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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the field of cultural anthropology, a study of diverse living peoples throughout the world and to the methods used by anthropologists. It introduces the concept of culture as a framework for understanding similarities and differences in human societies. In addition, the course introduces cultural anthropology as a sub-field of anthropology, a holistic field that studies both cultural and physical diversity in past and contemporary societies. Semester: All
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to biological anthropology, one of the subfields of anthropology, and includes surveys of hominid fossils, primate biology and behavior, human biological variation, ecology and adaptation, and evolutionary theory. Semester: All
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3.00 Credits
This class is an introduction to the several million-year-old archaeological record of human prehistory. Students will examine broad patterns in prehistory and explore the richness of human creativity in foraging and farming cultures, as well as early states and empires. Semester: All
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the nature of human language and its role in sociocultural settings as it relates to race, ethnicity, gender, class, history, and identity. Surveys a world sample of languages from the perspective of anthropological linguistics including language structure, social functions, geographical and historical variation, and cultural values. Semesters Offered: Fall
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to modern evolutionary theory, its application to anthropological questions, and its relevance to understanding global issues. Specific topics covered include non-human primate behavior, natural selection and sexual selection, human mating behavior, marriage, family dynamics, basic life history theory, the origins of language, religion, competition, status, violence, and altruism. Semester(s) Taught: All
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is designed to explore special topical and/or subjects related to the study of anthropology. The course should be considered a more specialized and individualized learning experience in an area of anthropology. Semester: Based on student demand
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to modern archeological techniques, methods and theories for reconstruction of past life-ways in order to understand cultural adaptation to various environments. Semester: All
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3.00 Credits
This field school will introduce students to primatology including the methods used to study behavior, ecology and conservation. It will provide international hands-on experience in fieldwork, research design, and behavioral and ecological data collection and analysis methods. Students will design and conduct an original primatological research project using the scientific method. Semester: Spring
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with an introduction to the anthropology of religion and a survey of religious beliefs around the world. Topics covered will include: varieties of supernatural beings; uses of myth and ritual; shamans, priests, and other religious specialists; religious symbolism; magic, divination, and witchcraft; death and the afterlife; ghosts, souls, and reincarnation. Semester: Spring
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3.00 Credits
This course will give students a broad introduction to forensic anthropology and the application of the science of biological anthropology to cases of legal significance. Students will gain knowledge of the human skeleton and will learn methods for examination, description and identification of human remains. Other forensic sciences will also be addressed. Semester: Fall and Spring
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