CollegeTransfer.Net

Course Criteria

Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.

  • ANT 120: Science of Archaeology

    2.00 Credits
    DePaul University

    Archaeology spans the academic worlds of the physical sciences and the social sciences. In this course, the physical science qualities of the discipline are introduced. Students explore the various ways archaeologists use model building, statistical inference, and evidence analysis to reconstruct past human experiences. The course includes two hour of lab and two hours of lecture/discussion per week.
    ShareANT 120 - Science of Archaeology
    Favorite
    Show comparable courses

  • ANT 200: Introduction to Area Studies

    4.00 Credits
    DePaul University

    Using contemporary ethnological theory, this course explores how area studies enable cultural research on some issues, while hindering others. This is a general introduction to area studies in the humanities and social sciences.
    ShareANT 200 - Introduction to Area Studies
    Favorite

  • ANT 201: Ethnographic Research Methods

    4.00 Credits
    DePaul University

    This course is designed to be the introductory anthropology course for majors. This focus is on practicing a selection data selection techniques used by qualitative researchers in the social sciences. Under the supervision of the instructor, students will design and implement a collaborative research project. The techniques to be used may include (but are not limited to) observation, structured and semi-structured interviewing, network analysis, and focused group interviewing. The experience gained in this course prepares students for research activities in future course work, graduate school and professional life. In addition to the practical hands-on training, the course also addresses issues of the relationship of theory to method, ethical concerns in research with human subjects, reflexivity and inter-subjectivity in qualitative research.
    ShareANT 201 - Ethnographic Research Methods
    Favorite
    Show comparable courses

  • ANT 202: Archaeological Methods

    4.00 Credits
    DePaul University

    This course introduces students to the basic field and laboratory methods used in archaeological research through hands on experience. Students will receive intensive field training in archaeological field methods including excavation, survey, mapping, record keeping, and illustration. The course introduces basic laboratory techniques such as artifact processing, identification, and curation. The methodological training will be integrated through emphases on the place of data collection in the archaeological research process, and the relationship between archaeological data and questions of historical and anthropological importance. This course will provide students with the essential basic field training in archaeology required for both applied work in cultural resource management and continued graduate education in archaeology.
    ShareANT 202 - Archaeological Methods
    Favorite

  • ANT 203: Prfsnalism & Ethics in Anthro

    4.00 Credits
    DePaul University

    This class explores the many dimesions of what it means to be a professional anthropoligist in both applied and academic areas. Students will learn about specialized resources for anthropologists (web resources, library resources, funding resources, career resources), and become familiar with the professional structure of the discipline. A large portion of the course will be devoted to the debate/discussion/exploration of ethical issues that challenge anthropologists through the use of real cases that have confronted researchers in the field, and through an evaluation of the ethical codes of conduct adopted by the primary professional organizations in anthropology.
    ShareANT 203 - Prfsnalism & Ethics in Anthro
    Favorite

  • ANT 204: Lineages of Culture Theory

    4.00 Credits
    DePaul University

    This course provides the student with a history of the culture concept tracing the lineages of thought about culture from the nineteenth century to the present. Readings and seminar discussions will present an explicit discussion of how ideas and understanding about culture have changed over time and will introduce students to the main branches of cultural theory, including the Naturalist School; the Utilitarian School, the Code School and the Praxis School. Students will develop the skills and confidence to work with the abstractions and concepts that underlie anthropological research.
    ShareANT 204 - Lineages of Culture Theory
    Favorite

  • ANT 210: African Cultures

    4.00 Credits
    DePaul University

    Survey of the people and cultures of Africa. Analysis of beliefs, customs, and social organization of traditional African cultures, and the forces of sociocultural change that have affected traditional patterns of life and are necessary to understand contemporary African societies. (formerly SOC 300 Regional Ethnology: Africa)
    ShareANT 210 - African Cultures
    Favorite

  • ANT 215: Archaeology/ African Diasporas

    4.00 Credits
    DePaul University

    Africans have been on the move since the dawn of humanity. Archaeology is one discipline that can inform us about the presence and influence of Africans throughout the world, beginning with our hominid ancestors and continuing through the 20th century. Prior experience with archaeology is not required. Topics include: the evolution and development of our species; migrations within the African continent and abroad; and the cultural insights to be gained from the rapidly-growing field of African-American archaeology.
    ShareANT 215 - Archaeology/ African Diasporas
    Favorite

  • ANT 220: Cultures of Europe

    4.00 Credits
    DePaul University

    Explores the cultural features of the European experience using ethnographic sources. Focuses on European life at the local level, examines the implications of European Community integration on peoples' lives in various countries, and explores causes of conflict within and between national boundaries. (formerly SOC 300 Regional Ethnology: Peoples of Europe).
    ShareANT 220 - Cultures of Europe
    Favorite

  • ANT 226: Hemispheric Ethnography

    4.00 Credits
    DePaul University

    This course attempts to understand the cultures that live and interact in our continent. We will look at the historical, economic, political, and social processes that integrate the hemisphere and how cultures and identities spread over many different countries. This will enabale us to analyze how local realities can not only be understood in relation to larger historical contexts and transnational processes, but also in relation to ideologies and cultural understandings that shape common experiences.
    ShareANT 226 - Hemispheric Ethnography
    Favorite
To find college, community college and university courses by keyword, enter some or all of the following, then select the Search button.
(Type the name of a College, University, Exam, or Corporation)
(For example: Accounting, Psychology)
(For example: ACCT 101, where Course Prefix is ACCT, and Course Number is 101)
(For example: Introduction To Accounting)
(For example: Sine waves, Hemingway, or Impressionism)
Distance:
of
(For example: Find all institutions within 5 miles of the selected Zip Code)