College of Arts & Sciences

Courses

  
ANTH 3033 THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF VIOLENCE 3.0
The Anthropology of Violence.  Prerequisite: Anth 2010, Anth 2020, or Anth 2030 with a grade of C or higer, or consent of instructor.  Drawing on three subfields of anthropology (biological anthropology, archaeology, and sociocultural anthropology), this course takes a holistic approach to the study of violence.  The course fosters critical thinking through writing, and it promotes the understanding of how scholarly-scientific and popular interpretations of violence are rooted in the ideological paradigms of their time.

  
ANTH 3120 AFRICAN DIASPORA 3.0
African Diaspora.  Prerequisite: AAS 2010, AAS/HIST 1140, or Anth 2020.  (Same as AAS 3120).  Investigates the dispersal, growth, and influence of people of Africa descent throughout the world.  A comparative analysis of historical, political, cultural, economic, and social developments of the African diaspora.

  
ANTH 3240 PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF AFRICA 3.0
Peoples and Cultures of Africa.  (Same as AAS 3240).  Origins, adaptations, and contemporary social, economic, political, and belief systems of the indigenous and mixed populations of Africa.

ANTH 4040 GNDR/RACE/CLASS IN COMPLEX SOC 3.0

Gender, Race, and Class in Complex Societies. Experiential learning in the urban setting through direct exposure and experience in an ethnic community. Informed awareness of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of ethnic communities within the community and larger society.

  
ANTH 4060 ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0
Ecological Anthropology. Prerequisite: Anth 1102, 2010, 2020, 2030 or consent of the instructor. Focuses on the complex and dynamic interactions between human beings and their physical environment. This course explores how human populations manipulate and transform their ecosystems and how such interactions shape human life, especially social, political, and economic institutions.

  
ANTH 4080 CONSUMPTION & MATERIAL CULTURE 3.0
Consumption and Material Culture Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of instructor. This course examines anthropological approaches to material culture and consumption: the practices, relations, and rituals through which things "from food and clothing to shell valuables or money" become meaningful and are used in the organization of social life. Readings include classic works of anthropology and social theory as well as recent ethnographies of western capitalist, colonial/postcolonial and postsocialist settings.

  
ANTH 4090 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 3.0
Language and Culture. Introduction to anthropological subdiscipline of linguistics; history of anthropological linguistics; language, cognition, and cultural meaning; metaphor and symbols; lexical structure; analysis; and interpretation.

  
ANTH 4110 SOCIAL ORGNZTN & CULTRL CHANGE 4.0
Social Organization and Cultural Change. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of instructor. Survey of various theoretical perspectives used to understand cultural continuity in both kin based and state level societies.

  
ANTH 4111 ANTHROPOLOGY OF SELF & EMOTION 3.0
Anthropology of Self and Emotion. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of instructor. This course draws upon readings in anthropological theory and ethnography to consider the cultural construction of selfhood, identity, and feelings, with an emphasis on the historical specificity of particular experiences, how they may be influenced by factors such as capitalism, how they may change over time, and the significance of gender.

  
ANTH 4112 MODERNITY AND IDENTITY 4.0
Modernity and Identity Representations of modernity in postcolonial and metropolitan nation states. National identities and their articulation with gender, race, and class.

  
ANTH 4140 EUROPEAN PREHISTORY 3.0
European Prehistory. Prerequisite: Anth 2030 or consent of instructor. This course is a survey of the prehistory of Europe from the Paleolithic period until the Roman conquest. Because of the temporal and geographic variability of Europe this survey is selective, focusing on major transitions and themes (e.g., subsistence adaptations, island settlement, trade, technology, the emergence of social complexity, early states, and so forth) and using specific examples (case studies) of regions or sites to highlight them.

  
ANTH 4170 MESOAMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY 3.0
Mesoamerican Archaeology. Prerequisite: Anth 2030 or consent of instructor. This course highlights some of the major cultural achievements of Mesoamerican peoples. The class begins with the peopling of the New World over 10,000 years ago and proceeds to cover the origins of agriculture and the development of complex societies from the Olmec to the Aztec. The course draws from the rich iconographic, epigraphic, and archaeological data of the region to explore concepts and specific sites up until the time of Spanish Contact, A.D. 1521.

ANTH 4180 ARCHAEOLOGY OF SOUTHEASTERN US 4.0  
Archaeology of Southeastern United States. Prerequisite: Anth 2030 or consent of the instructor. The appearance of the earliest inhabitants of the Southeast, the development of complex societies, the effects of Europeans on indigenous culture, and the archaeology of the historic period. Students will be required to participate in three field trips.

