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anthropology courses (source: 2007 catalog)
ANT 101 - Cultural Anthropology
Study of living cultures, stressing such aspects of socialorganization as religion, economics, political behavior, language, kinship and art. While the models used are primarily so-called traditional societies, efforts are directed toward the comparison of all types of cultures and societies existing in the world today.
3 credits.
ANT 102 - Physical Anthropology
Study of humans as bio-cultural organisms and our place inthe animal kingdom. Human origins and the fossil record bearing on humankind's evolution. Mechanisms of evolution with population genetics emphasized. Human variation (race) considered from an evolutionary perspective and the biological variability between and among modern populations. 3 credits.
ANT 204 - Language and Culture
An introduction to the anthropological study of language including the nature, structure of language; the sociocultural functions and uses of language; theory and the study of meaning; language variations; the evolution and learning of
language, and the nature of language change. 3 credits.
ANT 205 - Prehistoric Archeology
Introduction to archaeological methods and techniques. The reconstruction and analysis of prehistoric periods, stressing Old World cultures. 3 credits.
ANT 206 - Cultural Ecology
The place of ecology in human evolution and anthropological theory. The adaptation of hunters and gatherers, agriculturalists, pastoralists, peasants and city dwellers - past and present - to their respective environments. Prerequisite:
ANT 101 or ANT 205. 3 credits
ANT 214 - American Tongues: Everyday Politics of Speaking
Investigates the ways that language practice constructs, maintains, and complicates ideas about social cohesion with an emphasis on inequality. Stresses intersections of race, class, and gender. 3 credits.
ANT 225 - Peoples and Cultures of Central and South America
Major patterns characterizing Latin American cultures of Spanish heritage. Mesoamerica is studied intensively; the world view and major social institutions of indigenous and Spanish antecedents as well as of contemporary tribal and
national culture are considered. Prerequisite: ANT 101. 3 credits.
ANT 260 - Anthropology of Media
Examines myth, ritual, and kinship filtered through the lens of various forms of media in the United States. Explores films and case studies of movies, TV sitcoms and dramas and news broadcasts. Prerequisite: Social Science B requirement.
3 credits
ANT 311 - Applied Anthropology
Application of the science of anthropology to solutions of contemporary social change problems. Research and experience of anthropologists in various developing areas are examined. Prerequisite: ANT 101. 3 credits.
ANT 312 - Medical Anthropology
The cross-cultural approach to health behavior, with emphasis on social factors related to the success of public health programs in underdeveloped Third World countries. Prerequisite: ANT 101. 3 credits.
ANT 321 - Indians of North America
Analysis of traditional and prehistoric Indian cultures using ethnological reconstruction, archaeological data and historical records. Origin, languages, and physical types are examined. Considered are each of the aboriginal populations
of North America, as well as the Maya and Aztec civilizations.
Prerequisite: 3 credits of anthropology or sociology. 3 credits.
ANT 323 - Women in Prehistory
Examines the roles of women in ancient societies including their roles as healers, warriors, chiefs, and queens. Prerequisite: 6 credits in ANT, SOC, or WMS.
3 credits
ANT 330 - Anthropology of Religion
A cross-cultural analysis of the dynamic aspects of religion and ritual as expressions of cultural values, with examples drawn from every level of culture and diverse world societies. Prerequisite: 3 credits in anthropology. 3 credits.
ANT 331 - People and Cultures of the Caribbean
An exploration of cultural diversities and continuities of theCaribbean region through ethnographic case studies. Topicsinclude a historical overview, the role of slavery in the construction of these societies, and current issues: political
economy, labor and migration, tourism, religion and resistance, kinship and the division of labor. Prerequisites: ANT 101 or 205 or SOC 100. 3 credits.
ANT 341 - Sex and Temperament in Sub-Saharan Ethnology of Africa
Conditioning of social personalities of both sexes in representative ethnic groups of Africa. Traditional family organization, religious beliefs and values, and chief governmental institutions are compared. Prerequisite: ANT 101. 3 credits.
ANT 342 - African Culture Change
Survey of prehistoric and historic African cultures. Problems arising out of cultural contact with non-African societies, and the effect of sub-Saharan African peoples' development in rural Africa. Processes of change faced by indigenous cultures, governments and international agencies of development in rural Africa. Prerequisite: ANT 101. 3 credits.
ANT 355 - Native American Women
Examines the lives of Native American women with an emphasis on their roles in the economic, political, and ideological domains. Prerequisite: 6 credits in ANT, SOC, or WMS. 3 credits.
ANT 374 - Language, Gender, and Sexuality
Traverses scholarship on the significance of gender in language from early emphases on universal to more recent ethnographically grounded approaches. Relates gender to expressions of sexuality. Prerequisite: ANT 204 or FLA 204.
3 credits.
ANT 380 - Anthropology of Women and Health
Anthropological analysis of local to global processes impacting women's health around the world. Ethnographic case studies that look at social organization, kinship, marriage, race, class, religion, etc. that contribute to the well-being of women. Exploration of non-Western healing techniques employed by women through time and space. Prerequisites: ANT 101 or 205 or SOC 100. 3 credits.
ANT 402 - Apes and Human Evolution
Laboratory-oriented survey of living primates describing and comparing the diverse behavioral and morphological adaptations of great apes in a human evolutionary context. Issues of primate and human evolution are explored and addressed by reviewing extant and extinct primate morphology and behavior through fossil analyses. Prerequisites ANT 102 or ANT 302. 4 credits
ANT 430 - Global Women's Issues
Theories of globalization and feminist anthropology are used to examine how globalization affects the well-being and potential of women in the areas of work, reproduction, religion, leadership and activism. Prerequisites 6 credits in ANT/SOC/WMS and junior status. 3 credits.
ANT 465 - Anthropological Linguistics
Introduction to historical and descriptive linguistics, focusing on Bloomfieldian, Transformational, and Stratificational theory. Practical problems in phonology, morphology, and syntax. The influence of linguistics on anthropological theory and practice, including such fields as structuralism, formal semantic analysis, ethnoscience, language and culture, and lexicostatistics.
Prerequisite: 12 credits of anthropology. 3 credits.
ANT 470 - Ethnographic Fieldwork Methods
Explanation and analysis of ethnographic field methods. Applying anthropological theory to research. Designing and conducting anthropological research and ethnographic writing. Exploration of ethical issues of fieldwork.
Prerequisites: 9 credits in anthropology or sociology; junior status. 3 credits.
ANT 475 - Methods in Archaeology
Introduction to and participation in the various methods involved in archaeological fieldwork, laboratory analysis and experimental techniques. Emphasizes hands-on experience, demonstrations, and applications of modern techniques to archaeological problems. Prerequisites: 3 credits in ANT or GEO. 4 credits
ANT 480 - Theory in Anthropology
Major theoretical contributions to the field. Development and evaluation of: culture as a scientific concept, early evolutionism and other determinisms, diffusionism, neo evolutionism, functionalism, culture and personality, formal semantic analysis, and ethnoscience. Prerequisites: 12 credits in anthropology and senior status.
3 credits.
ANT 490 - Seminar in Anthropology
Students apply theoretical and field knowledge to selected topics drawn from current issues in anthropology. A major research paper and presentation are required. Prerequisites: 18 credits in anthropology. 3 credits.
ANT 497 - Anthropology Internship
Practical field training and work assignment in physical anthropology, archaeology, linguistics or ethnology, under qualified supervision in conjunction with departmental faculty. Prerequisite: departmental permission. 3-6 credits.
ANT 499 - Independent Study
Prerequisite: 15 credits of anthropology. 1-3 credits
