2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

, ANTHROP3Z03 ' MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY:THE BIOMEDICAL APPROACHPatterns of stress and disease with emphasis on the modern biomedicafapproach. Disease in the evolutionary,.context Vliith emphasis on diseaseas a failure of adaptation and response. . .- ,Three hours (lectures and discussion); one termPrerequisit~: Registration in Level III or IV of any program. A~THROP2E03 or 2F03 is highly recommended.'ANTHROP 3ZZ3' ,MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY:'SYMBOLIC HEALING,An interdisciplinarY approach to traditional systems of healing such asGreek humeral medicine, Chine,se, Shamanic, etc. Emphasis will be oncultural and. psychological parameters of healing.Three hours {lectures and discussion);' one term"'Prerequisite: Registration in Level III or IV of any program. ANTHROP2E03 or 2F03 iS,highly recomrnended.ANTHROP 4AE3 ANTHROPOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT"This course examines the different and rapidly changing ways in which, anthropologists, stucJy relationships between humans and their environments.It also considers the contributions which anthropologists are makingto environmentalism 'and knowledge about current ecological issues. ' .Three hours (semina,r); one term' '. .. Prerequisite: ANTHROP 2F03 and registration in an honours program; orpermission' of the' .instructor'ANTHROP 4B03 , CURRENT PROBLEMS IN ANTHROPOLOGY IThe topic varies with each instructor.Three hours (seminar); one termPrerequisite: Registration in' Levei IV Honours Anthropqlogy orpermis-'sion of the instructor' ' , 'ANTHROP 4803 may be repeate,d, if on a different topic; to a toial of sixunits.ANTHROP 4BB3 CURRENT PROBLEMSIN.ANTHROPOLOGY II. Asper ANTHROP 4B03.Three hours (seminar); one termPrerequisite: Registration·in Lev~1 IV Honours Anthropology' ",ANTHROP 4883. may be repeat~d, if on a. different topic, toa total of sixunits. ., 'ANTHROP 4D03 ' . APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGYAn examination of how anthropology is applied to. sO,lve human prob~lemS.lncludes discussion of how students can. use their anthropoiogicaltrain'ing in non-acade.mic occupations.Three hours {lectures and discussioh);:,~ne term .Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV Honours AnthropologyANTHROP 4803 ' ADVANCED TOPICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY I: Study at an advanced level of sele~ted topics inthe sub-discipline.' Topicsmay change from year to year.Three hours (seminar); one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP 2PA3ANTHROP 4EE3 ADVANCED TOPICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY IIAs perANTHROP 4E03Three hours (seminar); one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP'2PA3ANTHROP 4F03 ARCHAEOLOGICAL THEORY, A seminar in current topics 'and issues in archaeological theory., Three hqurs (lectures and discussion); .one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP 2PA3 and registration. in any honours programANTHROP 4G03** INDEPENDENT RESEARCH iIndependent study of a research problem through pubiished mqterialsand/or fieldwork., Study may include museum. internship, participation in, faculty research, or student-initiated practica or library research. Stu-\dents will' be. ,required to write up the results of their inquiry' in scholarly' 'form. It is incumbent upon the student to secure arrangements with thesupervising instructor prior to registration in this course; otherwise, nograde wi.11 be submitted.'Orie term ' .Prerequisite: Registration in any prograniin AnthropologyANTHROP 4G,~3** INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IIAs per ANTHROP 4G03**, but on a different top'ic;Ope term'Prerequisite: ~egistration in Level IV Honours Anthrop?logy. ANTHROPOLOGY 153ANTHROP4HF3 ARCHAEOLOGYOFHUNTER-ASHER~THERERS'Study of ~h'e prehistoric technologies and organizational strateg'ies usedin making a living from the natural environment, and examination of thecultural contexts of foraging econol"(lies. .Three hours (seminar); one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP,2PA3ANTHROP 4HQ3 HUMAN EVOLUTIONARY GENETICSThe use of population genetics forresolving, the' origins of modern humans..Three hours (seminar); one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP3R03 'Enrolment is Iirpited .. Priority will be given to Level1V Honours Anthropologystudents..' ANTHROP 4103 CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY,Seminar on selected recent developments in anthropological theory.Three hOl!rs (seminar); one term ' '. ,Prerequisite: ANTHROP 3L03 and registration in Level IV Hono'urs Anfuro~~~".', " 'Enrolment is limited. Access will be provided'to al/ Level IV HonoursAnthropology stlidents.'ANT~ROP 4J03 ADVANCED TOPICS INPHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY I , .Study at an advanced level of selected topics within the subdiscipline .Topics may change from year to' year. ,-Three hours (seminar); one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP 2E03ANTHRqP 4J03 may be repeated, if on a different topiC, to a total of sixunits. .ANTHROP 4JJ3 ADVANCED TOPICS INPHYSICt.\L ANTHROPOLOGY II. As per ANTHROP 4J03Three hours (&eminar);one termPrerequisite: ANTHROP 2E03. ANTHROP 4JJ3 may be repeated, if on adifierent topic,to a tota{of six.units.ANTHROP 4LB3 AQVANCED PHONETICS,PHONOLOGY.'AND MORPHOLOGY"This course will examine advanced issues in phonetics, phonology and, morphology, seeking toevaluate currenUheory and to address data thatfall beyond theexplari'atory. capacities of those paradigms. The course ,is strongly dataoriented,with material taken from several 'languages ofthe Caucasus. . \ .Three 'hours (lectures and discussion); one termPrerequisite: Nine units of Linguistics or linguistic Anthropology Coursesabove Levell. (See'Departmentof Anthropolbgyin the Faculty of SocialSciences section in this Calendar)Cross-list: LINGUIST 4LB3Antirequisite: ANTHROP 4LA3" LI~GUIST 4LA3.,This course is administered by the Department 6f Modern Languagesand Linguistics.'\ ANTHROP 4LC3 ADVANCI;:D SYNTAX AND SEMANTICSThis course Will examine advanced issues in syntax and semantics,seeking to evaluate current theorY and to address data that fall beyondthe explanatory capacities of those paradigms. ' The course is stronglydata oriented, with material taken from several languages of the Cauca~sus.Three hours (lectures and discussion); on!? term .Prerequisite: Nine units of lingUistics or Linguistic Anthropology Courses. above L!?vell. (See Department of Anthropology inthe Faculty of SocialSciences section in this Calendar)' .C,ross-list: LINGUIST 4LC3Antirequisite: ANTHROP 4LA3, LINGUIST 4LA3 .This course is administered by the Department of Modern Languagesand Linguistics. .ANTHROP 4M03 ADVA'NCED TOPICS' IN MYTHOLOGYA seminar in current topics alild issues in comparative mythology.Three hours (seminar); one term ' ., Pr:erequisite: ANTHROP 2G03,3G03 and registration in any honours progrnm'Prerequisite (Beginning 2006-2007): ANTHROP 2G03; 2GG3,3G03 andregistration. in any Honours program