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Anthropology
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.
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. ANTH 405 - Human Paleontology Credits 3 A survey of the human fossil record focusing on the functional and behavioral significance of important morphological changes within the fossil record. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: ANTH 200, ANTH 222. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 406 - Bioarchaeology Credits 3 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. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: ANTH 200, ANTH 215.
Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 407 - Ethnicity, Identity and Memory
Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 370 - Topics in Cultural Anthropology
Credits 3
Credits 3
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. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 408 - Language and Power Credits 3 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. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 410 - Topics in Archaeology Credits 1-4 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. Note(s): May be taken for a total of 6 credits with different content. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: ANTH 215. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level.
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 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.
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