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have used their understanding of people and their similarities and
differences to pursue careers in museums, community relations,
journalism, human resources management and social services. Whatever
their specific goals, however, anthropology students emerge with a
conscious appreciation of and sensitivity to the critical issues of crosscultural
differences, as our society engages in increasingly intensive
relationships with peoples of other cultures and languages.
Faculty
Anthropology Faculty: Connie Anderson; David Anthony; Jason
Antrosio; Michael Woost, chair
Courses
105 Introduction to Anthropology (4 credits) An introduction to
anthropology and the study of human culture. Basic concepts, aims and
methods of biological, archaeological and cultural anthropology.
Emphasis on the origins of humankind, the relationship of the human
past to present and the comparative study of contemporary cultures.
Required preparatory course for anthropology majors. (NTW) (SBA)
223 Cultural Anthropology (3 credits) The comparative study of
cultures and societies. The nature of culture and its relation to society;
patterns, similarities and differences found in material culture, language,
and kinship; economic, political and religious institutions of different
peoples; and their interpretations. Required core course for anthropology
majors. Prerequisite: Anth 105. (NTW) (SBA)
225 Fundamentals of Archaeology (3 credits) The systematic study
of the fundamental principles of method and theory in archaeology:
establishing cultural chronologies, reconstructing extinct life ways and
interpreting the archaeological record. General theory in archaeology.
Contemporary archaeology. Required core course for anthropology
majors. Prerequisite: Anth 105. (SBA)
235 Biological Anthropology (4 credits) A review of current
evolutionary theory as it applies to the fossil evidence of human evolution;
human genetics and natural selection today; genetics and environmental
factors in the origin of humans; introduction to primate behavior and
ecology. Required core course for anthropology majors. Lectures and
laboratory. Prerequisite: Anth 105. (SBA)
237 Peoples and Cultures (of selected areas) (credits vary by specific
course, 3 to 4 credits) Survey of peoples and cultures of different regions
of the world including: Native North America, Mesoamerica, South
America, Pacific Islands, Africa, the Middle East, Caribbean, American
Southwest, Asia. Specific emphases vary by instructor. May be taken more
than once for credit. Prerequisite: Anth 105. (NTW) (SBA)
239 Old World Prehistory (3 credits) A survey of major developments
in Old World prehistory including: the origin of technology, food
production and complex civilizations. Emphasis on Near East and
Europe. (SBA)
241 Native North American Prehistory (3 credits) Survey of major
developments of the prehistory of North America from the peopling of the
continent to the arrival of Columbus. Emphasis on the origins of
domestication and development of complex societies. (SBA)
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