ANTHROPOLOGY
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Physical AnthropologyDescription: An introduction to human biological evolution, physical diversity, and relationship to the animal world, using scientific and comparative methods. Incorporates the study of genetics, fossils, primates, and modern human variation within an evolutionary framework. Students may not receive credit for both ANT-1 and ANT-1H. 54 hours lecture.(Letter grade only)
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Honors Physical AnthropologyDescription: This honors course offers an enriched introduction to human biological evolution, physical diversity, and relationship to the animal world, using scientific and comparative methods. Incorporates the study of genetics, fossils, primates, and modern human variation within an evolutionary framework. Students may not receive credit for both ANT 1 and ANT 1H. 54 hours lecture.(Letter grade only)
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Physical Anthropology LaboratoryDescription: Laboratory course exploring case studies and problems of human genetics, human variation, the identification of fossils through examination of fossil casts, human evolution, the study of the human skeleton, observation of primate behavior and structures utilizing the scientific method. 54 hours laboratory. (Letter grade only)
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Cultural AnthropologyDescription: An introduction to the anthropological concept of culture and to the methods and theories used in the comparative analysis of cultures. Cultural practices and institutions are examined using perspectives that enhance effective participation in a culturally diverse world. 54 hours lecture.(Letter grade only)
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Honors Cultural AnthropologyDescription: An introduction to the anthropological concept of culture and to the methods and theories used in the comparative analysis of cultures. Cultural practices and institutions are examined using perspectives that enhance effective participation in a culturally diverse world. This honors course offers an enriched experience for accelerated students through limited class size, seminar format, focus on primary texts, and application of higher level critical thinking skills. Students may not receive credit for both ANT-2 and ANT-2H. 54 hours lecture.(Letter grade only)
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Prehistoric CulturesDescription: The development of human society from the earliest evidence of culture to the beginnings of recorded history. The concepts, methods, and data of prehistoric archaeology are used to examine the major transitions in human prehistory, including the origins of culture, agriculture, and early civilization. 54 hours lecture. (Letter Grade only)
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Native American CulturesDescription: A survey of Native American cultures from the pre-Columbian period through conquest and reservation life and into the present. Incorporates evidence from archaeology, oral history, personal narratives, and other sources. Emphasis will be on the growth of Native American cultures, modern communities, including urban life, social and religious institutions, and traditional cultural elements and artistic traditions. 54 hours lecture. (Same as ETS-27) (Letter grade only)
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Cultures of Ancient MexicoDescription: The development of civilization in ancient Mexico, integrating evidence from archaeology and the prehispanic and post-Conquest written records. Emphasizes the history, lifeways, and social and religious institutions of Mexico from the earliest cultures to the Aztec civilization, and their persistence in the modern world. 54 hours lecture. (Letter grade only)
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Introduction to ArchaeologyDescription: An examination of the basic concepts, methods, and findings of modern archaeology. Covers the history of archaeology, the application of archaeological methods of recovery and interpretation, and the analysis of archaeological evidence as it is used to reconstruct ancient societies and major trends in cultural evolution. 54 hours lecture.(Letter grade only)
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Anthropology of ReligionDescription: Introduction to the anthropological study of religion in world cultures, using a cross-cultural approach to the analysis of beliefs, rituals, mythology, and the role of religion in society, particularly focusing on non-Western traditional societies. 54 hours lecture.(Letter grade only)
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Language and CultureDescription: An introduction to the anthropological study of language in world cultures. Characteristics of human verbal and non-verbal communication, language diversity and change, and the relationship of language to culture and social groups. 54 hours lecture. (Letter Grade, or Pass/No Pass option.)
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Forensic AnthropologyDescription: The application of the methods of physical anthropology, within a medicolegal framework, to the identification of human remains. Focuses on human osteology for the determination of age, sex, ancestry, stature, and unique features. 54 hours lecture.(Letter grade only)
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Field Methods in ArchaeologyDescription: Provides students experiential based training in archaeological survey, excavation, and laboratory processing of excavated material. Includes recognition and recordation of historic and prehistoric sites, theory and methods of archaeological processes (stratigraphy, sampling, record keeping, note taking, profiles, mapping), and basic archaeological field laboratory techniques. 36 hours lecture and 54 hours lab. (Pass/No Pass or Letter Grade)
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