Courses
Core Courses: Anthropology
The following courses are recommended for fulfilling core program requirements:
Area D.2: Science, Math and Technology
Completes natural science lab sequence for non-science majors. May be taken out of order.
Geog 1112 Introduction to Weather and Climate (4)
Spatial processes governing weather and climate, relationship between climate systems and distribution of vegetation.
Geog 1113 Introduction to Landforms (4)
The origin, development, and spatial distribution of landforms. May be taken before or following G1112.
Area E.3: Social Science Foundations
Anth 1102 Introduction to Anthropology (3)
Holistic, comparative study of the human condition, emphasizing evolution, adaptation, language, and cognition.
Geog 1101 Introduction to Human Geography (3)
Focuses on ways cultural groups around the world utilize their landscapes and environments.
Area F.3: Courses Appropriate to the Major Field
Listed for majors in the departments of History, Journalism, Modern and Classical Languages, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
Anth 2010 Into to Biological Anthropology (3)
Origin, evolution, and diversity of human species.
Anth 2020 Intro to Cultural Anthropology (3)
Comparison and interpretation of contemporary social problems such as ethnic diversity, social conflict, cultural politics.
Anth 2030 Intro to Archaeology (3)
Overview of major cultural developments such as spread of humans, emergence of agriculture and complex societies.
Geog 2206 Mapping Fundamentals for Geographic Information Systems (4)
Basic skills of mapping with respect to earth measurement, map projections, compilation and relief mapping.
Anthropology Undergraduate Courses
Anth 1102 Intro to Anthropology (3)
Introduction to Anthropology
A holistic and comparative study of human condition through a survey of the five subfields of general anthropology; sociocultural, archeological, biological, linguistic, and applied anthropology; with emphasis on evolution, adaptation, language, and cognition.
Anth 2010 Intro to Biological Anthropology (3)
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Three lecture hours and one laboratory hour a week. Origin, evolution, and present diversity of human species from the perspective of contemporary studies in anthropology, evolution, human genetics, and human paleontology.
Anth 2020 Intro to Cultural Anthropology (3)
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Theories, methods, and basic issues in contemporary cultural anthropology, stressing comparison and interpretation of contemporary social problems in western and nonwestern societies. A major emphasis on applying anthropological concepts to the analysis of the contemporary United States, including issues of ethnic diversity, social conflict, and cultural politics.
Anth 2030 Intro to Archeology (3)
Introduction to Archeology
Brief overview of archaeological methods and concepts followed with examination of major cultural developments including the geographical spread of humans and the emergence of agriculture and complex societies. Implications for understanding contemporary humanity are included.
Anth 3120 African Diaspora (3)
African Diaspora
Prerequisite: AAS 2010, AAS/HIST 1140, Or Anth 2020. (Same as AAS 3120)
Investigates the dispersal, growth, and influence of people of Africa descent throughout the world. A comparative analysis of historical, political, cultural, economic, and social developments of the African diaspora.
Anth 3240 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)
Peoples and Cultures of Africa
(Same as AAS 3240)
Origins, adaptations, and contemporary social, economic, political, and belief systems of the indigenous and mixed populations of Africa.
Anth 4020 Anthropology Theory (4)
Anthropological Theory
Prerequisite: Anth 2020 with grade of C or higher or consent of instructor. Historical treatment of the major theoretical trends in anthropology.
Anth 4030 Anthropology & Urban Education (3)
Anthropology and Urban Education
Prerequisite; ANTH 2020 with grade of C or higher or consent of instructor
Complexity of teaching and learning in a multicultural setting. Problems of communication and improving skills to student with different social and cultural backgrounds within the context of ethnicity, gender, and class.
Anth 4040 Gndr/Race/Class in Complex Soc (3)
Gender, Race, and Class in Complex Societies
Prerequisite: ANTH 2020 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Experiential learning in the urban setting through direct expo9sure to and experience in an ethnic community. Informed awareness of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of ethnic communities within the community and larger society.
Anth 4050 Human Adaptation (4)
Human Adaptation
Prerequisite: ANTH 1102 or 2010 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Humans have adapted to many different environments on the planet. This course explores concepts, issues, and themes inhuman adaptation and may include topics such as genetic adaptation and selective forces, biocultural adaptations, technological innovation, environmental adaptations, demography and paleodemography, human impact on nature, human behavioral ecology, and global environmental change.
