Department of Anthropology — Cross-listed Courses

Courses preceded by an “L” are cross-listed with another department or program, as indicated by the parentheses in the course title: for example, “ANTH L270 (AMST L270),” which is cross-listed with the Program in American Studies.

Courses

ANTH G112
Understanding Human Behavior

ANTH G113
Food and Society

ANTH G220
Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Change in Amazonia

ANTH G221
Controversies in Anthropology

ANTH G222
Aztecs and Spaniards in the Conquest of Mexico

ANTH G224
Rise and Fall of the Maya

ANTH G230
Archaeological Myth and Mystery

For a complete description of these courses, see the “First-year and Intermediate Seminars” section of this publication.

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ANTH 105
Introduction to Biological Anthropology

The study of human biological evolution and human population variation. This course introduces the history, theory, and methods of research in biological anthropology through lectures and hands-on exercises. Major topics include: geological time, classification, and the place of humans in the animal world; evidence for primate and human evolution; evolutionary theory and genetics; and discussion of the evolutionary forces involved in producing human population variation. This course addresses, in assignments and during class time, the following general education capabilities: critical thinking; using technology to further learning; quantitative reasoning; collaborative work; and effective communication. Students who have taken ANTH 102 may not receive credit for ANTH 105.
Distribution I Area: Natural Sciences.
Distribution II Area: Natural Sciences.
2 1/2 Lect Hrs, 1/2 Lab Hr, 3 Credits
Mr Clarkin, Mr Gibbons

ANTH 106
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

An introduction to the anthropological study of cultures, based on ethnographic descriptions and analyses of tribal, developing, and modern state societies. The course explores a variety of concepts and approaches to the study of culture, and participants acquire experience in critical reading, critical thinking, and analytic writing. Students who have taken ANTH 103 may not receive credit for ANTH 106.
Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Addo, Ms Aparicio, Ms Den Ouden, Mr Fazell, Mr Waters

ANTH 107
Introduction to Archaeology

The study of the past through scientific analysis of the traces left behind by humans. This course introduces the history, theory, and methods of archaeological research through lectures and hands-on projects. Archaeological data are then used to examine such major transformations of human cultural evolution as the domestication of plants and animals and the origins of complex civilizations. Students prepare a paper suitable for the Writing Proficiency Requirement Portfolio. Students who have taken ANTH 102 may not receive credit for ANTH 107.
Distribution I area: Natural Sciences.
Distribution II area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Mrozowski, Mr Silliman, Ms Sullivan, Ms Zeitlin

ANTH 210
Biosocial Bases of Human Behavior

This course is an introduction to the various methods and approaches by which we study the biological nature of human beings. It applies anthropological, biological, and psychological data and methods to the understanding of our biological nature and heritage. The focus of the course is on the way evolution has shaped human behavior through the interaction of culture and biology.
Prerequisites: ANTH 102 or 105; or permission of instructor; sophomore standing.
Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Clarkin

ANTH 211
Human Origins

An introduction to the study of man’s biological origins with emphasis on the fossil record, primate analogues of human behavior, and the variety and diversity of modern man including the adaptive significance of this variability.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or 105; or permission of instructor.
Distribution I Area: Natural Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Staff

ANTH 212
Human Variation

A consideration of the factors involved in the production and maintenance of biological variability within and between human populations.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or 105; or permission of instructor.
Distribution I Area: Natural Sciences.
Distribution II Area: Natural Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Clarkin

ANTH 240
Historical Archaeology

An introduction to historical archaeology, from its initial development to future directions. Topics include the subfields which comprise historical archaeology and their interrelationships; the contributions, both substantive and methodological, of historical archaeology to the field of archaeology; and industrial and historic sites in North America.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or 107, or HIST 265 165; or permission of instructor.
Distribution I Area: Historical and Cultural Studies.
Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Mrozowski

