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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Also offered as ANTH640. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH440 or ANTH640. Historical archaeology enhances cultural heritage by providing voice for groups who were often unable to record their own histories, such as women, laborers, working class families, and enslaved people. The course provides insight into issues related to race, gender, and ethnicity as they relate to multicultural histories.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH442, ANTH448V, or ANTH642. Formerly ANTH448V. Explores the uses and environments for archaeological work through a discussion of museum, electronic media, heritage settings, outdoor history museums, including the legal environment that offers protection for archaeological remains. The course exposes students to the majority of cultural media within which archaeology is currently practiced. The interdisciplinary course is a survey of the progress made within and beyond anthropology in understanding the function of heritage, public memory, tourism, and the other popular uses of materials from the past, including the progress made in linguistics psychology and other cognitive disciplines in understanding the purpose of the past.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH496. Recommended: ANTH240. The processing, curation, cataloging and analysis of data is an important part of any archaeology field project. Students will learn that basics of laboratory techniques necessary for the final analysis and interpretation of field data.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH446, ANTH448W, ANTH646 or ANTH689W. Formerly ANTH448W. An overview of the culture and history of the Chesapeake watershed region, and of the issues that archaeologists face working in this region.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH447, ANTH448C, ANTH647, or ANTH689C. Formerly ANTH448C. An in-depth introduction to the world of material culture studies with a focus on the methods and theories in historical archaeology. Students will look at archaeological data as historical documents, commodities and as symbols expressing ideas.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Advanced topics in archaeological research, corresponding to new theoretical developments, faculty research interests, or specialties of visiting scholars. Prerequisites may vary with course topic; check with the department for requirements.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Upper level archaeology courses on varying topics derived from new interests of the faculty or the specialties of visiting scholars.
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3.00 Credits
Junior standing. Also offered as ANTH650. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH450 or ANTH650. An overview of contemporary application of cultural theory and methods to environmental problems. Topics include the use of theories of culture, cognitive approaches, discourse analysis, and political ecology. Case studies from anthropology, other social sciences, humanities, conservation, and environmental history are used to demonstrate the applied value of a cultural-environmental approach.
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3.00 Credits
Also offered as ANTH654. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH454 or ANTH654. Review of recent anthropological contributions to the study of travel and tourism development. Topics include the history of travel, political economy of tourism, gender in tourism, the built environment, ecotourism, and heritage tourism.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH262 or equivalent. Explores anthropological approaches to economic development, particularly the new sub-field of sustainable development. Examines the local-level social, political and economic consequences of development and the potential for grass roots strategies to manage resources.
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