Courses that are 100-200 level are lower division introductory courses and many of these courses satisfy core curriculum requirements as well as requirements for a major or minor in Anthropology. Courses that are 300-400 level are upper division courses for Anthropology degree seekers. Courses 600-800 are graduate courses in Anthropology.
COURSES
101 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3+1) 3 credits
Introduction to human culture and society. Understanding human diversity through comparative study of politics, religion, economics, and kinship.
102 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3+1) 3 credits
Biological and evolutionary origins of humans, with consideration of population genetics, living primates, fossil records and human variation. Includes eight laboratory experiences. Prerequisite: Core mathematics requirement, or Corequisite: MATH 128 or higher.
201 PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD (3+0) 3 credits
Comparative survey of selected societies from throughout the world. Emphasis on the impact of global developments on traditional societies. Prerequisite: ANTH 101.
202 ARCHAEOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
Uses of archaeology to understand and interpret major stages of human cultural development from beginnings to first civilizations.
220 INTRODUCTION TO BASQUE CULTURAL STUDIES IN A GLOBAL FRAME (3+0) 3 credits
(Same as BASQ 220) Examines the representations of Basques worldwide in the media, the arts, scholarship, international politics and the Internet. (Diversity course.)
281 INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE (3+0) 3 credits
(Same as ENGL 281) Nature and function of language, including an introduction to the linguistics subsystems of modern English and the development of the English language.
309 MUSEOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
(Same as HIST 309) History and philosophy of museums; their role in contemporary society; museum organization, management, program planning, funding, publications, guest speakers, supervised field trips to museums.
345 AMERICAN INDIAN ART (3+0) 3 credits
The nature, function and history of American Indian art; formal and aesthetic approaches; traditional and contemporary perspectives. (Diversity course.)
378 BASQUE TRANSNATIONALISM IN THE UNITED STATES (3+0) 3 credits
(Same as BASQ 378) Theories of globalization, social identity, diaspora foreign policy, identity construction, and nationalism are utilized to compare Basque individual and institutionalized ethnicity in the United States. (Diversity course.)
400a, 600a INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA (3+0) 3 credits
Culture areas of North America and related areas of Mesoamerica. Comparative culture institutions and material from representative groups; review of theoretical problems in North American ethnology. (Diversity course.)
400b, 600b INDIANS OF THE GREAT BASIN (3+0) 3 credits
Intensive study of indigenous cultures of the intermontane region of western North America; tribal distribution, problems in culture areas, social organization and change. (Diversity course.)
400e, 600e NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE (3+0) 3 credits
Contemporary and traditional Native American literature. Emphasis on relationships between oral and written traditions. Different regional focus each semester. (Diversity course.)
400f LITERATURE OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND EUROPEAN AMERICANS (3+0) 3 credits
(Same as ENGL 494B) Thematic, cross-cultural study of stories, novels, poetry, and other forms. (General capstone course.) Prerequisite: ENG102, CH201 and junior or senior standing.
401a, 601a CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETY (3+0) 3 credits
Survey of the structural features of Latin American society from the time of Luso-Hispanic contact to the present; emphasis upon cultural pluralism within national structures, race relations and processes of social change. (Diversity course.)
401c, 601c PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF AFRICA (3+0) 3 credits
African culture history; analysis of social systems and cultural distributions; emergence of modern nations. (Diversity course.)
401d, 601d PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA (3+0) 3 credits
Analysis of representative cultures of southeast Asia, their origins and development.
401e, 601e PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF THE PACIFIC (3+0) 3 credits
Analysis of representative cultures of Pacific Oceania, their origins and development.
402 COMPARATIVE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION (3+0) 3 credits
Basic institutions of human society; examination of the variability of structure in social system and culture. Prerequisite: ANTH 101.
412, 612 BASQUE LANGUAGE, SOCIETY AND CULTURE (3+0) 3 credits
(Same as BASQ 456, 656) Examination of social and cultural aspects of the Basque language, including language shift, contact, planning and interrelationships among language and gender, ethnicity, and culture. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652)
413, 613 MUSEUMS, ARCHITECTURE, CITY RENEWAL: THE BILBAO GUGGENHEIM (3+0) 3 credits
(Same asBASQ 466, 666) Introduction to the complex architectural, museistic, local/global, artistic, political, and epistemological issues presented by the first global museum in its first franchise. (General capstone course) Prerequisite: ENG102, CH201, and junior or senior standing.
414, 614 BASQUE CULTURE (3+0) 3 credits
(Same as BASQ 471, 671) Survey of the culture of the Basque, including occupations, cultural institutions, oral traditions and art, as well as their transformations in emigrant settings such as the American West. (General capstone course) Prerequisite: ENG102, CH201, and junior or senior standing. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652)
415, 615 BASQUE DIASPORA STUDIES (3+0) 3 credits
(Same as BASQ 472, 672) Ethnic identity maintenance is compared in the Basque diaspora with special attention to the factors of migration, globalization, ethnonationalism, gender, generation, and Basque government relations. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652)
420, 620 MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT AND RELIGION (3+0) 3 credits
Nature and functions of religion in various societies, the development of theoretical concepts in the anthropological study of religious and magical phenomena.(Diversity course) Prerequisite: ANTH 101.