ANTH 241
Archaeological Method and Theory with Laboratory

An introduction to the theory and application of scientific methods in archaeology. Emphasis is given to the ways that the material record of past human activity is formed, from the earliest cultures to those in historic times, and to the recovery and analysis of archaeological data through laboratory and field techniques drawn from geoscience, biology, chemistry, and archaeology.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or 107, or E&GSCI 105; or permission of instructor.
Distribution I Area: Natural Sciences.
Distribution II Area: Natural Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Lab Hrs, 4 Credits
Mr Silliman, Ms Zeitlin

ANTH L243 (WOST L243)
Rethinking the Family

This course analyzes the ways in which culture shapes perceptions of family. It explores the increasing medicalization of reproduction and the body, the differentially gendered notions of infertility, and the ways in which race, class, and sexual orientation affect commonly held and frequently subscribed-to beliefs about what constitutes family.

Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 247
Ancient Cities and States

This course compares the processes of state formation in major civilizations, including Mesopotamia, Early Dynastic Egypt, Shang China, Aztecs of Mesoamerica, Inca of Peru. Recent archaeological and historical data are used to explore cross-cultural themes such as the provisioning of cities, role of religious ideology, social organization of land and labor, and gendered dimensions of power and social identity.
Prerequisites: ANTH 107 recommended.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Zeitlin

ANTH 250
Hunter-Gatherer Cultures

Study of the hunter-gatherer form of human adaptation. Ethnographic data from hunter-gatherer cultures is examined, and models derived from these data are applied to the archaeological evidence for prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
Prerequisite: ANTH C100, or 102, or 103, or 106, or 107; or permission of instructor.
Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 252
Urban Anthropology

A comparative study of the form and quality of urban life in the contemporary United States and in selected non-Western cultures. Through an examination of selected case studies, the course assesses the varying theories, methodological strategies, and research techniques that have been employed in anthropological analyses of cities; and considers their significance in the broader field of urban studies. Attention is also given to the cultural evolutionary processes leading to the origin and spread of cities and urbanized society, in both the ancient and modern worlds.
Prerequisite: ANTH C100, or 103, or 106; or permission of instructor.
Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Distribution II Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Aparicio, Mr Sieber

ANTH 262
Dreams, Dreaming, and Culture

A cross-cultural exploration of dreams and dreaming across cultures, with general attention to the western Pacific, and the Mekeo people of Papua New Guinea in particular; review of the anthropology of dreams in the context of theoretical works by Freud and Jung, and recent neurobiological studies; and, the relationship of dreams to notions of the self, person, and individual.
Prerequisite: Sociocultural Anthropology course recommended.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Pasto

ANTH 270-274
Culture Areas of the World

These courses investigate patterns of social and cultural uniformity, diversity, change and evolution within the culture areas of the world. Culture areas are geographical regions whose indigenous peoples share historical interconnections, related cultures and languages, and a similar profile of ecological conditions and adaptations. While these factors help to create widely shared cultural and historical themes, each society within a culture area must also adapt to a unique set of local factors and each has a unique history of development. As a result, each society within the larger culture area integrates the shared themes and adaptations in distinctive ways. Studying these complex themes and variations helps us to understand historical development, the range of human cultural potential, and the modern geopolitical situation.

ANTH L270 (AMST L270)
Native Peoples of North America

An introductory survey of Native American societies and cultures. Emphasis is given to the descriptive comparison of selected Native American societies, on their histories, and on problems in cross-cultural understanding. The course focuses on pre-twentieth century cultures and history.
Distribution I Area: Historical and Cultural Studies.
Distribution II Area: World Cultures.
Diversity Area: United States.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Den Ouden

ANTH 271
Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East

An examination of historical and socio-political forces in the formation of the contemporary Middle East; the cultural, ethnic, and economic diversity of modern nation-states in this region; neo-colonialism and imperialism as persisting obstacles to development and progress in this part of the world; and the role of Islam in reformist and revolutionary movements.
Distribution I Area: Historical and Cultural Studies.
Diversity Area: International.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Fazell

