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  • ANTH 4010: Language and Culture

    3.00 Credits
    University of North Texas System

    3 hours. Course focuses on language and all other forms of human communication within the context of culture and society, human thought and behavior. Special attention is paid to the relationship between culture and language, the social uses of language, language as a model for interpreting culture, language and all other forms of non-verbal communication within speech interactions. Extralinguistic communication (e.g. proxemics, kinesics), usually meaning out-of-awareness communication for most speakers, is addressed as cultural communication. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 or consent of department.
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  • ANTH 4020: Applied Anthropology

    3.00 Credits
    University of North Texas System

    3 hours. Course is concerned with the development, theory, methods and approaches of applied anthropology. Through case materials, the course examines both the current and historical roles and contributions of the various subfields in the application of anthropology to the problems of culture. Special attention is directed at developing some understanding and appreciation of the problems and ethics involved in applied or practical activities and to developing the necessary skills and methods for assuming such a role as an applied anthropologist.
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  • ANTH 4030: African-American Culture

    3.00 Credits
    University of North Texas System

    3 hours. Sociocultural evolution of African-American culture in the United States. The concept of adaptation to a given environment provides the basis for understanding the survival techniques used by African-Americans in the United States. Attention is given to the adaptation strategies of the entire group, versus family and individual routine living habits.
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  • ANTH 4050: Contemporary Ethnic Groups

    3.00 Credits
    University of North Texas System

    3 hours. Course examines the complexities and intricacies involved in the definition of 'ethnic group' in the contemporary world. Different case studies are used to gain understanding and data for the definition of the term. Socioeconomic organization, political systems and ideological creations are taken into account in order to analyze ethnic groups and the role they perform within national and international contexts. The role and performance of the anthropologists in both the analysis and the creation of images regarding the ethnic groups existing today is emphasized. Satisfies a portion of the Understanding the Human Community requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
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  • ANTH 4070: Urban Ethnic Cultures

    3.00 Credits
    University of North Texas System

    3 hours. Critical examination of how ethnic identity is experienced and articulated in the urban context, historically and contemporarily. Students are exposed to fundamental dynamics that influence the development and maintenance of ethnic cultures in cities by drawing on key concepts from anthropology and urban studies, to include: how ethnic and racial relations are socially structured in the United States; the symbolic materials and mediums through which people express a sense of ethnic identity and belonging (music, dress, dance and stories); and how these expressive cultures unfold in urban settings, both shaped by and reconstituting city life.
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  • ANTH 4250: Development of Anthropological Thought

    3.00 Credits
    University of North Texas System

    3 hours. An overview of the history of anthropological thought from its origins to the contemporary schools of anthropology, with emphasis on the scientific, intellectual and sociopolitical causes and consequences of changes in major conceptual orientations to man and culture. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 or 2250, or consent of department.
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  • ANTH 4400: Environmental Anthropology

    3.00 Credits
    University of North Texas System

    3 hours. Emphasis on theory, major environmental questions, problems, issues, and possible solutions illustrated by case studies from different parts of the world. Examination of environmental issues pertaining to land/sea and natural resources, food production systems, deforestation, population problems, poverty and environmental justice, natural hazards and risks, resource conflicts and warfare, over-fishing, economic development, globalization and transnationalism, mineral and oil extraction, landscapes, biodiversity conservation, the commons, ecofeminism, and valuation of nature. Course goals are to provide a global sample of the literature in environmental anthropology; a survey of concepts, issues, theories, methods and practices in environmental anthropology; and an in-depth acquaintance with a particular topic in environmental anthropology through an individual research project. Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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  • ANTH 4600: Topics in Physical Anthropology

    3.00 Credits
    University of North Texas System

    3 hours. Selected topics of interest and significance in physical anthropology, such as human osteology and primate behavior, are covered during different terms/semesters. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 or equivalent, or consent of department. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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  • ANTH 4610: Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology

    3.00 Credits
    University of North Texas System

    3 hours. Selected topics of interest and significance in sociocultural anthropology, offered at different times, include education and anthropology, urban anthropology, anthropology of art, anthropology of warfare and conflict, and cultural ecology. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 or 2250, or consent of department. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
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  • ANTH 4620: Topics in Archaeology

    3.00 Credits
    University of North Texas System

    3 hours. Selected topics of interest and significance in archaeology, such as historic archaeology, Texas archaeology, New World archaeology, Old World archaeology and Mesoamerican archaeology, are covered during different terms/semesters. Prerequisite(s): ANTH/ARCH 2500 or consent of department. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (Same as ARCH 4620.)
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