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1000 Level

ANTH 1101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

The study of diverse cultures in the contemporary world. The ways in which cultures have developed and changed. Intended for students with a general interest in the field of anthropology. [3] (SBS) (CORE C, E) (LE SBS)

ANTH 1111 First-Year Writing Seminar

Independent learning and inquiry in an environment in which students can express knowledge and defend opinions through intensive class discussion, oral presentations, and written expression. May be repeated for credit once if there is no duplication of topic, but students may earn only up to 3 credits in any 1111 course per semester of enrollment. [3; maximum of 6 credits total for all semesters of 1111] (AXLE credit category varies by section)

ANTH 1201 Introduction to Archaeology

Archaeological interpretation of global human history from early settled villages through the rise of the first civilizations. Archaeological methods and analysis, interpretive controversies, and cultural heritage. Environment, technology, religion, and human diversity in past cultural transformations. Rise of early cities and states. Repeat credit for students who earned credit for 1201W. [3] (SBS) (CORE C) (LE SBS)

ANTH 1201W Introduction to Archaeology

ANTH 1301 Introduction to Biological Anthropology

Natural selection and evolution of primates and humans. Theories on early human lifeways and behavior. Bioarchaeological and bioanthropological studies of past and present human health and disease. Evaluation of fossil, skeletal, molecular, and artifactual evidence in reconstructing the past. [3] (MNS) (CORE B, C) (LE SBS)

ANTH 1601 Introduction to Language and Culture

The interrelationship between language and culture. Language and thought, language ideologies, discourse, and linguistic and social identities. Culture and language change. [3] (SBS)

2000 Level

ANTH 2101 Theories of Culture

Survey of the views of anthropological thinkers, from the late nineteenth century to the present, about the basic attributes of humankind and human culture. Comparison of different ideas of how people create culture and in turn are molded by culture. Repeat credit for students who have earned credit for 3900. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2102 Problems in Anthropological Theory

Seminar in anthropological theory: cultural evolution, cultural history, ethnic relations, cultural ecology, archaeological method and theory, social structure, political organizations, and religious institutions. Repeat credit for students who have earned credit for 3901. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2105 Race in the Americas

Origins of the concept of race. Comparison of past and present racial ideologies and practices in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The intersection of race with gender, ethnicity, class, nationalism, and colonialism. [3] (P)

ANTH 2106 Culture and Power in Latin America

Survey of native cultures and Spanish and Portuguese heritage. Fundamental traditions, including marriage and the family, the relationship between men and women, racial and ethnic identity, social class, and religion. Peasant communities and contemporary urban life. [3] (INT)

ANTH 2109 Food Politics in America

The cultural, social, political, and economic contexts of the contemporary food system. Issues of health and nutrition. Land use, ecological relations, food chains, and links to climate change. Ethics of food production, distribution, and consumption. Agricultural policy, immigration, work conditions, animal welfare, and local economies. Roles of citizens and consumers. Rise of movements seeking sustainable alternatives. [3] (US)

ANTH 2113W Food, Identity, and Culture

Food in Western and non-Western cultures. Food, power, and the making of social beings. Taboos, cultural preferences, and sensory perceptions. Role of eating in social categories, boundaries, and the creation of self and other. Food fashion, globalization, and food in the media.[3] (INT)

ANTH 2114 Above and Below the Surface: The Caribbean between Climate Change and Tourism

Caribbean islands, history, tourism, and ecology. Human-environment interactions. Under water and above water ecologies; Scuba diving and environmental research. Development of interdisciplinary critical thought. Applied research. [3] (INT)

ANTH 2115 Eating the Nation: Gastro-nationalism, neoliberal production, and identity politics in Spain

Politics of food, race, and identity in Spain. History of nationalism in Spain and Basque and Catalán separatism. Spanish national cuisine; local food politics as articulations of independence movements. Food ways with respect to production, delivery, and consumption: regional processes, race, and migration. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2116W Coffee: Biology, Culture, and Political Economy

Coffee from bean to cup. Plant biology and pharmacology, agricultural and economic dimensions, and taste and quality. Social and cultural implications of coffee trade and marketing, coffee shop cultures over time, and commodification and decommodification. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2117W Borders and Territories: The Making of Land and People

