Department of Anthropology

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Current Courses Offered and Course Descriptions are in links on the left. 

Our Four-Year Course Plan for 2008-2012 to see what's coming

Anthropology courses that satisfy "Natural Science" requirements for undergraduates in other majors:

• ANTH 105 Human Evolution
• ANTH 108 Intro Archaeology
• ANTH 218 Environmental Degradation
• ANTH 354 Settlements & Landscapes (also meets geography requirement for education majors)

All other Anthropology courses satisfy "Social Science" requirements for undergraduates in other majors.

Below are courses in...

Fall 2009

ANTH 101 - Introduction : Cultures in Global Society
ANTH 105 - Human Evolution
ANTH 108 - Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 200 - Core Perspectives in Anthropology
ANTH 202 - Sex & Culture in the Modern World
ANTH 214 - Anthropology of Food
ANTH 254 - Ancient South America
ANTH 315 - Globalization and the Culture of Capitalism
ANTH 355 - Latinos/Latinas in the US
ANTH 451 - Seminar: Hacking Social Life On-Line (also MDIA 499)
ANTH 453 - Practicum/Internship (off-campus projects)
ANTH 493 - Student/Faculty Research (on campus projects)
ANTH 541 - Health, Culture & Society

 Courses for Graduate Students

ANTH 600 - Anthropological Perspectives
ANTH 615 - Economic Anthropology Seminar
ANTH 654 - Seminar: South American Archaeology
ANTH 660 - Seminar: Anthropology of Religion
ANTH 655 - Seminar on Latino/a in the USA
ANTH 741 - Health, Culture & Society

Spring 2010 (tentative)

ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultures in Global Society
ANTH 108 - Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 110 - Speech & Experience: Anthropology of Language
ANTH 201 - Research Design & Conduct
ANTH 215 - Archaeology of Bible Lands
ANTH 217 - Migrants & Refugees
ANTH 259 - Ancient Art & Architecture
ANTH 270 - The Information Society
ANTH 354 - Landscapes and Settlements
ANTH 371 - Latin America in the New Millennium
ANTH 454 - Senior Thesis (departmental permission required)

 Graduate Courses

ANTH 601 - Seminar: Research Methods
ANTH 617 - Seminar: Migrants & Refugees
ANTH 659 - Seminar: Prehistoric Art & Architecture
ANTH 666 - Seminar: Ethnography of the US
ANTH 670 - Seminar: Information Technology Cultures
ANTH 671 - Cultural Analysis Seminar: Religious Thought in Action
ANTH 680 - Seminar: Latin America
 

Check the Long-range Course Plan for subsequent semesters