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ANTH 3400: Primatology

3.00 Credits

Southern Utah University

This course will provide a broad overview of the study of non-human primates. We will explore primatology from anthropological and biological perspectives, incorporating psychological perspectives when relevant. Topics addressed will include primate evolution, taxonomy, behavior, cognition, and conservation. (Spring - Even Years) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1020 or BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1610 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: C Equivalent Course(s): BIOL 3400 Prerequisite: ANTH 1020 O BIOL 1010 O BIOL 1610

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ANTH 3500: Environmental Anthropology

3.00 Credits

Southern Utah University

This course provides a survey of environmental anthropology. In particular, we are interested in how human relationships with environments over time, and in all parts of the globe, can impact our behavior, health, economics, and politics. To do this, we examine human-environment relationships from anthropological perspectives and research on the interrelationships between humans and environments. (Spring - Odd Years) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 or ANTH 1020 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D- Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 O ANTH 1020

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ANTH 3600: Area Studies

3.00 Credits

Southern Utah University

This variable topic course focuses on the anthropology of a different culture or geographical region. Anthropological topics will be covered to provide students with a deep appreciation of the archaeological, linguistic, social, and economic dynamics of a population or region. Repeatable with different topic up to 12 credits toward the major. Check department for upcoming topics. (Fall, Summer) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D- Repeatable for Add'l Credit? Yes - Total Credits: 12 Prerequisite: ANTH 1010

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ANTH 3730: Social Memory and Identity

3.00 Credits

Southern Utah University

What does it mean for a society to remember or forget? Cross-culturally, the past informs the present and shapes the future. But how do people learn about their cultural pasts and how does that knowledge shape their daily lives? This course studies how different societies construct, maintain, or erase the past. We will consider what it means to remember through careful study of memory sites, discourses, images, narratives, and practices. The first course section will focus on theories of memory and the ethnographic methods anthropologists use to study those memories. The next course section consists of cross-cultural explorations of the important ways in which memory practices vary. This course is designed to give students hands-on experience with memory research. In addition to targeted lectures and interactive discussions, students will complete individual and collaborative assignments that require them to apply class concepts to the people and places in their communities. (Spring - Even Years - As Needed) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 - Prerequisite Min Grade: D- Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite: ANTH 1010

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ANTH 3750: The Anthropology of Dreaming

3.00 Credits

Southern Utah University

This class surveys anthropological approaches to cultural dreamscapes. Students will learn how conceptions instrumental to dreaming differ between societies and what these differences signify about the experience of personhood. The course explores how ethnotheories of dreaming found in diverse regions relate to a wide range of cultural dynamics, such as history, gender, religion, memory, politics, selfhood, and more. Through study of these dynamics, students will learn how dream narratives capture the culture of a time and place. Course material is organized to offer a holistic account of dreaming and integrates perspectives from anthropology, psychology, history, and women's studies. Through the application of analytical methods developed in anthropology, students will learn to apply ideas about the self and culture to their own lives, causing them to think critically about their own cultural positionality and the selfhood forms they naturalize. (Fall - Odd Years - As Needed) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 - Prerequisite Min Grade: D- Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite: ANTH 1010

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ANTH 3990: Anthropological Theory and Methods

3.00 Credits

Southern Utah University

This seminar provides an overview of the major theoretical schools in cultural anthropology and archaeology and introduces students to fundamental research methods practiced within anthropology. The course employs a historical perspective, moving from the 19th through the 21st centuries. Theories from each era are matched with examples of appropriate methodologies, showing their interrelation. (Fall) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 and ANTH 1020 and ANTH 2030 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D- Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 A ANTH 1020 A ANTH 2030

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ANTH 4030: Archaeology Stewardship

3.00 Credits

Southern Utah University

ANTH 4030 examines the stewardship of cultural resources on public lands and the presentation of archaeological information to the public. In this course we explore the broad range of laws that govern archaeological research on public lands. We also address field methodology and artifact analysis; site and artifact preservation; interpretation and ethics. We conclude by investigating a variety of approaches for presenting archaeology to the public. Throughout the course, we consider how best to manage archaeological resources, collaborate effectively and ethically with descendant communities, and bring the past in to the present. (Fall [As Needed]) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 2030 recommended - Prerequisite Min. Grade: C- Prerequisite Can Be Concurrent? Yes Equivalent Course(s): ANTH 6030

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ANTH 4187: Humanitarian Aid and Development

3.00 Credits

Southern Utah University

This course looks at human society as related to so-called "development" and humanitarian aid in the broader context of globalization. Social scientists focus on the local-level processes and experiences, and work to situate those in the larger, macro-level settings. This class will address important themes: 1) cross-cultural and historical perspectives on global relationships; 2) humanitarian aid through political and economic lenses; and 3) community-based approaches to development. Equivalent to and crosslisted with SOC 4187. (Summer) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 or SOC 1010 or SOC 1020 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D- Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 O SOC 1010 O SOC 1020

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ANTH 4350: Practicum in Applied Anthropology

3.00 Credits

Southern Utah University

This variable-topic course focuses on the practice of doing anthropology. This course is designed to help students make the transition from term paper research to critical (and largely self-directed) research projects. The topic of the course is variable, with an emphasis on a topic that is important to the community in which the project is conducted. Although the course is also intended to examine in detail a particular topic, the primary objective of the seminar is to introduce students to research methods and practices common in Applied Anthropology, and to help students think about how they might use these in their own future endeavors. Repeatable with different topic up to six (6) credits toward the major. Check with department for upcoming topics. (Spring) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D- Repeatable for Add'l Credit? Yes - Total Credits: 6 Prerequisite: ANTH 1010

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ANTH 4700: Special Topics in Anthropology

1.00 - 3.00 Credits

Southern Utah University

Occasionally, anthropology faculty will offer courses on a special area of interest or a particularly timely topic under this course number. The class schedule and handouts in the department will provide further information on each Special Topic course. (Fall, Spring, Summer) [Graded Letter] Repeatable for Add'l Credit? Yes - Total Credits: 9

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