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  • ANTH 3440: The First Americans

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    Examines indigenous or native cultures of North America from the initial peopling of the continent by immigrants from Asia during the Terminal Pleistocene (Ice Ages) into the period of European exploration and colonization. Selected topics illustrating the ingenuity and diversity of human responses to both changing landscapes and social circumstances over time and in space will be presented. Credits: 3 hours
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  • ANTH 3450: Topics in Anthropology

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    An intensive study of selected topics or emerging fields in anthropology. Topics will vary and be announced each semester. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Credits: 3 hours
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  • ANTH 3470: Ethnicity/Multiculturalism

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    A study of the diverse perspectives of the many different ethnic groups in the United States. In the course we will analyze the social tensions, group dynamics, and consequences resulting from the cultural and ethnic diversity existing here. Some of the discussion will focus on the medical, legal, social, and political institutions that exist in a multicultural environment. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 or 1400 or 2400. Credits: 3 hours
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  • ANTH 3500: Primate Evolution

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    An introduction to the functional and evolutionary biology of the primates. An emphasis will be placed on the morphological adaptations characterizing primates throughout their nearly 60 million year evolutionary history. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2500 or permission of the instructor. Credits: 3 hours
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  • ANTH 3510: Human Osteology

    4.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    A study of the human skeleton. Emphasis will be on morphological and metrical variation, odontology, palaeopathology, and reconstruction of the individual and the population. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2500 or consent of instructor. Credits: 4 hours
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  • ANTH 3520: Faunal Analysis

    4.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    A hands-on undergraduate methodology course in the identification, analysis, and interpretation of animal bone found in archaeological contexts. Topics will include: taphonomy, quantitative estimation techniques, the relevance of animal behavior to hunting, predator-prey relationships, food transport behavior, subsistence and seasonality, reconstructing the palaeoenvironment, and the meaning of mortality patterns. The course will include both a lecture and a lab component. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Either ANTH 2100 or ANTH 2500, or permission of the instructor. Credits: 4 hours
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  • ANTH 3530: Bioarchaeology

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    This course is an issues oriented undergraduate methodology course concerned with the analysis of human remains recovered from archaeological contexts. Topics of discussion include: mortuary practices, age categories and cohorts, assessing growth and development rates, indicators of population health, palaeodemography, palaeopathology, trauma and warfare, occupational indicators, trace elements, and problem solving with metric and/or non-metric variation. The focus of the course will be on extracting information from a human skeletal population in order to reconstruct features such as status differences and the reasons for population increase/decline. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ANTH 2100 and ANTH 2500, or permission of instructor. ANTH 3510 is also recommended. Credits: 3 hours
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  • ANTH 3540: Growth and Development

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    Descriptive, analytical, and evolutionary approaches to the study of the physical growth and development of humans. Postnatal growth, endocrinology of growth, dental and skeletal development, and human diversity will all be explored from an anthropological and an evolutionary perspective. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student's curriculum. Credits: 3 hours
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  • ANTH 3550: Anthropology and Marxism

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    This course will provide a critical analysis and historical overview of the Marxist tradition. Special attention will be given to comparing the various Marxist schools as well as outlining the neo-Marxist project and its importance for anthropology in particular and social sciences and humanities in general. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2400 or permission of instructor. Credits: 3 hours
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  • ANTH 3560: Food and Culture

    3.00 Credits
    Western Michigan University

    Are we what we eat or how we eat? How do we determine what is food and is not food? This course will examine food cross-culturally and explore the different ways in which human beings produce, distribute, consume and think about food. Special consideration will be given to issues such as the origins of food surpluses and famines, the emergence of global food commodity chains, and the rise of the organic industry. Credits: 3 hours
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