424, 624 ANTHROPOLOGY OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE (3+0) 3 credits
The ethnographic and archaeological study of the built environment and the use of space. Prerequisite: ANTH 101.
426, 626 MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
(Same as HE 426, 626) Application of anthropological theory and methods to human health, illness, and healing. Practitioners, clients, and comparative medical systems.
427, 627 ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATION (3+0) 3 credits
Patterns of learning and transmission of culture in literate and nonliterate societies; the education process and cultural factors such as values, goals, world-view, language, and leadership. Recommended for teachers and others in multiethnic situations.
430, 630 ANTHROPOLOGY AND ECOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
Introduction to processes of biological and cultural adaptation to selected environments. Relevant topics include hominid ecology, resource exploitation, patterns of subsistence and the modes and rates of adaptation to changing environments.
431, 631 PLANTS AND PEOPLE (3+0) 3 credits
Past and present uses of plants and their products in cultural contexts; origins of crops, medicines; sustainability, intellectual property rights; impact of people on plants.
436, 636 HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
Anthropological ideas about humanity and culture in Western social thought. Comparison of contemporary theories of culture and society. Required of majors in senior year. (Major capstone course.) Prerequisite: ENG102, CH201, and junior or senior standing.
438, 638 ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD METHODS (2+4) 4 credits
Preparation of research designs, techniques of collecting data in the field, work with informants; organization and analysis of data, research aids. Prerequisite: ANTH 402.
439, 639 SEMINAR IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (1 to 3+0) 1 to 3 credits
Consideration of selected topics in ethnology, ethno-linguistics or social anthropology. Topics vary from semester to semester. Maximum of 6 credits.
440a, 640a ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA (3+0) 3 credits
Prehistory of North America with emphasis on peopling of the New World and influences from Mesoamerica.
440d, 640d ARCHAEOLOGY OF ANCIENT NEW WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (3+0) 3 credits
Comparative study of indigenous civilizations in Mexico, Central America, and South America prior to the advent of European conquest.
441a, 641a ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE OLD WORLD (3+0) 3 credits
Survey of current archaeological knowledge about a particular area of the Old World to be selected from Africa, Asia and Europe. May be repeated once.
441d, 641d ARCHAEOLOGY OF AFRICA (3+0) 3 credits
Survey of African prehistory, from the earliest archaeological traces of humans more than two million years ago through the development of Iron Age cultures. Prerequisite: ANTH 202.
441e, 641e ARCHAEOLOGY OF EURASIA (3+0) 3 credits
Survey of European and Asian prehistory, from the earliest archaeological traces through development of Iron Age cultures, including Russia, China and Japan. Prerequisite: ANTH 202.
442a, 642a HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
European exploration and colonization of the New World, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific after 1492. Archaeology of shipwrecks, cities and industry.
442b, 642b INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
Comparative and historical study of industrial technology, communities, and landscape in America and Europe through physical remains.
443, 643 ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
Topics selected from paleoecology, taphonomy, geoarchaeology, and dating methods; lectures, readings, and field trips cover advanced principles, method and theory, and practical applications.
444 BIOARCHAEOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
Interpretation of cultural behavior in prehistoric populations through analysis of human skeletal remains. Emphasis on paleopathology, stress markers, cultural modifications, and affinity assessment.
445, 645 ZOOARCHAEOLOGY (3+3) 3 credits
(Same as GEOL 466, 666) Principles and techniques of analysis of bones from archaeological and Quaternary paleontological contexts.
446, 646 ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS (2+3) 3 credits
Development and applications of archaeological research designs, sampling strategies and field recording methods.
448a, 648a FIELD SCHOOL IN ARCHAEOLOGY 6 credits
Summer instruction and practice in survey, excavation, and analysis. Prerequisite: special advance application.
449b LITHIC ARTIFACT ANALYSIS (3+0) 3 credits
Laboratory study of stone artifacts from archaeological sites, including tool and debitage analysis, flintknapping, and use-wear identification. Prerequisite: ANTH 202.
449c, 649c LABORATORY METHODS IN ARCHAEOLOGY (1+3) 2 credits
Techniques for cleaning, repairing and storing artifacts from archaeological collections. Management of archaeological laboratories and collections, including data retrieval systems.
452, 652 COLLECTIONS RESEARCH IN ANTHROPOLOGY (1+3) 2 credits
Practicum in anthropological theory and method. Ethnographic, archaeological or similar collections are described, analyzed and interpreted under close supervision. Prerequisite: ANTH 101.
