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4.00 Credits
Freshman Seminar. An introduction to the concepts and methods of anthropology through exploration of a specific topic. 150W is a writing intensive course; a grade of C- or better satisfies the freshman writing requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Archaeology. An introduction to the concepts and methods used to reconstruct past societies from their material remains, and a survey of world prehistory from the earliest hunting- gathering societies to the origins of civilization.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. An introduction to the study of contemporary human societies and cultures, using anthropological concepts and principles, and focusing on ecology, economic relations, marriage, kinship, politics, law and religion.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Biological Anthropology. How do biological anthropologists study our own species? This course looks at data and theory on evolution of monkeys, apes, human ancestors, and humans. Origins of bipedalism, technology, language, and religion, and anthropological views on race and human variation, are discussed.
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4.00 Credits
The Study of Language An introduction to linguistics, the scientific study of human language. COnsiders languags as structured systems of form and meaning, with attention also to the biological psychological, cultural and social aspects of language and language use (Cross-listed with ENGL 220)
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4.00 Credits
Worlds of Music. This course will introduce students to musical cultures of the non-Western world. Topics will include: native concepts about music, instruments, aesthetics, genres, relationship to community life, religion, music institutions and patronage. Course goals will be to develop skills useful for a cross-cultural appreciation and analysis of music, and to bring questions about music into the domain of the humanities and social sciences.
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3.00 Credits
History of Anthropology. This seminar addresses the historical development of anthropology, and explores major theories, including structural-functionalism, structuralism, cultural ecology, and symbolic anthropology. The position of anthropology, with its distinctive contributions within the social sciences, will be emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
Environmental Archaeology. This course explores our understanding of the place of people in the environment and the role environmental variables play in archaeological models of cultural change. The course consists of three sections: history of environmental studies and social theory, methodologies used to study the environment, and specific case studies of the dynamics of human-environmental relationships from an archaeological perspective.
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3.00 Credits
Rise and Fall of Civilizations A survey of prehistoric civilizations from the first settled villages to urban states in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, China, Mesoamerica and South America.
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3.00 Credits
Indians of the Southwest This course surveys the history and culture of the native peoples of the American Southwest from prehistoric settlement to present day. These include the Hopi, Zuni, Rio Grande Pueblos, Navajos, Apaches, Akimel O'odham and Tohono O'odham.
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