Anthropology (ANTH)


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ANTH 001 (GS;US;IL) INTRODUCTORY ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) Prehistoric and traditional peoples and cultures; traditional customs and institutions compared with those of modern society.

ANTH 002 (GS) INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY ( 3) Survey of basic approaches used by archaeologists to interpret basic prehistoric human cultural patterns.

ANTH 008 (GS;IL) AZTECS, MAYAS, AND INCAS ( 3) Comparative survey of the development of the pre-Columbian Latin American civilizations.

ANTH 009 (GS;IL) RISE OF CIVILIZATION IN THE OLD WORLD ( 3) Evolution of Old World complex societies, especially the first great civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and the Indus Valley.

ANTH 010 (J ST) MEDITERRAEAN PREHISTORY ( 3) Archaeology of the circum-mediterranean area, from the Middle Pleistocene through the third millennium B.C., emphasizing the evolution of regional cultures.

ANTH 011 (GS;IL) INTRODUCTORY NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY ( 3) Introduction to archaeology of the North American Indians; sites, methods, and results of research interpreted in cultural history.

ANTH 021 (GN) INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) The role of human biology and evolution in culture, society, and behavior.

ANTH 040 BIOCULTURAL EVOLUTION ( 3) Examination of evolutionary models of the development of the human capacity for culture, and of culture as an adaptive mechanism.

ANTH 045 (GS;US;IL) CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) Beginnings of human culture; economic life, society, government, religion, and art among traditional peoples.

ANTH 060 (GS;IL) (J ST;PL SC;SOC) SOCIETY AND CULTURES IN MODERN ISRAEL ( 3) An introduction to the society and cultures of the State of Israel from 1948 to the present.

ANTH 083S (GS) FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) This seminar introduces students to anthropology as a scientific discipline with ties to other social and natural sciences.

ANTH 146 (GS;US) NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS ( 3) An introduction to the cultures of the indigenous peoples of North America, north of Mexico, and the effect of contact.

ANTH 152 HUNTERS AND GATHERERS ( 3) A comparative study of hunter/gatherer societies using both archaeological and ethnographic evidence.

ANTH 187 ANTHROPOLOGY FRESHMAN SEMINAR ( 3) The meaning and advantages of a Liberal Arts education in context of a specific discipline.

ANTH 197 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

ANTH 199 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

ANTH 241 (IL) PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF HIGHLAND NEW GUINEA ( 3) History, ecology, social, economic, religious, and political systems of the aboriginal peoples and cultures of highland New Guinea. Prerequisite: ANTH 001 or ANTH 045

ANTH 242 (IL) PEASANT SOCIETIES ( 3) A critical examination of anthropological approaches to the study of peasantry around the globe. Prerequisite: ANTH 001 or ANTH 045

ANTH 285 (GS;IL) CULTURE CONTACT ( 3) Survey of changes in indigenous societies following contact with colonial powers. Prerequisite: ANTH 002 , ANTH 045

ANTH 294 RESEARCH PROJECT ( 1 -12)

ANTH 296 INDEPENDENT STUDIES ( 1 -18)

ANTH 297 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

ANTH 298 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

ANTH 299 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

ANTH 321W INTELLECTUAL BACKGROUND OF ARCHAEOLOGY ( 3) Introduction to primary sources on the development of archaeology as a scientific discipline. Prerequisite: ANTH 002 , ANTH 045

ANTH 380 ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM STUDIES ( 3) Introduction to the history, significance, and operation of anthropology museums.

ANTH 395 INTERNSHIP ( 1 -18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.

