Anthropology Department Course Rotations:

Information for Students

by Richard W. Franke, Department Chair

 

Dear Anthropology Majors and Minors and Archaeology Minors: The Department of Anthropology desires to offer you the broadest possible array of courses to make your educational experience here as exciting and rewarding as possible. Some constraints limit our ability to offer you all the courses as often as you might wish. I present the table below which details the semester rotation of anthropology courses to help you plan your passage through the major or minor as efficiently as possible.

 

Suggestions for effective planning of your anthropology major:

 

  • Normally you should take the lower level 100 courses as early in your career as possible. Take the higher level courses later. Transfer students may have to take both types of courses at the same time in some cases.
  • the upper level requirements – ANTH 201 Applied Anthropology, and ANTH 401 Seminar in Anthropological Theory are offered in the spring semester only while ANTH 301 Methods is offered only in the fall. Make your plans accordingly.
  • ANTH 401: Seminar in Anthropological Theory is the Anthropology capstone course. You should try to take this course in the last year or semester of your undergraduate career. I recommend that you take ANTH 301: Methods, before taking ANTH 401 if possible.
  • ANTH 102 (anthropological linguistics) is usually offered in the spring semester at 5:30 on Friday night
  • note the courses often taught in summer – plan your summer classes accordingly
  • additional upper level electives may be offered from time to time – check the tentative schedules on the department web page often
  • general rule for upper level electives (e.g. ANTH 310, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 421, 422, 429, 440, 460 and also for ANTH 240): if you are interested in it and it’s being offered, take it immediately. You might have to wait 4 semesters before it is offered again.
  • independent study requires that you develop a topic of interest and find a faculty member who will work with you on it – discuss this with your favorite faculty member
  • contact me (Richard W. Franke, x4133) or the undergraduate advisor (Ken Brook, x7542) if you need any help or advice about planning your undergraduate major or minor in anthropology or your minor in archaeology.

 

Key to the course rotation table below:

 

y = yes, it’s almost always offered

blank space = it’s never offered in this semester or summer session

Last updated: 19 February 2009

 

 

 

Fall

Spring

Summer 09

1. Required Courses
ANTH 100 Cultural Anthropology

ANTH 101 Physical Anthropology
ANTH 102 Anthropological Linguistics
ANTH 103 Prehistoric Archaeology
ANTH 201 Applied Anthropology
ANTH 301 Methods in Anthropological Research and Practice
ANTH 401 Seminar in Anthropological Theory

2. Cross-Cultural Electives: 6 credits required
ANTH 110 The Anthropology of Multicultural America
ANTH 115 Cultures of the Middle East
ANTH 120 Native North Americans


y


y

y

y



y
y
y


y



y1
y
y

y


y
y
y


May 18-June 4 and Aug 10-27

June 15-Aug 6

May 18-June 4

 




June 29-Aug 6
May18-June 4

ANTH 130 Cultures of South Asia

fall 09

May 18-June 4

ANTH 140 Non-Western Contributions to the Western World

fall 09
online

spring 10 online

ANTH 150 Cultures of Latin America

y

y

May 18-June 4 and Guadalajara July 12-Aug 9

ANTH 170 Peoples of Africa

Usually taught at least every other semester

June 15-Aug 6 and Aug 10-27

ANTH 180 Health and Healing in Cross-Cultural Perspective

 

Fall 09

 

ANTH 202 Anthropology of Globalization

y

y

June 15-Aug 6 (online only)

ANTH 210 Urban Anthropology

y

y

May 18-June 4

ANTH 230 Anthropology of Conflict and Violence

y

y

 

3. Theory and Methods Electives.  12 credits required; at least 6 must come from 300 level or 400 level courses

 

ANTH 240 Human Variation

 

approx once every 4 semesters

 

ANTH 310 Immigration: An Anthropological Perspective

fall 10

 

ANTH 330 The Anthropology of Food and Nutrition

 

approx once every 4 semesters

 

ANTH 340 The Anthropology of Work

 

fall 08

 

 

ANTH 350 The Anthropology of Aging and the Aged

 

fall 09

 

 

ANTH 360 Environmental Anthropology

 

 

spring 09

 

ANTH 370 Experimental Archaeology

 

fall 09

 

 

ANTH 380  The Anthropology of Women

 

not offered at present

 

ANTH 414 Selected Topics

 

offered intermittently: topics vary

ANTH 421 Communities in Transition

fall 09 evening

 

ANTH 422 Environment and Community

fall 09 evening

 

ANTH 429 Building Sustainable Communities

 

spring 2010 evening

 

ANTH 440 Medical Anthropology

 

spring 2010 evening

 

ANTH 470 Field Methods in Archaeology
   (May be taken in the Summer Field School for 3-6 credits)

 

maybe summer 2010

ANTH 480 Independent Research

work out the details with your independent research faculty advisor

ANTH 490 Internship in Anthropology

 

work out the details with your internship faculty advisor

(1) Anthropological Linguistics is almost always taught on Friday evenings. Plan your schedule accordingly.

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