New course proposals

The following new course proposals have been submitted to the Faculty Senate Office for review and approval and are listed here for faculty review and comment. Comments on any new course proposal should be submitted to Ernest May, secretary of the Faculty Senate, at senate@senate.umass.edu.

ANTHRO 452, “Indigenous Archaeologies,” 3 credits; Instructor: Dr. Sonya Atalay; Hybrid Seminar/service learning course examining theories, methods, and ethics related to Indigenous archaeology. Explore knowledge mobilization methods to understand how research moves out of the academy in ways that are useful and meet community-defined needs. Prerequisites: Introduction to Archaeology or equivalent

ANTHRO 540, “Archaeology of Food,” 3 credits; Instructor: Dr. Sonya Atalay; Exploration of theoretical and methodological tools archaeologists use to study food use in past populations. Focus on social and cultural contexts of food practices with examples from around the globe. Prerequisites: Only open to graduate students in Anthropology

ANTHRO 621, “Historical Archaeology,” 3 credits; Instructor: Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste; Survey of the role of historical archaeology in recovering past landscapes constructed through social relations and/or interrelated oppressions. Case studies illustrate the value of stakeholder collaborations and critical heritage interpretations.

ANTHRO 652, “Indigenous Archaeologies,” 3 credits; Instructor: Dr. Sonya Atalay; Hybrid seminar/service learning course examining theories, methods, and ethics related to Indigenous archaeology. Explore knowledge mobilization methods to understand how research moves out of the academy in ways that are useful and meet community-defined needs. Prerequisites: Introduction to Archaeology or equivalent

LARP 661, “Cultural Landscapes: Documentation, Values and Policy,” 3 credits; Instructor: Elizabeth Brabec; An important course for landscape architects, planners and other professionals interested in the cultural landscape, this course will introduce students to the identification, understanding, documentation and policy implications of cultural landscapes. While it will touch on the issues of both designed and vernacular landscapes, the focus for this course will be the vernacular landscape. Prerequisites: None

LARP 662, “Cultural Heritage Policy and International Sustainability,” 3 credits; Instructor: Falvia Montenegro-Menezes; This course is a comprehensive introduction to the evolution of heritage conservation theories and practices at the international level, particularly focusing on sustainability and the urban environment. The course will be run as a seminar with no prerequisites.

LARP 663, “Heritage Landscape Management,” 3 credits; Instructor: Ethan Carr; This course offers students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the theory and practice of heritage management generally, and specifically in its application to the management, interpretation, and design of culturally significant landscapes, including urban landscapes, parks, gardens, historic sites, and agricultural landscapes all over the world. Prerequisites: None