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The Uni ver sity of Oklahoma 2006-2008 Gen eral Cat a log
Anthropology (ANTH)
4653 Ethnology of the Greater Southwest. A survey of Indian tribes in the
southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, their history,
development, differentiation and cultural adjustment to the environment.
Each of the important tribal groups is examined in detail to offer
illustrations for discussions on the more general level. (Irreg.)
4663 Native Peoples of the Plains (Slashlisted with 5663). Prerequisite:
1113 or junior standing. An ethnographic and historical survey of the
native peoples of the Plains culture area of North America. No student may
earn credit for both 4663 and 5663. (Irreg.)
G4673 Anthropology of the Caddoan People. Prerequisite: 1113 or
junior standing. Integrates linguistic, ethnographic, historical and
archaeological data to study the origin, spread and character of the
Caddoan-speaking tribes who occupied the Plains’ eastern border at the
time of the earliest European contact. (Irreg.)
G4693 Native Peoples of the Southeastern United States. Prerequisite:
1113 or junior standing. An in-depth effort will be made to understand the
native cultures which originated east of the Mississippi and south of the
Ohio. Major consideration will be given to the “civilized” tribes—
Cherokees, Choctaws, Creeks and Seminoles. Also covered will be
lesser-known tribes such as the Yuchi, Natchez and Catawbas. Aboriginal
conditions and social structure will be emphasized rather than recent
history. (Irreg.)
G4713 Statistical Concepts in Anthropology. Prerequisite: 1113 or junior
standing. An introduction to anthropological statistics. Emphasis will be
placed on anthropological research design and analysis of anthropological
data. (Irreg.)
G4763 Archaeological Analysis—Methods, Theory and Practice.
Prerequisite: 2113. Devoted to the laboratory phase of analyzing
archaeological data derived from survey or excavation. The procedures
and methods used for classifying and studying the raw data provided by the
fieldwork. Laboratory (Irreg.)
4793 Computing in Anthropology. Prerequisite: 1113 or junior standing,
anthropology major. Designed for anthropology students who wish to
master a selection of computer programs used in the collection, analysis,
and dissemination of anthropological data. Significant anthropological
resources available through the Internet, and basic quantitative and
qualitative analysis techniques will be discussed. Students will design and
complete a research project to be published on the Internet. (Sp)
4813 Archaeology of North America (Slashlisted with 5813). Prerequisite:
1113 or junior standing. A course in the prehistory of the American Indian.
Study of the prehistory of North America north of Mexico. Consideration of
the various archeological areas of the continent in terms of the prehistoric
sequence of events from the earliest times up to European contact. No
student may earn credit for both 4813 and 5813. (Irreg.) [IV-NW]
G4833 Archaeology of the Great Plains. Prerequisite: 1113 or junior
standing. A detailed survey of the archaeological remains from the Great
Plains from the earliest occupation of the area until the reservation period.
(Irreg.)
4843 Cross-Cultural Study of Sex, Gender and Sexuality (Slashlisted
with 5843). Prerequisite: 1113 or junior standing. A consideration of
ethnographic material that challenge anthropological understandings of the
relationship among sex, gender, and sexuality. Materials will include “third
gender” ethnographic material that has emerged in recent years;
community and other studies that suggest gender diversity and complexity
in communities that we might label “homosexual”; and anthropological
studies of transsexual and transgender phenomena. No student may earn
credit for both 4843 and 5843. (Irreg.)
G4853 Archaeology of the Greater Southwest. Prerequisite: 1113 or
junior standing. A detailed survey of the prehistoric sequence in the
American Southwest and northwestern Mexico from earliest times up to
the time of European contact. (Irreg.)
4863 Archaeology of the Southeast (Slashlisted with 5863). Prerequisite:
1113 or junior standing. A study of the prehistoric and early historic Native
American culture histories. Some attention will be given to historic African
and European cultures in the Southeast. Emphasis will be placed on
long-term social change, pan-regional trends and colonial transformations.
No student may earn credit for both 4863 and 5863. (Irreg.)
