Anthropology Courses : Department of Anthropology : UMass Amherst

Undergraduate 100-500 Level

Courses are subject to change at any time.

Fall 2023 Courses as of March 21, 2023

100 Level
103 Human Origins and Variation	MW	Sievert	BS
104 Culture, Society and People	MW	Shear	SB DG
105 Language, Culture & Society	MW	Arnold	SB DG
150 Ancient Civilizations	MW	Pacyga	HS DG

200 Level
205 Inequality and Power in the U.S.	MW	Ziegenbein	SB DU
208 Human Ecology	TuTh	Reedy	SB DG
215 Forensics: Myth and Reality	MW	Perez
269 North American Archaeology	TuTh	Stewart	HS DG
271 Human Evolution	TuTh	Holt
290STA Emerging Diseases	TuTh	Disotell

300 \| 400 \| 500 Level
312 Medical Anthropology	TuTh	Leatherman
313 Nutritional Anthropology	TuTh	Dorsey
317 Primate Behavior	MW	Kamilar	BS
320 Skeleton Keys: Research Methods	Wed.	Holt
340 Building Solidarity Economies	TuTh	Shear
364 Problems In Anthropology	TuTh	Krause	JYW
384 African American Anthropology	TuTh	Walker Johnson
386 Critical Pedagogy (by permission)	Mon.	James
390STA Archaeology of Us	TuTh	Stewart
394EI Evolutionary Medicine	MW	Sievert	IE
416 Primate Evolution	TuTh	Disotell

Graduate 500-899 Level

500 \| 600 Level
546 Critical Knowledge Practices	TBA	Sandler
600 Intro to Grad School (Anthro Grads)	Mon	Hemment
690STA History of Anthropology	Tue	Walker Johnson
690STAB Writing Ethnography	Thu	Krause
699 MA Thesis Credits

700/800 Level
899 Dissertation Credits

* 600, 700, and 800 Level Independent studies and Research offered, please contact individual faculty.

RAP (Residential Academic Programs)

Residential Academic Programs (RAP) provide UMass Amherst students with the opportunity to participate in a variety of rewarding academic and social experiences.

Fall 2023 (Tentative)
Anthro 100 Human Nature (Gen.Ed. SB DG) 4 Credits
Day/Time: TBD
Instructor: Sofiya Shreyer

Anthro 104 Culture Society and People (Gen.Ed. SB DG) 4 Credits
Day/Time: TBD
Instructor: Meredith Degyansky

Anthro 150 Ancient Civilizations (Gen.Ed. HS DU) 4 Credits
Day/Time: TBD
Instructor: Kay Mattena

CHC/Honors Courses

Commonwealth Honors Program (CHC)

Fall 2023
Anthro 150H Ancient civilizations (Gen. Ed. HS DG) 4 credits
Day/time: TuTh 2:30-3:45
Instructor: Johanna Pacyga

499C: Senior Capstone: Conquest By Law Part 1
(enrollment by Instructor permission)
TuTh 10:00-11:15
Instructor: Kathleen Brown-Perez

UWW/CPE On-Line Courses

A variety of on-line courses in Anthropology are offered through the University Without Walls (UWW) program during Fall, Winter Intersession, Spring, and Summer.

Fall 2023:

Anthro 100 Human Nature	4 cr	SB DG
Anthro 103 Human Origins & Variation	4 cr	BS
Anthro 104 Culture Society & People	4 cr	SB DG
Anthro 150 Ancient Civilizations	4 cr	HS DG
Anthro 258 Food and Culture	4 cr	SB DG
Anthro 312 Medical Anthropology	4 cr
Anthro 330 Anthropology of Childhood	4 cr	SB DG

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Anthropology Courses

Fall 2023 Course Descriptions

Fall 2023 Courses as of March 21, 2023

Department of Anthropology