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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.
 

Agricultural Science
  

  • AGSC 797 - Thesis

    (1 to 6 units)
    Thesis may be written in area of animal and rangeland sciences.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 24

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. summarize current research and critically review the literature pertaining to a specific area of interest.
    2. develop concise research proposals.
    3. write research papers for submission to scientific journals.


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  • AGSC 799 - Dissertation

    (1 to 24 units)
    This course reflects ongoing research leading to a student’s dissertation and the faculty advisement and review need to ensure high quality and professionalism.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Independent Study: X
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. summarize current research and critically review the literature pertaining to a specific area of interest.
    2. develop concise research proposals.
    3. write research papers for submission to scientific journals.


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Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources
  

  • ABNR 109 - NevadaFIT (Freshmen Intensive Transition)

    (1 unit)
    A five-day intensive academic program emulating the rigors of a midterm week during a normal college semester. (ABNR 109, ACE 109, BUS 109, CHS 109, COLA 109, EDU 109, ENGR 109, JOUR 109, PSY 109 and SCI 109 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the ten.)

    Prerequisite(s): first-semester freshmen standing.

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Units of Lecture: .33
    Units of Discussion/Recitation: .33
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: .33
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the expectations for success in college-level examinations, homework assignments and laboratories.
    2. apply learning and study strategies and time management skills to enhance academic success.
    3. interact appropriately, comfortably and successfully with University faculty staff, and peers.
    4. identify and use University, College, and Department resources to support academic goals.


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  • ABNR 415 - Science Partners: Theory, Practice, Learning

    (3 units) CO14
    Students are paired with an elementary school teacher and their class for three hours per week to teach hands-on, inquiry based science. (ABNR 415 and SCI 415 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 190A ; BIOL 191A ; CHEM 121A  and CHEM 121L ; CHEM 122A  and CHEM 122L ; Junior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 1
    Units of Internship/Practicum: 2
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. develop hands-on inquiry based science experiments, utilizing school district science standards to communicate science, mathematics and other subjects.
    2. successfully serve as science para-professionals and role models for both their students and their partner teacher.
    3. reflect on their experiences and use their reflections to improve their own science knowledge and their classroom teaching.
    4. successfully manage diverse socioeconomic and cultural student groups in the classroom.


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American Sign Language
  

  • AM 145 - American Sign Language I

    (4 units)
    Development of signing and finger spelling skills to provide knowledge of basic signs used today.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 4
    Offered: Every Fall and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. gain a basic understanding of Deaf Culture, including exposure to American Sign Language (ASL) literature and arts.
    2. understand the importance of sign language etiquette.
    3. recognize, produce and utilize signs (basic vocabulary) of American Sign Language, fingerspelling, and numbers.
    4. learn the structure of ASL grammar and be able to translate English to ASL and ASL to English.
    5. recognize, produce, and utilize language functions and grammar of standard ASL, including: confirming information, correcting information, non-manual markers, facial expressions, strong body language, yes/no questions, “Wh”- questions, personal pronouns, spatial referencing, and numbering.
    6. comprehend and express in ASL: everyday introductions, basic interactions, and exchanging personal information, describe surroundings by giving and receiving directions on information about where one lives, basic descriptions of people, and discuss family, activities and corresponding basic vocabulary.


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  • AM 146 - American Sign Language II

    (4 units)
    Using the sign language skills learned in AM 145 , students will broaden their vocabulary and communication skills using sign language.

    Prerequisite(s): AM 145 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 4
    Offered: Every Spring and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. recognize, produce and utilize signs (expanded basic vocabulary) of American Sign Language (ASL) in sentences, conversations, story telling, poetry and/or song expression.
    2. increase knowledge of recognizing, producing, and utilizing basic ASL grammar sentence structures, including: time/dates + object/subject/topic + verb, sentences with identifying nouns, using “finish” directional verbs, and verbs with classifiers (CL) and handshapes.
    3. comprehend and express in ASL by: identifying and describing things, shapes and size descriptions of objects, describing and locating furniture in a room, describing and locating things around the house and neighborhood, descriptions of streets and maps, exchanging personal information by discussing life events and relationships, sharing basic medical descriptions, family relationship descriptions, nationalities, day-to-day and weekend activities, chaotic events, sports activities, events, and holidays.
    4. understand the importance of Deaf cultural traditions, diversity and ethics in the modern world.
    5. translate and express poetry and/a song in ASL.


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  • AM 147 - American Sign Language III

    (3 units)
    Using the language skills learned in AM 146 , students will broaden their vocabulary and communication skills using sign language.

