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ANTH 320 - Topics in Gender Studies Credits 1-3 Examination of a variety of issues related to gender. Topics may include gender and communication, globalization and gender, feminization of poverty, representation of gender, etc. Notes: May be taken for a total of 6 credits with different content. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 321 - Prehistoric Cultures of North America Credits 3 The origin and development of the cultures of the prehistoric peoples of North America and north of Mexico are explored using archaeological evidence. The class focuses on the development of regional and continent-wide patterns of human adaptation. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: ANTH 200. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 325 - Comparative Folklore and Mythology Credits 3 A cross-cultural comparison of the oral traditions of cultures including an examination of major themes, cultural uses of myth, and the anthropological analysis and interpretation of folk literature in society. Grade Mode: A.
ANTH 361 - Anthropology of Gender Credits 3 The dynamics of male and female roles in Western, non-Western and biblical cultures. Focus on responsibilities, obligations, expectations, leadership and interrelationships as they relate to the society as a whole. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 365 - Biblical Archaeology: Ancient Near East Credits 3 The history of archaeology and literature of the Ancient Near East and the bearing of archaeological findings on the interpretation of the Old Testament. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 366 - Biblical Archaeology: Palestine Credits 3 The history of the excavation, the history and geography of Palestine and how archaeological findings have bearing upon Biblical interpretations. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 367 - Egyptian Archaeology Credits 3 A survey of the archaeology and relevant texts of Ancient Egypt during the period of the Pharaohs, from the Predynastic period to Ptolemaic Egypt. Grade Mode: A.
Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 330 - California Native Americans
Credits 3
Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 370 - Topics in Cultural Anthropology
Survey of native California groups indigenous to the state at the beginning of the historic period. Environmental and technological adaptations, social organization, religious systems, art and culture change are explored in this survey class. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 335 - World Archaeology Credits 3 Survey of the development of ancient culture and society throughout the world. Regional development of cultures and general themes of social behavior are explored, with a focus on the adaptation, social organization, technology and culture change. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: ANTH 200. Credits 3 An introduction to major themes and issues in the anthropological study of social justice and human rights. Common human rights violations will be considered from an anthropological perspective and in the light of Scripture. Various tools for engaging in social activism and advocacy, rescuing the oppressed and undertaking social justice and human rights interventions will be considered. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 342 - Social Justice and Human Rights Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 345 - Ethnographic Field Methods Credits 3 Techniques of field methods learned such as genealogies, participant observation, life history, mapping, structured interviews, etc. in preparation for the field practicum. Ethnographic research conducted as part of the course. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: ANTH 200. Credits 3 A six-week field learning situation during which time students, under supervision, will engage in the application of field methods of research including participatory observation, interviews, mapping, and other data gathering strategies as appropriate to their discipline. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: ANTH 200, ANTH 345. Restrictions: Must be Junior Class, or Senior Class; and Anthropology (ANTH); Undergraduate Level. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 350 - Anthropological Field Practicum
Credits 3
Examination of a variety of anthropological issues from either a theoretical or applied perspective including: marriage customs, leadership patterns, political relations, indigenous movements, culture change, worldview, etc. Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit with
different course content. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 400 - Political Anthropology
Credits 3 Cross-cultural study of leadership including diverse patterns of authority, legitimacy, public support, leadership recruitment, and training as they affect communication, national and international development. Grade Mode: A.
Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 401 - History of Anthropological Theory
Credits 3
An examination of the theories and principle figures who have contributed to the development of modern anthropological inquiry, research strategies and field methods. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: ANTH 200.
Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 402 - Family, Kinship and Gender
Credits 3
Cross-cultural study of the basic human groups of family, kin and community, examining marriage patterns and gender roles within families. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 403 - Economic Anthropology Credits 3 Exploration of theory and methods for the study of economic and social relations as they impact human values, with emphasis on analytic tools for comparative research and cross-cultural application. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 404 - Symbol and Ritual Credits 3 An exploration of approaches, methods and theory in the interrelated fields of semiotics, symbolic anthropology and structural anthropology. Focus on ways in which anthropologists examine social and psychological structures, mental entities and lived experience, and symbolic contrasts and correspondences. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level.
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