Anthropology
professional and ethical conduct. When Offered: Fall. Prerequisite(s): 315. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 320 - Topics in Gender Studies 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. Note(s): May be taken for a total of 6 credits with different content. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–3. ANTH 321 - Prehistoric Cultures of North America 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. Prerequisite(s): 200. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 325 - Comparative Folklore and Mythology 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. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 330 - California Native Americans 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. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 335 - World Archaeology 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. Prerequisite(s): 200. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 342 - Social Justice and Human Rights 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. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 345 - Ethnographic Field Methods 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. Prerequisite(s): 200. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 350 - Anthropological Field Practicum 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. Prerequisite(s): 200, 345. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 361 - Anthropology of Gender 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. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 365 - Biblical Archaeology: Ancient Near East 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. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 366 - Biblical Archaeology: Palestine The history of the excavation, the history and geography of Palestine and how archaeological findings have bearing upon Biblical interpretations. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 367 - Egyptian Archaeology 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. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 370 - Topics in Cultural Anthropology 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. Note(s): May be repeated with different course content. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3.
ANTH 400 - Political Anthropology 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. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 401 - History of Anthropological Theory An examination of the theories and principle figures who have contributed to the development of modern anthropological inquiry, research strategies and field methods. Prerequisite(s): 200. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 402 - Family, Kinship and Gender Cross-cultural study of the basic human groups of family, kin and community, examining marriage patterns and gender roles within families. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 403 - Economic Anthropology 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. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 404 - Symbol and Ritual 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. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 405 - Human Paleontology A survey of the human fossil record focusing on the functional and behavioral significance of important morphological changes within the fossil record. Prerequisite(s): 200, 222. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 406 - Bioarchaeology An exploration of the theory and methods of the study and preservation of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites. Moral, ethical and legal issues which attend the recovery of such data are explored. Topics include nutrition, disease, injury, and population demography. Prerequisite(s): 200, 215. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 407 - Ethnicity, Identity and Memory An exploration of the ethnic dimensions of human association and community, with an emphasis on the cultural construction and maintenance of identity and social memory, particularly among immigrant, refugee, and indigenous communities. Topics include concepts and theories of ethnicity, identity, and social memory; the relationships of language and religion to ethnic identity, and ethnic conflict and nationalism. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 408 - Language and Power A critical exploration of how language relates to power. The course will focus on (a) minority language rights and linguistic imperialism, language shift and maintenance, and linguistic ecology, as well as (b) political, media, gender, ethnic, age, and class language. Students will engage in critical analysis of various kinds of discourse in terms of linguistic articulation, maintenance and subversion of power relations. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 410 - Topics in Archaeology Examination of a variety of issues related to archaeological issues either from a theoretical or practical perspective. These topics may include: Advanced Archaeological Methods, Specialized Field Methods in Archaeology, California Prehistory, Southwestern Archaeology, Archaeology of North America, Archaeology Laboratory Method, etc. Prerequisite(s): 215. Note(s): May be taken for a total of 6 credits with different content. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–4. ANTH 415 - Human Conflict Explores the “roots and fruits” of aggression, violence and conflict from an anthropological perspective. Examination of biological, ecological and other materialistic explanations for these phenomena, as well as patterns in learning, symbol using and structuring of society as they relate to conflict and its transformation. Consideration of violence, aggression and warfare in small-scale societies, ethnic conflict, cross-cultural case studies, and techniques for conflict mediation and intervention. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 420 - Topics in Urban Anthropology Examination of the cultural adaptation resulting in the growth of cities, patterns of migration, social effects of urbanization, relationships to surrounding communities and the growth of megalopolis internationally. Note(s): May be repeated with different course content. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3.
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