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ANTHROPOLOGY
(ATH-Arts and Science; Department of Sociology, Gerontology, and Anthropology)
- MPF 155 Cultures in Context (4)
- Introduction to anthropology with emphasis on understanding the social and biological contexts of human life. Topics include the biological and cultural origins of humanity, prehistory, and cultural diversity. IIC.
- 164 Tribal Art (2)
- Introduction to anthropological study of art and aesthetics in tribal cultures. Offered infrequently.
- MPF, MPT 175 Peoples of the World (3)
- Historical and regional interrelations of modern and aboriginal peoples and cultures of the world and cultural processes. IIIB.
- MPF 185 Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (3)
- Anthropological introduction to the diversity of contemporary cultural life in the United States. IIC, IIIA.
- Advanced Courses
- Note: All advanced courses presuppose at least six semester hours of social science. Additional prerequisites are stated as applicable.
- MPF 207 Civilization of the Middle East (3)
- Survey of cultural, political, economic, and social developments in the Middle East, viewed in geographical and historical perspective, with attention to images of the area prevalent in our society. Cross-listed with GEO/HST/REL 207. IIIB, H.
- MPF 208 The Rise of Industrialism in East Asia (3)
- Introduction to historic parameters, geographic variables, state policies, and sociocultural contexts of industrialism in East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore). Cross-listed with GEO/HST/ITS/POL/SOC 208. IIIB, H.
- MPF 209 Civilization of Africa (3)
- Survey of cultural, political, economic, and social developments in sub-Saharan Africa, viewed in geographical and historical perspective with attention to images of the area prevalent in our society. Cross-listed with BWS/GEO/HST/REL 209. IIIB, H.
- 212 Introduction to Archaeological Theory and Methods (3)
- Introduction to theory, methods, and techniques of archaeology. Prerequisite: ATH 155 or permission of instructor.
- 221 Human Sexuality (3)
- Introduction to the study of human sexual behavior with particular attention paid to gender development; premarital, marital, and post-marital sexual patterns; birth control; sexual dysfunction; cross-cultural sexual patterns; and alternative sexual life styles. Cross-listed with SOC and WMS 221.
- MPT 231 Perspectives on Culture (3)
- Basic survey of anthropological perspectives on culture. Dominant themes in contemporary cultural anthropology are approached in terms of their history, theoretical evolution, methodological processes and policy applications. Prerequisite: ATH 155, 175, or permission of instructor.
- 255 Foundations of Biological Anthropology (3)
- Introduction to biological anthropology using framework of evolutionary theory. Includes human origins, especially ancestral hominids, nonhuman primate studies, models of human evolution, and human variation. Prerequisite: ATH 155.
- 265 Language and Culture (3)
- Survey of literature in linguistic anthropology, including history of the subfield, cognitive anthropology, semiotics, and synchronic and diachronic studies of language and culture. Prerequisite: ATH 155, 175, or permission of instructor.
- 301 Intercultural Relations (3)
- Development of cultural awareness; in-depth study of theory and field-based research on the cross-cultural dynamics of cross-national encounters, trends, and events. Cross-listed with ITS 301. Offered infrequently.
- MPT 303 Native American Culture (4)
- Description and analysis of native American cultures from prehistoric to modern times.
- MPT 304 Contemporary Issues in Native American Life (3)
- Indian-white relationships, reservation communities, urban Indians, pan-Indianism, revitalization, and quest for identity. Prerequisite: ATH 303 or permission of instructor.
- MPT 305 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3)
- Survey of the culture areas of Middle and South America including prehistory, ethnology, linguistics, and contemporary developments. CAS-A.
- MPT 307 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East (3)
- Survey and analysis of various cultural groups in contemporary Southwest Asia and North Africa. Offered infrequently.
- 309 Introduction to Linguistics (4)
- cope of linguistics: fundamental concepts and methods of linguistic science in its descriptive and historical aspects. Cross-listed with ENG 303, SPN 303, GER 309. V. CAS-E.
- 312 Introduction to North American Archaeology (4)
- Survey of the prehistory of North America including Middle America from the first peopling to contact times. Taught alternate years with ATH 313.
- 313 Introduction to South American Archaeology (4)
- Survey of the prehistory of South America from the first peopling to the time of Spanish contact. Taught alternate years with ATH 312.
- MPT 322 The American Community (3)
- nalysis of anthropological and sociological theories concerning the various ways in which Americans are organized into communities. Offered infrequently.
- MPT 331 Social Anthropology (3)
- Comparative analysis of aboriginal and modern social structures based on sex, age, kinship, voluntary association, and ranking. Offered infrequently.
- 351.W Archaeological Field Methods (8)
- Introduction to methods and techniques of archaeological research. Practical experience in problems of research design, data collection, and laboratory work. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Summer only.
- 355 Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution (3)
- In-depth survey of the human fossil record as interpreted in the light of modern evolutionary theory. Prerequisite: ATH 255 or permission of instructor, or ZOO 206. Taught alternate years.
- 364 Language and Culture in Native North America (3)
- Explores interactions between language and culture among native peoples of North America, especially those north of the Rio Grande. Surveys the indigenous languages of North America, explores native American meaning systems, and examines the importance of language in native American societies.
- 366 African Oral Traditions (3)
- Explores interactions between language and culture among African peoples, especially sub-Saharan peoples. Surveys the indigenous languages of Africa, explores African meaning systems, and examines the uses of language in African societies. Cross-listed with BWS 366.
