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Undergraduate Anthropology

2014 Fall Term

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CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (GS)

ANTHROPL 218

Varieties of human cultures past and present throughout the world, emphasizing the comparative study of social systems.

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HUMAN EVOLUTION: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (GS)

ANTHROPL 225

Biological anthropology studies human biological evolution and variation. Topics will be: Genetics and Human Evolution, Misconceptions about human evolution and adaptation, the biology and behavior of primates, the fossil record and the origin of bipedalism and evolution of larger brains and lastly the challenges of the future as a result of our recent evolution history.

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PHARMACEUTICALS, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY

ANTHROPL 316

This course will study stages of the pharmaceutical life-cycle: research and development, clinical testing, marketing, consumer advertising, and the impact of prescription drugs on patient's lives. Readings will help to critically assess the biopolitics of drugs (globally and locally) and how prescriptions have both medical uses and human enhancement potential.

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UNDERSTANDING HERITAGE: FROM LANDMARKS TO THEME PARKS (GS)

ANTHROPL 320

What is heritage and what role does it play in determining who and what we are and what we might be? This course explores these questions seeking to explain how groups define heritage, use it, and varyingly preserve it. Topics include resource management systems, the World Heritage program, activist groups, impacts of heritage tourism and looting.

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FORENSIC DOCUMENTATION

ANTHROPL 325

This is an advanced course for students who wish to explore the area of recovery and identification of human skeletal remains. This class is offered as an introduction to the field of Forensic Science. It also provides us with opportunity to see an application of scientific knowledge to jurisprudence. A detailed look into the events surrounding death will be examined. Since we will deal directly with the human body, some prior knowledge of the human body will be helpful although we will cover this material in class.

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WOMEN AND MEN IN CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE (GS)

ANTHROPL 334

Anthropological approaches to the cross-cultural study of gender relations with emphasis on societies of the non-Western world. Topics vary.

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EXCHANGE STUDY

ANTHROPL 497

Variable topics.

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INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTHROPL 498

Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member.