ANTHROPOLOGY SPRING COURSE LIST 2027

ANTH 10000 - Being Human: Introduction To Anthropology 

  • TTH 9:30-10:20 WTHR 200 + online hybrid, Brite, CRN 25237 + 25236
  • MW 12:30-1:20 STON 217 + online hybrid, Schulze, CRN 20205 + 20206
  • Distance Learning, Smith, CRN 39896

ANTH 20100 - Introduction To Archaeology And World Prehistory

  • TTH 3:00-4:15, LILY 3118, Otárola-Castillo, CRN 11304

ANTH 20400 – Human Origins

  • TTH 1:30-2:20, ARMS 1010, Veile, CRN 11033 

ANTH 20500 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

  • MW 3:30-4:20, WALC 2087, Rodriguez, CRN 11041
  • MW 2:30-3:20, STON 217 + online hybrid, Schulze, CRN 29231 + 29232
  • TTH 12:00-1:15, SCHM 307, Eklund, CRN 38620
  • Distance Learning (2), Schulze, CRN 54814 or CRN 10601

ANTH 21000 - Technology And Culture

  • TTH 12:00-1:15, WALC B074, Nyssa, CRN 10606
  • TTH 9:30-10:20, STON 217 + online hybrid, Eklund, CRN 37700 + 37701
  • Distance Learning, Eklund, CRN 22109

ANTH 21200 - Culture, Food And Health

  • MW 4:30-5:20, WALC 1132 + online hybrid, Wirtz, CRN 17517 + 1751

  • Distance Learning, Wirtz, CRN 37704

ANTH 21500 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

  • MW 3:30-4:20, STON 217 + online hybrid, Beasley, CRN 17195 + 29237

ANTH 23500 - The Great Apes

  • MW 1:30-2:20, STON 217 + online Hybrid, Lindshield, CRN 16169 + 21889

ANTH 25600 - Archaeology of Beer

  • MW 2:30-3:20, WALC B058 + online hybrid, Cooper, CRN 14000 + 13999  

ANTH 30600 - Quantitative Methods for Anthropological Research

  • TTh 12:00-1:15, HAAS G066, Otárola-Castillo, CRN 37705

ANTH 31000 - Mortuary Practices Across Cultures

  • TTH 10:30-11:45, STON 217, Buzon, CRN 20190

ANTH 31200 - Archaeology of Ancient Egypt and the Near East

  • TTH 1:30-2:45, PRCE 277, Buzon, CRN 20198      

ANTH 33500 - Primate Behavior

  • MW 8:30-9:20, STON 217 + online hybrid, Lindshield, CRN 31698 + 39281

ANTH 34000 - Global Perspectives On Health

  • MW 1:30-2:20, LILY 3118 + online hybrid, Wirtz CRN 24762 + 26192
  • MW 12:30-1:20, WALC 1121 + online hybrid, Rodriguez, CRN 17531 + 17534
  • TTH 10:30-11:45, BRNG B22, Briller, CRN 36796

ANTH 37900 - Native American Cultures

  • MW 11:30-12:20, LWSN 1142 + online hybrid, Cooper, CRN 13873 + 13870

ANTH 38400 - Designing For People: Anthropological Approaches

  • MW 1:30-2:20 & M Lab 2:30-4:20, WALC 1132 Renkert, CRN 19820 + 19837

ANTH 38500 - Community Engagement

  • MW 4:30-5:45, STON 217, Renkert, CRN 29590

ANTH 39200 - Life, Health and Aging

  • TTH 3:00-4:15, STON 217, Briller, CRN 22826

ANTH 39200H - The Holocene

  • TTH 1:30-2:45, STON 217, Brite, CRN 22821

ANTH 39200 - Drugs, Culture and Society

  • MW 11:30-12:20, STON 217 + online hybrid, Rodriguez, CRN 20577 + 22025

ANTH 39300 - Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environmental and Sustainability Studies

  • TTH 3:00-4:15, WALC 3084, Eklund, CRN 11650
  • Cross listed ENGL 39300, HSCI 39000, POL42900

ANTH 41400 - Introduction to Language and Culture

  • TTH 12:00-1:15, STON 217, Anderson, CRN 17468 cross listed LING 17468

ANTH 43600 - Human Evolution

  • TTH 9:00-10:15, STON 154, Schoville, CRN 27138

ANTH 50400 - Problems in World History

  • M 2:30-5:20, STON 154, Lindsay, CRN 37711

ANTH 50500 - Culture and Society

  • W 1:30-4:20, STON 154, Rubaii, CRN 13888

ANTH 51900 - Introduction to Semiotics

  • TTH 3:00-4:15, STON 154, Anderson, CRN 17475

ANTH 52300 - GIS for Humanities and Social Science Research

  • TTH 4:30-5:45, MTHW 301, Lindsay, CRN 37712

ANTH 53500 - Foundations of Biological Anthropology

  • TTH 10:30-11:45, STON 154, Veile, CRN 37714

ANTH 53600 - Primate Ecology and Conservation

  • M 11:30-2:20, STON 154, Lindshield, CRN 20203

ANTH 64100 - Discovery and Design

  • W 10:30-1:20, STON 154, Nyssa, CRN 25565

 

