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8. Course Descriptions

Note: Sequencing rules in effect for many Math courses prohibit students from earning credit for a lower numbered Math course after receiving credit for a higher numbered Math course. Sequencing rules are included in the course descriptions of applicable courses.
 

Anthropology
  

  • ANTH 405 - Language, Religion, Politics

    (3 units) CO11, CO13
    Examines ways that peoples around the world use religious discourse to mediate changing relationships between their local communities and global, social and political realities.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  or CH 212 ; Junior or Senior standing.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate and evaluate connections among local, national, and international contexts.
    2. Students will be able to identify the complex elements important to members of a diverse cultural group or groups in relation to its/their history, values, politics, language and religious beliefs and practices.
    3. Students will be able to identify, analyze, and interpret connections between localized events and their global contexts.
    4. Students will be able to analyze and interpret information about cultural, linguistic and religious differences, rules, and biases in their own society or about non-dominant or marginalized groups.
    5. Students will be able to articulate ways in which social identities such as race, class, and gender intersect in order to influence individual life experiences and/or perspectives and in turn, communicative behavior.
    6. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the history, customs, worldviews, and/or other cultural markers of 1 or more groups of national origin outside of the United States or of minority status within the United States, as they pertain to the intersection of religion, politics and language.
    7. Students will be able to make connections between and apply theories from previous coursework within cultural and linguistic anthropology and/or other disciplines to the context/topic of the Capstone course.
    8. Students will be able to critically examine how one’s configuration within intersecting social forces impacts one’s worldview.


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  • ANTH 410 - Topics in Gender and Culture

    (3 units) CO10, CO11
    Examines gender constructions and relations from an anthropological perspective. May be repeated when course content differs. (ANTH 410 and WMST 410 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain how gender is constructed in multiple cultural contexts and analyze diverse cultures through a gendered lens.
    2. Students will be able to conduct research that draws on a rich body of anthropological scholarship about gender in a variety of global settings.
    3. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.
    4. Students will be able to communicate diverse theoretical frameworks and ethnographic examples through writing assignments and class discussion.


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  • ANTH 411B - Anthropology of Islam and Muslim Cultures

    (3 units) CO10, CO11
    Overview of anthropological research on Islam and Muslim cultures. Students are introduced to the diversity and complexity of Muslim cultures.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify and explain the importance of basic concepts, key terms, and historical events in the Islamic tradition.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with the diversity and complexity of Muslim cultures around the world.
    3. Students will be able to compare and analyze how Muslims in different cultural contexts relate to universal and local aspects of the Islamic tradition.
    4. Students will be able to describe how anthropologists have contributed to an understanding of Islam and Muslim cultures, and will know the key anthropologists working in this field.


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  • ANTH 411C - Peoples and Cultures of the Amazon

    (3 units) CO11
    An introduction to the Amazon region, its peoples and cultures, from pre-history to the present. Examines ecology, conservations, and development from regional and global perspective.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally compare and contrast the diversity of cultures in lowland South America, Amazon region.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate in writing or, if called upon, verbally summarize the recent archaeological findings and ethnohistory and evaluate the effect of Euro-American colonialism.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate in writing or, if called upon verbally, an understanding of the principles of regional ecology as it relates to local and regional adaptations of the Amazon societies.
    4. Students will be able to evaluate Amazonia’s prospects and challenges vis-vis conservation, development and globalization.


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  • ANTH 412 - Basque Language, Society and Culture

    (3 units)
    Examination of social and cultural aspects of the Basque language, including language shift, contact, planning and interrelationships among language and gender, ethnicity, and culture. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to describe and ask about the daily routine, hobbies and free time activities.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate a number of communicative tasks that involve narrating and describing in the past.
    3. Students will be able to talk about future actions.
    4. Students will be able to identify and describe basic linguistic characteristics of the Basque language.
    5. Students will be able to discuss the importance of the Basque farm house and the seasonal tasks in Basque country.
    6. Students will be able to compare the Basque concepts of work and time to these same concepts in their culture.


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  • ANTH 413 - Museums, Architecture, City Renewal: The Bilbao Guggenheim

    (3 units) CO13
    Introduction to the complex architectural, museistic, local/global, artistic, political and epistemological issues presented by the first global museum in its first franchise. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652). (ART 466, BASQ 466 and ANTH 413 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the three.)

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  or CH 212 ; Junior or Senior standing. Recommended Preparation: BASQ 220 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to integrate and synthesize results from course readings and lectures in the class discussions, term papers and mid-term and final exams.
    2. Students will be able to contrast and complement regional and international economies and cultures, explain the relevance of tourism in current global culture, interpret the value or art and architecture in the recreation of new city images and urban centers.
    3. Students will be able to analyze the continuities and discontinuities in Bilbao and among the Basques between a premodern traditional anthropological culture and a postmodern architecture-based Americanized culture.


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  • ANTH 414 - Basque Culture

    (3 units) CO13
    Survey of the culture of the Basque, including occupations, cultural institutions, oral traditions and art, as well as their transformations in emigrant settings such as the American West. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 212  or CH 212 ; Junior or Senior standing.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to integrate and synthesize Core knowledge and thus be able to analyze complex moral, socio-political and cultural issues relating to Basques in the homeland (located in southwestern France and northern Spain) and the diaspora, especially in the American West.
    2. Students will be able to use advanced search strategies in library research databases and tools to find primary and secondary sources for the term paper.
    3. Students will be able to integrate and synthesize results from course-related reading/lectures/discussions in the term paper, film analysis, mid-term and final exam.
    4. Students will be able to identify and analyze the various, changeable components of Basque identity in the homeland and diaspora.


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  • ANTH 418 - Global/Local Inequalities

    (3 units) CO11
    The class considers issues of global inequality through a project in the local community. Course topics vary each semester. (ANTH 418 and GRI 418 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to apply feminist, critical race, and other social theories to real-world challenges.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge about global issues of inequality to enhance skills gained in previous core courses.
    3. Students will be able to apply critical thinking, writing, and community service skills to social justice issues in the local community.
    4. Students will be able to communicate theoretical frameworks and analysis through writing assignments, class discussion, and course project.


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  • ANTH 419 - Anthropology of Law

    (3 units)
    Analysis of social order and control, dispute resolution, conflict, rules and norms, and processes of maintaining order from an anthropological perspective.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate and evaluate different theoretical approaches to the study of law in anthropology, and explain their foundations in social theory.
    2. Students will be able to define and criticize key terms in the anthropology of law, such as pluralism, custom, norms, rules, process, and disputes.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate and apply different methodological approaches to studying law in anthropology, and demonstrate how anthropological methods enhance the study of law in global contexts.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate how law and legally-relevant ideas change in light of historical and contemporary local and global processes.


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  • ANTH 420 - Magic, Witchcraft & Religion

    (3 units) CO11
    Nature and functions of religion in various societies, the development of theoretical concepts in the anthropological study of religious and magical phenomena. 

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to evaluate and explain different theoretical approaches to religion in anthropology, and their foundations in social theory.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with methodological approaches to studying religion in anthropology, and how the methods differ the study of religion in other fields.
    3. Student will be able to discuss how religions change in light of historical and contemporary local and global processes.
    4. Students will be able to define and criticize key terms in anthropology of religion, such as magic, witchcraft, sorcery, myth, ritual.


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  • ANTH 426 - Medical Anthropology

    (3 units)
    Application of anthropological theory and methods to human health, illness, and healing. A course designed for those interested in cross-cultural issues of health and diversity in health care. (ANTH 426 and CHS 426 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate basic terms and concepts in the field of medical anthropology and apply the anthropological perspective to issues of public health.
    2. Students will be able to articulate basic ethical principles in human subject research and know the basic rules that govern Institutional Review Boards.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate that health and explanatory models of illness and medical systems are cultural constructions.
    4. Students will be able to apply the basic research methods and theoretical approaches in medical anthropology and thereby appreciate the fact that health problems and questions can be investigated from a range of theoretical approaches.
    5. Students will be able to elucidate essential components of medical systems and identify similarities and differences in such systems cross-culturally.
    6. Students will be able to outline the social and cultural implications of disease/illness, along with biological issues.


