Undergraduate - Lee University

DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 105
COURSE OFFERINGS
Anthropology
ANT 310. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Three hours credit
An introduction to various aspects of culture including material, social, economic, esthetics,
political, religious, and linguistic factors. Offered Fall Semester.
ANT 312. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Three hours credit
This course examines cultural change and cultural regionalism, concepts and models of spatial
interaction, and spatial behavior including geographical patterns of languages, religion, ethnic
groups, folk and popular culture, and population geographical distribution of economic,
urban, and political organizations.
ANT 351. CULTURE AND PERSONALITY
Three hours credit
Survey of the approaches to the interrelation between the personality system and the sociocultural
environment with emphasis on mental disorder and cultural change. Prerequisites: SOC
211, PSY 211.
ANT 354. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS
Three hours credit
A study of the relationship between communication and culture with emphasis on factors
affecting the processes and quality of interpersonal communications between those of differing
cultures and subcultures. Offered Fall Semester.
ANT 355. ASIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
Three hours credit
A survey of Asian Civilization from ancient times to the present, with special emphasis on
changes in centuries-old forms of social, economic, and political organizations. Offered Spring
Semester.
ANT 360. INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
Three hours credit
An introduction to scientific language study including morphology, phonology, syntax, pragmatics,
and the nature of language. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ANT 370. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE
Three hours credit
Study of past, present, and future changes in social structures and cultural patterns. A crosscultural/comparative
approach will be used to examine such topics as modernization, industrialization,
cultural ecology, world systems, revolutions, economic development, information society
and robotics. Offered Fall Semester, odd years.
ANT 410. MINORITIES
Three hours credit
The significance of ethnic minorities in American society and the world with an introduction
to sociological and anthropological theory as well as an interpretation of dominant-minority
relations. Prerequisite: SOC 212. Offered Fall Semester, even years.
ANT 420/430. PEOPLES AND CULTURES
Three hours credit
OF A SELECTED REGION
A broad investigation of the cultural unity and diversity of a selected region, its peoples, culture
areas, and traditions. This course is designed to give students a general knowledge of a
selected region, i.e. Latin America, American Southwest, Central Asia-China, Appalachia,
through the use of ethnological, archeological, and historical material including topics on village
organization, technological change, urbanization, religious systems, and social relations.
Geography
GEO 311. INTRODUCTION OF GEOGRAPHY
Three hours credit
The physical world, regional similarities and differences, and the settlements of mankind.
GEO 312. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Three hours credit
A course that examines cultural change and cultural regionalism, concepts and models of
spatial interaction, and spatial behavior including geographical patterns of languages, religion,
ethnic groups, folk and popular culture, and population geographical distribution of economic,
urban, and political organizations.