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2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Accounting |
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ACCT 102 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction to financial accounting theory and practice. Emphasis is given to basic financial accounting concepts; the generally accepted accounting principles associated with accounting for assets, liabilities, and ownership interests; and the analysis of financial statements.
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ACCT 103 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction to managerial accounting theory and practice. Emphasis is given to managerial accounting concepts; cost-volume- profit relationships; job, process, and absorption costing; budgeting; standard costs and variance analysis; price level changes; and the use of managerial accounting information in decision-making.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102 .
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ACCT 250 - Introduction to Investment Research
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 0
This course provides an introduction to research and valuation methods for publicly traded equity securities with a particular focus on the information needs of investors in a pooled fund vehicle. Participation in Geneseo’s Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) as a junior sector analyst and active participation in the SMIF’s regular meetings are required component of the course. Students enhance their familiarity with multiple sources of corporate information, including SEC filings, sell-side research, trade press and other material utilized by professional analysts.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102 and ECON 112
Offered: Every year
Crosslisted with: FNCE 250
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ACCT 251 - Introduction to Performance
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 0
Reporting Issues for Pooled Fund Vehicles This course builds on the student’s familiarity with the operation of a pooled investment fund vehicle to introduce performance reporting and compliance issues commonly encountered in professional practice. Participation in Geneseo’s Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) as a Junior Sector Accounting Officer and active participation in the SMIF’s regular meetings are required component of the course. Students will prepare material that for incorporation into the SMIF Annual Report and complete a variety of short assignments relevant to mutual fund reporting practices.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 250
Offered: Every year
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ACCT 252 - Performance and Risk Management Reporting for Pooled Fund Vehicles
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 0
This course builds on the student’s familiarity with the basic pooled fund reporting model to examine the content, form and role of specialized reports that detail exposure to various investment risks. Participation in Geneseo’s Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) as a Senior Sector Accounting Officer and active participation in the SMIF’s regular meetings are required components of the course. Readings emphasize the diverse information needs of fund investors, fund managers and compliance officials with a particular focus on the role of risk analysis in the comparative reporting of performance.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 251
Offered: Every year
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ACCT 270 - Managerial Accounting I
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An in-depth study of the theory and practice of managerial accounting. Emphasis is given to cost-volume-profit relationships; cost behavior and cost allocation; job, process, joint and by-product costing; the master budget; standard costs and variance analysis; and responsibility accounting.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 103 .
Offered: Every spring
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ACCT 301 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction to the theory and practice underlying the preparation of general purpose financial statements for corporate entities. The course emphasizes the role of institutional factors in the development of complex business practices and accounting standards and presumes an ability to perform independent study. Specific topics include financial statement preparation; traditional and emergent techniques of asset valuation for receivables, inventory, plant assets and intangibles; ethical problems in financial reporting; the preparation and interpretation of required narrative disclosure; heightened expectations for professional ethics; an introduction to Sarbanes-Oxley requirements; and an exposure to original text for official pronouncements.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102 and junior status.
Offered: Every fall
Restricted to: School of Business majors . Others may seek permission from the School of Business.
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ACCT 302 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
A continuation of ACCT 301 . The course builds upon the foundation created in A360 and overlays the impact of internal control and complex entities on accounting practice. Specific topics include internal control and Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; traditional and emergent techniques of liability valuation; equity, derivatives and hybrid securities; implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 95 through both the indirect and direct methods; investments accounted for under the cost, fair value (SFAS 115) and equity methods; and the consolidation of wholly- and partially-owned subsidiaries through the use of cost and equity methods for at-date and subsequent-period presentations.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 301 and junior status.
Offered: Every spring
Restricted to: School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business.
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ACCT 305 - Managerial Accounting II
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
A continuation of the in-depth study of the theory and practice of managerial accounting. Emphasis is given to relevant costs and pricing; capital budgeting; inventory planning, control, and costing; application of linear programming and regression analysis to managerial accounting; advanced variance analysis; and the use of accounting systems and internal control systems in the management of business organizations.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 270 , ECON 205 , and junior status.
Offered: When demand is sufficient
Restricted to: School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business.
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ACCT 306 - Controllership in Organizations
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will examine selected aspects of Controllership not covered in previous courses. Topics will include: control in organizations; goals, strategies, and information; aspects of control in decentralized organizations, programming, and long-term planning; budget models; specialized management control applications including high technology industries, executive incentive compensation plans, multinational companies, service organizations, nonprofit organizations, and project organizations.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 270 and senior status.
Offered: When demand is sufficient
Restricted to: School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business.
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ACCT 310 - Introduction to Federal Income Taxation
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will provide a broad background in federal income taxation, with emphasis on fundamental tax concepts and the types of taxpayers. Topics will include an overview of tax code provisions and regulations applicable to individuals, corporations and partnerships; tax consequences of property transactions; similarities and differences between income tax provisions and financial accounting principles; and professional standards for tax practice. The course will also introduce students to the use of technology in tax practice, and methodologies for tax research and tax planning.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 103 and junior status.
Restricted to: School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business.
