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Term: Fall 2013

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ANT 101 - Humankind Emerging: Introduces human evolution, primates, fossil hominids, race, population genetics, and the development of culture. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 101H - Humankind Emerging - Honors: Introduces human evolution, primates, fossil hominids, race, population genetics, and the development of culture. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 102 - Exploring Cultures: Introduces diverse cultures, focusing on technology, social organization, and ideology of hunter-gatherer, horticultural, agricultural, pastoral, industrial, and post-industrial societies around the world, with primary emphasis on non-western societies. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 102H - Exploring Cultures - Honors: Introduces diverse cultures, focusing on technology, social organization, and ideology of hunter-gatherer, horticultural, agricultural, pastoral, industrial, and post-industrial societies around the world, with primary emphasis on non-western societies. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 103 - Culture In Communication: Offers a comparative global perspective on communicative forms, especially languages, as systems of social signs. Primary emphasis on case studies are from non-western societies. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 104 - Lost Tribes And Buried Cities: An archaeological window on the rise and fall of the most spectacular cultures of the ancient past. Explores the ancient foundations of culture diversity among a variety of prehistoric civilizations including the Aztec, Maya, Shang China, Stonehenge, Iraq, and Iran. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 104H - Lost Tribes And Buried Cities - Honors: An archaeological window on the rise and fall of the most spectacular cultures of the ancient past. Explores the ancient foundations of cultural diversity among a variety of prehistoric civilizations including the Aztec, Maya, Shang China, Stonehenge, Iraq, and Iran. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 105 - Anthropology Today: Global Issues: An introduction to the field of anthropology and the application of anthropological approaches to the understanding of contemporary global issues, with particular emphasis on non-western societies and their cultures, histories, and differences. The course focuses on a different issue each semester. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
ANT 105H - Anthropology Today: Global Issues - Honors: An introduction to the field of anthropology and the application of anthropological approaches to the understanding of contemporary global issues, with particular emphasis on non-western societies and their cultures, histories, and differences. The course focuses on a different issue each semester. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
ANT 106 - The Art Of Ancient Technology: Hands-on course examining the constraints ancient technologies placed on prehistoric artisans. Explores the interface between arts, culture, and nature as artists respond to technological developments. Letter grade only.
ANT 109 - Anthropology Of Sports: Ancient And Modern Sports In Cross-cultural Perspective: Explores ancient and modern sports from the viewpoints of anthropology. Topics include definitions; evolution, form, and capabilities of the human body; anthropological theories of sports; ancient sports; and modern sports. Letter grade only.
ANT 199 - Special Topics: Foundations of intellectual inquiry. In-depth study of substantive problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
ANT 199H - Special Topics - Honors: Foundations of intellectual inquiry. In-depth study of substantive problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
ANT 205 - Native Peoples Of North America: Ethnographic survey of Indian societies in the United States and Canada, their cultural and linguistic development, and their current status. Letter grade only.
ANT 206 - Ancient North Americans: The Prehistoric Legacy: From the earliest Ice Age hunters through European contact, the course traces the development of a mosaic of indigenous cultures and explores their contributions to American democracy. Letter grade only.
ANT 209 - Folklore Of The World: Anthropological Perspectives: A cross-cultural, global survey of contemporary folklore of the world. Case Studies emphasize non-western societies, including Southeast Asia, Australian Aborigines, Maya, and Celtic subcultures of Europe. Letter grade only.
ANT 211 - The Anthropology Of Everyday Life: In this introductory level anthropology course, students will conduct observations and analyses of everyday life and "college culture," uncovering the worldviews that define our sense of self, values and relationships. Letter grade only.
ANT 215 - Connecting Across Cultures: This course uses ethnographic methods, readings, and film, along with interpersonal encounters among students in class, to examine cross-cultural variation and similarity. In this mixed nationality class, western and non-western student partners are paired and use their partnerships to explore a range of cultural topics. Letter grade only.
ANT 250 - Principles Of Archaeology: Method, theory, goals, and history of archaeology as a sub-discipline of anthropology. Letter grade only.
ANT 250H - Principles Of Archaeology - Honors: Method, theory, goals, and history of archaeology as a sub-discipline of anthropology. Letter grade only.
