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AFRI 410 - Seminar in Comparative Race Relations (3)
The changing dynamics of race relations within a national and international
framework are examined, including ideas about the causes and persistence of
racism.
Prerequisite: AFRI 200 or consent of program director.
Offered: Spring.
AFRI 420 - Comparative Slave Systems (3)
This is an integrative experience in the comparative study of slave systems.
Emphasis is on the study of slavery in Africa and the New World.
Prerequisite: AFRI 200 or consent of program director.
Offered: As needed.
AFRI 461 - Seminar in Africana Studies (4)
General Education Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ANTH 118E - ANTHROPOLOGY (3)
Students will explore the evolution and biological variation of humans as
well as the development and diversity of human culture. Open to EEP high
school students only.
Offered: As needed.
ANTH 162 - Non-Western Worlds (4)
Selected cultures and historical traditions that arose outside the Western
experience are studied. Sections are titled: African Worlds, Amazonia,
Ancient Nile, Borneo, Caribbean "Others", The Maya, Past and Future,
Middle East, The Middle East: Women and Men in Non-Western Cultures,
Native Americans in the Northeast.
Africana concepts and theory are examined within a holistic framework.
Students conduct research and complete a senior paper.
General Education Category: Core 3.
Prerequisite: AFRI 200, HIST 348 or HIST 349, 12 additional credit hours
of Africana studies courses, and senior standing.
ANTH 167 - Music Cultures of Non-Western Worlds (4)
Offered: As needed.
AFRI 490 - Directed Study (3)
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Selected music cultures of the non-Western world are introduced in the
contexts of sounds, concepts, social interactions, and materials of music.
Students cannot receive credit for both MUS 169 and ANTH 169.
Students select a topic and undertake concentrated research under the
supervision of a faculty member. Students who wish to pursue a creative
writing project should submit a portfolio of work with their application.
General Education Category: Arts - Visual and Performing
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor, program director, and dean.
ANTH 205 - Race, Culture, and Ethnicity: Anthropological
Perspectives (4)
Offered: As needed.
AFRI 491 - Directed Study (3)
This course is open to students whose topic in Africana Studies 490 may be
more fully realized by an additional semester's work.
Prerequisite: AFRI 490; and consent of instructor, program director, and
dean.
Offered: As needed.
ANTH - Anthropology
Unless otherwise specified, prior to enrolling in any 300-level anthropology course,
all students must complete a 100- or 200-level course in a social science or obtain
consent of the department chair.
ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (4)
Offered: Fall, Spring.
Anthropological perspectives on race and ethnicity are examined, with a key
focus on how people use notions of race and culture to sustain and contest
social inequalities around the world.
General Education Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Offered: Odd years.
ANTH 206 - Oral Traditions (3)
Various forms of spoken traditions are studied as cultural manifestations.
These include myths, legends, folktales, parables, poetry, riddles, and games.
Offered: As needed.
ANTH 208 - Sex and Gender in Global Perspective (4)
Students will examine the meanings attached to biological differences
between women and men in diverse locales across the globe, and the power
relations that shape their relationships with one another.
The concept of culture and its significance to an understanding of human
societies are studied. Examples from a variety of societies are used to
illustrate the basic approaches and concepts of cultural anthropology.
Offered: Fall or Spring
General Education Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
The ancient civilizations of Asia, Africa, and the Americas are examined.
Topics include how civilizations arise, the similarities and differences among
them, and the causes of collapse.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ANTH 102 - Introduction to Archaeology (4)
The methods by which archaeologists study culture and reconstruct past
societies are examined through lecture-discussion, films, and laboratory
exercises.
General Education Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ANTH 103 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology (4)
The biocultural nature of human physical variation is examined through
lecture-discussion, films, and laboratory exercises. Topics include modern
variation, primatology, and paleo- anthropology. (Formerly Introduction to
Physical Anthropology.)
