Undergraduate Anthropology
Undergraduate Anthropology
2008 Spring 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.
TOMBS, TEMPLES & BURIED TREASURE: INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTHROPL 220
This course introduces student to the basic work of archaeology. It aims to dispel popular myths about the field perpetuated by the popular media. In place of those myths it presents methods of archaeological research and the discoveries such research has produced. These discoveries reveal the 4 million year history of humans and their ancestors before the invention of written records.
WOMEN AND THE SHAPING OF LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE
ANTHROPL 310
This course critically examines roles of women in shaping Latin American culture and society through exploration of individual and collective action. Through the lenses of film, essay, and objective studies students encounter ways in which women create, maintain and restore cultures often viewed by the outside as strongly male-dominated.
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.
CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY
ANTHROPL 350
This course examines contemporary Japanese society. It includes a study of social institutions, processes, and culture of Japan. the course examines following areas: (a) culture (beliefs, customs, social identity); (b) social institutions (family, religion, education, work, media); (c) societal processes (socialization, deviance, urbanization); (d) inequalities (gender, income, race-ethnic, region); and (e) the politics, economy, and international position of Japan.
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPL 498
Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member.