Anthropology
Courses for ANTH (ANTH)
ANTH
408/808
Cross-Cultural Mentoring I LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 408/808| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Field |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| ACE Outcomes: | 8 |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Work with a refugee and/or immigrant and/or minority K-12 student or adult to assist them with the culture transition process, the educational process, problem-solving techniques, and community resources.
ANTH
409/809
Cross-Cultural Mentoring II LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 409/809| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Field |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Continuation of work with refugee and/or immigrant and/or minority K-12 student or adult to assist them with the educational process and/or culture transition.
ANTH
410/810
Women and Men: An Anthropological Perspective LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 410/810| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Prereqs:
9 hrs ANTH.
Cross-cultural meaning and impact of gender definition, with emphasis on women. Gender as a correlate of biology, language, economic systems, social and political structures, and belief systems.
ANTH
412/812
Social Structure LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Prereqs:
Social structure, kin, and local groups.
ANTH
416/816
Topics in Cultural Anthropology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Prereqs:
ANTH 212 or permission.
Advanced study of selected topics in cultural anthropology.
ANTH
417/817
History of Anthropological Theory LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Integrative Courses, Research and Reading |
Prereqs:
9 hrs ANTH.
Origins and developments of anthropological theory, method, and thought. Historical growth of the discipline and schools of thought from The Enlightenment through The Contemporary Period.
ANTH
418/818
Ethnology and Museums LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Prereqs:
12 hrs anthropology.
An approach to the museum as it relates to the growth of anthropology in general and ethnological studies in particular. Emphasis on the study of non-Western technology and its role in the modern museum.
ANTH
419/819
Art and Anthropology of Native North Americans LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Survey of Native American art, its prehistoric origins, historical development and recent artistic activity in the principal regions of North America. The context of art in traditional culture and the cultural milieu in which change took place. Artistic media considered are: ceramics, textiles, sculpture, basketry, bead and quill work. Powwows and fairs as important venues for presentation of contemporary Native American art.
ANTH
420/820
Ethnic Identity and Ethnic Conflict LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Concept of ethnicity and ethnic groups. Reviews how ethnic groups emerge and ethnic relations affect the modern nation state. Several ethnic conflicts reviewed and examined, accompanied by discussion of the dynamics of each of these situations. How ethnic identity is formed, adjusted and recreated.
ANTH
422/822
Medical Anthropology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Biological Anthropology |
Culture as it affects health care, disease transmission and prevention and health education.
ANTH
429A/829A
Food Security: A Global Perspective LINKCrosslisted as HORT 429A/829A, AGRO 429A/829A, NRES 429A/829A| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Additional Anthropology Courses |
Prereqs:
Junior standing
Overview of the technical and sociocultural dimensions of global food insecurity.
ANTH
430/830
Nutritional Anthropology LINKCrosslisted as NUTR 430/830| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Biological Anthropology |
Prereqs:
ANTH 242 or equivalent.
Anthropological approaches to the study of nutrition. Background to nutrition science; bio-cultural aspects of obesity, fertility, lactose intolerance, and infant feeding practices; biological differences in nutritional requirements, fertility, and mortality; interpretation of nutritional deficiencies in skeletal remains; reconstructing prehistoric diets from archaeological evidence; and evaluation of relationships between dietary patterns and dental remains in fossil record.
ANTH
431/831
Historical Archaeology: Current Topics LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Development of Historical Archaeology and current research in the field.
ANTH
432/832
History and Theory of Archaeology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Archaeology |
Prereqs:
12 hrs ANTH.
Current concepts and theories used in archaeology to interpret the archaeological record.
ANTH
433/833
North American Archaeology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| ACE Outcomes: | 10 |
| Groups: | Archaeology |
Prereqs:
9 hrs ANTH including ANTH 232
An areal survey of North American archaeology, methodology, history, and current trends of research. North American prehistory from earliest occupations to The Contact Period.
ANTH
434/834
Introduction to Great Plains Archaeology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Archaeology |
Prereqs:
9 hrs ANTH including ANTH 232.
Introduction to the history of archaeological research, taxonomic issues, cultural sequences, and current research topics within the Great Plains area of North America.