ANTH 272
Peoples and Cultures of Africa

An in-depth study of selected African societies, examining traditional institutions, the colonial situation, and modernization.
Distribution I Area: Historical and Cultural Studies.
Diversity Area: International.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 273
Peoples and Cultures of Mesoamerica (Mexico and Guatemala)

A survey of Mesoamerican ethnology including an introduction to cultural and linguistic regions through comparisons of ethnographic materials. Emphasis is given to acculturation, during the colonial period, among indigenous and Spanish-speaking populations, and, in the contemporary period, on social change among rural and urban sectors.
Distribution I Area: Historical and Cultural Studies.
Distribution II Area: World Cultures.
Diversity Area: International.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Aparicio, Ms Todd

ANTH 274
Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean

An ethnographic and historical overview of the Caribbean, examining the impact of external forces on local economic organization, domestic life, religion, and migration, with attention to the importance of transnational communities and migrations that link the islands with the North American mainland.
Distribution I Area: Historical and Cultural Studies.
Distribution II Area: World Cultures.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Aparicio, Mr Waters

ANTH 277
US Immigration: Contemporary Issues and Debates

Large-scale post-1965 immigration to the U.S. has significantly reshaped national life. Immigrants from the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe have radically altered the way we think about cities, race, ethnicity, nation, and politics. Key themes covered include history, politics, and processes of immigration; class and race dimensions; transnationalism; immigrants in the economy; and comparative group experiences.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, or permission of instructor.
Diversity Area: United States.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Aparicio

ANTH Z280
Special Topics

The study of special topics in anthropology. Consult department’s description of current offerings to find out about the topics being explored this semester. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Varies with topic; usually the appropriate introductory-level anthropology course (ANTH C100, 102, 103, 105, 106, or 107); or permission of instructor.

ANTH 281
The Structure of Human Language

A practical introduction to a broad variety of Western and non-Western language systems through application of some traditional linguistic techniques of American anthropology. Students receive practice in transcribing their own speech, in analyzing different phonemic systems, in formulating the word-construction rules employed by different languages, and in applying pattern discovery procedures to expose the rules underlying different levels of language structure. Though exercises focus on sound systems and word structure, students are also briefly introduced to recent developments in the analysis of higher-level syntactic structures.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
Distribution I Area: Philosophical and Humanistic Studies.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 285
Language and Culture

The study of language and culture as systems of shared symbols and meanings in which verbal and nonverbal social interaction takes place. Special emphasis is given to the relationship of language to culture and on the social role of language in human life. Students are introduced to methods for analyzing social behavior and its underlying cultural principles.
Prerequisite: ANTH C100,103, or 106; or permission of instructor.
Distribution I Area: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH L295 (WOST L295)
Introduction to Human Rights

This is a collaboratively taught interdisciplinary course on a variety of issues related to human rights as discourse and practice. It covers the emergence and institutionalization of human rights discourse in the 20th century, and examines its transformations and extensions into various social, economic, political, and cultural realms globally. Topics include critique of Western and normative human rights standards, cross-cultural understandings and local articulations of human rights, politics of indigenous peoples and women’s rights, and cognitive and practical implementations of human rights.
Distribution II area: World Cultures.
Diversity Area: International.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Den Ouden

ANTH L301 (AMST L301)
Childhood in America

An interdisciplinary treatment of conceptions and practices of child nature and nurture in the United States, viewed in the context of American culture and history. The course begins with an historical overview of child life in America, with special attention to Puritan New England, nineteenth century industrialization and urbanization, and twentieth century trends. In treating contemporary childhood, the course examines mainstream patterns of the middle and working classes, both rural and urban; African-American child and family life; Hispano-American child and family life; enculturation among selected American Indian groups; the importance of gender as a variable in childhood experience; and the growing importance of formal institutions-such as schools, youth organizations, and medical institutions—as environments for young people. Children’s own cultural constructions, in the form of games and folklore, are also considered. The course concludes with an examination of selected policy issues affecting children, such as child abuse, medical intervention, day care, and the Children’s Rights Movement.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. Previous course work in American studies, cultural anthropology, or social history is desirable.
Diversity Area: United States.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Sieber