    Prerequisite(s): AM 146 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. recognize, produce and utilize signs (expanded basic vocabulary) of American Sign Language (ASL) in sentences, conversations, story telling, poetry and/or song expression.
    2. increase knowledge of recognizing, producing, and utilizing basic ASL grammar sentence structures, including: time/dates + object/subject/topic + verb, sentences with identifying nouns, using “finish” directional verbs, and verbs with classifiers (CL) and handshapes.
    3. comprehend and express in ASL by: identifying and describing things, shapes and size descriptions of objects, describing and locating furniture in a room, describing and locating things around the house and neighborhood, descriptions of streets and maps, exchanging personal information by discussing life events and relationships, sharing basic medical descriptions, family relationship descriptions, nationalities, day-to-day and weekend activities, chaotic events, sports activities, events, and holidays.
    4. understand the importance of Deaf cultural traditions, diversity and ethics in the modern world.
    5. translate and express poetry and/a song in ASL.


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  • AM 148 - American Sign Language IV

    (3 units)
    Using the language skills learned in AM 147 , students will broaden their vocabulary and communication skills using sign language.

    Prerequisite(s): AM 147 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. gain a constructive understanding of recognizing, producing, and utilizing basic ASL grammar sentence structures, including: time/dates + object/subject/topic + verb, sentences with identifying nouns, using “finish” directional verbs, and verbs with an emphasis on classifiers (CL) and handshapes.
    2. comprehend and express in ASL: object descriptions, CL (Classifiers) of objects and things, various food, cooking instructions and recipes, seasons/weather, holidays, weekend activities and events, catastrophe events, functional numbering: dates, addresses, prices/cost of things, character descriptions, fable storytelling.
    3. discuss important news events, discuss family and activities in depth.
    4. narrate about weekend activities, interact with others by using in-depth vocabulary explanations and responses, able to use structured CL: skills in a storytelling format.


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Animal Science
  

  • ANSC 721 - Molecular Ecology I: Theory and Applications

    (2 units)
    Reading and discussion of primary literature in molecular genetic methods and their application to studies in ecology and evolution. (ANSC 721, BIOL 721 and NRES 721 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the three.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. discuss the underlying theory and application of various molecular techniques and analyses commonly used in ecological and evolutionary research.
    2. conduct basic computational analyses of genetic data.
    3. write a research grant that proposes the use of a genetic approach to address a question in ecology, evolution or conservation biology.


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  • ANSC 722 - Molecular Ecology II: Techniques and Analyses

    (2 units)
    Use and interpretation of molecular genetic methods and their application to studies in ecology and evolution. (ANSC 722, BIOL 722 and NRES 722 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the three.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 1
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. discuss the underlying theory and application of various molecular techniques and analyses commonly used in ecological and evolutionary research.
    2. conduct basic computational analyses of genetic data.
    3. write a research grant that proposes the use of a genetic approach to address a question in ecology, evolution or conservation biology.


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  • ANSC 792 - Special Problems

    (2 units)
    Recent research in various areas in animal science including nutrition, physiology, breeding, meats or animal health is discussed and evaluated.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. conduct intensely focused library and on-line research into the special topic.
    2. synthesize literature to answer relevant special problem questions.
    3. critique the science of others in addressing this special problem.


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Anthropology
  

  • ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

    (3 units) CO6
    Introduction to human culture and society. Understanding human diversity through comparative study of politics, religion, economics, and kinship.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Discussion/Recitation: 1
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain and evaluate basic theories, methodologies, and key concepts in the field of cultural anthropology.
    2. explain the concept of culture and cultural diversity from an anthropological perspective and with regards to cross-cultural comparison.
    3. critically apply concepts central to cultural anthropology in analyzing cultural phenomena, such as ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, and the cultural construction of race.


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  • ANTH 102 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology

    (3 units) CO4
    Biological and evolutionary origins of humans, with consideration of population genetics, living primates, fossil records and human variation.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 120  or Corequisite. Corequisite(s): MATH 126  or higher; ANTH 110L .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain the differences between evolutionary biology, based on scientific principles, and intelligent design or creation science, based on faith and belief systems.
    2. explain how natural selection, genetic drift, and mutation have produced the biological differences among human populations (e.g., in skin color, eye color and form, blood group gene frequencies, body size, fingerprints, dental mo
    3. analyze the primary types of environmental stress affecting human evolution, including climate, disease, nutrition, and demography. They will evaluate also how humans adapt through behavioral, physiological, and genetic means.
    4. recognize how humans fall within the larger biological world (as primates, mammals, vertebrates, bilaterians), and describe what they owe to the rest of the animal kingdom that contributes to their current evolutionary form and what constitutes uniquely human traits both behaviorally and biologically.
    5. recognize that above other biological changes in hominid evolution, the one that set humans in a new direction was the development of bipedal locomotion and that some of the hallmarks of humanity developed within the last 50,000 years.


