Courses - Spring 2025
ANTH210
Introduction to Medical Anthropology and Global Health
An introduction to the central concepts in medical anthropology and the anthropology of global health. This course is a survey of anthropological notions of health, disease, and the body in cross-cultural and global contexts, including classic and contemporary texts. It will provide an examination of systems of knowledge and practice with regard to illness, healing, and global health inequities.
ANTH222
Introduction to Ecological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Credit only granted for: ANTH220 or ANTH222.
An introduction to the evolution of human physiology and human behavior, the relationship between hominid and non-hominid primates, and the study of relationships between a population of humans and their biophysical environment.
Students must pay a $40.00 lab materials fee.
ANTH242
Fire, Farming and Climate Change: An Archaeology Take on the History of Human Impacts on our Planet
An examination of why climate changes, the methods for recording climate change, and case studies of the varied responses of past human societies to climate change in different geographic regions and time periods with varying socio-political and economic systems.
ANTH260
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology and Linguistics
Culture and social relationships in a wide variety of settings from small-scale to complex societies. An overview of how anthropology analyzes human behavior. Particular attention to the relationship between language and culture.
ANTH264
Cross-listed with: IMMR219C.
Credit only granted for: ANTH264 or IMMR219C.
An examination of the phenomenon of international migration, or immigration. Students develop awareness of how immigration has been framed in the general public and examined by social science disciplines, most prominently anthropology. Examination of case studies of different immigrant groups in distinct geographic contexts will illuminate the varied incorporation experiences of immigrants into U.S. society.
ANTH298B
Special Topics in Anthropology; Selected Musical Cultures of the World
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Also offered as MUSC220. For Spring 2020; credit only granted for MUET220, MUSC220, or ANTH298B.
ANTH310
Method & Theory in Medical Anthropology and Global Health
Prerequisite: ANTH210.
Jointly offered with ANTH665.
Credit only granted for: ANTH310, ANTH465, or ANTH665.
Formerly: ANTH465.
Provides a critical perspective to global health that encompasses key political, economic, and cultural factors associated with the nature and magnitude of global health issues such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, paying particular attention to how poverty and inequalities within and between societies has accelerated current global health challenges. Introduces students to how medical anthropologists have contributed to the debates surrounding the globalization of health.
Restriction: Must be in Anthropology program; or permission of BSOS Anthropology department.
ANTH323
Credit only granted for: ANTH429A or ANTH323.
Formerly: ANTH429A.
The impact of diseases on populations from prehistoric times through the present will be examined, along with public perceptions of disease, scientific breakthroughs on treatment and prevention, and the ways that politics and public health policies can enhance or impede the advancement of disease treatment. The natural history of disease, population structure, and immunity will be discussed. The class will address emerging and re-emerging diseases and the ways that first responders, researchers, and policy makers may affect the outcome of an outbreak.
ANTH341
Introduction to Zooarchaeology
Credit only granted for: ANTH298D, ANTH641 or ANTH341.
Formerly: ANTH298D.
Zooarchaeology is the study of animal remains, especially bones, from archaeological contexts. This course will address both methodology as well as many of the main issues in contemporary zooarchaeology. Zooarchaeology stands at the intersection of a number of social and biological sciences, such as Biology, Osteology, Ecology, History, Anthropology and Economics. We will discuss basic animal osteology and the concepts and practices behind the identification of animal remains from archaeological contexts. We will cover the nature of the data in zooarchaeology, especially issues around using proxy data.
ANTH358A
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant; Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in Archaeology
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ANTH358B
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant; Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in Bio-Anthropology
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ANTH358C
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant; Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in Cultural Anthropology
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ANTH360
Method and Theory in Sociocultural Anthropology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ANTH260.
Restriction: Must be in Anthropology program; or permission of BSOS-Anthropology department.
Theoretical approaches and research methods in sociocultural anthropology. Emphasis on current debates, new directions, and their historical antecedents.
ANTH386
Experiential Learning
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Recommended: Completion of advanced courses in relevant subfield of anthropology recommended.