ANTH 310
Primate Behavior

A broadly-based survey of non-human primates as found in their natural habitats. The course includes discussion and practice in the techniques of observation, description, and analysis of behavior, as well as informed consideration of the use of primates as human models in behavioral and biomedical research.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or 105; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 313
Developmental Models in Human Evolution

An adaptive approach to human growth and development. Physical change in the regional anatomy of the human organism from conception to death is studied. This information is used to construct a developmental counterpart to the fossil, comparative, and experimental evidence used to understand the evolution of human beings.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or 105, or an introductory biology course.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Staff

ANTH 316
Nutrition, Growth and Behavior

An evaluation of the influence of nutrition on growth and development in human populations. Particular emphasis on malnutrition and its effects on physical growth, neurological development and behavioral capacity. A model is developed which outlines the relationship between nutritional stress, the behavioral variation produced as a consequence of the stress, and the sociocultural characteristics of human communities.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
Distribution II Area: Natural Sciences.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Clarkin

ANTH 317
Human Epidemiology

This course deals with the distribution and frequency of disease in human populations and stresses the role of social scientists and sociocultural data in epidemiological studies. Topics include measures of disease frequency, changing patterns of disease throughout human history, population variation in disease experience, types of epidemiological studies, and environmental and occupational factors that present health risks.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and an introductory course in the social or biological sciences; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Clarkin

ANTH 334
Ancient North America

An archaeological survey of North American prehistory, from Paleo-indian times to contact with Europeans, and focusing on subsistence, mobility, migration, trade, settlement, material culture, ideology, inequality, and gender in Native North America. The course uses case studies from several regions in the US and Canada, including the Northeast, Southwest, Northwest Coast, and Arctic.
Prerequisites: ANTH 102 or 107; or permission of instructor.
Distribution II Area: World Cultures.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Silliman

ANTH L336 (LATAM L336)
Ancient Mesoamerica: The Aztecs and Their Predecessors

This course uses archaeological and ethnohistorical data to chart the prehistoric transformation of Mesoamerica into the setting for several of the ancient world’s most intriguing urban civilizations, including those of the Maya and the Aztecs. Emphasis is given to the common social patterns and ideological premises underlying the region’s long-term cultural and political diversity.
Prerequisites: ANTH 102 or 107 or permission of instructor.
Distribution II Area: World Cultures.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Zeitlin

ANTH L338 (LATAM L338)
Ancient Peru: The Incas and Their Ancestors

This course uses ethnohistorical and archaeological data to examine the foundations of complex society in Andean South America; and stresses, as an underlying theme, human adaptation to the constraints and possibilities of the diverse Andean environments. Special emphasis is given to the accomplishments, both real and idealized, of the last of Peru’s prehistorical civilizations, the Inca Empire.
Prerequisites: ANTH 102 or 107 or permission of instructor.
Distribution II Area: World Cultures.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Zeitlin

ANTH 345
Theory in Sociocultural Anthropology

A selective comparative, historical review of major schools of thought in anthropological theory, with special attention to alternative theories of culture, in relation to society, history, ecology, and political economy; and the application of such theories to the analysis of particular ethnographic cases.
Prerequisites: ANTH C100, or 103, or 106; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 348
Ethnographic Inquiry: Introduction to Qualitative Field Research

An introduction to the methods and tools used in qualitative research, including important anthropological techniques such as participant-observation, life histories, and interviewing within an historical, social, and political context. Ethical issues surrounding qualitative research will be addressed. Students will also conduct their own ethnographic fieldwork projects during the semester, learning through practice how to utilize particular methods of qualitative research.
Prerequisites: One previous course in cultural anthropology, or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hours, 3 Credits
Ms Aparcio

