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ANTH 4030 - Ethnobiology
Considers the relationship between human society and plants and animals in the natural world. Primary focus on the perception and cognitive organization of the environment and how that affects the definition and use of plants and animals as resources. Prereq: Introductory anthropology and/or biology. Cross-listed with ANTH 5030. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4040 - Anthropology of Food and Nutrition
Examines the myriad relationships between food as a biological necessity and eating as a socially and culturally conditioned activity. Takes a biocultural perspective that considers not only the tremendous variety of foods we eat, but also the complex meanings and importance attached to food and eating. Prereq: Introductory course in anthropology. Cross-listed with ANTH 5040. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4050 - Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
Surveys the ways of deriving meaning from anthropological data by numerical means, including, but not confined to basic statistical procedures. Prereq: College-level algebra or its equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5053. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4060 - Evolutionary Medicine
Evolutionary medicine is a relatively new approach for understanding patterns of human health and disease. In this course, students will learn how human evolutionary history has shaped our susceptibility and resistance to both chronic and infectious diseases. Prereq: ANTH 1303. Cross-listed with ANTH 5060, HBSC 5060 and PBHL 4060. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4070 - Culture of Development and Globalization
Anthropological critiques of development and globalization point out that they have occurred without regard for the diversity of human culture and human need. Beginning with this analysis, this course goes one step further by examining culture and values of development and how they affect the way development gets done. Prereq: Upper division standing and permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ANTH 5070. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4080 - Global Health Practice
A travel-study course that provides students the opportunity to work on global health issues in the context of a supervised internship experience. In addition to a formal internship placement or directed research opportunity, students attend formal lectures and participate in seminars devoted to addressing those health issues most relevant to the country in which the course is being taught. Prereq: HBSC/ANTH 4010/5014, HBSC/ANTH 4020/5024, HLTH 6070 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5080, HBSC 5080, PBHL 4080. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4090 - Political Economy of Drugs
Psychotropic drugs, both legal and illicit, are a predominant part of our everyday lives. This course examines their use and meaning within cultures, and the social, political and economic issues that surround their production, use and misuse. Prereq: introductory course in cultural anthropology. Cross-listed with ANTH 5090, HBSC 5090, and PBHL 4090. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4150 - Human Biocultural Adaptability
The chief concern of this course is the relationship between ourselves and our surroundings and the very immediate ways the environments in which we live affect us. The view is of ourselves as a part of, not apart from, these environments. Prereq: ANTH 1303 and 2102 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5150. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4170 - Culture and the Environment
Examines the historical origins of Western and non-Western ideas of the environment and the place of people within it. The imposition of Western ideas on non-Western groups regarding environmental policy is also examined, with special attention given to practices of conservation, development and transnational monetary policy. Prereq: ANTH 2102 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5170. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4180 - The Nature of Power
Introduces the major theories of power used in contemporary anthropology, with an emphasis on cross-cultural perspectives. Explores how power is defined, determined and exercised globally and locally and how different systems of power articulate with one another. Prereq: ANTH 2102 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5180. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4200 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
A comparative analysis of gender-based status and social roles of women and men, with women’s status and roles emphasized due to their near-universal construction as the “Other” sex. Examines in cross- and sub-cultural context the relations among women’s status and their subsistence and reproductive activities; and the division of labor by sex, ideology and political economy. Prereq: ANTH 2102 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5200. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4230 - Anthropology and Community Based Participatory Research
The seminar explores anthropological critiques, knowledge production and multi-media approaches to community based participatory research (CBPR) such as photovoice and digital storytelling to understand the history of CBPR and analyze partnerships between university researchers and community representatives. Cross-listed with ANTH 5230. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4260 - Human Reproductive Ecology
Considers the determinants of fertility variation within and among traditional human societies. Biocultural and ecological perspectives on pubertal timing, marriage patterns, birth seasonality, duration of birth intervals and reproductive senescence. Prereq: ANTH 1303 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5260. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4290 - Anthropology and Public Health
“This course critically explores anthropological approaches to public health problems. Through a number of key issues and case studies, we examine how
public health practice can be enhanced through anthropological research, theory and methodology. Prereq: upper division standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 5290. Max hours: 3 Credits.” Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4300 - Migrant Health