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  • ANTH 110L - Physical Anthropology Lab

    (1 units) CO4L
    Practical experience in physical anthropology - mechanisms of inheritance, osteology & forensic science, comparative anatomy & human evolution, human growth & aging, aspects of modern human variability.

    Corequisite(s): ANTH 102 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. apply what they have learned through the lectures and assigned readings to the lab exercises.
    2. cogently participate in classroom discussions relevant to the course material.
    3. place evolutionary concepts into structured lab assignments and understand how they are broadly applicable in biology.
    4. document the importance of the forces of evolution in shaping macro and microevolution in primates.
    5. articulate proper laboratory behavior and etiquette.


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  • ANTH 201 - Peoples and Cultures of the World

    (3 units) CO11
    Comparative survey of selected societies from throughout the world. Emphasis on the impact of global developments on traditional societies.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. apply theoretical models in anthropology to the analysis of specific cultural practices and phenomena.
    2. demonstrate critical thinking skills by articulating and illustrating theoretical frameworks central to the field of cultural anthropology.
    3. compare and analyze diverse cultures and cultural practices.
    4. examine the ethnographic record, ethnographic methods, and the anthropological study of cultural diversity in global, comparative perspective.


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  • ANTH 202 - Archaeology

    (3 units) CO6
    Uses of archaeology to understand and interpret major stages of human cultural development from beginnings to first civilizations.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. outline the basic history of the development archaeological inquiry.
    2. describe the theoretical, epistemological, and methodological problems associated with doing archaeological research.
    3. interpret findings from key archaeological sites and research.
    4. link archaeological interpretations to changes in human culture and behavior.
    5. evaluate the way changes in material culture and culture more generally correspond to and operate within ecological, cultural and historical contexts.


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  • ANTH 220 - Introduction to Basque Cultural Studies in a Global Frame

    (3 units) CO10
    Examines the representations of Basques worldwide in the media, the arts, scholarship, international politics and the Internet. (ANTH 220, BASQ 220, PSC 220 and WLL 220 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the four.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify and describe the complex elements important to members of a diverse cultural group such as the Basques in relation to their history, politics, and cultural practices.
    2. articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, and other identities.
    3. analyze ways in which Basque cultural groups in the homeland and diaspora differ and how such differences position them in relation to each other.
    4. articulate ways in which social identities intersect in Basque culture and influence individual life experiences and/or perspectives.
    5. assess and reflect orally upon how their own learning and life experiences in a global context enable them to understand different viewpoints on Basque society.


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  • ANTH 222 - Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology

    (3 units)
    Introduction to forensic anthropology, examining methods used by forensic anthropologists to recover, positively identify unidentified human remains, and evaluate trauma and taphonomy in medico-legal situations.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. orally and in writing, to demonstrate understanding of forensic anthropology including: history, theory, current methods and practices, and the role of forensic anthropologists in death investigations
    2. orally and in writing, to describe the techniques used for the forensic archaeological recoveries of human remains
    3. orally and in writing, to evaluate trauma, pathology, and taphonomic processes
    4. orally and in writing, to apply the various techniques used to estimate biological profile parameters in unidentified human remains
    5. orally and in writing, to behave ethically and professionally when handling human remains in the laboratory


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  • ANTH 281 - Introduction to Language

    (3 units)
    Nature and function of language, including an introduction to the linguistics subsystems of modern English and the development of the English language. (ANTH 281 and ENG 281 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify fundamental concepts within linguistic anthropology which address issues of human communicative behavior.
    2. use proposed theories from anthropology, linguistics and other social sciences together with empirical evidence to provide logical, substantiated arguments in support of or in opposition to those theories and that evidence.
    3. articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, sexual identity, national origin, or other identities, in relation to linguistic practice.
    4. analyze and interpret information about cultural and linguistic differences, rules, and biases in their own society or about non-dominant or marginalized groups.
    5. 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.


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  • ANTH 309 - Museum Studies

    (3 units) CO14
    History and philosophy of museums; their role in contemporary society; museum organization, management, program planning, funding, publications, guest speakers, supervised field trips to museums. (ART 308, ANTH 309 and HIST 309 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the three.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate, through readings, class discussion and visits to museum sites, a broad knowledge of the field of Museum Studies.
    2. demonstrate knowledge, through readings, class discussion, and interaction with museum professionals, of current issues in the field of museum studies.
    3. demonstrate specific knowledge of the specialized work of museums and related institutions through the practical experience of internships.


