USF 1998-99 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 110 - 112
ANT 1001 THE HUMAN ADVENTURE (2)
This course examines the anthropological evidence relevant to controversial questions concerning human origins, social practices, human and animal communication, and ancient societies. Not for major credit.
ANT 2000 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY -SS -AF (3)
The crosscultural study of the human species in biological and social perspective. Surveys the four major branches of anthropology: physical anthropology (human biology), archaeology (the analysis of the prehistoric and historic remains of human cultures), anthropological linguistics (the analysis of language in its cultural context), and cultural anthropology (the crosscultural study of peoples living in the world today, be they in tribal, peasant, or urban societies).
ANT 2410 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY -SS -AF (3)
PR: ANT 2000 or CI. Discussion of major methods of and orientations to the crosscultural study of the world's peoples. Representative case studies are used to demonstrate variations in human adaptations and to encourage an appreciation of diverse values and lifestyles.
ANT 3005 THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE -AF (3)
For non-anthropology majors only. Presents the basic concepts of anthropology as they are relevant to contemporary life. Aims at enabling the student to understand the anthropologist's crosscultural view of the human species as adapting through biosocial means to life on this planet. May not be counted for credit toward an anthropology major.
ANT 3100 ARCHAEOLOGY -SS (3)
PR: ANT 2000 or CI. The crosscultural study of humankind from its beginnings up to and including the historic period through the recovery, description, and analysis of the remains of past cultures and societies.
ANT 3511 BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY -NS (3)
PR: ANT 2000 or CI. Non-human primates, the fossil record and the biology of races are surveyed in order to understand the human animal as a product of biosocial phenomena. Anatomy, genetics, culture and evolution are emphasized.
ANT 3610 ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS -SS (3)
PR: ANT 2000 or CI. The comparative study of language in its cultural context, especially emphasizing the role of language in the cultural interpretation of physical and social reality.
ANT 4034 THEORIES OF CULTURE (3)
PR: Senior standing with major in anthropology or equivalent. The major concepts that form the anthropological view of humanity are viewed in historical perspective. Basic ideas of the western philosophical tradition are analyzed from the Greeks to the 19th century when they became incorporated into the new discipline of anthropology. 20th century anthropological developments on these themes are considered.
ANT 4124 ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS (4-12)
PR: ANT 3100 or CI. Offered as all or part of a summer (or other semester) field session. May or may not be combined with Florida Archaeology and Laboratory Methods in Archaeology. Students learn appropriate methods of archaeological survey, excavation, data and materials recovery, recording, and processing.
ANT 4148 FANTASTIC ARCHAEOLOGY: MYSTERIES OF THE HUMAN PAST (3)
Mysteries of the human past, including the Lost Continent of Atlantis, Ancient Astronauts, the 'Myth' of the Moundbuilders, and the Shroud of Turin will be discussed in detail in this course. The practice of archaeology and how we know the past will also be presented, and skills in critical thinking will be emphasized.
ANT 4153 NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY -6A (3)
PR: ANT 3100 or CI. An examination of the evidence regarding the human settlement of North America from its beginnings through the development of aboriginal culture to the period of European conquest. Emphasis on the comparative study of material culture at selected sites from all time periods. No field work is involved.
ANT 4158 FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY (4)
PR: ANT 3100 or CI. Culture history and culture process over 10,000 years from the time of the first people in Florida (Paleo-Indians) through the elaborate Weeden Island and Safety Harbor burial and temple mound cultures to the Spanish entrada and consequences of European conquest. Review of temporal and spatial relationships within the entire eastern U.S. and elsewhere. May be part of a summer (or other semester) field school, combined with Field Methods in Archaeology and Laboratory Methods in Archaeology.
ANT 4162 SOUTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY (3)
PR: ANT 3100 or CI. Describes and analyzes the sequence of cultural development in prehistoric South America. Cultures such as the Inca, Chavin, Mochica, Wari, Chimu are included. Emphasis on the environmental setting and the relationship between cultural ecology and the growth of civilization.
ANT 4163 MESOAMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY (3)
PR: ANT 3100 or CI. The chronological sequence from its beginnings through Protohistoric development is described and analyzed. Cultures such as the Maya, Aztec, Mixtec, Zapotec, Olmec, and Toltec are included, with emphasis on the environmental setting and the relationship between cultural ecology and the growth of civilization.