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  • ANTH 430 - Anthropology and Ecology

    (3 units)
    Introduction to processes of biological and cultural adaptation to selected environments. Relevant topics include hominid ecology, resource exploitation, patterns of subsistence and the modes and rates of adaptation to changing environments.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to demonstrate verbally and in writing the interface between Anthropology and Ecology.
    2. Students will be able to critically evaluate human adaptability across a broad range of ecosystems, in writing and/or verbally.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the principles of human adaptation and its implications in terms of social organization and ideology.
    4. Students will be able to critically assess the value of anthropology in understanding conservation, development and globalization.


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  • ANTH 431 - Plants and People

    (3 units) CO9
    Past and present uses of plants and their products in cultural contexts; origins of crops, medicines; sustainability, intellectual property rights; impact of people on plants.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate the role that plants play in the lives of humans, past and present.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate the implications of climate change and globalization on plants in contemporary human societies.
    3. Students will be able to discuss the value that traditional resource management has in creating alternative resource management regimes.


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  • ANTH 435 - Anthropology of Global Migration

    (3 units)
    Examines migration at a local and global scale with a focus on its causes and consequences.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate and evaluate different theoretical approaches to the study of the anthropology of global migration, and explain their foundations in social theory.
    2. Students will be able to define and criticize key concepts in the anthropology of global migration, such as push and pull factors, return migration, pendular movement.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate and apply different methodological approaches to studying the anthropology of global migration, and demonstrate how anthropological methods enhance the study of migration in global contexts.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate how migration changes in light of historical and contemporary local and global processes.


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  • ANTH 436 - History of Anthropology

    (3 units) CO13
    Anthropological ideas about humanity and culture in Western social thought. Comparison of contemporary theories of culture and society. Required of majors in senior year.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  or CH 212 ; Junior or Senior standing.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will demonstrate a knowledge of the forebears of anthropological thought and how these antecedents helped establish the discipline in the Enlightenment period.
    2. Students will be able to synthesize the thought processes of the natural and social sciences to comprehend how anthropology coalesced as a discipline in its current form.
    3. Students will be able to articulate the affinities between humanities and sciences to understand anthropology’s interdisciplinary approach in examining past and contemporary human issues.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate improved core skills and knowledge through oral and written assignments.


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  • ANTH 438 - Ethnographic Field Methods

    (4 units) CO14
    Preparation of research designs, techniques of collecting data in the field, work with informants; organization and analysis of data, research aids.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 402 .

    Units of Lecture: 4
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to survey the anthropological literature and resources regarding field research.
    2. Students will be able to develop research questions and hypotheses for conducting research.
    3. Students will be able to articulate the scientific method of inquiry and how it engages with the discipline of anthropology.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate a rapport and interact with their research communities.
    5. Students will be able to assess the ethical issues involved in ethnographic research.
    6. Students will be able to write coherent and feasible research proposals to engage in ethnographic fieldwork.


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  • ANTH 439 - Seminar in Cultural Anthropology

    (1 to 3 units)
    Consideration of selected topics in ethnology, ethno-linguistics or social anthropology. Topics vary from semester to semester.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Offered: Every Fall and Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to critically evaluate, orally and in writing, the relevant literature in the specific topic area of the section taken.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of competency in the specific area of the section taken.
    3. Students will be able to write a research paper focusing on a clearly articulated intellectual issue.


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  • ANTH 440A - Archaeology of North America

    (3 units)
    Prehistory of North America with emphasis on peopling of the New World and influences from Mesoamerica.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify the major aboriginal culture areas of North America.
    2. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. Students will be able to compare trajectories of sociocultural and technological change across the continent.
    4. Students will be able to evaluate the causes of culture change across the continent using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies.


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  • ANTH 440D - Archaeology of Ancient New World Civilizations

    (3 units)
    Comparative study of indigenous civilizations in Mexico, Central America, and South America prior to the advent of European conquest.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify the major geographic divisions of the Ancient New World.
    2. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. Students will be able to compare trajectories of sociocultural and technological change across the area.
    4. Students will be able to evaluate the causes of culture change across the area using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies.


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  • ANTH 441A - Archaeology of the Old World

    (3 units)
    Survey of current archaeological knowledge about a particular area of the Old World to be selected from Africa, Asia and Europe. May be repeated once if different world areas are covered each time.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify the major geographic divisions of the Eurasian continent.
    2. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    4. Students will be able to evaluate the causes of culture change across the continent using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies from the literature.


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  • ANTH 441D - Archaeology of Africa

    (3 units)
    Survey of African prehistory, from the earliest archaeological traces of humans more than two million years ago through the development of Iron Age cultures.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify the major geographic divisions of the African continent.
    2. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    4. Students will be able to evaluate the causes of culture change across the continent using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies from the literature.


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  • ANTH 441E - Archaeology of Eurasia

    (3 units)
    Survey of European and Asian prehistory, from earliest archaeological traces of humans through development of Iron Age cultures, including Russia, China, and Japan.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify the major geographic divisions of the Eurasian continent.
    2. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    4. Students will be able to evaluate the causes of culture change across the continent using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies from the literature.


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  • ANTH 442A - Historical Archaeology

    (3 units) CO11
    European exploration and colonization of the New World, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific after 1492. Archaeology of shipwrecks, cities and industry.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to describe archaeological methods specific to historical archaeology.
    2. Students will be able to interpret material culture and historic documents (and documents as artifacts themselves).
    3. Students will be able to explain a variety of archaeological theories and how they shed light on humanity.
    4. Students will be able to apply critical theory to case studies in historical archaeology and contemporary practice.
    5. Students will be able to further demonstrate critical thinking and writing skills.
    6. Students will be able to evaluate the utility and implications of divisions between prehistory, history, and modern.


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  • ANTH 442B - Industrial Archaeology

    (3 units) CO11
    Comparative and historical study of industrial technology, communities, and landscape in America and Europe through physical remains.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to outline the history of IA and industrial heritage organizations (e.g., HABS HAER, SIA, AIA, TICCIH).
    2. Students will be able to describe methods in IA such as archival research, site survey, excavation, artifact analysis, and documentation of material remains.
    3. Students will be able to identify the physical remains of historic industrial sites, processes, structures, and artifacts, (e.g., material remains of mining, aviation, bridges, mills and railroads).
    4. Students will be able to evaluate infrastructural systems and industrial remains for how they shed light on culture, society, and human agency.
    5. Students will be able to discuss Industrial Archaeology in the context of local, regional, national, and international heritage.
    6. Students will be able to interpret case studies in IA that discuss, for example, technological change, identity, class relations, industrial communities, and heritage disputes.
    7. Students will be able to develop skills in critical thinking, academic writing and research, and scholarly public speaking.


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  • ANTH 443 - Environmental Archaeology

    (3 units) CO9
    Topics selected from paleoecology, taphonomy, geoarchaeology, and dating methods; lectures, readings, and field trips cover advanced principles, method and theory, and practical applications.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to describe the natural and cultural mechanisms driving environmental and climatic change.
    2. Students will be able to interpret the results of various archaeological dating methods, calibrate radiocarbon dates using industry-standard calibration software, and explain how various dating methods and their calibrations work.
    3. Students will be able to describe the processes that lead to different sedimentological structures, soil formation and landform evolution.
    4. Students will be able to use zooarchaeological, macrobotanical and palynological datasets to reconstruct past environmental conditions and past human diet.
    5. Students will be able to critically evaluate and model the way changes in human culture correspond to and operate within ecological contexts by specifically addressing: (a) the effects of climatic and environmental change on technology, social organization and politics; and conversely (b) how technology, social organization and politics affect climate and environment.


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  • ANTH 444S - Bioarchaeology

    (3 units)
    Interpretation of cultural behavior in prehistoric populations through analysis of human skeletal remains. Emphasis on paleopathology, stress markers, cultural modifications, and affinity assessment.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of scientific methods used to study the human skeleton.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of basic osteology.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate awareness of the diversity of research questions that can be pursued using the human skeleton.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the research methods in bioarchaeology and ability to apply these methods.


