Timeroom: Spring 2025

Durham Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 550 (02) - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

Intro to Forensic Anth

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 35
CRN: 56246

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.

Instructors: Amy Michael

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	HS 108

Durham Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 612 (01) - Applied Anthropology

Applied Anthropology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 35
CRN: 56247

Introduces students to the ways anthropological questions, concepts, and methods are applied to real world problems. Students learn how anthropological knowledge and methods can be used in a wide range of disciplines and careers. The course includes experiential learning where students engage with professionals doing work within applied anthropology. Students gain perspective on the practical possibilities in their major and acquire skills to position themselves for future careers.

Instructors: Sara Withers

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	MW	2:10pm - 3:30pm	HS 202

Durham Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 625 (01) - Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Sexuality in Cross-Cultural

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 53427

This course examines the ideologies and practices associated with sexuality from a broad perspective that incorporates diverse case studies from the ethnographic record. Working from the argument that much of human sexual behavior is culturally constructed rather than biologically determined, the course invites students to expand their notion of the "normal" and to consider the human condition from a cross-cultural perspective. Topics discussed include cross-cultural varieties of transgendered experience, same-sex sexualities, and heteronormative identities.

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Robin Sheriff

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	W	3:40pm - 6:30pm	HS 102

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 640 (01) - Anthropology of Islam: Muslims' Everyday Lives in Contemporary Communities

Anthropology of Islam

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 35
CRN: 55712

This course introduces students to different ways of being Muslim in contemporary world, focusing on Muslim communities residing in Central Asia (post-Soviet independent countries, China, and Afghanistan); the United States and some parts of Europe; and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Instructors: Svetlana Peshkova

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	HS 107

Durham Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 660 (01) - Human Osteology

Human Osteology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 54484

This course will cover the study of the human skeleton (osteology) and the ethical handling and treatment of human remains. The lecture format will be followed for the first 2/3 of the course while students will participate in hands-on skeletal analysis for the last third of the class. Students will learn about the major bones of the body, common pathologies, trauma analysis and interpretation, and age, sex, stature, and ancestry estimation.

Instructors: Samantha McCrane

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	SLS 120

Durham Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 699H (09) - Honors Senior Thesis

Honors Senior Thesis

Credits: 4.0 or 8.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 3
CRN: 55026

Independent work in the library or field; recommended for, but not confined to, majors intending to pursue graduate studies; required for honors candidates. Contact staff to obtain approval and arrange supervision prior to senior year. 4 or 8 credit 2 semesters, 8 credits required for honors; an IA grade (continuous course) given at end of first semester.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Equivalent(s): ANTH 699

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Honors course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 700 (10) - Internship

Internship

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 3
CRN: 55027

Provides student with supervised practical experience in anthropology in one of the following areas: A) professional or community support work within an academic or applied anthropology setting; B) teaching; C) museum work; D) archaeological laboratory or fieldwork; E) research on a faculty research project; F) editorial work on a journal or faculty book project.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 796 (01) - Reading and Research

Reading and Research

Credits: 1.0 to 8.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 3
CRN: 51866

A) Cultural/Social Anthropology; B) Anthropological Linguistics; C) Archaeology; D) Physical Anthropology.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Anthropology

ANTH 797 (01) - Advanced Topics

AdvTop/Race and Racism

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 56248

Advanced or specialized courses presenting material not normally covered in regular course offerings. May be repeated, but not in duplicate areas. Course descriptions on file in the department office during registration. A) Social Organization; B) Economic Anthropology; C) Anthropology of Religion; D) Political Anthropology; E) Social Impact Analysis; F) Cultural Ecology; G) Prehistoric Archaeology; H) Historic Archaeology; I) Cultural Resources Conservation; J) Lithic Analysis; K) Ceramic Analysis; L) Faunal Analysis; M) Human Evolution; N) Human Variations; O) Anthropological Theory. Operates on a seminar format.

Prerequisite(s): ANTH 411 or ANTH 412 or ANTH 415

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Amy Michael

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	5/5/2025	T	2:10pm - 5:00pm	HUDD 118

Additional Course Details:

Biological Anthropology is a sub-field of Anthropology that focuses on the biological and evolutionary study of humans through time and space. While the sub-field is comprised of many disciplines (e.g., primatology, molecular anthropology, forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, paleopathology, paleoanthropology, etc.), this course focuses broadly on the history and formation of the field and the current reckoning of the field with past research steeped in racism, colonialism, and ethnocentrism. We will explore how early biological anthropologists understood and classified “racial” difference and discuss how and why these effects are felt in the field today. The course is divided into three parts: Historical Foundations, Current Perspectives, and Future Directions.

CPS Online Coll of Professional Studies :: Applied Studies

APST 405 (01) - Career Development and Planning

Career Development & Planning

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Credits: 2.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Term 3 (01/21/2025 - 03/14/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 53861

This course engages participants in the career development and life planning process. The course may help students explore and apply to their own life situations knowledge of adult and career development and the skills and methods of career planning. Students may define and articulate the elements important to personal career satisfaction and develop strategies to achieve it. The course may include self- assessments, researching career information, decision-making, goal setting, and job search strategies. NOTE: Students in the A.S. Business and B.S. Business Management programs should take APST 405 and CMPL 402 together.

Equivalent(s): APST 505G

Campuses not allowed in section: Durham

Instructors: Melissa Oliveira Denis

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/21/2025	3/14/2025		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

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