300
Short-term faculty-led study abroad experience, focused on the history and culture of a non-western location. Prerequisites: 56 credit hours. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3-6(Spec)
Prerequisites
56 credit hours (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Corequisites
None.
An introduction to the methods, perspectives, challenges and opportunities of advocacy and activism in contemporary society. Identical to
SOC 318 and
SWK 318. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: 30 credit hours or the completion of at least one writing intensive course; the completion of at least one UP Group IV course.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
30 credit hours or the completion of at least one writing intensive course; the completion of at least one UP Group IV course.
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
SWK 318/SOC 318
Diversity of North American Indian cultures, their experiences of colonization and culture change, and their contributions to American and global cultures. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Indigenous, European, and African origins and contemporary diversity of cultures of Latin America. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Cultures of Africa, their history and contemporary diversity. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Culture and social change in Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Human settlement, ecology, indigenous cosmologies, evolution of socio- political institutions. Colonial legacy in the region. Contemporary issues. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Archaeology of South America. Emphasis on the Central Andean region. Introduction to documentation and interpretation of cultural developments from earliest human occupations to European conquest. Prerequisite:
ANT 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ANT 175
Corequisites
None.
An introduction to the principles of forensic anthropology, including identification of human skeletal remains, search/recovery of human remains and estimation of time since death. Prerequisites:
ANT 171 or 173 or
BIO 101 or 105QR or 110.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ANT 171 or ANT 173 or BIO 101 or BIO 105QR or BIO 110
Corequisites
None.
Michigan archaeology from the first peopling of the area to historic times. Changing adaptive patterns examined in the context of the Great Lakes region and North America generally. Recommended:
ANT 174 or 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Introduction to the laws and practice of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) and applied archaeology within public, private, and governmental settings. May be offered as Writing Intensive. This course may be offered in an online format. Recommended:
ANT 174 or 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Fossil evidence of human evolution and its analysis within a theoretical framework of ongoing evolutionary forces and basic phylogenetic principles. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite:
ANT 171.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ANT 171
Corequisites
None.
Ancient peoples and cultures of Europe from the perspective of anthropological archaeology, beginning perhaps 800,000 years ago and developing through Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Problems of water access, water-borne pathogens, water treatment, and power relationships in global cultures from anthropology, biology, and chemistry perspectives. Identical to
BIO 350WI and
CHM 350WI. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. May not be applied to any Biology major or the Biology minor. May not be applied to Chemistry or Biochemistry major or minor. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: Completion of 56 hours. Recommended:
ANT 171 or 170;
BIO 101 or 110 or 111;
CHM 111 or 120 or 131. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Completion of 56 hours.
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
BIO 350/CHM 350
An examination of human biological and genetic variation, and analysis of the misconceptions we develop when viewing human biological variation through a racial lens. Recommended:
ANT 110 or
ANT 171 or
BIO 101 or
BIO 105QR or
BIO 111 or
BIO 151.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
An examination of the historical development and contemporary cultural, economic and political issues concerning the US-Mexico border and US Southwest. Identical to
CGL 353. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
CGL 353
Applying principles of evolution to primate behavior with emphasis on effects of ecology on social relations and group organizations. Recommended:
ANT 171 or
BIO 101.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Etiological and ecological approaches to human diseases; how diseases affect past and contemporary humans; explorations of interactions between human biology, biological/cultural adaptation, and disease. This course may be offered in an online format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites:
ANT 171 or 250 or
BIO 101 or 105QR or 110 or 111 or 151 or 165 or 250 or CHM 250.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ANT 171 or ANT 250 or BIO 101 or BIO 105QR or BIO 110 or BIO 111 or BIO 151 or BIO 165 or BIO 250 or CHM 250
Corequisites
None.
Social and cultural dimensions of global population issues, food and energy policies, destruction of indigenous lifeways, roles of multinational organizations, environmental racism, and environmental movements. Identical to
SOC 370; credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 370
Historical and current cultural and economic changes on both a global and local scale. How people both create and live within these changes. Identical to
SOC 371. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: 56 credit hours.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
56 credit hours
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 371
Applied uses of anthropology and the arts to address current social issues. (University Program Group III-A: Behavioral Sciences)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Faculty-taught, undergraduate topical course within anthropology not included in courses currently listed in the Bulletin. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite: At least 56 credit hours.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Prerequisites
At least 56 credit hours
Corequisites
None.