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Course Criteria
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
Topics in popular anthropology as selected by the instructor. Topics vary and are announced in advance. May be repeated with different instructors.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as AFR 271) This course is a general introduction to African culture and history through the medium of movies by African filmmakers. Students will watch over a dozen important movies from Africa. These screens are supplemented with appropriate readings, online resources, lectures and dis-cussion. Students will learn aspects of African history and ethnology while also gaining the aesthetic and intellectual tools to appreciate African cinema.
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1.00 Credits
An applied experience, service-oriented credit in American diversity involving a group different from the student's own. Difference can be manifested by age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, political affiliation, race, or class. Students can sign up for the one-credit experience in the same semester they fulfill the multicultural requirement for the University Core Curriculum or coordinate the credit with a particular core course on American diversity, although neither is required. Students should consult the department for course specifications regarding grading, work requirements and supervision.
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3.00 Credits
The problem of the uniqueness of human language and how it fits into culture and society. The origin and development of language. Topics covered include animal and human communication, language and world view, and the meaning of meaning.
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3.00 Credits
A region by region survey of the native Americans of North, Middle, and South America. Emphasis is on lifeways: ecology and environment, subsistence, economy, social organization, religion, art, music, and other aspects of culture. A brief introduction to pre-history and language is included.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of development of those ancient complex societies known as civilizations around the world. The emphasis is on the use of archaeological data to understand the interplay of environmental and cultural factors that led to the beginnings of agriculture, population growth, and the origins of cities. Among the early societies that may be analyzed are Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Europe, Maya, Aztec, and Inca.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as ANTH 470A, AFR 310A) An introduction to the prehistory, cultural history, and modern cultures of peoples-Africa.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as ANTH 470C) An introduction to the prehistory, cultural history, and modern cultures of peoples in the Caribbean.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as Anthropology 470d) An introduction to the prehistory, cultural history, and modern cultures of peoples in the geographic area in question. Area focus differs from course to course and semester to semester.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as ANTH 470E) An introduction to the prehistory, cultural history, and modern cultures of peoples in South America.
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