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ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)

404-3 ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE ARTS.  Analyzes a variety of Western and non-Western material and visual art forms; interpretation focuses on form, process, meaning, function and value.  Prerequisite:  ANTH 111 or consent of instructor.

410-3 ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION.  Anthropological approaches to religion; cross-cultural examination of cosmology, myth, deities, ritual, ritual practitioners, religious transformation, sacred art and altered states of consciousness.  Prerequisite:  ANTH 111 or junior standing.

420-3 MUSEUM ANTHROPOLOGY.  Examines historical development, theoretical approaches, contemporary issues, and hands-on methods of analysis in museological approaches to anthropology’s four fields.  Prerequisite:  consent of instructor.

435-3 AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE.  Theories and methods of interpretation applied and museum sites that express historic and contemporary American culture, including American ethnic groups.  Prerequisite:  ANTH 111 or consent of instructor. 

586-3 to 6 ADVANCED READING IN ANTHROPOLOGY. Guided readings allowing exploration of interest areas and permitting elimination of special gaps in a student's background in a specific area. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.





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