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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” Homo sapiens), 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 4580.
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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 4590.
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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: Graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4600.
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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 4640.
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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 4730, 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. Prereq: Graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4740.
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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: graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4800.
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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. Cross-listed with ANTH 4810.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Directed study based on a specific subfield of anthropology. Prereq: Permission of instructor required.
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
Students participate in archaeological field research and data recovery and conduct laboratory analysis of materials recovered in the field. Emphasis is placed on excavation technique and accuracy of record keeping. Prereq: Background in archaeology and graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4910.
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