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| Ant 101 Cultural Anthropology |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| A survey of the basic concepts, issues, and methods of cultural anthropology as well as a cross-cultural examination of specific cultures and their histories. Critical analysis will be applied to the nature of culture, society and the evolution of social institutions. Topics of study include subsistence, religion, family, political organization, social stratification and culture change. Students will acquire knowledge of the distinctive features of the history, institutions, economy, society and culture of at least one non-Western civilization. |
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| Ant 103 Physical Anthropology |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| A survey of human variation and evolution defined in biological, behavioral and ecological terms. Topics include human genetics, evolutionary processes, primate evolution and human osteology. A survey of hominid fossil forms will include an examination of the interaction of biology and culture in the human species and the implications for future human change. This course satisfies the non-laboratory science requirement. |
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| Ant 105 Introduction to Archaeology |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| An introduction to archaeologists and their principal excavations. Principal features include a survey of the history of methodology and ethno-archaeology and major questions about world civilizations. |
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| Ant 201 Native Amer Prehistory/Culture |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| A survey of Native American Indian cultures from North America and Mesoamerica from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Includes an introduction to current theoretical issues in these culture areas. Prerequisites: ANT 101 or ANT 105. |
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| Ant 203 Mesoamerican Archaeology |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| Survey of the prehistoric and early historic cultures of Mesoamerica, including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize. The focus is on the civilizations of the Aztec, Maya, Olmec, and Toltecs, with evidence drawn from archaeology, art , architecture, and ethnography. Attention is paid to approaches that reconstruct prehistoric life ways, social organization, religion, trade, and agriculture. Prerequisites: ANT 105. |
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| Ant 204 Archaeology Field School |
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| Other: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| Ant 205 Archaeology of Ancient Civ |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| An examination of the archaeological remains of early urban civilizations from the late prehistoric through early historic periods in the Old World. Emphasis on the development of urban cultures and the forces which led to their rise and fall, as reflected in the archaeological records. Topics will include civilizations of Europe, the Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, India, and China. Prerequisites: ANT 105. |
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| Ant 220 Magic Religion & Witchcraft |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| A comparative study of supernatural beliefs and practices such as religion, magic and witchcraft in cross-cultural settings. Topics of study include the evolution of religious practices, myth, shamanism, the religious use of drugs, Paganism, witchcraft, religious syncretism, and the role of religion in culture change. Special attention will be directed to the integration of supernatural practices into the distinctive features of the history, institutions, economy, and culture of non-Western societies. Recommended for second year students. |
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| Ant 225 Race Class Gender & Ethnicity |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| An examination of how factors such as race, gender and ethnicity are articulated in complex societies. A comparative framework is developed while investigating the historical and contemporary situations of the following racial and ethnic groups within American society: 1) African American; 2) Native American; 3) Latino American; 4) Jewish American; and, 5) Women. Prerequisites: ANT 101 or SOC 101. |
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| Ant 230 Intro Forensic Anthropology |
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| Lecture: 3 hrs. Credit: 3 hrs. |
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| An introduction to the human skeleton from a physical anthropological and archaeological perspective, in a forensic (legal) setting; crime scene investigation for recovery of human remains; laboratory equipment and testing procedures; fingerprints; footprints; terminology/vocabulary used by legal system professionals and scientific expert witnesses in forensic anthropology; the processes of decay; forensic entomology; and other topics. Prerequisites: ANT 103. |
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