Anth 4060 Environmental Anthropology (3)
Environmental Anthropology
Prerequisite: ANTH 1102, 2010, 2020, 2030, with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Irrelations between human cultures and their physical environments, utilizing the principles of cultural ecology and systems theory.
Anth 4070 Beliefs/Symbols/Systems Thought (4)
Beliefs, Symbols, and Systems of Thought
Prerequisite: ANTH 2020 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Magic, witchcraft, religion and science as systems of explanation in contemporary societies; interrelationship of belief and behavior.
Anth 4080 Consumption & Material Culture (3)
Comsumption and Material Culture. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 with a grade of C or higher. This course examines anthropological approaches to material culture and comsumption: the practices, relations, and rituals through which things from food and clothing to shell valuables or money become meaningful and are used in the organization of social life. Readings include classic works of anthropology and social theory as well as recent ethnographics of western capitalist, colonial/postcolonial and postsocialist settings.
Anth 4110 Social Orgnzn & Culture Change (4)
Social Organization and Culture Change
Prerequisite: ANTH 2020 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Survey of various theoretical perspective used to understand cultural continuity in both kin-based and state-level societies.
Anth 4112 Modernity and Identity (4)
Modernity and Identity
Representations of modernity in postcolonial and metropolitan nations-states. National identities and their articulations with gender, class, and race.
Anth 4160 Archaeology of Southwestern US (4)
Archaeology of Southwestern United States
Prerequisite: ANTH 2030 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
The appearance of the earliest inbhabitants of the Southeast, the development of complex societies, the effects of Europeans on indigenous culture, and the archaeology of the historic period. Students will be required to participate in three field trips.
Anth 4180 Archaeology of Southeastern US (4)
Archaeology of Southeastern United States. Prerequisite: Anth 2030 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor. The appearance of the earliest inhabitants of the Southeast, the development of complex societies, the effects of Europeans on indigenous culture, and the archaeology of the historic period. Students will be required to participate in three field trips.
Anth 4200 Urban Anthropology (4)
Urban Anthropology
Prerequisite: ANTH 2020 with grade of C or higher or consent of instructor
Urban space and social stratification; theories of space, place, and identity; the city in the social imaginary.
Anth 4210 Native Cultures of America (3)
Native Cultures of North America
Native cultures of North America from the late Pleistocene through the historic era, focusing on archaeologic and ethnographic information about social, economic, and political aspects of aboriginal adaption and change.
Anth 4225 Immigration & Ethnicity–US Hstry (4)
Immigration and Ethnicity in U.S. History
(Same as Hist 4225)
The history of immigration and the creation of “ethnic” identity in the United States from European contact to the present. The course will explore the relationship between the changing economic, social, legal cultural, and political conditions of immigration in different historical periods and will examine the ways in which immigrant and native-born Americans have continuously renegotiated and evolved notions of ethnicity, race, and American citizenship.
Anth 4280 African-American Anthropology (3)
African-American Anthropology (Same as AAS 4280)
Major writings in the field of African-American studies; theories, categories, and methods used in studying complex societies are brought to bear upon the literature; use of ethnographics to provide a comparative perspective for understanding African-American cultures.
Anth 4300 Human Evolution (3)
Human Evolution
Prerequisite: ANTH 2010 with a grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Principles and mechanisms of hominid evolution.
Anth 4310 Human Variation (4)
Human Variation
Prerequisite: ANTH 1102 or 2010 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Variation within and between human populations: morphology, gene frequencies, and behavior. Biological concepts of race, race classification, and evolutionary processed acting on human in the past, present, and future.
Anth 4320 Girls (3)
Girls. (Same as Soci 4315 andWst 4310.) Feminist analyses of who girls are and how they are socialized in our society. Girls experiences with social institutions, growth and development issues, self-esteem and body image, sexuality, culture and media, thirdwave feminism, and girls’ movements.
Anth 4330 Primate Behavioral Ecology (3)
Primate Behavioral Ecology
Prerequisites: ANTH 1102 OR 2010 with grade of C or higher or consent of instructor
Examination of the diversity of free-ranging primates in their natural habitats. Ecological factors affecting diet, locomotor repertoires, body size, and the evolution of social behavior will be emphasized.
