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ANTH 102. Being Human: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology.
Dr. Katia Almeida – M/W/F 9:30 - 10:20 AM – 3 credits - CRN 05439
Dr. Melvyn Goldstein – T/Th 1:15 - 2:30 PM – 3 credits - CRN 76133
The nature of culture and humans as culture-bearing animals. The range of cultural phenomena including language, social organization, religion, and culture change, and the relevance of anthropology for contemporary social, economic, and ecological problems.
ANTH 103. Introduction to Human Evolution.
Dr. Cynthia Beall – T/Th 10:00 - 11:15 AM - 3 credits - CRN 05194
Marianne Reeves – M/W/F 9:30 – 10:20 AM – 3 credits – CRN50169
Physical, cultural, and technological evolution of humans. The systematic interrelationships between humans, culture, and environment.
ANTH 107. Archaeology: An Introduction.
Dr. Jim Shaffer - T/Th 10:00 - 11:15 AM - 3 credits - CRN 17393
Basic archaeological concepts are discussed followed by a review of human cultural and biological evolution from the earliest times through development of state organized societies. Geographical scope is worldwide with special attention given to ecological and cultural relationships affecting human societies through time.
ANTH 188. On Being a Scientist.
Dr. Beverly Saylor - TBA - 1 credit - CRN 84161
Cross-list: ASTR 188, BIOL 188, GEOL 188, PHYS 188, PSCL 188, SOCI 188, and WMST 188.
This course is intended to convey the excitement of doing science. Classes will focus on the question "What makes a good Scientist?" using weekly discussion of articles chosen from the "Science Times" and journals such as Science and Nature. It will build vital oral communication skills via a discussion of the broader context and implications of the science discussed.
Course offered for Pass/No Pass or Pass/Fail grading only.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department.
ANTH 215. Health, Culture, and Disease: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology.
Dr. Atwood Gaines - T/Th 10:00 – 11:15 AM - 3 credits – CRN 76247
This course is an introduction to the field of Medical Anthropology. Medical Anthropology is concerned with the cross-cultural study of culture, health, and illness. During the course of the semester, our survey will include (1) theoretical orientations and key concepts; (2) the cross-cultural diversity of health beliefs and practices (abroad and at home); and (3) contemporary issues and special populations (e.g. AIDS, homelessness, refugees, women’s health, and children at risk).
ANTH 302. Darwinian Medicine.
Dr. Cynthia Beall – T/Th 1:15 – 2:30 PM – 3 credits - CRN 50174
Reviews historical and methodological approaches to the study of aging. Examines theoretical assumptions about aging by comparing studies from Western and non-Western societies that illustrate the differential importance of culture in the experience of aging.
Prerequisite: ANTH 103 or consent of the department.
ANTH 310. Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology.
Dr. T. S. Harvey – T/Th 1:15 - 2:30 PM – 3 credits – CRN 55306
This is an introduction to the core concepts, theories and methodologies that form the study of language from an anthropological point of view. The course provides exposure to current issues in linguistic anthropological research and reviews some of the foundational topics of research past, highlighting the contributions of linguistics to anthropology and social science. Topics to be explored include: 1) an overview of the study of language (language structure and patterns, the effects of linguistic categories on thought and behavior, meaning and linguistic relativity, cross-language comparison, and non-verbal communication); 2) doing linguistic anthropology “on the ground” (an intro to the laboratory and field techniques of linguistic anthropology); 3) the study of language as function and social action (language and social structure, speech acts and events, verbal art, language and emotion; and 4) the study of language/discourse and power (language in politics, medicine, and law.)
ANTH 321. Methods in Archaeology.
Dr. Brian Redmond – T/Th 2:45 – 4:00 PM – 3 credits – CRN 50195
This course reviews the basic methods and techniques used in modern anthropological archaeology. Topics to be discussed include the nature of the archaeological record, research design, techniques of field archaeology, methods of laboratory analysis, museum archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and cultural interpretation.
Prerequisite: ANTH 107 or consent of the department.
ANTH 333. Roots of Ancient India: The Archaeology of South Asia.