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ACCT 315 - Financial Statement Analysis
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course is an in-depth study of financial statements, with particular emphasis on using a combination of accounting numbers and information from other sources to estimate the value of corporate securities. The course advances a perspective that financial accounting sometimes describes, and sometimes obscures, the fundamental economic activities of the firm. Topics include business strategy and its impact on financial statements, the qualities and limitations of accounting information, earnings quality and earnings management, making adjustments to financial statements, using supplemental disclosure, off-balance-sheet financing, forecasting, proformas, and the use of financial statement information in valuation models.
Prerequisite(s): FNCE 311
Offered: When demand is sufficient
Crosslisted with: FNCE 315
Restricted to: School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business.
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ACCT 320 - Auditing I
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
A study of auditing theory and standards; professional ethics and the auditor’s legal liability; theory and auditing of internal control systems; audit evidence, working papers, quality control, program design, and sampling techniques; the audit of computer based accounting systems; and the preparation of audit reports.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 302 , ECON 205 and senior status.
Offered: Every fall
Restricted to: School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business.
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ACCT 330 - Fund Accounting
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
A study of accounting principles pertaining to government, not-for-profit, and eleemosynary organizations, e.g., state and local governments, universities, hospitals, and voluntary civic organizations.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 302 and junior status.
Offered: When demand is sufficient
Restricted to: School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business.
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ACCT 335 - Accounting and Finance topics in Entrepreneurship
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
A synthesis of accounting, taxation and finance issues relevant to entrepreneurship and the early stage development of new businesses. Topics covered include an introduction to new business formation, entity election, financing, cash-out exit strategies and the taxation consequences flowing from these. The course will utilize a combination of lecture, case study discussion, readings, simulations and select outside speakers in order to advance a broad and nuanced understanding of the reporting and compliance dimensions of entrepreneurship.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 103 and junior standing.
Offered: Every spring
Restricted to: School of Business majors
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ACCT 340 - Professional Accountancy Seminar
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 2
Non-Lecture: 4
A capstone course for the accounting major, consisting of a rigorous, detailed examination of current professional standards and practices together with the underlying accounting theory and law that support these standards and practices.
Prerequisite(s): Senior status and permission of instructor.
Restricted to: School of Business majors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business.
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ACCT 395 - Internship/Seminar
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 1-15
A one-semester, work-study experience in an appropriate agency outside the college. In addition to the work experience, students are expected to complete a research paper, give an oral business presentation, and participate in a seminar. Interns work closely with their sponsor(s) on projects approved by the School of Business Internship Director.
Prerequisite(s): 2.75 cumulative GPA, junior or senior standing, 24 approved credits in major program and permission of Internship Director.
Offered: By individual arrangement
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ACCT 399 - Directed Study
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Offered: By individual arrangement
Restricted to: School of Business majors
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American Studies |
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AMST 201 - U/Topics in American Studies: (subtitle)
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): American History
This course will be an interdisciplinary investigation of major influences on and developments in American culture. Each semester there will be a focus on one chronological period, but a variety of topics will be covered. Such topics could include gender, religion, race, social movements and conditions, and artistic and literary developments. The course will emphasize student use and study of period writings and cultural materials; there will be guest lectures by faculty outside the departments of the instructors to enhance the interdisciplinary nature of the course.
Offered: Once yearly
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AMST 262 - S/M/American Indian Law & Public Policy
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations
Surveys the constitutional status of Indians in the American federal system and the issues and controversies affecting Native American communities and individuals today.
Crosslisted with: HIST 262.
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AMST 393 - Honors/Research
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
This course will allow qualified students to research and write about a subject of interest to them in the field of American Studies over two semesters. Under the direction of a faculty advisor, each student will produce an undergraduate thesis which demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of the disciplines it applies to the subject of the student’s research. Offered through individual arrangement with the approval of the American Studies coordinator(s). To be eligible to enroll for the first semester, students must have completed at least 75 total credits with at least a 3.00 cumulative grade average and must have taken at least 24 hours of courses declared toward the American Studies major with at least a 3.50 average in those courses. To begin the first semester of AMST 393, students must have completed 90 credits. Invitation to participate will be made by the American Studies Program, which can make special exceptions concerning the number of required hours.
Offered: By individual arrangement
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AMST 395 - American Studies Internship
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
A one-semester experience as an intern in a museum, library, or other institution concerned with American Studies, working closely with a supervisor from that institution and a faculty advisor in developing and implementing a project tailored to the student’s interest and the institution’s facilities.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Offered: By individual arrangement
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AMST 396 - Senior Essay
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
A substantial paper on an American Studies topic of the student’s choice, drawing on interdisciplinary theory and methodology. Students will write this essay independently but in consultation with two faculty advisors, each from a different department. To be eligible, students would have completed at least 24 hours of courses declared toward the American Studies major before enrolling.
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AMST 399 - Directed Study
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Students work individually under the supervision of a faculty member exploring some aspect of the field of American Studies. (See also the “Directed Study Courses” section of the Undergraduate Bulletin.) In order to count toward the major, students must have directed studies approved by the American Studies Program coordinator(s). Offered by individual arrangement. to count toward the major, students must have directed studies approved by the American Studies Program coordinator(s).