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  • ANTH 350 - Archaeology of Nevada

    (3 units)
    Survey of the prehistory paleoenvironments of Nevada and the Great Basin, from the ice age to historic times. Field trip.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain how and when Nevada was first colonized, characterize the broad cultural and environmental changes that have occurred over the past 14,000 years, and demonstrate how the two may be related.
    2. describe the various kinds of materials and methods used to investigate these issues, as well as their respective strengths and weaknesses.
    3. explain the major impact that the arrival of Euro-Americans to Nevada had on traditional Native lifeways.


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  • ANTH 378 - Basque Transnationalism in the United States

    (3 units) CO10
    Theories of globalization, social identity, diaspora foreign policy, identity construction, and nationalism are utilized to compare Basque individual and institutionalized ethnicity in the United States. (ANTH 378, BASQ 378, PSC 378, SOC 378 and WMST 378 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the five.)

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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate the ideological basis of diverse theories of identity and culture and apply them to the Basque case.
    2. identify and analyze the main social, cultural, political and economic components of the Basque diaspora and their impact in the western United States.
    3. demonstrate an understanding of cultural difference and equity, applied to the Basques, as influenced by social identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, and other socially constructed differences.
    4. demonstrate knowledge of the social value of cultural difference and of creating societal fairness.
    5. analyze the sources of information from multiple critical perspectives and summarize and critique secondary sources, including scholarly articles.


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  • ANTH 400A - 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

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


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  • ANTH 400B - 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate the diversity of indigenous peoples of the Great Basin.
    2. articulate the origins and histories of peoples of the Great Basin.
    3. assess the current situation of Great Basin indigenous peoples and anticipate future trends among these peoples.


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  • ANTH 400E - Native American Literature

    (3 units)
    Contemporary and traditional Native American literature. Emphasis on relationships between oral and written traditions. Different regional focus each semester. (ANTH 400E and ENG 494A are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing OR ENG 303 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

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


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  • ANTH 401A - Contemporary Latin American Society

    (3 units) CO10
    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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. discuss 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. critically articulate contemporary Latin American issues within the context of the region’s history and globalization.
    3. analyze the unique formation of Latin American identities expressed in its syncretic religions and the heritage of its peoples (African, European, and indigenous).
    4. assess the causes and consequences of globalization vis-à-vis Latin America as it pertains to the environment, migration, and indigenous peoples.
    5. demonstrate their understanding of Latin American regional diversity and how it is situated in the global geo-political scenario.


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  • ANTH 401C - Peoples and Cultures of Africa

    (3 units) CO11
    African culture history; analysis of social systems and cultural distributions; emergence of modern nations.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

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


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  • ANTH 401D - Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia

    (3 units) CO10, CO11
    Analysis of representative cultures of southeast Asia, their origins and development.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. 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. display knowledge of the basic geographical features and political divisions of Southeast Asia.
    3. demonstrate understanding of forms of society which exist in Southeast Asia and the ways these societies interact.
    4. identify and explain the basic cultural features which distinguish Southeast Asia as its own region of inquiry.
    5. demonstrate understanding of the application of contemporary anthropological concepts to a critical in-depth understanding of a modern situation faced by a Southeast Asian society.


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  • ANTH 402 - Comparative Social Organization

    (3 units) CO11
    Basic institutions of human society; examination of the variability of structure in social system and culture.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe the various forms of marriage practices encountered in the human experience, past and present.
    2. articulate the different forms of kinship organization encountered in human societies, past and present.
    3. demonstrate understanding of the evolution of social complexity of human societies.
    4. explain how different forms of marriage and kinship networks emerged.
    5. show the impacts that globalization has on human social organization and anticipate ongoing forms of social networks.


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  • 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): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate and evaluate connections among local, national, and international contexts.
    2. 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. identify, analyze, and interpret connections between localized events and their global contexts.
    4. 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. 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. 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. 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. critically examine how one’s configuration within intersecting social forces impacts one’s worldview.


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  • ANTH 408 - California Archaeology

    (3 units)
    Evaluation of California’s prehistory and the development of indigenous lifeways from roughly 14,000 years ago to the present. Topics include the region’s natural and human ecology, ethnography, culture history, relationships to Great Basin archaeology, and processes affecting cultural development and cultural change in a region renowned for its population size, linguistic diversity, hunter-gatherer economies, and unique, tribelet-based sociopolitical organization.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe the human ecology of California’s major physiographic provinces.
    2. describe the lifeways of Native Californians as recorded in the ethnographic literature.
    3. analyze the trajectory of change in technological, settlement, subsistence, social, and political behaviors in California from the terminal Pleistocene to the late Holocene/Anthropocene.
    4. explain how climate, demography, migration and other factors resulted in trajectories of culture change over time in California.
    5. evaluate the roles that environment, technology, and social behaviors played in the development of aboriginal sociopolitical organization in ethnographic California.


