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ANTH 101 Human Origins (3)
Biological evolution of the human species and the archaeology of early man. Relationship of man to other primates, living and extinct. Cultural achievements of early man and their relationship to biological evolution and the natural environment. The fossil and archaeological record of Pliocene and Pleistocene man.
ANTH 102 Cultural Anthropology (3)
The observed range of variation of ways of life around the world. The cross-cultural investigation of becoming and being human. Comparative treatment of social organization, subsistence activities, values, and religion.
ANTH 203 Anthropology of Women & Men (3)
A cross-cultural survey of women in society and culture among hunters and gatherers, pastoral nomads and agriculturalists of Oceania, the Near East, Africa, and the New World. Kinship and female symbolism in Africa, women and men in myths in traditional societies. Cross-cultural variability of women’s roles and status and the variability of women’s and men’s language and behavior.
ANTH 306 South American Indians (3)
Ethnology of the indigenous peoples of lowland South America and adjacent southern Central America. The course examines cultural developments from prehistory to the present. Models for the classification of indigenous cultures, societies, and languages are critically reviewed.
CSAN 311 Rise of Civilization (3)
Instructor: Dave Davis
sample syllabus
CSAN 316 Peoples of the Pacific (3)
Introduction to the cultures of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, and Australia from the time of first settlement to emergence of modern nation-states.
CSAN 318 Cultures and Peoples of South Asia (3)
A survey of the peoples and cultures of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Sri Lanka. Emphasis is placed upon the social organization and cultural history of the diverse peoples who have inhabited the Indian Triangle.
CSAN-319 Pirate Societies (3)
This course is an exploration of pirates from the perspective of the social sciences, with an emphasis on the study of traditions, values, and social statuses and relationships that were characteristic of a variety of pirate societies in historic times.
CSAN 374 Anthropology through Science Fiction (3)
Examination of anthropological concepts in works of science fiction. Emphasis on the place of anthropology in the contemporary literature. Consideration of human origins, human nature, origin of civilization, cultural ecology and environmental determinism.
CSAN 375 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion (3)
Examination, in a cross-cultural perspective, of the major elements and categories of folk religion and its relationship to other cultural and societal variables. Topics considered include witchcraft, divination, curing, and the occult.
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