Migration, migrants, and the nature and making of borders, from inner cities to international and national borders. International migration and global capitalism. Border conflicts, nationalism, and territories. [3] (INT)

ANTH 2118 Revolutionary Cities: Urban Uprisings in Paris and Barcelona

Paris in French Revolution, 1871 Paris Commune, and May 1968. Barcelona in Catalan nationalism, Spanish Revolution. Political ideologies of revolution, theories of power, forms of self-organization, and protest tactics. Role of art, collective gatherings, and performance in revolution. Legacies of revolution in contemporary politics, social movements, and urban uprisings. Offered on a graded basis only. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2120 Sports, Culture, and Society

Multifaceted role of sports in culture and society, past and present. Cross-cultural perspectives on U.S. sports and related practices. Serves as repeat credit for CAL 2100. No credit for students who have already taken CORE 2500-22 offered Fall 2026. [3] (SBS) (CORE B, C) (LE SBS)

ANTH 2121 Political Anthropology: States and Their Secrets

Development, workings, and techniques of the ancient and modern state. Bureaucracy, state secrecy, diplomacy, organization of warfare, surveillance. Anthropological theories of power, state formation, nationalism, authority, influence, and coercion. Case studies of atrocities, disclosure of secrets, and whistleblowing. Ethics and responsibility in complex power structures. [3] (SBS) (CORE A, E) (LE SBS)

ANTH 2122 Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Major concepts and legal frameworks for indigenous self-governance, cultural rights, and environmental stewardship. Local and transnational indigenous rights movements. [3] (P) (CORE C, E) (LE SBS)

ANTH 2150 Urban Ecology

Environmental conditions and consequences of human and non-human life processes in cities through history. Transformations of landscapes, food systems, social inequality, and built environments. Origins of cities, gentrification, urban planning, green activism, and environmental justice. Long-term perspectives on climate change, political ecology, environmental history, green politics, and prospects for sustainability. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2160W Creating Community

Creation, maintenance, and transformation of communities through time. Community as a village or settlement, and as an “imagined” or virtual aspect of social identity. Behaviorist, interactionist, discursive, and identity-oriented anthropological approaches to community. Community organization and the built environment. Ancient and modern case studies. Serves as repeat credit for either 2160 or 3160 Anthropologies and Archaeologies of Community. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2170W Contemporary Indigenous Cultures in Global Context

Present-day global indigenous identities. Historical processes of colonialism, displacement, marginalization, and forced assimilation. Indigenous resistance and agency, indigenous social media, experiences of urban indigeneities, indigenous queer studies. Writing cyber-ethnography of influencers on social media platforms. [3] (INT)

ANTH 2172 Welcome to the Jungle: Amazonia Past Present and Future

Amazonia as focus of international curiosity and colonial exploitation for centuries. Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. Biodiversity of ecosystems. Indigenous communities, languages, cultures, and histories that challenge the idea of pristine forest. Serves as repeat credit for ANTH 3890 section 02 offered Fall 2024. [3] (CORE C) (LE: SBS)

ANTH 2211 Archaeology

An introduction to the methods used by archaeologists to study the nature and development of prehistoric societies. Approaches to survey, excavation, analysis, and interpretation are explored through lectures, case studies, and problem assignments. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2214 Art and Architecture of the Ancient Americas

Visual arts and built environments of indigenous South America, North America, and the Caribbean prior to European contact. Sacred, cultural, and historical influences on architecture and iconography. [3] (INT) (CORE C) (LE SBS)

ANTH 2220W Human Landscapes

Human-environment interactions in the formation of landscapes and settlement systems. Uses of archaeology, cultural anthropology, and cross-cultural comparison to understand social space, sacred landscapes, urban plans, and historical ecology. Methods of interpretation through quantitative, social, and symbolic analysis. Repeat credit for students who earned credit for 2220. [3] (SBS) (CORE A, C) (LE SBS)

ANTH 2222 North American Archaeology

The origins of native North American culture. Migration from Asia, early hunters and gatherers, and the extinction of ancient fauna. Evolution of social complexity, ecological adaptations, and prehistoric interaction as seen in the archaeological record of the continent. [3] (US) (CORE C, E) (LE SBS)