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ANTH 104 - Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics (4)
Language is examined as a uniquely human phenomenon, with emphasis on
the systematic description and analysis of communication as a socially and
culturally shaped process.
ANTH 215 - The Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations (4)
Offered: As needed.
ANTH 233 - Methods in Anthropology (4)
Students are introduced to multiple qualitative and quantitative methods for
data collection and analysis, and instruction on spoken and written
communication, with emphasis on ethnographic and observed data.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least three of the following courses: ANTH
101, ANTH 102, ANTH 103, ANTH 104. Offered: Spring.
ANTH 261 - Intercultural Encounters (4)
The intersection of world cultures in historical and/or contemporary
contexts is studied. Students cannot receive credit for both GED 261 and
ANTH 261. Sections are titled: Arab-Islamic Culture and the West, Judaism,
Christianity, Islam, Tourists and Their Hosts, The West Encounters the
"Other".
General Education Category: Core 4.
Prerequisite: Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
ANTH 262 - Indigenous Rights and the Global Environment (4)
Using a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach, students will examine
and comment critically on human rights and global environmental issues as
they intersect and impact indigenous peoples across the world.
ANTH 308 - Culture, Aging, and the Life Course (4)
Multiple perspectives on aging, maturation, and the life course are examined
within a variety of cultural contexts. Individual development,
intergenerational relationships, and broader social impacts of aging are
studied. (Formerly Cross-Cultural Studies of Aging.)
Prerequisite: Completion of FYS, FYW, and at least 45 credits.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 college credits, including at least one
Gen. Ed. course in the social and behavioral sciences, or consent of
instructor.
Offered: Fall or Spring.
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 263 - Hunters and Gatherers: Designs for Living (4)
ANTH 309 - Medical Anthropology (4)
Non-Western, small-scale societies are compared to Western, complex, postindustrial societies to reveal common elements in the solutions they have
developed for "designs for living."
Anthropological approaches and results in the study of health and illness are
surveyed as social, cultural, and biological phenomena.
General Education Category: Connections
General Education Category: Core 4.
Prerequisite: Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3.
Offered: As needed.
ANTH 265 - Anthropological Perspectives on Childhood (4)
Using comparative evolutionary, historical, and cross-cultural approaches,
students examine patterns of pregnancy, childbirth and child-rearing, child
development, the role of children, and how children become members of their
society.
General Education Category: Connections.
Prerequisite: Completion of FYS, FYW, and at least 45 credits.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ANTH 266 - Anthropological and Indigenous Perspectives on Place (4)
Using a comparative historical and cross-cultural approach, students
examine various indigenous peoples' ideas about place, and through critical
inquiry learn to develop and express their own "sense of place."
General Education Category: Connections.
Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or consent of department chair.
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 310 - Language and Culture (4)
The interrelationships between language and other aspects of culture are
examined as they illuminate anthropological issues and theories. (Formerly
ANTH 410.)
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 college credits and ANTH 104 or
COMM 255, or consent of instructor.
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 311-314 - Regional Studies in Archaeology (4)
The archaeological evidence for the development of cultures in selected
world areas is surveyed. Regions include: 311 North America, 313 Europe,
314 Other regions (may be repeated with a change in topic)
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of department chair
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 325 - Regional Studies: South American Indians (4)
Offered: Fall, Spring.
South American Indian societies are examined as they relate to
anthropological concerns and contribute to an understanding of the
similarities and variations in cultures and societies.
ANTH 304 - Human Paleontology (4)
Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or consent of department chair.
Patterns in hominoid evolution, from primate beginnings to modern humans,
are explored. Fossil records and artifacts are examined, with emphasis on
anatomical and behavioral adaptations to changing environments.
Offered: As needed.
Prerequisite: FYW, FYS, and at least 45 credits.
Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or consent of department chair.
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 305 - Exploring Ethnographic Film (4)
A broad perspective is given on the ethnographic category of documentary
film.
