Undergraduate Anthropology
Undergraduate Anthropology
2025 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 students to the basic work of archaeology. It aims to dispel popular myths about the field perpetuated by 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.
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.
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.
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.
ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY
ANTHROPL 420
This course is a broad survey of anthropological theory. The goal is to understand anthropology's specific historical trajectory as it relates to theory and to see how anthropological theory has been put into practice/informed ethnographic writing, both classic and contemporary monographs. Students will be expected to engage at a high level through critical reading and critical writing assignments.
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPL 498
Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member.