- MPT 371 Anthropology of National Parks and Protected Areas (3)
- Survey of parks and protected areas around the world with emphasis on their development and current threats to their existence. Topics covered include assumptions about culture and conservation, park concept, threats to parks, local peoples and parks, and international mandates. Offered infrequently.
- 390 Horizons of Anthropology (1-3; maximum 6)
- Seminar focused on recent anthropological research. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Cross-listed with BWS 390.
- 395 Primate Biology and Behavior (3)
- Taxonomic survey of the primate order including anatomy, distribution, adaptation, and morphological characteristics of various taxa. Selected primatological topics including primate conservation, reproduction and development, manipulation, and tool use. Prerequisite: junior or senior status; for ATH majors, six advanced hours in ATH including ATH 255; for ZOO majors, six advanced hours in ZOO including ZOO 206; for others, permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ZOO 395.
- Note: Courses listed below require 12 semester hours of anthropology or related fields, including six advanced hours (except as noted).
- MPT 411/511 Applied Anthropology (3)
- New possibilities for using anthropological principles and methods in contemporary nonacademic settings. Offered in alternate years.
- MPC 421/521 Senior Seminar in Anthropology (3)
- Focuses on key issues in anthropology, including a review of the tools of the discipline and anthropology's role in the future. Prerequisite: equivalent of an introductory course in anthropology (ATH 155) as well as additional work in some or all of the four fields (as represented in the four core courses: ATH 212 in archaeology, ATH 231 in cultural anthropology, ATH 255 in biological anthropology, and ATH 265 in linguistic anthropology), senior standing, and a major in anthropology, or permission of instructor.
- 425/525 Ethnographic Field Methods (3)
- Organization, observation, measurement, and strategy in ethnographic field research. Offered infrequently.
- 426/526 Ethnographic Field Research (4-16)
- Collection, recording, and analyzing ethnographic data in a non-western cultural environment. Prerequisite: 12 hours of social science or permission of instructor.
- 431/531 Origins of the State (3)
- Explores the concept of the state as a form of social organization and presents theories regarding its origins. Theories offer a variety of explanations, but each uses an approach grounded in sociocultural anthropology, supported by ethnographic and archaeological research.
- MPT 441/541 Museum Development, Philosophy, and Social Context (3)
- Survey of the development of museums to their current status and study of philosophical, theoretical, and ethical basis behind modern museum forms and functions in architecture, acquisitions and collections, documentation, research, preservation, and interpretation.
- MPT 443/543 The Museum Exhibit (3)
- Practical course in museum design, exhibit philosophy and interpretation, and in techniques of exhibit installation.
- MPT 444 Museum Collections Management and Conservation (3)
- Practical course in curatorial techniques and responsibilities in registration, cataloging, security, storage, and handling of museum specimens and problems in the conservation of specimens along with appropriate initial solutions.
- 455/555 Heredity, Environment, and Human Society (3)
- Genetic, cultural, and ecological factors interacting to influence the behavior and structure of human populations; evolutionary perspectives on traditional and industrialized societies. Prerequisite: junior or senior status; nine advanced hours in ATH, including ATH 255, or permission of instructor.
- MPT 465/565 Seminar in Linguistic Anthropology (3)
- Topics in contemporary theories in linguistic anthropology including the acquisition of language and culture and the formal analysis of cultural data. Prerequisite: ATH 265, junior standing in anthropology, or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years.
- MPT 471/571 Ecological Anthropology (3)
- Survey of ecological methods and models used by anthropologists in the analysis of cultural-environmental relations and in conservation planning. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
- 476/576 Environment and Aging (3)
- Examines the changing environmental experience of the older person from several theoretical perspectives. Topics include aging in urban and rural places, age-integrated and age-segregated settings, housing options and housing policy in the U.S., design and supportive technologies, and the cultural meaning of place. Prerequisite: (476) GTY 154 or ATH 155; (576) SOC 602, or consent of instructor. Cross-listed with GTY 476/576.
- 480 Independent Reading for Departmental Honors (3-6)
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- 496/596 Observing Primate Behavior (4)
- Theory and method in the study of primate behavior. Applied behavioral primatology entails original research projects done at an appropriate venue, e.g., Cincinnati Zoo., Cincinnati Zoo. Prerequisite: junior or senior status; for ATH majors, nine advanced hours in ATH including ATH 255 and preferably at least one of these: ATH 355, 497, 498; for others, permission of instructor.
- 497/597 Socio-Ecology of Primates (3)
- Ethology and ecology of living prosimians, monkeys, and apes from comparative and evolutionary perspectives emphasizing field studies of natural populations. Prerequisite: junior or senior status; for ZOO majors, nine advanced hours in ZOO; for ATH majors, nine advanced hours in ATH, including ATH 255; for others, permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ZOO 497/597.
- MPC 498/598 Evolution of Human Behavior (3)
- Ethology and ecology of Homo sapiens, from comparative and evolutionary perspectives, drawing on primatology, palaeo-anthropology, and sociocultural studies of traditional societies. Prerequisite: junior or senior status; for ATH majors, nine advanced hours in ATH, including ATH 255; for ZOO majors, nine advanced hours of ZOO; for others, permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ZOO 498/598.
- 600 Seminar in Anthropology (3; maximum 9)
- Literature and methods in anthropology. Offered infrequently.
- 670 Independent Study in Anthropology (1-4; maximum 12)
- Advanced independent study in selected topics of current interest in anthropology.
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