Course Information

All four are required for majors

• ANTH E105 Culture and Society (G3 course)
  • Cr. 3. An introduction to the variations and diversities of living human groups. Social structure, religion, ecology, marriage, and personality variations of peoples of the world. Emphasis on preliterate cultures. This class qualifies as a General Education Individual, Culture, and Society (Area III) course. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
• ANTH B200 Bioanthropology (G2 course)
  • Cr. 3. An introduction to the biological nature of mankind. The evolution of human beings. An examination of speciation, race, and racial groups. The future evolution of humans. This class qualifies as a General Education Physical and Natural World (Area II) course. (Fall, Spring)
• ANTH P200 Prehistoric Archaeology (G3 course)
  • Cr. 3. World archaeology in the framework of major prehistoric cultural innovations. History, techniques, methods, and significance of archaeological research. This class qualifies as a General Education Individual, Culture, and Society (Area III) course. (Fall, Spring)
• ANTH L200 Language and Culture (G3 course)
  • Cr. 3. An introduction to the study of language and its relations to the rest of culture. This class qualifies as a General Education Individual, Culture, and Society (Area III) course. (Fall)

Ethnographic area courses (Any combination of two of the following are required for majors)

• ANTH E301 Plain People of Indiana
  • Cr. 3. Introduction to two representative groups of Plain People: Old Order (house) Amish and Old German Baptist Brethren. Topics include their beliefs and practices, societal structure, sense of community (in language, dress, architecture, transportation, schooling, demography), and the special problems which beset them as traditional societies in a technocratic age.
• ANTH E320 Indians of North America
  • Cr. 3. P: E105. An examination of the political, economic, ecological, religious, kinship, and warfare patterns of representative North American Indian tribes before and at the time of European contact. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement.
• ANTH E321 Peoples of Mexico
  • Cr. 3. P: E105. Surveys modern Indian groups, peasant societies, and problems of acculturation and urbanization in contemporary Mexico. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement.
• ANTH E330 Indians of South America
  • Cr. 3. P: E105. The cultural development and contemporary life of aboriginal societies in the tropical and marginal areas of the continent. Ethnic relationship and characteristics of major cultural groups are examined through detailed study of representative tribal units. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement. (Fall)
• ANTH E335 Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica (G6 course)
  • Cr. 3. P: E105. The cultural development of the great Pre-Columbian civilizations in Mexico and Guatemala, especially the Aztec, Toltec, Olmec, and Maya. Emphasis on the social life, cultural achievements, religion, world view, and political systems to illustrate the diversity and richness of Amerindian life before the Spanish conquest. This class qualifies as a General Education Advanced Study (Area VI) course and has been approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement. (Fall)
• ANTH E341 Culture of China
  • Cr. 3. P: junior class standing and consent of instructor. Survey of Chinese culture and society. Geography, history, linguistic and ethnic groups, social and political organizations, education, religion, etc. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement.
• ANTH A479 Indian Cultures of Peru
  • Cr. 3. P: Consent of instructor. Detailed examination of past and present of one of the largest Indian populations in Latin America. Emphasis on role of Indian in contemporary society.
• ANTH A460 European Ethnography
  • Topics in Anthropology Cr. 1-3. (V.T.)

Topics in Anthropology (Any combination of three of the following are required for majors)

