Spring 2012 Courses

 

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Anthropology (ANTH ) Babcock Hall 104 777-3008
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ANTH 170 Intro to Biological Anthroplgy (3cr) - An introduction to the field of biological or physical anthropology. This course will provide a general background in human evolutionary biology.

01 20573 11:00a-12:15 TR ABBOTT 101 - Jarrell, H

02 20584 2:00p-2:50p MWF ABBOTT 101 - Jarrell, H

ANTH 171 Intro Cultural Anthropology (3cr) - Examination of diversity and similarities across contemporary world societies. Topics: fieldwork and ethnographic description; theoretical approaches; communication/human language; interrelationships between environment, technology, social and political organization and worldview; socio-cultural change; applied anthropology. Films and case studies illustrate intricacies of culture and how an anthropological perspective provides insights about our own society/culture.

01 20556 11:00a-11:50a MWF GAMBLE 3 Reed, A

02 20557 12:30-1:45p TR NURSING 102 Mikulak, M

03 20574 9:30a-10:45a TR NURSING 102 Scharf, E

04 20582 -meetings arr- Harrison-Urlacher, A Waitlist Available

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ANTH 172 Introduction to Archaeology (3cr) - This course looks at how we investigate past cultures using the artifacts that people have left behind. What questions do archaeologists ask about the past? How do archaeologists find and record archaeological sites? What field and laboratory techniques are used to collect evidence and gather data, and how do these methods work? How do we interpret and understand the past using archaeological hypotheses, explanations, models and theories? Case studies will be drawn from different regions, cultures, and time periods to illustrate course concepts.

01 20558 2:00p-3:15p TR ABBOTT 101 Scharf, E

ANTH 270 Intro to Forensic Anthropology (3cr) - Forensic anthropology is the study of skeletal remains in a medico-legal context for the purpose of identification and trauma analysis. This course covers the history of this field, its relevance to death investigation in the United States, and the theories and techniques applied to skeletal identification.

01 20575 11:00a-12:15 TR BABCOCK 206 Stubblefield, P

ANTH 300 Archaeological Lab Methods (3cr) - A hands-on introduction to the basic processing, organizing, and analytical techniques used in the archaeological laboratory. Excavated materials from prehistoric sites will be used for lab exercises and demonstrations. Includes lecture and lab.
Anth 172 and permission of the instructor are the prerequisites.

01 22969 2:00p-3:15p BABCOCK 108 Leach, M
Requires Permission of Department

ANTH 309 Special Topics: Enviormental Change & Culture (3cr) - Course description coming soon.

01 20578 11:00a-12:15 TR BABCOCK 108 Scharf, E

ANTH 309 Special Topics: Indigenous Peoples Struggles in Brazil (3cr) - In Brazil, since the 1970s there has been a dramatic rise in the Indian population in Brazil since an increasing number of individuals of mixed ancestry have chose to identify themselves as Indian. This class explores the history of Brazil's contact, treatment, and definitions of who the Indian is in Brazilian society. We will explore the trauma of contact from the indigenous side and how Indians reacted to the terrible loss of life from disease, government policies that at times provided brutal treatment, and the loss of their lands and ways of life. This class will also explore the Indian resistance movement in Brazil that began in earnest with the end of the Military Dictatorship in 1985. The Indigenous fight to regain their lands, cultures, and ultimately their universal human rights began with a coalition of activists, non-governmental organizations, government officials, missionaries, and above all by the indigenous peoples themselves. This class is a per-requisite for the 3-week Brazil Field School 475 leaving for Pesquiera, Pernambuco, Brazil on May 19th, 2012. This is a summer field prep course, but is open to all students

02 20581 3:30p-4:30p TR BABCOCK 108 Mikulak, M

 

ANTH 309 Special Topics: Anthropology of Tourism   (3cr) - This seminar-styled course analyzes conflicting ideas over how tourism should be approached in a variety of ethnographic contexts, including Kenya, Bali, the US, and others. We will become critical observers in evaluating how tourism contributes in different ways to economic opportunity, nationalism, identity, and a shared sense of responsibility for the participants involved. How do tourism hosts respond to the presence of tourists that visit them in search of exotic "others"? What makes touristic encounters "authentic" and why is it important for

tourists to experience authenticity? What does being a responsible tourist and provider of tourism entail? We will consider perspectives of host populations, tour guides/ performers, and tourists in thinking about common or competing motives for engaging in tourism in an increasingly globalized world. 

03 24142 2:00-3:15PM MW BABCOCK 108 Reed, A

(This course is cross-listed with Recreation and Tourism as a 399 ST course, course number: 22968) 
 

ANTH 325 Human Origins (3cr) - A description of the fossil evidence for primate and human evolution with an emphasis on the origins and evolution of the hominid and human lines.
Anth 170 is the prerequisite or consent of the instructor

01 20587 10:00a-10:50a MWF BABCOCK 108 Jarrell, H

ANTH 346 Analysis of Forensic Evidence (3cr) - Emphasis on the practical applications of the forensic sciences. Whenever possible and practical hands-on exercises will reinforce course topics. Anth 345 is the prerequisite or corequisite. Open only to Forensic Science majors, Criminal Justice majors and minors, and Anthropology majors or by instructor's consent. $50 Lab Fee. 

01 20559 1:00p-4:00p T Ireland 355 Stubblefield, P

 

ANTH 379 Culture Area Studies: Brazil Field School (26691) *Click to view flyer Mikulak, M

ANTH 480 Senior Seminar (3cr) - The seminar will examine current debates or an area of study involving two or more subfields of anthropology. The seminar will provide an opportunity for students to integrate knowledge and skills obtained in anthropology. Senior major status and completion of two of the three method and theory requirements (cultural, archaeology, physical); or departmental permission are the prerequisites. 

01 20560 12:30-1:45p MW BABCOCK 108 Leach, M and Reed, A

ANTH 492 Independent Studies (1-4cr) - Independent research conducted under advisement with department faculty. Research is student originated and developed. Please see the particular faculty member for enrollment. Consent of instructor is the prerequisite. 

ANTH 494 Readings in Anthropology (1-5cr) - Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Designed for students who want instruction in subjects not covered adequately in usual course offerings. Special arrangements must be made with an instructor prior to registration.

ANTH 497 Forensic Science Internship (1-12cr) - Prerequisites: Junior or senior status, satisfactory completion of Chem 122 and Biol 151, and instructor consent. Students may enroll in this course after they have secured an intern position in a law enforcement agency, crime laboratory or other institution providing procedural and/or analytical processing of evidence from criminal or civil proceedings. Credits obtained will be determined based on length and content of the internship and course responsibilities. S/U grading.