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Courses
Anthropology (ANTH)
101 [K] General Anthropology 3 Major subfields of anthropology; physical (human evolution and race), cultural-social, archaeology, and linguistics.
130 [I] Great Discoveries in Archaeology 3 Impact of great archaeological discoveries and the work of archaeologists on our sense of the past.
198 [K] Anthropology Honors 3 Open only to students in the Honors College.
201 [G] Art and Society 3 Art as an expression of social and cultural systems in non-Western societies.
203 [K] Peoples of the World 3 Principles of cultural anthropology through study of various ethnic groups from different parts of the world.
214 [S,D] Gender and Culture in America 3 Exploration or variation in gender roles, relationships, values, and institutions among men and women in US, ethnic, and other subcultures.
230 Introduction to Archaeology 3 Development of a dynamic picture of past human behavior from archaeological evidence.
256 (Effective through Summer 2009) Introduction to Syntax and Semantics 3 Same as Engl 256.
260 [B] Introduction to Physical Anthropology 4 (3-3) Evidence for human evolution; processes of racial differentiation; techniques of physical anthropology.
275 Special Topics: Study Abroad V 1-15 May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
300 Field Methods V 2 (0-6) to 8 (0-24) Prereq permission by application. Practice in methods of archaeological, ethnological, or linguistic field research.
301 [G] Arts and Media in Global Perspective 3 Contemporary arts and media around the world, and their impact on identity, society, and culture.
302 [K] Childhood and Culture 3 Anthropological theory and methods applied to the study of infant, child, and adolescent development.
303 Gods, Spirits, Witchcraft and Possession 3 Non-Western religions; religion as a cultural system.
306 [K] Cultures and Peoples of the Middle East 3 Contemporary Arab cultures in a historical perspective within the framework of Western-Middle Eastern relations.
307 [K] Contemporary Cultures and Peoples of Africa 3 Introduction to family, social, political, economic and religious institutions of African cultures in context of African social issues.
309 [K] Cultural Ecology 3 Sophomore standing; rec Anth 101 or 203. Major findings of ecological anthropology relating to problems of population, resources, and environment in small-scale cultures.
312 [S,D] Native American Women in Traditional and Contemporary Societies 3 Prereq one of Anth 101, 214, CES 101, 171, or W St 200. Same as CES 372.
316 [K] Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective 3 Prereq Anth 101, Psych 105, Soc 101, or W St 200; sophomore standing. Cross-cultural examination of the status and roles of women and men, sexuality and marriage, and folk concepts of sexual anatomy in traditional cultures in Western science; concepts of nature and culture are explored through a variety of perspectives.
317 [I] Global Feminisms 3 Same as W St 332.
320 [K] Native Peoples of North America 3 A culture history/culture area study of native North America.
325 (Effective through Summer 2009) [I] Traveling Cultures: Tourism in Global Perspective 3 Same as CES 325.
327 [S,D] Contemporary Native Peoples of the Americas 3 Prereq Anth 101 or CES 171. Contemporary cultures of Native American communities emphasizing North America.
330 [S] Origins of Culture and Civilization 3 Prereq 3 hours Anth. Prehistoric roots of culture from the beginnings of humankind to the rise of the first civilizations in Africa and Eurasia.
331 [K] America Before Columbus 3 Prereq Anth 101 or GenEd 110. Cultures and environments of North/Middle America from the arrival of the earliest hunter-gatherers to the complex Mayan and Aztec civilizations.
334 [S,D] Time and Culture in the Northwest 3 Prereq Anth 101 or permission of instructor. The archaeologically reconstucted environmental and cultural past of the Northwest including contemporary scientific and social approaches and issues.
336 Old World Civilizations 3 Prereq Anth 101, 230, or 330. Evolution of complex society, urbanism, states and empires in the eastern hemisphere; survey of European, African and Asian civilizations.
340 [K,M] Maya, Aztec and Inca Civilizations 3 Prereq Anth 101, 330, or 336. Examination of the great prehistoric civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America.
350 [S] Speech, Thought and Culture 3 The role of language in social situations and as a reflection of cultural differences.