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  • ANTH 445 - Zooarchaeology

    (3 units)
    Principles and techniques of analysis of bones from archaeological and Quaternary paleontological contexts.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain the range of approaches to zooarchaeology used in archaeology.
    2. Students will be able to apply these methods to address common research questions.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate the interplay between research questions, materials and methods, and data. 
    4. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.


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  • ANTH 446 - Archaeological Methods

    (3 units) CO14
    Development and applications of archaeological research designs, sampling strategies and field recording methods.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain the range of basic field and laboratory methods used in archaeology.
    2. Students will be able to apply these methods to address common research questions in various real-life scenarios.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate the interplay between research questions, materials and methods, and data.


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  • ANTH 448A - Field School in Archaeology

    (6 units)
    Summer instruction and practice in survey, excavation, and analysis.

    Units of Lecture: 6
    Offered: Every Summer
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain the range of approaches to fieldwork used in archaeology.
    2. Students will be able to apply these methods to address common research questions.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate the interplay between research questions, materials and methods, and data. 
    4. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.


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  • ANTH 449B - Lithic Artifact Analysis

    (3 units) CO9
    Introduction to lithic technology by scientific analysis of stone artifacts to learn how past societies moved across landscapes, types of resources exploited, and when particular sites were occupied.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain the development of lithic technology across space and time.
    2. Students will be able to communicate common inferences regarding human behavior drawn from the analysis of lithic artifacts.
    3. Students will be able to apply basic hands-on analytical approaches to lithic assemblages.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of more complex methods of stone tool analysis (e.g., geochemical sourcing).


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  • ANTH 449C - Laboratory Methods in Archaeology

    (3 units)
    Techniques for cleaning, repairing and storing artifacts from archaeological collections. Management of archaeological laboratories and collections, including data retrieval systems.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain the range of basic laboratory methods used in archaeology.
    2. Students will be able to apply these methods to address common research questions.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate the interplay between research questions, materials and methods, and data. 
    4. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.


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  • ANTH 452 - Collections Research in Anthropology

    (3 units) CO9
    Practicum in anthropological theory and method. Ethnographic, archaeological or similar collections are described, analyzed and interpreted under close supervision.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to recognize and identify artifacts commonly recovered from historical sites.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of scientific research methods employed in an anthropological laboratory setting.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate competencies in understanding artifact chronologies and changing morphologies based on technological and stylistic variation through class discussion and written assignments.
    4. Students will be able to articulate the functional and symbolic meanings of artifacts through contextual analysis with particular attention to the relationship between historical societies and historical technologies.
    5. Students will be able to employ mathematics, science, and computing techniques in a systematic, comprehensive, and rigorous manner to support the study of anthropological artifacts.
    6. Students will be able to show competency in laboratory research including record keeping, by designing, executing, and presenting a short research project.


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  • ANTH 453 - Museum Training for Anthropologists

    (3 units)
    Apprentice curatorship in anthropology; processing and preservation of anthropological collections; design of exhibits; curatorial responsibilities; museum research; relationship to public, state and federal agencies.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain how anthropology museums operate within the broader context of the field of museum studies and anthropology.
    2. Students will be able to conduct research that draws on a rich body of scholarship about a specific topic relevant to the broader goals of the course.
    3. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the primary functions of anthropology museums through individual and group projects.
    5. Students will be able to demonstrate critical thinking and writing skills.


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  • ANTH 455 - Archaeological Theory

    (3 units) CO13
    Past and current theories in archaeological interpretation.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  or CH 212 ; ANTH 101 ; ANTH 202 ; Junior or Senior standing.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to describe in detail the history of the development of Americanist archaeology and integrate their knowledge of this development with the history of the evolution of the social and natural sciences more generally.
    2. Students will be able to critically evaluate the theoretical perspectives and biases that have guided archaeological research in the past.
    3. Students will be able to explain how modern theoretical perspectives are derived from past ones and how these perspectives guide current archaeological research.
    4. Students will be able to develop a synthetic argument explaining one of the long-running and vexing archaeological questions regarding the evolution of human behavior from the perspective of one or more archaeological paradigms and/or theoretical perspectives.


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  • ANTH 459 - Selected Topics in Anthropology

    (3 units)
    Consideration of selected topics in historic and/or prehistoric archaeology. Topics vary from semester to semester.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Units of Discussion/Recitation: 3
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to describe, orally and in writing and at an advanced level of competency, the major theoretical, empirical, and/or methodological issues pertaining to the specific topic of the section taken.
    2. Students will be able to critically evaluate and synthesize, orally and in writing, the relevant literature in the specific topic area of the section taken.
    3. Students will be able to author an advanced-level research paper focusing on a clearly articulated issue relating to the specific topic of the section taken.


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  • ANTH 460 - Primate Evolution

    (3 units)
    Detailed consideration of the record of primate and human evolution and paleobiology; review of contributions from paleontology, geology, behavioral biology and ecology.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain how anatomical characteristics of humans evolved from earlier primate species of the Tertiary period.
    2. Students will be able to evaluate how human behavior exhibits similarities and differences from our closest primate relatives in the hominoid superfamily.
    3. Students will be able to critically apply key behavioral concepts to modern human society, including mating systems, kinship, communication, aggression, and territoriality.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of how to develop and present an argument on some facet of nonhuman primate behavior.


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  • ANTH 462 - Human Osteology

    (4 units)
    Utilization of physical anthropological methods of bone analysis applied to the identification of human and non-human skeletal remains.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to apply the scientific method to the study of the human skeleton.
    2. Students will be able to accurately identify and side human remains from complete to fragmentary bones.
    3. Students will be able to recognize the diversity of research questions that can be pursued using the human skeleton.
    4. Students will be able to explain how bone is formed, maintained, and develops over time.
    5. Students will be able to discuss the complexity of the human skeleton and its adaptive and plastic responses.
    6. Students will be able to apply ethical behavior when working with human remains.


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  • ANTH 464 - Dental Anthropology

    (3 units)
    Dental morphology, growth and development; dental variability. Techniques used to reveal past diets, health, and behavior. Forensic odontology. Major stages in dentition evolution, focusing on primate and human dental evolution.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify the basic elements of mammalian tooth crowns and roots and learn the developmental and evolutionary significance of these structures, orally and in writing.
    2. Students will be able to evaluate the variation evident in the human dentition and learn how to apply this knowledge to issues of human origins and evolution, and express this orally and in writing.
    3. Students will be able to explain how tooth substance can be lost during the lifetime of individuals and how variation within and between populations can be used to infer diet, dietary behavior, and cultural behavior, and express this orally and in writing.
    4. Students will be able to categorize pathological conditions, including caries, abscesses, and antemortem tooth loss and the connections of these conditions to diet/dietary behavior and geographic/cultural variation, and express this orally and in writing.
    5. Students will be able to document the importance of dental growth and development to issues of life history, and express this orally and in writing.
    6. Students will be able to perform data collection techniques to include the recordation of dental morphology and metrics within a lab setting, and convey this orally and in writing.
    7. Students will be able to recognize human variation in the present and past using the dentition, and express this orally and in writing.


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  • ANTH 465 - Human Growth and Development

    (3 units)
    Examines human growth, how growth and development is measured, the molecular basis, secular changes, genetic and environmental effects on growth, and application to forensic age estimation in subadults.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to verbally and in writing, describe human growth and development from fertilization to maturity following specific life stages.
    2. Students will be able to analyze, orally and in writing, concepts of growth and development.
    3. Students will be able to articulate world-wide patterns of growth through an understanding of genetic and environmental influences, orally and in writing.
    4. Students will be able to develop an appreciation for the many ways of assessing human development and convey this verbally and in writing.
    5. Students will be able to document and convey in verbal and in written form the molecular basis for development.
    6. Students will be able to introduce a framework for applications in subadult forensic age estimation and convey this in written and verbal form.
    7. Students will be able to collect anthropometric measurements and accurately document these data.


