ANT - Anthropology
Note: Prerequisites for any courses in Anthropology may be waived by permission of the department chair and the instructor.
An introduction to human place in nature, including our relationship to non-human primates and the adaptations and behavior of Neanderthals and other early human groups. (University Program Group II-A: Descriptive Sciences)
Credits
3(3-0)
A survey of major archaeological discoveries around the world considered within the context of past and contemporary problems faced by human societies. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Comparative study of contemporary cultures and impact of globalization on cultural diversity, including methods and theories employed. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group III B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Introduction to human and primate evolution, and the origin of human hereditary variations. (University Program Group II-A: Descriptive Sciences)
Credits
3(3-0)
Laboratory practicum surveying the techniques and procedures by which evidence is developed and analyzed in studying human variation and evolution. Satisfies University Program Group II laboratory requirement. Pre/Co-requisite:
ANT 171 or 110. (University Program Group II-A: Descriptive Sciences)
Credits
1(0-2)
Introduction to archaeological method and theory with a focus on the emergence of political institutions and social inequality in Africa, Asia and Europe. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-A: Studies in Discrimination)
Credits
3(3-0)
Archaeology of the Americas from the earliest peopling of the Western Hemisphere to the rise of civilizations such as the Maya, Aztec, and Inca. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Processes of learning from infancy through adolescence across cultures and institutions, including family and school. Origins and spread of mass education. Educational disparities and inequality. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Examination of gender and sexuality across cultures and through time through the lens of anthropology.
Credits
3(3-0)
Introduction to key concepts in global social justice, foundational human rights instruments and processes, contemporary manifestations of social injustice, and the role of social action. Identical to
SOC 205; credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 205
Problems of water access, water-borne pathogens, water treatment, and power relationships in global cultures from anthropology, biology, and chemistry perspectives, via lecture and seminar. Identical to BIO 250 and CHM 250. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. May not be applied to any Biology major or the Biology minor. May not be applied to Chemistry or Biochemistry major or minor. Writing Intensive. Recommended:
ANT 171 or 170;
BIO 101 or 110 or 111;
CHM 111 or 120 or 131. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
BIO 250/CHM 250
How culture shapes medicine, health and illness by defining patients, problems, treatments and the production and distribution of care. An introduction to medical anthropology. Writing Intensive. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Theory and methods of linguistic anthropology, the study of language use in cultural contexts. Recommended:
ANT 170. May be offered as Writing Intensive.
Credits
3(3-0)
Diversity of North American Indian cultures, their experiences of colonization and culture change, and their contributions to American and global cultures. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States)
Credits
3(3-0)
Indigenous, European, and African origins and contemporary diversity of cultures of Latin America. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Cultures of Africa, their history and contemporary diversity. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Culture and social change in Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Human settlement, ecology, indigenous cosmologies, evolution of socio- political institutions. Colonial legacy in the region. Contemporary issues. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Archaeology of South America. Emphasis on the Central Andean region. Introduction to documentation and interpretation of cultural developments from earliest human occupations to European conquest. Prerequisite:
ANT 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
An introduction to the principles of forensic anthropology, including identification of human skeletal remains, search/recovery of human remains and estimation of time since death. Prerequisites:
ANT 171 or 173 or
BIO 101 or 105QR or 110.
Credits
3(3-0)
Michigan archaeology from the first peopling of the area to historic times. Changing adaptive patterns examined in the context of the Great Lakes region and North America generally. Recommended:
ANT 174 or 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Introduction to the laws and practice of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) and applied archaeology within public, private, and governmental settings. Recommended:
ANT 174 or 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fossil evidence of human evolution and its analysis within a theoretical framework of ongoing evolutionary forces and basic phylogenetic principles. Prerequisite:
ANT 171.
Credits
3(3-0)
Ancient peoples and cultures of Europe from the perspective of anthropological archaeology, beginning perhaps 800,000 years ago and developing through Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods.
Credits
3(3-0)
An examination of human biological and genetic variation, and analysis of the misconceptions we develop when viewing human biological variation through a racial lens. Recommended:
ANT 110 or
ANT 171 or
BIO 101 or
BIO 105QR or
BIO 111 or
BIO 151.
Credits
3(3-0)
An examination of the historical development and contemporary cultural, economic and political issues concerning the US-Mexico border and US Southwest. Identical to
CGL 353. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
CGL 353
Applying principles of evolution to primate behavior with emphasis on effects of ecology on social relations and group organizations. Recommended:
ANT 171 or
BIO 101.
Credits
3(3-0)
Etiological and ecological approaches to human diseases; how diseases affect past and contemporary humans; explorations of interactions between human biology, biological/cultural adaptation, and disease. Prerequisite:
ANT 171 or 250 or
BIO 101 or 105QR or 110 or 250 or CHM 250.
