50:070:211Physical Anthropology (3) The study of human evolution and living populations today. Reading the fossil records; man`s primate heritage; culture and biological evolution; heredity and environment in human development; race differences; race, language, and culture; current trends in human evolution.

50:070:213Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (G) (R) (3) Introduces the student to the study of man and culture. Topics include the nature and diversity of man and culture; the fieldwork process; culture change; political, economic, and social organizations; world view and values; socialization; social and religious movements; applications of anthropology to the contemporary world.

50:070:301Biocultural Adaptation in Human Populations (3) Introduction to how human populations adapt to their environments genetically, physiologically, behaviorally, and culturally. Topics include human adaptation to diet, disease, pollution, crowding, altitude, and cold; population variations and racial differences; biological and cultural adaptation in underdeveloped and urban societies.

50:070:307Psychological Anthropology (3) Relation between sociocultural factors and psychological processes among members of different groups: socialization of the individual, culturally determined variations in personality structure, evaluation of theories of personality in light of cross-cultural evidence, and psychological factors in sociocultural change. Prerequisite: 50:070:213.

50:070:308Childhood and Culture (G) (3) The study of childhood in various societies with attention to the socialization process in a variety of cultural contexts (e.g., family, peer groups, and social or religious institutions).

50:070:317Gods, Cults, and Ritual (G) (3) Introduction to the basic theoretical approaches anthropologists bring to the study of religious institutions, symbols, and practices. Ethnographic case studies of religious groups in the United States and around the world used to explore how these groups adapt to and explain their larger social worlds, especially in the current era of transnational migration and economic change.

50:070:319Visual Anthropology (3) Examination and analysis of selected societies and cultures through films and complementary ethnographies.

50:070:320Health and Healing (G) (3) The impact of sociocultural factors on illness and health. Causation, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease in non-Western and Western societies; ethnomedical beliefs and practices; the impact of social and cultural changes on the health care system.

50:070:321Death and Dying (G) (3) Death, dying, and bereavement in a variety of cultures as contexts for understanding the relation between biological and social processes, society and the individual, technology and social change, and socialization and communications. Application of research results in the area of death and dying for improved care of the dying and the bereaved.

50:070:323Anthropology of American Culture (3) Unity and diversity of American culture. Methods of study. Class, race, and ethnicity. Marginal and central groups. Community studies and ethnography.

50:070:336Primate Behavior (3) Nonhuman primate behaviors: communication, learning, play, aggression, sex, status, territoriality, sociability, and shared systems of behavior. Evolutionary theory, ecology, and sociobiology. Understanding human behavior through its evolution along the primate line. Similarities and differences between human and nonhuman primates.

50:070:338North American Indians (D) (3) History, cultural background, and contemporary situation of major North American Indian groups. Special attention to social relations, political and religious movements, and cultural change.

50:070:340Women, Men, and Culture (G) (3) Sex roles compared in various societies, from hunting-and-gathering to modernizing and industrialized societies, including economic, political, and domestic roles; social status; personality; and sexuality.

50:070:341Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (G) (3) Cultural and historical background and contemporary situation of the peoples of Latin America including pre-Columbian Indian, European, and African influences. Consideration given to ethnic relations, stratification, religion, family, socioeconomic development, and current economic and political problems.

50:070:342World Cultures (G) (3) Concentrates on study of a single culture each time presented. The choice of culture depends on the instructor.

50:070:344Dance of the African Diaspora (D) (3) Exploration of how African dance forms and institutions were transported to and transformed in the New World. Includes studio component in which students learn and analyze the development of African-American dances.

50:070:350Environmental and Cultural Behavior (G) (3) Focuses on the interaction of culture, man, and the environment. Covers basic principles of ecology to analyze communities and human populations in indigenous, colonial, and developing societies. Emphasis on cultural adaptation and the critical role of technology and economic organization in human ecosystems.

50:070:353Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia (G) (3) Diverse social and cultural systems of Southeast Asia, including traditional systems and contemporary transformations.

50:070:356Peoples and Cultures of Africa (G) (3) Examines the processes of continuity and change in Africa today and the similarities and differences in African cultures and societies. Focuses on the major institutions of kinship and family, economics, politics, and religion, and on contemporary issues such as socioeconomic development, urbanization, the role of women, and apartheid.

50:070:380Food and Culture (G) (3) Culinary customs studied cross-culturally. Food in relation to sex, kinship, politics, economics, and religion. Examines sociocultural factors that influence what people eat; how, when, where, and how much; and the ways in which these factors relate to the problem of nutritional adequacy. Considers the interrelation between the sociocultural and biological aspects of "foodways."

50:070:385,386,387Special Topics in Anthropology (1-3,1-3,1-3) Courses may be offered under this general title, dealing with special topics intended to involve students in topics not currently represented in the curriculum.

50:070:405Culture and Social Change (3) Theories on cultural change, reactions to acculturations, role of new religious movements, problems in applied anthropology.

50:070:438Methods and Theory in Cultural Anthropology (3) Analysis and comparison of the major contemporary theoretical approaches in cultural anthropology. Methods and techniques of cultural and social structural analysis.

50:070:485,486Special Topics in Anthropology (3,3) Each year several courses may be offered under this general title, dealing with special topics intended to involve students in intensive study and investigation of specific issues in anthropological study and research. Topics usually change each year.

50:070:495,496Individual Study in Anthropology (1-3,1-3) Prerequisites: Permission of department and agreement by a department member to supervise the work. No more than 3 credits can be counted toward the minor in anthropology. No more than 6 credits can be counted toward the major in sociology.