ANT 253 - Aztec And Maya: Archaeology Of Ancient Mexico: Archaeological exploration of the development of complex societies in Mesoamerica, with emphasis on subsistence and technological factors that shaped socio-political development and collapse. Letter grade only.
ANT 270 - Physical Anthropology I: Human Origins: Comparative primate anatomy and behavior, primate and human paleontology, human evolution. 3 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. lab. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 271 - Human Biological Variation: Evolutionary trends in modern humans, biology of contemporary population, population genetics. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 299 - Special Topics: In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
ANT 299H - Special Topics - Honors: In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
ANT 301 - Peoples Of The World: Ethnographic survey of selected native peoples and cultures of the world. Letter grade only.
ANT 301H - Peoples Of The World - Honors: Ethnographic survey of selected native peoples and cultures of the world. Letter grade only.
ANT 302 - World Area Studies: Anthropology of selected areas, including contemporary societies in Asia, Africa, Oceania, and other regions of the world. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
ANT 302H - World Area Studies - Honors: Anthropology of selected areas, including contemporary societies in Asia, Africa, Oceania, and other regions of the world. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
ANT 303 - Peoples Of Latin America: Indian and folk societies of Latin America. Topic-oriented course focuses on technology, social organization, and ideology of contemporary peoples using selected case studies. Letter grade only.
ANT 306 - Peoples Of The Southwest: Introduces the greater Southwest as a major world culture area, including recent and contemporary peoples, the nature of multi-ethnic society, current directions of change, and pockets of persistence. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 309W - Cultural Anthropology: Surveys the major theoretical, methodological, and empirical foundations of cultural anthropology. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
ANT 329 - Language In Society: Surveys the role of language in society and culture as well as methods of analyzing speech events as socio-cultural phenomena. Required for major. Letter grade only.
ANT 340 - Music In Culture: This is a course in ethnomusicology--the anthropology of music, focusing on what music means to different peoples worldwide. Students will compare musical forms, approaches, and uses cross-culturally. Letter grade only.
ANT 350 - Ancient Civilizations: The Roots Of Cultural Diversity: Comparative study of the origins and growth of civilizations in ancient Egypt, Iraq, India, Pakistan, China, Mexico, and Peru. Case studies are drawn from the Sumerians, Egyptians, Harappans, Shang, Inca, Maya, and Aztec. Letter grade only.
ANT 351 - Southwestern Archaeology: Origins, characteristics, and relationships of the prehistoric cultures of the American Southwest. Letter grade only.
ANT 351H - Southwestern Archaeology - Honors: Origins, characteristics, and relationships of the prehistoric cultures of the American Southwest. Letter grade only.
ANT 355 - Archaeology Of Rock Art: Explore aesthetics, science, interpretation, ethics, management, and conservation of rock engravings and paintings worldwide. We contrast western and non-western modes of interpretation, understandings of landscape, and ethics of site management, focusing on indigenous perspectives in the Americas, Australia, and Africa. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab, including field trips. Prerequisites: junior, senior, or graduate status; at least one upper-division or graduate course in anthropology, art history, AIS, or recreation management; and successful completion of liberal studies writing requirements. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 355H - Archaeology Of Rock Art - Honors: Explore aesthetics, science, interpretation, ethics, management, and conservation of rock engravings and paintings worldwide. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab, including field trips. Prerequisites: junior, senior, or graduate status; at least one upper-division or graduate course in anthropology, art history, Native American studies, or recreation management; and successful completion of liberal studies writing requirements. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 359W - Proseminar In Archaeology: Method and theory in archaeology; lab experience with major materials classes. Required for major. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 365 - Cultural Resource Management: This course covers the basic philosophies and legal frameworks of cultural resource management; the knowledge, technical expertise and managerial skills necessary to obtain, administer and fulfill legal requirements of cultural resource management projects. Letter grade only.
ANT 370 - Human Ecology: General survey of ecological relationships and the cultural environment as these affect human behavior, demographic characteristics, and variations in human types, past and present, including discussion of current issues and future prospects of human population development, and practical applications of current knowledge. Letter grade only.