Offered: By individual arrangement
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Anthropology |
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ANTH 100 - S/M/Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations
This course has two broad aims. One is to introduce students to the field of cultural anthropology by paying close attention to what anthropologists do and how they do it. The other is to explore some of the ways in which people organize their lives and construct systems of meaning – from kin relations and gender roles to economic systems and marriage patterns, religion and healing. In the process, we will be challenged to think about the value of cultural diversity in an increasingly interconnected world and to see ourselves from others’ point of view.
Offered: Every semester
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ANTH 101 - S/M/Exploration of Human Diversity
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations
This course will introduce basic concepts and methods of anthropology. The four subdisciplines of anthropology will contribute to an understanding of humans as biological and cultural beings. The focus of the course is to examine the diversity of human cultures, with a primary focus on the non-Western world.
Offered: Every semester
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ANTH 105 - S/Introduction to Physical Anthropology
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences
An introduction to physical/biological anthropology, i.e. the study of humans as biological organisms. The course explores relevant theories, methodologies, and contemporary issues within this sub discipline of anthropology, via lectures, lab work, and workshops. Topics to be covered are human genetics, evolution, variation, growth and development, and behavioral ecology, as well as primate evolution and behavior.
Offered: Every fall
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ANTH 110 - Introduction to Archaeology
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of how archaeologists generate and interpret knowledge about the human past based on data recovered from the archaeological record. Topics include exploring the fundamental methods and theories of archaeology including the role of science in understanding the past, the formation of the archaeological record, the measurement of archaeological variability in time, space, and form, the reconstruction of past social organization, and the understanding of prehistoric ideology.
Offered: Every spring
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ANTH 120 - S/Language and Culture
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences
An introduction to language as a part of culture and culture as a part of language. Topics include language and humanity, lexicon and cultural values, language acquisition and socialization, language and thought, and language as a means of communication and social discourse. Attention is called to the empirical and theoretical inspirations of language study for the study of culture and cross-cultural analysis.
Offered: Every fall
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ANTH 201 - Human Evolution
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An in-depth examination of human evolution using a multidimensional approach. Students will gain an understanding of the phylogenetic history of the hominids through lecture, lab work using our extensive fossil cast collection, and presentations/discussions. Topics that will be covered fall into the general categories of: (1) the fossil evidence, (2) environmental pressures driving the various stages of hominid evolution, (3) biological and behavioral adaptations, and (4) hominid culture.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 105
Offered: Spring, odd years
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ANTH 202 - S/M/Nutrition, Disease, and Health
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations
Using Critical Social Theory and a biocultural perspective, this course explores the interplay between concepts of nutrition, health, illness and disease and the cultural contexts in which they are rooted. It addresses several issues, such as: explanatory models for the causes and treatments associated with illness and disease; the relationship between nutrition, growth and development and health; effects of globalization and environment on disease and health; and the way social inequalities, religious beliefs, and political-economic contexts influence disease prevalence and access to health care services.
Offered: Every fall and summer (online)
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ANTH 207 - S/M/Ancient Civilizations of North America
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations
This course will examine the rich diversity of ancient Pre- Columbian North American cultures, religions, political organizations, and social structures and the variety of regional North American responses to post-Pleistocene environmental change. Possible topics: include human migrations into the New World, Pre-Columbian cultures of the Arctic, sub-Arctic, Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, Southwest, Great Basin-Plateau, and Pacific coast regions, hunter-gatherer lifestyles, the origin and expansion of food-producing economies, and the rise and fall of complex societies.
Offered: Once every three years, in the spring
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ANTH 208 - M/Classics of Ethnography
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations
The best and most significant anthropological writings describing (primarily) non-Western ways of life are studied. Students review ethnographic accounts, including examples from all parts of the world, representing writings ranging from the nineteenth century to the present.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 or ANTH 101 .
Offered: Every spring
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ANTH 209 - M/Ethnography of the Iroquois
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations
A study of the social organization and worldview of various Iroquoian groups, with special emphasis on Seneca-Iroquois of New York State during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Also covered are the position of Iroquois culture in the northeastern woodlands, its adaptability and persistence, and cultural vitality and contributions of Iroquois peoples.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 or ANTH 101 .
Offered: Spring, even years
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ANTH 211 - M/Ethnography of North American Indians
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations
This course is an introduction to the traditional cultures of Native North Americans. The rich diversity of Native American cultures will be examined in relation to environmental adaptation and as a legacy for contemporary Native American ethnic identity.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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ANTH 214 - M/Ethnography of Southeast Asia
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations
A survey of the peoples and cultures of both mainland and island Southeast Asia. Emphasis is on ethnographic description of the area, with special focus on the cultural systems of selected groups in Burma, Thailand, Java, and Borneo.