ANTH
435/835
Introduction to Heritage Management Archaeology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Archaeology |
Prereqs:
Introduction to the nature and purpose of historic preservation as it pertains to resource management and archaeological research. Legislation that forms the basis for: cultural resource management principles; integration of state programs; and archaeological contractors; within the overall framework of land modification planning.
ANTH
436/836
The Ancient Maya LINKCrosslisted as LAMS 436| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Archaeology |
Introduction to the prehistory of the Maya region and its periphery. Features of the Ancient Maya political, economic, religious, gender and material structures. Main substantive, theoretical and political debates in Mesoamerican scholarship. Interdisciplinary research and the types of methods used to create knowledge about Maya civilization.
ANTH
437/837
Borders and Frontiers LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Social and spatial processes of borders and frontiers though historical and contemporary articulations between local, national, and global orders. Commonalities of frontier and border experiences worldwide. Frontiers in the North American and global experience, border formation and maintenance case studies, contemporary issues of globalization, indigenous peoples, conflict and/or cooperation, natural resources, and ethnic identity.
ANTH
438/838
Topics in Old World Prehistory LINKCrosslisted as CLAS 438/838| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Archaeology |
Prereqs:
ANTH 242 or equivalent.
Topics drawn from the wide breadth of Old World prehistory. Archaeological data relevant to selected theoretical or topical problems.
ANTH
439/839
Archaeology of Preindustrial Civilizations LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Archaeology |
Prereqs:
12 hrs ANTH.
Development and organizational variability of past preindustrial civilizations. State formation and their evaluation through use of the archaeological record. General archaeological and anthropological problems posed by complex societies. Data bases from preindustrial civilizations: Mesopotamia; Africa; Egypt; India; China; Japan; Polynesia; Mexico; and Peru.
ANTH
442/842
Human Variation LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| ACE Outcomes: | 9, 10 |
| Groups: | Biological Anthropology |
Biological variation of modern humas worldwide through time and space. Standard measurements of phenotypic, e.g. elementary anthropometry. Biological adaptation to environment using recent theoretical perspectives.
ANTH
448/848
Human Growth and Development LINKCrosslisted as BIOS 448/848| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Biological Anthropology |
Biological diversity from an evolutionary perspective. The history of the study of human physical growth and biological principles of growth. Genetic, epigenetic and hormonal effects on human and other mammal growth patterns, and environmental factors that influence growth. Effects of nutrition, disease, socio-economic status, pollution, etc. Unique features of human growth in its various stages. How anthropologists interpret variation in growth patterns among human populations and the possible adaptive significance of this variation.
ANTH
451/851
Contemporary Issues of Indigenous Peoples in North America LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 451| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| ACE Outcomes: | 10 |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Political, economic, and social issues concerning indigenous peoples in North America.
ANTH
454/854
Ethnographic Field School LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-6 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Course Format: | Field |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Prereqs:
Permission of instructor.
Advanced comparative study of the contemporary populations in a selected area of North America (occasionally outside of the USA) that may combine the traditional survey of ethnographic literature with personal observation, participation, and experiential learning activities in rural, urban, or traditional settings. The ethnographic focus (e.g., Native Americans, recent immigrants to the USA, historic practices) changes depending on research opportunities.
ANTH
472/872
Belief Systems in Anthropological Perspective LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Prereqs:
12 hrs anthropology.
Cross-cultural examination of the structure, form, and functions of belief systems. Emphasis on the interrelationship between the ideological subsystem of a culture and its social, political, and economic organization. Primitive and contemporary societies.
ANTH
473/873
Ecological Anthropology LINKCrosslisted as NRES 873| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Human adaptive systems and their ecological contexts. The dynamic inter-relationships between subsistence, technology, social behavior, human demography, and ecological variability.
ANTH
474/874
Applied and Development Anthropology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| ACE Outcomes: | 6 |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Prereqs:
Efforts by anthropologists and other trained specialists to influence the process of development and socioeconomic change in the modern world.
ANTH
475/875
Primitive Technology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Prereqs:
9 hrs ANTH.