ANT 377 - Anthropology Of Race: Human Physical Variation And Its Cultural Interpretation: Explores the topics of race and worldwide human physical variation from the viewpoints of anthropology. Critically evaluates typological vs. population approaches to understanding the full range of worldwide human variation. Letter grade only.
ANT 379 - Biological Anthropology: In-depth survey of topics and methods in physical anthropology: paleoanthropology, primate ecology, method and theory. Required for major. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 389 - Cooperative Education: Individualized preplanned cooperative employment experience related to your field of study or career objectives. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for credit.
ANT 390 - Cultural Simulation: An introduction to the simulations in anthropology used to explore human cultures and cultural dynamics. Variable credit: 3 hrs. lecture (4 if lab is included). Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 units.
ANT 390H - Cultural Simulation - Honors: An introduction to the simulations in anthropology used to explore human cultures and cultural dynamics. Variable credit: 3 hrs. lecture (4 if lab is included). Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 units.
ANT 399 - Special Topics: In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem within a program of study. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
ANT 399H - Special Topics - Honors: In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem within a program of study. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
ANT 404 - Women In Contemporary Cultures: Cross-cultural, global approach to the study of the roles of women in various cultures. Case studies emphasize non-western societies including Polynesia, Africa, and Latin America. Letter grade only.
ANT 406 - Contemporary Native American Issues: Inquiry into the adaptation of Native American societies to U.S. culture. Letter grade only.
ANT 407C - Applying Anthropology: Introduction to theory and practice with an emphasis on conceptual models, areas of specialization, methodology, and ethics of involvement. Required for major. Letter grade only.
ANT 408 - Fieldwork Experience: Supervised field experience in an appropriate agency or organization. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for credit. Department consent required.
ANT 409 - Symbol, Myth And Ritual: Anthropological Approaches: Anthropological theories of religion, cross-cultural comparisons of belief systems, myths, rituals, magic, witchcraft, ritual healing in both western and non-western cultures. Letter grade only.
ANT 410 - Human Osteology: This course provides an anthropological introduction to the concepts and methods used in the analysis of human skeletal remains from forensic and archaeological contexts. In a hands-on context, students will be able to identify and assess human skeletal remains. Students will be expected to discuss and evaluate academic materials that discuss NAGPRA, forensic anthropology, and bioarchaeology. Letter grade only.
ANT 414 - Anthropological Life Histories: Skills in collecting life histories and diverse approaches to analysis, based on one hundred years of anthropological research using this method. Letter grade only.
ANT 439 - American Culture: Surveys American culture, ideology, and paradigms from an anthropological perspective. Letter grade only.
ANT 460 - Applied Indigenous Cultural Resource Management: This course explores the developments in the working relationships of Indigenous peoples and archaeologists in cultural resource management (CRM). Tribal CRM strategies and case studies across Indian country will be reviewed. Cross-listed as AIS 460. Letter grade only.
ANT 465 - Indigenous Perspectives In Anthropology: This course provides a history of the relationship between anthropologists and indigenous peoples that contextualizes contemporary indigenous perspectives in anthropology. Work by indigenous anthropologists is highlighted throughout the course. Letter grade only.
ANT 465H - Indigenous Perspectives In Anthropology - Honors: This course provides a history of the relationship between anthropologists and indigenous peoples that contextualizes contemporary indigenous perspectives in anthropology. Work by indigenous anthropologists is highlighted throughout the course. Letter grade only.
ANT 470 - Anthropology Of Health And Healing: A cross-cultural approach to understanding the causes and cures for disease and poor health, different cultural views of illness and curing, and global health issues, with an emphasis on non-western health and healing systems. Letter grade only.
ANT 480 - Medical Anthropology: An introduction to the subfield of medical anthropology. Emphasis is placed on examining the intersections of culture, health, and disease. Topics include illness experiences, biocultural perspectives, evolution and health, political-economic and social determinates of health, global health, and the application of anthropological methods to studying health and disease. Co-convenes w/ ANT 580. Letter grade only.
ANT 485 - Undergraduate Research: Original research under the supervision of a research adviser. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit. Department consent required.
ANT 497 - Independent Study: Individualized approach to selected topics by guided reading and critical evaluation. Pass-fail only. No repeat limit. Department consent required.
