2007-08 Catalog [cloned for 2008-2009]

Anthropology

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Anthropology as a discipline tries to bring all of the world's people into human focus. Though anthropology does look at “stones and bones,” it also examines the politics, medicines, families, arts, and religions of peoples and cultures in various places and times. This makes the study of anthropology a complex task, for it involves aspects of many disciplines, from geology and biology to art and psychology.

Anthropology is composed of four fields. Cultural or social anthropology studies living human cultures in order to create a cross-cultural understanding of human behavior. Archaeology has the same goal, but uses data from the physical remains of the past cultures to reach it. Linguistic anthropology studies human language. Biological anthropology studies the emergence and subsequent biological adaptations of humanity as a species.

Faculty: Brusco, Chair; Andrews, Guldin, Huelsbeck, Klein, Nosaka, Pine.

Bachelor of Arts Major - 36 semester hours

Required: ANTH 102, 103, 480, 499

Choose:

• ANTH 101 or 104

• Four semester hours from 330–345 (peoples courses)

• Four semester hours from ANTH 350–465 (topics courses)

• Eight additional hours in anthropology; at least four semester hours must be above ANTH 321

Minor- 20 semester hours

Required: ANTH 102.

Choose:

• ANTH 101 or 103 or 104

• Four semester hours from courses listed ANTH 330–345

• Four semester hours from ANTH 350–499

• Four additional semester hours in anthropology

Departmental Honors

In recognition of outstanding work, the designation with Departmental Honors may be granted by vote of the anthropology faculty based on the student's performance in the following areas:

• Anthropology course work: 3.50 minimum GPA.
• Demonstration of active interest in anthropological projects and activities outside of class work.
• Completion of a senior thesis. A paper describing independent research must be conducted under the supervision of departmental faculty. A proposal must be approved by the faculty by the third week of class of the Fall Semester for May and August graduates, and the third week of class of the Spring Semester for December and January graduates.

The departmental honors designation will appear on a graduating anthropology major's transcript.

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2007-08 Catalog

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