Offered: Fall, even years
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ANTH 215 - S/M/Ancient Civilizations of the Old World
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations
A study of the prehistoric cultures of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Focus is on Old World human origins, the evolution of human culture, Paleolithic cultural variability, the origin and expansion of food producing economies, and the rise and fall of state level societies. Specific attention will be given to interpretation of Oldowan and Acheulian sites, the Neanderthal question, and the development of complex forms of social organization in Greater Mesopotamia (i.e. the Fertile Crescent), Egypt, China, and India.
Offered: Every spring
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ANTH 216 - S/M/Race, Racism and the Black Experience in the Americas
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations
This course examines race, racism and the black experience in the Americas from an anthropological perspective. Comparing and contrasting the lived experiences of contemporary members of the African diaspora, it will examine issues such as: the scientific and social construction of race; racism and social and health inequality; whiteness and privilege; and blackness as an individual and social identity; and the intersection of race, gender, and class. The course also examines the relationship between identity and the production of cultural products such as music, dance, and religion across the Americas. Lastly, the course explores social justice movements and acts of resistance against discrimination and pervasive inequality. Readings, films, written assignments, and discussions, will underscore how the politics of race and ethnicity as well as the discourse on culture and identity shape and influence social relations and individual experiences. throughout the Americas.
Offered: Summer
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ANTH 220 - Linguistic Analysis
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course focuses on the structural analysis of language, with special emphasis on the techniques of descriptive linguistics, transformational grammar, and historical linguistics. Major topics include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Skills are trained in sound transcription, phonemics, morphemics, and syntactic derivation for cross-linguistic comparison.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 120 or permission of instructor.
Offered: Every spring
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ANTH 226 - M/Ethnography of Latin America and the Caribbean
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations
This course takes an anthropological approach to the study of Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on Latin Americans of African descent. It briefly examines conquest, colonialism, and slavery, before taking an in-depth ethnographic approach to study contemporary regional themes and issues, such as: race, racism and identity, gender, ethnicity, multiculturalism, indigenous social movements, human rights, globalization, tourism, urbanization, religion, health and coping with illness, popular culture, and food.
Offered: Spring Semester - Odd Years, Summer - Even Years
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ANTH 229 - S/M/Ethnography and Film
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations
This course is designed to explore ethnography and with a focus on the use of photography, film and video in the representation of individuals and groups. Students will be exposed to the history of ethnographic film and its current relationship to documentary and fiction film. What are the strengths and weakness of visual representations in anthropology compared to written representations? Students will be required to engage in data collection, analysis and interpretation in the production of a short ethnographic film and an accompanying website.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 or ANTH 101 .
Offered: Every fall
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ANTH 231 - S/Sociolinguistics
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences
This course examines the intimate relationship between language and society. It will study micro-sociolinguistics, i.e., the way conversation correlates with social variables (class, gender, ethnicity, and education). The course will also focus on macro-sociolinguistics, i.e., linguistic engineering and language attitudes. Contemporary issues such as bilingualism, biculturalism, ethnic linguistic conflicts, and educational policies will be explored.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 120 or permission of the instructor.
Offered: Fall, even years
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ANTH 233 - Primates
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An in-depth examination of primates with a special emphasis on behavior. Students will learn about the non-human primates of the world through lectures, assigned readings, films, and independent projects. Topics to be covered are primate evolution, taxonomy, ecology, behavior, social organization/group life, cognition, and research.
Offered: Every spring
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ANTH 235 - S/M/Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica and the Andes
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Social Sciences, Other World Civilizations
A study of precolumbian societies in Middle America and South America. Focus is on the evolution of early hunting and gathering peoples through state organization. Major transformations in cultural evolution are treated (the domestication process, urnbanization and the rise of the state). Alternative cultural and social systems are explored through analysis and interpretation of archaeological data.
Offered: Every fall
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ANTH 238 - Ethnomedicine in Latin America and the Caribbean
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course takes an anthropological approach to the study of “folk” and “traditional” health beliefs and practices in Latin America and the Caribbean. It focuses on cross-cultural notions of the body, health and illness, and healing practices. This course also examines the effects of globalization on local conceptions of health, illness, and approaches to healing
Offered: Fall, odd years, and summer (online), even years
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ANTH 244 - Transition to Agriculture in the Americas
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An archaeological introduction to the development of early agriculture in the New World. Agriculture appeared at different times throughout the world, transforming subsistence practices of Hunter-Gatherer societies wherever it appeared. The development of agriculture was the single-most important transition humanity experienced and was vital to control over food production and generating a surplus. Food production resulted in a sedentary lifestyle, increased population density, and the development of cultural traits associated with the ‘rise of civilization.’ This course explores the domestication of major plant species and the archaeological evidence for the appearance of agriculture, and examines the social consequences leading to the rise of classic civilizations in North, South, and Central America. An introductory course in archaeology or biology is recommended, but is not required.