ANTH 327 - Regional Studies in Cultural Anthropology - Other
Regions (4)
Selected societies of a major world area are examined as they relate to
anthropological concerns and contribute to an understanding of the
similarities and variations in cultures and societies (may be repeated with a
change in topic).
Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or consent of department chair.
Offered: As needed.
Offered: As needed.
ANTH 306 - Primate Ecology and Social Behavior (4)
ANTH 332 - Applied Anthropology (4)
Captive and field studies are examined to illustrate common features of
nonhuman primates. Topics include biological and social adaptations, such as
diet, communication, dominance hierarchies, social learning, and cognition.
Students explore the history, evolution, methods, objectives, and applications
of the practical involvement of anthropology in understanding and solving
human problems.
General Education Category: Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning.
Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or consent of department chair.
Prerequisite: BIOL 100 or BIOL 108 or BIOL 111.
Offered: Alternate years.
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 333 - Comparative Law and Justice (4)
ANTH 307 - Human Nature: Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior (4)
Systems of law and justice are examined in prestate and state societies to
understand the operation of law and justice in cross-cultural contexts and in
the United States. Students cannot receive credit for both SOC 333 and
ANTH 333. (Formerly ANTH 303.)
The behavior and ecology of humans are explored within the framework of
evolutionary theory, focusing on the selective pressures of cooperation,
conflict, food, predators, disease, sociality, and reproduction.
General Education Category: Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning.
Prerequisite: BIOL 100 or BIOL 108 or BIOL 111.
Offered: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: Any 100- or 200-level course in a social science.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ANTH 334 - Steamships and Cyberspace: Technology, Culture, Society
(4)
The invention and evolution of a range of technologies, such as railroads and
cell phones, are explored using current anthropological concepts and case
studies from various cultures and time periods.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 college credits and any Gen. Ed.
course in a social or behavioral science, or consent of department chair.
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 337 - Anthropological Approaches to Religion (4)
The content, structure, concepts, and functions of religion are studied, with
emphasis on relationships to other aspects of culture and society.
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 338 - Urban Anthropology (4)
Western and non-Western traditions in urbanization are compared and
contrasted. Cross-cultural comparisons are emphasized.
Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or consent of department chair.
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 345 - Museums, Cultures, and Others (4)
Students learn about the history of museums and explore how they shape
and reflect identities. Museum exhibits are analyzed from a variety of
perspectives in order to understand their effectiveness.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 college credits and any Gen. Ed.
course in a social or behavioral science, or consent of department chair.
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 346 - Anthropology of Economic Development and
Globalization (4)
ANTH 418 - Cultural Pluralism (3)
The nature of cultural pluralism in American society are examined. Issues of
identity, race, ethnicity, and class are explored. Students may receive credit
for only one of the following: ANTH 418, SSCI 418, or SSCI 518.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 6 college credits in any of the social
sciences disciplines or consent of department chair.
Offered: As needed.
ANTH 424 - North American Indians (4)
Selected societies of Native North America are examined as they relate to
anthropological concerns and contribute to an understanding of the
similarities and variations in cultures of the region.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 college credits and any course in a
social or behavioral science, or consent of department chair.
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 431 - Gender, Environment and Development (4)
The gender dimensions of environmental change are explored, with an
emphasis on changes linked to economic development. Sample topics include
gender and agriculture, water privatization, conservation, toxics and climate
change.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 college credits and any course in a
social or behavioral science, or consent of department chair.
Offered: Alternate years.
ANTH 460 - Seminar in Anthropology (4)
Anthropological concepts and theory are examined within a holistic
framework. Students conduct research and complete a senior paper. Required
of majors.
Social and cultural transformations associated with economic development
and globalization are examined. Transformations in development practice
associated with the rise of neoliberal ("free-trade") economics are
emphasized.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and ANTH 101, ANTH 102, ANTH 103,
ANTH 104, and ANTH 233.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 college credits and any course in a
social or behavioral science, or consent of department chair.