ANTH 2223 Native North Americans

Indian societies of North America; their archaeological origins, development, and changing adaptation to white society. [3] (US)

ANTH 2225 Climate Change, Collapse, and Sustainability in History

The Holocene until 1600 AD. Archaeological perspectives on human society and relation to the environment over time. Historical ecology, anthropogenic climate change, domestication, colonial ecosystems, environmental justice. Case studies of cultures and peoples: Maya, Easter Island, Andes, Norse, American Southwest. Application of ancient innovations to address present concerns. [3] (P)

ANTH 2229W Contested Ground: Sacred Sites Across the Ancient World

Sacred places and structures from the Paleolithic to the medieval period. Comparisons of religious sites worldwide. Cultural heritage and the historical and contemporary politics of ancient religious sites. [3] (P)

ANTH 2230 South American Archaeology

From 12,000 years ago to the present. Archaeology, ethnohistory, and ethnography. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2231 Ancient Andean Civilizations

Introduction to the archaeology and peoples of ancient South America. Early hunters and gatherers, origins of agriculture and urbanism, and the rise and fall of the Huari and Inca empires. [3] (INT) (CORE A, C) (LE SBS)

ANTH 2242W Rise and Fall of Maya Civilization

Archaeological, historical, and ecological evidence on the rise, florescence, and enigmatic collapse of one of the most complex of tropical forest civilizations. Case study in ecological adaptation, sustainability, and climate change. Controversies about its ultimate collapse. Comparative economic and social theory. Repeat credit for students who have earned credit for 2242. [3] (INT)

ANTH 2262 Pseudoarchaeology: Myths, Mysteries, and Make Believe in Popular Culture

Did Atlantis exist? Who built the Pyramids? Who were the first people in America? Speculations presented in books, movies, and television programs based on spurious archaeological evidence. How archaeologists create evidence-based arguments; critique of popular media. Serves as repeat credit for ANTH 1111 section 10. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2270W Ethics in Anthropology, Archaeology, and Development

(Formerly listed as ANTH 3262) Ethical perspectives on contemporary problems of archaeological and anthropological research, interaction, and interpretation of past and present non-Western societies. [3] (P)

ANTH 2275W Untimely People and Matters

Time’s effects on people and societies. Culturally constituted temporalities; notions of embodiment and alterity. Study of social change; process of innovation through invention and adaptation. Othering non-Western societies as traditional and unchanging. [3] (HCA)

ANTH 2342 Biology of Inequality

Biological and health consequences of racial and social inequalities. Psychosocial stress and measurement of its health impact. Effects on disease and precursors to disease. Measures of molecular biology, such as epigenetics and gene expression. Biomarkers of inflammation, cardiometabolic health, and immune function. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2370 Death and the Body

Cross-cultural study of death rituals. Mortuary archaeology and anthropology of death and the body. Biological and social perspectives on the corpse and living body, and their treatment in ritual and everyday life. The body as biological specimen and social artifact. Nature of beauty, body modification, and adornment. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2372 Forensic Anthropology

History, basis in science, and techniques of forensic anthropology to determine general identification and specific identification from physical and skeletal remains. Estimation of age, biological sex, ancestry, and analysis of trauma for medicolegal purposes. Serves as repeat credit for ANTH 3890-01 offered Spring 2024, 3890-05 offered Spring 2023, 3890-01 offered Spring 2022. [3]

ANTH 2376 Biocultural Perspectives of Afrofuturism

Intersections between biological anthropology and Afrofuturism; imagining broadly what it means to be human. The Afrofuturism genre; biological anthropological themes such as human evolution, human diversity, and identity to examine biocultural aspects of the human experience. Scientific articles, science fiction, visual art, and music. Critical perspectives on the intersections of biology, culture, and technology. Serves as repeat credit for ANTH 3890-02 offered Fall 2023. [3] (CORE A) (LE SBS)

