Biola University 2013–14 Catalog
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. 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. Credit(s): 3. backgrounds of Acts, the Epistles and Revelation. The program visits archaeological sites in Turkey, Greece and Rome including Ephesus, Pisidian Antioch, Corinth, Athens and several others. Anthropology students will examine the archaeological field reports from each of these excavations as part of their preparation. Prerequisite(s): BBST 110. Credit(s): 4. ANTH 432 - Field Excursion: Israel Examines the archaeological, historical and geographic backgrounds of the Old Testament and the Gospels. The program visits archaeological sites in Israel, and students are able to experience the historical and geographic context of the Old Testament and the gospels. Anthropology students will examine the archaeological field reports from excavations in Israel as part of their preparation. Prerequisite(s): BBST 109. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 435 - Anthropology of Consciousness A survey of theoretical, methodological and ethnographic topics geared toward developing a deeper anthropological understanding of cross-cultural experiences related to both normal and “altered” states of consciousness. We will explore topics including the neurophysiology of spiritual experience; trance; possession, shamanistic and mediumistic states; glossolalia; mystical traditions and a number of other “extraordinary” experiences, as well as develop a thoroughly Christian, cross-culturally valid approach to various ethnophilosophies of mind, soul and spirit. When Offered: Fall. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 440 - Topics in Biological Anthropology Selected topics in biological anthropology. Prerequisite(s): 200, 222. Note(s): May be repeated with different content. Credit(s): 1 - 3. ANTH 430 - Field Excursion: Turkey, Greece and Rome Examines the archaeological, historical and geographic ANTH 450 - Internship in Archaeology Students may spend four weeks to a semester in a field learning situation, during which time a student, under supervision, engages in the application of archaeological methods in a current archaeological excavation. Prerequisite(s): 312, 315. Credit(s): 1 - 3. ANTH 460 - Topics in Contemporary Anthropological Theory An examination of various approaches to anthropology from 1950 to present. Topics may include neoevolutionist, symbolic, psychological, postmodern, or feminist theoretical approaches. Note(s): May be taken for a total of 6 credits with different content. Credit(s): 1 - 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. 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. Prerequisite(s): 200. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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
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