Anth 4530 Applied Biocultural Anthropology (3)
Applied Biocultural Anthropology
Prerequisites: ANTH 1102, 2020 with grade C or higher consent of instructor
Seminar of research methods and theory in human population ecology. Topics include methods of physical assessment, epidemiological and demographics analysis, data collection, and analysis.
Anth 4360 Methds & Theories in Biol Anth (4)
Methods and Theories in Biological Anthropology
Prerequisites: ANTH 2010 with a grade C or higher consent of instructor
A survey of theories in skeletal biology bioarcheeology, paleoanthropology, biomedical anthropology, population genetics, and contemporary human biological adaptation. Bioanthropological methods for testing hypotheses and creating explanatory models.
Anth 4370 Forensic Anthropology (3)
Forensic Anthropology
Prerequisites: ANTH 2010 with grade C or higher consent of instructor
Laboratory-based identification of skeletal remains of unknown individuals with an emphasis on determining age, sex, evidence of trauma, and cause of death. Crime scene recovery, documentation of evidence, the criminal justice system and human rights initiatives will be explored.
Anth 4390 Diet, Demography, and Disease (3)
Diet, Demography, and Disease
Prerequisites: ANTH 1102, 2010, 2030 with a grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Overview of human/disease interactions from prehistoric to contemporary populations. Emphasis on major social transformation, such as sedentism, animal and plant domestication, urbanism, and globalism.
Anth 4420 Women in Cross-Cultural Persp (3)
Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Prerequisites: ANTH 2020 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor (Same as WST 4210)
Range of behavior patterns, status, roles, and symbols linked to gender in human cultures and societies. Biological, psychological, and cultural similarities and differences among women worldwide are examined in holistic and comparative analysis.
Anth 4430 Anthropology and Public Health (3)
Anthropology and Public Health
Prerequisites: ANTH 1102 or 2020 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
The history of public health and role of anthropology and other social sciences in the modern public health setting. Overview of current issues in international and domestic public health.
Anth 4440 Epidemiology and Anthropology (4)
Epidemiology and Anthropology
Prerequisites: ANTH 1102 or 2020 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Basic principles of epidemiology, including outbreak investigation, disease control, and analytical epidemiology. Overview of the work of the anthropologists in interdisciplinary public health settings.
Anth 4450 American Racial-Ethnic Groups (3)
American Racial-Ethnic Groups (Same as Soci 3214)
The nature and implications of racial and cultural diversity in the United States, with emphasis on selected racial-ethnic groups, social histories, cultures, and socioeconomic positions, and on key social issues that affect their situations.
Anth 4460 Health and Culture (4)
Health and Culture
Prerequisite: ANTH 2020 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Interrelationship of health care delivery systems within the context of the culture an structure of societies; impact of health planning and policy on subcultural groups. Importance of epidemiology, nutrition, transcultural nursing, and mental health in a holistic view of health.
Anth 4470 Visual Culture (4)
Visual Culture
Prerequisite: ANTH 2020 with a grade C or higher or consent of instructor (Same as WSt 4470)
Study of the visual politics of social organization with emphasis on the images and the arenas of everyday life in North American culture. Includes explorations of the fashion system, the medical body, the cosmetic and fitness industry, visual colonialism, museum displays, and high and popular art.
Anth 4480 Ethnographic Analysis (4)
Ethnographic Analysis
Prerequisite: ANTH 2020 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Critical survey of current ethnographics theories and analysis of classic ethnographies. Includes a workshop during which students will improve their ethnographic writing skills, Students will also participate in WebCT discussion forms.
Anth 4490 Global and Local Culture (4)
Global and Local Culture
Prerequisite: ANTH 1102, 2020 with a grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Study of the interrelationship between global and local culture; the impact of globalization on cultures and the formation of global cultures. Includes the study of tourism, immigration, popular culture, world cities, transnational intellectuals, ethnicities, and ideologies.
Anth 4500 Anthropology of Aging (3)
Anthropology of Aging. Prerequisite: Anth 1102 or 2020 with grade of C or higher , or consent of instructor. (Same as Gero 4500.) Anthropological approach to the aging process in western and nonwestern societies.
