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  • AN 336: The Archaeology of the Bible in its Near East Setting

    3.00 Credits
    Monmouth University

    Examines modern English translation portions of the biblical text in the light of the conflicting evidence produced by modern archaeological finds from the ancient Near East. The evidence adduced will include a variety of items of the material culture, especially recovered ancient literary and historical texts from neighboring Mesopotamia, Syria, and Egypt. Highlights will include discussion of the Primeval Histories, the Patriarchal period, the Sojourn in Egypt, the Conquest and pre-monarchic period, the united and divided monarchies, the Babylonian captivity, and the Persian restoration. Also listed as History 336. Prerequisite: History 101. Course Type(s): WT
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  • AN 342: Children's Play and Culture

    3.00 Credits
    Monmouth University

    An intensive examination of children's play. Theoretical and empirical contributions from psychology and anthropology as a developmental and cross-cultural foundation for the following topics: the historical development of the concept of childhood; theories of play; conceptions of play and work; the functions of play; play and child development; gender differences; cross- cultural forms of play; and children's peer cultures. Also listed as Psychology 342. Prerequisite: Psychology 203. Course Type(s): None
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  • AN 342L: Children's Play Laboratory

    1.00 Credits
    Monmouth University

    Research strategies used in the study of children's play. Projects include: methods of interviewing and survey techniques, naturalistic observation, participant observation, and time sampling. Students also design and undertake their own research projects and prepare written and oral reports of their findings. Also listed as Psychology 342L. Prerequisites: Psychology 311, 320, and 321, passed with a grade of C or higher. Corequisite: Anthropology 342. Course Type(s): EX
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  • AN 343: Anthropology and Children

    3.00 Credits
    Monmouth University

    An overview of the anthropological study of children. It addresses anthropology's inquiry into children's behavior,activities, artifacts, and their relationships with adults both past and present. Topics covered include: archeology and children, childbirth, attachment, parenting, play, education, socialization, and child labor and welfare. Geographical areas include: the Middle East, Asia, and Central and South America. Europe and the United States are mentioned marginally. Course Type(s): None
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  • AN 360: Brazil: History and Culture

    3.00 Credits
    Monmouth University

    This lecture-seminar style course exposes students to the cultural diversity and historical processes that have produced modern Brazil. Our approach focuses on the effects that large-scale, socio-economic processes (e.g. colonization, mercantilism, slavery, nation-building, free trade) have had on lives of everyday people, past and present, paying special attention to issues of race, gender, and material inequality. We examine the livelihoods and belief-systems of Amazonian Indians, African slave communities, urban slum dwellers, subsistence cultivators, and Japanese immigrants, looking at their contributions to Brazil's history and studying the national cultural that somehow make them all Brazilians. Also listed as History 360. Course Type(s): WT
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  • AN 367: Civilizations of the Andes

    3.00 Credits
    Monmouth University

    A survey of the anthropological history of the Andes from the beginning of civilization through the Inca Empire to contemporary Quechua and Aymara speakers: pre-Inca societies, social and political organization of peasant culture, and the role of rural migration in transforming contemporary Andean cities. Also listed as HS 367. Prerequisite: Three credits in Anthropology or Sociology. Course Type(s): WT
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  • AN 380: American Cultural Diversity

    3.00 Credits
    Monmouth University

    Explore the historical, social, and cultural backgrounds of immigrant groups found within the United States. Through lectures, readings, case studies, and discussions incorporated with service learning as fieldwork, students will be introduced to the complexity and diversity of American society. Course Type(s): EX
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  • AN 383: Old World Prehistory

    3.00 Credits
    Monmouth University

    An intensive survey of the prehistoric cultures of Europe, Africa, and Asia, focusing on the period between the origins of modern humans to the rise of the first civilizations. Particular attention is paid to the development of art, religious belief systems, agriculture, urbanism, metallurgy, and writing. Early civilizations in Egypt, sub-Saharan Africa, Mesopotamia, Western Europe, and China are examined. Course Type(s): None
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  • AN 388: Cooperative Education: Anthropology Concentration

    3.00 Credits
    Monmouth University

    Provides students with an opportunity to apply classroom theory in practice through actual work experience. Placements are selected to forward the student's career interest through experiential education. This course is repeatable for credit. Prerequisites: Anthropology 103 and Junior or Senior standing. Course Type(s): EX
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  • AN 389: Anthropological Field Study

    3.00 Credits
    Monmouth University

    Supervised field experience in various branches of anthropology, e.g., archaeological excavation, museum work, ethnography, and primate behavior. Prerequisite: Six credits in Anthropology. Course Type(s): EX
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