ANTH 2380W Latinx/AfroLatinx Ethnographies: The (Un)Making of Latinidades

Social histories and contemporary lives of groups often attributed Latinidad through ethnographic texts. Issues of Whiteness, anti-Blackness and anti-Indigeneity with(in) Latinidad. History of “Black and Latino” solidarity. Nation, diaspora, citizenship, race, ethnicity, culture. Afro-Latinidad(es), New Afro-Latinx Movement. Rise of social movements seeking political and social alternatives. Serves as repeat credit for ANTH 3890, section 03 in spring 2023. [3](P)

ANTH 2381W The Clothes We Wear: Textiles, Clothing and Fashion in a Global World

Introduction to an anthropology of textiles, dress, and fashion. Material culture; textile production and consumption in the global world. [3] (INT)

ANTH 2385W (Re)Imagining Education: Ethnography of Schools and Schooling

Role of schools and schooling in (re)producing and resisting educational inequities. Ethnography, ethnographic methods, participant observation. Schools and the (re)production of categories of race, ethnicity, gender, class. Rise of movements to (re)imagine school/schooling. Serves as repeat credit for ANTH 3890, section 04 in Spring 2023. [3] (P)

ANTH 2400 Public Health, Language, Media, and Risk Management

Role of language in the politics and ethics of expert, government, and community stakeholder responses to epidemics, environmental pollution, and natural disasters. Theory and case studies of communication in U.S. and global crises. Uses of science, narrative, and metaphor in formation of health policy and health inequalities based in race, ethnicity, sexuality, and geographic marginalization. [3] (P)

ANTH 2401 Infodemics: Misinformation and Public Health

Public health and social implications of “infodemics”; scientific study of misinformation as form of language and communication in culture and social life; foundations of critical linguistic anthropological perspectives; data-driven and ethnographically constituted analyses of relationships between language, communication, culture, and misinformation. Serves as repeat credit for ANTH 3890-04 offered Fall 2023. [3] (CORE E) (LE: SBS)

ANTH 2511 Culture and Climate Change

Cultural values and cultural politics in public attitudes and debates over climate change. Media coverage of scientific research on climate, how journalists, interest groups, and other writers represent climate change, climate science, and competing perspectives. Serves as repeat credit for ANTH 1111 section 15. [3] (INT)

ANTH 2521 The Green Planet: Plants in Human History

Plants and the political economy, colonialism, and history of science, including history of archaeological theory. Environmental reconstruction, archaeological methods for reconstructing human-plant interaction. Introduction to botany: taxonomy, systematics, evolution. Introduction to paleobotany: food processing, diet, microbotany. Naturalism, equilibrium, and archaeological theory. Human-plant interaction in the ancient world; future farming. Offered on a graded basis only. [3] (P) (CORE A, B) (LE SBS)

ANTH 2601 Introduction to Linguistics

Systematic study and analysis of human language. Formation of language sounds, sound systems, the structure of words, the structure of sentences, meaning, language change. Data from diverse languages of the world. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2602W The Social life of Language

Study of language in cultural social contexts; methods of linguistic inquiry; linguistic analysis as tool for ethnographic investigation. Language in global and local contexts. Serves as repeat credit for students who completed 2602. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 2620 Food in the Ancient World

Development of agriculture from around 8,000 BCE to the contact between Old and New Worlds in 1492. Role of foodways in human societies and impact on historical and environmental change. Integration of foodways with social and cultural systems such as gender, identity, ideology, and trade. Elements of historical cuisines, including cooking techniques, meat, and alcohol. Excursions to local sites of agricultural, archaeological, and food-related relevance. [3] (SBS) (CORE C) (LE SBS)

ANTH 2800 Theatre and Social Change: Theatre as Applied Activism

Role of theatre in social justice and social change movements, including Playback Theatre and Theatre of the Oppressed. Conducting improv theatre in class or in collaboration with a local / campus organization. Not open to students who have earned credit for 3890 section 05 offered spring 2020. [3] (HCA)

3000 Level

ANTH 3050 Artificial Intelligence and Material Culture

Applying artificial intelligence to archaeology. Statistics, machine learning, and deep learning. Hands-on examples from archaeological excavations as well as laboratory studies. [3] (HCA)

ANTH 3120 Sociocultural Field Methods

Research design and proposal writing, access to data, ethical issues, sampling techniques, interviewing questionnaire design and question writing, data analysis. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 3122 The Anthropology of Globalization