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  • ANTH 467 - Health and Disease in Antiquity

    (3 units)
    Covers paleopathology, the study of disease in ancient populations. Provides overview of morbidity, mortality for populations around the globe. Information on disease drawn from human skeletal and mummified remains, archaeological reconstructions of lifestyle and diet.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102 or BIOL 100.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to apply the scientific method to the study of the human skeleton and ancient disease.
    2. Students will be able to describe the biological processes affecting the skeleton and explain how bone can be altered during development.
    3. Students will be able to recognize the diversity of research questions that can be pursued using the human skeleton.
    4. Students will be able to explain how bone responds to force (trauma), infection, and stress.
    5. Students will be able to describe the complexity of the human skeleton and its adaptive and plastic responses.
    6. Students will be able to identify the variation present in the human skeleton.
    7. Students will be able to discuss the ethical implications of working with human remains.


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  • ANTH 468 - Forensic Anthropology

    (3 units)
    The analysis of human skeletal remains in a medico-legal context. Evaluation of age, sex, ethnicity, stature, time since death, trauma and disease.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the bones in the human skeleton.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate appreciation of human skeletal diversity.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the basic principles guiding forensic research and methods and be able to evaluate forensic case studies.
    4. Students will be able to apply basic forensic anthropological techniques.


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  • ANTH 470 - Gender and Migration: Women, Men, and Global Movement

    (3 units) CO10, CO11
    Examines how gender influences and is shaped by processes of migration and global movement. (ANTH 470 and WMST 470 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain how gender shapes and is impacted by diverse forms of global movement.
    2. Students will be able to conduct research that draw on ethnographic scholarship and media representations of current events around the globe.
    3. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.
    4. Students will be able to communicate diverse theoretical frameworks and ethnographic examples through writing assignments and class discussion.


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  • ANTH 476 - Human Variation

    (3 units)
    Surveys biological variation within and between human populations from a biocultural approach, examining biological, environmental, and cultural factors shaping observed differences among individuals and populations.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to critically evaluate population differences from an anthropological perspective, orally and in writing.
    2. Students will be able to describe, verbally and in writing, the biocultural factors that contribute to human variation.
    3. Students will be able to discuss unique population histories that have affected modern human variation, verbally and in writing.
    4. Students will be able to discuss unique population histories that have affected modern human variation, verbally and in writing.
    5. Students will be able to explain the diversity of the human form and how culture and biology interact, verbally and in writing.


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  • ANTH 477 - War, Occupation & Memory in the Basque Country

    (3 units) CO13
    The experiences of Basque resisters, evaders, collaborators, and Jewish refugees in World War II in the French Basque Country provide the focus for discussions about history, memory and anthropology. (ANTH 477 and BASQ 477 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  or CH 212 ; Junior or Senior standing.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to integrate and synthesize Core knowledge and thus be able to analyze complex moral, socio-political and cultural issues relating to life experiences during the German occupation and the post-liberation purge of “collaborators” in the court of justice.
    2. Students will be able to use advanced search strategies in library research databases and tools to find primary and secondary sources for the term paper.
    3. Students will be able to integrate and synthesize results from course-related reading/lectures/discussions in the term paper, film analysis, mid-term and final exam.
    4. Students will be able to analyze the historical experiences of diverse ethnic groups during the German occupation of France and post-war period.
    5. Students will be able to analyze and interpret information about cultural differences, cultural rules, and cultural biases in occupied and liberated France.


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  • ANTH 479 - Selected Topics in Physical Anthropology

    (3 units)
    Theories of human evolution, study of fossil hominids, racial classification and genetics, anthropometry.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to critically evaluate, orally and in writing, the relevant literature in the specific topic area of the section taken.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of competency in the specific area of the section taken.
    3. Students will be able to write a research paper focusing on a clearly articulated intellectual issue.


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  • ANTH 480 - Anthropological Linguistics

    (3 units) CO10
    Distribution of languages of the world. Descriptive techniques and theoretical concepts in linguistics; their application to specific problems in anthropology.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 .

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify both fundamental and advanced concepts within linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics that addressing issues of human communicative behavior.
    2. Students will be able to use proposed anthropological and linguistic theories and empirical evidence to provide logical, substantiated arguments in support of or in opposition to those theories and that evidence.
    3. Students will be able to apply the social science research methods appropriate to the field they are studying and understand why these methods are used.
    4. Students will be able to identify the complex elements (linguistic and communicative) important to members of a diverse cultural group or groups in relation to its/their history, values, politics, economy, or beliefs and practices. 
    5. Students will be able to articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, sexual identity, ability, national origin, or other identities, in relation to linguistic practices.


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  • ANTH 481 - Linguistics

    (3 units)
    Studies in general linguistics.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 303  or Junior standing.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to define key terms and apply main concepts in phonology, phonetics, syntax and semantics to both English and foreign languages.
    2. Students will be able to evaluate the role of theoretical linguistics in everyday contexts.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate and synthesize advanced knowledge and skills.
    4. Students will be able to display through class presentations and written materials an informed perspective on the role of theoretical linguistics in everyday contexts.


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  • ANTH 482 - Historical Linguistics

    (3 units)
    General principles of historical and comparative linguistics. Theories of language origin, methods of classifying language, processes of language change, techniques of reconstructing older forms of languages.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 281  or ENG 282  or ENG 412A ; ENG 303  or junior standing.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify both fundamental and advanced concepts within historical linguistics addressing issues of human communicative behavior.
    2. Students will be able to use proposed linguistic theories and empirical evidence to provide logical, substantiated arguments in support of or in opposition to those theories and that evidence.
    3. Students will be able to apply the social science research methods appropriate to the field they are studying and understand why these methods are used.
    4. Students will be able to identify the complex elements (linguistic and communicative) important to members of a diverse cultural group or groups in relation to its/their history, values, politics, economy, or beliefs and practices. 
    5. Students will be able to articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, sexual identity, ability, national origin, or other identities, in relation to linguistic practices.


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  • ANTH 485 - Language and Culture

    (3 units) CO10, CO13
    Nature of language in light of anthropological research, diversity of the world’s languages, relation of language to social organization and world view. Credit may be earned in one of ANTH 485 and ENG 492C.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 . 

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to systematically analyze traditional and indigenous vernacular communities by observing, theorizing, and modeling the practice of oral folktale collection.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of diversity and equity, and the barriers to articulating and achieving same, by explaining and evaluating how diverse experiences and social problems are coded into oral folktale narratives.
    3. Students will be able to integrate and synthesize Effective Composition & Communication, Critical Analysis & Use of Information, and Global Contexts, by  analyzing the historical and contemporary practice of oral folktale telling in a world community of their choosing through production of a research project and accompanying poster presentation.
    4. Students will be able to adapt and orally present selected folktales for a modern audience, while communicating understanding of, and respect for, the origins and significance of the stories to their communities of origin.


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  • ANTH 493 - Analytical Methods and Research Design in Anthropology

    (3 units) CO14
    Logic and methods of research in anthropology, particularly systematic conceptualization and application of quantitative and qualitative data gathering and analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 ; Junior or Senior standing; completion of all general education requirements.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to develop their own research questions based on their understanding of previous research and on their understanding of what makes a good research question.
    2. Students will be able to propose a senior thesis, MA Thesis or Dissertation-level line of research.
    3. Students will be able to develop a sound sampling strategy and methodology for conducting the proposed research.
    4. Students will be able analyze and interpret archaeological data sets using applicable models and quantitative methods.
    5. Students will be able to write, submit, present, and defend an NSF-style dissertation improvement or senior research grant proposal.


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  • ANTH 499 - Independent Research

    (1 to 6 units)
    Research or reading to be carried out under supervision.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Offered: Every Fall and Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to critically evaluate, orally and in writing, the relevant literature in the specific topic area of the section taken.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of competency in the specific area of the section taken.
    3. Students will be able to discuss the relationship of a specialized area of anthropology in the broader context of the field and to their own research interests.


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  • ANTH 600A - Indians of North America

    (3 units)
    Culture areas of North America and related areas of Mesoamerica. Comparative culture institutions and material from representative groups; review of theoretical problems in North American ethnology.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate the history and origins of Native North American peoples and their cultures.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate comprehension of the diversity of Native North American cultures, past and present.
    3. Students will be able to assess the current state of affairs of Native North Americans and anticipate future trends.