This course examines health issues associated with transnational migration from an anthropological point of view. Drawing upon case studies, we examine the health of migrant communities in both host and sending nations. Prereq: upper division standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 5300. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4320 - Archaeology of Mexico and Central America
Surveys the major prehistoric and protohistoric cultures and societies of that area of Mexico and Central America identified with the evolution of Meso-American civilization. Major topics include early human colonization of the Americas, the domestication of plants and animals, the emergence of regionally-based cultures and societies, trade and exchange and the evolution of urbanism and the state. Primary emphasis on such ancient cultures and societies as those of the Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec and Aztec. Prereq: Introduction to archaeology. Cross-listed with ANTH 5320. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4330 - Lithic Analysis
Examines the theoretical basis and methodological tools used by archaeologists in the analysis of prehistoric stone tools. Topics of discussion include the mechanics of stone fracture, typologies, use wear analysis and core reduction techniques. Prereq: ANTH 1302. Cross-listed with ANTH 5330. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4350 - Anthropology of Globalization
This course provides an overview of anthropological contributions to the study of globalization. Particular attention is devoted to: transformations in global capitalism, state and immigration policy, transnational families, health and transnationalism. Prereq: Previous coursework in Anthropology strongly recommended. Cross-listing ANTH 5350. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4380 - Archaeology of Hunters-Gatherers
Explores the theory and methods used by archaeologists to investigate prehistoric hunter gatherers. Topics of concern include mobility, subsistence, procurement, and socio-political organization. Prereq: ANTH 1302 Cross-listed with ANTH 5380. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4390 - Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
Methods and theories of archaeology are used to scrutinize the collection and interpretation of data and the relationships of archaeology to other disciplines. Core materials emphasize the critique of basic archaeological assumptions. Note: Course content varies slightly each time it is offered, in response to student needs and the availability of projects (e.g., laboratory work, urban excavation, survey and mapping). May be repeated for credit when topics change. Prereq: ANTH 1302 or equivalent. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4400 - Archaeology of Power and Inequality
Addresses inequality and power through a long-term archaeological and theoretical perspective. Discusses explanations for the origins of power and inequality and their role in early small-scale societies and emerging complex politics. Prereq: ANTH 1302 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5400. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4450 - Development and Conservation: Contemporary Issues
Applies the theoretical paradigms of political ecology to contemporary issues of sustainable development. Case studies are chosen illustrating topics based on faculty expertise and student interaction. The first part of the course presents theoretical perspectives relevant to the chosen topic. In the second half, students participate in directed problem solving activities. Prereq: ANTH 4070, ANTH 4170 and graduate standing or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ANTH 5450. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4460 - Development and Conservation: Theory and Practice
Examines the praxis of anthropological knowledge of human ecosystem interaction and development of economic opportunities. Issues of biodiversity, resource conservation, sustainable development and globalization are studied. Prereq: ANTH 4450 or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ANTH 5460. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4500 - Advanced Issues in Human Evolution
This flexible course offers an advanced treatment of issues in human biological evolution. Topics may emphasize morphological evolution, behavioral evolution, the environment of human evolution, non-human primate comparative information. Prereq: ANTH 1303 and 3512 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5500. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4550 - Primate Comparative Anatomy
Examines human and non-human primate anatomical diversity. Students learn primate anatomy and the morphological differences among species. Explanations for the evolutionary origins of differences are reviewed, focusing on evolutionary theory, comparative methods and biomechanics. Prereq: ANTH 1303 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5550. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4560 - Human Ecology
Studies demographic and ecological variables as they relate to human populations. Aspects of natural selection, overpopulation and environmental deterioration are considered. Prereq: Introductory course in biological or physical anthropology. Cross-listed with ANTH 5560. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4570 - Landscape Archaeology
Introduces spatial archaeology through intrasite analysis and regional studies. Methods treated include site location and quantitative spatial organization. Theoretical topics include definitions of community, ancient urbanism and the impact of subsistence and politics on relations to the landscape. Prereq: ANTH 1302 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5570. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4580 - Neanderthals and the Origin of Modern Humans
Focuses on the human fossil record for the taxon Homo sapiens, including the earliest members of this group (“early” or “archaic” Homosapiens), the Neanderthals and so-called “anatomically modern” Homosapiens. The goal of the course is to survey the major issues within the area of modern human origins, and to learn about the evolutionary relationships, lifeways and behaviors of these groups. Prereq: ANTH 1303 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5580. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4590 - Primate Behavior