355 (Effective through Summer 2009) [H] Language in History 3 Writing systems, language in reconstruction of culture history, language families, evolution, and parallels.
370 Past Environments and Culture 3 People and their environments from the Ice Age to modern time; archaeological, ecological, and biological data.
380 Introduction to Osteology 3 Introduction to the field of osteology including molecular analysis, paleopathology, taphonomy and forensic analysis.
381 [B] Primate Behavioral Ecology 3 Prereq Anth 101 or Biol 101, 102 or 150. Evolution of primate behavior from ecological and phylogenetic perspective emphasizing methods for understanding primate adaptations and diversity.
390 [M] History of Anthropological Thought 3 Prereq junior standing. Development of theories in anthropology including contributions of significant individuals, representative classics and influential current movements.
395 Topics in Anthropology V 3-6 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Prereq junior standing. Examination of selected topics in contemporary anthropological theory and practice.
399 Archaeological Field School V 2 (0-6) to 8 (0-24) Prereq permission of instructor by application. Training in methods of archaeological data recovery and analysis.
402 (Effective through Summer 2009) Cross-cultural Gender and Kinship 3 Prereq Anth 101 or Soc 101. Principles of kinship in anthropology applied to questions of cross-cultural gender definition. Credit not granted for both Anth 402 and 502.
402 Cross-cultural Gender and Kinship 3 Prereq Anth 101 or Soc 101. Principles of kinship in anthropology applied to questions of cross-cultural gender definition. Credit not granted for both Anth 402 and 502.
404 [T] The Self in Culture 3 Prereq 100, 200, and 300-level (one of each) in Anth, Hist, Psych, Literature, or Soc; completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Survey of anthropological theories exploring self in Western/non-Western cultures through dreams, history, and human development.
405 [T] Medical Anthropology 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Relationships among disease, curing, culture and environment; non-Western medical systems; political economy of health care.
406 Anthropology of Epidemic Disease and Bioterrorism 3 Human and world response to epidemics, cultural contexts terrorism, biocultural approaches to epidemic disease, bioterrorism in human history.
410 History of American Indian Sovereignty and Federal Indian Law 3 Same as Hist 410.
417 [T] Anthropology and World Problems 3 3 credits Anth, completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Data and methods of cultural anthropology applied to the solution of contemporary human problems, emphasizing sustainable development.
418 (Effective through Summer 2009) Human Issues in International Development 3 Interdisciplinary analysis of complex interaction between tradition and modernity in Third World societies.
418 Human Issues in International Development 3 Interdisciplinary analysis of complex interaction between tradition and modernity in Third World societies.
419 (Effective through Summer 2009) Cultural Components of International Business 3 Introduction to the cultural aspects of business.
428 (Effective through Summer 2009) Historical Ethnography 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Prereq 3 hours Anth. Culture history, ethnography, theoretical, and contemporary problems of selected culture areas. Credit not granted for both Anth 428 and 528.
430 [M] Introduction to Archaeological Method and Theory 3 Prereq Anth 230; 330 or 331. Archaeological theory in anthropological perspective; current trends in method and theory in American archaeology.
436 (Effective through Summer 2009) Ethnoarchaeology 3 Multidisciplinary approach (archaeology, ethnography and history) to the interpretation of past human cultures. Credit not granted for both Anth 436 and 536.
436 Ethnoarchaeology 3 Multidisciplinary approach (archaeology, ethnography and history) to the interpretation of past human cultures.
450 Descriptive Linguistics 3 Introduction to analysis and description of natural languages; phonological, syntactic, and semantic analysis of data from a variety of languages. Credit not granted for both Anth 450 and 550. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (ANTH 450).
463 Anthropology of Life and Death 3 Prereq Anth 260. Demography, dynamics of evolution, human ecology, and their relationships to the biology of living, historical, and archaeological populations. Credit not granted for both Anth 463 and 563. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (ANTH 412).
465 Human Evolution 3 Prereq Anth 260. Human origins in the light of the fossil record and evolutionary theory. Credit not granted for both Anth 465 and 565. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (ANTH 411).
