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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Cross-cultural examination of definitions of health and wellness, attitudes towards and cultural construction of illness, treatments for disease, and aging. Particular emphasis on examples from non-Western societies.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ANTH 125 for biological anthropology practicum, ANTH 130 for archaeology practicum, ANTH/FLK 470 for educational displays practicum, or consent of instructor. Course pass required. Practical experience in artifact accession, inventory, curation and documentation or in preparation of educational displays using archaeological and biological collections at the WKU anthropology lab. Graded pass-fail. Repeatable for 9 hours, 3 hours of which may count in the first 30 hours in the major or 21 hours of the minor. (Grading: Pass/Fail)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the history, theory, techniques, and ethnics of ethnographic fieldwork, including practical fieldwork experience. Cross-listed with FLK 399.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of the concepts and methods of ethnomusicology. Topics include history of ethnomusicology, transcription and analysis, musicians, musical instruments, music acculturation, and the functions of music in society. Cross-listed with FLK 400.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of selected musical styles created and developed by African-Americans from the 17th to the 20th century: spirituals, blues, popular music forms (e.g. soul, reggae, rap music). Emphasis will be placed on the historical factors and sociocultural trends that influenced the development of African-American music. Cross-listed with FLK 410.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ANTH 400/FLK 400, ANTH 345/FLK 345, or ANTH 277/FLK 277. Survey of American-Indian/First Nations music. Emphasis will be placed on the study of musical styles and the historical factors and socio-cultural contexts that influenced American Indian/First Nations music. Cross-listed with FLK 411.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 130 or consent of instructor. Detailed archaeological examination of prehistoric and historic occupations in Kentucky, emphasizing diagnostic artifacts and representative sites. Students must arrange own travel for required field trips.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Includes archaeological survey, site mapping, artifact recovery, recording, and cataloging. Work is usually conducted on prehistoric Indian sites. (Alternate summers)
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 130 or consent of instructor. Includes archaeological survey, site mapping, artifact recovery, recording, and cataloging. Work is usually conducted on prehistoric Indian sites. The number of credit hours will be determined in consultation with instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of nine hours of credit.
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3.00 Credits
Application of archaeological methods in the documentation of historic graveyards, emphasizing legal mandates, formation processes, subsurface prospecting, remote sensing, mapping and headstone recording. Students must arrange own travel to field site(s). (Course Fee)
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