Offered: Intersession
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ANTH 253 - Language and Culture Exchange
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 1-2
Lecture: 1, 1
Non-Lecture: 0, 2
This course provides theoretical and practical training for language and cultural exchange with adult English language learners in the community. Students receive initial orientation and training, followed by weekly visits with a partner tutor for conversational English practice with a local immigrant family. Weekly course sessions provide time for debriefing and lesson planning. Students who have taken the course before will assist with orientation and leading discussion. All students will keep a log of lessons, a journal of their work with learners, and write a final reflection paper that addresses the achievements, affordances, and challenges of conversational language exchange.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
Offered: Every Semester
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit
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ANTH 301 - M/Religion, Society, and Culture
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations
A survey of the theories of religion based on a comparative study of ethnographic evidence from Western and non-Western cultures. Emphasis is on the cognitive roots, social functions, psychological impact, and cultural meanings of religion. The relevance of religion to the contemporary world in a time of modernization and globalization is probed, so is the nature of fundamentalism from a historical as well as contemporary perspective.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 or ANTH 101 or permission of instructor.
Offered: Spring, odd years
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ANTH 302 - Medical Anthropology
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course explores the cultural, social, economic, political, and environmental factors that affect health and well- being-as well as the practice of healing and medicine-across cultures. We will use theories and methods from critical medical anthropology to examine the social determinants of health and health inequality.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 or permission of instructor.
Offered: Every spring
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ANTH 305 - Field Methods and Techniques in Linguistics
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Methods and techniques are offered in the traditions of structuralism to provide practical guidance for investigators of language in the field, where they collect data from living speakers. Topics include the theoretical underpinnings and discovery procedure of field linguistics, informant selection, sample building, data elicitation, file management, preliminary data analysis, and issues of relationship, etc.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 120 and ANTH 220 or permission of instructor.
Offered: Every spring
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ANTH 306 - Human Growth and Development
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course explores human growth and development from genetic, physiological, anatomical, cultural, and socio-economic perspectives. The main topics include the history of growth studies, genetic and environmental effects on growth, typical human growth patterns during all life stages, and the evolution of human growth patterns.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202
Offered: Every spring
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ANTH 307 - Anthropology of Development
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course explores how anthropologists have evaluated, criticized and contributed to international development. We will use anthropological perspectives to examine critically the theoretical configurations and practical applications of development paradigms, both historically and in the present. Key anthropological contributions to reformulating development knowledge and practice are derived from anthropological analyses of culture, social change, globalization, neoliberalism and alternative visions for development.
Offered: Every Fall Semester
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ANTH 309 - Topics in Physical Anthropology: (subtitle)
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will cover various topics in physical anthropology. Topics will rotate but will fall into the following categories: human ecology, primate behavior and ecology, human evolution, primate evolution, human anatomy, or primate anatomy.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 or ANTH 233 or ANTH 316
Offered: Spring, even years
Repeatable: May be repeated once for credit with different subtitles
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ANTH 312 - Archaeology, Art, and Architecture of the Cusco Region
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This study abroad course is an overview of the archaeology and colonial history of the Cusco (Peru) Region. The course begins with an online component with intensive reading and online testing, followed by three weeks in Cusco itself. Coursework traces the evolution of the area’s cultural complexity culminating in the rise and conquest of the Inca empire and then focuses on the art and architecture of the Spanish colonial era until Peru’s independence in 1821. Students will attend lectures and field trips to local museums, galleries, archaeological sites, and historical places.
Offered: Intersession or summer sessions, every third year
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ANTH 313 - Global Health Issues
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course examines the effects of globalization on the health of people around the globe and relates disparities in the spread of preventable diseases and access to basic health services to the growing inequality between rich and poor nations. The course draws from contemporary global health research to explore issues such as, the spread of infectious and chronic disease, food and water insecurity, environmental health, and the effects of violence and war on global health. The theoretical perspective used to analyze these issues draws on the work of critical medical anthropology, ecosocial epidemiology, applied anthropology, and public health.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 or ANTH 101 or ANTH 202 .
Offered: Every spring
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ANTH 314 - Topics in Linguistics: (subtitle)
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course explores major issues of topical or theoretical importance in linguistic anthropology. The variety of rotating or one-time topics in linguistics reflect topics of general interest or importance and/or the interests and needs of students, and/or the research expertise of faculty members. May be taken twice under different subtitles.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 120 or permission of the instructor.
Offered: Fall, even years
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ANTH 316 - Human Ecology
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of human ecology within an evolutionary, biocultural, and cross-species/cross-cultural framework. The course is divided as follows: (1) history, theories, and methods of ecological anthropology and human behavioral ecology; (2) human biocultural adaptations to the various global biomes via lectures, films, ethnographies, and discussion; (3) the adaptive significance of human behavior from a cross-species perspective, via assigned readings and discussion; (4) student presentations based upon individual research focused on relevant/related topics in human ecology; and (5) intertwined throughout is consideration of the sustainability of our past, present, and future activities.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 105 or ENVR 124 .
Offered: Every fall
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ANTH 317 - Human Osteology
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An in-depth introduction to the human skeleton via lecture, lab work using our extensive skeletal collection, and individual research. Topics to be explored are (1) anatomy, growth and development, biomechanics, pathologies, and aging and sexing of the human skeleton and (2) forensic theories and methodologies.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 105 or BIOL 103 or BIOL 116 .