Survey of the major technologies and industrial complexes of the prehistoric and primitive worlds. Through examination of artifacts, gain familiarity with the ways preindustrial people have manipulated the environment. Develop skills necessary to analyze technology within its cultural setting.
ANTH
476/876
Human Rights, Environment, and Development LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lab 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Prereqs:
Human rights from an anthropological perspective. International human rights, development, and the environment; Western and non-Western perspectives on human rights; individual rights and collective (group) rights; social, economic, and cultural rights; women's rights; gay rights; indigenous peoples and minority groups' rights; and planetary (environmental) rights. Rights to food, culture, development, and a healthy ecosystem.
ANTH
477/877
Hunters-Gatherers LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Cultural Anthropology |
Prereqs:
9 hrs ANTH including ANTH 212.
Survey of hunter-gatherer society and its ecological and social adaptations. Hunters-gatherers and their important role in human history and evolution.
ANTH
478/878
Pro-seminar in Latin American Studies LINKCrosslisted as HIST 478/878, POLS 478/878, SOCI 478/878, MODL 478/878, LAMS 478, GEOG 478/878, EDPS 478/878| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Integrative Courses, Research and Reading |
Prereqs:
Junior standing and permission.
Topical seminar required for all Latin American Studies majors.
An interdisciplinary analysis of topical issues in Latin American Studies.
ANTH
481/881
Landscape Archaeology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Survey of theory, method, and practice in describing and interpreting archaeological landscapes.
ANTH
482/882
Research Methods in Anthropology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Integrative Courses, Research and Reading |
Prereqs:
Permission.
Is strongly recommended to graduate students in all subfields before starting thesis work.
Introduces advanced students to practical and theoretical issues involved in designing and undertaking anthropological research. The logic and organization of research emphasized.
ANTH
483/883
Advanced Field Methods LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Laboratory and Field Training |
Prereqs:
Permission.
Preparation for fieldwork through study of the philosophical and practical problems of anthropological field research. When appropriate, small-scale fieldwork exercises are planned, executed, and analyzed.
ANTH
484/884
Quantitative Methods in Anthropology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Laboratory and Field Training |
Prereqs:
9 hrs ANTH; STAT 218 or eqivalent.
Collection, management, and analysis of quantitative anthropological data. Methods of exploratory and confirmatory data analysis. Computer-assisted analysis.
ANTH
485/885
Pro-seminar in Anthropology LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Integrative Courses, Research and Reading |
Prereqs:
Permission.
ANTH
486/886
Community-Based Research and Evaluation LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 487| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Laboratory and Field Training |
Prereqs:
Qualitative ethnographic field and research projects. The observation, documentation, data analysis, and theory behind selected research designs. Community-based organizations, agencies, and development advocacy projects.
ANTH
487/887
Analysis of Archaeological Materials LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per semester: | 6 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Course Format: | Lab, Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Archaeology |
Prereqs:
Survey of vocabulary, techniques, and ideas needed to research major materials found in archaeological sites. A. Ceramics (3 cr) B. Lithics (3 cr) D. Archaeofauna (3 cr) E. Historic Material Culture (3 cr)
ANTH
488/888
Contentious Issues in Anthropology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Integrative Courses, Research and Reading |
Prereqs:
9 hrs of anthropology beyond ANTH 110.
Recent controversial issues through the integration of biological, cultural, and archaeological branches of anthropology.
ANTH
490/890
Advanced Field Work LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-6 |
| Max credits per semester: | 24 |
| Course Format: | Field |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Laboratory and Field Training |
Prereqs:
ANTH 290 or equivalent.
Further practical experience in field research.
ANTH
491/891
Advanced Laboratory Work LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-6 |
| Max credits per semester: | 6 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Course Format: | Lab |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Laboratory and Field Training |
Prereqs:
Permission.
Only 3 credit hours of ANTH 491 will count toward the major in ANTH. Open only to advanced students wishing to complete a research project they have developed with ANTH faculty guidance.
ANTH
495/895
Internship in Anthropology LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-6 |
| Max credits per semester: | 6 |
| Course Format: | Field |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Integrative Courses, Research and Reading |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing.