ANT 499 - Contemporary Developments: Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area of a particular major field of study. Letter grade only. No repeat limit.
ANT 501 - Food And Culture: The nature of food in a cultural setting is explored. Food and cooking are extremely social providing an innovative avenue towards understanding culture, especially social and gender relations. Letter grade only.
ANT 511 - Introduction To Anthropological Fieldwork: Integrated approach to anthropological fieldwork with varying emphases on archaeology and ethnology depending on the field problem. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 512 - Advanced Anthropological Fieldwork: Continuation of ANT 511. Appropriate to take if you have some field experience and wish to specialize in a research topic or methodology and to develop leadership capacity in fieldwork research. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 514 - Linguistic Anthropology Lab: Students analyze their own linguistic anthropology data in collaborative laboratory environment. Those taking the course for two units make an hour-long formal presentation. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 16 units of credit. Instructor consent. Course fee required.
ANT 517 - Southwestern Archaeology: Archaeology of the American Southwest from the arrival of people to the early historic period. Letter grade only.
ANT 521 - Research Ethics, Community Research, And Vulnerable Populations: This course covers principles and practical application for conducting research and/or disseminating research in community settings and among vulnerable or diverse populations. Students will explore basic ethical principles and dilemmas in vulnerable populations; mechanisms for identifying and resolving ethical dilemmas; exploration of and resolution of a current ethical problem in research among minority, vulnerable and community groups. Letter grade only.
ANT 522 - Research Ethics In Cross-cultural And International Contexts: The course covers theory and application of research principles for cross-cultural and international ethics research. The course includes cross-cultural and international research projects; the ethics guidelines for protecting people from physical, social or psychological harm, mechanisms for identifying and resolving ethical dilemmas; practical exploration and resolution of current ethical problems in cross-cultural and international research. Letter grade only.
ANT 524 - Cultural Resource Management: History, legislation, and procedures of managing prehistoric and historic cultural resources, including archaeological conservation and mitigation, preparation and review of proposals, and reporting requirements. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 546 - Culture Change: Anthropological approaches to the study of social and cultural change. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 548 - Anthropology Of Development: Anthropological perspectives on development, underdevelopment, and the introduction of socioeconomic change in non-industrial and newly industrializing societies. Letter grade only.
ANT 550 - Analysis Of Archaeological Materials: Overview of lab techniques used to analyze archaeological materials, including ceramics, lithics, and floral and faunal remains. Letter grade only.
ANT 552 - Ceramic Analysis: Methods and techniques used to analyze archaeological ceramics to interpret technology, economics, function, chronology, formation processes, and social interaction. Letter grade only.
ANT 553 - Faunal Analysis: Analysis and interpretation of animal bones from archaeological sites, emphasizing both practical and theoretical applications. Letter grade only.
ANT 554 - Paleoethnobotany: Archaeological analysis of the interrelationships between people and plants in prehistory through the study of archaeobotanical macroremains, phytoliths, and pollen. Letter grade only.
ANT 555 - Lithic Analysis: Theoretical and methodological approaches to the analysis of archaeological lithic materials emphasizing hands-on experience in analytical and manufacturing techniques. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 556 - Anthropology Of Gender: Critically evaluates evidence for evolution of sex differences, sexual divisions of labor, social constructions of gender, and gender hierarchies from prehistory to the present. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: undergraduate anthropology major or minor or women's studies minor plus enrollment in anthropology graduate program or at least one previous graduate anthropology course.
ANT 557 - Rock Art And Cultural Heritage: Rock art sites provide an important line of archaeological evidence for past lifeways, are important cultural and sacred sites, and appealing places for heritage and ecotourism. This course focuses on documenting, managing, and interpreting rock art and other heritage sites worldwide, with an emphasis on collaborative research and management with local communities. Letter grade only.
ANT 559 - Indigenous Perspectives In Cultural Resource Management: Introduces Native American perspectives on cultural resource management. Addresses three main questions: Who owns the past? Who manages the past? Who tells the stories? Co-convenes with ANT 459. Letter grade only.
