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3.00 Credits
This seminar focuses on the study of human culture, its origins, and history, and the wide array of theories and methods used by anthropologists. The four major fields of inquiry-cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, linguistics, and archeology-will be explored to show how and why anthropologists produce the results they do. Required course for all Anthropology majors. Meets LAC outcome: HCD1. 3 crs.
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3.00 Credits
This Marylhurst course is integrated with WR 154, a PIA writing course. Students will explore an aspect of U.S. culture through basic enthnographic methods while developing their research writing skills. Meets LAC outcome: HCD2. 3 crs.
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses the application of anthropological concepts and principles to everyday life by examination of music, dance, play, art, humor, and values as well as reproduction and child-rearing practices. Prerequisite: ANT 201 or equivalent. Meets LAC outcome: HCD1. 3 crs.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers students an opportunity to engage in a comparative study of culture. In particular, variations in the sociocultural organization, customs, values, and beliefs of human groups around the world are examined, as well as the role that cultural anthropologists play in gathering and disseminating information about cultures familiar and not. Prerequisite: ANT 201 or equivalent. Required course for all Anthropology majors. Meets LAC outcome: HCD1. 3 crs.
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3.00 Credits
The Amish and Las Vegas are subcultures symbolizing the polarities that exist within society and ourselves: simplicity, plainness, selflessness, community, slow-change, and humility versus complexity, materialism, individualism, instant gratification, risk, impulse, and excitement. This course will explore and reflect upon the everyday societal, familial, educational, and personal tensions that mirror the conflicts within and between these two subcultures. Meets LAC outcome: HCD1. 3 crs.
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This course examines how evolution has occurred through natural selection and events and patterns of human evolution over the last five million years as informed by the methods and findings of primatologists, biologists, chemists, geographers, and anthropologists. Other topics covered will include the nature of the similarities and differences among modern human populations and medical anthropology. Prerequisite: ANT 201 or equivalent. Required course for all Anthropology majors. Meets LAC outcome: HCD1. 3 crs.
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In this course, students will learn about the practice of archaeology through "excavation" of a computer-based,virtual recreation of a Middle Paleolithic site. Students will model the process used by archaeologists in research formulation, data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation to see the relationship between theory, methodology, planning, technique, and understanding. Prerequisite: ANT 201 or equivalent. Required for all Anthropology majors. Meets LAC outcome: HCD5. 3 crs.
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3.00 Credits
Courses numbered 360 are topical courses designed to address important and timely subject areas in anthropology. Content will vary from term to term. 3 crs.
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3.00 Credits
Students will gain a better understanding of the interrelationship between human activities (culture) and the physical environment (nature). Among various topics discussed will be population and human movement, language, religion, race, politics, economics, and rural and urban development. Students study the culture as an allencompassing phenomenon that identifies the mosaic of lifestyles of various people and their prevailing values and beliefs. Required for all Anthropology majors. Meets LAC outcome: HCB4. 3 crs.
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3.00 Credits
This arranged course takes the student through the steps of designing and implementing a research project selected by the student. Arrangements must be made with department chair prior to registration. Variable credit.
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