ANTH 399 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

ANTH 401 HUMAN EVOLUTION: THE MATERIAL EVIDENCE ( 3) Human origins as seen in the fossil record and comparative biology of humans and their primate relatives. Prerequisite: ANTH 021

ANTH 405 PRIMATOLOGY ( 3) Nonhuman primate origins, evolution, comparative physical and behavioral characteristics, ecological context, phylogeny and taxonomy; and their importance in anthropology. Prerequisite: ANTH 021

ANTH 406W PROBLEMS IN HUMAN EVOLUTION ( 3) Investigation of human evolution in terms of the history of ideas and contemporary research on genetic and evolutionary processes. Prerequisite: ANTH 021 or 3 credits in biology, 3 credits in statistics

ANTH 408 ANTHROPOLOGICAL DEMOGRAPHY ( 3) Analysis of demographic studies in traditional and very small populations. Prerequisite: 3 credits in anthropology

ANTH 410 OSTEOLOGY ( 4) Introduction to the systematic study of the human skeleton from an evolutionary developmental biological perspective. Prerequisite: 3 credits in anthropology, 3 credits in the biological sciences, or concurrent enrollment in ANTH 401 or ANTH 501

ANTH 411 SKELETAL FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) An introduction to anthropological forensic science with an emphasis on what can be learned from human skeletons and archaeological recovery methods. Prerequisite: ANTH 021 or ANTH 410 or Forensic Science major

ANTH 412 SETTLEMENT DEMOGRAPHY ( 3) Examination of the demography and ecology of human settlement systems in the preindustrial past. Prerequisite: ANTH 408

ANTH 413 MOLECULAR FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) An introduction to the field of the application of DNA methods to estimating forensically useful phenotypes. Prerequisite: ANTH 021 or Forensic Science major

ANTH 420 (J ST) ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE NEAR EAST ( 3) Culture of the Near East and India from Paleolithic times through the Bronze Age. Prerequisite: ANTH 008 , ANTH 009 , ANTH 011 , or ANTH 012

ANTH 422 MESO-AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOGRAPHY ( 3) Survey of ethnohistorical and ethnographic patterns of Meso-American society; origin and development of ancient civilization in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. Prerequisite: ANTH 008 , ANTH 009 , ANTH 011 , or ANTH 012

ANTH 423 THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURE ( 3) Historic and archaeological sources used to trace American Indian lifestyles from the first immigrants to the period of Euro-American contact. Prerequisite: 3 credits in anthropology

ANTH 424 ANDEAN ETHNOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY ( 3) Cultures of the Andes from earliest settlements to Inka Empire; includes discussion of life in modern Andean communities. Prerequisite: ANTH 002 , ANTH 045

ANTH 426W ARCHAEOLOGICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS ( 3) Scientific laboratory methods used in the analysis of ceramic and lithic artifacts. Prerequisite: ANTH 007 , ANTH 008 , ANTH 009 or ANTH 011

ANTH 427W FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY ( 3) Application of archaeological techniques to crime scene investigations, with practical experience in field and laboratory contexts. Prerequisite: ANTH 002

ANTH 428 ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS AND THEORY ( 3) Scientific methods as applied to archaeological data: evolution, ecology, diffusion, and cyclicism theory. Prerequisite: ANTH 007 , ANTH 008 , ANTH 009 , ANTH 011 , or ANTH 012

ANTH 440 SOUTH AMERICAN TRIBAL SOCIETIES ( 3) Ethnographic survey of tribal societies in South America. Special emphasis on non-Andean area.

ANTH 442 (IL) INDIANS AND PEASANTS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA ( 3) Indian culture and society in Mexico and Central America. Prerequisite: ANTH 001 or ANTH 045

ANTH 444 PRIMITIVE WARFARE ( 3) Critical overview of the ethnography and theory of primitive warfare. Prerequisite: ANTH 045 ; and ANTH 002 or ANTH 021

ANTH 445W ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM ( 3) Comparisons of written and visual ethnography; critical assessment of ethnographic film; cross-cultural variation. Prerequisite: ANTH 001 or ANTH 045

ANTH 446 MATING AND MARRIAGE ( 3) An examination of human mating mainly from the viewpoint of behavioral ecology, centering on the species-typical institution of marriage. Prerequisite: ANTH 045 , ANTH 021

ANTH 447 (IL) PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF AFRICA ( 3) Ethnographic survey of peoples and cultures of Africa. Prerequisite: AAA S 110 or ANTH 045

ANTH 448 (AM ST) ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES ( 3) Ethnographic descriptions of various dimensions of life in the United States. Prerequisite: ANTH 045