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  • ANTH 600B - Indians of the Great Basin

    (3 units)
    Intensive study of indigenous cultures of the intermountain region of western North America; tribal distribution, problems in culture areas, social organization and change.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate the diversity of indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. 
    2. Students will be able to articulate the origins and histories of peoples of the Great Basin.
    3. Students will be able to assess the current situation of Great Basin indigenous peoples and antecipate future trends among these peoples.


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  • ANTH 600E - Native American Literature

    (3 units)
    Contemporary and traditional Native American literature. Emphasis on relationships between oral and written traditions. Different regional focus each semester.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.
    2. Students will be able to interpret recurrent features, contradictions, and critical problems in Native American literature.
    3. Students will be able to analyze the historical, thematic, and formal development of Native American Literature.
    4. Students will be able to articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, various debates and theories of the development of Native American Literature.


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  • ANTH 601A - Contemporary Latin American Society

    (3 units)
    Survey of the structural features of Latin American society from the time of Luso-Hispanic contact to the present; emphasis upon cultural pluralism within national structures, race relations and processes of social change.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to convey the varied aspects of Latin American history and different patterns of settlement, colonization and nation building (examining the Luso, Hispanic and French traditions and impacts on the region).
    2. Students will be able to critically articulate contemporary Latin American issues within the context of the region’s history and globalization.
    3. Students will be able to analyze the unique formation of Latin American identities expressed in its syncretic religions and the heritage of its peoples (African, European, and indigenous).
    4. Students will be able to assess the causes and consequences of globalization vis-a-vis Latin America as it pertains to the environment, migration, and indigenous peoples.
    5. Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of Latin American regional diversity and how it is situated in the global geo-political scenario.


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  • ANTH 601C - Peoples and Cultures of Africa

    (3 units)
    African culture history; analysis of social systems and cultural distributions; emergence of modern nations.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will demonstrate an awareness of the prehistoric and historic development of African lifeways, and will apply that knowledge to the current state of African life.
    2. Students will explain the complexities of the difficult sociopolitical and economic issues associated with Africa in the modern world.
    3. Students will be able to analyze and discuss contemporary and historical issues regarding Africa and the thousand different ethnic groups who live there.


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  • ANTH 601D - Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia

    (3 units)
    Analysis of representative cultures of southeast Asia, their origins and development.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the unique physical characteristics of Southeast Asia and the role they play and have played in the lives of the peoples in this part of the world.
    2. Students will be able to display knowledge of the basic geographical features and political divisions of Southeast Asia.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of forms of society which exist in Southeast Asia and the ways these societies interact.
    4. Students will be able to identify and explain the basic cultural features which distinguish Southeast Asia as its own region of inquiry.


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  • ANTH 605 - Language, Religion, Politics

    (3 units)
    Examines ways that peoples around the world use religious discourse to mediate changing relationships between their local communities and global, social and political realities.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate and evaluate connections among local, national, and international contexts.
    2. Students will be able to identify the complex elements important to members of a diverse cultural group or groups in relation to its/their history, values, politics, language and religious beliefs and practices.
    3. Students will be able to identify, analyze, and interpret connections between localized events and their global contexts.
    4. Students will be able to analyze and interpret information about cultural, linguistic and religious differences, rules, and biases in their own society or about non-dominant or marginalized groups.
    5. Students will be able to articulate ways in which social identities such as race, class, and gender intersect in order to influence individual life experiences and/or perspectives and in turn, communicative behavior.
    6. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the history, customs, worldviews, and/or other cultural markers of 1 or more groups of national origin outside of the United States or of minority status within the United States, as they pertain to the intersection of religion, politics and language.
    7. Students will be able to make connections between and apply theories from previous coursework within cultural and linguistic anthropology and/or other disciplines to the context/topic of the Capstone course.
    8. Students will be able to critically examine how one’s configuration within intersecting social forces impacts one’s worldview.


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  • ANTH 610 - Topics in Gender and Culture

    (3 units)
    Examines gender constructions and relations from an anthropological perspective. May be repeated when course content differs. (ANTH 610 and WMST 610 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain how gender is constructed in multiple cultural contexts and analyze diverse cultures through a gendered lens.
    2. Students will be able to conduct research that draws on a rich body of anthropological scholarship about gender in a variety of global settings.
    3. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.
    4. Students will be able to communicate diverse theoretical frameworks and ethnographic examples through writing assignments and class discussion.


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  • ANTH 611B - Anthropology of Islam and Muslim Cultures

    (3 units)
    Overview of anthropological research on Islam and Muslim cultures. Students are introduced to the diversity and complexity of Muslim cultures.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify and explain the importance of basic concepts, key terms, and historical events in the Islamic tradition.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with the diversity and complexity of Muslim cultures around the world.
    3. Students will be able to compare and analyze how Muslims in different cultural contexts relate to universal and local aspects of the Islamic tradition.
    4. Students will be able to describe how anthropologists have contributed to an understanding of Islam and Muslim cultures, and will know the key anthropologists working in this field.


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  • ANTH 611C - Peoples and Cultures of the Amazon

    (3 units)
    An introduction to the Amazon region, its peoples and cultures, from pre-history to the present. Examines ecology, conservation, and development from regional and global perspective.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally compare and contrast the diversity of cultures in lowland South America, Amazon region.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate in writing or, if called upon, verbally summarize the recent archaeological findings and ethnohistory and evaluate the effect of Euro-American colonialism.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate in writing or, if called upon verbally, an understanding of the principles of regional ecology as it relates to local and regional adaptations of the Amazon societies.
    4. Students will be able to evaluate Amazonia’s prospects and challenges vis-vis conservation, development and globalization.


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  • ANTH 612 - Basque Language, Society and Culture

    (3 units)
    Examination of social and cultural aspects of the Basque language, including language shift, contact, planning and interrelationships among language and gender, ethnicity, and culture. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to define the Basques and other peoples of the peninsula.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of Basque and Spanish history and customs.
    3. Students will be able to compare traditional Basque life-styles and world view with those of Spain.


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  • ANTH 613 - Museums, Architecture, City Renewal: The Bilbao Guggenheim

    (3 units)
    Introduction to the complex architectural, museistic, local/global, artistic, political and epistemological issues presented by the first global museum in its first franchise. (ART 666, BASQ 666 and ANTH 613 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the three.)

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to integrate and synthesize results from course readings and lectures in the class discussions, term papers and mid-term and final exams.
    2. Students will be able to contrast and complement regional and international economies and cultures, explain the relevance of tourism in current global culture, interpret the value or art and architecture in the recreation of new city images and urban centers.
    3. Students will be able to analyze the continuities and discontinuities in Bilbao and among the Basques between a premodern traditional anthropological culture and a postmodern architecture-based Americanized culture.


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  • ANTH 614 - Basque Culture

    (3 units)
    Survey of the culture of the Basque, including occupations, cultural institutions, oral traditions and art, as well as their transformations in emigrant settings such as the American West. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to integrate and synthesize Core knowledge and thus be able to analyze complex moral, socio-political and cultural issues relating to Basques in the homeland (located in southwestern France and northern Spain) and the diaspora, especially in the American West.
    2. Students will be able to use advanced search strategies in library research databases and tools to find primary and secondary sources for the term paper.
    3. Students will be able to integrate and synthesize results from course-related reading/lectures/discussions in the term paper, film analysis, mid-term and final exam.
    4. Students will be able to identify and analyze the various, changeable components of Basque identity in the homeland and diaspora.


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  • ANTH 619 - Anthropology of Law

    (3 units)
    Analysis of social order and control, dispute resolution, conflict, rules and norms, and processes of maintaining order from an anthropological perspective.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate and evaluate different theoretical approaches to the study of law in anthropology, and explain their foundations in social theory.
    2. Students will be able to define and criticize key terms in the anthropology of law, such as pluralism, custom, norms, rules, process, and disputes.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate and apply different methodological approaches to studying law in anthropology, and demonstrate how anthropological methods enhance the study of law in global contexts.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate how law and legally-relevant ideas change in light of historical and contemporary local and global processes.
    5. Students at the graduate level will be able to apply, orally, in writing, and in practice, the theoretical, empirical, and/or methodical issues covered by the course to research questions in the Anthropology of Law.