A structured professional experience outside the traditional academic setting designed to allow students to learn and use anthropological skills and knowledge and to develop professional networks. 496-896. Special Readings in Anthropology (1-6 cr)
ANTH
496/896
Special Readings in Anthropology LINK| Credit Hours: | N/A |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Integrative Courses, Research and Reading |
ANTH
498/898
Advanced Current Topics in Anthropology LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-6 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Integrative Courses, Research and Reading |
Prereqs:
Permission.
Seminar on current issues and problems in anthropology.
ANTH
844
Biology of Human Variation LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
ANTH 110 or permission
Introduction to the scope and meaning of human biological variation with emphasis on present day populations.
ANTH
881
Landscape Archaeology LINK| Credit Hours: | 4 |
| Course Format: | Lab, Lecture |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Survey of theory, method, and practice in describing and interpreting archaeological landscapes.
ANTH
887A
Ceramics LINK| Credit Hours: | 4 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
ANTH
887B
Lithics LINK| Credit Hours: | 4 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
ANTH
887D
Archaeofauna LINK| Credit Hours: | 4 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
ANTH
887E
Historic Material Culture LINK| Credit Hours: | 4 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
ANTH
894
Internship in Professional Archaeology LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-6 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Course Format: | Field |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
9 hrs ANTH
Structured professional experience in archaeological research, administration, or curation outside the traditional academic setting.
ANTH
899
Masters Thesis LINK| Credit Hours: | 6-9 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser
ANTH
915
Seminar in Ethnology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Intensive study of theory and method in ethnology, with special attention to current research literature.
ANTH
935
Seminar in Archaeology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Theory and method in prehistory and historic archaeology. Current research literature in the field.
ANTH
945
Seminar in Physical Anthropology LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Intensive study of theory and method in physical anthropology, with special attention to current research literature.
ANTH
994
Seminar in Anthropology and Geography LINKCrosslisted as GEOG 994| Credit Hours: | 1-3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
ANTH
996
Research Other Than Thesis LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-6 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Research or reading in selected problems in anthropology, including the preparation of research for publication.
POLS
466/866
Pro-seminar in International Relations I LINKCrosslisted as HIST 479/879, SOCI 466/866, ANTH 479/879, GEOG 448/848, ECON 466/866, AECN 467| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | International Relations |
Prereqs:
Senior standing and permission.
Open to students with an interest in international relations.
Topic varies
Description
For a brief description of the program, application requirements and contact information, view the graduate program summary.
Department of Anthropology Chair: Raymond Hames, Ph.D.
Graduate Committee Chair: Effie Athanassopoulos, Ph.D.
The department offers graduate courses leading to the degree of master of arts. The requirements for admission, for Candidacy, and for courses and thesis are those established and maintained by the Graduate College. Applicants should accompany their application for admission with a statement of educational goals and their scores from the general Graduate Record Examination.
With the exception of students in the Professional Archaeology Specialization, all graduate students will be required to take three core courses in the Department of Anthropology, one from each sub-discipline. Cultural Anthropology: ANTH 812, 817 or 877; Archaeology: ANTH 831 or 832; Biological Anthropology: ANTH 830 or 842. If a student has taken any of these courses at the 400 level (ANTH 412, 417, 430, 431, 432, 442, 477) and they were taken within five years prior to the student’s admission to the Graduate College, they need not be repeated at the graduate level.
Upon admission to this program, all graduate students are required to have a course in statistics. If a statistics course has not been taken prior to admission, this will be regarded as a deficiency, which will have to be remediated.
Any class taken to remediate a deficiency will not count as part of the credits required for the master of arts in anthropology.
Program Assessment
In order to assist the department in evaluating the effectiveness of its program, majors will be required at the end of their graduate program:
- 1. to complete an oral examination which focuses on the breadth of the field as well as on the student’s field of specialization.
2. to complete a written exit survey, submitted anonymously.
The graduate adviser will inform students of the scheduling and format of assessment activities.
These assessment activities will in no way affect a student’s GPA or graduation.
Specializations available:
Environmental Studies; Great Plains Studies; Professional Archaeology; Women's and Gender Studies