Perspectives on globalization based on ethnographic case studies. The impact of new technologies on native cultures; different cultural meanings of global commodities; creation of new diaspora cultures; effects of neoliberal reforms on local economies; ethnic movements and terror networks. [3] (INT)

ANTH 3136 Cultural Heritage in Context: The Future of the Past

Historical and archaeological views on heritage and heritage management. Ownership of the past, indigenous voices, and “world heritage.” Ramifications of national and international heritage legislation. Economic development, tourism, and cultural practice; effects of climate change and disaster on heritage sites. [3] (INT)

ANTH 3140 Myth, Ritual, Belief: The Anthropology of Religion

Cross-cultural survey of religious and ritual beliefs in light of theories of religion. Topics include sacrifice, myth, witchcraft, divination, religious change, and millenarian movements. [3] (HCA)

ANTH 3141 Anthropology of Healing

Ritual, symbols, belief, and emotion in health, illness, and therapeutic processes. Practices and politics of healing in western and non-western societies, including shamanism, faith healing, ecstatic religious experience, alternative medicine, and biomedicine. Mind-body interactions, medical pluralism, relations between patients and healers, and implications for improving medical care. [3] (P)

ANTH 3143 Medical Anthropology

Biocultural aspects of human adaptations to health, disease, and nutrition. Non-Western medical and psychiatric systems. Effects of cultures on the interpretation, diagnosis, and treatment of illness. Case studies from Africa, Oceania, Latin America, and the contemporary United States. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 3144 Politics of Reproductive Health

Reproductive health politics, with focus on the United States. Role of broader social, economic, and cultural concerns in diverse positions and public debates. How sexuality, race, class, gender, and disability shape experiences of conception, pregnancy, childbirth, kinship, and new medical technologies. [3] (P)

ANTH 3150 Cognitive Anthropology

Methods and approaches in linguistics and cognitive sciences. Exploration of culture and thought, and how culture affects our ways of reasoning, thinking, and behavior. Repeat credit for students who completed 3150W. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 3202 The Collapse of Civilizations

Causes of the decline or collapse of complex societies. Old World and New World examples. Historical, anthropological, and paleoecological theories and controversies. [3] (P)

ANTH 3240 Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations

Development of pre-Hispanic civilization in Mesoamerica from the beginnings of village life to the rise of the great states and empires: Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec civilizations. [3] (INT)

ANTH 3241 The Aztecs

Origins of the Aztec peoples of central Mexico and their culture; history and structure of the Aztec empire; pre-Columbian social, political, and economic organization; warfare and religion; the Spanish conquest; colonial society in central Mexico; ethno-graphic study of modern descendants of the Aztecs. [3] (INT)

ANTH 3243W Ancient Maya Gods and Rulers

Politics and religion in Classic Maya culture, 100-1000 C.E. Sources and symbols of power, ritual life, and metaphysical underpinnings of hierarchy and cosmology. Relationships among ideology, religion, and politics. Repeat credit for students who have earned credit for 3243. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 3250 The Inca Empire

The rise and fall of the Inca state in the Southern American Andes. Inca society, agriculture, economy, warfare, ancestor worship, mummies, and royal wealth. Imperial expansion, the role of the feasting in Inca politics, and place of ecology in Inca religion. Destruction of the empire during the Spanish conquest; persistence of pre-Columbian culture among Inca descendants in Peru and Bolivia. [3] (INT)

ANTH 3260W Crafting Pottery in the Ancient World

Pottery as craft or locally-grounded knowledge of making. Phenomenological issues of perception, objectification, and embodiment. Practice-based versus formal textbook learning. Hands-on experience making and studying ceramic vessels. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of ceramic forms, fabrics, and decorations. Repeat credit for students who have earned credit for 3260. [3] (HCA)

ANTH 3261 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing

Computerized graphics and statistical procedures to recognize and analyze spatial patterning. Spatial data-collection, storage and retrieval; spatial analysis and graphic output of map features. Integration of satellite imagery with data from other sources through hands-on experience. Assumes basic knowledge of computer hardware and software. [3] (MNS)

ANTH 3270 Underwater and Maritime Archaeology

History, theory, and methodology in underwater, marine, and nautical archaeology. Technologies for survey, excavation, and analysis. Cultures past and present, impacts of climate change, and connections to marine resources in the present. [3] (INT)

