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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goals 5 and 8) The study of culture, its structure and elaboration revealed by cross-cultural comparisons of various societies. Includes but is not limited to analysis of social interaction, language, reproduction and the family, subsistence, political organization, religion, and artistic expression. Emphasis will be placed on global issues, particularly those involving indigenous cultures.
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goals 5 and 10) The study of humans as biological beings subject to the forces of both evolution and culture. The physical changes documented in early human species are considered in relation to environmental adaptation and diverging primate and hominid behaviors. A concluding survey of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods connects human biological origins to the early stages of human prehistory.
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goals 5 and 10) The study of past and present human societies and their interaction with the environment. Societies are analyzed in anthropological terms according to their modes of production, social organization, and worldview. Environmental constraints and opportunities acting on cultural development are examined. Students will learn how successful adaptation to factors of climate and geography, the conservation of species, and management of available resources have contributed to sociocultural survival or collapse in documented cases.
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3.00 Credits
The fundamentals of interpretation in archaeology including fieldwork methods and the uses of laboratory analysis. Students will gain an understanding of the purposes of archaeological research through the study of theory and research examples, both prehistoric and historic, drawn from cultures worldwide. Emphasis will be placed on how knowledge of past peoples can be gained from their material remains. The course will prepare interested students for participation on excavations.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Two courses in anthropology successfully completed Designed to offer students the opportunity to do extensive reading or research on a specific topic in anthropology.
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goal 6) Art appreciation is the historical and topical study of art and its relationship to culture and society. This course incorporates the extensive use of visual materials to teach the essentials and aesthetics of art, civilization, and daily life.
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goals 6 and 8) Introduction to the art and architecture of cultures in both the East and West from Pre-History to the Medieval period. Students will consider the historic and symbolic nature of the work and explore how art and architecture reveals the behavioral patterns and values systems of various cultures. The course will include museum visits, slide presentations, and visiting lecturers.
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goals 6 and 8) Introduction to the art and architecture of cultures in both the East and West from the Renaissance to the Contemporary. Students will consider the historic and symbolic nature of the work and explore how art and architecture reveals the behavioral patterns and values systems of various cultures. The course will include museum visits, slide presentations, and visiting lecturers.
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goal 6) The course covers concepts concerning, line, shape, composition, spatial manipulation, pattern, contrast, and positive/negative space. Students work in a variety of materials including collage, paint, pencil, ink, watercolor, and computer imaging. (Lab course)
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3.00 Credits
(Meets MnTC Goal 6) ART 1115, ART 1141, or ART 2241 is recommended Introduction to the theory and practice of color. The course covers hues, tints, complementary color, color wheel structure, color saturation, optical mixing and the physiological impact of color. Students work in a variety of materials including collage, paint, color pencil, ink, pastel, watercolor, and computer imaging. (Lab course)
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