Studies nonhuman primate behavior with emphasis on understanding social behavior, ecology and issues related to human evolution. Prereq: ANTH 1303 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 5590. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4600 - Medical Anthropology
Introduces students to the theories and concepts of medical anthropology, the study of human health and illness. Explores conceptions of the body, modalities of healing, the clinical encounter, and new medical technologies. Prereq: Upper-division standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 5600. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4640 - Darwinian Approach to Human Behavior
The evolution of human behaviors from a Darwinian perspective, focusing on the natural selection of behaviors that maximize reproductive success. Includes topics such as male and female reproductive strategies, female mate choice, male violence and resource acquisition and control. Prereq: ANTH 1303. Cross-listed with ANTH 5640. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4800 - Special Topics in Medical Anthropology
Seminar series on current issues in medical anthropology. Faculty offer a range of different courses, including the political economy of drugs, health and human rights, and reproductive health. Prereq: upper division standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 5800. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4810 - Integrating Anthropology
Designed to build on specialized course work in the subdisciplines of anthropology, this course emphasizes the basic concepts that integrate and unite the discipline and give it unique perspective. These are the concepts of culture, adaptation and human evolution. In the last several weeks of the course, students consider the applicability of the anthropological perspective to specific human issues. Note: Centers on the critical examination and discussion of presentations made by department faculty and graduate students. Prereq: junior or senior standing and course work equivalent to a minor in anthropology. Cross-listed with ANTH 5810. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 4840 - Independent Study
Directed study based on a specific subfield of anthropology. Note: Permission of instructor required. Max hours: 12 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 3
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ANTH 4880 - Directed Research
Students will engage in original research projects supervised and mentored by faculty. Students must work with faculty prior to registration to develop a proposal for their project and receive permission to take this course. Max hours: 6 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 6
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ANTH 4910 - Field Experience in Archaeology
Students participate in archaeological field research and data recovery and conduct laboratory analysis of materials recovered in the field. Emphasis is placed on excavation technique and accuracy of record keeping. Prereq: Introductory course in archaeology. Cross-listed with ANTH 5910. Max hours: 9 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 6
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ANTH 4995 - Travel Study
A flexible format that permits courses to be taught in various areas of the world. Cultures of the Himalayas. Concerned broadly with contemporary Himalayan culture. Focuses on Tibetan cultures and the Tibetan diaspora, and the Nepalese (Newari) culture of the Katmandu Valley. The goals for this course are: to acquaint the student with social, political and cultural features of this part of the world; to teach, through directed field experiences, how cultural anthropology is practiced; to understand how the process of tourism differs from the study of anthropology; how tourism, however it is practiced, changes in fundamental ways those subject to it. The Arts of Self and Society in Contemporary China. An intensive introduction to contemporary conditions and issues in the People’s Republic of China, including social relations, popular culture, eating practices, religious practices and everyday life. Uses a combination of readings, lectures, field trips to local sites and ethnographic fie Max hours: 12 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 9
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ANTH 5000 - Special Topics in Anthropology
Designed to give students a chance to evaluate critically some practical or theoretical problem under faculty supervision and to present results of their thinking to fellow students and instructors for critical evaluation. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Restriction: Restricted to Anthropology graduate students. Cross-listed with ANTH 4000. Max hours: 9 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 6
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ANTH 5014 - Medical Anthropology: Global Health
This course is concerned with the underlying biological and cultural determinants of health throughout the human life cycle in global and cross-cultural perspective. Note: The first of a two-course sequence in medical anthropology and global health studies; the second is ANTH 5024. Prereq: Upper division and/or graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4010. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5030 - Ethnobiology
Considers the relationship between human society and plants and animals in the natural world. Primary focus on the perception and cognitive organization of the environment and how that affects the definition and use of plants and animals as resources. Prereq: Introductory anthropology and/or biology and graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4030. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5040 - Anthropology of Food and Nutrition
Examines the myriad relationships between food as a biological necessity and eating as a socially and culturally conditioned activity. Takes a biocultural perspective that considers not only the tremendous variety of foods we eat, but also the complex meanings and importance attached to food and eating. Prereq: Introductory course in anthropology and graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4040. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5053 - Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