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  • ANTH 620 - Magic, Witchcraft & Religion

    (3 units)
    Nature and functions of religion in various societies, the development of theoretical concepts in the anthropological study of religious and magical phenomena.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to evaluate and explain different theoretical approaches to religion in anthropology, and their foundations in social theory.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with methodological approaches to studying religion in anthropology, and how the methods differ the study of religion in other fields.
    3. Student will be able to discuss religions change in light of historical and contemporary local and global processes.
    4. Students will be able to define and criticize key terms in anthropology of religion, such as magic, witchcraft, sorcery, myth, ritual.


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  • ANTH 626 - Medical Anthropology

    (3 units)
    Application of anthropological theory and methods to human health, illness, and healing. A course designed for those interested in cross-cultural issues of health and diversity in health care. (ANTH 626 and CHS 626 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate basic terms and concepts in the field of medical anthropology and apply the anthropological perspective to issues of public health.
    2. Students will be able to articulate basic ethical principles in human subject research and know the basic rules that govern Institutional Review Boards.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate that health and explanatory models of illness and medical systems are cultural constructions.
    4. Students will be able to apply the basic research methods and theoretical approaches in medical anthropology and thereby appreciate the fact that health problems and questions can be investigated from a range of theoretical approaches.
    5. Students will be able to elucidate essential components of medical systems and identify similarities and differences in such systems cross-culturally.
    6. Students will be able to outline the social and cultural implications of disease/illness, along with biological issues.


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  • ANTH 630 - Anthropology and Ecology

    (3 units)
    Introduction to processes of biological and cultural adaptation to selected environments. Relevant topics include hominid ecology, resource exploitation, patterns of subsistence and the modes and rates of adaptation to changing environments.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to demonstrate verbally and in writing the interface between Anthropology and Ecology.
    2. Students will be able to critically evaluate human adaptability across a broad range of ecosystems, in writing and/or verbally.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the principles of human adaptation and its implications in terms of social organization and ideology.
    4. Students will be able to critically assess the value of anthropology in understanding conservation, development and globalization.


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  • ANTH 631 - Plants and People

    (3 units)
    Past and present uses of plants and their products in cultural contexts; origins of crops, medicines; sustainability, intellectual property rights; impact of people on plants.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate the role that plants play in the lives of humans, past and present.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate the implications of climate change and globalization on plants in contemporary human societies.
    3. Students will be able to discuss the value that traditional resource management has in creating alternative resource management regimes.


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  • ANTH 635 - Anthropology of Global Migration

    (3 units)
    Examines migration at a local and global scale with a focus on its causes and consequences.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to articulate and evaluate different theoretical approaches to the study of the anthropology of global migration, and explain their foundations in social theory.
    2. Students will be able to define and criticize key concepts in the anthropology of global migration, such as push and pull factors, return migration, pendular movement.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate and apply different methodological approaches to studying the anthropology of global migration, and demonstrate how anthropological methods enhance the study of migration in global contexts.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate how migration changes in light of historical and contemporary local and global processes.
    5. Students at the graduate level will be able to apply, orally, in writing, and in practice, the theoretical, empirical, and/or methodical issues covered by the course to research questions in the Anthropology of Global Migration.


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  • ANTH 636 - History of Anthropology

    (3 units)
    Anthropological ideas about humanity and culture in Western social thought. Comparison of contemporary theories of culture and society. Required of majors in senior year.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the forebears of anthropological thought and how these antecedents helped establish the discipline in the Enlightenment period.
    2. Students will be able to synthesize the thought processes of the natural and social sciences to comprehend how anthropology coalesced as a discipline in its current form.
    3. Students will be able to articulate the affinities between humanities and sciences to understand anthropology’s interdisciplinary approach in examining past and contemporary human issues.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate improved core skills and knowledge through oral and written assignments.


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  • ANTH 638 - Ethnographic Field Methods

    (4 units)
    Preparation of research designs, techniques of collecting data in the field, work with informants; organization and analysis of data, research aids.

    Units of Lecture: 4
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to survey the anthropological literature and resources regarding field research.
    2. Students will be able to develop research questions and hypotheses for conducting research.
    3. Students will be able to articulate the scientific method of inquiry and how it engages with the discipline of anthropology.
    4. Students will be able to establish a rapport and interact with their research communities.
    5. Students will be able to assess the ethical issues involved in ethnographic research.
    6. Students will be able to write coherent and feasible research proposals to engage in ethnographic fieldwork.


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  • ANTH 639 - Seminar in Cultural Anthropology

    (1 to 3 units)
    Consideration of selected topics in ethnology, ethno-linguistics or social anthropology. Topics vary from semester to semester.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Offered: Every Fall and Spring
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to critically evaluate, orally and in writing, the relevant literature in the specific topic area of the section taken.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of competency in the specific area of the section taken.
    3. Students will be able to write a research paper focusing on a clearly articulated intellectual issue.


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  • ANTH 640A - Archaeology of North America

    (3 units)
    Prehistory of North America with emphasis on peopling of the New World and influences from Mesoamerica.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify the major geographic divisions of the Eurasian continent.
    2. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. Students course will be able to compare trajectories of sociocultural and technological change across Eurasia.
    4. Students will be able to evaluate the causes of culture change across the continent using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies from the literature.
    5. Students will be able to describe the intellectual and historical trajectories that led to the delineation of the major culture areas of North America.
    6. Students will be able to evaluate the prehistory of North America from both historical and evolutionary perspectives.


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  • ANTH 640D - Archaeology of Ancient New World Civilizations

    (3 units)
    Comparative study of indigenous civilizations in Mexico, Central America, and South America prior to the advent of European conquest.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify the major geographic divisions of the Ancient New World.
    2. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. Students will be able to compare trajectories of sociocultural and technological change across the area.
    4. Students will be able to evaluate the causes of culture change across the area using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies.
    5. Students will be able to describe the intellectual and historical trajectories that led to the delineation of the major culture area.
    6. Students will be able to describe the intellectual and historical trajectories that led to the delineation of the major culture area.


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  • ANTH 641A - Archaeology of the Old World

    (3 units)
    Survey of current archaeological knowledge about a particular area of the Old World to be selected from Africa, Asia and Europe. May be repeated when course content differs.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify the major geographic divisions of the Eurasian continent.
    2. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. Students will be able to compare trajectories of sociocultural and technological change across Eurasia.
    4. Students will be able to evaluate the causes of culture change across the continent using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies from the literature.
    5. Students will be able to evaluate the development of Eurasian Paleolithic archaeology in intellectual and historical context.
    6. Students will be able to synthesize overall trends in human biological and cultural evolution across Eurasia.


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  • ANTH 641D - Archaeology of Africa

    (3 units)
    Survey of African prehistory, from the earliest archaeological traces of humans more than two million years ago through the development of Iron Age cultures.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify the major geographic divisions of the African continent.
    2. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. Students will be able to describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    4. Students will be able to evaluate the causes of culture change across the continent using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies from the literature.
    5. Students will be able to describe the intellectual and historical trajectories that led to the delineation of the major culture area.
    6. Students will be able to describe the intellectual and historical trajectories that led to the delineation of the major culture area.


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  • ANTH 642A - Historical Archaeology

    (3 units)
    European exploration and colonization of the New World, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific after 1492. Archaeology of shipwrecks, cities and industry.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to describe archaeological methods specific to historical archaeology.
    2. Students will be able to interpret material culture and historic documents (and documents as artifacts themselves).
    3. Students will be able to explain a variety of archaeological theories and how they shed light on humanity.
    4. Students will be able to apply critical theory to case studies in historical archaeology and contemporary practice.
    5. Students will be able to further demonstrate critical thinking and writing skills.
    6. Students will be able to evaluate the utility and implications of divisions between prehistory, history, and modern.