ANTH 350
Elements of Social Organization

Basic concepts and ethnographic data on the social organization of non-Western societies are introduced, and used to explore major contemporary theories of social structure.
Prerequisite: ANTH C100, or 103, or 106; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Staff

ANTH 352
Applied Social Anthropology

How is social anthropology used to solve human problems? This course considers anthropological research and intervention in such fields as business management, communications, health care, parks and recreation, urban development, education, and mental health. Special attention is given to the ethical dilemmas encountered by practicing anthropologists. This course helps students assess the relevance of social science training to later career choices.
Prerequisite: ANTH C100, or 103, or 106 recommended; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Sieber

ANTH 356
The Anthropology of Law

This course examines legal systems in different cultures. It explores through comparison, and through ethnographic case studies, the relationship between law and culture; functional definitions of law; dispute and dispute settlement; legal knowledge-both substantive law (statutes) and procedural law (forms of adjudication); legal principles and the underlying cultural precepts that inform action and conduct.
Prerequisite: ANTH C100, or 103; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Fazell

ANTH 357
Culture, Disease, and Healing

Human adaptations to disease and illness in prehistory and history, and across cultures. Medical systems considered as social and cultural systems related to social structure, religion, economics, and power. Topics include medical anthropology as a field of study, paleopathology, ecology and epidemiology of disease, theories of disease and healing, sorcery and witchcraft, public health and preventive medicine, anatomy and surgery, obstetrics and population control, pain and stress, emotional states, status and role of healers and patients.
Prerequisite: ANTH C100, or 102, or 103, or 105, or 106 recommended; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Clarkin

ANTH 358
Comparative Health Care Systems

Though ill health afflicts all humans, ideas about disease, as well as the social institutions that have been developed to treat it, vary considerably from society to society. This course examines different forms of medical care in a wide variety of societies, including kin-based cultivators, agrarian and industrial states, and contemporary underdeveloped nations.
Prerequisite: ANTH C100, or 103, or 106; or Health Care Studies 101 or 102; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Staff

ANTH 360
Gender, Culture, and Power

Feminist and other critical approaches in anthropology have challenged prevailing Western assumptions about the categories for “woman” and “man.” Such studies reveal that power infuses gender identities and gender relations in profound ways. This course provides an overview of anthropological studies of gender, culture, and power, with special attention to the construction and contestation of gender in varied cultural contexts.
Prerequisites: ANTH C100, or 103, or 106; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Den Ouden

ANTH 366
The Anthropology of Religion

A comparative study of religion, including belief systems, social functions, ritual processes. Religions of a variety of cultures are considered, and some emphasis is given to the development of modern anthropological theories of religion and on current methods of analysis and interpretation.
Prerequisite: ANTH C100, or 103, or 106; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 367
Social and Cultural Perspectives on Witchcraft and Sorcery

Beliefs about people with extraordinary powers to cause harm or good are found in societies of different types and in different periods in history. This course examines such beliefs in a number of different cultural, geographical, and historical contexts in order to demonstrate ways in which anthropologists and other social scientists approach the more general problem of understanding the function of belief systems in human society. The course does not teach techniques of witchcraft or sorcery.
Prerequisites: ANTH C100, or 103, or 106, and junior standing; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Staff

ANTH 368
Myth in Cultural Context

An anthropological analysis and interpretation of myth, using texts from diverse American Indian cultures as primary materials. The course offers an overview of central problems in understanding myths and a survey of contemporary anthropological approaches to solving them.
Prerequisite: ANTH C100, or 103, or 106; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 372
Anthropology of Death

Although human mortality occurs in all societies, it is understood and defined differently within various cultural settings. This course examines how culture influences the way people respond to the fact of death. Key themes include: the analysis of funeral rituals; religion and art in relation to death; cultural dimensions of mourning; and the relationship between social organization and death.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
Distribution II area: World Cultures.
Mr Waters