466 (Effective through Summer 2009) Human Osteology 3 (2-3) Prereq Anth 260. Observations and measurements of human skeletons; variations based on age, sex, and race; comparisons with fossil human and higher primates. Credit not granted for both Anth 466 and 566. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (ANTH 451).
468 [T] Sex, Evolution, and Human Nature 3 Prereq 3 hours Anth or Biol; completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Human sexuality, male-female relations, cooperation, violence and parent-child relations examined cross-culturally and in nonhuman primates utilizing evolutionary and biocultural perspectives.
469 [T] Genes, Culture and Human Diversity 3 Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Relationships between genes, language and culture are explored as a means to understanding world history, genetic and cultural diversity and unity.
480 Special Topics: Study Abroad V 1-15 May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
490 [M] Integrative Themes in Anthropology 3 Prereq Anth 203, Anth 230, Anth 260; Anth 390. Current research crosscutting traditional subdisciplines of anthropology.
498 Anthropology Internship V 1 (0-3) to 15 (0-45) May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 15 hours. Prereq junior standing. Participation as archaeological or cultural anthropological intern in public or private sectors; requires special arrangement with faculty advisor. S, F grading.
499 Special Problems V 1 (0-3) to 4 (0-12) May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
500 Field Methods V 2 (0-6) to 8 (0-24) Prereq permission by application. Training in gathering and analyzing field data.
502 (Effective through Summer 2009) Cross-cultural Gender and Kinship 3 Graduate-level counterpart of Anth 402; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both Anth 402 and 502.
502 Cross-cultural Gender and Kinship 3 Graduate-level counterpart of Anth 402; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both Anth 402 and 502.
504 Tribal Peoples and Development 3 Global and historic perspectives on the complex issues surrounding the problem of tribal peoples and development.
507 Advanced Studies in Culture Theory 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Prereq 6 hours in social sciences. Evaluation of major theories and methods and their relationship to problems in cultural-social analysis.
510 Fundamentals of Cultural Anthropology 3 Overview of basic concepts and theory in cultural anthropology based on in-depth analysis of selected theoretical and ethnographic materials.
513 Lithic Technological Organization 4 (3-3) Methods and theory of lithic technology.
514 Ceramic Analysis 4 (3-3) Prereq graduate standing or permission of instructor. Basic concepts, methods, and approaches used in the analysis of archaeological pottery.
519 International Development and Human Resources 3 History of and recent changes in international development emphasizing anthropological perspectives.
528 (Effective through Summer 2009) Historical Ethnography 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Graduate-level counterpart of Anth 428; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both Anth 428 and 528.
528 Historical Ethnography 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Culture history, ethnography, theoretical, and contemporary problems of selected culture areas.
529 Seminar in Ethnography 3 Prereq graduate standing. Methodological, stylistic and craft issues in the process and product of ethnography.
530 Archaeological Method and Theory 3 History of archaeological method and theory; analysis of current literature.
535 Cultural Resource Management 3 Prereq graduate standing. Role of archaeology in historic preservation and resource conservation; legal and institutional frameworks; research and interpretation in a CRM context. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (ANTH 535).
536 (Effective through Summer 2009) Ethnoarchaeology 3 Graduate-level counterpart of Anth 436; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both Anth 436 and 536.
537 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology 4 (3-3) May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 8 hours. Prereq undergraduate Stat course. Sampling, exploratory data analysis, inferential statistics, and use of SAS in anthropological research with emphasis on archaeology.
539 Prehistory of the Southwest 3 Prehistory of the American Southwest; emphasis on Pueblo, Mogollon and Hohokam traditions and relationships to historic native groups.
540 Prehistory of the Northwest Coast 3 Prehistoric cultures, chronologies, and interrelationships on the northwest coast of North America.
542 (Effective through Summer 2009) Prehistory of Alaska and Eastern Siberia 3 Prehistoric cultural developments in the Arctic and sub-Arctic zones of Asia and North America.
543 Prehistory of the Plateau and Basin 3 Prereq graduate standing. Archaeology of the interior Northwest and Great Basin.
545 Historical Archaeology 3 Excavation and analysis of historical archaeological sites; acculturational implications. Cooperative course taught by UI, open to WSU students (ANTH 531).
