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in Anthropology by Subfield
The following is a list of undergraduate courses in anthropology. Offerings are subject to change. If you would like to see a list of this semester's courses, please check the online time schedule.
I. ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY (ANTHRARC)
180 First-Year Seminar in Anthropology (3)
(SS) (First-year students only)
282 Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology
(4)
(SS)
283 Archaeology
of
284 Aztec, Maya,
and Inca Civilizations (4) (SS)
285 Frauds and Fantastic Claims in
Archaeology (4) (SS, R&E)
286 Food in Human Affairs (4)
(SS)
292 The
Archaeology of
296 Topics in Archaeology (3) (SS)
380 Minoan and Mycenaean Archaeology (CLARCH
380/HISTART 380)(3)(CLARCH 221 & 222)
381 Introduction
to Egyptian Archaeology
(ACABS 382/HISTART 382) (4) (HU)
382 European
Prehistory (3) (SS)
383 Prehistory
of Africans (3) (SS) (Sophomore standing)
385 The
Archaeology of Early Humans (4) (SS, ULWR) (Sophomore standing)
386 Early
Civilizations (4) (SS, ULWR) (Sophomore standing)
388 Gender
and Archaeology (3) (Anthrcul 101 or Anthrarc 282)
390 Traditional
Technologies (4) (SS)
392 Archaeology
Underwater (3) (SS) (Anthrarc 282 recommended)
394 Undergraduate
Seminar in Archaeology (3) (Anthrarc 282, Anthro
concentrator, or P.I.)
407 Archaeology
of
442 Ancient
480 Practica
in Archaeological Research Techniques (1) (Junior
standing or P.I.)
482 Topics
in Anthropological Archaeology (3) (Junior
standing or P.I.)(May repeat up to 6 credits)
483 Near
Eastern Prehistory (3) (Junior standing)
484 Archaeology
of Mind (3) (Anthrarc 282 recommended)
485 Archaeology
Along the
486 Archaeology
of Ancient
488 Prehistory
of
489 Maya
and Central American Archaeology (3)
490 Prehistory
of
491 Prehistory
of the Central Andes (3) (Anthrcul 101, Anthrarc 282, or
junior standing)
492 Prehistory
of
494 Introduction
to Analytical Methods in Archaeology (3) (One
statistics crse or junior stdg)
495 Ethnography,
Archaeology, Origin and Evolution of Pastoralism (3) (Anthrarc 282, Anthrcul 101 or P.I.)
587 Aegean
Art and Archaeology (CLARCH 531/HISTART 531)
(3) (CLARCH 221 or 222)
II.
BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTHRBIO)
161 Introduction
to Biological Anthropology (4) (NS, BS)
168 First-Year
Seminar in Primate Field Studies (3) (NS, BS)
(First-year students only)
169 Natural
Selection (3) (NS, BS)
265 Human
Evolutionary Anatomy (3) (Honors student)
297 Topics
in Biological Anthropology (3) (NS, BS) (May be repeated for
total of 12 credits)
351 Bones,
Stones, and Genes: The Origins of Modern Humanity
(4) (NS, BS) (Soph & up)
360 Race
and Human Evolution (4) (NS, BS, R&E) (Junior
standing)
361 Biology,
Society, and Culture (4) (NS, BS, R&E) (Sophomore
standing)
362 Problems
of Race (3) (NS, BS, R&E) (Sophomore standing)
364 Nutrition
and Evolution (4) (NS, BS) (Sophomore standing)
365 Human
Evolution (4) (NS, BS) (Sophomore standing)
368 Primate
Social Behavior (PSYCH 338)
(4) (NS, BS, ULWR)
450 Molecular
Anthropology (3) (BS) (At least one course in
anthropology or biology)
451 Molecular
Anthropology Lab (3) (BS) (Anthrbio 450 and P.I.) (Lab
fee required: $100)
452 Population
Genetics and Anthropology (4) (BS) (One course in anthropology
or biology)
464 Nutritional
Functional Anthropometry (4) (BS) (Senior standing or P.I.)
465 Primate
Functional Anatomy (3) (Anthrbio 351, 365, 368, 566, or P.I.)
467 Human
Behavioral Ecology (4) (BS) (See Bulletin for
prerequisites)
468 Behavioral
Biology of Women (PSYCH 439/WOMENSTD 468)
(4) (BS) (See Bulletin for prereqs)
469 Topics
in Biological Anthropology (2-4) (P.I.) (May be repeated for a
total of 8 credits)
560 Human
Reproductive Ecology (3) (Anthrbio 467 or P.I.)
562 Human
Nature (2) (BS) (Anthrbio 467 or P.I.)
563 Mechanisms
of Human Adaptation (4) (BS) (Senior standing)
564 Hominid
Origins (4) (BS) (Anthrbio
365) (Primarily for biological anthropology concentrators)
565 Evolution
of Genus Homo (4) (BS) (Anthrbio 351 or 365)
566 Laboratory
in Human Osteology (4) (BS) (Permission of instructor)
569 Primate Behavioral Ecology and
Sociobiology (3) (BS) (Anthrbio 368 or P.I. required)
569 Hominoid
Evolution (3-4) (Anthrbio 161, 265, 365, 368 or 465; or P.I.)