4873 Desert Cultures of North America. Prerequisite: 1113 or junior
standing. Anthropological study of various cultures, prehistoric and historic,
including Indian, Spanish and modern American, as they reflect adaptation
to arid environments in western North America; the relationship between
aridity and human culture. (Irreg.) [III-SS]
4903 Race and Ethnicity. Prerequisite: 1113 or junior standing. This
course introduces a broad spectrum of issues, concepts and methods in the
anthropology of race and ethnicity. The goal is to teach students to think,
read and write critically about race and ethnicity from a cross-cultural
perspective, a strategy that encourages better understanding of the various
forms of structural oppression that structure everyday lives. (Irreg.)
4923 Medical Anthropology. Prerequisite: 1113 or junior standing. Looks
at the relationship of culture and biology in an ecological perspective.
Reproduction, patterns of death and disease, nutrition and stress are
examined. The effects of cultural behavior on the immune, endocrine,
metabolic and central nervous systems are studied in detail. (Irreg.)
G4933 Advanced Biological Anthropology. Prerequisite: 2503 or
permission of instructor. May be repeated with change of content;
maximum credit nine hours. Special topics in biological anthropology such
as advanced human osteology, human variation, and theory of
evolutionary change. (Irreg.)
G4943 Human Osteology and Paleopathology. Prerequisite: 2503.
Allows the student to develop a basic familiarity with human skeletal
remains, standard anatomical terminology, and methods and techniques of
data collection. In turn, these osteological skills will provide a means to
explore questions of human adaptability, variation, evolution, patterns of
health and disease in prehistory, and the applicability of these findings to
contemporary problems.
4953 Special Topics in Anthropology. Prerequisite: 1113 or junior
standing. May be repeated with change of content; maximum credit six
hours. Topics will vary and are intended to acquaint the advanced
anthropology major with subdisciplines through specialized study involving
anthropological theory, methodology, the preparation, development and
writing of reports. (Irreg.)
G4973 Introduction to Faunal Analysis (Slashlisted with 5973).
Prerequisite: 2113. An introductory-level look at animal bone analysis as
performed by archaeologists and zooarchaeologists. The bones of birds,
fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals, as well as mollusk shell are
discussed under the topics of taxonomy, taphonomy, age and sex
determination, morphometrics, seasonality, and specialized techniques.
Identification of bone and discussions relating recent advances in animal
bone analysis are typical class activities. No student may earn credit for
both 4973 and 5973. (Irreg.)
4980 Bachelor of Arts Thesis. 1 to 6 hours. Prerequisite: anthropology
major; junior standing. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours.
Original research in cultural anthropology, biological anthropology,
archaeology, or anthropological linguistics. The research will be done
under the auspices of an appropriate faculty member; a written thesis on
the research is required. (Irreg.)
4990 Independent Study. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: permission of
instructor. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Contracted
independent study for topic not currently offered in regularly scheduled
courses. Independent study may include library and/or laboratory research
and field projects. (Irreg.)
Unless otherwise noted, the prerequisite for courses in anthropology
numbered 5000 and above is graduate standing.
G5013 Phonetics and Phonemics. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. This
class focuses on the phonetic and phonological skills needed for describing
world languages. Topics covered under phonetics include articulatory
phonetics, ear training, and using acoustic computer programs. Topics in
phonology will cover variation and allomorphy in many languages, writing
phonological rules, and the analysis of tone and stress. (F)
G5023 Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology III. Prerequisite:
5123, 5223. Recent ethnographies are used to critique current
sociocultural theory in anthropology. Students will be required to write
analytical essays as a means of understanding the relationship between
ethnography and theory. (Irreg.)
G5043 Folklore, Folklife and Expressive Culture. Prerequisite: Graduate
standing. Introduces the academic study of folklore and folklife. Focus is on
theories and methods used to document and interpret expressive culture,
including a wide array of verbal, material, performance, and customary
genres. Ethnographic, comparative, literary, geographic, historical, and
psychological perspectives will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on
contextual studies understanding art in community settings. (Irreg.)
G5053 Morphology (Slashlisted with 4053; Crosslisted with Linguistics
5053). Prerequisite: 3053 and 3353. Introduces and develops theories and
concepts of morphology including word formation, derivation, inflection,
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