ANT 501  Anthropological Linguistics. 3 credit hours.  The scientific study of natural language; phonology and grammar, lexicon and meaning; the role of linguistics in anthropological research.  Taught by: Dr. Wolfgram.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 502  Gender, Ethnicity, and Health. 3 credit hours.  Explores the gendered, ethnic, cultural, and class dimensions that underlie the patterning of disease and illness worldwide, with special attention to the long-term health effects of racism, poverty and sexism.  Taught by: Dr. Oths.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 504  Analysis of Kinship Systems. 3 credit hours.  Techniques, methods and theories bearing upon the analysis of kinship semantics. Firsthand experience with the analysis of a particular kinship system.  Taught by: Dr. Maxwell. 

ANT 505  Culture, Mind and Behavior. 3 credit hours.  The cultural and linguistic basis of cognitive organization, local systems of folk classification, and the collection and analysis of data of shared cultural and social information.  Taught by: Dr. Dressler. 

ANT 507  Sexual Stratification in Society. 3 credit hours.  An examination of the various roles women play in society including their relationship to the economy, political organizations and the religious system.  Taught by: Dr. Singer. 

ANT 508  Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica. 3 credit hours.  A survey of the origin and development of Mesoamerican civilizations.  Taught by: Dr. LeCount. 

ANT 509  Ancient Maya Civilizations. 3 credit hours.  Ancient Maya civilizations in Mexico and Central America from the earliest inhabitants until the Spanish Conquest.  Taught by: Dr. LeCount.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 511  Culture, Health, and Healing. 3 credit hours.  Provides the student with an overview of health, illness, and healing as they vary between and within cultural systems.  Taught by: Dr. Dressler, Dr. Oths.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 512  Peoples of Europe. 3 credit hours.  A survey of the standards, customs and beliefs that typify European cultures.  Taught by: Dr. Galbraith, Dr. Murphy.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 513  Peoples of Latin America. 3 credit hours.  A survey of the standards, customs and beliefs that typify Latin American cultures.  Taught by: Dr. Oths.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 514  Peoples of Africa. 3 credit hours.  A survey of the standards, customs and beliefs that typify African cultures.  Taught by: Dr. Singer. 

ANT 515  Peoples of East Asia. 3 credit hours.  A survey of the standards, customs and beliefs that typify East Asian cultures.  Taught by: Dr. Maxwell. 

ANT 516  Peoples of Southeast Asia. 3 credit hours.  A survey of the standards, customs and beliefs that typify Southeast Asian cultures.  Taught by: Dr. Maxwell. 

ANT 518  Development in Non-Western Cultures. 3 credit hours.  A theoretical and descriptive study of social change and development in non-western societies. Major emphasis will be on the effect of change on indigenous institutions.  Taught by: Dr. Singer. 

ANT 519  Myth, Ritual and Magic. 3 credit hours.  A survey of religion, including such topics as myth, ritual, magic, witchcraft, totemism, shamanism and trance states.  Taught by: Dr. Galbraith, Dr. Murphy.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 520  Background of Anthropological Thought. 3 credit hours.  An intensive review of the work of several early figures in the development of social theory emphasizing their relevance for modern anthropology.  Taught by: Dr. Dressler, Dr. Galbraith, Dr. Murphy. 

ANT 521  Ethnography. 3 credit hours.  Planning, preparing and executing ethnographic field work. Problems of health, logistics, data recording, obtaining support, and ethics. Observation and interviewing exercises.  Taught by: Dr. Maxwell. 

ANT 522  Political Anthropology. 3 credit hours.  An examination of the structure and organization of political processes and the sources of power in nonindustrial societies.  Taught by: Dr. Galbraith, Dr. Singer. 

ANT 523  Legal Anthropology. 3 credit hours.  An examination of legal theory and legal processes from an anthropological perspective.  Taught by: Dr. Singer. 

ANT 526  The Archaeology of Eastern North America. 3 credit hours.  An examination of the origin and development of Precolumbian and early historic cultures of Eastern North America.  Taught by: Dr. Blitz, Dr. Brown, Dr. Knight, Dr. LeCount. 

ANT 528  Analytical Archaeology. 3 credit hours.  Contemporary issues in concept formation, theory construction, methods, and techniques.  Taught by: Dr. Blitz, Dr. Brown, Dr. Knight, Dr. LeCount. 

ANT 535  Sociolinguistics. 3 credit hours.  Interaction of the characteristics of language varieties, their speakers and their functions in social communities; the analysis of linguistic codes and encoded information.  Taught by: Dr. Maxwell. 

ANT 543  Advanced Field Investigations in Archaeology. 6-12 credit hours.  Directed field study in the excavation and analysis of archaeological deposits; each student must design and conduct a research project, then adequately report the results. Off campus.  Taught by: Dr. Blitz, Dr. Brown, Dr. Knight, Dr. LeCount. 

ANT 544  Archaeology of Cemeteries. 3 credit hours.  Using approaches developed in the discipline of anthropology and, more particularly, in the subfield of archaeology, an exploration of the different ways in which local cemeteries can yield information on cultural, societal, and historical matters.  Taught by: Dr. Brown. 

ANT 560  Anthropology and Natural History Museums. 3 credit hours.  Examines the historical connections between anthropology and natural history museums in the U.S. Explores the present operation of such museums and develops exhibits based on collection studies.  Taught by: Dr. Brown. 

ANT 571  Fossil Humans and Evolution. credit hours.   