453, 653 MUSEUM TRAINING FOR ANTHROPOLOGISTS (3+0) 3 credits
Apprentice curatorship in anthropology; processing and preservation of anthropological collections; design of exhibits; curatorial responsibilities; museum research; relationship to public, state and federal agencies.
455, 655 ARCHAEOLOGY THEORY (3+0) 3 credits
Past and current theories in archaeological interpretation.
460, 660 PRIMATE EVOLUTION (3+0) 3 credits
Detailed consideration of the record of primate and human evolution and paleobiology; review of contributions from paleontology, geology, behavioral biology and ecology. Prerequisite: ANTH 102.
468 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
The analysis of human skeletal remains in a medico-legal context. Evaluation of age, sex, ethnicity, stature, time since death, trauma, and disease.
477, 677 WAR, OCCUPATION & MEMORY IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY (3+0) 3 credits
(Same asBASQ 477, 677) The experiences of Basque resisters, evaders, collaborators, and Jewish refugees in World War II in the French Basque Country provide the focus for discussions about history, memory and anthropology (General capstone course.) Prerequisite: ENG102, CH201, and junior or senior standing.
479, 679 SELECTED TOPICS IN PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
Theories of human evolution, study of fossil hominids, racial classification and genetics, anthropometry. Prerequisite: ANTH 102.
480, 680 ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS (3+0) 3 credits
Distribution of languages of the world. Descriptive techniques and theoretical concepts in linguistics; their application to specific problems in anthropology. Prerequisite: ANTH 101.
481, 681 LINGUISTICS (3+0) 3 credits
(Same as ENGL 412A, 612A) Studies in general linguistics.
482, 682 HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS (3+0) 3 credits
(See ENGL 413B, 613B) General principles of historical and comparative linguistics. Theories of language origin, methods of classifying language, processes of language change, techniques of reconstructing older forms of languages.
485, 685 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (3+0) 3 credits
Nature of language in light of anthropological research, diversity of the worlds languages, relation of language to social organization and world view. . (Diversity course.) Prerequisite: ANTH 101
499, 699 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH (1 to 6+0) 1 to 6 credits.
Research or reading to be carried out under supervision. Maximum of 6 credits.
701 INDIVIDUAL READING 1 to 6 credits
Supervised reading with regular conferences between student and instructor. Maximum of 6 credits.
702 GRADUATE RESEARCH 1 to 6 credits
Research projects in anthropology carried out under supervision. Maximum of 6 credits.
703 GRADUATE SEMINAR IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
Selected reading and discussion of topics in social and cultural anthropology.
704 GRADUATE SEMINAR IN PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
Selected reading and discussion of topics in human biological evolution.
705 GRADUATE SEMINAR IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND PREHISTORY (3+0) 3 credits
Selected reading and discussion of topics in archaeological methods and theory.
706 SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PROBLEMS (3+0) 3 credits
Detailed examination of selected issues in cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, anthropological linguistics or archaeology. Maximum of 6 credits.
708 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN QUATERNARY STUDIES (3+0) 3 credits
Intensive examination of methods, theories and interpretations of selected topics, including peopling of the New World, environmental change or taphonomy of middle-range research. (Same as GEOL 708)
709 GRADUATE SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS (3+0) 3 credits
Selected reading and discussion of topics in linguistic theory, socio-linguistics and the relationship of language to culture.
723 LITHIC TECHNOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (3+0) 3 credits
Theory and method in the study of stone artifact assemblages, especially in the context of the archaeology of hunter-gatherers.
740 GREAT BASIN PREHISTORY AND PALEOECOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
Archaeology and paleoenvironments of Nevada and surrounding states. Topics include Pleistocene environments, Paleoindian, Archaic, and Fremont adaptations, origins of indigenous populations. Field trip.
741 PEOPLING OF THE AMERICAS (3+0) 3 credits
Current debates surrounding human colonization of North and South America during the Pleistocene, drawing upon archaeological, biological, and linguistic evidence.
750 REGIONAL STUDIES IN ANTHROPOLOGY (3+0) 3 credits
Selected topics focusing upon a particular region of the world. Maximum of 6 credits.
760 INTERNSHIP (0+9) 3 credits
Supervised professional work experience in one of the subfields in anthropology. Work in local governmental or private organizations under direction of professionals. Maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisite: admission to candidacy for the M.A. in anthropology.
793 INDEPENDENT STUDY 1 to 3 credits
Limited to students in the doctoral program. Maximum of 9 credits.
795 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION 1 credit S/U only
Course is used by graduate programs to administer comprehensive examination either as an end of program comprehensive examination or as a qualifying examination for doctoral candidate prior to being advanced to candidacy.
797 THESIS 1 to 6 credits
799 DISSERTATION 1 to 24 credits
899 GRADUATE ADVISEMENT 1 to 4 credits
Provides access to faculty for continued consultation and advisement. No grade is filed and credits may not be applied to any degree requirements. Limited to 8 credits (2 semester enrollment.)