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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Seminars will focus on theoretical and methodological issues relating to the excavation and analysis of human skeletal remains. From semester to semester, The topical coverage will vary, as will the instructor. Students should consult the department about subjects to be covered.
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3.00 - 9.00 Credits
Topics will be drawn from any of the areas of biological variation among humans (e.g., Comparative Epidemiology, Human Sociobiology, Demography and Paleodemography, or Multivariate Pattern Recognition). From semester to semester, the topical coverage will vary, as will the instructor. Students should consult the department about subjects to be covered.
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3.00 - 9.00 Credits
Seminars will be constructed around various theoretical and/or substantive issues in current biological evolutionary theory (e.g., Issues in Paleobiology, Evolution At and Above the Species Level or Phylogenetic Systematics). From semester to semester, the topical coverage will vary, as will the instructor. Students should consult the department about subjects to be covered.
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3.00 - 9.00 Credits
Topics will vary among theoretical and substantive issues in primate behavior and ecology (e.g., Primate Social Structure, Socioecology, Diet, Locomotion and Foraging Strategies, or Reproductive Strategies in Primates). From semester to semester, the topical coverage will vary, as will the instructor. Students should consult the department about subjects to be covered.
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3.00 - 9.00 Credits
Topics will vary among substantive (taxonomic), theoretical, and contextual issues in primate evolution (e.g., Catarrhine Evolution, Anthropoid Origins, Molecular vs. Fossil Evidence for Hominoid Phylogeny or The Role of Body Size and Allometry in Primate Evolution). From semester to semester, the topical coverage will vary, as will instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as Linguistics 544) Survey of major approaches to the analysis of spoken or written discourse including speech act theory, pragmatics, interactional sociolinguistics, ethnography of communication, conversation analysis, variation analysis and critical discourse analysis.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
From year to year, the areal and topical coverage of this course will vary, as will the instructors. Students should consult the department about subjects to be covered.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as Linguistics 551) An investigation of language use in context; this incorporates both social and psychological aspects of language use. Topics to be covered in this course include speech acts; implicature; conversation analysis; and the acquisition of communicative competence by both first and second language learners. Prerequisite: ANTH 500B or LING 505.
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1.00 Credits
(Same as Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry 554, Plant Biology 554, Zoology 554) Interdisciplinary research topics in systematic biology. Seminar consists of biweekly presentations by visiting or resident researchers, followed by roundtable discussions with seminar participants. Students also participate in a daylong symposium at which they contribute an oral or poster presentation. Graded S/U. Special approval needed from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as Zoology 555) An overview of the organization and operation of modern collections involving animal, plant, and microbial specimens. Topics include specimen preparation and curation, collection databases, specimen-collection laws, and field-collection techniques. Special approval needed from the instructor.
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