Graduate Courses in Anthropology (ANTH)

ANTH 200 - Field Work in Archaeology

Methods and techniques of archaeological investigation in field situations and the laboratory analysis of data. Prerequisites: 24, one 100-level course in anthropology or history, instructor's permission. Summers only.

Credits: 3 to 6

ANTH 210 - Archaeological Theory

Development of archaeology from the 19th century to the present including concepts of form, space and time, intellectual attitudes, current systems theory, and research strategies. Prerequisites: ANTH 024, one 100-level anthropology course; or HP 201; or graduate standing in Historic Preservation Program, or HIST 121, HIST 122, or HIST 149. Alternate years.

Credits: 3

ANTH 220 - Develop & Applied Anthropology

Seminar examines the application of anthropological knowledge and methodologies to alleviate social problems around the world, with a special focus on the cultural politics of expertise. Prerequisites: ANTH 23, three 100-level courses, or instructor's permission. Alternate years.

Credits: 3

ANTH 225 - Anthropological Theory

Schools of anthropological thought examined in relation to data on non-Western societies and the historical and social context in which the anthropologist works. Prerequisites: ANTH 021, one 100-level course.

Credits: 3

ANTH 228 - Social Organization

Examination of the basic anthropological concepts and theories used in the cross-cultural analysis of kinship and marriage. Prerequisites: ANTH 021, one 100-level course.

Credits: 3

ANTH 283 - Colonialism

The concepts, ideologies, and practice(s) of colonialism within a sociocultural and historical context emphasizing the cultures of the colonizer and the colonized and the interaction thereof. Prerequisites: ANTH 021, one 100-level course, or ANTH 021, six hours in the social sciences. Alternate years.

Credits: 3

ANTH 290 - Meth of Ethnographic Field Wrk

Examination of theoretical and ethical premises of field work methodology with practical experience in participant observation, interviewing, the genealogical method, and the recording of data. Prerequisite: Twelve hours of anthropology. Alternate years.

Credits: 3

ANTH 295 - Advanced Special Topics

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisites: ANTH 021, one 100-level course.

Credits: 1 to 6

ANTH 296 - Advanced Special Topics

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisites: ANTH 021, one 100-level course.

Credits: 1 to 6

ANTH 297 - Advanced Readings & Research

Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.

Credits: 1 to 3

ANTH 298 - Advanced Readings & Research

Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.

Credits: 1 to 3