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ANTH 0582 - INTRODUCTION TO ARCHEOLOGY 3 credits A broad survey of archeology focusing on basics archeological excavation techniques, as well as a comprehensive survey of prehistory, including the origins of culture, the development of physically modern people, the spread of cultures, the rise of agricultural communities, and the rise of complex states. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Meets CAS Social Science Requirement.) (Satisfies Social Science Requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Cultures/Non-Western Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: every three years.
ANTH 0680 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 credits This course is designed to introduce the undergraduate to the issues, theories, and methods of physical anthropology. Beginning with a consideration of evolutionary, genetic, and geologic principles, the course goes on to examine the diversity of fossil and extant primates, including humans. Issues in anatomy, paleontology, and behavior will all be addressed. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Meets CAS Natural Science Requirement.) (Meets UPT AD Life Science Requirement, either independent or sequence, when taken prior to ANTH 1600, ANTH 1602, ANTH 1607, or BIOSC 1240.) (Satisfies Social Science Requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Life Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: annually.
ANTH 0780 - INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 credits Introduction to the broad range of human behavior and customs which have been labeled culture. Aims to broaden the student's understanding of human beings by exposing them to other cultures and comparing those to American culture. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Meets CAS Social Science Requirement.) (Satisfies Social Science Requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Cultures/Non-Western Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: fall and spring term.
ANTH 1015 - FIELD METHODS IN PRIMATE BEHAVIOR AND BIOLOGY 3 credits A field course exploring the interfaces between primate behavior and biology. The field site serves as a living laboratory where students experience the biology and behavior of New World monkeys in their native habitats. Daily field exercises cover aspects of primate ecology, biology, behavior, and the forest environment. Grade will be based on participation in field rotations. Cross-listed with BIOSC 1015. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. (Meets UPB Life Science Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: every two years, summer.
ANTH 1016 - PRIMATE BEHAVIOR AND BIOLOGY 3 credits A field course exploring the interfaces between primate behavior and biology. The field site serves as a living laboratory where students experience the biology and behavior of New World monkeys in their native habitats. Daily lectures cover aspects of primate ecology, biology, behavior, and the forest environment. Each student develops a research proposal to be conducted on site during the last half of the course. Grade will be based on an examination (readings and lecture material) and the research project. Cross-listed with BIOSC 1016. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. (Meets UPB Life Science Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: every two years, summer.
ANTH 1301 - PSYCHOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 credits The concepts of human nature, national character, and modal personality as used by anthropologists are explored. Explains methods of research such as family studies, dream analysis, interpretations of body language, and projective tests. Surveys cross-cultural studies of such topics as cognition, values and attitudes, male/female stereotypes, child rearing practices, alcoholism, mental disorders, and the impact of cultural change (urbanization and industrialization). Prerequisites: ANTH 0780 or PSY 0010 (UPB - ANTH 0101, PSY 0101).
ANTH 1602 - HUMAN SKELETAL ANALYSIS 4 credits A lecture and laboratory course applicable to students of varied interests. Lectures cover such topics as skeletal growth; dental and skeletal pathologies; criteria for determining the sex and age of individuals; the importance of morphological variation as populational markers; induced skeletal alteration; laboratory techniques such as x-raying, measuring, and reconstructing skeletal remains. Students learn the human skeleton in detail. Cross-listed with BIOSC 1240. Prerequisite: BIOSC 0150, BIOSC 0160, anthropology, or permission of the instructor. (Meets CAS Natural Science Requirement.) (Meets UPT AD Life Science Sequence Requirement when taken after ANTH 0680.) (Meets UPB Life Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: every two years.
ANTH 1607 - PRIMATE BEHAVIOR 3 credits This course takes a Darwinian approach to explaining the diversity in contemporary primate behavior and ecology. We stress the comparative method and seek to develop general principles of adaptation that will explain the taxonomic distribution of particular behavioral and ecological traits. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Meets CAS Natural Science Requirement.) (Meets UPT AD Life Science Sequence Requirement when taken after ANTH 0680.) Frequency of Offering: every two years.
ANTH 1737 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES IN EAST AFRICA 3 credits This course will provide a survey of the African continent and then focus on the culture, history, and current situation in East Africa with a particular focus on Tanzania. Students in this course develop a research protocol that could be applied to a current social or health issue of East Africa. Participants will be offered the opportunity to visit Tanzania as part of an IFTA during the beginning of the summer term and experience what they have learned about in the classroom. There are no prerequisites for this course although a background in Anthropology, the health professions, or Africana Studies is useful. Frequency of Offering: annually.
ANTH 1761 - PATIENTS AND HEALERS: MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1 3 credits This course surveys the field of medical anthropology and its history within the discipline of anthropology as a whole, from the perspective of social-cultural theory. Topics dealt with include ethnomedicine, ethnographic cases, cross-cultural studies of healing practices and connections between medicine and religion. Reference is also made to applied research in contemporary situations. Prerequisite: ANTH 0780.
ANTH 1787 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: EXPLORING THE CULTURE AND NATURAL HISTORY OF TANZANIA 3 credits This study abroad course is offered in conjunction with ANTH 1737--Community Health in Tanzania. The course is the study-abroad component that is designed to provide students with cultural immersion in Tanzania and a community health program there. The group traveling to Tanzania will work with the community of Karagwe and the Nyakahanga Hospital which houses many important community health programs (WHO, UNICEF, and the African AIDS control program). ANTH 1737 (SPECIAL TOPICS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES IN EAST AFRICA) is a prerequisite for this course. Frequency of Offering: annually.
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