  
ANTH 4190 ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRAC & PUBLIC 3.0
Archaeological Practice and the Public. Prerequisite: Anth 2030 or consent of instructor. This course on Public Archaeology covers a great number of fields where professional archaeologists work with public interests, upholding legislation designed to conserve ancient sites and artifacts, managing museum collections, presenting the past to the public, working with developers to reduce the impact of building and construction projects on the remains of the past. At the same time Public Archaeology covers the general public?s interest in the archaeological past: from fakes and illicit trade of antiquities to Indiana Jones, to the search for Atlantis.

  
ANTH 4200 URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY 4.0
Urban Anthropology. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Urban space and social stratification; theories of space, place, and identity; the city in the social imaginiary.

  
ANTH 4280 AFRICAN AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0
African American Anthropology. (Same as AAS 6044.) Major writings in the field of African American Studies;  theories, categories, and methods used in studying complex societies are brought to bear upon the literature; and use of ethnographies to provide a comparative perspective for understanding African American cultures.

  
ANTH 4300 HUMAN EVOLUTION 3.0
Human Evolution. Principles and mechanisms of hominid evolution. 

  
ANTH 4310 HUMAN VARIATION 4.0
Human Variation. Prerequisite: Anth 1102 or 2010 or consent of instructor. Variation within and between human populations: morphology, gene frequencies and behavior. Biological concepts of race, race classification, and evolutionary processes acting on humans in the past, present, and future.

  
ANTH 4330 PRIMATE BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 3.0
Primate Behavioral Ecology. Examination of the diversity of free ranging primates in their natural habitats. Ecological factors affecting diet, locomotor repertoires, body size, and the evolution of social behavior will be emphasized.

  
ANTH 4350 APPLIED BIOCULTURAL ANTHROPLGY 3.0
Applied Biocultural Anthropology. Prerequisites: Anth 1102 and Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Seminar on research methods and theory in human population ecology. Topics include methods of physical assessment, epidemiological and demographics analysis, data collection, and analysis.

ANTH 4360 METHODS & THEORIES: BIOL ANTHR 4.0  
Methods and Theories in Biological Anthropology. Prerequisite: Anth 2010 or consent of the instructor. A survey of theories in skeletal biology, bioarchaeology, paleoanthropology, biomedical anthropology, population genetics, and contemporary human biological adaptation. Bioanthropological methods for testing hypotheses and creating explanatory models.

  
ANTH 4370 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0
Forensic Anthropology. Prerequisites: Anth 2010 or consent of instructor. Laboratory based identification of skeletal remains of unknown individuals with an emphasis on determining age, sex, evidence of trauma, and cause of death. Crime scene recovery, documentation of evidence, the criminal justice system, and human rights initiatives will be explored.

  
ANTH 4390 DIET, DEMOGRAPHY, AND DISEASE 3.0
Diet, Demography, and Disease. Prerequisite: Anth 1102, 2010 or 2030 or consent of the  instructor. Overview of human/disease interactions from prehistoric to contemporary populations. Emphasis on major social transformations such as sedentism, animal and plant domestication, urbanism and globalism.

  
ANTH 4420 GENDER AND POWER 3.0
Gender and Power in Ethnographic Perspective. (Same as WSt 6210.) Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Ethnographic and theoretical examination of the role of gender in human societies, including role differences and inequalities between women and men cross culturally; the cultural significance and social institutions associated with public and domestic spheres; power, ideology, and the production of historically specific gender identities and sexualities; global perspectives on feminism and approaches to women's empowerment.

  
ANTH 4430 ANTHROPOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 3.0
Anthropology and Public Health. Prerequisite: Anth 1102 or 2020. The history of public health and role of anthropology and other social sciences in the modern public health setting. Overview of current issues in international and domestic public health.

  
ANTH 4440 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY 4.0
Epidemiology and Anthropology. Prerequisite: Anth 1102 or 2020. Basic principles of epidemiology, including outbreak investigation, disease control, and analytic epidemiology. Overview of the work of anthropologists in interdisciplinary public health settings.

  
ANTH 4460 HEALTH AND CULTURE 4.0
Health and Culture. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Interrelationship of health care delivery systems within the context of the culture and structure of societies; impact of health planning and policy on subcultural groups. Importance of epidemiology, nutrition, transcultural nursing, and mental health in a holistic view of health.

  
ANTH 4470 VISUAL CULTURE 4.0
Visual Culture. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of instructor. (Same as WSt 6470.) Study of the visual politics of social organization with emphasis on the images and the arenas of everyday life in North American culture. Includes explorations of the fashion system, the medical body, the cosmetic and fitness industry, visual colonialism, museum displays, and high and popular art.

