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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Studies demographic and ecological variables as they relate to human populations. Aspects of natural selection, overpopulation and environmental deterioration are considered. Prereq: Introductory course in biological or physical anthropology. Cross-listed with ANTH 5560.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces spatial archaeology through intrasite analysis and regional studies. Methods treated include site location and quantitative spatial organization. Theoretical topics include definitions of community, ancient urbanism and the impact of subsistence and politics on relations to the landscape. Prereq: ANTH 1302 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5570.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the human fossil record for the tax on Homo sapiens, including the earliest members of this group (“early” or “archaic” Homosapiens), the Neanderthals and so-called “anatomically modern” Homosapiens. The goal of the course is to survey the major issues within the area of modern human origins, and to learn about the evolutionary relationships, lifeways and behaviors of these groups. Prereq: ANTH 1303 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5580.
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3.00 Credits
Studies nonhuman primate behavior with emphasis on understanding social behavior, ecology and issues related to human evolution. Prereq: ANTH 1303 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5590.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to the theories and concepts of medical anthropology, the study of human health and illness. Explores conceptions of the body, modalities of healing, the clinical encounter, and new medical technologies. Prereq: Upper-division standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 5600.
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3.00 Credits
The evolution of human behaviors from a Darwinian perspective, focusing on the natural selection of behaviors that maximize reproductive success. Includes topics such as male and female reproductive strategies, female mate choice, male violence and resource acquisition and control. Prereq: ANTH 1303. Cross-listed with ANTH 5640.
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3.00 Credits
Covers various types of societies and civilizations that have existed in sub-Saharan Africa. Explores foragers, pastoralists, agricultural societies, chiefdoms, kingdoms, and empires, as these emerged and interacted with each other. Details their ideas and social orders, including the following topics: race, ethnicity, kinship, politics, economics, religion, magic, witchcraft, sorcery, marriage, age, gender, stratification, art, literature and oral traditions. Also addresses the impact of colonialism, the rise of nations, changes in the post-colonial period, warfare, and the impact of globalism on Africa today. Prereq: Upper division standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 5730, ETST 4730.
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3.00 Credits
Geographic affiliations, culture, history, traditional ways of life and culture change in Mexico and Central America. Cross-listed with ANTH 5740.
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3.00 Credits
Seminar series on current issues in medical anthropology. Faculty offer a range of different courses, including the political economy of drugs, health and human rights, and reproductive health. Prereq: upper division standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 5800.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to build on specialized course work in the subdisciplines of anthropology, this course emphasizes the basic concepts that integrate and unite the discipline and give it unique perspective. These are the concepts of culture, adaptation and human evolution. In the last several weeks of the course, students consider the applicability of the anthropological perspective to specific human issues. Note: Centers on the critical examination and discussion of presentations made by department faculty and graduate students. Prereq: junior or senior standing and course work equivalent to a minor in anthropology. Cross-listed with ANTH 5810.
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