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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 102. The applications of anthropological data, methods, and theory in the analysis and understanding of contemporary human problems. Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of cross-cultural differences in the experience of illness, curing and health; cultural meanings and practices involved in substance abuse; the role of culture in educational practice and learning; and the influence of culture in business and workplace settings.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ANTH 102, or ANTH 271, or Culture Area Requirement. Drawing on case studies, this course examines anthropological understandings of "race," ethnicity, and nationalism. Outcome: Students will emerge able to understand historical anthropological theories concerning group identities (tribes, race, ethnic groups); the symbolic construction of group identities; the political dimensions of collective identities; dynamics between religion and ethnicity; and the role of colonialism & the state in shaping ethnic relations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ANTH 102, or ANTH 271, or Culture Area Requirement. The course considers religion as a form and part of culture. The innovative as well as conservative features of religion in culture change are addressed. Religion's role as both a belief-system and ritual practice are underscored. Outcome: Students will develop the capacity to view religion in a broad perspective and to understand it as a significant factor of belief and practice in cultural systems.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 102, or ANTH 271, or Culture Area Requirement. This course offers an introduction to the major qualitative methods of social inquiry. Outcome: Students will emerge with an understanding of methodologies such as participant observation; unstructured, semi-structured and structured interviewing; document analysis; snowballing, content analysis, as well as an appreciation of research ethics.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 102, or ANTH 271, or Culture Area Requirement. This course examines anthropological approaches to art and expressive culture, drawing on case studies from around the world. Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of different theoretical models for analyzing expressive culture; the social organization of art; symbolic dimensions; psychological approaches; gender/identity issues; political aspects of art; and dynamics of change in culture and art (evolution of new meanings, tourist art).
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 102, or ANTH 271, or Culture Area Requirement, or Instructor Permission. This course explores the phenomenon of tourism from an anthropological perspective, addressing the social, cultural, economic, and environmental impact of tourism on host communities and nations. Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the strengths/limitations of various theoretical models for understanding tourism dynamics; tourism¿s role in national development; the interplay between tourism and cultural imagery; gender dynamics in tourism; the role of tourism institutions (museums, souvenirs, travel literature) in the construction of ¿exotic others.¿
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ANTH 101 or 103; or BIOL 102 & 112. This course is an interdisciplinary examination of animal behavior from the perspective of the anthropologist and biologist. Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of biological bases of animal behavior, including the function and evolution of behavioral patterns
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 101or ANTH 103. This course provides a detailed assessment of the fossil record pertinent to the emergence and evolution of humans up through the origin of modern people. The interpretation of this record within the context of important biological principles is emphasized, as is the methodology of doing historical science with paleontological data. Outcome: Students will develop an understanding of the course of human biological history from the perspective of the pertinent fossils record as well as a mastery of the biological principles and scientific methodology that apply to assessing that history.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the interrelationship of the behavior and ecology of our closest living relatives, the primates (apes, monkeys, and prosimians). Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of how ecological and reproductive factors influence primate behavior, and how this information relates to primate conservation strategies and to an increased understanding of human behavior and evolution.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 101, or ANTH 103, or background in biology. This course (and lab) focuses on the human skeletal system, providing a hands-on opportunity to explore anatomy and physiology, growth and development, and techniques used by biological and forensic anthropologists to evaluate individuals and populations. Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate superior knowledge of skeletal anatomy, analyses of skeletal remains from archaeological contexts, and apply current techniques designed to determine human variation, stature, ancestry, age-at-death, sex, and pathological conditions.
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