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  • AN 340: Contemporary Peoples of Hawai'i

    3.00 Credits
    Chaminade University of Honolulu

    This course is designed to assist the student in developing an appreciation for the cultural diversity of contemporary Hawai'i. This includes increased knowledge of the historical and contemporary inter-group dynamics that allow for multiethnic co-existence. Topics will include: the unique mixing process that melds different ethnic groups into a new and distinctive local culture; the stereotyping process and it's operational impact on interpersonal relations; conflicting cultural value systems; and the process of adaptation and adjustment. This course meets the student learning outcomes: 1) how to critique inequalities within and/or between social systems; 2) the relevance of multicultural studies to contemporary public issues; 3) the ability to explain how the self develops socially; 4) how societal and social structural factors influence individual behavior and the development of the self; 5) the ability to compare and contrast methods of social research; 6) the ability to compare and contrast techniques for analyzing anthropological and sociological data; 7) the ability to define and apply the following concepts: culture, ethnicity, social structure, social inequality and cultural diversity; 8) to describe cultural diversity in the United States and in the world. Course offered annually in the Fall semester. Prerequisite: AN 200,PSY 101, or SO 200.
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  • AN 350: Cultures of Oceania

    3.00 Credits
    Chaminade University of Honolulu

    The goal of this class is to develop an understanding and awareness of the island Pacific and the peoples that inhabit the areas of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Anthropological approaches will be used to look at traditional cultures, contemporary social issues and to predict future problems in the area along with possible solutions. Topics covered will include: migration; regional patterns of social organization; issues of land tenure; and the effects of contact with Western society. This course meets the student learning outcomes: 1) how to critique inequalities within and/or between social systems; 2) the relevance of multicultural studies to contemporary public issues; 3) the ability to explain how the self develops socially; 4) how societal and social structural factors influence individual behavior and the development of the self; 5) the ability to compare and contrast methods of social research; 6) the ability to compare and contrast techniques for analyzing anthropological and sociological data; 7) the ability to define and apply the following concepts: culture, ethnicity, social structure, social inequality and cultural diversity; 8) to describe cultural diversity in the Pacific. Course offered annually in the Spring semester. Prerequisite: AN 200, PSY 101, or SO 200.
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  • AN 357: East Asian Societies

    3.00 Credits
    Chaminade University of Honolulu

    This course consists of an examination of traditional and contemporary Japanese and Chinese societies. The course emphasis is on the traditional societies and the process of cultural change. Topics will include: the importance of examining past cultural history when interpreting contemporary societies; how patterns of social ritual reinforce social relationships; how culture defines social behavior; To provide some understanding about the world's single largest population group (at over 1/5 of the world's population) and the tremendous cultural differences within the term East Asian. This course meets the student learning outcomes: 2) human and cultural diversity; 3) social and individual dynamics; 4) the relationship between the self and the group. Course offered annually in the Fall semester. Prerequisite: AN 200, PSY 101, or SO 200.
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  • AN 360: Native American Societies

    3.00 Credits
    Chaminade University of Honolulu

    This course is intended as an introduction to Native American peoples and cultures. A major emphasis of the class will be the -process of acculturation to modern Euro-American value systems and ethnic identity. Topics will include: the complex diversity of cultures subsumed under the title 'American Indians'; increased awareness of the complex relationships of the Anglo-American power structure as it has impacted Native America; ethnocentrism, stereotyping and its impact on acculturation; contemporary issues of ethnic and Indian identity in modern Native American populations. This course meets the student learning outcomes: 1) how to critique inequalities within and/or between social systems; 2) the relevance of multicultural studies to contemporary public issues; 3) the ability to explain how the self develops socially; 4) how societal and social structural factors influence individual behavior and the development of the self; 5) the ability to define and apply the following concepts: culture, ethnicity, social structure, social inequality and cultural diversity; 6) to describe cultural diversity in North America. Course offered annually in the Spring semester. Prerequisites: AN 200 or permission of instructor.
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  • AN 480: Special Topics

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Chaminade University of Honolulu

    Selected topics in anthropology to be announced. Past offerings include Contemporary American Cultures, Old China-New Chinas Spring Field Trip and the summer Archaeology Field School. Prerequisites vary according to topic.
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  • AN 494: Senior Thesis Research

    3.00 Credits
    Chaminade University of Honolulu

    See SO 494. Course offered annually.
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  • AN 498: Senior Thesis Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Chaminade University of Honolulu

    See SO 498. Course offered annually.
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  • AR 103: Visual Design

    3.00 Credits
    Chaminade University of Honolulu

    Elements and principles that are fundamental to all visual arts. Visual composition is stressed as well as handling of media. Six hours per week. This course fulfills the Fine Arts general education requirement. Cross listed as ID 216. Offered every semester.
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  • AR 111: Drawing

    3.00 Credits
    Chaminade University of Honolulu

    Basic principles of drawing using a variety of media. Analysis of perspective, composition, space and volume relations, shading, and figure drawing. Six hours per week. This course fulfills the Fine Arts general education requirement. Offered every semester.
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