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2025 Spring: January 8 - May 6

Course Class No. Section Start & End Date Day Time Status Location
ANTH 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
A survey of general patterns in the development of human culture, addressing the biological and morphological aspects of humans viewed in their cultural setting. The aim is to apply anthropological knowledge to understanding human origins and how human populations adapt to the environment. Discussion examines human evolution and adaptation, including biocultural patterns in humans and other primates. Students who complete both ANTH 101 and ANTH 102 may not receive credit for ANTH 340, BEHS 340, or BEHS 341.
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21085 6380 08 Jan 2025-04 Mar 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Adefris, Tsirha K Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
A survey of general patterns in the development of human culture, addressing the biological and morphological aspects of humans viewed in their cultural setting. The aim is to apply anthropological knowledge to understanding human origins and how human populations adapt to the environment. Discussion examines human evolution and adaptation, including biocultural patterns in humans and other primates. Students who complete both ANTH 101 and ANTH 102 may not receive credit for ANTH 340, BEHS 340, or BEHS 341.
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22041 6381 08 Jan 2025-04 Mar 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Torpey, Melissa A Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
A survey of general patterns in the development of human culture, addressing the biological and morphological aspects of humans viewed in their cultural setting. The aim is to apply anthropological knowledge to understanding human origins and how human populations adapt to the environment. Discussion examines human evolution and adaptation, including biocultural patterns in humans and other primates. Students who complete both ANTH 101 and ANTH 102 may not receive credit for ANTH 340, BEHS 340, or BEHS 341.
22968 6980 12 Feb 2025-08 Apr 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Smucny, Darlene A Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
A survey of general patterns in the development of human culture, addressing the biological and morphological aspects of humans viewed in their cultural setting. The aim is to apply anthropological knowledge to understanding human origins and how human populations adapt to the environment. Discussion examines human evolution and adaptation, including biocultural patterns in humans and other primates. Students who complete both ANTH 101 and ANTH 102 may not receive credit for ANTH 340, BEHS 340, or BEHS 341.
23923 7380 12 Mar 2025-06 May 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Bartusewich, Rebecca M Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
A survey of social and cultural principles inherent in ethnographic descriptions. The objective is to apply anthropological knowledge of human behavior to everyday situations and problems. Students who complete both ANTH 101 and ANTH 102 may not receive credit for ANTH 340, BEHS 340, or BEHS 341.
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20799 6380 08 Jan 2025-04 Mar 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Sorensen, Kathryn A Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
A survey of social and cultural principles inherent in ethnographic descriptions. The objective is to apply anthropological knowledge of human behavior to everyday situations and problems. Students who complete both ANTH 101 and ANTH 102 may not receive credit for ANTH 340, BEHS 340, or BEHS 341.
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22112 6381 08 Jan 2025-04 Mar 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Brown, Sonia R Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
A survey of social and cultural principles inherent in ethnographic descriptions. The objective is to apply anthropological knowledge of human behavior to everyday situations and problems. Students who complete both ANTH 101 and ANTH 102 may not receive credit for ANTH 340, BEHS 340, or BEHS 341.
22852 6980 12 Feb 2025-08 Apr 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Brown, Sonia R Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
A survey of social and cultural principles inherent in ethnographic descriptions. The objective is to apply anthropological knowledge of human behavior to everyday situations and problems. Students who complete both ANTH 101 and ANTH 102 may not receive credit for ANTH 340, BEHS 340, or BEHS 341.
23924 7380 12 Mar 2025-06 May 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Kajangu, Kykosa N Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 345 World Prehistory and Archaeology (3)
An intermediate-level exploration of world prehistory and archaeology. The goal is to analyze the cultural, technological, and subsistence patterns of prehistoric humans and relate these patterns to contemporary human societies and populations. Discussion covers archaeological theories and methods; subsistence strategies; and the applications of archaeological knowledge to modern community, regional, and global issues.
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21437 6380 08 Jan 2025-04 Mar 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Bartusewich, Rebecca M Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 345 World Prehistory and Archaeology (3)
An intermediate-level exploration of world prehistory and archaeology. The goal is to analyze the cultural, technological, and subsistence patterns of prehistoric humans and relate these patterns to contemporary human societies and populations. Discussion covers archaeological theories and methods; subsistence strategies; and the applications of archaeological knowledge to modern community, regional, and global issues.