Restriction: Permission of BSOS-Anthropology department; and junior standing or higher; and must be in Anthropology program.
ANTH398A
Independent Study; Research Problems
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg
ANTH398N
Independent Study; Career Development for Anthropology Majors
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ANTH402
Politics of Humanitarianism
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Explores the various political and moral considerations of humanitarianism and humanitarian thought. Analyzes "humanism," "aid," "rescue," "emergency," and "refugees" in the context of 20th and 21st century humanitarian crises and interventions, through ethnographic and historical research.
ANTH413
Health Inequities, Care, and Justice in the United States
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Jointly offered with: ANTH613.
Credit only granted for: ANTH413 or ANTH613.
Systematic health inequities in the United States are well documented, shaped by structural forces that determine who gets sick, what illnesses/diseases they are vulnerable to, what their care options are, how they are treated while seeking care, and their ultimate health outcomes. This course applies the concepts, methods, and theoretical approaches of medical anthropology to examine the roots and implications of these health inequities. Students will also assess efforts to address these inequities through tailored interventions and social movements organized around equity and justice.
ANTH448R
Special Topics in Archaeology; Three-Dimensional Digital Documentation: Using Laser-based Measurement Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with ARCH478O, ARCH678O, ANTH632, and HISP619O. Credit only granted for: ARCH478O, ARCH678O, ANTH448R, ANTH632 or HISP619O.
This course focuses on the fundamentals of documenting components of the built environment and the landscapes in which they are located. It focuses on the use of lasers to calculate 3-D measurements at various scales, from objects, to buildings, and landscapes. It will cover data management and archiving, field documentation processes, and post-processing of scan point clouds. This includes the production of deliverables for clients or project partners, such as plans, elevations, orthoimagery, and cleaned exported point clouds in formats that are compatible with Autodesk software and other CAD or rendering software platforms. This course is intended for students working in fields that rely on accurately documenting components of the built environment in three dimension, including architects, engineers, preservationists, archaeologists, or digital designers.
This course focuses on the fundamentals of documenting components of the built environment and the landscapes in which they are located. It focuses on the use of lasers to calculate 3-D measurements at various scales, from objects, to buildings, and landscapes. It will cover data management and archiving, field documentation processes, and post-processing of scan point clouds. This includes the production of deliverables for clients or project partners, such as plans, elevations, orthoimagery, and cleaned exported point clouds in formats that are compatible with Autodesk software and other CAD or rendering software platforms. This course is intended for students working in fields that rely on accurately documenting components of the built environment in three dimension, including architects, engineers, preservationists, archaeologists, or digital designers.
ANTH454
Political Ecology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Jointly offered with: ANTH654.
Credit only granted for: ANTH454 or ANTH654.
The use of the environment is contested and negotiated within historic and contemporary societies. Incorporating methods and perspectives from across the social sciences through specific case studies in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, this course offers a survey to coupled human-environmental systems.
ANTH466
Anthropology of Work
Jointly offered with: ANTH666.
Credit only granted for: ANTH466 or ANTH666.
Examines the concept and meaning of work, the different types of work, and how the development of time discipline became essential for the creation of capitalist labor. Explores the contemporary social justice movement and its impact on gender and racialized inequities. Includes an exploration of deindustrialized regions in the Rust Belt.
ANTH476
Senior Research
Credits:
3 - 4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in Anthropology program.
Credit only granted for: ANTH476 or ANTH486.
Capstone course in which students pursue independent research into a current problem in anthropology, selected with assistance of a committee of faculty. Research leads to the writing of a senior thesis in anthropology.
ANTH477
Senior Thesis
Credits:
3 - 4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ANTH476.
Restriction: Permission of BSOS-Anthropology department; and must be in Anthropology program.
Credit only granted for: ANTH477 or ANTH487.
Capstone course in which students write a senior thesis on independent research into a current problem in anthropology. The thesis is defined before a committee of faculty.
ANTH481
Environmental Ethnographies of Asia
Credit only granted for: ANTH481 or ANTH681.
