Undergraduate Anthropology
Undergraduate Anthropology
2007 Fall Term
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CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPL 218
Varieties of human cultures past and present throughout the world, emphasizing the comparative study of social systems.
HUMAN EVOLUTION: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
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.
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.
HERITAGE AND CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
ANTHROPL 320
This course examines the linkages between heritage and the arena of public archaeology. Heritage identifies a group's concept history and culture. Since World War II ideas of heritage have grown significantly. Today it envelopes national and international laws, linking people across the globe. It has also emerged as an economic force in the world system.
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPL 498
Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member.