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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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain how gender is constructed in multiple cultural contexts and analyze diverse cultures through a gendered lens.
    2. conduct research that draws on a rich body of anthropological scholarship about gender in a variety of global settings.
    3. formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.
    4. 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 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify and explain the importance of basic concepts, key terms, and historical events in the Islamic tradition.
    2. demonstrate familiarity with the diversity and complexity of Muslim cultures around the world.
    3. compare and analyze how Muslims in different cultural contexts relate to universal and local aspects of the Islamic tradition.
    4. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally compare and contrast the diversity of cultures in lowland South America, Amazon region.
    2. demonstrate in writing or, if called upon, verbally summarize the recent archaeological findings and ethnohistory and evaluate the effect of Euro-American colonialism.
    3. 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. 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. (ANTH 412 and BASQ 456 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe and ask about the daily routine, hobbies and free time activities.
    2. demonstrate a number of communicative tasks that involve narrating and describing in the past.
    3. talk about future actions.
    4. identify and describe basic linguistic characteristics of the Basque language.
    5. discuss the importance of the Basque farm house and the seasonal tasks in Basque country.
    6. 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): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing. Recommended preparation: BASQ 220 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. integrate and synthesize results from course readings and lectures in the class discussions, term papers and mid-term and final exams.
    2. 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. 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. (ANTH 414 and BASQ 471 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. 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. use advanced search strategies in library research databases and tools to find primary and secondary sources for the term paper.
    3. integrate and synthesize results from course-related reading/lectures/discussions in the term paper, film analysis, mid-term and final exam.
    4. 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, CO14
    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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

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


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  • ANTH 419 - Anthropology of Law and Human Rights

    (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 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate and evaluate different theoretical approaches to the study of law in anthropology, and explain their foundations in social theory.
    2. define and criticize key terms in the anthropology of law, such as pluralism, custom, norms, rules, process, and disputes.
    3. 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. 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 and 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 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    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 425 - Anthropology of Europe

    (3 units) CO11
    This course examines the history and cultures of the peoples of Europe from an anthropological perspective, examining minority communities and different ethnic groups, their identity, migrations and engagement with mainstream society.

    Prerequisite(s): CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  or CH 212 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. read and critically evaluate relevant literature in the anthropology of Europe, orally and in writing.
    2. articulate and evaluate connections among local, national, and international contexts including between regions within Europe, the European Union, and Europe’s connections to the world, orally and in writing.
    3. contextualize current events and experiences in relation to historical and current global contexts, orally and in writing.