ANTH 450 COMPARATIVE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ( 3) Social structure and cultural change among nonliterate societies. Prerequisite: ANTH 045

ANTH 450W COMPARATIVE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ( 3) Social structure and cultural change among nonliterate societies. Prerequisite: ANTH 045

ANTH 451 ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) Different approaches to the study of the economics of non-Western societies, emphasizing the interrelationships between noneconomic factors and economic behavior. Prerequisite: ANTH 045

ANTH 452 CRITICAL READINGS IN SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ( 3) Critical overview of approaches to kinship and social organization. Prerequisite: ANTH 045

ANTH 453 ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION ( 3) Traditional and modern religions and historical and contemporary religious movements from an anthropological perspective. Prerequisite: ANTH 001 or ANTH 045

ANTH 454 POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) Comparative study of institutions which control force in nonstate societies.

ANTH 455 GLOBAL PROCESSES AND LOCAL SYSTEMS ( 3) Ethnographic, comparative, historic, evolutionary treatment of global economic, political, and cultural processes and their consequences for local systems. Prerequisite: ANTH 045

ANTH 456 CULTURAL ECOLOGY ( 3) Survey of the methods and concepts of cultural ecology, focusing on the interaction between cultural and geographical systems. Prerequisite: 3 credits in anthropology

ANTH 457 (US;IL) (J ST;SOC) JEWISH COMMUNITIES: IDENTITY, SURVIVAL, AND TRANSFORMATION IN UNEXPECTED PLA CES ( 3) Examines the global array of smaller Jewish communities that have flourished outside the main urban centers of Jewish settlement. Prerequisite: ANTH 001 or ANTH 045 , HEBR 010 , J ST 010 , SOC 001 , SOC 005 , SOC 007 , SOC 015

ANTH 458 ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD METHODS ( 3) Analysis of ethnographic methods used in studying different cultures. Prerequisite: ANTH 045

ANTH 458 ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD METHODS ( 3) Effective Date: SP2009 Course introduces students to ethnographic field methods, includes student projects and simple analyses that don't require statistical sophistication. Prerequisite: ANTH 045

ANTH 459 APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) A survey of the development of applied anthropology and the current issues facing anthropologists working in non-academic settings. Prerequisite: ANTH 045

ANTH 460 (BIOL) HUMAN GENETICS ( 3) The human genome, its variation, origins, and relation to disease and other traits. Prerequisite: BIOL 230W or 3 credits in genetics

ANTH 460H (BIOL) HUMAN GENETICS ( 4) Gene mapping in humans; molecular basis of genetic disease; genomic structure; immunogenetics; and genetic evidence for human evolutionary history. Prerequisite: 3 credits in genetics, or ANTH 021 , or BIOL 222 , or BIOL 230W ; and 3 credits in statistics

ANTH 461 MOLECULAR ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) Provides framework to understand current issues in biology, genetics, and anthropology as they relate to the evolution of our species. Prerequisite: 3 credits in biological anthropology or 3 credits in biology

ANTH 462 THE BIOMETRY OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION ( 3) A survey of statistical studies of human fertility and reproductive biology. Prerequisite: BIOL 177 , STAT 451

ANTH 463 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF MORPHOLOGICAL DATA ( 3) The application of morphometric methods to anthropological data: phenotypes of organisms, artifacts, and traits. Prerequisite: ANTH 002 or ANTH 021 ; STAT 200 ; 3 additional credits in anthropology

ANTH 464 (BIOL) SOCIOBIOLOGY ( 3) The study of the adaptive function of social behavior, the comparative analysis of social organization, and the ecology of sociality. Prerequisite: 6 credits in biology or anthropology

ANTH 465H FIFTEEN GREAT BIOLOGY PAPERS ( 3) Reading and discussion of the most influential papers in the history of biology that illustrate exceptional insight and elegant reasoning. Prerequisite: ANTH 021 or 3 credits in evolutionary biology or genetics, and 3 credits in statistics