ANT 4172 HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY -6A -XMW (3)
PR: ANT 3100 or CI. A survey and analysis of archaeology focused on the historic period. Laboratory research with data recovered from historic sites in addition to classwork.
ANT 4180 LABORATORY METHODS IN ARCHAEOLOGY (2-4)
PR: ANT 3100 or CI. Data and materials recovered from archaeological survey and excavation are processed in the laboratory; includes artifact cleaning, cataloguing, identification, and analysis; soil flotation; reconstruction and conservation of artifacts, mapmaking, etc. May be offered as part of a summer (or other semester) field session. May be combined with Florida Archaeology and Field Methods in Archaeology.
ANT 4181 MUSEUM METHODS (4)
PR: ANT 3100 and CI. Design, preparation and installation of exhibits in the Department of Anthropology Teaching Exhibit Gallery. Emphasis on theory, research, design, and construction. Discussion of museum-related issues such as administration and curation.
ANT 4226 ANTHROPOLOGY OF ART -6A (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. An examination of the relationship between the visual arts (sculpture, painting, masks, carving, etc.) and culture in non-Western societies. Emphasis on formal symbolic and functional comparative analysis of specific art styles based on crosscultural materials. Consideration of diffusion and change of art forms, commercial and ethnic arts, and role of the artist.
ANT 4231 FOLKLORE -6A (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. Focuses on crosscultural methods and techniques regarding the collection, classification, and analysis of such materials as myths, jokes, games, and items of material culture. African (or African-derived), Oceanic and Native American societies are surveyed.
ANT 4241 MAGIC AND RELIGION -6A -XMW (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. The crosscultural study of the social and cultural aspects of religion. Religious activities in traditional and modern societies will be discussed. Ritual behavior, religious practitioners and symbols of belief will be considered in light of their impact on the social, political or economic aspects of peoples' lives.
ANT 4302 GENDER IN CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES -XMW (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. Focuses on various theories, models and beliefs about male-female behaviors and interactions in human cultures throughout history and in various societies in the world today. (Also offered under Women's Studies.)
ANT 4305 VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. The use of photographic techniques for the crosscultural recording and analysis of human activities. The study of ethnographic photography as both art and science, and the production of an anthropological study that expresses the goal of "visual literacy." Review and evaluation of the uses of visual techniques and the evidence they provide to the social scientist.
ANT 4312 NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. An examination of the evidence for the origin and antiquity of human beings in North America and of patterns of regional development until the period of contact with European colonists. Emphasis on varieties of ecological adaptation, social, political and religious systems, enculturation and worldview, folklore and visual art.
ANT 4316 ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES -XMW (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. Special concerns include ethnic diversity in American society, historical and contemporary diversity in values, experiences, and lifestyles, and an examination of policies and problems affecting ethnic groups in the United States.
ANT 4324 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA -XMW (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. Focuses on the history, contemporary values and interpersonal relationships, and patterns of rural and urban life in Mesoamerica. Guatemala and Mexico are emphasized.
ANT 4340 THE CARIBBEAN -6A -XMW (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. Main themes include: the depopulation of the aboriginal population and the resettlement of the area via slavery, indenture, and migration; contemporary ethnic heterogeneity; economic problems of Third World microstates; development of a modern social and political consciousness. Religious diversity, music, the graphic arts, and the literature of the contemporary Caribbean will also be surveyed. (Also offered under Africana Studies.)
ANT 4401 EXPLORING CROSS-CULTURAL DIVERSITY (3)
this course will introduce students to anthropologial perspectives which are useful in understanding the implications of cultural diversity related to changing demographic patterns within our country as well as to increasing globalization.
ANT 4432 THE INDIVIDUAL AND CULTURE -6A -XMW (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. The relationship between the individual and society is studied crossculturally. Main themes include child-rearing practices, psychosomatic illness and curing. Discussion of theories and models of personality development with special reference to their applicability to the emerging field of cross-cultural mental health planning.
ANT 4442 URBAN LIFE AND CULTURE (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. The crosscultural study of urbanization, urbanism and human problems associated with metropolitan environments. Emphasis on the ethnography of city life and its relationship to the practical applications of urban research.