Dr. Jim Shaffer – T/Th 2:45 - 4:00 PM – 3 credits – CRN 18497
Examination of the archaeological record of cultural development from earliest times through the Iron Age in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Particular attention devoted to how these ancient cultural developments laid the foundations for the early historic civilizations of this region.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 107 or consent of department.
ANTH 352. Japanese Culture and Society.
Dr. Charlotte Ikels – T/Th 8:30 – 9:45 AM – 3 credits – CRN 50221
Focuses on contemporary Japanese cultural and social institutions. Topics include child rearing, personality, values, education, gender roles, the dual economy, and popular culture.
Cross-list: ASIA 352.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of the department.
ANTH 357. Native American Cultures.
Dr. Sharon Dean – T/Th 4:30 - 5:45 PM – 3 credits – CRN 57015
Intensive examination of the cultures of selected Native American peoples including historical, political, religious, social, organizational, linguistic, and medical/psychiatric aspects of American Indian life.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102
ANTH 361. Urban Health.
Dr. Janet McGrath – M/W 12:30 - 1:45 PM – 3 credits – CRN 89402
This course provides an anthropological perspective on the most important health problems facing urban population around the world. Special attention will be given to an examination of disparities in health among urban residents based on poverty, race/ethnicity, gender, and nationality.
ANTH 362. Contemporary Theory in Anthropology.
Dr. Tenibac Harvey – T/Th 4:30 – 5:15 PM – 3 credits – CRN 71681
A critical examination of anthropological thought in England, France and the United States during the second half of the twentieth century. Emphasis will be on the way authors formulate questions that motivate anthropological discourse, on the way central concepts are formulated and applied and on the controversies and debates that result. Readings are drawn from influential texts by prominent contemporary anthropologists.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of department.
ANTH 376. Topics in the Anthropology of Health and Medicine.
Topic: Human Reproductive Health: An Evolutionary Perspective.
Marianne Reeves – M/W/F 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM – 3 credits – CRN 94321
This course focuses on both the biology and ecology of human reproduction. A range of approaches from physiological to demographic to evolutionary are applied to studying the range of variation in natural fertility in humans, with an emphasis on the factors that affect reproductive health.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 103.
ANTH 381. Independent Study in Laboratory Archaeology II.
Dr. Brian Redmond – TBA – 1-3 credits – CRN V1011
This course provides an introduction to the basic methods and techniques of artifact curation and laboratory analysis in archaeology. Under the supervision of the instructor, each student will develop and carry out a focused project of material analysis and interpretation using the archaeology collections of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Each student is required to spend a minimum of two hours per week in the Archaeology laboratory for each credit hour taken. By the end of the course, the students will prepare a short report describing the results of their particular project.
Prerequisites: ANTH 107 and consent of department, and prior consent of Archaeology Department at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
ANTH 388 Globalization, Development, and Underdevelopment: Anthropological Perspectives.
Dr. Katia Almeida – M/W/F 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM – 3 credits – CRN 74838
This course examines both theoretical and practical perspectives on globalization and economic development in the “Third World”. From “Dependency”, “Modernization” and “World System” theory to post-structuralist critiques of development discourse, the class seeks to provide a framework for understanding current debates on development and globalization. The “neoliberal monologue” that dominates the contemporary development enterprise is critically examined in the context of growing global inequality. Special consideration is given to the roles of international agencies such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, and non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) in the “development industry”. The course also focuses on the contributions of anthropologists to development theory and practice with emphasis on the impact of development on the health of the poor and survival of indigenous cultures. Opportunities for professional anthropologists in the development field are reviewed.
ANTH 391. Honors Tutorial.
Staff – TBA - 3 credits - CRN 82305
Prerequisite: Acceptance into Honors Program.
ANTH 392. Honors Tutorial.
Staff – TBA - 3 credits - CRN 11303
Prerequisite: Acceptance into Honors Program.
ANTH 396. Undergraduate Research in Evolutionary Biology..
Staff – TBA – 3 credits – CRN 78467
Course offered for Pass/No Pass or Pass/Fail grading only.
