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Durham   Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 412 (01) - Broken Pots and Buried Cities: Adventures in Archaeology

Adventures in Archaeology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   75  
CRN: 53885
Traces the history of archaeology's most spectacular finds and how those moments of adventure and glory developed into a scientific discipline. Provides an introduction to the methods used by archaeologists to recover, analyze, and interpret data in their ongoing effort to understand humanity through the analysis of those small things left behind.
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Attributes: Social Science (Discovery)
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2020 5/4/2020 MW 3:40pm - 5:00pm HORT 210
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 415 (01) - The Human Story: Evolution, Fossils and DNA

Human Evolution, Fossils & DNA

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   100  
CRN: 53886
This course uses an evolutionary approach to investigate human biological and bio-cultural variation in time and space. Through a study of the basics of population genetics, an evaluation of our closest living relatives, nonhuman primates, and an exploration of the biological and cultural pathways traversed by our ancestors to become modern Homo sapiens, students learn the depth and complexity of the human story. Laboratory exercises dealing with human genetics, hominin fossils, and evolution are integrated with lectures to give students hands-on learning experience. No credit earned if credit received for ANTH 413.
Equivalent(s): ANTH 413
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Attributes: Biological Science(Discovery)
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2020 5/4/2020 TR 3:40pm - 5:00pm HS 205
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 500 (A01) - Peoples and Cultures of the World

Peoples & Cultures/N. America

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   35  
CRN: 54988
Explores cultures and peoples from specific geographic regions of the world. Broadly considers social, gendered, economic, and political changes in ecological and historical context, focusing on precolonial, colonial, and contemporary societies and globalization. May be repeated barring duplication of subject.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.
Equivalent(s): ANTH 500W
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Attributes: World Cultures(Discovery)
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2020 5/4/2020 TR 8:10am - 9:30am HS 107
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 500 (A02) - Peoples and Cultures of the World

Peoples & Cultures/Mid East

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   35  
CRN: 56390
Explores cultures and peoples from specific geographic regions of the world. Broadly considers social, gendered, economic, and political changes in ecological and historical context, focusing on precolonial, colonial, and contemporary societies and globalization. May be repeated barring duplication of subject.
Section Comments: Full Title: People & Cultures of the World - Middle East & North Africa
Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.
Equivalent(s): ANTH 500W
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Attributes: World Cultures(Discovery)
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2020 5/4/2020 TR 11:10am - 12:30pm HS G35
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 500 (E01) - Peoples and Cultures of the World

Peoples & Cultures/SE Asia

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   35  
CRN: 54989
Explores cultures and peoples from specific geographic regions of the world. Broadly considers social, gendered, economic, and political changes in ecological and historical context, focusing on precolonial, colonial, and contemporary societies and globalization. May be repeated barring duplication of subject.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.
Equivalent(s): ANTH 500W
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Attributes: World Cultures(Discovery)
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2020 5/4/2020 TR 9:40am - 11:00am HS 108
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 501 (B01) - World Archaeological Cultures

World Arch Cultures/Mesoam

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   35  
CRN: 54990
The development of prehistoric cultures worldwide offered in the following sections: A) North America; B) Mesoamerica; C) South America; D) Near East; E) Europe; F) Asia. North America: from earliest settlement to European contact, includes Eastern Woodlands, The Plains, and the Southwest. Mesoamerica: from earliest cultures through Spanish conquest, includes the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec civilizations. South America: Cultural development from earliest migrations to the Inca Empire. Near East: from earliest agricultural villages to the world's first civilizations.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Attributes: World Cultures(Discovery)
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2020 5/4/2020 MW 2:10pm - 3:30pm HORT 204
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 510 (01) - Animals, Identity, and Culture

Animals, Identity, and Culture

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   25  
CRN: 56775
This course explores the roles of identity and culture in shaping the relationships humans form with other animals. A range of relationships are investigated, including those that figure animals as beings sharing in personhood, as prey, as technologies, as workers, as food, and as family. Inspired by the explosion of new research in multiple disciplines, this course emphasizes cross-cultural and transhistorical variations, while also exploring some of the biosocial features humans share with other animals.
Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester
Only listed colleges in section: Liberal Arts
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2020 5/4/2020 MW 12:40pm - 2:00pm HORT 215
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 514 (01) - Method and Theory in Archaeology

Method & Theory in Archaeology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 53022
Basic method and theory; techniques in recovering and interpreting data; laboratory exercises in ceramic and lithic analysis. Critical evaluation of archaeological literature.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 412
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Attributes: Inquiry (Discovery)
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2020 5/4/2020 TR 2:10pm - 3:30pm HUDD G16
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 550 (01) - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

Intro to Forensic Anth

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   36  
CRN: 53963
This course provides an overview of forensic anthropology, a sub-field of biological anthropology that applies knowledge of skeletal anatomy to problems of medico-legal significance (i.e., identification of human skeletal remains and interpretation of the circumstances surrounding death). This course outlines concepts underlying the recovery and analysis of human remains, the determination of the biological profile (including age, sex, ancestry, and stature), and the interpretation of skeletal trauma and pathology.
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2020 5/4/2020 TR 9:40am - 11:00am HS G35
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 610 (01) - Medical Anthropology: Illness and Healing

Medical Anth:Illness & Healing

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2020 - Full Term (01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   35  
CRN: 54991
Intermediate-level introduction to medical anthropology through sociocultural and bioarchaeological approaches to describing health-related ideas and practices in cross-cultural, historical and ecological contexts. Focuses on human illness and religious experiences of disease and the end of life. Considers how suffering, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and care are shaped by: religion and ritual; symbolism and language; age, gender and sexuality; families, social movements, and governments; and the worldwide expansion of biomedical expertise and technologies.
Equivalent(s): ANTH 610W
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2020 5/4/2020 TR 2:10pm - 3:30pm HS 202
Additional Course Details: 

This course is not writing intensive.