Offered: Every spring
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ANTH 318 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An anthropological overview of gender and sexuality in Latin America from prehistory to the current day. Readings and student projects will change yearly to address topics including pre-contact concepts of gender and sexuality, changes in ideas and practices with European contact, and contemporary ethnographic studies of gender and sexuality in the region.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 or ANTH 101 .
Offered: Fall, even years
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ANTH 320 - Archaeological Field School
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction to basic field methods in archaeology. The course is primarily designed for anthropology students and/or those students interested in pursuing archaeological fieldwork as either a career or life experience. It emphasizes hands-on learning, and teaches basic excavation and surveying techniques, stratigraphic analysis, record keeping, data processing, horizontal and vertical mapping techniques, local and regional culture history, and implementation of excavation research designs. Field sites are tpically off campus and may require students to camp. There is a program fee to cover transportation, housing, and equipment.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 110 or permission of instructor.
Offered: Summers on a rotating basis
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ANTH 323 - Primate Field School
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Standard methods of primatological research applied in the field, including research design and data collection. Data collection may be conducted at various research sites. Topics to be considered primarily fall into the categories of primate behavior and ecology.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 233 and permission of instructor.
Offered: During intersession as scheduled by Study Abroad Office
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ANTH 325 - International Fieldwork:(region)
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 1-6
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 6
Standard methods of research will be applied in the field, including research design and data collection. Data collection may be conducted at various research sites. Topics in the course will be specific to region and targeted sub discipline in anthropology.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Offered: Intersession
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ANTH 328 - Language Acquisition
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
A survey of the major concerns and theories of applied linguistics. Emphasis is on various analyses of first and second language acquisition in general and the communicative and functional approaches in particular. Major topics include the developmental stages of language acquisition, the differences between first and second language acquisition, language universals and core grammar, interlanguage, and culture learning in the second language classroom, etc.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 120 or permission of instructor.
Offered: Fall, odd years
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ANTH 334 - Social Anthropology
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
The contributions of Social Anthropology are examined in detail, from intellectual foundations to culmination in the late twentieth century. The unique ethnographic contributions of Social Anthropology receive special emphasis as does its role in the development of modern anthropology.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 or ANTH 101 .
Offered: Fall, odd years
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ANTH 336 - Forensic Anthropology
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course provides an overview of the goals and methods of forensic anthropology, which is the study of human remains relating to matters of law. Students will learn how to evaluate the forensic context as well as how to establish a biological profile of an individual (sex, age, ancestry and stature). Special attention will also be paid to determining pathological anomalies, evidence of trauma, and time since death, as well as learning crime scene investigation procedures.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 105 or BIOL 103 or BIOL 116 or permission of the instructor.
Offered: Fall odd years and summers (online) on a rotating basis
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ANTH 337 - Art and Material Culture
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
The things the people make and use, from fine art to consumer goods, provide valuable information on cultural ideas and practices. This course approaches art and material culture from an interdisciplinary perspective, across cultures and through time. Current theoretical approaches to art and material culture will be examined and applied to specific objects.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 or ANTH 101 or ANTH 110 .
Offered: Spring, even years
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ANTH 343 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women’s Health
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course explores the context of women’s lives and challenges to women’s health across cultures. This course uses theories and methods from cultural anthropology and related social and health sciences to explain both the position of women in different societies and the connection between race, class, culture and gender roles. and to understand how cultural, social, economic, political, environmental and behavioral factors affect women’s health across cultures. This course emphasizes the importance of examining women’s health concerns in local as well as global contexts.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 or ANTH 101 or ANTH 202
Offered: Fall, even years
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ANTH 346 - Topics in Archaeology: (subtitle)
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course explores archaeological studies of major topical or theoretical importance. The variety of rotating or one-time topics in archaeology reflect topics of general interest or importance within the study of archaeology, and/or the interests and needs of students, and/or the research expertise of faculty members. May be taken twice under different subtitles.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101 , ANTH 110 or permission of the instructor.
Offered: Fall, odd years
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ANTH 360 - Myths and Folktales of Native Americans
2019-2020 Catalog Year
A survey of both traditional and contemporary Native American and Arctic people’s folktales, myths, legends, and lore, including extensive description and reading of source material, with emphasis on North American cultures. Major topics include creation myths, nature tales, trickster tales, the role of oral literature in Native American cultures, and analysis of myth and folklore.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 or ANTH 101 and at least one other ANTH course.
Offered: Every fall
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ANTH 380 - Topics in Cultural Anthropology: (subtitle)
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course explores cultural anthropological topics of applied, ethnographic, or theoretical importance. Rotating or one-time topics in cultural anthropology reflect general topics of interest or importance and/or the research expertise of faculty.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 or ANTH 101 .
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Repeatable: May be repeated once for credit with different subtitles
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ANTH 382 - Ethnographic Field Methods
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
In this course, students learn the science and art of anthropological field methods, including participant observation, qualitative interviews, and visual ethnographic methods. Students acquire the skills to design and conduct an individual research project on a social issue of their choosing. The course also covers topics such as the ethics of fieldwork, gender in the field, and the use of ethnographic field methods in community participatory research.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 or ANTH 208 or ANTH 229
Offered: Fall, odd years
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ANTH 383 - Archaeological Method and Theory
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction to research in archaeology with an emphasis on the connections between method and theory. The course emphasizes research design, methods of artifact classification and analysis, and fundamental statistical methods. These topics and methods are approached through a combination of readings/lectures, written assignments on archaeological problems, demonstrations, and some laboratory work.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 110 and (ANTH 207 or ANTH 215 or ANTH 235 ).
