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4.00 Credits
Offered every spring, this course will require students to continue development of independent work begun during the fall semester. Regular critiques with studio faculty and guest critics will be the basis for evaluation. Emphasis will be on portfolio development and preparation for the senior art exhibition in the Martin Art Gallery. Students will plan and design the exhibition, design announcements, prepare their work for hanging, and install and light the exhibit. Prerequisite: ARS 401 Senior Studio Seminar. Departmental permission required
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4.00 Credits
A laboratory based course concerned with modern experimentation in biochemistry. In the first module students use recombinant DNA technology to overexpress an enzyme, then purify and characterize it. Theory and biochemical context is discussed throughout. The second module covers modern biochemical experimentation, including mass spectrometry of proteins and proteomic methods for analysis of cell states. Students also design and execute an original research project. Four hours laboratory and two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: CHM 202 or 204 or 206 Meets general academic requirement W.
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3.00 Credits
An advanced, lecture based course that takes a mechanistic perspective on enzymology, enzymopathy, and bioinformatics within cellular metabolism. While studying the central concept of metabolism, students learn to evaluate original research articles and apply the findings to biochemical problems. Topics also include the relevance and application of cellular metabolism to medicine and biotechnology. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: BIO 220 and CHM 202 or 204 or 206
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the scientific concepts, principles, methods, and research pertaining to human biological evolution. The course begins with a discussion of evolutionary theory and then applies evolutionary theory to examine: (1) contemporary human biological diversity, (2) the biological and behavioral similarities and differences among humans and nonhuman primates, and (3) the fossil evidence for human evolution. Meets general academic requirement S.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the concepts, principles, and methods used by cultural anthropologists to understand and explain the diversity of human societies throughout the world. It combines a crosscultural analysis of different social institutions with the systematic examination of the behavior of individual societies in order to promote a rational understanding of human social and cultural diversity. Meets general academic requirement D.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the methodology and theoretical concepts used in the scientific acquisition and transformation of archaeological data into interpretations and explanations of cultural behavior, adaptations, and culture change. Meets general academic requirement B.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the development of anthropological theory from the 19 th century to the present. It critically evaluates major figures in the field and the principal schools of thought, including Evolutionism, Dialectical and Historical Materialism, Historical Particularism, Functionalism, Structuralism, and modern Materialist theories. The central theme of the course is to evaluate the scientific validity and utility of the different anthropological research strategies. The course also explores contemporary anthropological approaches which question the application of traditional scientific research methods in anthropological research. Taught every spring semester. Prerequisite: ATH 112 Cultural Anthropology Meets general academic requirement W.
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4.00 Credits
Much has been written claiming a unique relationship between American Indians and the environment. This course critically examines this literature by systematically exploring the ecology of Native American peoples and by emphasizing the role that humanenvironmental relations played in the evolution of native societies prior to European contact. The course also examines the impact that ecological factors played in determining the history of both IndianIndian and IndianWhite relations. Prerequisite: ATH 112 Cultural Anthropology or SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Meets general academic requirement D.
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4.00 Credits
An anthropological inquiry into the sociocultural life of creole populations in the Caribbean Basin. This course will explore the lifeways of the preColumbian Arawak Indians, the emergence of plantation agriculture, the cultural legacies of European and American colonial contact, and the social dynamics of Caribbean nationhood. Attention will be paid to creole languages, religions, economic infrastructures, political institutions, and other social relations. Topics to be addressed include colonialism, creolization, liberation theology, Rastafari, U.S.Caribbean relations, modernization and development, international trade relations, revolution, and democratization. Meets general academic requirement D.
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4.00 Credits
This course will examine beliefs and practices of witchcraft, magic, and sorcery in both EuroAmerican and nonWestern societies. Emphasis will be placed on comparative analysis of the dynamics and functions of magical practice in crosscultural context. Special attention will be paid to answering the following questions: What sorts of cultural information are transmitted through acts of conjuring and witchcraft What are the social functions of magical ritual Why do cultures embrace notions of malevolent supernatural power How is sorcery used to control social behavior Topics to be addressed throughout the course include the functions of ritual, shamanism, magic, sorcery, vampirism, divination, possession, sacrifice, and the use of oracles. Taught every other year. Prerequisite: ATH 112 Cultural Anthropology or permission of instructor Meets general academic requirement R.
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