Surveys the ways of deriving meaning from anthropological data by numerical means, including, but not confined to basic statistical procedure. Prereq: College-level algebra and graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4050. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5060 - Evolutionary Medicine
Evolutionary medicine is a relatively new approach for understanding patterns of human health and disease. In this course, students will learn how human evolutionary history has shaped our susceptibility and resistance to both chronic and infectious diseases. Prereq: ANTH 1303. Cross-listed with ANTH 4060, HBSC 5060 and PBHL 4060. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5070 - Culture of Development and Globalization
Anthropological critiques of development and globalization point out that they have occurred without regard for the diversity of human culture and human need. Beginning with this analysis, this course goes one step further by examining culture and values of development and how they affect the way development gets done. Prereq: Upper division standing and permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ANTH 4070. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5080 - Global Health Practice
A travel-study course that provides students the opportunity to work on global health issues in the context of a supervised internship experience. In addition to a formal internship placement or directed research opportunity, students attend formal lectures and participate in seminars devoted to addressing those health issues most relevant to the country in which the course is being taught. Prereq: HBSC/ANTH 5014/4010, HBSC/ANTH 5024/4020, HLTH 6070 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 4080, HBSC 5080 and PBHL 4080. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5090 - Political Economy of Drugs
Psychotropic drugs, both legal and illicit, are a predominant part of our everyday lives. This course examines their use and meaning within cultures, and the social, political and economic issues that surround their production, use and misuse. Prereq: introductory course in cultural anthropology. Cross-listed with ANTH 4090, HBSC 5090, and PBHL 4090. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5150 - Human Biocultural Adaptability
The chief concern of this course is the relationship between ourselves and our surroundings and the very immediate ways the environments in which we live affect US. The view is of ourselves as a part of, not apart from, these environments. Prereq: Background in cultural anthropology and graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4150. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5170 - Culture and the Environment
Examines the historical origins of Western and non-Western ideas of the environment and the place of people within it. The imposition of Western ideas on non-Western groups regarding environmental policy is also examined, with special attention given to practices of conservation, development and transnational monetary policy. Prereq: ANTH 2102 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 4170. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5180 - The Nature of Power
Introduces the major theories of power used in contemporary anthropology, with an emphasis on cross-cultural perspectives. Explores how power is defined, determined and exercised globally and locally and how different systems of power articulate with one another. Prereq: ANTH 2102 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 4180. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5200 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
A comparative analysis of gender-based status and social roles of women and men, with women’s status and roles emphasized due to their near-universal construction as the “other” sex. Examines, in cross- and sub-cultural context, the relations among women’s status and their subsistence and reproductive activities; and the division of labor by sex, ideology and political economy. Prereq: Graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4200. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5230 - Anthropology and Community Based Participatory Research
The seminar explores anthropological critiques, knowledge production and multi-media approaches to community based participatory research (CBPR) such as photovoice and digital storytelling to understand the history of CBPR and analyze partnerships between university researchers and community representatives. Cross-listed with ANTH 4230. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5260 - Human Reproductive Ecology
Considers the determinants of fertility variation within and among traditional human societies. Biocultural and ecological perspectives on pubertal timing, marriage patterns, birth seasonality, duration of birth intervals and reproductive senescence. Prereq: ANTH 1303 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 4260. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5290 - Anthropology and Public Health
“This course critically explores anthropological approaches to public health problems. Through a number of key issues and case studies, we examine how
public health practice can be enhanced through anthropological research, theory and methodology. Prereq: graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4290. Max hours: 3 Credits.” Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5300 - Migrant Health
This course examines health issues associated with transnational migration from an anthropological point of view. Drawing upon case studies, we examine the health of migrant communities in both host and sending nations. Prereq: graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4300. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5320 - Archaeology of Mexico and Central America
Surveys the major prehistoric and protohistoric cultures and societies of that area of Mexico and Central America identified with the evolution of Meso-American civilization. Major topics include early human colonization of the Americas, the domestication of plants and animals, the emergence of regionally-based cultures and societies, trade and exchange and the evolution of urbanism and the state. Primary emphasis on such ancient cultures and societies as those of the Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec and Aztec. Prereq: Introduction to archaeology. Cross-listed with ANTH 4320. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5330 - Lithic Analysis