ANT 4462 HEALTH, ILLNESS, AND CULTURE (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. The study of health and human behavior in crosscultural perspective. Main themes include: the impact of disease on the development of human culture; comparative studies of curing practices; medical systems in their relationship to ideology. Emphasis on understanding the role of medicine, and the behavior of both practitioners and patients in modern societies.
ANT 4495 METHODS IN CULTURAL RESEARCH (3)
PR: CI. The stages in the development and execution of ethnological research are discussed and practiced. Literature search, hypothesis formation, selection of data collection techniques, elicitation of information, data analysis, and report presentation are stressed. Research design models from the case literature are studied and supervised research in the local community is designed and carried out.
ANT 4520 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY (3)
PR: ANT 3511 or CI. A detailed overview of forensic anthropology, skeletal variation, techniques of determining sex, age, population affiliation, aspects of osteological individuality and identification, methods of osteological analysis. Open to majors/minors only.
ANT 4552 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY OF THE PRIMATES (3)
PR: ANT 3511 or CI. A survey of non-human primates focusing on biological and evolutionary patterns. Anatomy, genetics, and evolution are stressed; major primate types are surveyed for their biological adaptation. Primate sociobiology is discussed.
ANT 4583 PREHISTORIC HUMAN EVOLUTION -NS (3)
PR: ANT 3511 or CI. A survey of the fossil record from the early primates through the ascent of Homo sapiens sapiens, focusing on the human lineage. Biosocial patterns and cultures of the past are also covered.
ANT 4587 HUMAN VARIATION (3)
PR: ANT 3511 or CI. An overview of evolution and biological variations of human races. Anatomical, morphological, and physiological patterns are surveyed geographically. Cultural influences on racial biology are explored.
ANT 4620 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE -6A (3)
PR: ANT 3610 or CI. Examines the relationships between language and culture in crosscultural perspective. Explores the extent to which languages shape the world views of their speakers. Emphasis on the nature and degree of fit between linguistics and other cultural systems of knowledge.
ANT 4705 APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY (3)
PR: ANT 2410 or CI. A review of approaches applying the anthropological perspective to contemporary human problems. Particular emphasis placed on public policy issues in United States society. Discussion of the historical development of applied anthropology, problems of economic development of the Third World, and the ethics of applied research and intervention.
ANT 4750 LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION -6A (3)
PR: ANT 3610 or CI. Examines the role of language and other modes of communication in the social settings of speech communities. Student field projects focus on the crosscultural description and analysis of patterns of communication in ethnographic contexts.
ANT 4901 DIRECTED READING (1-4)
PR: CI. Individual guidance in concentrated reading on a selected topic in anthropology. Contract required prior to registration. (S/U only.)
ANT 4907 INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH (2-4)
PR: CI. Individual guidance in a selected research project. Contract required prior to registration. (S/U only.)
ANT 4930 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (3)
PR: CI. Topics to be chosen by students and instructor permitting newly developing subdisciplinary special interests to be explored. May be repeated as topics vary.
ANT 4932 HONORS SEMINAR (4)
PR: Admission to the honors program in anthropology and CI. Seminar designed to provide the honors student with an opportunity to present, discuss and defend his/her own research and to explore in-depth topics in several areas of anthropology.
ANT 4935 RETHINKING ANTHROPOLOGY -6A (3)
PR: Senior standing with major in anthropology, or equivalent. Through discussion of readings and student papers, students rethink and reevaluate anthropology as a discipline and the integration of its branches and specialty fields. Students develop and articulate their current images of anthropology.
ANT 4970 HONORS THESIS (3)
PR: Admission to the honors program, completion of the honors seminar and CI. The student under the supervision of a faculty member will formalize, conduct, analyze, and report in writing a research project in anthropology. (S/U only.)
ANT 5904 DIRECTED READING (1-4)
PR: CI. Individual guidance in concentrated reading on a selected topic in anthropology. Contract required prior to registration. (S/U only.)
ANT 5915 INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH (2-4)
PR: CI. Individual guidance in a selected research project. Contract required prior to registration. (S/U only.)
ANT 5937 SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (2-4)
PR: Graduate standing. Topics to be chosen by students and instructor.
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