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3.00 Credits
Traces the physical and cultural evolution of the human species. Students will critically analyze fossils, stone tools, and other evidence for such human development and understand the meaning of the theory of evolution and apply those to the present status of humanity. Eligibility: ENG 1510; Must meet minimum college level reading score: Accuplacer 80+ or Asset 40+. Campus and term: J fall; C fall
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Examines the nature of the concept of cultural behavior. Students will understand the patterning of social and cultural systems among societies around the world and gain global and ethnic understanding. Students will also determine the universal as well as variations involved in each cultural system. ANT 1510 is not a prerequisite for this course. Eligibility: ENG 1510; Must meet minimum college level reading score: Accuplacer 80+ or Asset 40+. Campus and term: J spring; C spring
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3.00 Credits
Students will examine cultural expressions of belief in the supernatural, focusing specifically on people's ideas about magic, witchcraft, and religion. This course takes a wide-ranging and cross-cultural approach to studying religious beliefs and behaviors and incorporates "world religions" such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, as well as the "indigenous" religions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Students will have the opportunity to contrast other people's beliefs and practices with their own and develop a deeper understanding of the role of religion in the human experience. Eligibility: ENG 1510; Must meet minimum college level reading score: Accuplacer 80+ or Asset 40+. Campus and term: J occasionally; C occasionally
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Students will study the cultural variations and developments of Native Americans primarily in North America with a focus on contemporary Indigenous Peoples. Students will demonstrate a general knowledge of culture areas in order to examine the historic and current effects of colonization. Students will also understand contemporary issues such as racism, language revitalization, land rights, and the exercise of Indigenous sovereignty. ANT 1520 is suggested but is not a prerequisite. Eligibility: ENG 1530. Campus and term: J occasionally; C spring
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3.00 Credits
Deals with the major types and varieties of societies in the world outside the Americas to further global and ethnic understanding. Students will consider varieties of cultural behavior such as initiation rites, warfare patterns, and social structure with a view to students developing the critical thinking skills to compare and evaluate such behaviors. A culture area such as Africa or Oceania is selected for such analysis. ANT 1520 is suggested but not a prerequisite. Eligibility: ENG 1530. Campus and term: J occasionally
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3.00 Credits
This course explores, describes, interprets and analyzes the social relations of a wide range of human societies, past and present. Topics will include kinship, marriage, descent, residence, modes of production, the control of sexuality and aggression, religion, and social evolution. 3 credit hours. Eligibility: ENG 1530. J occasionally; C occasionally
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This interdisciplinary course examines the development and variety of religious belief in the past and present. Historical, pre-historic, and non-literary traditions are examined, include Native American, African, Asian, Indo-European, and Semitic beliefs. Special consideration is given to religious development, assimilation, diffusion, practices, and phenomena. Cross-cultural comparisons and the key tenets of today's world faiths are also emphasized. 3 credit hours. Eligibility: ENG 1530. J occasionally
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3.00 Credits
Students will examine critical issues affecting humanity and the global environment, from an in-depth, three-part perspective. Students will investigate the science of selected topics of global environmental significance, explore their causes and consequences within contemporary culture, and evaluate the impacts and importance of the mass media in public perception concerning these issues. Corequisite: ENG 1530 and a reading score of 80+. Campus and term: J occasionally
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1.00 Credits
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