Course Descriptions: 

ANTH 10000 - Being Human: Introduction To Anthropology: Credit Hours: 3.00. A general introduction to anthropology's holistic approach to human nature and behavior. A basic survey of biocultural developmental and evolutionary processes, and human uniformity and diversity through time and across space. 

ANTH 20100 - Introduction To Archaeology And World Prehistory: Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the ideas and practices of archaeology that are used in the study of human prehistory, from the earliest stone tools to the development of agriculture and states. Emphasis is placed on the objectives and methods of contemporary archaeology.  

ANTH 20400 – Human Origins: Credit Hours: 3.00. This course surveys biological anthropology through a review of evolutionary theory and genetics, the fossil evidence for current theories in human evolution with insight from modern non-human primates, and the influence of environmental stressors on modern human biological variation. 

ANTH 20500 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology: Credit Hours: 3.00. Using concepts and models of cultural anthropology, this course will survey the principal cultural types of the world and their distribution and will undertake a detailed analysis of society’s representative of each type. 

ANTH 21000 - Technology And Culture: Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores the social dimensions of technology from the perspective of ancient, modern, and post-modern society. Topics include the origins of particular technologies; processes of technical development and dissemination; the politics of everyday artifacts; virtual identities; and technologies of the body. Suggested courses (not pre-requisite): ANTH 10000, 20100 and/or 20500 . 

ANTH 21200 - Culture, Food And Health: Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to provide an introduction to the field of Nutritional Anthropology in which we will examine issues related to diet, health and illness from holistic anthropological perspectives.

ANTH 21500- Introduction to Forensic Anthropology: Credit Hours 3.00. Introduction to forensic anthropology, the science that utilizes methods from skeletal biology and archaeology as tools in human identification in a medico-legal context. This course introduces students to methods used to recover and positively identify human remains, and to evaluate trauma and taphonomy in medico-legal situations. Topics include an overview of historical and current developments in the field. Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the sequential order of applied work from the search for forensic scenes through the recovery of remains, and skeletal analysis in the laboratory.

 

ANTH 25600 – Archeology of Beer:  This course examines the origins, evolution, cultural context, and social role of beer and other alcoholic beverages through the lens of archaeology and anthropology. Topics covered will include but are not limited to: beer in the ancient world, the material culture of brewing and fermenting, origins of agriculture, the emergence of social  complexity, sexual division of labor, social identity (gender, class, ethnicity), and historic and recent trends in production and consumption.

ANTH 30600 - Quantitative Methods For Anthropological Research: Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to the broad statistical methods used throughout the 4-fields of Anthropology. It covers elementary probability theory, basic concepts of statistical inference and study design. The course will motivate statistical methods through data analysis and visualization. It is designed for students who intend to focus in an anthropological discipline. It would also benefit a variety of students interested in 1) quantitative science literacy and planning for graduate work, 2) joining the workforce and becoming part of the educated citizenry. There are no pre-requisites from the Statistics or Mathematics Departments. 

ANTH 31000 - Mortuary Practices Across Cultures: Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores how death is treated or has been treated in diverse world cultures and time periods. Death is viewed as an expression of social behavior and as an expression of symbolic meaning. 

ANTH 31200 - The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt and the Near East: Credit Hours: 3.00. Selected topics on the archaeology of ancient Near Eastern cultures in Mesopotamia, the circum-Mediterranean area, Egypt, and the Nile Valley, emphasizing an anthropological interpretation of the political, social, religious, and economic systems that contributed to their development. 

 

ANTH 33500 - Primate Behavior: Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an introduction to the primate order and primate studies. The emphasis is on field studies. Ecological influences on social organization and behavior, learning, play, and communication will be considered as adaptations within an evolutionary framework.

ANTH 34000 - Global Perspectives On Health: Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines health issues and risks faced by individuals around the world, but especially in resource poor geographical areas. We will explore in-depth the gendered, ethnic, cultural, and class dimensions that underlie the patterning of disease and illness worldwide. 

ANTH 37900 – Native American Cultures: Credit Hours: 3.00. General survey of North American Indian cultures. Topics to be covered include prehistory; languages; economic, social, and political organization; religion, aesthetics; culture contact and change; and contemporary Native American issues. 