ANTH 466 THE SKULL ( 3) Survey of the mammalian skull from many perspectives including evolution, development, anatomy, function, and variability of the skull. Prerequisite: ANTH 021

ANTH 470H OUR PLACE IN NATURE ( 3) An evolutionary and genetic consideration of our understanding of human beings as a part of the natural world. Prerequisite: 3 credits each in genetics, evolutionary biology, and statistics

ANTH 471H BIOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND SOCIETY ( 3) Exploration of the genetic theory of evolution and development, its history and application within Biology and beyond. Prerequisite: ANTH 021 , BIOL 222 , BIOL 230 , BIOL 322 , or BIOL 460 ; 3 credits in statistics

ANTH 473 GENETICS OF HUMAN DISEASE ( 3) Human genetic variation and evolution as reflected in disease patterns; methods for assessing and quantifying such disease patterns. Prerequisite: 3 credits in statistics; 3 credits in biology

ANTH 473W GENETICS OF HUMAN DISEASE ( 3) Human genetic variation and evolution as reflected in disease patterns; methods for assessing and quantifying such disease patterns. Prerequisite: ANTH 021 or 3 credits in biology; 3 credits in statistics

ANTH 474 ECOLOGY OF GENDER ( 3) Survey of the human biology and cultural ecology of gender. Prerequisite: ANTH 021 or BIOL 101

ANTH 476W (WMNST) ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER ( 3) Cross-cultural construction of gender and sex roles; theories of gender construction; case studies and practical effects. Prerequisite: 3 credits in women's studies or anthropology

ANTH 477 (US;IL) LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY ( 3) Relationships among language, culture and society, with an anthropological emphasis. Prerequisite: ANTH 045 or ANTH 001

ANTH 492 INTERMEDIATE FIELD METHODS ( 3 - 6) On-site experience in collecting archaeological, behavioral, or biological data. Prerequisite: ANTH 002

ANTH 493 FIELD TECHNIQUES ( 3 - 6) Training in techniques involving analyses of archaeological, behavioral, or biological data. Prerequisite: ANTH 002

ANTH 494 RESEARCH PROJECT ( 1 -12)

ANTH 494H RESEARCH PROJECT ( 1 -12)

ANTH 495 INTERNSHIP ( 1 -18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required. Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor

ANTH 496 INDEPENDENT STUDIES ( 1 -18)

ANTH 497 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

ANTH 498 SPECIAL TOPICS ( 1 - 9)

ANTH 499 (IL) FOREIGN STUDIES ( 1 -12)

ANTH 501 HUMAN EVOLUTION: THE MATERIAL EVIDENCE ( 3) Human origins as seen in the fossil record and comparative biology of humans and their primate relatives. Prerequisite: ANTH 401

ANTH 508 RESEARCH PROBLEMS IN CULTURE HISTORY ( 3 - 9)

ANTH 509 RESEARCH DESIGN IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL FIELDWORK ( 3) A survey of research design, sampling strategies, potential biases, confounding problems, and the limits of inference in anthropological fieldwork. Prerequisite: STAT 451

ANTH 521 CURRENT LITERATURE IN ARCHAEOLOGY ( 1) Seminar designed to expand general knowledge of archaeology through exposure to current research and related issues in contemporary archaeology.

ANTH 530 INDIVIDUAL READINGS IN ANTHROPOLOGY ( 1 - 6) Reading or research in selected aspects of general anthropology.

ANTH 541 CURRENT LITERATURE IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ( 1) This seminar is designed to expand general knowledge of cultural anthropology through exposure to current research/related issues in contemporary cultural anthropology.

ANTH 545 SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY ( 1 - 9) Critical analysis of research in selected areas of anthropology.

ANTH 556 SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF TRADITIONAL SOCIETIES ( 3) Cultural bases of social organization of traditional societies.

ANTH 559 BEHAVIORAL ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) Ecological anthropology, emphasizing the adaptive aspects of subsistence, including foraging and settlement pattern.

ANTH 560 HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY ( 3) Survey of origin and development of anthropology in the Nineteenth Century and trends during the Twentieth Century. Prerequisite: ANTH 450