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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
Introduction to the discipline of historical archaeology. Its emergence and development, including controversies regarding its relationships with the larger fields of history and anthropology. Introduction to the variety of data sources used by historical archaeologists to aid in interpretation of the historical past.
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5.00 Credits
Cross-cultural examination of religions in a range of human societies. Emphasis on religious pluralism, religious movements, and secularism in the contemporary world.
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5.00 Credits
Application of anthropological knowledge to contemporary human problems. Topics range from the introduction of new crops in agricultural development to miscommunication in international business. Concerns of education, health, and volunteer services. Implications of ethical problems and theories of social change.
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5.00 Credits
Examination of aging and the elderly in a range of human societies. Emphasis on social change, gender, and social and geographic mobility, as well as social, political, and cultural differences in understanding how the elderly adapt to, and cope with, the modern world.
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0.00 Credits
How do archaeologists understand the past? Examination of the methods archaeologists use to study the past and interpret ancient cultures. Selective survey of the human cultures over time in different regions of the world. Must be registered for the Introduction to Archaeology Lab. (Lab 15 hours).
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the subject matter, research methods, and applications of cultural anthropology. Its purpose is to help students understand how different human groups think and live, how they cope with life's demands and expectations, and how they make sense of the world. Students are required to participate in Arrupe Center placements to gain additional experience with diverse cultural groups.
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4.00 Credits
Examination of "popular anthropology." Humans and their cultures, human origins, and the development and understanding of human behavior and technologies. Evaluation of theories and assumptions in the popular literature in light of current anthropological knowledge.
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4.00 Credits
From King Kong to Clan of the Cave Bear, students examine popular culture interpretations of biological anthropology. After reviewing the history of biological anthropology, we analyze popular avenues (film, cartoons, newspapers, fiction) through which the public has been informed about human variation, the human fossil record, primate behavior, and human genetics.
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4.00 Credits
Examination through monographs, novels, guest speakers, and films of the situations and activities of Middle Eastern women in a variety of geographical and class settings. Topics include gender, sexuality, and the body, women in economic and political process, family and kinship, war, and revolution. Women and gender symbolism as related to politics, development, social change, and religious resurgence.
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
Individually designed programs of advanced readings. Written permission of the instructor and department chair is required in advance of registration. (15 units)
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