Offered: Spring, odd years
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ANTH 385 - Analyzing and Presenting Ethnographic Data
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 1-3
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 0
In this course, students will learn ethnographic data analysis skills, including how to transcribe interviews and code interview transcripts and field notes for relevant themes using transcription and data analysis software. Students will also learn how to present ethnographic data in the form of a poster, short paper, or multi-media presentation.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
Offered: Every Spring Semester
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ANTH 395 - Internship in Anthropology
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3-15 as arranged
The internship will provide students with practical experience working in one of a wide range of public sector organizations. Relevant readings and a written project are also required.
Prerequisite(s): junior or senior standing, 6 hours in Anthropology, minimum 2.75 gpa, approval by agency supervisor and Anthropology Department internship coordinator.
Offered: By individual arrangement
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ANTH 399 - Directed Study and Research
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 1-3
Intensive readings and research in anthropology under the supervision of a member of the faculty.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 100 and permission of instructor.
Offered: By individual arrangement
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ANTH 402 - Sociomedical Sciences Capstone
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course is an in-depth examination of research in the Sociomedical sciences. Students read, think critically about, and discuss contemporary interdisciplinary research studies on health and medicine from across the globe. Students also learn how to design and conduct a qualitative study of an issue related to health, disease and/or medicine.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 302
Offered: Every fall
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ANTH 410 - Classical Theory in Anthropology
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An intensive investigation of the development of theory in anthropology, offering advanced students a unified perspective on the discipline of anthropology as a whole. The course is designed to enable students to critique classic readings in anthropological theory, review commentary on these materials and summarize central concepts in the field of Anthropology.
Prerequisite(s): (ANTH 208 or ANTH 229 )
Offered: Every fall
Restricted to: Senior standing
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ANTH 421 - Contemporary Theory in Anthropology
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An intensive investigation of the development of method and theory in Anthropology. The course is designed to enable students to critique contemporary readings (post-1950) in anthropological theory, review in depth commentary on these materials, and summarize central concepts that are current in the field of Anthropology.
Prerequisite(s): (ANTH 208 or ANTH 229 )
Offered: Every spring
Restricted to: Senior standing
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ANTH 493 - Honors Research/Writing
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
One semester of individual research, followed by one semester of writing and the presentation of a thesis to the Department. The thesis is to be directed by a faculty member of the Department of Anthropology. To be eligible to enroll in the research course students must have a minimum 3.70 cumulative grade point average. To begin the research course, students must have completed at least 90 credits, at least 30 of which must be within the major. Invitation to participate will be offered by the Department. Please note that taking this course for two semesters will fulfill the students Transformational Learning requirement for the major.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Department.
Offered: By individual arrangement
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ARTH 110 - F/History of Drawing
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 2
Non-Lecture: 2
General Education Area(s): The Arts
This course is a survey of the history of drawing from prehistoric cave drawings to Impressionism. The course is a combination of art history lectures on artists and movements and well as a studio experience where the student explores various aspects of visual representation. Various media will be used such as pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and conte’ crayon.
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ARTH 115 - F/History of the Body and Its Representation
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 2
Non-Lecture: 2
General Education Area(s): The Arts
This course is an introduction to the history of the figure through lectures of selected artists spanning the Renaissance to contemporary artists with a basic introduction to studio techniques in basic figure drawing.
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ARTH 125 - F/History of Watercolor
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 2
Non-Lecture: 2
General Education Area(s): The Arts
An introduction to the history of watercolor through lectures from primitive man to the 19th century and a basic introduction to studio techniques of painting in transparent and opaque watercolor. The first half of the course will contain art history lectures and the other half will be a hands - on art studio experience.
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ARTH 160 - African American Art History Survey
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will present the contributions of African American artists from 1850 through to early 21st century. The work of these artists will be contextualized by connecting each artist and movement in its historical period. The course content includes discussions of the social and political issues of the day including American imperialism, fairs and world expositions, the Works Progress Administration, Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement and more. Connecting art, artists and their histories expands and enhances our understanding of history in art.
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ARTH 171 - F/History of Western Art: Prehistoric through Gothic
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts
A survey of the history of architecture, painting and sculpture within the Western tradition from the prehistoric through the gothic periods and an introduction to the process of art historical analysis.
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ARTH 172 - F/History of Western Art: Renaissance through Rococo
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts
A survey of the history of architecture, painting and sculpture within the Western tradition from the Renaissance through the Rococo Period and an introduction to the process of art historical analysis.
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ARTH 173 - F/History of Western Art: Neoclassicism to Contemporary
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts
A survey of the history of architecture, painting, and sculpture within the Western tradition from the later eighteenth century to the present and an introduction to the process of art historical analysis.