ANT 568 - Quantitative Research Methods: Emphasizes quantitative ethnological theory and method. Explores a variety of techniques and their rationale for designing and evaluating anthropological research with a problem-oriented focus. Prerequisite: statistics. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 569 - Ethnographic Research Methods: Intensive, in-depth, direct naturalistic observation for the discovery and description of culture. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 580 - Medical Anthropology: An introduction to the sub-field of medical anthropology. Emphasis is placed on examining the intersections of culture, health, and disease. Topics include illness experiences, bio-cultural perspectives, evolution and health, political-economic and social determinates of health, global health, and the application of anthropological methods to studying health and disease. Co-convenes with ANT 480. Letter grade only.
ANT 581 - Language, Power And Medicine: Cross-cultural exploration of power relationships between language, clinical encounters, and medical research and publication in which patients are healed or alienated and medical entities are socially constructed as real. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: ANT 102 or the equivalent and Senior Status or higher.
ANT 597 - Reading For Comprehensive Exam: Preparation for comprehensive examination. Pass-fail only. No repeat limit.
ANT 599 - Contemporary Developments: Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area of a particular field of study. May be offered no more than three times before being submitted for a permanent course number. May be repeated for credit. Letter grade only.
ANT 600 - Anthropology Theory: Nature and history of theory in anthropology. Letter grade only.
ANT 603 - Applied Anthropology: Anthropological methods and principles applied to problems of cross-cultural communication and sociocultural change; directed socio-cultural change, community development, medical anthropology, and other topics. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 605 - Pre-thesis Seminar: Development of skills and knowledge necessary for planning, organizing, and carrying out thesis research in anthropology. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 607 - Pre-internship Seminar: Preparation for internship. Includes training in developing, presenting, and evaluating position papers, proposals, and work plans; literature search and use of secondary data; ethics and professional development for work outside academia. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 608 - Fieldwork Experience: Applied track internship. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit. Department consent required. Course fee required.
ANT 609 - Post-internship Seminar: Emphasizes preparing and presenting internship reports and developing skills in report writing and presentation. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 612 - Ethics In Anthropological Research: Explores ethical principles and dilemmas encountered in anthropological research. Includes principles for protecting humans in research and a model for resolving ethical dilemmas in anthropological research. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: graduate status plus 6 hours of anthropology coursework, or instructor's consent.
ANT 614 - Ethnography Of Communication: Theoretical models of "comparative speaking," treating communicative events as systems of social activity analyzed in relation to cultural contexts. Letter grade only.
ANT 615 - Southwest Ethnology: Pueblo: Surveys Southwest Pueblo Indian cultures and their immediate historical antecedents. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 618 - Latin American Ethnology: Selected topics of contemporary peoples of Latin America. Focuses on the human condition and problems in Latin America. Letter grade only.
ANT 635 - Archeological Theory: Examines the primary theoretical approaches and goals that structure archaeological practice. Letter grade only.
ANT 636 - Archaeological Methods And Inference: Provides extensive and intensive experience in the application of archaeological methods for gathering and analyzing archaeological data. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ANT 638 - Psychological Anthropology: Cultural influences on personality and the individual's impact on society. Letter grade only.
ANT 639 - Anthropology Of American Culture: Surveys American culture, specifically organizations, politics, bureaucracy, and ideology, from an anthropological perspective. Letter grade only.
ANT 660 - Selected Advanced Topics: Examines specific topical and area problems in physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and archaeology. Letter grade only.
ANT 685 - Graduate Research: Individualized directed research on selected topics. Letter grade only. No repeat limit. Department consent required.
ANT 697 - Independent Study: Individualized directed study on selected topics. No more than 3 hours may be included on a master's program in education. Letter grade only. No repeat limit. Department consent required.
ANT 698 - Graduate Seminar: Reading and discussion on selected advanced topics. Letter grade or pass-fail, depending on department policy. Department consent required.
ANT 699 - Thesis: Individualized directed research, writing, and oral defense of selected thesis topic. Pass-fail only. Department Consent. Prerequisite: Admission to master's program.
ANT 714 - Advanced Seminar In Linguistic Anthropology: Advanced theoretical and methodological readings in linguistic anthropology will be applied in a final research project resulting in a paper publishable in a peer-review journal. Letter grade only.