ANT 573  Human Osteology. 4 credit hours.  A detailed introduction to human osteology. Emphasizing the identification of fragmentary remains and the criteria for determination of age, sex and race. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory  Taught by: Dr. Jacobi. 

ANT 574  Neuroanthropology. 3 credit hours.  This course provides an introduction to evolutionary and biocultural approaches within anthropology to the central and peripheral nervous systems and their interconnections. Topics include the evolution of the brain; how culture and social structure shape the brain, its development, and its activity; and anthropological perspectives on connections among culture, behavior, brain, mind, and body.  Taught by: Dr. DeCaro.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 575  Biology, Culture and Evolution (formerly Human Adaptability). 3 credit hours.  An introduction to the biocultural and evolutionary bases of human adaptability.  Taught by: Dr. DeCaro, Dr. Lynn.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 576  Nutritional Anthropology. 3 credit hours.  An introduction to anthropological inquiries in nutrition including food habits, food systems, and dietary variability in a cross-cultural perspective.  Taught by: Dr. Cooper. 

ANT 578  Anthropology of Human Development. 3 credit hours.  A survey of theory and research regarding biological, cultural, and social aspects of human development.  Taught by: Dr. DeCaro.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 579  Human Paleopathology. 3 credit hours.    Taught by: Dr. Jacobi. 

ANT 598  Individual Investigations. 3-9 credit hours.  Directed non-thesis research in anthropology. Three to nine hours 

ANT 599  Thesis research. 1-3 credit hours.   

ANT 600  Research Methodology. 3 credit hours.  Prepares students in the scientific method and research skills used in anthropology. Emphasizes grant writing, study design, interview and observation techniques, and the collection, management, and analysis of data using a statistical software package.  Taught by: Dr. Dressler, Dr. Oths.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 601  Advanced Research Methods in Anthropology. 3 credit hours.  This seminar is designed to refine doctoral students' background in qualitative and quantitative research methods necessary for dissertation research. Emphasis is placed on the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods for students doing ethnographic research, and techniques of numerical induction for archaeology students.  Taught by: Dr. Dressler.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 603  Theory and Method in Archaeology. 3 credit hours.  An examination of contemporary archaeological theory and method and their development during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  Taught by: Dr. Blitz, Dr. Brown, Dr. Knight, Dr. LeCount.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 604  Seminar in the Archaeology of Complex Societies. 3 credit hours.  Contemporary issues in the archaeology of complex societies, including different aspects of complexity and attempts to classify and measure them.  Taught by: Dr. Blitz, Dr. Brown, Dr. Knight, Dr. LeCount. 

ANT 610  Theory and Method in Medical Anthropology. 3 credit hours.  A detailed introduction to theory and method in medical anthropology. Approaches include adaptation, biocultural, psychoanalytic, stress, and other theoretical perspectives.  Taught by: Dr. Cooper, Dr. DeCaro, Dr. Dressler, Dr. Lynn, Dr. Oths.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 612  Seminar in Biocultural Anthropology. 3 credit hours.  A biocultural overview of the anthropology of health. Topics include biological and cultural approaches to various dimensions of human health and illness.  Taught by: Dr. Cooper, Dr. DeCaro, Dr. Dressler, Dr. Lynn, Dr. Oths.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 620  The Prehistory of North America. 3 credit hours.  An in-depth examination of the prehistory of the various areas of North America, focusing on environmental and cultural influence that affected ways of life.  Taught by: Dr. Blitz, Dr. Brown, Dr. Knight, Dr. LeCount. 

ANT 621  Native Americans in Ethnohistorical Perspective. 3 credit hours.  An examination of Indians and Eskimos of North America during the historical period, focusing on the impact of European contact on culture and society.  Taught by: Dr. Brown. 

ANT 625  Survey of the History of Archaeology. 3 credit hours.  A critical examination of archaeology's history as a science with emphasis on intellectual trends, changes in method and theory, and recent developments.  Taught by: Dr. Blitz, Dr. Brown, Dr. Knight, Dr. LeCount.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 636  Social Structure. 3 credit hours.  Social organization and structure, social life and institutions, especially nonliterate societies; kinship, descent groups, marriage, residence and local group composition.  Taught by: Dr. Dressler, Dr. Galbraith, Dr. Murphy, Dr. Oths. 

ANT 640  Landmarks in Anthropological Research. 3 credit hours.  This course examines seminal works in the history of anthropology. Works may include books or smaller publications that exemplify important developments in theory and method.  Taught by: Dr. Cooper, Dr. Lynn.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 641  Culture. 3 credit hours.  This seminar reviews past and contemporary theories and approaches used in cultural anthropology.  Taught by: Dr. Dressler, Dr. Galbraith, Dr. Maxwell, Dr. Murphy, Dr. Oths.  View a recent syllabus. 

ANT 667  Methods in Prehistoric Iconography. 3 credit hours.  An exploration of anthropological and art-historical concepts as applied to the problem of meaning in prehistoric representational art.  Taught by: Dr. Knight. 

ANT 670  Principles of Physical Anthropology. 3 credit hours.  A lecture course designed to refine the student's knowledge of research on nonhuman primates, fossil hominids, population genetics, and human variation and adaptation.  Taught by: Dr. DeCaro, Dr. Jacobi, Dr. Lynn.  View a recent syllabus.  Related Web Materials.

ANT 698  Individual Investigations. 1-9 credit hours.  Directed non-dissertation research in archaeology, cultural anthropology, anthropological linguistics, or physical anthropology 

ANT 699  Dissertation Research. 1-15 credit hours.