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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.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate basic terms and concepts in the field of medical anthropology and apply the anthropological perspective to issues of public health.
    2. articulate basic ethical principles in human subject research and know the basic rules that govern Institutional Review Boards.
    3. demonstrate that health and explanatory models of illness and medical systems are cultural constructions.
    4. 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. elucidate essential components of medical systems and identify similarities and differences in such systems cross-culturally.
    6. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate verbally and in writing the interface between Anthropology and Ecology.
    2. critically evaluate human adaptability across a broad range of ecosystems, in writing and/or verbally.
    3. demonstrate understanding of the principles of human adaptation and its implications in terms of social organization and ideology.
    4. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate the role that plants play in the lives of humans, past and present.
    2. demonstrate the implications of climate change and globalization on plants in contemporary human societies.
    3. 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, students will be able to:
    1. articulate and evaluate different theoretical approaches to the study of the anthropology of global migration, and explain their foundations in social theory.
    2. define and criticize key concepts in the anthropology of global migration, such as push and pull factors, return migration, pendular movement.
    3. 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. 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): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 4
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. survey the anthropological literature and resources regarding field research.
    2. develop research questions and hypotheses for conducting research.
    3. articulate the scientific method of inquiry and how it engages with the discipline of anthropology.
    4. demonstrate a rapport and interact with their research communities.
    5. assess the ethical issues involved in ethnographic research.
    6. 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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. critically evaluate, orally and in writing, the relevant literature in the specific topic area of the section taken.
    2. demonstrate an advanced level of competency in the specific area of the section taken.
    3. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the major aboriginal culture areas of North America.
    2. describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. compare trajectories of sociocultural and technological change across the continent.
    4. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the major geographic divisions of the Ancient New World.
    2. describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. compare trajectories of sociocultural and technological change across the area.
    4. 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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the major geographic divisions of the Eurasian continent.
    2. describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    4. 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 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the major geographic divisions of the African continent.
    2. describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    4. 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 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the major geographic divisions of the Eurasian continent.
    2. describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    3. describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
    4. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe archaeological methods specific to historical archaeology.
    2. interpret material culture and historic documents (and documents as artifacts themselves).
    3. explain a variety of archaeological theories and how they shed light on humanity.
    4. apply critical theory to case studies in historical archaeology and contemporary practice.
    5. further demonstrate critical thinking and writing skills.
    6. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe the natural and cultural mechanisms driving environmental and climatic change.
    2. 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. describe the processes that lead to different sedimentological structures, soil formation and landform evolution.
    4. use zooarchaeological, macrobotanical and palynological datasets to reconstruct past environmental conditions and past human diet.
    5. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate understanding of scientific methods used to study the human skeleton.
    2. demonstrate knowledge of basic osteology.
    3. demonstrate awareness of the diversity of research questions that can be pursued using the human skeleton.
    4. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain the range of approaches to zooarchaeology used in archaeology.
    2. apply these methods to address common research questions.
    3. evaluate the interplay between research questions, materials and methods, and data.
    4. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain the range of basic field and laboratory methods used in archaeology.
    2. apply these methods to address common research questions in various real-life scenarios.
    3. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 6
    Offered: Every Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain the range of approaches to fieldwork used in archaeology.
    2. apply these methods to address common research questions.
    3. evaluate the interplay between research questions, materials and methods, and data.
    4. 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 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain the development of lithic technology across space and time.
    2. communicate common inferences regarding human behavior drawn from the analysis of lithic artifacts.
    3. apply basic hands-on analytical approaches to lithic assemblages.
    4. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain the range of basic laboratory methods used in archaeology.
    2. apply these methods to address common research questions.
    3. evaluate the interplay between research questions, materials and methods, and data.
    4. 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  or ANTH 309  or ART 308  or HIST 309 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. recognize and identify artifacts commonly recovered from historical sites.
    2. demonstrate knowledge of scientific research methods employed in an anthropological laboratory setting.
    3. demonstrate competencies in understanding artifact chronologies and changing morphologies based on technological and stylistic variation through class discussion and written assignments.
    4. articulate the functional and symbolic meanings of artifacts through contextual analysis with particular attention to the relationship between historical societies and historical technologies.
    5. employ mathematics, science, and computing techniques in a systematic, comprehensive, and rigorous manner to support the study of anthropological artifacts.
    6. 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) CO14
    Apprentice curatorship in anthropology; processing and preservation of anthropological collections; design of exhibits; curatorial responsibilities; museum research; relationship to public, state and federal agencies.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. prepare museum exhibits and convey details of this engagement orally and in writing.
    2. work with museum databases online, understanding how to manage them and convey this knowledge orally and in writing.
    3. evaluate museum exhibits orally and in writing.


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  • ANTH 454 - Anthropology Saves the World!

    (3 units) CO14
    Discipline deals with the applied, engaged, and pubic aspects of anthropology and how each of its sub-fields articulates with contemporary human problems.

    Prerequisite(s): CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  or CH 212 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. apply anthropological knowledge to solve practical, real-world problems, and demonstrate this orally and in writing.
    2. orally and in writing, critically apply knowledge of histories, benefits, and challenges of various types of public engagement in anthropology (public intellectual work, advocacy, activism, collaborative research design).
    3. orally and in writing, design research questions, conduct research, prepare research reports, and give oral research presentations on the relationship between anthropology and real world problems.


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  • ANTH 455 - Archaeological Theory

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

    Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; ANTH 101 ; ANTH 202 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. 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. critically evaluate the theoretical perspectives and biases that have guided archaeological research in the past.
    3. explain how modern theoretical perspectives are derived from past ones and how these perspectives guide current archaeological research.
    4. 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 Archaeology