  
ANTH 4480 ETHNOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 4.0
Ethnographic Analysis. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 with grade of C or higher or consent of instructor. Critical survey of current ethnographic theories and analysis of classic ethnographies.  Includes a workshop during which students will improve their ethnographic writing skills.  Students will also participate in WebCT discussion forums.

  
ANTH 4490 ANTHROPOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION 4.0
The Anthropology of Globalization. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 with grade of C or higher. Study of the interrelationship between global and local culture; the impact of globalization on cultures and the formation of global cultures. Includes the study of tourism, immigration, popular culture, world cities, transnational intellectuals, ethnicities, and ideologies.

  
ANTH 4520 ANTHROPOLOGY OF PUBLIC CULTURE 4.0
Anthropology of Public Culture. Prerequisites: Anth 2020 or consent of instructor. The circulation of commodities, ideas, and practices that produce the condition of being public (and in public) as well as the notion and experience of privacy. Analyzes the production and usage of public and private space (e.g. plazas, malls, homes), museum displays, the social life of commodities (e.g. fashion, antiquities, collectibles), and the role of theatricality in everyday life.

  
ANTH 4550 FIELD SCHOOL IN ANTHROPOLOGY 4.0 to 8.0
Field School in Anthropology. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Anthropological field methods. Students will develop skills in ethnographic, archaeological, and biological methods through field projects. Emphasis will be on providing a holistic interpretation of conditions at the field location.

  
ANTH 4560 ADVANCED FIELD SCHOOL IN ANTH 4.0 to 8.0
Advanced Field School in Anthropology. Prerequisites: Anth 4550 or consent of instructor. Advanced anthropological field methods. Students expand upon the ethnographic, archaeological, linguistic, and/or biological methods learned in Anth 6550 through supervised development and completion of their own professional research project.

  
ANTH 4590 ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS 4.0
Archaeological Methods. Prerequisite: Anth 2030 or consent of the instructor. Data recovery techniques, analytic methods, and theoretical concepts. Experience with archaeological materials.

  
ANTH 4600 ARCHAEOLOGICAL THEORY 4.0
Archaeological Theory. Prerequisite: Anth 2030 with grade of C or higher or consent of instructor. Review of the history of theory in anthropological archaeology, followed by a comprehensive overview of the state of contemporary theory and new theoretical directions in the discipline.

  
ANTH 4620 QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN ANTH 4.0
Quantitative Methods in Anthropology. Prerequisite: Anth 1102 or 2020. Basic principles of research design, sampling and field procedures for survey research. Analysis and interpretation of data, including bivariate and multivariate statistics.

ANTH 4630 QUALITATIVE METHODS IN ANTH 3.0
Qualitative Methods in Anthropology. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Study in ethnographic research design, data collection, analysis, and application. Special emphasis is placed on applied anthropological research methods relative to community intervention, policy formulation, and program evaluation in the public and private sectors.

  
ANTH 4670 METHODS IN SOCIOCULTURAL ANTH 3.0
Research Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 with grade of C or higher.  Examines various research approaches that constitute sociocultural anthropology. This course dissolves the divisions between qualitative and quantitative research to form an inclusive research methodology. Topics covered include qualitative and quantitative approaches, history of research methodology, defining a population, coding, modeling, social impact analysis, and linguistic and cognitive research.

  
ANTH 4830 ANTHROPOLOGY INTERNSHIP 3.0 to 9.0
Anthropology Internship. Prerequisite: approval of sponsoring faculty advisor and department chair.  Academic training and professional experience through short-term internships at public or private agencies.  May be taken more than once but only three credits may be applied toward major requirements.

  
ANTH 4870 HONORS THESIS: RESEARCH 3.0
Honors Thesis: Research. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and Honors Program director. Reading or research preparatory to honors thesis or project.

  
ANTH 4880 HONORS THESIS: WRITING 3.0 to 6.0
Honors Thesis: Writing. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and Honors Program director.  Writing or production of honors thesis or project.

  
ANTH 4970 SENIOR SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0
Senior Seminar in Anthropology. Prerequisite: 75 hours; Anth 4020 and either Anth 4360, 4480, 4590, or 4630 with grades of C or higher.  Integration of theories and methods learned during study for B.A. in anthropology; specific emphasis placed on how theory and method relate to modern anthropology.

  
ANTH 4980 SELECTED TOPICS 3.0
Selected Topics. Prerequisite: senior standing with 12 hours in Anthropology.