ANTH 376
Native Peoples of New England: Contemporary Issues

This course will engage students in an examination of the current political, cultural, and economic issues important to Native Americans in New England. Among the major topics to be explored are sovereignty, land rights, federal acknowledgment, and identity. The course provides an overview of major events and legal cases of the 20th century, and will include guest lectures by Native leaders, scholars, and activists.
Prerequisites: ANTH/AMST L270 or permission of instructor.
Diversity Area: United States.
Ms Den Ouden

ANTH 385
The Ethnography of Speaking

The course emphasizes concepts and methods for studying “speaking,” the use of language in the conduct of social life. Members of a speech community employ varieties of speech to accomplish different social functions. The dynamic interaction between linguistic and social factors in speaking is the primary focus of this course. Special attention is directed to contemporary social problems associated with multilingual and multi-dialectical phenomena. Students undertake a limited research project to further their understanding of these problems and of possible solutions.
Prerequisite: ANTH 285 or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 412
Issues in Biological Anthropology

An in-depth discussion of current research in biological anthropology based on the reading of primary material from the recent literature. The course is oriented toward the study of human populations and focuses on important controversies and major research trends in a variety of areas including skeletal biology, nutrition, genetics, epidemiology, and evolutionary theory.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 413
Forensic Anthropology

A course about reconstructing a human life from what may remain after death. Methods of determining age, sex, ancestry, and stature will be explored, along with what pathologies, anomalies, trauma, and personal habits can be deduced from bony and soft tissue remains. How the evidence garnered from fossils, comparative anatomy and behavior, tissue reconstruction, and our understanding of human growth and development will be used to further understand the nature of the physical and social person. An applied science used in criminology, archaeology, and elsewhere.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing with a previous 200-level course in biology or biological anthropology; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Gibbons, Ms Mires

ANTH 425
Contemporary Issues in Anthropology

A capstone seminar for anthropology majors, this course uses the lens of anthropological analysis to address a different topical theme each semester concerning the community and the world in which we live. The seminar encourages students to apply their previous classroom experience in the discipline to a multidimensional view of contemporary issues through individual and small group research projects.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and major in anthropology; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 432
Archeological Science

This course applies the methods and techniques of the sciences to the problems and issues of archaeology. The course is part of the teaching program of the Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology, a Boston-area consortium of universities and museums. Courses may be taught at any of the participating institutions, and exact content will vary.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Advanced standing and experience in laboratory science courses is expected.
3 Lect Hrs, 0-3 Lab Hrs
Lect only: 3 Credits
Lect and Lab: 4 Credits
Mr Silliman

ANTH 444
Cooperative Education for Anthropology Majors

Through the Cooperative Education Program anthropology majors may be placed in paid work situations either directly related to the field of anthropology or where anthropological concepts, theories, and/or methods can be explored. In conjunction with the work experience, students undertake a learning project under the direction of a faculty member. This project is based on a prospectus approved by the faculty advisor, which should include appropriate readings, field observation, and written work equivalent to a 3-credit, classroom-based course. Note: This course may not be counted toward the anthropology major distribution requirement.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; minimum GPA of 2.5; satisfactory completion of introductory and two upper-level anthropology courses in the field most closely related to placement; and permission of instructor. 3 or 6 Credits

ANTH 451
Development Anthropology

This course examines the complex issue of economic development from two inter-related perspectives: (1) Amartya Sen’s “development as freedom” in which fundamental human freedoms are seen as primary indicators of economic development rather than per capita income and the rate of economic growth; (2) The spread of a global economy dominated by international banks and multinational corporations and their impact on the freedoms of a vast majority of human population.
Prerequisite: ANTH 100, or 103, or 106; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Mr Fazell

ANTH L476 (AMST L476)
Current Issues in Native America

This seminar focuses on the lives of modern Native Americans, on reservations and off. Topics for reading, discussion, and original research include law, politics, economic development, public health, education, and the arts. Each student in the seminar compiles and presents a comprehensive case study on a subject relevant to one of the seminar themes.
Prerequisite: ANTH L270; or permission of instructor.
Diversity Area: United States.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
Ms Den Ouden