Examines social and ecological environments in Asia through the lens of classic and contemporary ethnographies from across the continent. Considers how cultural, political and economic dynamics interact with ecological systems in both recurring and unexpected ways. Ethnographies include case studies of global commodity chains, technoscientific management, borders and migration, conservation, and local knowledge as they intersect with changing environments.
ANTH485
Honors Research Preparation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Permission of BSOS-Anthropology department; and must be in Anthropology program; and must be admitted to University Honors Program or Anthropology Honors Program.
Honors Research Preparation is an independent study course during which the Honors candidate will work with their Honors Thesis Advisor to establish not only the structure of the thesis and timeline, but also the formation of Thesis Review Committee.
ANTH486
Honors Research
Credits:
3 - 4
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Permission of BSOS-Anthropology department; and must be in Anthropology program; and must be admitted to University Honors Program or Anthropology Honors Program.
Credit only granted for: ANTH486 or ANTH476.
Capstone course in which students pursue independent research into a current problem in anthropology, selected with assistance of a committee of faculty. Research leads to the writing of an honors thesis in anthropology.
ANTH487
Honors Thesis
Credits:
3 - 4
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: ANTH486.
Restriction: Permission of BSOS-Anthropology department; and must be in Anthropology program; and must be admitted to University Honors Program or Anthropology Honors Program.
Credit only granted for: ANTH487 or ANTH477.
Capstone course in which students write a thesis on the results of independent research into a current problem in anthropology.
ANTH613
Health Inequities, Care, and Justice in the United States
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Jointly offered with: ANTH413.
Credit only granted for: ANTH413 or ANTH613.
Systematic health inequities in the United States are well documented, shaped by structural forces that determine who gets sick, what illnesses/diseases they are vulnerable to, what their care options are, how they are treated while seeking care, and their ultimate health outcomes. This course applies the concepts, methods, and theoretical approaches of medical anthropology to examine the roots and implications of these health inequities. Students will also assess efforts to address these inequities through tailored interventions and social movements organized around equity and justice.
ANTH630
Quantification and Statistics in Applied Anthropology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Anthropology (Doctoral); Anthropology (Master's)).
An intensive overview of key quantitative and statistical approaches used by social scientists in applied ad policy research. This includes nonparametric and parametric statistical approaches. Students utilize statistical software and analyze existing and student-created databases. Anthropological case studies are emphasized.
ANTH641
Introduction to Zooarchaeology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Jointly offered with ANTH341.
Credit only granted for: ANTH298D, ANTH34 1 or ANTH641.
Zooarchaeology is the study of animal remains, especially bones, from archaeological contexts. This course will address both methodology as well as many of the main issues in contemporary zooarchaeology. Zooarchaeology stands at the intersection of a number of social and biological sciences, such as Biology, Osteology, Ecology, History, Anthropology and Economics. We will discuss basic animal osteology and the concepts and practices behind the identification of animal remains from archaeological contexts. We will cover the nature of the data in zooarchaeology, especially issues around using proxy data.
ANTH654
Political Ecology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Jointly offered with: ANTH454.
Credit only granted for: ANTH454 or ANTH654.
The use of the environment is contested and negotiated within historic and contemporary societies. Incorporating methods and perspectives from across the social sciences through specific case studies in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, this course offers a survey to coupled human-environmental systems.
ANTH655
Introduction to Museum Scholarship
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with: AMST655, HIST610, INST653.
Credit only granted for: AMST655, ANTH655, HIST610, INST728T or INST653.
Provides students a basic understanding of museums as cultural and intellectual institutions. Topics include the historical development of museums, museums as resources for scholarly study, and the museum exhibition as medium for presentation of scholarship.
ANTH666
Anthropology of Work
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Jointly offered with: ANTH466.
Credit only granted for: ANTH466 or ANTH666.
Examines the concept and meaning of work, the different types of work, and how the development of time discipline became essential for the creation of capitalist labor. Explores the contemporary social justice movement and its impact on gender and racialized inequities. Includes an exploration of deindustrialized regions in the Rust Belt.
