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Anthropology Course Offerings - Summer 2009
High School students should view the high school offerings page.
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| ANTH 1a - Introduction to the Comparative Study of Human Societies |
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| 4 credit hours |
| Laurie Laporte |
| Requirements Fulfilled: ss, nw |
M, T, Th 11:15 AM - 01:45 PM
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Summer Session II: July 6 - August 7, 2009
This course examines the ways human beings construct their lives in a variety of societies. Includes the study of the concept of culture, kinship and social organization, political economy, gender and sexuality, religion and ritual, symbols and language, social inequalities and social change, and globalization. Consideration of anthropological research methods and approaches to cross-cultural analysis. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2043
Course Tuition: $2024 |
| ANTH 5a - Human Origins |
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| 4 credit hours |
| Javier Urcid |
| Requirements Fulfilled: ss |
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M, T, Th 01:45 - 04:15 PM
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Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
ANTH 5a examines the major transformations of humanity from early hominids to civilizations. We will study fossils and archaeological evidence to highlight the origins of bipedalism and language, the shift from foraging to agricultural economies, and the inception of urban life and large-scale political centralization. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2004
Course Tuition: $2024 |
| ANTH 116a - Human Osteology |
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| 4 credit hours |
| Javier Urcid |
| Requirements Fulfilled: ss, sn |
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M, T, Th 11:15 AM - 01:45 PM
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Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
In this course we will examine human skeletal anatomy from an evolutionary and functional perspective. Students will learn to identify and interpret the bones of the human skeleton and will also be introduced to specific techniques for aging, sexing, and recognizing pathologies on skeletal material. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2002
Course Tuition: $2024 |
| ANTH 127a - Medicine, Body, and Culture |
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| 4 credit hours |
| Julia Kirst |
| Requirements Fulfilled: ss, nw |
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M, T, Th 11:15 AM - 01:45 PM
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Summer Session II: July 6 – August 7, 2009
This course is an introduction to medical anthropology, covering a wide range of topics using both theoretical and ethnographic sources. Topics we will cover include health and illness, ethnomedicines, biomedicine, culture-bound syndromes, medicalization, global health and inequalities, medical knowledge production as cultural activity, and the politics of reproductive health. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
This course is not available for Graduate credit in Summer 2009.
SAGE Course Number: 2045
Course Tuition: $2024 |
| ANTH 139b - Language, Ethnicity, and Nationalism |
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| 4 credit hours |
| Shukti Chaudhuri-Brill |
| Requirements Fulfilled: ss |
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M, T, Th 01:45 - 04:15 PM
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Summer Session II: July 6 – August 7, 2009
It is often assumed that language differences divide people, while a common language unites them. To what extent is this true? Taking cross-cultural and historical approaches, we examine the role of language in creating concepts of tribe, ethnicity, and nation. Explores what kinds of social groupings these terms might label, some ideologies connected with their use, and their relationship with communication systems. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
This course is not available for Graduate credit in Summer 2009.
SAGE Course Number: 2047
Course Tuition: $2024 |
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