AN101 Introduction to Anthropology. One unit. A survey course to acquaint students with the basic principles of anthropological thinking, as well as with some of the discipline's research techniques. These will be explored through work in the four traditional subfields of anthropology: human biology, archaeology, linguistic and cultural anthropology. Offered fall and spring semesters.
Michael Scholl M 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
AN106 Cultural Geography. One unit. Cultural geography is differentiated from physical geography by focusing on the distribution and impact of humans on the earth. This introductory course ill review the physical structure of the planet's surface, history and techniques of cartography and mapping, and survey the subdisciplines of economic, political, and urban geography. Students will be introduced to geographic theory, complete exercises in basic mapping techniques, and become familiar with national political divisions. Each student will adopt a nation and make regualr reports on current events in English-speaking news outlets.
Michael Scholl T,R 9:40 - 11:10 a.m.
AN202 Biological Anthropology and Human Evolution. One unit. An introduction to the study of biological anthropology. This course explores the role evolutionary processes that account for modern human biological variability and adaptation, including the concept of race. Students will examine the evolutionary history of the human species through the study of the fossil record, DNA, and comparative anatomy with our closest relatives, the primates. Current debates in human evolution will be discussed. Offered fall semester.
Michael Scholl W 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
AN 234 Land of the Inca: Peru Past and Present (I). One unit. The rugged Andes Mountain range of South America provides an exceptionally difficult environment for human settlement and survival. Yet over the course of thousands of years, this area has produced some of the world's greatest civilizations and a unique and distinct cultural adaptation. This course focuses on the culture of the Peruvian Andes and traces its evolution from prehistoric to modern times. Themes explored include the development of Andean culture, a cultural description of the Incas and their empire which represent the zenith of independent Andean social evolution, and the survival and persistence of this culture to the present day despite nearly five hundred years of vigorous attempts to destroy it. Offered as required.
Gordon McEwan T,R 2:40 - 4:10 p.m.
AN 241 Forensic Anthropology and Human Osteology. One unit. Five hours combined lecture and laboratory weekly. This course is an introduction to the field of forensic anthropology, the application of biological anthropology in legal contexts. This course will also introduce students to human osteology, the study of the human skeleton. Students will explore the principles and methods of forensic anthropology through lecture, reading, and laboratory experience. The course will focus not only on the sciences of human osteology and forensic anthropology, but will examine the legal framework in which they are applied, including criminal contexts, mass disasters, and human rights violations. Offered alternate spring semesters.
Celeste Gagnon M,W 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
AN241L Forensic Anthropology and Human Osteology Lab
Celeste Gagnon M,W 2:31 - 3:30 p.m.
AN 252 Culture, Health, and the Body: Introduction to Medical Anthropology (I). One unit. This course is an introduction to the comparative study of health and illness through time and cross-culturally. Topics addressed include the roles of disease in human evolution and history, sociocultural factors in contemporary world health problems, the comparative cultures of ethnomedicine and biomedicine, and ethnicity and health care (including applied issues of "cultural competence" in clinical practice). Case studies from the major geographic regions of the world (including the industrialized North/West) are explored through in-depth ethnographic case studies, and critically compared with one another. This course is appropriate for undergraduate students at any level, but especially those studying any of the health sciences, including those in the Physician Assistant program, Nursing, Pre-Health, as well as majors and minors in Anthropology. Offered fall semester.
Alexa Dietrich T,R 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
AN 335 An Archaeological Perspective on the Origins of Social Complexity (I). One unit. Why do we find the modern world composed of state-level complex societies? What processes and factors have caused human societies to organize in increasingly complex ways, often at the expense of individual autonomy and freedoms? Through written works, videos, and discussion, participants in this course will examine theories of the origin of complex society and its evolutionary trajectory. Pre-requisites: AN 101, AN 201, or 212, restricted to juniors and seniors except by special permission of the instructor. Offered alternate fall semesters.
Gordon McEwan T,R 11:20 - 12:50 p.m.