Anthropology
Focuses on the range of human genetic variation and adaptation that is
demonstrated in living populations today, comparisons of biology and behavior
between human and non-human primates and an examination of our human
prehistory as it is outlined in the fossil record.
Introduction to methods, theory, and techniques used to analyze and date
archaeological cultures, past life ways, and cultural evolution.
An introduction to the field of cultural anthropology focusing on the description
and analysis of geographically diverse social groups and their learned
traditions. Culture consists of the abstract values, beliefs and impressions of
the world that lie behind behavior and upon which the attitudes and ideals of a
society reflect.
An introduction to human biological variation as a result of evolutionary
processes. Examples based upon contemporary, historic, and prehistoric populations
are used to introduce anthropological methods for the analysis of variation
using living persons, genetic material, and skeletal remains. Prerequisite(s):
ANT 1100 or consent of instructor
ANT 2590 Special Topics in Anthropology 3 Credits
Theoretical issues in anthropology for undergraduate students. Topics may
include practical experience or laboratory study of anthropological materials.
Prerequisite(s): topic dependent
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