Courses at the 200-level

Primitive arts and artists from a sociocultural context are studied. Included are specific examples of visual arts, music, dance, and dramatic performance from non-Western societies.
3 credit hours

The concept of race as it has developed within the discipline of anthropology is examined. The related question of racism, the ideology of the superiority of one “race” over another, is explored in Western and non-Western societies.
3 credit hours

Various forms of spoken traditions are studied as cultural manifestations. These include myths, legends, folktales, parables, poetry, riddles, and games.
3 credit hours

The intersection of world cultures in historical and/or contemporary contexts is studied. Students cannot receive credit for both General Education 261 and Anthropology 261. Sections are titled: Arab-Islamic Culture and the West Judaism, Christianity, Islam Tourists and Their Hosts The West Encounters the “Other”
4 credit hours

• Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3.

Issues of human rights and the global environment as they impact the world’s remaining indigenous peoples are examined.
4 credit hours

• Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3.

Non-Western, small-scale societies are compared to Western, complex, post-industrial societies to reveal common elements in the solutions they have developed for “designs for living.”
4 credit hours

• Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3.

Various approaches are used to trace the origins, evolution, diversity, and significance of human notational and writing systems. Students cannot receive credit for both Anthropology 264 and English 264.
4 credit hours

• Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3.

Childhood, including child development, child-rearing practices, the role of children, and how children become full members of a particular society, is examined using comparative evolutionary and cross-cultural approaches.
4 credit hours

• Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3