Department of Anthropology 1 culture and society by determining how and why changes in human DEPARTMENT OF society have occurred. ANTHROPOLOGY General Anthropology Concentration ANTH 102 Being Human: An Introduction to 3 238 Mather Memorial Building Social and Cultural Anthropology www.case.edu/artsci/anth Phone: 216.368.2264; Fax: 216.368.5334 ANTH 103 Introduction to Human Evolution 3 Lawrence Greksa, Department Chair ANTH 319 Introduction to Statistical Analysis 3 [email protected] in the Social Sciences Geographic area course, such as: 3 Anthropology, with its broad comparative approach, is in a strategic ANTH 312 Ethnography of Southeast Asia position to contribute to the identification and resolution of many of the problems, both local and global, that challenge society today. ANTH 314 Cultures of the United States The Department of Anthropology offers programs leading to both ANTH 331 The Most Ancient Near East undergraduate (Bachelor of Arts) and graduate (Master of Arts, Doctor ANTH 333 Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology of Philosophy) degrees. In addition, the department offers joint graduate of South Asia degree programs with Case Western Reserve University School of ANTH 349 Cultures of Latin America Medicine (MA or PhD/MPH and MA or PhD/MD). Students graduating ANTH 353 Chinese Culture and Society with a BA in anthropology (http://www.case.edu/artsci/anth) normally must continue for the MA or PhD degree if they are interested in working Approved anthropology electives 18 as anthropologists. Total Units 30 Undergraduate Programs Medical Anthropology Concentration Majors ANTH 102 Being Human: An Introduction to 3 The undergraduate major requires a minimum of 30 semester hours Social and Cultural Anthropology in anthropology. The undergraduate program provides a cross-cultural ANTH 103 Introduction to Human Evolution 3 perspective on human behavior, culture, and biology. Students may ANTH 215 Health, Culture, and Disease: 3 choose from four major concentrations. An Introduction to Medical Anthropology 1. The General Anthropology Concentration provides training in three ANTH 319 Introduction to Statistical Analysis 3 subdisciplines of anthropology. The first, sociocultural anthropology, in the Social Sciences emphasizes relationships among socioeconomic institutions, cultural ecology, health and medicine, religion and symbolism, individual Geographic area course, such as: 3 psychological variables, and language. The second, physical ANTH 312 Ethnography of Southeast Asia anthropology, emphasizes human ecology and adaptability, human ANTH 314 Cultures of the United States growth and development, nutritional adaptation, epidemiology, and ANTH 331 The Most Ancient Near East human and nonhuman primate evolution. The third, archaeology, ANTH 333 Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology deals with the long sequences of independent sociocultural, of South Asia technological, and ecological evolution that have taken place under diverse conditions. ANTH 349 Cultures of Latin America 2. The Medical Anthropology Concentration provides training in the ANTH 353 Chinese Culture and Society three subdisciplines discussed above, but with a focus on their Three health/illness-related topics courses, such as: 9 relationship to physical and mental health, illness, disease, and ANTH 302 Darwinian Medicine medicine. ANTH 306 The Anthropology of Childhood and 3. The Physical Anthropology Concentration deals with the biological the Family nature of humans past and present. Physical anthropologists ANTH 316 Current Global Health Events look beyond purely biological phenomena to understand how ANTH 323 AIDS: Epidemiology, Biology, and biology, behavior, and environment interact. Most course work is Culture in the subdiscipline of human biology, which seeks to understand those interactions by studying physiology, genetics, nutrition, and ANTH 326 Power, Illness, and Inequality: The epidemiology in modern human populations throughout the world. Political Economy of Health The concentration also provides training in paleoanthropology, which ANTH 328 Medical Anthropology and Public documents the biological history of humans and, in conjunction with Health archaeology, analyzes those interactions for past humans. ANTH 335 Illegal Drugs and Society 4. The Archaeology Concentration focuses on the customs and daily life ANTH 337 Comparative Medical Systems of people who lived in the past. Anthropologists excavate and analyze ANTH 338 Maternal Health: Anthropological the material remains of the sites of human occupation. At the same Perspectives on Reproductive time, archaeological research seeks to understand the evolution of Practices and Health Policy ANTH 350 Culture, Science and Identity 2 Department of Anthropology ANTH 359 Introduction to International Health Geographical