23925 7380 12 Mar 2025-06 May 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Sorensen, Kathryn A Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 346 Anthropology of Language and Communication (3)
An intermediate-level anthropological study of language, communication, and culture. The aim is to understand language in a cultural context; assess how the concepts, approaches, and methods of linguistic anthropology explain communication in changing cultural environments; and recognize how language both shapes and is shaped by culture. Topics include the origin of human language, linguistic diversity, structural elements of verbal and nonverbal language, language as social action, research in anthropological linguistics, language and power hierarchies, gendered communications, and linguistic diversity in the contemporary world.
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21296 6380 08 Jan 2025-04 Mar 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Grant, Kathryn E Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 346 Anthropology of Language and Communication (3)
An intermediate-level anthropological study of language, communication, and culture. The aim is to understand language in a cultural context; assess how the concepts, approaches, and methods of linguistic anthropology explain communication in changing cultural environments; and recognize how language both shapes and is shaped by culture. Topics include the origin of human language, linguistic diversity, structural elements of verbal and nonverbal language, language as social action, research in anthropological linguistics, language and power hierarchies, gendered communications, and linguistic diversity in the contemporary world.
24973 7380 12 Mar 2025-06 May 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Martinez, Wilton M Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 350 Health, Illness, and Healing (3)
An overview of health, illness, and healing from a cross-cultural perspective. The objective is to apply the perspectives of medical anthropology to promote individual and public health in local, national, and global contexts. Topics include cultural and social influences on health and healing, the experience and meaning of illness, and current issues in public and global health.
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21087 6380 08 Jan 2025-04 Mar 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Barone, Lindsay M Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 350 Health, Illness, and Healing (3)
An overview of health, illness, and healing from a cross-cultural perspective. The objective is to apply the perspectives of medical anthropology to promote individual and public health in local, national, and global contexts. Topics include cultural and social influences on health and healing, the experience and meaning of illness, and current issues in public and global health.
23926 7380 12 Mar 2025-06 May 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Grant, Kathryn E Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 351 Anthropology in Forensic Investigations (3)
An overview of forensic anthropology, an applied field of anthropology that seeks to recover, identify, and evaluate human skeletal remains within a medico-legal context. The aim is to explore the processes and methods used by forensic anthropologists to identify a cause and manner of death and determine an approximate postmortem interval. Topics include the forensic context, the human skeletal system, methods of identification, cause and manner of death, assessment of trauma, and analysis of evidence to draw conclusions about a case.
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22264 6380 08 Jan 2025-04 Mar 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Finkelstein, Marni J Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 351 Anthropology in Forensic Investigations (3)
An overview of forensic anthropology, an applied field of anthropology that seeks to recover, identify, and evaluate human skeletal remains within a medico-legal context. The aim is to explore the processes and methods used by forensic anthropologists to identify a cause and manner of death and determine an approximate postmortem interval. Topics include the forensic context, the human skeletal system, methods of identification, cause and manner of death, assessment of trauma, and analysis of evidence to draw conclusions about a case.
23927 7380 12 Mar 2025-06 May 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Torpey, Melissa A Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 417 Peoples and Cultures of East Asia (3)
An advanced anthropological study of the peoples and cultures of East Asia, focusing on China, Japan, and Korea. Anthropological theories and methods are used to understand the social changes brought about by rapid modernization. Topics include family structure and its importance to individual choice and the larger society, the evolution of belief systems, changing gender roles, problems of aging and demographically declining societies, and the recent global influence of East Asian popular culture.
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22265 6380 08 Jan 2025-04 Mar 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Sacherer, Janice Syllabus Course Materials
ANTH 417 Peoples and Cultures of East Asia (3)
An advanced anthropological study of the peoples and cultures of East Asia, focusing on China, Japan, and Korea. Anthropological theories and methods are used to understand the social changes brought about by rapid modernization. Topics include family structure and its importance to individual choice and the larger society, the evolution of belief systems, changing gender roles, problems of aging and demographically declining societies, and the recent global influence of East Asian popular culture.
23928 7380 12 Mar 2025-06 May 2025 Open Online
Faculty: Ives, Nicole R Syllabus Course Materials
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