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Online ANTHROPOLOGY Course Catalog (not all classes offered every semester; largest course offering during summer sessions) 

ANTH 100 – Human Nature 
Introduces the full range of human cultural and biological diversity. Human evolution, the rise and fall of civilizations, non-Western cultures, and the human condition in different societies today. Emphasis on the relationships among biological, environmental, and cultural factors. (Gen.Ed. SB, DG) 4 CR 
 

ANTH 103 – Human Origins and Variation 
The biological aspects of being human. Evolution, how and where the human species originated, and biological similarities and dissimilarities among contemporary human groups. (Gen.Ed. BS) 4 CR 
 

ANTH 104 – Culture, Society and People  
The nature of culture and its role in creating forms of social, economic, and political life in diverse historical and geographical contexts. Readings drawn from contemporary ethnographies of various peoples, analyzing the persistence of cultural diversity in the midst of global social and socioeconomic forces. (Gen.Ed. SB, DG) 4 CR 
  

ANTH 105 - Language, Culture & Communication 
  Language is an important cultural and political force that shapes all aspects of our individual lives and shared experiences as communities. This class explores the causes and consequences of how people learn to use language, of common beliefs about "accents," and of how language changes over time. We will investigate the power of language in many current issues such as health, climate change, racism, and transphobia. (Gen.Ed. SB, DG) 4 CR 
 

ANTH 106 – Culture Through Film 
Exploration of different societies and cultures, and of the field of cultural anthropology through the medium of film. Ethnographic and documentary films; focus on gender roles, ethnicity, race, class, religion, politics, and social change. (Gen.Ed. SB, DG) 4 CR 
  

ANTH 150 - Ancient Civilizations 
The emergence and character of the world's first civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, Shang China, the Olmec and Maya of Mesoamerica, and the Chavin of Peru. Topics include the Neolithic background to the rise of civilizations and theories on the rise and fall of civilizations. (Gen.Ed. HS, DG) 4 CR 
  

ANTH 208 - Human Ecology 
The study of human/environmental interactions. Emphasis on biological and cultural responses by contemporary human groups to pervasive environmental problems. Examples from mountains, grasslands, deserts, and tropical forests. (Gen.Ed. SB, DG) 4 CR 
  

ANTH 258 - Food and Culture 
This course surveys how cultural anthropologists have studied the big questions about food and culture. How and why do people restrict what foods are considered "edible" or morally acceptable? How is food processed and prepared, and what does food tell us about other aspects of culture like gender and ethnic identity? How have power issues of gender, class, and colonialism shaped people's access to food? How has industrialization changed food, and where are foodways headed in the future? Along the way, students will read and see films about foodways in Europe, Africa, Asia, the United States, and Latin America. (Gen. Ed. SB, DG) 4 CR 

ANTH 269 - North American Archaeology 
The history of Native North Americans from their arrival on this continent, sometime between 80,000 and 12,000 years ago, up until their initial contact with Europeans. Archaeology as a source for the telling of history sensitive to voices often excluded from the written record. (Gen.Ed. HS, DU) 4 CR 
  

ANTH 275 - Dragons Around the World 
This course will expand the student’s horizon to include an understanding of the cultural and environmental diversity of cultures on every continent with human habitation. Legends are created to help humans to understand the natural and cultural events of their specific culture in their specific ecological niche. Analyzing dragon legends enables students to have a holistic perspective and awareness of the interrelationships among cultural systems, individuals and their environments (cultural and physical) on every continent from Africa to Asia to Oceania, the Americas and Europe. Students are introduced to over fifty cultural systems and their ecological niches. (Gen. Ed. SB, DG) 4 CR 
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ANTH 312 - Medical Anthropology 
The course is designed to introduce students to the concepts, approaches, methods, and goals of medical anthropology. In doing so we will undertake an examination of the interplay between biology and culture and how health, illness, medicine and therapy exist in different cultures. Central to this concern is the idea that culture plays a central role in definitions of health and illness. After establishing a base for examining and defining medical anthropology, as well as taking a look at health, illness, and medicine within a range of different cultures, we will take a closer look at health issues in North America. There will also be particular emphasis on the diversity (plurality) of therapeutic and philosophical approaches to the body and medicine, and how these are culturally infused and reflective. This latter point will involve a critical analysis of biomedicine and various alternative therapies currently in practice in North America. 4 CR 
 

ANTH 330 - Anthropology of Childhood 
This course will introduce students to the anthropological study of children and youth drawing on classical and contemporary ethnography. Students will explore the ways in which childhood is socially constructed with a wide breadth and variety of meanings and expectations. Students will become familiar with some socio-historical and theoretical frameworks to help them think critically about childhood as an object of ethnographic study. We will challenge assumptions about childhood including depictions of children as passive receivers of cultural knowledge, and children as future workers. This course will engage students in ethnographic accounts that demonstrate a variety of contexts in which children learn and participate in everyday life outside of the classroom. In this course, we will consider how children and youth are active agents in shaping the world around them and conversely, how they are shaped by social, political and economic conditions. (Gen. Ed. SB, DG) 4 CR 
 
ANTH 588 – Field Methods in Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology 
Introduces students to major questions in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology, including what constitutes data, how excavations and fieldwork are conducted, and how field data are analyzed in the laboratory. Enrollment through application to instructor. (6 credits) Offered summer only by application.