The experiences and perspectives of Latinos in the United States are
examined. Students cannot credit for both ANTH 461 and SSCI 461.
Offered: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 college credits and any course in a
social or behavioral science, or consent of department chair.
ANTH 348 - History of Anthropological Thought (4)
Anthropology, from its scientific and philosophical roots to its current status,
is surveyed. Emphasis is on the major contributions and theoretical debates
of anthropology and the historical contexts of their development. (Formerly
ANTH 401: Issues in Anthropological Theory.)
Offered: Fall.
ANTH 461 - Latinos in the United States (3)
Offered: As needed.
ANTH 470 - Reading Course in Anthropology (1-4)
Directed reading is given in an anthropological area of interest to the
student and the instructor.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 college credits and ANTH 101,
ANTH 102, ANTH 103, and ANTH 104. Offered: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 75 college credits and consent of advisor,
department chair, and instructor with whom student plans to study.
ANTH 390 - Independent Study (1-4)
Offered: As needed.
Students select a topic and undertake concentrated research under the
supervision of a faculty member.
ANTH: 481-484 - Anthropology Field School (4-8)
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 college credits; completion of at least
two of the following courses: ANTH 101, ANTH 102, ANTH 103, ANTH
104; and consent of instructor and department chair.
Offered: As needed.
ANTH 402 - Evolution of the Capacity for Culture (4)
The evolution of the biological and social capacities that made culture the
central attribute of humans is examined. Topics include evolution of the
human diet, tool making, social interaction, and language. (Formerly ANTH
302.)
Prerequisite: Completion of at least one of the following: ANTH 304, ANTH
306, or BIOL 221; or consent of instructor.
Offered: Alternate years.
This is an introduction to the techniques and theory of anthropological
fieldwork. Students engage in hands-on research. Students may conduct
independent/collaborative research under the direction of an instructor.
Sections are titled: 481 Cultural Anthropology, 482 Archaeology, 483
Biological Anthropology, 484 Anthropological Linguistics
Prerequisite: completion of at least 75 college credits and consent of
Instructor or department chair
Offered: As needed.
ANTH 490 - Directed Study in Anthropology (1-4)
Students select a topic and undertake concentrated research under the
supervision of a faculty advisor.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 90 college credits and consent of dean,
department chair, and instructor with whom student plans to study.
Offered: As needed.
ANTH 495 - Internships in Anthropology (1-8)
Students are placed in positions appropriate to their studies in anthropology,
such as in museums and historical preservation agencies. A program of study
is designed by the student and supervised by a faculty member.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 60 college credits and consent of
instructor and department chair.
Offered: As needed.
ANTH 561 - Latinos in the United States (3)
Students examine recent scholarship on Latinos in the United States and
undertake research projects that focus on Latino educational issues. Students
may receive credit for only one of the following: ANTH 561, FNED 561, or
SSCI 561.
Prerequisite: Graduate status and any 300-level social or behavioral science
course, or consent of department chair.
Offered: As needed.
ARBC - Arabic
ARBC 101 - Elementary Arabic I (4)
Students learn to understand, speak, read, and write in basic Modern
Standard Arabic and gain an understanding of the diversity of Arabic life.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ARBC 102 - Elementary Arabic II (4)
Four skills in Modern Standard Arabic: speaking, reading, writing, and
listening comprehension are further developed within the context of Arabicspeaking cultures.
Prerequisite: ARBC 101 or equivalent.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ART - Art
ART 101 - Drawing I: General Drawing (4)
The fundamentals and history of freehand drawing are explored.
Observational analysis of forms and space, media characteristics, and
pictorial organization approaches are stressed. Studio.
General Education Category: Arts - Visual and Performing.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
ART 104 - Design I: Two-Dimensional Design (4)
Two-dimensional compositional strategies are applied through intuitive and
logical organization of visual elements. Students also develop basic problemsolving skills while learning to think visually. Studio.
General Education Category: Arts - Visual and Performing.