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ARTH 174 - F/Visual Culture Today
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts
Visual Culture studies the construction of the visual in art, media, technology and everyday life. Students learn the tools of visual analysis; investigate how visual depictions such as YouTube and advertising structures convey ideologies; and study the institutional, economic, political and social and market factors in the making of contemporary visual culture.
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ARTH 200 - Art and Religion in the West: Classical, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Asatru (400-1100)
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course is intended to be an introduction to the development of art within a religious context. The material covered will trace religious thought from the Greco-Roman-world to the end of the Romanesque stage of art in Western Europe. The course will cover, Greece (Archaic to Hellenistic), Rome (through the Roman conquest of Jerusalem), the emergence of Christianity and its conflicts with Rome, the development of the Byzantine world, the development of Islam and the conflicts, the increase of migrations from Scandinavia and the Germanic areas, Celtic culture and the history of the Crusades.
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ARTH 203 - F/Renaissance Europe: Rebirth of Classical Culture
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts
This course surveys Western European art in Italy, Spain, France, Germany and the Netherlands from the beginning of the Renaissance at the papal Court in Avignon to its fruition in Fifteenth Century Florentine humanism. Connections between art and the changing role of the family, the development of nation-states, the increased importance and power of women in society and the new educational curriculum will be explored.
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ARTH 205 - Museum Studies: Art and Global Politics
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course studies the lives of works of art in times of war as they are traded, lost, destroyed, altered and given new significance. Global, political events that have affected the works of art in Greece, Africa, China, India, the Middle East, and Western Europe are included for study in the course.
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ARTH 213 - F/High Renaissance and Mannerism In Europe (1480-1600)
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts
A survey of the age of the High Renaissance of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Giorgione and Durer, which gave way to the Mannerism of Pontormo, Bronzino, Rosso, el Greco and the School of Fontainebleau. Emphasis will be placed on artistic issues concerning technique, style, artistic originality and invention, theory and the role of the artist in society.
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ARTH 250 - F/Contemporary Art and Globalization
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts
Spanning most of the twentieth century and the early part of the twenty first we will examine cultural and transcultural exchanges that played pivotal role in formation of modern and contemporary art. We will use various methodologies including post-colonial and feminist to understand how the mechanism of power and colonialism had influenced production and consumption of art. We will concentrate on the most recent processes brought to the forefront by globalization such as international Biennale especially those taking place in Asia, proliferation of the contemporary art museums, and influence of globalization on the art market.
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ARTH 278 - F/19th Century European Art from the French Revolution to the Post Impressionists
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts
A study of how artists responded to social, cultural, and religious upheavals that led to the industrial revolution and the development of the modern city. Movements include: neo-classicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism and post-impressionism, with special attention to the rise of new media like photography, new techniques like painting outdoors directly from nature, and the increasing presence of women artists.
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ARTH 280 - F/History of Art in the United States
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts
A historical survey of the art and architecture of the United States from the Colonial period to the present.
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ARTH 281 - F/M/Pre-Columbian and Latin American Art
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts, Other World Civilizations
This course covers the art of Latin American from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century and Latino Art in the United States. Course discussion will focus on social issues of politics, religion, gender, ethnicity, race and issues of connected to the creation of artistic centers in the Americas.
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 172 or ARTH 173
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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ARTH 287 - F/Avant-Garde Modernism (1900-1950)
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): The Arts
The study of artistic responses to modernism’s utopian visions and the devastion of two world wars. Major art movements include: Primitivism, Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, the Bauhaus and Abstract Expressionism; artists include: Matisse, Picasso, Duchamp, Dali, Magritte, Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Pollock.
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ARTH 300 - Major Artists and Issues: (subtitle)
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will study an artist or artists or major issues in the history of art. Typical offerings are Michelangelo, Picasso and Matisse, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and Women and Art.
Prerequisite(s): One 100- or 200-level art history course or permission of the instructor.
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ARTH 302 - Latin American Art From Late Colonial to Contemporary
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course covers selected special topics in the art of Latin America from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century and Latino Art in the United States. Course discussion will focus on social issues of politics, religion, gender, ethnicity, race and issues of connected to the creation of artistic centers in the Americas.
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 282
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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ARTH 310 - Women Gender and Art
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will look at gender as a process of creation of images and image making in the history of western art from antiquity to the present, emphasizing modern and contemporary art The course will examine the works and lives of artists from a gender and/or transgender perspective and the social conditions that have affected the definition and manifestation of gender and its role in creativity and in the careers of individual artists. In addition, the course will explore the challenges that the gender issues have posed to subject matter and content for works of western art. In so doing, the methodologies of art history will be employed.
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 171 or ARTH 172 or ARTH 173
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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ARTH 378 - Museum Studies
2019-2020 Catalog Year
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course is intended to acquaint students with museum practices and theory, approaches to scholarly research, business and curatorial practices, connected professional organizations and national and international issues faced by museums. Aspects of display design, museum education, transport of work, as well as study of different types of museums is included in the course content.
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 171 and ARTH 172
Offered: Every other year
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