ANTH 3272 Ancient Pets, Predators, Food: Archeology of Animals

Zooarchaeological methods for the study of the human past. Identifying animal bone remains from archaeological sites to reveal the diversity of human-animal interactions, the role of animals in society, and anthropic processes such as domestication. Introduction to Archaeology is recommended. May be offered with integrated laboratory for additional credit hour. [3-4]

ANTH 3343 Biology and Culture of Race

Biological and cultural perspectives on race in the United States and internationally. Patterns of human genetic variation. Biomedical use of racial categories. Social and cultural construction of race. Racism and racial discrimination. Racial disparities in health. [3] (P)

ANTH 3346 Human Adaptation and Disease

Evolutionary perspectives on biological and cultural adaptations to physical and pathogen environments. Human variation, human evolutionary ecology, epidemiology, and evolution of disease. Specific focus on epidemiological transitions. Offered on a graded basis only. Serves as repeat credit for ANTH 3890-02 in Fall 2016. [3] (MNS)

ANTH 3348 Forensic Science, Genocide, and Human Rights

Practical, ethical, and theoretical implications of scientific work in the human rights arena through anthropological lens. Case studies illustrate complexities of scientific work in aftermath of atrocity. Tensions between evidentiary procedures and community needs, inequality in access, local versus outside expertise, and ethics. Serves as repeat credit for ANTH 3890-01 offered Fall 2023 and Fall 2022. [3]

ANTH 3372 Human Osteology

Anatomy of the human skeleton. Determination of age, sex, stature, and biological affinity from bones and dentition. Analysis of archaeological skeletal remains for diagnosis of disease and identification of cultural practices. Use of human remains in criminal investigation. [3] (MNS)

ANTH 3401W Evolutionary Biology of Women (Womxn)

Female and womxn’s reproductive biology from an evolutionary and biocultural perspective. Life history phases including puberty, pregnancy, birth, lactation, and menopause. Evolutionary theory and human behavioral ecology. How environmental and cultural factors shape biological expression and experiences. [3] (MNS)

ANTH 3622W Classic Maya Language and Hieroglyphs

Linguistic analysis of Classic Maya hieroglyphs, 100-1000 C.E. Methods of decipherment reading and interpreting an ancient script. Role of socioeconomic status in literacy. Repeat credit for students who completed 3622. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 3850 Independent Research

Readings on selected topics (of the student’s choice) and the preparation of reports. [1-3] (No AXLE credit)

ANTH 3851 Independent Research

Readings on selected topics (of the student’s choice) and the preparation of reports. [1-3] (No AXLE credit)

ANTH 3860W Research Design

Practical and theoretical knowledge required for embarking on an independent research project. Methodological approaches; scientific writing skills. Serves as repeat credit for ANTH 3890, section 01 in Spring 2023. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 3866 Archaeological Excavation

Excavation techniques and field recording methods through participation in an archaeological dig. Excavation unit layout, digging techniques, feature and artifact identification. Mapping and field instrumentation. Data registry, statistical analysis, artifact curation, and conservation. Stratigraphy, relative and absolute dating, sampling strategies and techniques, data management. Research design and archaeological ethics. [4] (MNS)

ANTH 3867 Digital Archaeology: Analysis and Curation of Material Culture

Laboratory analysis of archaeological artifacts using digital methods. Three dimensional modeling of artifacts, digital photography, artifact technical diagramming. Virtual Reality and other representational frameworks. PXRF compositional analysis. Artifact cleaning, labeling, and preservation techniques. Assemblage curation and integration with databases. Preparation of artifacts for exhibition. Ethics of curation, representation, repatriation. Offered on a graded basis only. [3] (MNS)

ANTH 3868 Introduction to Archaeological Science

Study of the human past applying methods from geography, physics, earth sciences, and biological sciences. Integrated interdisciplinary approaches and hands-on learning to conduct scientific projects with STEM research, conceptualize research questions, and implement a variety of research methods and techniques. Oriented to students from Social Sciences and Humanities. [3] (MNS)

