective.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 485Anthropology Course Assistantship1-6

Prerequisites: Students must have junior /senior standing, must have earned a minimum grade of "B" in the course for which they will serve as assistant and may register by faculty invitation only.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated up to six credits; only three credits can count toward the major.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 486Internship in Anthropology1-6

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated up to six credits.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 490Special Studies in Anthropology1-3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 492History from Things: Material Culture3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 494Field Techniques in Archaeology4-8

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 8
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 496Research Thesis3

Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing only.

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 499AHonors1

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 499BHonors3

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ANTH 499CHonors2

Subject: ANTH
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

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