area course, such as: 3 ANTH 360 Global Politics of Fertility, Family ANTH 312 Ethnography of Southeast Asia Planning, and Population Control ANTH 314 Cultures of the United States ANTH 361 Urban Health ANTH 331 The Most Ancient Near East ANTH 365 Gender and Sex Differences: Cross- ANTH 333 Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology cultural Perspective of South Asia ANTH 366 Population Change: Problems and ANTH 349 Cultures of Latin America Solutions ANTH 353 Chinese Culture and Society ANTH 371 Culture, Behavior, and Person: Three approved archaeology courses, such as: 9 Psychological Anthropology ANTH 202 Archaeology of Eastern North ANTH 376 Topics in the Anthropology of America Health and Medicine ANTH 321 Methods in Archaeology ANTH 378 Reproductive Health: An ANTH 324 Field Methods in Archaeology Evolutionary Perspective ANTH 331 The Most Ancient Near East Approved anthropology electives 6 ANTH 333 Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology Total Units 30 of South Asia ANTH 399 Independent Study (if approved by Physical Anthropology Concentration advisor) ANTH 102 Being Human: An Introduction to 3 Summer fieldwork Social and Cultural Anthropology Approved anthropology electives 6 ANTH 103 Introduction to Human Evolution 3 Total Units 30 ANTH 319 Introduction to Statistical Analysis 3 in the Social Sciences Departmental Honors Geographic area course, such as: 3 This program is open to qualified majors in anthropology who have ANTH 312 Ethnography of Southeast Asia completed 15 hours of anthropology with a 3.25 GPA and who have ANTH 314 Cultures of the United States an overall 3.0 GPA. Students should apply for the program in the fall ANTH 331 The Most Ancient Near East semester of their junior year and, if approved, register for ANTH 391 ANTH 333 Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology Honors Tutorial and ANTH 392 Honors Tutorial in the spring of their junior of South Asia year and the fall of their senior year. ANTH 349 Cultures of Latin America Honors students are required to undertake a research project under ANTH 353 Chinese Culture and Society the supervision of one or more faculty members and to present Three physical anthropology courses, such as: 9 an acceptable research paper in the fall semester of their senior ANTH 302 Darwinian Medicine year. Students interested in the program should contact one of the ANTH 367 Topics in Evolutionary Biology department’s undergraduate advisors. ANTH 323 AIDS: Epidemiology, Biology, and Culture Integrated Graduate Studies ANTH 370 Field Seminar in Paleoanthropology The Department of Anthropology participates in the Integrated ANTH/ANAT 375 Human Evolution: The Fossil Graduate Studies Program (http://bulletin.case.edu/ Evidence bulletinarchives/2017-18/undergraduatestudies/gradprofessional/ #accerlerationtowardgraduatedegreestext). Interested students can find ANTH/ANAT 377 Human Osteology the general requirements and the admission procedures for the program ANTH 378 Reproductive Health: An in the Undergraduate Studies section of this bulletin and may consult the Evolutionary Perspective department for further information. ANTH 396 Undergraduate Research in Evolutionary Biology Approved anthropology electives 9 Minors Total Units 30 The department offers four minor emphases in anthropology: general anthropology, medical anthropology, archaeology, and Archaeology Concentration physical anthropology. All require a minimum of 15 semester hours in ANTH 102 Being Human: An Introduction to 3 anthropology. Social and Cultural Anthropology ANTH 103 Introduction to Human Evolution 3 General Anthropology Minor ANTH 107 Archaeology: An Introduction 3 ANTH 102 Being Human: An Introduction to 3 ANTH 319 Introduction to Statistical Analysis 3 Social and Cultural Anthropology in the Social Sciences ANTH 103 Introduction to Human Evolution 3 Department of Anthropology 3 One geographic area course, such as: 3 ANTH 331 The Most Ancient Near East ANTH 312 Ethnography of Southeast Asia ANTH 333 Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology ANTH 314 Cultures of the United States of South Asia ANTH 331 The Most Ancient Near East ANTH 353 Chinese Culture and Society ANTH 333 Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology Two approved physical anthropology electives, such as: 6 of South Asia ANTH 302 Darwinian Medicine ANTH 349 Cultures of Latin America ANTH 323 AIDS: Epidemiology, Biology, and ANTH 353 Chinese Culture and Society Culture Approved electives 6 ANAT/ANTH 375 Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence Total Units 15 ANAT 377 Human Osteology Medical Anthropology Minor ANTH 378 Reproductive Health: An ANTH 102 Being Human: An Introduction to 3 Evolutionary Perspective Social and Cultural Anthropology ANTH 396 Undergraduate Research in ANTH 103 Introduction to Human Evolution