Credits
3(3-0)
Current social, economic, political, and cultural issues affecting American Indians; social movements of resistance and change. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States)
Credits
3(3-0)
Social and cultural dimensions of global population issues, food and energy policies, destruction of indigenous lifeways, roles of multinational organizations, environmental racism, and environmental movements. Identical to
SOC 370; credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 370
Theories and methods from anthropology and the arts, addressing historical and at-hand research questions. Includes archaeological and ethnographic perspectives. Recommended:
ANT 170.
Credits
3(3-0)
Consideration of subject matter not included in courses currently listed in catalog.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Nature of archaeological evidence, methods of analysis, theories and problems in interpretation and explanation of the human past. Offered in alternate years in rotation with
ANT 451. Prerequisite:
ANT 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
The application of basic research and methods in the subfields of anthropology to address contemporary socio-cultural problems related to human diversity across ethnicity, "race," class and gender. Prerequisites:
ANT 170, 171, and 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Ethnographic methods, ethics, and research design in cultural anthropology. Identical to
SOC 450. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisite:
ANT 170.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 450
History of anthropological theory and ongoing ethical challenges. Key theorists, concepts, and schools of thought. Contemporary developments. Prerequisite:
ANT 170.
Credits
3(3-0)
Effects of the global economy on the division of labor, transnational migration, social inequality, ethnic identities, gender relations, and other aspects of social organization. Identical to
SOC 457; credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites:
SOC 100 or 201 or 221 or
ANT 170.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 457
Anthropological approaches to religions in global and local contexts. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Recommended:
ANT 170.
Credits
3(3-0)
This course examines the relationship between science and social policies that impact 'race' historically and in the present day. Prerequisites:
ANT 351, or a signed major or minor in Anthropology and junior or senior status.
Credits
3(3-0)
A current topic of broad anthropological interest, as approached from the various perspectives of the subdisciplines. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: Authorized major or minor in Anthropology, and Junior or Senior standing, and
ANT 170, 171, either
ANT 174 or 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Directed reading or research on an approved topic. Not open to students on academic probation. Prerequisites: 9 hours of Anthropology at the 200-level or higher; permission of instructor.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Intensive archaeological practicum including field survey, excavation, and laboratory analysis of resulting materials. Repeatable up to 6 hours when content does not duplicate previous topics. Prerequisites:
ANT 175; permission of instructor.
Credits
3-6(Spec)
Explores theories of cultural development, with particular emphasis on urban and post-industrial cultures. Students investigate cultures different from their own. Identical to
SOC 506. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. This course is approved for offering in a distance learning format. Prerequisite: One anthropology or sociology course.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 506
Transcultural variations in conceptions of health, illness, disease, sickness and healing; cultural practices and social, political, economic and global forces that impact these conditions. Prerequisites: Six credits of cultural anthropology and/or sociology.
Credits
3(3-0)
The history of Native American peoples in North America since 1492, impact of colonization and U.S. policy upon Native Americans, and ethnohistorical theory and methodology. Identical to
CRM 521. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisite: Senior standing and
ANT 320 or 365 or
HST 323; or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
CRM 521
Capstone course synthesizes course work on the issues of global social justice/injustice. Explores roots, consequences, types, policy approaches, and strategies for pursuing global justice. Identical to
SOC 531. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: SOC/ANT 101; 15 hours in the Global Justice Minor; Completion of the Service Learning component of the Global Justice Minor; and Approval of the Global Justice Advisor. May be taken by SOC or ANT Majors with the approval of the Global Justice Advisor. Or, graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 531
Comparative study of cultural shapings, expressions and experiences of contemporary aging. Social and cultural responses to perceived problems of aging. Transformations of aging under globalization. Cross listed with
SOC 532. Credit may only be earned for one of these courses. Prerequisite: Six credits of cultural anthropology, gerontology and/or sociology.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 532
Practical instruction in archaeological methods including field survey and excavation; description, classification, data analysis, and documentation of cultural materials in the laboratory. Identical to
CRM 540. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites:
ANT 175 and one of the following:
ANT 340, 344, 348; or Graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
CRM 540
Lectures and laboratory training in forensic identification and analysis of human skeletal remains for utilization by criminal justice authorities, missing persons bureaus, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists. Identical to
CRM 542. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites:
ANT 173, 342, or 347; or graduate standing.
Credits
4(3-2)
Cross Listed Courses
CRM 542
Examination of prehistoric cultural trends and societies in the Great Lakes region within the context of broader trends in eastern North America and impact of historic Euroamerican settlement. Identical to
CRM 544. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites:
ANT 175; or Graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
CRM 544
Consideration of subject matter not included in courses currently listed in catalog. Prerequisite: 15 credit hours in Anthropology or Graduate Standing.
Credits
1-10(Spec)
Analysis of gender roles in various cultures; theoretical approaches to explaining gender role variation. Identical to
SOC 590 and
WGS 590. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. (Not open to students who have completed ANT 490 or WGS 490.) Prerequisites: 6 hours of anthropology and/or sociology and/or women's studies.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 590/WGS 590