    (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 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. 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. critically evaluate and synthesize, orally and in writing, the relevant literature in the specific topic area of the section taken.
    3. 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 ; ANTH 110L .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain how anatomical characteristics of humans evolved from earlier primate species of the Tertiary period.
    2. evaluate how human behavior exhibits similarities and differences from our closest primate relatives in the hominoid superfamily.
    3. critically apply key behavioral concepts to modern human society, including mating systems, kinship, communication, aggression, and territoriality.
    4. 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 ; ANTH 110L .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. apply the scientific method to the study of the human skeleton.
    2. accurately identify and side human remains from complete to fragmentary bones.
    3. recognize the diversity of research questions that can be pursued using the human skeleton.
    4. explain how bone is formed, maintained, and develops over time.
    5. discuss the complexity of the human skeleton and its adaptive and plastic responses.
    6. 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 ; ANTH 110L .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. 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. 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. 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. 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. document the importance of dental growth and development to issues of life history, and express this orally and in writing.
    6. 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. 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 ; ANTH 110L .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

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

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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate knowledge of the bones in the human skeleton.
    2. demonstrate appreciation of human skeletal diversity.
    3. demonstrate understanding of the basic principles guiding forensic research and methods and be able to evaluate forensic case studies.
    4. 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.

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


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  • ANTH 474 - Paleoanthropology

    (3 units)
    Examines the divergent pathways of human evolution from the advent of bipedalism 5-6 million years ago to the emergence of food production at the end of the Pleistocene, with emphasis on the fossils and archaeological remains of earlier hominins.

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify anatomical characteristics of primates that are shared in common with extinct and extant hominin species and distinguish those characteristics that are unique to hominins.
    2. critically evaluate theories on the development of bipedalism, the critical starting point for hominin origins.
    3. critically evaluate theories that account for key changes in hominin evolution, including tool use, increases in brain size and body size and decreased tooth size, along with the timing of dispersal events out of Africa.
    4. evaluate the genetic and archaeological evidence for the origins and dispersal of anatomically modern Homo sapiens and determine if earlier local populations (e.g., Neanderthals, Denisovans) contributed to the gene pool of modern humans.


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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 ; ANTH 110L .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. critically evaluate population differences from an anthropological perspective, orally and in writing.
    2. describe, verbally and in writing, the biocultural factors that contribute to human variation.
    3. discuss unique population histories that have affected modern human variation, verbally and in writing.
    4. discuss unique population histories that have affected modern human variation, verbally and in writing.
    5. 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): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. 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. use advanced search strategies in library research databases and tools to find primary and secondary sources for the term paper.
    3. integrate and synthesize results from course-related reading/lectures/discussions in the term paper, film analysis, mid-term and final exam.
    4. analyze the historical experiences of diverse ethnic groups during the German occupation of France and post-war period.
    5. 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 ; ANTH 110L .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. critically evaluate, orally and in writing, the relevant literature in the specific topic area of the section taken.
    2. demonstrate an advanced level of competency in the specific area of the section taken.
    3. 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 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify both fundamental and advanced concepts within linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics that addressing issues of human communicative behavior.
    2. 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. apply the social science research methods appropriate to the field they are studying and understand why these methods are used.
    4. 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. 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. (ANTH 481 and ENG 412A are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 301  or ENG 303  or at least Junior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. define key terms and apply main concepts in phonology, phonetics, syntax and semantics to both English and foreign languages.
    2. evaluate the role of theoretical linguistics in everyday contexts.
    3. demonstrate and synthesize advanced knowledge and skills.
    4. 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.  (ANTH 482 and ENG 413B are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify both fundamental and advanced concepts within historical linguistics addressing issues of human communicative behavior.
    2. 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. apply the social science research methods appropriate to the field they are studying and understand why these methods are used.
    4. 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. 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. (ANTH 485 and ENG 492C are cross-listed; credits may be earned in one of the two.)

    Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; ANTH 101 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. systematically analyze traditional and indigenous vernacular communities by observing, theorizing, and modeling the practice of oral folktale collection.
    2. 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. 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. 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 486 - Sport and Society from a Global Perspective

    (3 units) CO10
    The course shows the centrality of sport for modern urban societies, and examines how it reflects and constructs social issues and processes, with special focus on gender, race, ethnicity and identity. (ANTH 486, BASQ 486, GRI 486 and SOC 486 are crosslisted; credit may be earned in one of the four.)

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate competency in anthropological and sociological concepts, evaluate relevant literature, and critically apply their content in discussion and writing.
    2. recognize and position the consequences and meanings of sport, the body and physical culture across diverse cultures, societies and populations.
    3. identify and critically assess social issues, including inequalities of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and class in sport.


