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Anthropology (ANT)                Course Schedules

ANT 500 Field School in Archaeology 6(Spec)
Intensive practical experience in field survey, excavation, and laboratory analysis of resulting materials. Prerequisite: ANT 174 or ANT 175 or ANT 240 or instructor's permission.

ANT 505 Applied Anthropology 3(3-0)
Applying anthropological methods and understandings of cultural diversity to human services research, programs, and policies in multicultural settings. Prerequisites: 15 credit hours of social sciences.

ANT 506 Comparative Cultural Systems 3(3-0)
Explores theories of cultural development, with particular emphasis on urban and post-industrial cultures. Students investigate cultures different from their own. Identical to SOC 506. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: introductory anthropology and/or sociology course.

ANT 520 Medical Anthropology 3(3-0)
Transcultural variations in conceptions of health and healing, cultural practices that encourage or inhibit disease, and the effects of social institutions on health and illness. Prerequisites: 6 hours of cultural anthropology and/or sociology, or permission of instructor.

ANT 588 Special Topics in Anthropology 1-10(Spec)
Consideration of subject matter not included in courses currently listed in catalog. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

ANT 590 Gender, Culture, & Society 3(3-0)
Analysis of gender roles in various cultures; theoretical approaches to explaining gender role variation. Identical to SOC 590 and WST 590; credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. (Not open to students who have completed ANT 490 or WST 490.) Prerequisites: 6 hours of anthropology and/or sociology and/or women's studies; or permission of instructor.

ANT 698 Independent Studies in Anthropology 1-12(Spec)
Directed reading and/or research on an approved topic. Prerequisite: permission of instructor and department chairperson.

Unspecified content or variable credit courses. Click here for additional information regarding these types of courses. The following courses offered through the department are of unspecified content or variable credit: ANT 588, 698.
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