ANTH 477
LLOP Research Seminar

Instruction in how to develop a comprehensive plan for research on a Latino Studies topic with significant public policy implications. Review of research design procedures, literature assessment, problem definition, use of a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods drawn broadly from the social sciences.
Prerequisites: Permission of LLOP program and department.
Ms Aparicio, Mr Sieber

ANTH 478
Directed Study I

Advanced students may conduct independent research under the supervision and guidance of members of the faculty. Please note: This course may not be counted toward the anthropology major distribution requirement.
Prerequisites: ANTH C100, and/or 102, and/or 103, or 105, or 106, or 107 (as appropriate), and permission of instructor. Open only to juniors and seniors with a 3.0 GPA in the major, except under exceptional circumstances to be evaluated by the instructor.
Hrs by arrangement, 1-3 Credits

ANTH 479
Directed Study II

See ANTH 478.

ANTH 480
Special Topics Seminar I

Intensive study of special topics, varying each year according to instructor.
Prerequisites: Vary with topic; usually the appropriate introductory-level course (ANTH C100, or 102, or 103, or 105, or 106, or 107) and junior standing; or permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 483
Field Research in Cultural Anthropology

A supervised sequence of field research in cultural anthropology. This research involves continuous study in a field situation directed by a professional anthropologist. The course may include attendance at field schools directed by qualified faculty outside the University, with permission of the department. No more than six credits from field research courses (483, 484, 485, 486) can be applied toward the major.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Six weeks of continuous field research.
3-10 Credits

ANTH 484
Field Research in Biological Anthropology

A supervised sequence of field research in biological anthropology. This research involves continuous study in a field situation directed by a professional anthropologist. The course may include attendance at field schools directed by qualified faculty outside the University, with permission of the department. No more than six credits from field research courses (483, 484, 485, 486) can be applied toward the major.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Six weeks of continuous field research.
3-10 Credits

ANTH 485
Field Research in Archaeology

A supervised sequence of field research in archaeology. This research involves continuous study in a field situation directed by a professional anthropologist. The course may include attendance at field schools directed by qualified faculty outside the University, with permission of the department. No more than six credits from field research courses (483, 484, 485, 486) can be applied toward the major.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Six weeks of continuous field research.
3-10 Credits

ANTH 486
Field Research in Linguistics

A supervised sequence of field research in linguistics. This research involves continuous study in a field situation directed by a professional anthropologist. The course may include attendance at field schools directed by qualified faculty outside the University, with permission of the department. No more than six credits from field research courses (483, 484, 485, 486) can be applied toward the major.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Six weeks of continuous field research.
3-10 Credits

ANTH 488
Internship in Anthropology

Part-time work experience (8 hours per week) in an appropriate business, governmental, laboratory, clinical, museum, or non-profit institution, supervised by an on-site supervisor and an Anthropology Department faculty sponsor. Conferences with the course instructor and appropriate written work are required. The department strongly recommends that students take ANTH 352 before enrolling in this course. Note: This course may not be counted toward the anthropology major distribution requirement.
Prerequisites: ANTH 102 and 103, or ANTH 105, 106, and 107; three other ANTH courses in appropriate subdiscipline; junior standing; permission of instructor.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits

ANTH 490
Independent Research I

Independent research in anthropology conducted under the supervision of members of the faculty. Please note: This course may not be counted toward the anthropology major distribution requirement.
Prerequisites: Senior standing, 4 upper-level courses in anthropology, 3.5 GPA in major, 3.0 GPA overall, and permission of an Honors advisor.

ANTH 491
Independent Research II

Independent research in anthropology conducted under the supervision of members of the faculty. Please note: This course may not be counted toward the anthropology major distribution requirement.
Prerequisites: ANTH 490 and permission of the student’s Honors committee.
Hrs by arrangement, 3 Credits