Anth 4520 Anthropology of Public Culture (4)
Anthropology of Public Culture
Prerequisites: ANTH 2020 with grade of C or higher or consent of instructor
The circulation of commodities, ideas, and practices that produce the condition of being public (and in public) as well as the notion and experience of privacy. Analyzes the production and usage of public and private space (e.g. plazas, malls, homes), museum displays, the social life of commodities (e.g. fashion, antiquities, collectibles,), and the role of theatricality in everyday life.
Anth 4550 Field School in Anthropology (4-8)
Field School in Anthropology
Prerequisite: consent of instructor
Anthropological field methods. Students will develop skills in ethnographic, archaeological, and biological methods through field projects. Emphasis will be on providing a holistic interpretation of conditions at the field locations.
Anth 4560 Advanced Field School in Anthropology (4-8)
Advanced Field School in Anthropology
Prerequisite: ANTH 4550 with grade of B or higher or consent of instructor
Advanced anthropological field methods. Students expand upon the ethnographic, archaeological, linguistic, and/or biological methods learned in Anth 4550 through supervised development and completion of their own professional research project.
Anth 4590 ARCHAEOLOGICAK METHODS 4.0
Archaeologocial Methods
Prerequisite: ANTH 2030 with a grade of C or higher or consent of instructor
Data recovery techniques, analytic methods, and theoretical concepts. Experience with archaeological materials
Anth 4600 Archaeological Theory (4)
Archaeological Theory
Prerequisite: ANTH 2030 with a grade of C or higher or consent of instructor
Review of the history of theory in anthropological archaeology, followed by a comprehensive overview of the state of contemporary theory and new theoretical directions in the discipline.
Anth 4620 Quantitative Methods in Anth (4)
Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
Prerequisite: ANTH 1102 or 2020 with grade C or higher.
Basic principles of research design, sampling, and field procedures for survey research. Analysis and interpretation of data, including bivariate and multivariate statistics.
Anth 4630 Qualitative Methods in Anth (3)
Qualitative Methods in Anthropology
Prerequisite: ANTH 2020 with grade C or higher or consent of instructor
Study in ethnographic research design, data collection, analysis, and application. Special emphasis is placed on applied anthropological research methods relative to community intervention, policy formulation, and program evaluation in the public and private sectors.
Anth 46720 Methods in Sociocultural Anth (3)
Research Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 with grade C or higher. Examines various research approaches that constitute sociocultural anthropology. This course dissolves the divisions between qualitative and quantitative research to form an inclusive research methodology. Topics include qualitative and quanitative approaches, history of research methodology, defining a population, coding, modeling, social impact analysis, and linguistic and cognitive research.
Anth 4830 Anthropology Internship (3-9)
Anthropology Internship
Prerequisite: approval of sponsoring faculty advisor and department chair
Academic training and professional experience through short-term internships at public or private agencies. May be taken more than once but only three credits may be applied toward major requirements.
Anth 4870 Honors Thesis: Research (3)
Honors Thesis: Research
Prerequisites: ANTH 4870 consent of instructor and Honors Program Director
Reading or research preparatory to honors thesis or project.
Anth 4880 Honors Thesis: Writing (3-6)
Honors Thesis: Writing
Prerequisite: ANTH 4870 consent of instructor and Honors Program Director
Writing or production of honors thesis or project.
Anth 4970 Senior Seminar in Anthropology (3)
Senior Seminar in Anthropology
Prerequisite: 75 hours; Anth 4020 and either ANTH 4360, 4480, 4590, or 4630 with grades of C or higher. Integration of theories and methods learned during study for the B. A. in anthropology; specific emphasis placed on how theory and method relate to modern anthropology.
Anth 4980 Selected Topics (3)
Selected Topics
Prerequisite: senior standing with 12 hrs in Anthropology
Anthropology Graduate Courses
Anth 6020. Anthropological Theory. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of instructor. This is a seminar on ideas in anthropology about culture and society and on how anthropological theory developed over the last two centuries. In this seminar you will learn the major trends in anthropological thinking. In addition you will be able to assess how to use theory to conduct cultural research.
Anth 6030. Anthropology and Urban Education. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Complexity of teaching and learning in a multicultural setting; problems of communicating and improving skills to students with different social and cultural backgrounds within the context of ethnicity, gender, and class.
Anth 6040. Gender, Race, and Class in Complex Societies. (3)
Experiential learning in the urban setting through direct exposure and experience in an ethnic community. Informed awareness of the knowl-edge, attitudes, and practices of ethnic communities within the commu-nity and larger society.