Examines the theoretical basis and methodological tools used by archaeologists in the analysis of prehistoric stone tools. Topics of discussion include the mechanics of stone fracture, typologies, use wear analysis and core reduction techniques. Prereq: ANTH 1302. Cross-listed with ANTH 4330. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5350 - Anthropology of Globalization
This course provides an overview of anthropological contributions to the study of globalization. Particular attention is devoted to: transformations in global capitalism, state and immigration policy, transnational families, health and transnationalism. Prereq: Previous coursework in Anthropology strongly recommended. Cross-listing ANTH 4350. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5380 - Archaeology of Hunters-Gatherers
Explores the theory and methods used by archaeologists to investigate prehistoric hunter gatherers. Topics of concern include mobility, subsistence, procurement, and socio-political organization. Prereq: ANTH 1302 Cross-listed with ANTH 4380. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5400 - Archaeology of Power and Inequality
Addresses inequality and power through a long-term archaeological and theoretical perspective. Discusses explanations for the origins of power and inequality and their role in early small-scale societies and emerging complex politics. Prereq: ANTH 1302 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 4400. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5450 - Development and Conservation: Contemporary Issues
Applies the theoretical paradigms of political ecology to contemporary issues of sustainable development. Case studies are chosen illustrating topics based on faculty expertise and student interaction. The first part of the course presents theoretical perspectives relevant to the chosen topic. In the second half, students participate in directed problem solving activities. Prereq: ANTH 4070, ANTH 4170 and graduate standing or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ANTH 4450. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5460 - Development and Conservation: Theory and Practice
Examines the praxis of anthropological knowledge of human ecosystem interaction and development of economic opportunities. Issues of biodiversity, resource conservation, sustainable development and globalization are studied. Prereq: ANTH 5450 or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ANTH 4460. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5500 - Advanced Issues in Human Evolution
This flexible course offers an advanced treatment of issues in human biological evolution. Topics may emphasize morphological evolution, behavioral evolution, the environment of human evolution, non-human primate comparative information. Cross-listed with ANTH 4500. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5530 - Anthropological Genetics
An advanced survey of molecular and population genetics and their applications in anthropology. Topics vary, including but not limited to: genetic epidemiology, genetic distance studies, behavioral genetics, developmental genetics, sociobiology, and use of mitochondrial DNA to reconstruct population histories. Emphasis is on applications of new technology and methodology, as well as new genetic paradigms replacing classical models of genetic causation. Prereq: Undergraduate course work in biological anthropology or general genetics. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5550 - Primate Comparative Anatomy
Examines human and non-human primate anatomical diversity. Students learn primate anatomy and the morphological differences among species. Explanations for the evolutionary origins of differences are reviewed, focusing on evolutionary theory, comparative methods and biomechanics. Prereq: ANTH 1303 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 4550. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5560 - Human Ecology
Studies demographic and ecological variables as they relate to human populations. Aspects of natural selection, overpopulation and environmental deterioration are considered. Prereq: Background in biological or physical anthropology and graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4560. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5570 - Landscape Archaeology
Introduces spatial archaeology through intrasite analysis and regional studies. Methods treated include site location and quantitative spatial organization. Theoretical topics include definitions of community, ancient urbanism and the impact of subsistence and politics on relations to the landscape. Prereq: ANTH 1302 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 4570. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5580 - Neanderthals and the Origin of Modern Humans
Focuses on the human fossil record for the taxon Homo sapiens, including the earliest members of this group (“early” or “Archaic” Homo sapiens), the Neanderthals and so-called “Anatomically modern” Homosapiens. The goal of the course is to survey the major issues within the area of modern human origins, and to learn about the evolutionary relationships, lifeways and behaviors of these groups. Prereq: ANTH 1303 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 4580. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5590 - Primate Behavior
Studies nonhuman primate behavior with emphasis on understanding social behavior, ecology and issues related to human evolution. Prereq: ANTH 1303 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 4590. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5600 - Medical Anthropology
Introduces students to the theories and concepts of medical anthropology, the study of human health and illness. Explores conceptions of the body, modalities of healing, the clinical encounter, and new medical technologies. Prereq: Graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4600. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5640 - Darwinian Approach to Human Behavior
The evolution of human behaviors from a Darwinian perspective, focusing on the natural selection of behaviors that maximize reproductive success. Includes topics such as male and female reproductive strategies, female mate choice, male violence and resource acquisition and control. Prereq: ANTH 1303. Cross-listed with ANTH 4640. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5800 - Special Topics in Medical Anthropology
