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3.00 Credits
New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. Course Description: Through discussions and films, this course is a voyage to discover: 1) When, where and how humans appeared; 2) How they evolved in their understanding and use of nature to develop a wide diversity of cultures within environmental constraints; and 3) The hundreds of different ways they devised for meeting needs for food, sex, courtship, marriage, shelter, communications, tools, child-rearing, medical practices, religious beliefs, and social, political, and economic organization. Course Rotation: NYC: Fall, Spring, and Summer. PLV: Fall and Spring. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial, Online Course Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Exploratory Course, Inquiry and Exploration
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New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. General Learning Community Course Description: Through analysis and discussion of literary texts and contemporary anthropological readings, this course will explore the connections that all human beings have. In a multicultural context, we will cover the subjects of kinship, religion, race and ethnicity, gender roles, language and communication, class and societal hierarchies, and state-sanctioned violence. Course Rotation: TBA. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Exploratory Course, Inquiry and Exploration
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3.00 Credits
New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. Course Description: Through discussions and films, this course is a voyage to discover: 1) When, where and how humans appeared; 2) How they evolved in their understanding and use of nature to develop a wide diversity of cultures within environmental constraints; and 3) The hundreds of different ways they devised for meeting needs for food, sex, courtship, marriage, shelter, communications, tools, child-rearing, medical practices, religious beliefs, and social, political, and economic organization. Course Rotation: NY: Fall, Spring, and Summer. PL: Fall and Spring. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Challenge to Achieve at Pace, Exploratory Course, Inquiry and Exploration
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New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. Updated Course Description: The theme of this Learning Community is the relationship between identity and culture. This course questions the notion of the individualism by examining how individuals are situated in culture and what it means to say that identity is culturally constructed. We will examine what is at stake when the dominant groups assign identities to the marginalized groups, as well as how individuals use language and cultural images to engage and ultimately resist the meanings that are assigned them. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Exploratory Course, Inquiry and Exploration
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New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge III or 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. Course Description: This course focuses on the strategies of identity formation employed amid the global flows of migration, capital, and information. It analyzes the benefits and risks involved in the increasingly rapid and transnational circulation of culture, products, and ideas in the "developed" and the "developing" world. The course introduces students to major anthropological debate on the politics of identity in the face of globalization. It explores the way people develop identities around the globe at the end of the 20th century. Course Rotation: NYC: Fall - Odd years, Spring - Even years. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge III, Area of Knowledge V, Exploratory Course, Inquiry and Exploration
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Course Description: As the oldest institution, the family in all cultures assumes similar major functions. By comparing the world's dominant family types, role structures, and responses to internal as well as external cultural changes, one gains greater self-awareness and appreciation for one's rich ethnic background. Course Rotation: NYC: Spring. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Exploratory Course, Inquiry and Exploration
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Course Description: Introduction to the peoples and cultures of the Middle Eastern nations, including background in languages, geography, customs, behavior and thought of Middle Eastern peoples from Morocco in the West to Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in the East. The course provides a basis for an understanding of the region's history and current events. Course Rotation: PLV: Fall - Even years. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Exploratory Course, Inquiry and Exploration
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3.00 Credits
Course Rotation: TBA. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Inquiry and Exploration
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3.00 Credits
Course Rotation: TBA. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Inquiry and Exploration
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3.00 Credits
Course Rotation: TBA. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Inquiry and Exploration
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