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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 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. develop their own research questions based on their understanding of previous research and on their understanding of what makes a good research question.
    2. propose a senior thesis, MA Thesis or Dissertation-level line of research.
    3. develop a sound sampling strategy and methodology for conducting the proposed research.
    4. analyze and interpret archaeological data sets using applicable models and quantitative methods.
    5. 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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. critically evaluate, orally and in writing, the relevant literature in the specific topic area of the section taken.
    2. demonstrate an advanced level of competency in the specific area of the section taken.
    3. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate the history and origins of Native North American peoples and their cultures.
    2. demonstrate comprehension of the diversity of Native North American cultures, past and present.
    3. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate the diversity of indigenous peoples of the Great Basin.
    2. articulate the origins and histories of peoples of the Great Basin.
    3. 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. (ANTH 600E and ENG 694A are cross-listed; credits may be earned in one of the two.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.
    2. interpret recurrent features, contradictions, and critical problems in Native American literature.
    3. analyze the historical, thematic, and formal development of Native American Literature.
    4. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. 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. critically articulate contemporary Latin American issues within the context of the region’s history and globalization.
    3. analyze the unique formation of Latin American identities expressed in its syncretic religions and the heritage of its peoples (African, European, and indigenous).
    4. assess the causes and consequences of globalization vis-a-vis Latin America as it pertains to the environment, migration, and indigenous peoples.
    5. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. 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. explain the complexities of the difficult sociopolitical and economic issues associated with Africa in the modern world.
    3. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. 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. display knowledge of the basic geographical features and political divisions of Southeast Asia.
    3. demonstrate understanding of forms of society which exist in Southeast Asia and the ways these societies interact.
    4. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate and evaluate connections among local, national, and international contexts.
    2. 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. identify, analyze, and interpret connections between localized events and their global contexts.
    4. 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. 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. 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. 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. critically examine how one’s configuration within intersecting social forces impacts one’s worldview.


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  • ANTH 608 - California Archaeology

    (3 units)
    Evaluation of California’s prehistory and the development of indigenous lifeways from roughly 14,000 years ago to the present. Topics include the region’s natural and human ecology, ethnography, culture history, relationships to Great Basin archaeology, and processes affecting cultural development and cultural change in a region renowned for its population size, linguistic diversity, hunter-gatherer economies, and unique, tribelet-based sociopolitical organization.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe the human ecology of California’s major physiographic provinces.
    2. describe the lifeways of Native Californians as recorded in the ethnographic literature.
    3. analyze the trajectory of change in technological, settlement, subsistence, social, and political behaviors in California from the terminal Pleistocene to the late Holocene/Anthropocene.
    4. explain how climate, demography, migration and other factors resulted in trajectories of culture change over time in California.
    5. evaluate the roles that environment, technology, and social behaviors played in the development of aboriginal sociopolitical organization in ethnographic California.
    6. critically evaluate the way changes in human behavior in California correspond to and operate within ecological and historical contexts.
    7. develop and defend their own theoretically and empirically-informed hypotheses explaining an aspect of culture change in prehistoric California.


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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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain how gender is constructed in multiple cultural contexts and analyze diverse cultures through a gendered lens.
    2. conduct research that draws on a rich body of anthropological scholarship about gender in a variety of global settings.
    3. formulate and articulate arguments that synthesize course material.
    4. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify and explain the importance of basic concepts, key terms, and historical events in the Islamic tradition.
    2. demonstrate familiarity with the diversity and complexity of Muslim cultures around the world.
    3. compare and analyze how Muslims in different cultural contexts relate to universal and local aspects of the Islamic tradition.
    4. 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.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate in writing or, if called upon, verbally compare and contrast the diversity of cultures in lowland South America, Amazon region.
    2. demonstrate in writing or, if called upon, verbally summarize the recent archaeological findings and ethnohistory and evaluate the effect of Euro-American colonialism.
    3. 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. 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).

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. define the Basques and other peoples of the peninsula.
    2. demonstrate knowledge of Basque and Spanish history and customs.
    3. 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.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. integrate and synthesize results from course readings and lectures in the class discussions, term papers and mid-term and final exams.
    2. 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. 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. (ANTH 614 and BASQ 671 are cross-listed; credits may be earned in one of the two.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. 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. use advanced search strategies in library research databases and tools to find primary and secondary sources for the term paper.
    3. integrate and synthesize results from course-related reading/lectures/discussions in the term paper, film analysis, mid-term and final exam.
    4. identify and analyze the various, changeable components of Basque identity in the homeland and diaspora.


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  • ANTH 619 - Anthropology of Law and Human Rights

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

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate and evaluate different theoretical approaches to the study of law in anthropology, and explain their foundations in social theory.
    2. define and criticize key terms in the anthropology of law, such as pluralism, custom, norms, rules, process, and disputes.
    3. 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. demonstrate how law and legally-relevant ideas change in light of historical and contemporary local and global processes.
    5. 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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