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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 10.00 Credits
Covers directed readings, special projects, and independent study by an individual student. May be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits.
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Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
Previously ANTH 105 Introduction to Archaeology Archaeology is the study of the material remains of the human past through scientific methods. How fragmentary remains are used to reconstruct the past is addressed by presenting the methods, techniques, and goals of archaeology, as well as explanations for the major cultural changes that our species has gone through. Covers the evolution of culture from its origins to state-level societies.
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5.00 Credits
Previously ANTH 201 An anthropological view of how human biological characteristics arose, our relation to non-human primates, and how we continue to be shaped by evolutionary forces. Major topics include human genetics, adaptation, monkeys and apes, fossil evidence for human evolution, and the study of biological diversity in contemporary human populations.
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5.00 Credits
Previously ANTH 202 Cultural anthropologists are researchers who learn first-hand about other cultures by living with the people under study. Topics may include social organization, economics, power and politics, language, technology, religion and ritual, and gender. Wide geographic coverage provides a basis for global comparisons of cultural similarities and differences between human groups.
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6.00 Credits
Introduces the basic procedures employed by forensic anthropologists during the recovery and analysis of human remains and associated materials of legal interest. Explores how biological anthropologist apply expertise in osteology, skeletal variation and plasticity, skeletal pathology, archaeological recovery of evidence, an body decomposition to medical/legal investigations. Same as CJ 207 (prev ADMCJ 207). Either ANTH 207 or CJ 207 (prev ADMCJ 207) may be taken for credit, not both. Prerequisite: ANTH& 204 (prev ANTH 105) or ANTH& 205 (prev ANTH 201) recommended.
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5.00 Credits
Previously ANTH 200 Explores the role of language in culture and society. Course covers tools for analyzing language, and examines cross-cultural and cross-linguistic variation. There is a focus on cultural and social issues, such as attitudes toward regional and social dialects, correlations between social groupings and language behavior, the influence of language on thought, and the life and death of languages. Note: Fulfills humanities course requirement at BCC.
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5.00 Credits
Analyzes North American native cultures before contact with non-Indians. Students study social structures, tools and technology, language, religion, and other characteristics of the native peoples of all cultural areas of North America.
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5.00 Credits
Previously ANTH 203 Introduces the world's major religions. Students examine Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism in historical and cultural context. Ethnographic examples show the relationships between these major traditions and "folk" beliefsand practices. Same as INTST 234 (prev INTST 203). Either ANTH& 234 (prev ANTH 203) or INTST 234 (prev INTST 234) may be taken for credit, not both.
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1.00 - 10.00 Credits
Covers supplementary or unusual classes related to the field. Topics are announced in the class schedule.
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10.00 Credits
Includes seminars, workshops, etc., for which college credit is offered.
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