ANTH 3880 Internship Training

Offered on a Pass/Fail basis only and must be taken concurrently with 3881. Hours of 3880 will not count toward the Anthropology major or minor. Students from any discipline can gain experience working with a local, national, or international organization in developing a project to broaden their understanding of anthropological issues. Hours for background readings and research will be completed in ANTH 3881 concurrently with and regardless of the numbers of hours taken in internship training in 3880. Normally a 2.90 grade point average, 6 hours of prior work in ANTH, and prior approval of the student’s plan by the director of undergraduate studies in Anthropology are required. A research paper and report must be submitted at the end of the semester during which the internship training is completed. Corequisite: 3881. [Variable credit: 1-9] (No AXLE credit)

ANTH 3881 Internship Readings and Research

Readings and research conducted under the supervision of a member of the Anthropology department and a substantial research paper are required. Students from any discipline can gain experience working with a local, national, or international organization in developing a project to broaden their understanding of anthropological issues. Hours for background readings and research will be completed in ANTH 3881 concurrently with and regardless of the numbers of hours taken in internship training in 3880. Normally a 2.90 grade point average, 6 hours of prior work in ANTH, and prior approval of the student’s plan by the director of undergraduate studies in Anthropology are required. A research paper and report must be submitted at the end of the semester during which the internship training is completed. Corequisite: 3880. [Variable credit: 1-6] (No AXLE credit)

ANTH 3890 Special Topics

Topics vary. May be repeated for credit more than once if there is no duplication in topic. Students may enroll in more than one section of this course each semester. [3] (No AXLE credit)

4000 Level

ANTH 4120 The Archaeology of Agriculture: A Technological Approach

Agricultural technologies and their impacts on socio-environmental transformations through time in the Andes and elsewhere. Theories of technology emergence and innovation, path dependence, actor network theory, resilience, and antifragility models. Classic works on agriculture, smallholder farmers, intensification, and landscape capital. Interdisciplinary approaches and policy perspectives on farming, ecosystem services, and agroecosystems. [3] (INT)

ANTH 4153 Economic Anthropology

Modern and postmodern cultural organization of Western and non-Western economies. Crosscultural comparison of concepts of self-interest and rationality. Relation of the growth of post-industrial (service and information) economies to economic strategies of ethnic groups. Survey of indigenous alternatives to development. Theoretical issues grounded in case studies from our own and other cultures. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 4154 Environmental Anthropology

The relationship between human beings and the environments that sustain them. Global diversity of human ecological adaptations. Hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads, slash-and-burn agriculturalists, and irrigation agriculturalists. Human impact on the environment. Theories of human ecological interaction. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 4155 Realities and Worldviews: Why Culture Matters

Worldviews and constructed realities that influence human behavior. Stereotyping and conflict as triggered by ontological misunderstandings. Western ontology, science, and understanding the Other. Interaction of worldviews and human behavior such as in resource management and public health. Offered on a graded basis only. [3] (SBS)

ANTH 4156 Racial Experience and Politics

Politics in liberal democracies. Intellectual history and theory of racial experience; ethnographic studies of peoples’ experience of race in everyday life; global and cross-cultural perspectives on processes of racialization. [3] (P)

ANTH 4201W Origins of Social Inequality

Global and archaeological perspective on how human beings have understood social differences over time. Contributing factors to the emergence of inequality. [3] (P)

ANTH 4373 Health and Disease in Ancient Populations

Paleopathology of mummies and skeletons. Skeletal evidence for violence and warfare. Gender and social status differences in diet, disease, and activity patterns to reconstruct ancient social organization. Biological relationships among ancient and modern populations. Ethics and federal law in the study of human remains. Laboratory analysis of skeletons. [3] (MNS)

ANTH 4998 Honors Research

Research to be done in consultation with a member of the faculty in anthropology. Open only to those beginning honors work in anthropology. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits. [1-6; maximum of 6 credits total for all semesters of 4998] (No AXLE credit)

ANTH 4999 Honors Thesis

Open only to seniors in the departmental honors program. Students completing this course with distinction, including a thesis and final examination, will earn honors in anthropology. Prerequisite: 4998. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits if there is no duplication in topic. [1-6; maximum of 6 credits total for all semesters of 4999] (No AXLE credit)