Liberal Studies Course List Anthropology Department

AESTHETIC AND HUMANISTIC INQUIRY [AHI]

ANT 355 (3) – Archaeology of Rock Art

Explore aesthetics, science, interpretation, ethics, management, and conservation of rock engravings and paintings worldwide. We contrast western and non-western modes of interpretation, understandings of landscape, and ethics of site management, focusing on indigenous perspectives in the Americas, Australia, and Africa. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab, including field trips. Prerequisites: junior, senior, or graduate status; at least one upper-division or graduate course in anthropology, art history, AIS, or recreation management; and successful completion of liberal studies writing requirements.

CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING [CU]

ANT 102 (3) – Exploring Cultures

Introduces diverse cultures, focusing on technology, social organization, and ideology of hunter- gatherer, horticultural, agricultural, pastoral, industrial, and post-industrial societies around the world, with primary emphasis on non-western societies. Letter grade only.

ANT 103 (3) – Culture in Communication

Offers a comparative global perspective on communicative forms, especially languages, as systems of social signs. Primary emphasis on case studies are from non-western societies. Letter grade only.

ANT 205 (3) – Native Peoples of North America

Ethnographic survey of Indian societies in the United States and Canada, their cultural and linguistic development, and their current status. Letter grade only.

ANT 209 (3) – Folklore of the World: Anthropological Perspectives

A cross-cultural, global survey of contemporary folklore of the world. Case Studies emphasize non-western societies, including Southeast Asia, Australian Aborigines, Maya, and Celtic subcultures of Europe. Letter grade only.

ANT 211 (3) – The Anthropology of Everyday Life

In this introductory level anthropology course, students will conduct observations and analyses of everyday life and "college culture," uncovering the worldviews that define our sense of self, values and relationships. Letter grade only.

1 ANT 330 (1) – Study Abroad Orientation

Examines anthropological concepts, field methods, indigenous issues, and culture change processes underway in host countries to enhance experience of traveling, living, and studying abroad. Pass-fail only.

ANT 331 (1) – Study Abroad Cultural Immersion

This web-based course is designed for students participating in the International Cultural Immersion Program or International Study Abroad Program to provide them with a cross-cultural anthropological study abroad experience. Prerequisite: ANT 310 or ANT 330 or International Exchange Student Group

ANT 332 (1) – Study Abroad Re-Entry

This web-enhanced course is designed to assist students participating in the International Cultural Immersion Program or International Study abroad Program for re-entry to the U.S. following a study abroad experience. Prerequisite: ((ANT 310 or ANT 330) and ANT 331) or International Exchange Student Group

SCIENCE/APPLIED SCIENCE [SAS]

ANT 101 (3) – Humankind Emerging

Introduces human evolution, primates, fossil hominids, race, population genetics, and the development of culture. Letter grade only.

ANT 250 (3) – Principles of Archaeology

Method, theory, goals, and history of archaeology as a subdiscipline of anthropology. Letter grade only.

LAB SCIENCE [LAB]

ANT 270 (4) – Physical Anthropology I: Human Origins

Comparative primate anatomy and behavior, primate and human paleontology, human evolution. 3 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. lab. Letter grade only.

ANT 271 (4) – Physical Anthropology II: Human Variation

Evolutionary trends in modern humans, biology of contemporary population, population genetics. 3 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. lab. Letter grade only.

2 SOCIAL AND POLITICAL WORLDS [SPW]

ANT 104 (3) – Buried Cities and Lost Tribes

An archaeological window on the rise and fall of the most spectacular cultures of the ancient past. Explores the ancient foundations of culture diversity among a variety of prehistoric civilizations including the Aztec, Maya, Shang China, Stonehenge, Iraq, and Iran. Letter grade only.

ANT 105 (3) – Anthropology Today: Global Issues

An introduction to the field of anthropology and the application of anthropological approaches to the understanding of contemporary global issues, with particular emphasis on non-western societies and their cultures, histories, and differences. The course focuses on a different issue each semester. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

ANT 253 (3) – Aztec and Maya: Archaeology of Ancient Mexico

Archaeological exploration of the development of complex societies in Mesoamerica, with emphasis on subsistence and technological factors that shaped socio-political development and collapse. Letter grade only.

ANT 301 (3) – Peoples of the World

Ethnographic survey of selected native peoples and cultures of the world.

ANT 303 (3) – Peoples of Latin America

Indian and folk societies of Latin America. Topic-oriented course focuses on technology, social organization, and ideology of contemporary peoples using selected case studies.

ANT 306 (3) – Peoples of the Southwest

Introduces the greater Southwest as a major world culture area, including recent and contemporary peoples, the nature of multi-ethnic society, current directions of change, and pockets of persistence.

ANT 307 (3) – Central America

Ethnographic survey of peoples and cultures of Central America.

ANT 350 (3) – Ancient Civilizations: The Roots of Cultural Diversity

Comparative study of the origins and growth of civilizations in ancient Egypt, Iraq, India, Pakistan, China, Mexico, and Peru. Case studies are drawn from the Sumerians, Egyptians, Harappans, Shang, Inca, Maya, and Aztec.

3 ANT 351 (3) – Southwestern Archaeology

Origins, characteristics, and relationships of the prehistoric cultures of the American Southwest.

ANT 370 (3) – Human Ecology

General survey of ecological relationships and the cultural environment as these affect human behavior, demographic characteristics, and variations in human types, past and present, including discussion of current issues and future prospects of human population development, and practical applications of current knowledge.

ANT 390 (3 – 4) – Cultural Simulation

An introduction to the simulations in anthropology used to explore human cultures and cultural dynamics. Variable credit: 3 hrs. lecture (4 if lab is included). May be repeated for a maximum of 8 units. Letter grade only.

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