Seminar series on current issues in medical anthropology. Faculty offer a range of different courses, including the political economy of drugs, health and human rights, and reproductive health. Prereq: graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4800. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5810 - Integrating Anthropology
Designed to build on specialized course work in the subdisciplines of anthropology, this course emphasizes the basic concepts that integrate and unite the discipline and give it unique perspective. These are the concepts of culture, adaptation and human evolution. In the last several weeks of the course, students consider the applicability of the anthropological perspective to specific human issues. Note: Centers on the critical examination and discussion of presentations made by department faculty and graduate students. Restriction: Restricted to Anthropology graduate students. Cross-listed with ANTH 4810. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 5840 - Independent Study
Directed study based on a specific subfield of anthropology. Prereq: Permission of instructor required. Max hours: 12 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 6
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ANTH 5880 - Directed Research
Students will engage in original research projects supervised and mentored by faculty. Students must work with faculty prior to registration to develop a proposal for their project and receive permission to take this course. Max hours: 6 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 6
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ANTH 5910 - Field Experience in Archaeology
Students participate in archaeological field research and data recovery and conduct laboratory analysis of materials recovered in the field. Emphasis is placed on excavation technique and accuracy of record keeping. Prereq: Background in archaeology and graduate standing. Cross-listed with ANTH 4910. Max hours: 9 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 6
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ANTH 5939 - Internship
Max hours: 9 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 6
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ANTH 5995 - Travel Study
A flexible format that permits courses to be taught in various areas of the world. Cultures of the Himalayas. Concerned broadly with contemporary Himalayan culture. Focuses on Tibetan cultures and the Tibetan diaspora, and the Nepalese (Newari) culture of the Katmandu Valley. The goals for this course are: to acquaint the student with social, political and cultural features of this part of the world; to teach, through directed field experiences, how cultural anthropology is practiced; to understand how the process of tourism differs from the study of anthropology; how tourism, however it is practiced, changes in fundamental ways those subject to it. The Arts of Self and Society in Contemporary China. An intensive introduction to contemporary conditions and issues in the People’s Republic of China, including social relations, popular culture, eating practices, religious practices and everyday life. Uses a combination of readings, lectures, field trips to local sites and ethnographic fie Max hours: 9 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 9
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ANTH 6000 - Seminar in Current Research Topics
An inquiry into current research of critical and general interest to anthropologists. Variable format. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Max hours: 6 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 3
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ANTH 6040 - Advanced Topics in Medical Anthropology
A flexible seminar format for dealing with topics of special interest in medical anthropology on an advanced graduate level. Topics to be considered vary from semester to semester. Examples include high altitude adaptation, anthropological perspectives on substance abuse, epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, the health consequences of cultural change and cross-cultural psychiatry. Note: Topics vary from semester to semester. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Max hours: 9 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 4
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ANTH 6041 - Human Genetics: Legal, Ethical and Social Issues
Examines legal, ethical and social issues that have come about with advances in human genetics. Topics include privacy, informed consent, discrimination, forensics, medical malpractice and property rights. Prereq: Graduate standing. Cross-listed with HBSC 6320 and 7320. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 6063 - Qualitative Research Design and Methods
Much of the data collected in the social sciences is interview and text-based. This course explores methods for collecting and analyzing these data and theoretical paradigms that underlie these methods. Restriction: Restricted to Anthropology graduate students. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 6103 - Current Theory in Ethnography
An in-depth inquiry into important theories in cultural anthropology through extensive primary source reading. Practice in formulating theory, critical thinking and theoretical writing are emphasized. Note: First course in a two-course required graduate sequence. Prereq: Undergraduate course work in cultural anthropology. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 6133 - Anthropological Perspectives on Language
An intensive introduction to linguistic anthropology. Following a brief survey of technical linguistics, focus is on: the roles of language in society; multilingualism; language and identity; language and worldview; language, gender, class and power; language as social action; and other topics. Students carry out investigations based on models from their reading, as well as responding to the theoretical approaches of the field. Prereq: Undergraduate course work in cultural anthropology. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 6307 - Contemporary Perspectives in Archaeology
