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1.00 Credits
A practical writing-centered introduction to the field techniques of anthropology, with an emphasis on student-conducted research. Topics include ethics, rapport, gathering and recording data (focusing upon techniques of participant-observation and interviewing), writing description and qualitative analysis. Each student will design and carry out an independent, semester-long research project. This course is intended for anthropology minors and majors. General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing centered Prerequisite: ANTH 371 Offering: Every semester Instructor: Moro, Millen
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1.00 Credits
This course surveys the history of anthropological theory, with an emphasis upon contemporary schools and movements within the discipline. Topics range from the nineteenth-century intellectual history of the discipline to current trends and critiques in anthropology. Appropriate for students of anthropology and others interested in cultural studies or theory in the social sciences. Prerequisite: ANTH 150 plus one other Anthropology course, Junior or Senior status Offering: Every semester Instructor: Dobkins, Wogan
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1.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for practical experience (minimum 12 hours per week) in an off-campus setting related to the study of anthropology and to the student's emerging research and professional interests. The student will be supervised by an on-site professional as well as a faculty member. A paper, journal, and periodic consultations with the faculty member are required. The course does not fulfill the senior experience requirement. Prerequisite: The internship is open to advanced majors in anthropology only; completion of ANTH 371 and ANTH 361 are recommended. Offering: Fall/Spring Instructor: Staff
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0.50 - 1.00 Credits
This course provides the opportunity to conduct a major research project which cannot otherwise be pursued through any existing course in the department's curriculum. Students must have standing in anthropology and will work under faculty supervision. This course cannot replace ANTH 499 (W) Senior Seminar. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Offering: On demand Instructor: Staff
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1.00 Credits
Students will read and discuss current research in anthropology. Each student will write and present a major paper. General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing centered Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ANTH 361 (W) and senior standing Offering: Spring Instructor: Staff
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to the history and current directions of archaeological research in the Holy Land, concentrating on modern Jordan, Israel and Syria. Particular emphasis will be placed on the relationship between archaeological research and biblical studies. This course is a prerequisite for REL 337 Archaeological Methodology. General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing centered; Fourth Semester Language Requirement Offering: Fall Instructor: McCreery
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the current state of archaeological research in the Middle East, concentrating on the techniques used in surveys, excavations and the interpretation of archaeological material. The course is designed to introduce students to the more technical side of archaeological research and provide the background needed for participation in a middle eastern archaeological field project. General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing Centered Prerequisite: ARCH 237 Offering: Spring Instructor: McCreery
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3.00 Credits
This four- to six-week summer archaeology field school provides intensive, on-site training in archaeological methods and techniques in conjunction with the Sangro Valley Project, a joint archaeological project of Willamette University, Oberlin College and Oxford University (www.sangro.org) in the Samnite/Roman region of the middle Sangro Valley in the Abruzzo, Italy.? The excavation emphasizes a holistic environmental approach to archaeological inquiry.? As such, in addition to daily instruction on excavation theory, technique and recovery, course lectures and fieldwork will emphasize a variety of topics including topographical survey techniques, stratigraphy, ceramic typology, geomorphology, and paleobotany.? Visits to regional archaeological sites and museums will provide a broader cultural and historical background of the Abruzzo. Offered: Mid-June to Mid-August Instructor: Pike
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity to conduct a major research project which cannot be satisfied through any existing course in the major's curriculum.? The project must be supervised by a Willamette faculty member. Proposed projects must be submitted to the Archaeology Program Coordinator and must be approved by the Archaeology Program's core faculty. Offered: On demand Instructor: Staff
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to promote student involvement in the community and to create opportunities for students to conduct archaeological investigations.? The faculty-supervised internships will provide students with opportunities to interpret archaeological data within a professional context. Interns will be placed in organizations utilizing archaeological skills in academic or non-academic settings including government agencies, cultural resource management firms, non-profit organizations, tribal governments and museums. Interns are expected to work 12 hours a week, meet regularly with the instructor and write a final research paper that concerns some aspect of the material culture that was processed during the internship. Offered: On demand Instructor: Staff
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