ANTH 38400 - Designing For People: Anthropological Approaches: Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is about designing for people. You will use anthropological knowledge and skills to better understand human and technology interactions. With students from other fields, you will learn how to apply an anthropological perspective to human centered design and design with the needs of a specific user group in mind.

ANTH 38500- Community Engagement: Credit Hours: 3.00. This course introduces students to community engaged and participatory research in sociocultural anthropology. In this course, students will work with a community partner to develop a research question, conduct ethnographic research, analyze data, and present research findings. In addition to methods training and a hands-on research experience, students will dive into the ethical, historical, and theoretical considerations necessary for conducting participatory ethnographic research.

ANTH 39200 - Life, Health and Aging: Our class explores how people experience life and aging around the world. How do they define what a good life is? What does it take for that to happen -or not? How do people perceive health, illness, disability and care in varying ways? How do different people think about growing older? And by broadening our understandings, how can we better consider our own lives and things close to home?  Through readings, films and creative activities, we’ll examine culture and health, living and dying, and what it means to be human.

ANTH 39200H - The Holocene: Credit Hours: 3.00. The Holocene is the geologic epoch of the last 11,700 years.  It is a period of stable and warm climate that has witnessed the growth of human civilizations worldwide – all written history, cities and urban life, complex technologies, and states and empires have arisen exclusively during this period. Through readings, discussion, and project-based learning, students will critically evaluate the archaeological and environmental evidence for the Holocene and consider whether it is now coming to an end.

ANTH 39200 - Drugs, Culture and Society: Credit Hours: 3.00. The course provides an overview of the social and cultural underpinnings of drug use across societies. Students engage in various topics, including addiction, global markets, drug epidemics, public policy, and cross-cultural differences in drug use.

ANTH 39300 - Interdisciplinary Approaches To Environmental And Sustainability Studies: Credit Hours: 3.00. (ENGL 39300) This course is the lynchpin of the undergraduate Certificate in Environmental and Sustainability Studies. It will present a series of case studies, core concepts, and problem questions that integrate the following three academic approaches: 1) Human Dimensions and Environment/Sustainability, 2) Engineering and Environment/Sustainability, and 3) Environmental/Sustainability Sciences 

ANTH 41400 - Introduction To Language And Culture: Credit Hours: 3.00. An exploration into the nature of human communication, particularly the structures, functions, and substance of human language. Focus is on the interpenetration of language, culture and cognition, on the evolution of language and speech, and on their uses in everyday life. 

ANTH 43600 - Human Evolution: Credit Hours: 3.00. This class examines the fossil evidence for human evolution and theories proposed to explain the development that led from the origin of primates to modern humans. This course will include lectures, exercises with fossil casts, presentation, and discussions. 

ANTH 50400 - Problems In World Prehistory: Credit Hours: 3.00. Key problems in the evolution of human culture examined using the most recent theories and data. Major topics include understanding early human behavior, the processes of domestication of plants and animals, and the emergence of complex societies. 

ANTH 50500 - Culture And Society: Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to cultural anthropology for the advanced student. A review will be made of the history of anthropology and its place in the social sciences. Emphasis will be placed on problem formulation and methodology in the study of culture change. 

ANTH 51900 - Introduction To Semiotics: Credit Hours: 3.00. (AUSL 58900, COM 50700, ENGL 57000, FLL 57000) An inquiry into various hypotheses concerning sign generation, perception, and interpretation applicable to a broad range of phenomena (including artistic texts, verbal and non-verbal communication, rhetorical discourse, myth, and other linguistic, cultural, ethological, and evolutionary contexts.

ANTH 52300 - GIS For Humanities And Social Science Research:  Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will introduce students the skills of spatial thinking, basic functions of Geography Information Systems (GIS), and spatial research methods that are most relevant to humanities and social science. The course will start with an introduction to basic GIS concepts and technology, then move onto GIS applications during the research process, including spatial research design, data acquisition, management, visualization, and spatial analytical techniques. Practical work will be introduced and completed using ESRI ArcGIS Pro software.

ANTH 53500 - Foundations Of Biological Anthropology: Credit Hours: 3.00. This course covers such topics important in Biological anthropology as applied to both living and extinct humans and primates. Possible topics include: evolutionary thought; genetics, race, and human variation; the intersection of biology and culture; fossils and paleoanthropology; ecology and speciation; primate behavior; and theories on the social behavior of early humans. 

ANTH 53600 - Primate Ecology & Conservation: Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the complex interrelationships between populations of nonhuman primates and their habitats. Course topics focus on behavioral ecology and conservation including, predator-prey relationships, diet, and interspecific relations. 

ANTH 64100 - Discovery and Design: Credit Hours: 3.00. This course focuses on using anthropology to address social issues. The course examines topics including: the history of anthropologists working in applied settings, the relationship between theory and practice, professional ethics, job opportunities, and skills needed as anthropological practitioners.