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Undergraduate Anthropology

2016 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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CULTURE, MEDICINE AND HEALTH

ANTHROPL 302

Medical anthropologists apply critical concepts and ethnographic methods to understand the lived experience of illness and suffering; differing medical practices; and the various ways modern healthcare impacts societies. This course is an introduction to the field and designed for students in the social sciences, humanities, and biological/health sciences.

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NATIVE NORTH AMERICA TODAY: PEOPLE, CULTURE AND SURVIVAL (DV)

ANTHROPL 305

This course, while assessing anthropology's long-term relationship with Native North America, primarily presents an opportunity for students to engage with the representation of contemporary Native cultures (and identity) through ethnographic reading and study. This will be accomplished through autobiographic, ethnographic, and medical anthropological literatures (and other media forms). Students will be asked to react through discussion, writing, and examination.

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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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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.

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MAYAS, AZTECS AND INCAS: PRECOLUMBIAN CIVILZATIONS

ANTHROPL 365

Cultures like the Mayas, Aztec,and Inca, surprised, shocked, and even appalled Europeans when the first encountered each other. This course examines historical, social, and technological aspects of these three great civilizations and their predecessors and seeks to understand them in a way that informs the modern world

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INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTHROPL 498

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