ANTH688A
Current Developments in Anthropology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ANTH689A
Special Problems in Anthropology
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg
ANTH689C
Special Problems in Anthropology; Community-Centered Exhibition Creation in a Local Museum
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Cross-listed with AMST659C, HIST688C and INST788C. Credit will only be granted for AMST659C, ANTH689C, HIST688C or INST788C.
ANTH689M
Special Problems in Anthropology; Music, Language, and Signs
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, S-F
ANTH701
Anthropology Internship Preparation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Preparation for internship includes practicum training in development, presentation and evaluation of position papers, proposals and work plans; literature search and use of secondary data sources in decision making the effect cultural analysis and resource management; ethics and professional development for work in non-academic settings.
ANTH712
Anthropology Internship Analysis
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: ANTH789.
The preparation and presentation of internship results, and the development of skills in report writing and presentation. Includes the completion of a professional quality report or publishable paper based on the internship experience.
ANTH722
Ecological Anthropology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Anthropology (Doctoral); Anthropology (Master's)).
Credit only granted for: ANTH720 or ANTH722.
An overview of important approaches to ecological anthropology. Population, systems, community, political, behavioral and evolutionary ecology will be examined as they have been applied to a range of anthropological questions. Complexity theory (nonlinear dynamics) and topics in game theory will also be addressed. Students will map the field of ecological anthropology and to assess the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary approaches, methods and theories.
ANTH740
Theories of the Past and Accomplishments of Archaeology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Credit only granted for: ANTH689P or ANTH740.
Formerly: ANTH689P.
The primary purpose is to highlight some of the key achievements made by archaeologists in informing questions of interest to society from 1850 on. Key achievements include how archaeologists understand elements of the past thought to be central to the development of modern socieity. A secondary purpose is to introduce students to the theories used to understand the place of the past in society and the function of answers to questions thought central to modern social life.
ANTH745
International Heritage Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in the Cultural and Heritage Resource Management Program; or by permission of the Anthropology department.
An examination of international heritage management practices and global ethical and professional norms in order to contextualize domestic cultural resource management in the US. The survey will also explore the linkages and areas for growth between international and domestic heritage practice.
ANTH746
Applied Archaeological Theory
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in the Cultural and Heritage Resource Management Program; or by permission of the Anthropology department.
Does cultural and heritage resources management (CHRM) need theory? Can archeological theory help us understand CHRM conventions and configurations, and does CHRM have its own distinctive contribution to make to archaeological theory? This course explores these questions while surveying the key areas of theory that inform the work that CHRM practitioners do, and also the place of CHRM in cultural discourse.
ANTH749
Cultural and Heritage Resource Management Internship
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ANTH788
Internship Research
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ANTH789
Internship
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ANTH799
Master's Thesis Research; Cultural and Heritage Resource Management Thesis
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
ANTH856
Museum Research Seminar
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: AMST655, ANTH655, or HIST610.
Cross-listed with: AMST856, HIST810, INST786.
Credit only granted for: AMST856, ANTH856, HIST810, INST728U or INST786.
A research seminar focusing on the practice and presentation of cultural and historical scholarship in museums and historical sites. Students will complete an original research project on the challenges and opportunities of public exhibition and interpretation of cultural and historical research.
Additional Note: Cross-listed with ANTH856, HIST810, INST728U. For the Spring 2101 semester, Credit only granted for: AMST856, ANTH856, HIST810 OR INST728U.
ANTH857
Museum Scholarship Practicum
Credits:
3 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, S-F
Prerequisite: AMST856, ANTH856, or HIST810.
Restriction: Permission of Museum Scholarship Program required.
Cross-listed with: AMST857, HIST811, INST787.
Credit only granted for: AMST857, ANTH857, HIST811, INST728I or INST787.
Students devise and carry out a research program using the collections at the Smithsonian Institution or some other cooperating museum, working under joint supervision of a museum professional and a university faculty member.
ANTH898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
ANTH899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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