• ANTH A495 Individual Readings Course
  • Cr. 1-4.Consent of instructor. Eligible for graduate credit. (Fall, Spring)
• ANTH A496 Foreign Study in Anthropology
  • Cr. 3-8. P: consent of instructor and chairperson. Planning of research project during year preceding summer abroad. Time spent in research abroad must be supervised via letters by instructor. Research paper must be presented by end of semester following foreign study.
• ANTH E102 Anthropology of America
  • Cr. 3. Anthropological analysis of American society: marriage, descent, kinship organization, religion, social stratification, and economic basis of social structure.
• ANTH E401 Ecology and Culture
  • Cr. 3. P: E105. How human beings, nature, and culture interrelate. Examination of the varied approaches used in hunting, agricultural, and industrial societies for adapting to the physical environment. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement.
• ANTH E402 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
  • Cr. 3. This course considers the meaning and social implications of gender in human society. Cultural definitions of "male" and "female" gender categories as well as associated behavioral and structural differentiation of gender roles will be analyzed using current anthropological concepts and theories.
• ANTH E420 Economic Anthropology
  • Cr. 3. P: E105. Comparative study of technologies and economic systems of selected nonwestern peoples. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement.
• ANTH E421 The Anthropology of Aging
  • Cr. 3. This course explores age and the aging process cross-culturally by looking at the specific cultural context in which individuals age and by analyzing similarities and differences across cultures.
• ANTH E445 Medical Anthropology
  • Cr. 3. An examination of the cross-cultural properties of disease and curing. Focus on investigations into the ideology and meaning of illness, the relationship between patient and healer, and how responsibility for illness is assigned. Medical anthropology is concerned with knowledge about socio-cultural contexts of disease and healing and with how such knowledge might inform the management of our own health problems. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement. Eligible for graduate credit. (Spring)
• ANTH E455 Anthropology of Religion
  • Cr. 3. Critical evaluation of current approaches to the analysis of religious myth, ritual, and symbolism. Problems in understanding religious beliefs of other cultures. Modern development of the anthropology of religion. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement. Eligible for graduate credit.
• ANTH E462 Anthropological Folklore
  • Cr. 3. P: E105. Function, forms, and interpretations of folklore in traditional societies. Folklore as an expression of continuity and change. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement.
• ANTH E470 Psychological Anthropology
  • Cr. 3. P: E105. The similarity and diversity of human personalities. How culture forms personalities and is formed by them. Focus on individual variation within a cultural framework. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement. Eligible for graduate credit.
• ANTH P220 The Rise and Fall of Civilizations
  • Cr. 3. P: P200. Focus on how societies develop from band and tribal level to state level social organization. Special emphasis on the continuing evolution of the state.
• ANTH P300 Topics in Prehistory
  • Cr. 3. World archaeology in the framework of major cultural stages. The methods, analysis, and significance of archaeological research.
• ANTH P360 Archaeology of North America
  • Cr. 3. Introduction to antiquity of the American Indian, principal culture areas, and field methods and techniques incident to recovery of archaeological data and materials. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement.
• ANTH P361 Prehistory of Eastern North America
  • Cr. 3. P: P200 or P360 and consent of instructor. Survey of prehistoric cultural developments in eastern North America from man's first occupation of this area until European contact, set primarily within the framework of changing ecological adaptations. Eligible for graduate credit.
• ANTH P370 Ancient Cultures of South America (G6 course)
  • Cr. 3. P: P200 or consent of instructor. Evidence for successive migrations into the continent, the subsequent development of local cultures, and civilization in the central Andes. This class qualifies as a General Education Advanced Study (Area VI) course and has been approved by Arts and Sciences for the nonwestern culture studies requirement. (Spring)
• ANTH P376 Archaeology of Death
  • Cr. 3. P: P200. Examination of mortuary behavior using archaeological and biological data. Methods of studying variation in mortuary practices. Identification of skeletal remains in laboratory setting.
• ANTH P382 Archaeological Research Design
  • Cr. 3. Construction and implementation of archaeological research design using a graphics-oriented computer simulation model. Computer displays sites, features and artifacts located by student using various methods of survey and excavation. Hypothesis testing, sampling strategies and budget constraints are emphasized.
• ANTH P400 Archaeological Methods and Techniques
  • Cr. 2-4. P: consent of instructor. Methods and mechanics of archaeology in field and laboratory. Use of survey instruments, drawing tools, and photographic equipment, treatment of recovered materials leading to printed report. Eligible for graduate credit.
• ANTH P405 Fieldwork in Archaeology
  • Cr. 1-8. Archaeological work directed toward field techniques: excavation and preservation of materials, surveying, photography, cataloguing. One credit hour per full week of fieldwork. Eligible for graduate credit.

History and Theory (Required of all majors)

• ANTH H445 History and Theory of Anthropology
  • Cr. 3. P: E105 and B200. An examination of the historical development of the field of anthropology concentrating upon the intellectual roots and context that surrounded its emergence, as well as contemporary problems, perspectives, methods, and theories. (Fall)

Students who declared anthropology as their major during and after the fall 2012 semester are required to take any STAT course above 12500.  This could include POLS Y395, PSY 20100, SOC S351, or any other course considered equivalent by the department.