Anth 6060. Ecological Anthropology. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 1102, 2010, 2020, 2030, or consent of the instructor. Interrelationships among human biology and culture, and the physical and social environments are examined. The evolution of humans and the capacity for cultural adaptation to changing contexts is analyzed to help create understandings of human nature and consider ways in which contemporary behavior can be modeled.
Anth 6070. Beliefs, Symbols, and Systems of Thought. (3)
Magic, witchcraft, religion, and science as systems of explanation in contempo-rary societies; interrelationship of belief and behavior.
Anth 6090. Language and Culture. (3)
Introduction to anthropologi-cal subdiscipline of linguistics; history of anthropological linguistics; language, cognition, and cultural meaning; metaphor and symbols; lexical structure; analysis; and interpretation.
Anth 6150. Peoples and Cultures of Mexico and Central America. (3)
Origins, adaptations, and contemporary social, economic, political, and belief systems of indigenous and mestizo communities of the region.
Anth 6160. Prehistory of the Southwestern United States. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2030 or consent of the instructor. The appearance of the earliest inhabitants of the Southwest, the development of complex societies, and the effects of Europeans on indigenous culture.
Anth 6180. Archaeology of Southeastern United States. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2030 or consent of the instructor. Prehistory of southeastern United States, with an emphasis on individual investigation by the students.
Anth 6200. Urban Anthropology. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Social organization of urban environments including preindustrial and industrial societies; process of urbanization.
Anth 6210. Native Cultures of North America. (3)
Native cultures North America from the late Pleistocene through the historic era, focusing on archaeologic and ethnographic information about social, economic, and political aspects of aboriginal adaptation and change.
Anth 6280. African-American Anthropology. (3)
Major writings in the field of African-American Studies; theories, categories, and methods used in studying complex societies are brought to bear upon the literature; and use of ethnographies to provide a comparative perspective for understanding African-American cultures.
Anth 6310. Human Variation. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 1102 or 2010 or consent of the instructor. Variation within and between human popula-tions: morphology, gene frequencies and behavior. Biological concepts of race, race classification, and evolutionary processes acting on humans in the past, present, and future.
Anth 6320. Girls. (3) (Same as Soci 6315 and WST 6310.)
Three lecture hours a week. Who ìgirlsî are and how they are socialized in our society. Girlsí experiences with social institutions; growth and develop-ment issues; self-esteem and body image; sexuality; culture and media; third-wave feminism; and girlsí movements.
Anth 6350. Applied Biocultural Anthropology. (3)
Prerequisites: Anth 1102 and Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Seminar on research methods and theory in human population ecology. Topics include methods of physical assessment, epidemiological and demograph-ics analysis, data collection, and analysis.
Anth 6360. Methods and Theories in Biological Anthropology. (4)
Prerequisite: Anth 2010 or consent of the instructor. A survey of theories in skeletal biology, bioarchaeology, paleoanthropology, biomedical anthropology, population genetics, and contemporary human biological adaptation. Bioanthropological methods for testing hypotheses and creating explanatory models.
Anth 6390. Diet, Demography, and Disease. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 1102, 2010 or 2030 or consent of the instructor. Overview of human/ disease interactions from prehistoric to contemporary populations. Emphasis on major social transformations such as sedentism, animal and plant domestication, urbanism and globalism.
Anth 6400. Health and Culture. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Interrelationship of health care delivery systems within the context of the culture and structure of societies; impact of health planning and policy on subcultural groups. Importance of epidemiology, nutrition, transcultural nursing, and mental health in a holistic view of health.
Anth 6410. Culture and Personality. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 1102 or 2020, or consent of the instructor. Ethnographic and theoretical orientations of psychological anthropology, especially cultural influences upon the development of concepts of self, emotion, and personality.
Anth 6420. Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective. (3) (Same as WSt 6210.)
Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Behavioral patterns, status, roles, and symbols linked to gender in human cultures and societies. Holistic and comparative analyses of biological, psychological, and cultural similarities and differences among women.
Anth 6430. Anthropology and Public Health. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 1102 or 2020. The history of public health and role of anthropology and other social sciences in the modern public health setting. Overview of current issues in international and domestic public health.
