Anthropology - ANTH
Courses
ANTH 1000 ANTHROPOLOGY: CULTURE AND ADAPTATION (3) LEC. 3. Social Science core. Anthropology is the exploration of human evolution and cultures. This course surveys the four subfields of Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology and Linguistic Anthropology. We will see how anthropology provides a broad framework for understanding and solving pressing social problems in the world today.
ANTH 1007 HONORS INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. LAB. 0. Pr. Honors College. Social Science core. Anthropology is the exploration of human evolution and cultures. This course surveys the four subfields of Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology and Linguistic Anthropology. We will see how anthropology provides a broad framework for understanding and solving pressing social problems in the world today. Credit will not be given for both ANTH 1000 and ANTH 1007.
ANTH 2000 ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS (3) LEC. 3, AAB/LEC. 0. Pr. (ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007) or (SOCY 1000 or SOCY 1007) or GEOG 1100. Approaches, techniques, and strategies for carrying out ethnographic research and analyzing qualitative data in the social sciences.
ANTH 2500 ANTHROPOLOGY OF GLOBAL STUDIES (3) LEC. 3. Any Social Science Core course. Broad-based study of processes and problems that transcend national boundaries, including global historical processes, politics, migrations, trade, disease, environmental change, and sustainability.
ANTH 2600 MUSEUM STUDIES IN ANTHROPOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003. Students will consider the history of museum anthropology and reflect on contemporary anthropological engagement in/of museums and other cultural institutions.
ANTH 2610 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Explores standards of practice in forensic anthropology and analysis of case studies.
ANTH 2700 PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF ASIA (3) LEC. 3. Any Social Science Core course. Introduction to the traditions, religions, histories, and nation-states of the people of Asia, using a cultural approach.
ANTH 2800 ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (3) LEC. 3. Any Social Science Core course. Anthropological perspectives on African Diasporas. Diaspora. Archaeological, ethnohistorical, and contemporary research exploring identity, symbols, power, and social relations in the lives of enslaved Africans and descendants in the Caribbean, Latin America and North America.
ANTH 2900 WORLD PREHISTORY (3) LEC. 3. Explore broad patterns in human prehistory over the past 10,000 years, including the origins of culture, religion, domestication and agriculture, writing, cities, and states.
ANTH 3000 CULTURE, MARRIAGE, AND THE FAMILY (3) LEC. 3. Role and meaning of kinship and its universal and particularistic features in human society.
ANTH 3010 MAGIC, MYTH, AND RITUAL: ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION (3) LEC. Pr. P/C ANTH 1000. This course explores religious beliefs and practices around the world from an anthropological perspective. Our focus will be on how anthropologists study religion and how religious beliefs, practices, and practitioners are understood in their historical and cultural contexts.
ANTH 3100 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Contemporary perspectives in cultural anthropology, emphasizing sociolinguistics, discourse, mythology, and folklore.
ANTH 3110 ANTHROPOLOGY AND FICTION (3) LEC. Inter-disciplinary study of fiction from an anthropological perspective.
ANTH 3200 ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER (3) LEC. 3. Pr. P/C ANTH 1000 or P/C ANTH 1003 or P/C ANTH 1007 or P/C WMST 2100 or P/C WMST 2103. Gender relations and representations in different cultures, historical periods, and discourses.
ANTH 3300 BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007 or BIOL 1000 or BIOL 1010. Overview of biological anthropology, including evolutionary theory and genetics, primatology, human origins, and biological variation of contemporary human populations. Concepts will be applied during in-class exercises and discussions.
ANTH 3310 RACE AND HUMAN VARIATION (3) LEC. 3. Deconstructs the myths of biological races by examining human population variation from an anthropological and evolutionary perspective. Students will explore the social history of racism and contemporary issues related to race and human diversity.
ANTH 3410 APPLIED & PRACTICING ANTHROPOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Explores application and practice of anthropology in settings such as cultural resource management, museums, social and environmental policy, and healthcare. This course emphasizes how careers in anthropology contribute to resolving contemporary social problems.