III.
SOCIOCULTURAL & LINGUISTIC
ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTHRCUL)
Introductory
Courses
101 Introduction
to Anthropology (4) (SS, R&E)
158 First
Year Seminar in Cultural Anthropology (3) (SS)
(First-year students only)
222 The
Comparative Study of Cultures (4) (SS)
226 Introduction
to Historical Anthropology (HISTORY 229)
(4) (SS, R&E)
256 Culture,
Adaptation, and Environment (ENVIRON 256)
(3)
272 Language
in Society (LING 272) (4) (SS,
R&E) (Fulfills linguistic anthropology course requirement)
298 Topics
in Cultural Anthropology (3) (SS) (May be repeated for a total
of 12 credits)
299 Topics
in Linguistic Anthropology (3) (SS) (May be repeated for a total
of 12 credits) (Fulfills the linguistic anthropology course requirement for
concentrators)
(Note:
Courses above the 100 level count toward concentration even if they are listed
as introductory)
Sociocultural
Anthropology– Regional Courses
202 Ethnic
Diversity in
221 Religions
of Latin America (HISTORY
271/RELIGION 271) (3) (HU)
302 Sex
and Gender in
306 Anthropology
and Film: East Central Europe (3) (SS)
309 Anthropology
of Europe (3) (SS) (Sophomore standing)
314 Cuba
and its Diaspora (AMCULT 313)
(4) (R&E, ULWR)
315 Native
American Peoples of North America (AMCULT 316)
(4) (SS, R&E)
317 The
Political Economy of Transformation in East Central Europe (REES
397) (4)
319 Latin
American Society and Culture (4) (SS, R&E)
320
323 Ethnography
and Politics of the Contemporary Pacific (3) (SS)
324 Anthropology
of Contemporary American Culture (4) (SS)
(Sophomore standing)
335 Tokyo-Tel
Aviv: City, Nation, and Identity in Israel and Japan (4) (ID, R&E)
346
402 Chinese
Society and Culture (3) (Junior standing)
403 Japanese
Society and Culture (4)
404 Peoples
and Cultures of
405 Peoples
and Cultures of
408 Maternal/Child
Health and Environmental Pollution in
409 Peoples
and Cultures of the Near East and
410 Ethnography
and Politics in
411 African
Culture (CAAS 422) (3) (Junior
standing)
414 Introduction
to
415 Andean
Civilization (3) (P.I. and concentrator in anthropology)
417 Indians
of Mexico and Guatemala (3) (Anthrcul 101 or 222 or junior
standing)
422 Ethnography
in
423 Anthropology
in
Sociocultural
Anthropology– Theory/Method Courses
246 Anthropology
of Religion (RELIGION 246) (4)
327 Critical
Theory in Medicine and Healing (4) (SS)
328 Globalizing
Consumer Cultures (3) (SS)
330 Culture,
Thought, and Meaning (4) (HU, ULWR)
331 Kinship,
Social Organization, and Society (4) (SS)
332 Exchange,
Commodities, and Money (4) (Sophomore standing)
338 The
Arts in Anthropological Perspective (4) (Anthrcul 101
or 222 or sophomore standing)
352 Anthropology
of the Body (3) (SS)
374 Language
and Culture (LING 374) (4) (HU)
(Sophomore standing) (Fulfills the linguistic anthropology course requirement
for concentrators)
447 Culture,
Racism, and Human Nature (3) (R&E) (Two courses in the
social sciences)
532 Politics
and Practice of Ethnography (3) (Graduate students, qualified
seniors with P.I.)
Sociocultural
Anthropology– Topical Courses
232 Genes,
Genealogies, Identities: Anthropological Perspectives
(4) (SS, R&E)
260 Folklore
in Anthropological Perspective (3) (SS)
325 Childbirth
& Culture (WOMENSTD 324)
(4) (Sophomore standing)
328 Globalizing
Consumer Cultures (3) (SS)
329 The
Anthropology of Childhood: Growing Up in Culture (PSYCH
415) (4) (Soph. & up)
333 Non-Western
Legal Systems I (3) (SS) (Sophomore standing)
339 American
Religious Movements (AMCULT 339)
(4) (Anthrcul 101)
344 Medical
Anthropology (4) (SS) (Anthrcul 101 or 222)
345 Cultural
Anthropology Mini-Course (1-2)
347 Race
and Ethnicity (CAAS 420)
(3) (SS)
349 Indigenous
Political Movements (3)
352 Anthropology
of the Body (3) (SS)
355 Health
and Illness in African Worlds (HISTORY 355, CAAS
355) (4) (R&E)
356 Topics
in Sociocultural Anthropology (3) (Anthrcul 101)
(May be repeated - total of 6 credits)
357 Undergraduate
Seminar in Sociocultural Anthropology (3) (1 Anthrcul
crse & JR standing)
427 African
Women (CAAS 427/WOMENSTD 427)
(3) (1 course in Anthcul, CAAS or Women’s Studies)
428 Sex
Panics in the US and UK since 1890 (3) (1 crse in
Womenstd, Anthrcul or RCSSCI)
429 Television,
Society, and Culture (3)
431 American
Kinship (3) (Junior standing)
436 Human
Rights, Gender and Culture (3) (R&E) (One course in
Womenstd or Anthrcul)
438 Urban
Anthropology (3)
439 Economic
Anthropology and Development (3) (Junior standing)
440 Cultural
Adaptation (3) (Junior standing)
445 Cultural
Anthropology Mini-Course (1-2) (Junior standing or P.I.)