Anth 6440. Epidemiology and Anthropology. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 1102 or 2020. Basic principles of epidemiology, including outbreak investigation, disease control, and analytic epidemiology. Overview of the work of anthropologists in interdisciplinary public health settings.
Anth 6480. Ethnographic Analysis. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Examination of classic ethnographies; practicum and instruction in research design, field techniques, and data analysis through ethnographic fieldwork.
Anth 6490. Global and Local Culture. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of instructor. Study of the interrelationship between global and local culture, including the impact of globalization on cultures and the formation of global cultures. Includes the study of tourism, immigration, popular culture, world cities, transnational intellectuals, ethnicities and ideologies.
Anth 6500. Anthropology of Aging. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 1102 or 2020 or consent of the instructor. Anthropological approach to the aging process in western and nonwestern societies.
Anth 6540. Diachronic Analysis. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2030 or 4090 or consent of the instructor. Theories and methods for historical analysis of culture, including perspectives and data from archaeology, ethnohistory, and historical linguistics; comparative methods; internal reconstruction; process models of sociocultural change and evolution; and reconstructing ideology.
Anth 6550. Field School in Anthropology. (4-8)
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Anthropological field methods. Students will develop skills in ethnographic, archaeological, linguistic, and biological methods through field projects. Emphasis will be on providing a holistic interpre-tation of conditions at the field location.
Anth 6560. Advanced Field School in Anthropology. (4-8)
Prerequisite: Anth 6550 or consent of instructor. Advanced anthropological field methods. Students expand upon the ethnographic, archaeological, linguistic, and/or biological methods learned in Anth 6550 through supervised development and completion of their own professional research project.
Anth 6590. Archaeological Methods. (3-6)
Prerequisite: Anth 2030 or consent of the instructor. Data recovery techniques, analytic methods, and theoretical concepts. Experience with archaeological materials.
Anth 6610. People and Cultures of the Southeastern United States. (3)
Group differences in southern populations; emphasis on current trends in southern culture.
Anth 6620. Quantitative Methods in Anthropology. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 1102 or 2020. Basic principles of research design, sampling and field procedures for survey research. Analysis and interpretation of data, including bivariate and multivariate statistics.
Anth 6630. Qualitative Methods in Anthropology. (3)
Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Study in ethnographic research design, data collection, analysis, and application. Special emphasis is placed on applied anthropological research methods relative to commu-nity intervention, policy formulation, and program evaluation in the public and private sectors.
Anth 6980. Selected Topics. (1-3)
May be repeated if topics are different. Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor.
Anth 8000. Anthropological Theory and Praxis. (3)
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Principal intellectual trends and debates in historical and contemporary anthropological thought and praxis. Emphasis on demonstrating the manifold interconnections, and erasing the conceptual divides, between academic and applied anthropology.
Anth 8030. Research Seminar. (3)
Prerequisites: Anth 8000. Keystone course to prepare students to properly design and execute their internship and thesis research projects. Readings, lectures, discussions, and site visits will address the many challenges in conducting applied anthropological research.
Anth 8050. Seminar in Applied Anthropology. (3)
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Advanced topics in applied anthropology. May be repeated if topics vary.
Anth 8065. Non-thesis research. (1-15)
For graduate lab assistant (GLA) or graduate research assistant (GRA) students only.
Anth 8070. Community Organization and Intervention. (3)
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Anthropological approaches to contemporary social problems and community development, with emphasis on the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies, projects, and programs in the public and private sectors.
Anth 8230. Anthropology of Urban Development. (3)
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Use of anthropological methods and theories to analyze the cultural dynamics of urbanization; cross-cultural examination of pluralism in cities.
Anth 8240. Public Archaeology. (3)
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Laws and regulations governing cultural resource protection and preservation, the conduct of archaeology in a contract format, and mechanisms for public education.
Anth 8330. Methods and Theory in Medical Anthropology. (3)
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. A comparative approach to health and illness. Emphasis on theories and methods that guide applied medical anthropology.
Anth 8900. Directed Study. (3-9)
Independent Study.
Anth 8910. Internship. (3-9)
Anth 8990. Research Practicum. (3)
For non-thesis students only. May be retaken but only 3 credit hours can count toward the M.A. This course serves as a research practicum in lieu of a thesis for the M.A. degree.
Anth 8999. Thesis Research. (1-9)