Anthropology (ANTHR)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.
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- Schedule of Classes - November 20, 2025 1:12PM EST
Classes
ANTHR 2729
Course Description
An introduction to the story of how human history from the earliest times through to the recent period interrelates with changing climate conditions on Earth. The course explores the whole expanse of human ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 6729, ARKEO 2729, ARKEO 6729, CLASS 2729, CLASS 7727, SHUM 2729
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ANTHR 3235
Course Description
Bioarchaeology is the study of human remains from archaeological sites. Like forensic scientists at the scene of the crime, bioarchaeologists search for clues embedded in human bone and mummified tissues ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 6235, ARKEO 3235, ARKEO 6235, BSOC 3235
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ANTHR 3255
Course Description
An introduction to ancient Mesoamerica, focusing on the nature and development of societies that are arguably the most complex to develop anywhere in the precolumbian Americas. The course provides a summary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 6255, ARKEO 3255, ARKEO 6255, LATA 3550, LATA 6255
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ANTHR 3839
Course Description
What is religion, and how can we use material culture to investigate ancient beliefs and rituals? This course (1) explores major themes and problems in the archaeology of ancient Greek religion, and (2) ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3839, CLASS 3739, RELST 3739
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ANTHR 4682
Course Description
Therapeutic knowledge and practice in Africa have changed dynamically over the past century. Yet, questions about healing continue to be questions about the intimate ways that power works on bodies. Accounts ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 7682, ASRC 4682, ASRC 7682, BSOC 4682
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ANTHR 6235
Course Description
Bioarchaeology is the study of human remains from archaeological sites. Like forensic scientists at the scene of the crime, bioarchaeologists search for clues embedded in human bone and mummified tissues ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3235, ARKEO 3235, ARKEO 6235, BSOC 3235
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ANTHR 6255
Course Description
An introduction to ancient Mesoamerica, focusing on the nature and development of societies that are arguably the most complex to develop anywhere in the precolumbian Americas. The course provides a summary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3255, ARKEO 3255, ARKEO 6255, LATA 3550, LATA 6255
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ANTHR 6729
Course Description
An introduction to the story of how human history from the earliest times through to the recent period interrelates with changing climate conditions on Earth. The course explores the whole expanse of human ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2729, ARKEO 2729, ARKEO 6729, CLASS 2729, CLASS 7727, SHUM 2729
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ANTHR 7682
Course Description
Healing and medicine are simultaneously individual and political, biological and cultural. In this class, we will study the expansion of biomedicine in Africa, the continuities and changes embodied in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4682, ASRC 4682, ASRC 7682, BSOC 4682
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)