Explores contemporary theoretical methodological perspectives in archaeology. Structured to proceed from a survey of the history of archaeological thought based on recent retrospectives, to an analysis of works reflecting current perspectives and directions. Topics include: archaeological interpretation, classical versus scientific archaeology, versus culture-history, functionalist and materialist paradigms, ethno-archaeological and text-based studies, neo-evolutionism, interactionist models, Marxist perspectives, processual theory. Prereq: Undergraduate course work in archaeology. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 6317 - Archaeological Research Design and Analysis
Examines the methods and techniques used in archaeology, including theory-building, hypothesis testing and middle range theory. Core materials emphasize the learning and critique of basic archaeological assumptions and the methods and theories used to scrutinize the collection and interpretation of data. Topics include chronometric applications and paleo-environmental reconstruction. Prereq: ANTH 6307 or equivalent. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 6503 - Biological Anthropology Core: The Fossil Record
Examines the historical development and modern practice of biological anthropology, including the theoretical and methodological foundations of this field. Emphasis is placed on the evidence for human and non-human primate evolution and the processes that influenced this evolution. Prereq: Graduate standing. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 6513 - Biological Anthropology Core: Modern Human Variation
Considers the theory and methods used in investigations of biological variation in contemporary human populations. This includes the biological and cultural sources responsible for creating and maintaining contemporary variation as well as their functional consequences. Methods of research design and how to write a grant and scientific articles are considered. Prereq: Graduate standing. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 6520 - Seminar: Selected Topics in Physical Anthropology
A flexible seminar format for dealing with topics of special interest in physical anthropology on an advanced graduate level. Topics vary from semester to semester. Examples include: anthropology of nutrition, paleoecology, primate evolution, field experience in paleontology, advanced osteology and advanced human ecology. Prereq: Undergraduate work in biological/physical anthropology and graduate standing. Max hours: 6 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ANTH 6840 - Independent Study: Anth
Max hours: 12 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 3
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ANTH 6950 - Master’s Thesis
Max hours: 6 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 6
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ARAB 1010 - Beginning Arabic I
Beginning course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) designed for students who have not had any experience with the language. Max hours: 5 Credits. Semester Hours: 5 to 5
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ARAB 1020 - Beginning Arabic II
Beginning course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) designed for students who have not had any experience with the language. Max hours: 5 Credits. Semester Hours: 5 to 5
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ARAB 4880 - Directed Research
Students will engage in original research projects supervised and mentored by faculty. Students must work with faculty prior to registration to develop a proposal for their project and receive permission to take this course. Max hours: 6 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 6
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ARAB 5880 - Directed Research
Students will engage in original research projects supervised and mentored by faculty. Students must work with faculty prior to registration to develop a proposal for their project and receive permission to take this course. Max hours: 6 Credits. Semester Hours: 1 to 6
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ARCH 1110 - Introduction to Architecture
Introduces students to the essential ways of looking at and thinking about buildings, sites and cities, exposing students to the various perspectives, positions and practices that they will encounter in both an architecture curriculum and in architectural practice. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ARCH 2110 - Design Studio I
Introduces students to the principles of design and composition through studies of architecture’s formal, spatial, and geometric systems. Students explore these using a variety of drawing techniques including diagramming and drawings that are exploratory, analytical and developmental. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ARCH 2230 - Architectural History I
Introduces architecture and urbanism from prehistory to the mid-seventeenth century by exploring the social, cultural, technical, philosophical and aesthetic ideas that shaped buildings and other architectural and urban settings in different parts of the world. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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ARCH 3110 - Design Studio II
Introduces students to the expressive potential of architecture’s elements and systems. Students explore techniques for translating and expressing ideas in buildings through the static, dynamic and sequential manipulation of architectural form and space. Prereq: ARCH 2110. Restriction: Must be an undergraduate Architecture student. Max hours: 6 Credits. Semester Hours: 6 to 6
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ARCH 3120 - Design Studio III
Focuses on the design of buildings in their relationship to physical, natural and cultural contexts. Students explore non-formal concepts and translate them into architectural experiences that integrate program, site and climate. Prereq: ARCH 3110. Restriction: Must be an undergraduate Architecture student. Max hours: 6 Credits. Semester Hours: 6 to 6
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ARCH 3130 - Construction Practices I
Provides an overview of the materials, systems, assemblies and processes that inform the design and construction of buildings, reviewing the building technologies and developing student understandings of the interrelationship between the interconnected elements and systems that define buildings and spaces. Prereq: PHYS 2010/2030 and MATH 1130 are recommended. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3
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