446 Sex
and the City: Urban Geography and Sexual Locations (WOMENSTD 446) (3) (One course in Anthrcul, History, WomenStd, Sociology, or LBGTQ Std)
451 African-American
Religion (CAAS 459) (3) (One
introductory course in the social sciences)
453 African-American
Culture (CAAS 454) (3) (One
introductory course in the social sciences)
455 Feminist
Theory and Gender Studies in Anthropology (WOMENSTD
455) (3) (JR stdg)
457 The
Film and Other Visual Media in Anthropology (4) (One
introductory course in cultural anthropology, American culture, women’s
studies, or film and video studies)
458 Topics
in Cultural Anthropology (3) (Junior standing) (May be
repeated for a total of 6 credits)
461 Language,
Culture, and Society in Native North America (AMCULT
461/LING 461) (3) (R&E) (This course fulfills Linguistic
anthropology course requirement for concentrators)
462 Language,
Culture and Society in
464 Language,
Culture, and Society in South Asia (3) (Junior
standing or P.I.) (This course fulfills the linguistic
anthropology course requirement for concentrators)
503 Non-Western
Colonialisms (3) (400-level course work in anthropology,
history, or P.I.)
541 Environmental
Anthropology (3) (Senior, grad standing, or P.I.)
543 Demographic
Approaches in Anthropology (3) (Senior, grad standing, or P.I.)
553 Blurred
Genres: Autobiography, Fiction & Ethnography
(3)(400-level course in anthro)
Linguistic
Anthropology
272 Language
in Society (LING 272) (4) (SS,
R&E)
299 Topics
in Linguistic Anthropology (3) (SS) (May be repeated for a total
of 12 credits)
370 Language
and Discrimination: Language as Social Statement (LING
370) (3) (SS, R&E) (Ling 210 recommended)
373 Articulating
Gender: Women, Men, Speech (3) (SS) (At least one course in
anthropology, linguistics or social sciences)
461 Language,
Culture, and Society in Native
462 Language,
Culture and Society in
464 Language,
Culture, and Society in South Asia (3) (Junior
standing or P.I.)
374 Language
and Culture (LING 374) (4) (HU)
(Sophomore standing)
375 Talking
and Telling (LING 362) (3) (One
course in linguistics, anthropology, or related field)
473 Ethnopoetics:
Cross-cultural Approaches to Verbal Art (LING 473)
(3) (Two courses in anthropology, linguistics, or literature)
474 Language,
Ethnicity, and Nationalism (3) (Junior standing)
475 Ethnography
of Writing (3) (Junior standing)
519 Principles
and Methods of Historical Linguistics (LING
517/GERMAN 517) (3) (Graduate standing or P.I.)
IV.
MUSEUM, HONORS, READING, RESEARCH, AND
FIELD COURSES
Anthropological
Archaeology (Anthrarc)
258 Honors
Seminar in Anthropological Archaeology (3) (Admission to
Honors Program)
398 Honors
in Anthropological Archaeology (3) (Senior
standing and P.I. required)
399 Honors
in Anthropological Archaeology (3) (Senior
standing and P.I. required)
400 Field
Studies (CAAS 405) (8) (Junior
standing)
401 Archaeology
Laboratory Studies (CAAS 406)
(6) (Junior standing; concurrent enrollment in Anthrarc 400 (CAAS 405)
487 UM
Training Program in Archaeology (6)
496 Museum
Techniques in Anthropology (1-3) (P.I.) (May be repeated for a
total of 6 credits)
497 Museum
Research Techniques (1-3) (P.I.) (May be repeated for a
total of 6 credits)
499 Undergraduate
Biological
Anthropology (Anthrbio)
398 Honors
in Biological Anthropology (3)(Senior standing and P.I.)(May be
elected twice for credit)
399 Honors
in Biological Anthropology (3)(Senior standing and P.I.)(May be
elected twice for credit)
471 Undergraduate
Sociocultural
& Linguistic Anthropology (Anthrcul)
258 Honors
Seminar in Sociocultural Anthropology (3) (Admission to
the College Honors Program)
398 Honors
in Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology
(3) (P.I.)
399 Honors
in Sociocultural & Linguistic Anthropology (3)
(Senior standing and P.I.)
499 Undergraduate
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11, 2009
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