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Biola University
ASLG 201 - Intermediate American Sign Language
Credits 4
ANTH 300 - Magic, Witchcraft and Sorcery Credits 3 A treatment of conceptions of the supernatural, the functions of religion in society, religion and social control, the nature of religious ritual and paraphernalia, sacred places and religious practitioners. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 303 - Human Variation Credits 3 The study of the processes and theories for the existence of the present variation between and within human populations, the genetics of human populations and the significance of racial classifications. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: ANTH 200, ANTH 222. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 304 - Human Osteology Credits 3 Techniques in the basic identification of human skeletal remains, including aging, sex, race and stature reconstruction. Professional and ethical considerations related to handling human remains. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: ANTH 200, ANTH 222. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 306 - Cognitive Anthropology Credits 3 Survey of the growth and development of anthropological theories and research methods for understanding cultural knowledge. Explores key ideas, concepts and issues relating to cognition, culture and meaning. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 310 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology: Language, Culture and Society Credits 3 This course is a holistic approach to language that addresses the interdependence of language and culture in society. It examines the relationship between cognition and behavior to language in communities worldwide. Topics include the structure of language and interaction, symbols and metaphors, language and identity, language and cognition, classification of experience, and language and power. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 311 - Ancient Languages Credits 3 Topics may include: Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts: Reading basic Middle Egyptian inscriptions: religious/mythological, moral, historical and literary texts in light of their cultural context. Maya Hieroglyphs and Archaeoastronomy: Reading basic Maya Hieroglyphic inscriptions and codices. Ancient Mesoamerican archaeo- astronomical theory, observations and calendrical systems. Runelore of Old Northern Europe: Reading Norse, Anglo-Saxon and Old Irish Runic material. The place, development and uses of literacy among the early Germanic peoples and their neighbors; the religious world of the Rune-using people (especially magic and mythology), interplay of Heathen and Christian traditions and worldviews in the early missionary encounter. Deciphering Ancient Scripts: Survey of types of writing systems, basic techniques of decipherment, and approaches to the investigation of epigraphic materials. Case studies may include Etruscan, Mycenaean Linear B and Minoan Linear A, Mesopotamian Cuneiform Scripts, Hittite and Ugaritic, Egyptian Hieroglyphs and Meroitic, Rongorongo; Mayan, Zapotec and Epi-Olmec; Indus Valley, the Phaistos Disk, the Voynich Manuscripts, etc. Reconstructing Lost Languages: Comparative Linguistics, philology, and linguistic reconstruction. Basic methodologies in historical and comparative linguistics, including types and universals of language change, methods of language reconstruction and causes and explanations of language change. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level.
Designed for those who possess the basic skills of manual communication. Further instruction in the development of ASL vocabulary, fingerspelling, fluency, receptive and expressive skills. Notes: Approved for Core Curriculum (GE) Foreign Language credit. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: ASLG 200 or HUFA 102. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. Fee: $10. Anthropology A division of Cook School of Intercultural Studies Faculty
Dean: Bulus Galadima, Ph.D. Chair: Paul Langenwalter, M.A. Professor: McMahan
Associate Professors: Greene, Pittle Assistant Professors: Langenwalter Courses Anthropology (ANTH) ANTH 200 - General Cultural Anthropology
Credits 3 The nature of people in culture; worldview and perception; culture change; a study of the subsystems of cultures, including social organization, religion, language and related topics. Includes practical applications to global problems such as AIDS, human rights, etc. Notes: Approved for Core Curriculum Behavioral Science credit. Grade Mode: A. Credits 3 An examination of the methodology and theories of the archaeological approach to the study of humankind from the earliest times to the present and how to interpret such data in respect to political, economic and social organization as well as analyze cultural adaptation and change. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 222 - Physical Anthropology Credits 3 Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 215 - Introduction to Archaeology A survey of the physical nature of humans from an anthropological perspective. The course will explore ideas and concepts in scientific method, genetics, human variation, primate behavior, fossil humans and archaeology. Notes: Approved for Core Curriculum Science credit. May be taken with ANTH 223 for a total of 4 credits of laboratory science credit. Grade Mode: A.
Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. ANTH 223 - Physical Anthropology Laboratory
Credit 1
A laboratory consisting of a hands on study of specimens and an examination of the relationship between human biology and the influence of culture. This laboratory accompanies ANTH 222 and is divided between observational and experimental approaches to the collection and interpretation of data. Frequent discussion of relevant issues is included. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three lab hours. Notes: Approved for Core Curriculum Science credit. May be taken concurrently with ANTH 222, or
in a subsequent semester. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level.
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