Download Liberal Studies Course List

Liberal Studies Course List
Anthropology Department
AESTHETIC AND HUMANISTIC INQUIRY [AHI]
ANT 355 (3) – Archaeology of Rock Art
Explore aesthetics, science, interpretation, ethics, management, and conservation of rock
engravings and paintings worldwide. We contrast western and non-western modes of
interpretation, understandings of landscape, and ethics of site management, focusing on
indigenous perspectives in the Americas, Australia, and Africa. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab,
including field trips. Prerequisites: junior, senior, or graduate status; at least one upper-division
or graduate course in anthropology, art history, AIS, or recreation management; and successful
completion of liberal studies writing requirements.
CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING [CU]
ANT 102 (3) – Exploring Cultures
Introduces diverse cultures, focusing on technology, social organization, and ideology of huntergatherer, horticultural, agricultural, pastoral, industrial, and post-industrial societies around the
world, with primary emphasis on non-western societies. Letter grade only.
ANT 103 (3) – Culture in Communication
Offers a comparative global perspective on communicative forms, especially languages, as
systems of social signs. Primary emphasis on case studies are from non-western societies. Letter
grade only.
ANT 205 (3) – Native Peoples of North America
Ethnographic survey of Indian societies in the United States and Canada, their cultural and
linguistic development, and their current status. Letter grade only.
ANT 209 (3) – Folklore of the World: Anthropological Perspectives
A cross-cultural, global survey of contemporary folklore of the world. Case Studies emphasize
non-western societies, including Southeast Asia, Australian Aborigines, Maya, and Celtic
subcultures of Europe. Letter grade only.
ANT 211 (3) – The Anthropology of Everyday Life
In this introductory level anthropology course, students will conduct observations and analyses
of everyday life and "college culture," uncovering the worldviews that define our sense of self,
values and relationships. Letter grade only.
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ANT 330 (1) – Study Abroad Orientation
Examines anthropological concepts, field methods, indigenous issues, and culture change
processes underway in host countries to enhance experience of traveling, living, and studying
abroad. Pass-fail only.
ANT 331 (1) – Study Abroad Cultural Immersion
This web-based course is designed for students participating in the International Cultural
Immersion Program or International Study Abroad Program to provide them with a cross-cultural
anthropological study abroad experience. Prerequisite: ANT 310 or ANT 330 or International
Exchange Student Group
ANT 332 (1) – Study Abroad Re-Entry
This web-enhanced course is designed to assist students participating in the International
Cultural Immersion Program or International Study abroad Program for re-entry to the U.S.
following a study abroad experience. Prerequisite: ((ANT 310 or ANT 330) and ANT 331) or
International Exchange Student Group
SCIENCE/APPLIED SCIENCE [SAS]
ANT 101 (3) – Humankind Emerging
Introduces human evolution, primates, fossil hominids, race, population genetics, and the
development of culture. Letter grade only.
ANT 250 (3) – Principles of Archaeology
Method, theory, goals, and history of archaeology as a subdiscipline of anthropology. Letter
grade only.
LAB SCIENCE [LAB]
ANT 270 (4) – Physical Anthropology I: Human Origins
Comparative primate anatomy and behavior, primate and human paleontology, human evolution.
3 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. lab. Letter grade only.
ANT 271 (4) – Physical Anthropology II: Human Variation
Evolutionary trends in modern humans, biology of contemporary population, population
genetics. 3 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. lab. Letter grade only.
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SOCIAL AND POLITICAL WORLDS [SPW]
ANT 104 (3) – Buried Cities and Lost Tribes
An archaeological window on the rise and fall of the most spectacular cultures of the ancient
past. Explores the ancient foundations of culture diversity among a variety of prehistoric
civilizations including the Aztec, Maya, Shang China, Stonehenge, Iraq, and Iran. Letter grade
only.
ANT 105 (3) – Anthropology Today: Global Issues
An introduction to the field of anthropology and the application of anthropological approaches to
the understanding of contemporary global issues, with particular emphasis on non-western
societies and their cultures, histories, and differences. The course focuses on a different issue
each semester. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
ANT 253 (3) – Aztec and Maya: Archaeology of Ancient Mexico
Archaeological exploration of the development of complex societies in Mesoamerica, with
emphasis on subsistence and technological factors that shaped socio-political development and
collapse. Letter grade only.
ANT 301 (3) – Peoples of the World
Ethnographic survey of selected native peoples and cultures of the world.
ANT 303 (3) – Peoples of Latin America
Indian and folk societies of Latin America. Topic-oriented course focuses on technology, social
organization, and ideology of contemporary peoples using selected case studies.
ANT 306 (3) – Peoples of the Southwest
Introduces the greater Southwest as a major world culture area, including recent and
contemporary peoples, the nature of multi-ethnic society, current directions of change, and
pockets of persistence.
ANT 307 (3) – Central America
Ethnographic survey of peoples and cultures of Central America.
ANT 350 (3) – Ancient Civilizations: The Roots of Cultural Diversity
Comparative study of the origins and growth of civilizations in ancient Egypt, Iraq, India,
Pakistan, China, Mexico, and Peru. Case studies are drawn from the Sumerians, Egyptians,
Harappans, Shang, Inca, Maya, and Aztec.
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ANT 351 (3) – Southwestern Archaeology
Origins, characteristics, and relationships of the prehistoric cultures of the American Southwest.
ANT 370 (3) – Human Ecology
General survey of ecological relationships and the cultural environment as these affect human
behavior, demographic characteristics, and variations in human types, past and present, including
discussion of current issues and future prospects of human population development, and practical
applications of current knowledge.
ANT 390 (3 – 4) – Cultural Simulation
An introduction to the simulations in anthropology used to explore human cultures and cultural
dynamics. Variable credit: 3 hrs. lecture (4 if lab is included). May be repeated for a maximum
of 8 units. Letter grade only.
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