546 Complexity in Small Scale Societies 3 Prereq Anth 530; graduate standing. Seminar focused on classic literature and current issues relevant to complexity in small scale societies, predominately covering hunter-gatherer systems.
547 Models and Simulation 3 Models and model-building as an anthropological approach to present and past cultures.
548 Hunters and Gatherers: Past and Present 3 Prereq graduate standing. Introduction to hunter-gatherer studies in anthropology and archaeology exploring uses of evolutionary approaches to modeling and reconstructing hunter-gatherer behavior in contemporary and prehistoric contexts.
549 Settlement and Agro-Pastoralism 3 Prereq Anth 530; graduate standing. Development of settled communities and food production through evaluation of their social, economic and spatial configurations.
550 Descriptive Linguistics 3 Graduate-level counterpart of Anth 450; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both Anth 450 and 550. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (ANTH 550).
554 Anthropological Field Methods Seminar 3 Prereq Anth 450 or 550. Elicitation, recording techniques and analysis of sociocultural and linguistic field data.
561 Current Trends in Physical Anthropology 3 May be repeated for credit. Prereq Anth 465. Intensive review of major current trends in physical anthropology.
562 Evolutionary Method and Theory in Anthropology and Archaeology 3 Prereq permission of instructor. A graduate-level seminar-based course focusing on the evolutionary analysis of past and present human behavior.
563 Anthropology of Life and Death 3 Prereq Anth 260. Graduate-level counterpart of Anth 463; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both Anth 463 and 563. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (ANTH 512).
564 Advances in Evolution and Human Behavior 3 Prereq one biology or biological anthropology course; one upper-division behavioral science course; graduate standing. Recent trends in the study of evolution and human behavior.
565 Human Evolution 3 Prereq Anth 260. Graduate-level counterpart of Anth 465; additional requirements. Credit not granted for both Anth 465 and 565. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (ANTH 511).
567 Primate Behavioral Ecology 3 Prereq one biology or biological anthropology course; junior or graduate standing. Seminar-based course focusing on evolutionary analysis of primate behavior, morphology and ecology.
569 Evolutionary Cultural Anthropology 3 Prereq graduate standing. Evolutionary nature of culture and its interactions with human biology (genes) and ecology.
570 Sediments in Geoarchaeology 4 (3-3) Sediment-forming processes, sedimentological techniques, reconstruction of Quaternary environments, and sedimentology of site-forming processes.
573 Zooarchaeology 4 (2-6) Identification of animal bones from archaeological sites, methodological and theoretical techniques for interpreting faunal remains. Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (ANTH 573).
576 Palynology 4 (3-3) Pollen and spore morphology, evolution, production, dispersal, and preservation; index fossils, dating, archaeology, and vegetational history. Field trip required.
581 Comparative Biology of Social Traditions 3 Prereq Anth 260 or Biol 106; senior or graduate standing. Phylogenetic and modeling perspectives used to examine the evolution of social learning and cultural transmission in humans and other animals.
591 Special Topics in Anthropology 3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 9 hours. Examination of current areas of anthropological theory and research.
593 Publishing and Professional Communication 3 Preparation of original research reports; survey of types of professional communication, and of standards and techniques.
596 IPEM Seminar 1 Prereq IGERT fellow. Symposia and project work sessions for the WSU/UW IGERT: Program in Evolutionary Modeling. S, F grading. S, F grading.
598 Advanced Anthropology Internship V 1 (0-3) to 15 (0-45) May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 15 hours. Prereq graduate standing. Participation as archaeological or cultural anthropological intern in public or private sectors; requires special arrangement with faculty advisor. S, F grading.
599 Archaeological Field School V 2 (0-6) to 8 (0-24) Prereq graduate standing and permission of instructor by application. Training in methods of archaeological data recovery and analysis.
600 Special Projects or Independent Study V 1 (0-3) to 18 (0-54) May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
700 Master's Research, Thesis, and/or Examination V 1 (0-3) to 18 (0-54) May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
800 Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or Examination V 1 (0-3) to 18 (0-54) May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.