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  • ANTH 642B - Industrial Archaeology

    (3 units)
    Comparative and historical study of industrial technology, communities, and landscape in America and Europe through physical remains.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to outline the history of IA and industrial heritage organizations (e.g., HABS HAER, SIA, AIA, TICCIH).
    2. Students will be able to describe methods in IA such as archival research, site survey, excavation, artifact analysis, and documentation of material remains.
    3. Students will be able to identify the physical remains of historic industrial sites, processes, structures, and artifacts, (e.g., material remains of mining, aviation, bridges, mills and railroads).
    4. Students will be able to evaluate infrastructural systems and industrial remains for how they shed light on culture, society, and human agency.
    5. Students will be able to discuss Industrial Archaeology in the context of local, regional, national, and international heritage.
    6. Students will be able to interpret case studies in IA that discuss, for example, technological change, identity, class relations, industrial communities, and heritage disputes.
    7. Students will be able to develop skills in critical thinking, academic writing and research, and scholarly public speaking.


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  • ANTH 643 - Environmental Archaeology

    (3 units)
    Topics selected from paleoecology, taphonomy, geoarchaeology, and dating methods; lectures, readings, and field trips cover advanced principles, method and theory, and practical applications.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to describe the natural and cultural mechanisms driving environmental and climatic change.
    2. Students will be able to interpret the results of various archaeological dating methods, calibrate radiocarbon dates using industry-standard calibration software, and explain how various dating methods and their calibrations work.
    3. Students will be able to describe the processes that lead to different sedimentological structures, soil formation and landform evolution.
    4. Students will be able to use zooarchaeological, macrobotanical and palynological datasets to reconstruct past environmental conditions and past human diet.
    5. Students will be able to critically evaluate and model the way changes in human culture correspond to and operate within ecological contexts by specifically addressing: (a) the effects of climatic and environmental change on technology, social organization and politics; and conversely (b) how technology, social organization and politics affect climate and environment.


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  • ANTH 645 - Zooarchaeology

    (3 units)
    Principles and techniques of analysis of bones from archaeological and Quaternary paleontological contexts.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain the range of approaches to zooarchaeologyy used in archaeology.
    2. Students will be able to apply these methods to address common research questions.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate the interplay between research questions, materials and methods, and data. 
    4. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.


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  • ANTH 646 - Archaeological Methods

    (3 units)
    Development and applications of archaeological research designs, sampling strategies and field recording methods.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain the range of basic field and laboratory methods used in archaeology.
    2. Students will be able to apply these methods to address common research questions.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate the interplay between research questions, materials and methods, and data. 


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  • ANTH 648A - Field School in Archaeology

    (6 units)
    Summer instruction and practice in survey, excavation, and analysis.

    Units of Lecture: 6
    Offered: Every Summer
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain the range of approaches to fieldwork used in archaeology.
    2. Students will be able to apply these methods to address common research questions.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate the interplay between research questions, materials and methods, and data. 
    4. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.


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  • ANTH 649C - Laboratory Methods in Archaeology

    (3 units)
    Techniques for cleaning, repairing and storing artifacts from archaeological collections. Management of archaeological laboratories and collections, including data retrieval systems.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain the range of basic laboratory methods used in archaeology.
    2. Students will be able to apply these methods to address common research questions.
    3. Students will be able to evaluate the interplay between research questions, materials and methods, and data. 
    4. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.


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  • ANTH 652 - Collections Research in Anthropology

    (3 units)
    Practicum in anthropological theory and method. Ethnographic, archaeological or similar collections are described, analyzed and interpreted under close supervision.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to recognize and identify artifacts commonly recovered from historical sites.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of scientific research methods employed in an anthropological laboratory setting.
    3. Students will be able to demonstrate competencies in understanding artifact chronologies and changing morphologies based on technological and stylistic variation through class discussion and written assignments.
    4. Students will be able to articulate the functional and symbolic meanings of artifacts through contextual analysis with particular attention to the relationship between historical societies and historical technologies.
    5. Students will be able to make use of mathematics, science, and computing techniques in a systematic, comprehensive, and rigorous manner to support the study of anthropological artifacts.
    6. Students will be able to show competency in laboratory research including record keeping, by designing, executing, and presenting a short research project.


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  • ANTH 653 - Museum Training for Anthropologists

    (3 units)
    Apprentice curatorship in anthropology; processing and preservation of anthropological collections; design of exhibits; curatorial responsibilities; museum research; relationship to public, state and federal agencies.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain how anthropology museums operate within the broader context of the field of museum studies and anthropology.
    2. Students will be able to conduct research that draws on a rich body of scholarship about a specific topic relevant to the broader goals of the course.
    3. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the primary functions of anthropology museums through individual and group projects.
    5. Students will be able to demonstrate critical thinking and writing skills.


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  • ANTH 655 - Archaeological Theory

    (3 units)
    Past and current theories in archaeological interpretation.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to describe in detail the history of the development of Americanist archaeology and integrate their knowledge of this development with the history of the evolution of the social and natural sciences more generally.
    2. Students will be able to critically evaluate the theoretical perspectives and biases that have guided archaeological research in the past.
    3. Students will be able to explain how modern theoretical perspectives are derived from past ones and how these perspectives guide current archaeological research.
    4. Students will be able to develop a synthetic argument explaining one of the long-running and vexing archaeological questions regarding the evolution of human behavior from the perspective of one or more archaeological paradigms and/or theoretical perspectives.


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  • ANTH 659 - Selected Topics in Anthropology

    (3 units)
    Consideration of selected topics in historic and/or prehistoric archaeology. Topics vary from semester to semester.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Units of Discussion/Recitation: 3
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to describe, orally and in writing and at an advanced level of competency, the major theoretical, empirical, and/or methodological issues pertaining to the specific topic of the section taken.
    2. Students will be able to critically evaluate and synthesize, orally and in writing, the relevant literature in the specific topic area of the section taken.
    3. Students will be able to author an advanced-level research paper focusing on a clearly articulated issue relating to the specific topic of the section taken.
    4. Students at the graduate level will be able to apply, orally, in writing, and in practice, the theoretical, empirical, and/or methodical issues covered by the course to real-world archaeological research questions.


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  • ANTH 660 - Primate Evolution

    (3 units)
    Detailed consideration of the record of primate and human evolution and paleobiology; review of contributions from paleontology, geology, behavioral biology and ecology.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain how anatomical characteristics of humans evolved from earlier primate species of the Tertiary period.
    2. Students will be able to evaluate how human behavior exhibits similarities and differences from our closest primate relatives in the hominoid superfamily.
    3. Students will be able to critically apply key behavioral concepts to modern human society, including mating systems, kinship, communication, aggression, and territoriality.
    4. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of how to develop and present an argument on some facet of nonhuman primate behavior.


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  • ANTH 662 - Human Osteology

    (4 units)
    Utilization of physical anthropological methods of bone analysis applied to the identification of human and non-human skeletal remains.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to apply the scientific method to the study of the human skeleton.
    2. Students will be able to accurately identify and side human remains from complete to fragmentary bones.
    3. Students will be able to recognize the diversity of research questions that can be pursued using the human skeleton.
    4. Students will be able to explain how bone is formed, maintained, and develops over time.
    5. Students will be able to discuss the complexity of the human skeleton and its adaptive and plastic responses.
    6. Students will be able to apply ethical behavior when working with human remains.
    7. Graduate students: Students will be able to identify skeletal landmarks, to include foramina, muscle attachment sites, condyles, etc.
    8. Graduate students: Students will be able to demonstrate through course discussion, labs, and a research paper advanced knowledge of skeletal biology and anatomy.