ANTH 3500 ARCHAEOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Archaeology is the study of human societies based on the material remains they left behind. This course explores the history, theories, methods, and applications of archaeology.
ANTH 3600 MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Any Social Science Core course. Explores biological and cultural dimensions of global health from an anthropological perspective. Topics include the political economy of health, gendered health disparities, cross-cultural healing traditions, pluralistic medical systems, and evolutionary medicine.
ANTH 3700 ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Problems in environmental anthropology including ethnoecology, cultural ecology, political ecology and environmentalism.
ANTH 3810 ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Explores archaeological evidence for the history of indigenous peoples in North America during the past 10,000 years.
ANTH 3850 ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHEASTERN AND MIDWESTERN U.S. (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Diversity and complexity of late prehistoric cultures of the Southeastern and Midwestern United States.
ANTH 3900 BIOARCHAEOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Pr. (ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007). Archaeologically-derived skeletal remains provide essential information for reconstructing broad patterns of human health and behavior over time. Students will learn to apply methods and theory in social bioarchaeology to understand demography, diet, disease, and physical activity in past populations.
ANTH 3950 CURATION (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. History, legislation, and ethical concerns associated with the accumulation and curation of archaeological collections.
ANTH 4310 THEORIES OF CULTURE IN ANTHROPOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Major thinkers in anthropology and their theoretical models considered in historical perspective.
ANTH 4400 ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL (3) LEC. 1. LAB. 2. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Field methods, including archaeological surveying and excavation procedures at selected locations. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ANTH 4910 BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY PRACTICUM (3) LEC. 1. LAB. 2. Pr. (ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007). Investigation of specific biological anthropology problem or problems, involving students in laboratory techniques and research.
ANTH 4920 INTERNSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY (1-3) AAB/INT. 1-3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Internship for practical work with anthropological/archaeological collections or anthropological research in a professional setting, including federal or state agencies, NGOs, NPOs, community and voluntary organizations, and industry (e.g., healthcare and medicine, advertising/media, architecture/design, high technology, Cultural Resource Management and historic preservation, etc.). Course must be approved by the faculty advisor and department. Internship must be a supervised, closely monitored work experience, appropriate to the major. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ANTH 4930 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL (3) FLD. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. This practice anthropology course examines the relationship between culture, community, and environment in a particular field setting, in the United States or abroad.
ANTH 4940 ARCHAEOLOGY LABORATORY PRACTICUM (3) LEC. 1. LAB. 2. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Analysis, preservation, cataloging, and restoration of archaeological materials. May count either ANTH 4940 or ANTH 3910.
ANTH 4960 SPECIAL PROBLEMS (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Specific topics in anthropology not covered in other courses. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ANTH 4967 HONORS SPECIAL PROBLEMS (1-3) IND. 3. Pr. Honors College. ANTH 1000. Departmental approval. Specific topics in anthropology not covered in other courses. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
ANTH 4997 HONORS THESIS (1-3) IND. Pr. Honors College. ANTH 1000. Departmental approval.. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
ANTH 5200 GENDER DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. or junior standing. Role of gender and culture in Third World development from an anthropological perspective.
ANTH 5600 CULTURE, MEDICINE, AND POWER (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. or junior standing. Power in the context of illness and healing at local, national, and international levels.
ANTH 5700 CRITIQUE OF DEVELOPMENT (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 3700. Meanings and structures of national and international development.
ANTH 5930 DIRECTED STUDIES (1-3) IND. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Directed study course in anthropology that allows students to explore concepts not covered in other courses. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ANTH 5970 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (3) LEC. 3. Pr. ANTH 1000 or ANTH 1003 or ANTH 1007. Examination of a specific problem in ethnographic methods, theory, and cultural analysis.
ANTH 6200 GENDER DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE (3) LEC. 3. Role of gender and culture in Third World economic development from an anthropological perspective.
ANTH 6600 CULTURE MEDICINE AND POWER (3) LEC. 3. Power in the context of illness and healing at local, national, and international levels.
ANTH 6930 DIRECTED STUDY (1-3) IND. Directed study course in anthropology that allows students to explore concepts not covered in other courses. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.