ANTH - Anthropology

The study of human beings and their cultures. While the primary emphasis is on cultural anthropology, the related disciplines of physical anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and ethnology constitute an integral part of the course. The course is designed to develop meaningful insights into diverse cultures and introduce students to anthropological ways of thinking.

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. An examination and analysis of one or more of the major cultural areas of the world (e.g., sub-Sahara Africa, Southeast Asia, India, South America, Meso-America and North America). Anthropological, historical, archaeological and linguistic data will be used to explore such topics as social organization and structure, kinship, political and economic institutions, aesthetic forms, and the religious beliefs and values that give meaning to human activities.

Prerequisite: ANTH 201 and permission of the instructor. Assists with an anthropology class. Teaching assistants may attend classes, lead discussions and review sessions, tutor students, show films, distribute in-class exams, and other tasks as assigned. They will also meet periodically with the instructor. Students may also be given the opportunity to develop and deliver an in-class lecture. Grading is on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and department. Study of a selected subject. Conferences and reports.

An upper-level special topics course offered at the discretion of the department. The content and methods vary with the interest of students and faculty members