Crosslist: BIOL 396, GEOL 396, and PHIL 396.
Prerequisite: ANTH 225, BIOL 225, GEOL 225, or PHIL 225 and consent of department.
ANTH 398. Senior Capstone Project.
ANTH 399. Independent Study.
Staff – TBA - 1-6 credits - CRN V1010
Students may propose topics for independent reading and research.
Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Graduate Courses
*ANTH 402. Darwinian Medicine.
Dr. Cynthia Beall – T/Th 1:15 – 2:30 PM – 3 credits – CRN50268
(See ANTH 302).
*ANTH 410. Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology.
Dr. T. S. Harvey – T/Th 1:15 - 2:30 PM – 3 credits – CRN 55319
(See ANTH 310).
*ANTH 452. Japanese Culture and Society.
Dr. Charlotte Ikels – T/Th 8:30 – 9:45 AM – 3 credits – CRN50239
(See ANTH 352).
*ANTH 457. Native American Cultures.
Dr. Sharon Dean
– T/Th 4:30 - 5:45 PM – 3 credits – CRN 57015
(See ANTH 357).
*ANTH 461. Urban Health.
Dr. Janet McGrath – M/W 12:30 – 1:45 PM – 3 credits - CRN 89417
(See ANTH 361).
*ANTH 462. Contemporary Theory in Anthropology.
Dr. Tenibac Harvey – T/Th 4:30 – 5:15 PM – 3 credits – CRN 71747
(See ANTH 362).
*ANTH 476. Topics in the Anthropology of Health and Medicine.
Topic: Human Reproductive Health: An Evolutionary Perspective.
Dr. Marianne Reeves – M/W/F 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM – 3 credits –
CRN 94350
(See ANTH 376).
*ANTH 477. Human Osteology.
Dr. Scott Simpson – TBA – 3 credits – CRN52872
Cross-list: ANAT 477. (See ANTH 377).
ANTH 481. The Anthropology of Health and Illness II.
Dr. Lawrence Greksa – W/F 3:00 - 5:00 PM – 3 credits – CRN 03620
Part two of the graduate core course in medical anthropology. Includes sections giving an overview of topics such as human adaptability theory, nutritional anthropology, demography, the anthropology of biomedicine, cross cultural aging, clinical anthropology and international health.
Prerequisite: ANTH 480.
*ANTH 488. Globalization, Development, and Underdevelopment: Anthropological Perspectives.
Dr. Katia Almeida - M/W/F 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM - 3 credits - CRN 74852
(See ANTH 388).
ANTH 498. Public Policy and Aging.
Dr. Robert Binstock – W 4:00-6:30 PM – 3 credits – CRN 20046
Cross-list: EPBI 408. (See EPBI 408).
ANTH 511. Seminar in Anthropology and Global Health.
Dr. Janet McGrath – M 3:00 – 5:30 PM – 3 credits – CRN55858
This course examines the current issues in global health and the emerging anthropological paradigm directed at global health issues. The objective of the course is to provide graduate students in medical anthropology an in-depth examination of global health from several perspectives. The course will feature perspectives from anthropologists as well as others working in the fields of global health.
ANTH 599. Tutorial – Staff – TBA - (1-18 credits) - CRN V1012
Advanced studies in anthropology.
ANTH 601. Independent Research – Staff - TBA - (1-18 credits) – CRN V1013
ANTH 700. Dissertation Fieldwork – Staff - TBA - 0 credit - CRN 82813
Students conducting dissertation fieldwork off-campus may choose to register for this course with the permission of their dissertation adviser. Students may register for a maximum of 2 academic years. Schedule must be signed by Graduate Studies Office.
Prerequisite: Must be Ph.D. candidate and consent of department.
ANTH 701. Dissertation (Ph.D.) – Staff – TBA - (1-18 credits) - CRN V1014
Prerequisite: Must be Ph.D. candidate and have consent of department.
ANTH 703. Appointed Dissertation Fellowship - Staff – TBA - (1-8 credits) - CRN V3804
Prerequisite: Must be Ph.D. candidate and have consent of department. |
