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ANTH 394: Historical Archaeology
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ANTH 105 and any history course. A review of historical archaeology, recognizing its contemporary emphasis on the spread of European cultures across the globe beginning in the 15th century. Methods and findings of archaeological research from the United States, Europe and Africa will be covered with special emphasis on the study of documents and artifacts related to the emergence and present state of the modern world. Students will participate in field research.
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ANTH 403: Primatology
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ANTH 301. Primatology investigates the taxonomic relationships among primates through comparative anatomy, comparative behavior and comparative biochemistry. Study of primate evolution, demography, subsistence, reproduction, social organization, communication systems and ecology. Not applicable for credit toward the B.S. in Biology.
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ANTH 415: Economic Anthropology
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Provides an overview of the anthropological approach to the "economic" in social life. Analyzes the role played by systems of reciprocity and exchange in ethnographic contexts. Concepts employed by anthropologists in the study of traditional subsistence economies are used to examine modern industrialized societies.
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ANTH 416: The Origin and Evolution of the Idea of Race
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or AFAM 103 or permission of instructor. This course is an exploration of the origins and social history of the "idea" of race from the Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. Using both historical and anthropological scholarship, the course presents an analytical framework for race as a sociocultural phenomenon.
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ANTH 420: Women of Africa
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or AFAM 103 or permission of instructor. This course looks at the traditional roles of women in African societies and examines how women have coped in different environments. It focuses on the institutionalized aspects of similarities and differences in women's lives in pastoral and horticultural societies and those with mixed economies, and will contrast these with women's roles in large state societies of Africa and in the modern urbanized context.
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ANTH 425: Religion,Magic and Witchcraft
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ANTH 103 and a "C" or better in ENGL 200. A survey of the nature and variety of beliefs outside of the major streams of religious thought. Among topics considered are myth, totemism, taboo and sorcery. Emphasis on understanding supernatural beliefs and practices in relation to culture and society.
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ANTH 448: Language,Culture and Cognition
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Introduces theoretical and methodological foundations for the study of language from socio-cultural perspectives. The perspectives include linguistic, philosophical, psychological, sociological and anthropological contributions to the understanding of verbal and nonverbal communication as a social activity embedded in cultural contexts. No prior training in linguistics is presupposed.
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ANTH 449: Introduction to Linguistics
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. An introduction to methods of language analysis, emphasizing the study of sounds and sound patterns, and units of meaning and their arrangements. May not be used to satisfy the literature requirement of the College of Humanities and Sciences. For English majors, these courses (limit of six credits) may be counted as part of graduate or undergraduate degree, but not both.
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ANTH 450: Crosscultural Communication
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. A study of the dynamics of cross-cultural communication which applies linguistic tools to understanding cultural issues and solving communication problems.
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ANTH 454: Anthropological Theory and Practice
3.00 Credits
Virginia Commonwealth University
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: ANTH 103; a minimum of six credits of 300-, 400- and 500-level anthropology courses; limited to seniors. A study of the connections between theoretical work that addresses understandings of culture and methodological practice centered on creating ethnography.
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