Liberal Studies Course List
Anthropology Department
Global and Ethnic Groups
Global
ANT 102 (3) – 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. [CU]
ANT 103 (3) – 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. [CU]
ANT 104 (3) – Buried Cities and Lost Tribes
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. [SPW]
ANT 209 (3) – 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. [CU]
ANT 253 (3) – 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. [SPW]
ANT 301 (3) – Peoples of the World
Ethnographic survey of selected native peoples and cultures of the world. [SPW]
ANT 303 (3) – 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. [SPW]
ANT 307 (3) – Central America
Ethnographic survey of peoples and cultures of Central America. [SPW]
ANT 350 (3) – 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.[SPW]
ANT 355 (3) – 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. [AHI]
Ethnic
ANT 205 (3) – 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. [CU]
ANT 306 (3) – 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.[SPW]
ANT 351 (3) – Southwestern Archaeology
Origins, characteristics, and relationships of the prehistoric cultures of the American Southwest. [SPW]