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  • ANTH 664 - Dental Anthropology

    (3 units)
    Dental morphology, growth and development; dental variability. Techniques used to reveal past diets, health, and behavior. Forensic odontology. Major stages in dentition evolution, focusing on primate and human dental evolution.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify the basic elements of mammalian tooth crowns and roots and learn the developmental and evolutionary significance of these structures, orally and in writing.
    2. Students will be able to evaluate the variation evident in the human dentition and learn how to apply this knowledge to issues of human origins and evolution, and express this orally and in writing.
    3. Students will be able to explain how tooth substance can be lost during the lifetime of individuals and how variation within and between populations can be used to infer diet, dietary behavior, and cultural behavior, and express this orally and in writing.
    4. Students will be able to categorize pathological conditions, including caries, abscesses, and antemortem tooth loss and the connections of these conditions to diet/dietary behavior and geographic/cultural variation, and express this orally and in writing.
    5. Students will be able to document the importance of dental growth and development to issues of life history, and express this orally and in writing.
    6. Students will be able to perform data collection techniques to include the recordation of dental morphology and metrics within a lab setting, and convey this orally and in writing.
    7. Students will be able to recognize human variation in the present and past using the dentition, and express this orally and in writing.
    8. Students at the graduate level will be able to apply, orally, in writing, and in practice, the theoretical, empirical, and/or methodical issues covered by the course to research questions in the Dental Anthropology. 


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  • ANTH 665 - Human Growth and Development

    (3 units)
    Examines human growth, how growth and development is measured, the molecular basis, secular changes, genetic and environmental effects on growth, and application to forensic age estimation in subadults.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to verbally and in writing, describe human growth and development from fertilization to maturity following specific life stages.
    2. Students will be able to analyze, orally and in writing, concepts of growth and development.
    3. Students will be able to articulate world-wide patterns of growth through an understanding of genetic and environmental influences, orally and in writing.
    4. Students will be able to develop an appreciation for the many ways of assessing human development and convey this verbally and in writing.
    5. Students will be able to document and convey in verbal and in written form the molecular basis for development.
    6. Students will be able to introduce a framework for applications in subadult forensic age estimation and convey this in written and verbal form.
    7. Students will be able to collect anthropometric measurements and accurately document these data.
    8. Graduate students will be able to discuss in detail the processes associated with the molecular basis of growth and development.
    9. Graduate students will be able to document the evolution of the human life cycle and the evolution of human growth.
    10. Graduate students will be able to interpret worldwide trends of human growth and critically evaluate the proximate and ultimate causes.


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  • ANTH 667 - Health and Disease in Antiquity

    (3 units)
    Covers paleopathology, the study of disease in ancient populations. Provides overview of morbidity, mortality for populations around the globe. Information on disease drawn from human skeletal and mummified remains, archaeological reconstructions of lifestyle and diet.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102 or BIOL 100.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to apply the scientific method to the study of the human skeleton and ancient disease.
    2. Students will be able to describe the biological processes affecting the skeleton and explain how bone can be altered during development.
    3. Students will be able to recognize the diversity of research questions that can be pursued using the human skeleton.
    4. Students will be able to explain how bone responds to force (trauma), infection, and stress.
    5. Students will be able to describe the complexity of the human skeleton and its adaptive and plastic responses.
    6. Students will be able to identify the variation present in the human skeleton.
    7. Students will be able to discuss the ethical implications of working with human remains.
    8. Students will be able to discuss in detail the biology involved in various pathological conditions that affect the skeleton and provide a differential diagnosis for various lesions, developmental disruptions, and/or trauma this is present on skeletal tissue.


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  • ANTH 670 - Gender and Migration: Women, Men, and Global Movement

    (3 units)
    Examines how gender influences and is shaped by processes of migration and global movement. (ANTH 670 and WMST 670 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to explain how gender shapes and is impacted by diverse forms of global movement.
    2. Students will be able to conduct research that draw on ethnographic scholarship and media representations of current events around the globe.
    3. Students will be able to formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.
    4. Students will be able to communicate diverse theoretical frameworks and ethnographic examples through writing assignments and class discussion.


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  • ANTH 676 - Human Variation

    (3 units)
    Surveys biological variation within and between human populations from a biocultural approach, examining biological, environmental, and cultural factors shaping observed differences among individuals and populations.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to critically evaluate population differences from an anthropological perspective, orally and in writing.
    2. Students will be able to describe, verbally and in writing, the biocultural factors that contribute to human variation.
    3. Students will be able to discuss unique population histories that have affected modern human variation, verbally and in writing.
    4. Students will be able to discuss unique population histories that have affected modern human variation, verbally and in writing.
    5. Students will be able to explain the diversity of the human form and how culture and biology interact, verbally and in writing.
    6. Students will be able to describe, orally and in writing, the selective forces influencing human variation and the distribution of traits over space and time.
    7. Students will be able to critically evaluate the effects of population history and structure on the pattern of human variation.
    8. Students will be able to explain foundational concepts of biological anthropology, and specifically ones central to human variation.


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  • ANTH 677 - War, Occupation & Memory in the Basque Country

    (3 units)
    The experiences of Basque resisters, evaders, collaborators, and Jewish refugees in World War II in the French Basque Country provide the focus for discussions about history, memory and anthropology. (ANTH 677 and BASQ 677 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to integrate and synthesize Core knowledge and thus be able to analyze complex moral, socio-political and cultural issues relating to life experiences during the German occupation and the post-liberation purge of “collaborators” in the court of justice.
    2. Students will be able to use advanced search strategies in library research databases and tools to find primary and secondary sources for the term paper.
    3. Students will be able to integrate and synthesize results from course-related reading/lectures/discussions in the term paper, film analysis, mid-term and final exam.
    4. Students will be able to analyze the historical experiences of diverse ethnic groups during the German occupation of France and post-war period.
    5. Students will be able to analyze and interpret information about cultural differences, cultural rules, and cultural biases in occupied and liberated France.


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  • ANTH 679 - Selected Topics in Physical Anthropology

    (3 units)
    Theories of human evolution, study of fossil hominids, racial classification and genetics, anthropometry.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to critically evaluate, orally and in writing, the relevant literature in the specific topic area of the section taken.
    2. Students will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of competency in the specific area of the section taken.
    3. Students will be able to write a research paper focusing on a clearly articulated intellectual issue.


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  • ANTH 680 - Anthropological Linguistics

    (3 units)
    Distribution of languages of the world. Descriptive techniques and theoretical concepts in linguistics; their application to specific problems in anthropology.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify both fundamental and advanced concepts within linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics that addressing issues of human communicative behavior.
    2. Students will be able to use proposed anthropological and linguistic theories and empirical evidence to provide logical, substantiated arguments in support of or in opposition to those theories and that evidence.
    3. Students will be able to apply the social science research methods appropriate to the field they are studying and understand why these methods are used.
    4. Students will be able to identify the complex elements (linguistic and communicative) important to members of a diverse cultural group or groups in relation to its/their history, values, politics, economy, or beliefs and practices. 
    5. Students will be able to articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, sexual identity, ability, national origin, or other identities, in relation to linguistic practices.
    6. Students will be able to analyze and interpret information about linguistic and cultural differences, rules, and biases in their own society or about non-dominant or marginalized groups.


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  • ANTH 681 - Linguistics

    (3 units)
    Studies in general linguistics.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify both fundamental and advanced concepts within linguistics addressing issues of human communicative behavior.
    2. Students will be able to use proposed linguistic theories and empirical evidence to provide logical, substantiated arguments in support of or in opposition to those theories and that evidence.
    3. Students will be able to apply the social science research methods appropriate to the field they are studying and understand why these methods are used.
    4. Students will be able to identify the complex elements (linguistic and communicative) important to members of a diverse cultural group or groups in relation to its/their history, values, politics, economy, or beliefs and practices.
    5. Students will be able to articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, sexual identity, ability, national origin, or other identities, in relation to linguistic practices.


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  • ANTH 682 - Historical Linguistics

    (3 units)
    General principles of historical and comparative linguistics. Theories of language origin, methods of classifying language, processes of language change, techniques of reconstructing older forms of languages.

    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this course:
    1. Students will be able to identify both fundamental and advanced concepts within historical linguistics addressing issues of human communicative behavior.
    2. Students will be able to use proposed linguistic theories and empirical evidence to provide logical, substantiated arguments in support of or in opposition to those theories and that evidence.
    3. Students will be able to apply the social science research methods appropriate to the field they are studying and understand why these methods are used.
    4. Students will be able to identify the complex elements (linguistic and communicative) important to members of a diverse cultural group or groups in relation to its/their history, values, politics, economy, or beliefs and practices. 
    5. Students will be able to articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, sexual identity, ability, national origin, or other identities, in relation to linguistic practices.


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