Anthropology

(Offered fall and spring). In this course, students will learn the foundations of anthropology as the study of human variation in its biological, social, and cultural dimensions. Students will learn about anthropological concepts, principles, and methodologies to understand and explore past and present human behavior. They will apply the anthropological approach to analyze issues pertaining to past and contemporary cultures and develop intellectual skills and habits to understand behavioral, social, and cultural issues from multiple disciplinary perspectives.

(Offered fall and spring). In this course, students will learn the foundations of anthropology as the study of human variation in its biological, social, and cultural dimensions. Students will learn about anthropological concepts, principles, and methodologies to understand and explore past and present human behavior. They will apply the anthropological approach to analyze issues pertaining to past and contemporary cultures and develop intellectual skills and habits to understand behavioral, social, and cultural issues from multiple disciplinary perspectives.

(Offered fall and spring). Introduction to the concepts, theories, and methods archaeologists use to study human culture from the worlds earliest settlements to contemporary societies. Major topics include: field methods and site survey, artifact analysis, paleobotany, zooarchaeology, bioarchaeology, historical archaeology, cultural resource management, forensic archaeology, and the emergence of ancient civilizations.

(Offered fall and spring). Introduction to the concepts, theories, and methods archaeologists use to study human culture from the worlds earliest settlements to contemporary societies. Major topics include: field methods and site survey, artifact analysis, paleobotany, zooarchaeology, bioarchaeology, historical archaeology, cultural resource management, forensic archaeology, and the emergence of ancient civilizations.

(Offered fall). This course examines claims concerning ancient art, civilizations, monuments, and mysterious archaeological sites. Topics include Stonehenge, Easter Island, Atlantis, the Nazca Lines, various pyramids, the Maya civilization, and other archaeological "mysteries." Emphasis will be placed on understanding how and why pseudoscientific beliefs proliferate and on understanding the real archaeological histories of ancient peoples.

(Offered fall). Introduction to the concepts, theories, and methods anthropologists use to study human cultures throughout the world. Major topics include language, subsistence, economics, family, kinship, sex, gender, political organization, religion, technology, art, modernization, global changes, and the role of applied anthropology in addressing contemporary world problems.

(Offered fall). Introduction to the concepts, theories, and methods anthropologists use to study human cultures throughout the world. Major topics include language, subsistence, economics, family, kinship, sex, gender, political organization, religion, technology, art, modernization, global changes, and the role of applied anthropology in addressing contemporary world problems.

1-3 crs. Cooperative Education courses may be taken toward completion of most of the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degree programs. A maximum of six credit hours may be used in meeting the A.A. degree requirements. Prerequisite: Minimum of 2.0 GPA, meet with the co-op coordinator, and availability of co-op work experience slot. Supervised, practical work experience that seeks to combine theories and apply practical skills to projects in the student?s major field of study. Requirements include online weekly, mid-term, and end-of-term reflection assignments.