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Undergraduate Catalog 2013 - 2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Anthropology
  

  • ANT 280 - Anthropology Adulthood & Aging

    (4 credits)
    The nature and processes of adulthood and aging are examined in a cross-cultural perspective. Examination of differences in culture, ethnicity, environment, and ecology as they influence the experience of growing old in selected modern and traditional societies around the world. Elective course for Gerontological Studies. Human Diversity.


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  • ANT 293 - Topics in Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Topics reflect material of special or timely interest, such as food and culture, multimedia software, Mesoamerican art, expressive culture, the anthropology of music, forensics, and human anatomy. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours when topics vary. No more than 12 credit hours of ANT 293/493 may be counted towards any ANT degree.


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  • ANT 301 - Biological Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ANT 101 Human Biocultural Evolution or equivalent Emphasis on two fundamental areas of human biological evolution: human population genetics and reproductive fitness and the adaptive significance of contemporary human biological variation. Topics explore the extent to which environmental factors such as geographic location, climate, attitude, diet and disease influence the growth, development, nutritional status, and demographic characteristics of extant human groups.


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  • ANT 302 - Archaeology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ANT 101 Human Biocultural Evolution A Detailed consideration of archaeology, its principal methods and issues today. Major themes include the nature of archaeology, its history, and field and laboratory techniques, along with ethical and other topics, such as looting, the conflict between archaeologists and native peoples over human remains, and graduate and career opportunities in the field. Emphasis is placed on illustrating these subjects via their application to real archaeological problems and data.


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  • ANT 303 - Cultural Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ANT 102 Study of Culture Overview of the developmental history of method and theory in social and cultural anthropology. Topics include structural-functionalism, symbolic anthropology, cultural materialism, structuralism, and post-modernism. The methodology of ethnographic fieldwork is also addressed in detail.


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  • ANT 304 - Linguistic Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ANT 102 Study of Culture, or ANT/LIN 120 Introduction to Language and Linguistics, or ENG 311 Elements of Linguistics, or permission of instructor. Introduction to the study of language, culture, and society. Topics include principles of linguistic analysis (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics), the ethnography of speaking, quantitative sociolinguistics, language contact and change, language and expressive culture, and language and gender.


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  • ANT 305 - Quantitative Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Sampling, research methods, and practical applications of parametric and non-parametric statistical procedures to anthropological analysis.


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  • ANT 310 - Human Osteology

    (4 credits)
    Introduction to the structure and function of the human musculoskeletal system. Familiarization with methods used in the excavation, identification, analysis, and preservation of prehistoric human skeletal remains. Includes consideration of anthropological vs. forensic perspectives, goals, and applications. Lecture content and lab exercises focus on quantitative and qualitative methods used to analyze growth and development of the skeleton, age and sex estimation, stature reconstruction, race determination, paleodemography, paleopathology, and the methods of assessing nutritional status of earlier human groups.


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  • ANT 311 - Medical Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Anthropological approaches to the study of disease in Western and Non-Western societies. Emphasis on beliefs in the supernatural, folk medicine, scientific vs. non-scientific medicine, and modern approaches to epidemiology.


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  • ANT 312 - Primate Behavior

    (4 credits)
    Focus on the marked diversity and adaptive significance of primate behavior in nature. Dietary patterns and feeding strategies, locomotor adaptations, reproductive behaviors, territoriality, social organization, predator pressure, interspecific competition, parental investment, play behavior and learning, and primate intelligence are explored within the framework of evolutionary ecology, zoology, and geographic distribution. The extent to which primate behavior studies shed light on the evolution of human behavior is also examined.


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  • ANT 313 - Human Paleontology

    (4 credits)
    Fossil evidence of hominid evolution and the development of contemporary human origin theories are explored in an historical, ecological, and geochronological framework. Lectures consider benefits and liabilities of analogistic, deterministic, and gender-oriented models posited to explain the evolution of behavioral and anatomical characteristics unique to humans. Laboratory exercises acquaint students with methods used to identify, analyze, and interpret key morphological and behavioral trail complexes which serve as the basis for reconstructing the phylogeny of the Hominidae.


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  • ANT 320 - ANT/Religion,Magic,Witchcraft

    (4 credits)
    From their earliest history, human cultures have expressed beliefs in the supernatural and in the ability of human beings to communicate and interact with unseen beings, powers, and force. This course explores the evolution of religious practices, including magic and witchcraft. It examines the commonalities they share and the fascinating array of variations across a wide spectrum of cultures and societies. A holistic anthropological approach to the subject highlights the interconnections between interactions with the supernatural and social structures, economies, political systems, the arts, and symbolic expression.


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  • ANT 321 - Psychological Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Anthropological approach to the study of personality, emphasizing comparison of social and cultural factors that produce culturally variable attitudes and beliefs about the nature of the social, environmental, and supernatural worlds of the individual. Topics include the structure and dynamics of symbolic expression, ecologies of stability and stress, and types of adaptive and maladaptive coping processes in the contexts of social change and modernization.


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  • ANT 322 - Writing About Culture

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and ENG 102 Reading and analysis of first-person accounts, scientific narratives, ethnographies, ethnologies, and anthropological fiction. Examination of how various writing styles affect communication among and between social scientists. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • ANT 323 - Visual Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Students are urged to take ANT 100 Introduction to Anthropology or ANT 102 Study of Culture before taking this course. Introduction to the production and use of ethnographic videos and films in anthropological research and teaching. Course explores both theory and application: theory topics include ethics of production, issues of perspective, adequacy of representation, authorship and authority. Theoretical knowledge is applied in the editing of an ethnographic video from the instructor’s field footage.


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  • ANT 324 - Anthropology of Gender

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Students are urged to take ANT 100 Introduction to Anthropology or ANT 102 Study of Culture before taking this course. Exploration of the cultural construction of gender in a variety of human societies from an anthropological perspective. Includes an examination of the different ways in which males and females are thought of, treated, and expected to behave in different cultural settings, taking into account aspects of gender systems such as division of labor, stratification, gender roles, and their variation throughout the life cycle. Women’s Studies course. Human Diversity.


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  • ANT 330 - Proposal Writing/Archaeology

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in ANT 302, Archaeology; or (with permission of instructor) prior completion of ANT 302. Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in ANT 302 , Archaeology; or (with permission of instructor) prior completion of ANT 302 . Students develop and enhance their skills in writing by preparing an actual National Geographic grant proposal for an archaeological project of their choosing. They select or design their own research focus and produce an abstract, pre-application, and final proposal using the real forms employed by the National Geographic Society. They then submit their materials for peer review by other students and review the work of other students in order to gain an inside perspective on the peer review process and how to present their work to others. Skills acquired will benefit students in any grant-writing or concept-selling context. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • ANT 331 - North American Prehistory

    (4 credits)
    Overview of the pre-contact archaeology of North America (i.e., the United States and Canada). Topics include the peopling of the New World, hunter-gatherers, human settlement of the Arctic, agriculturalists, and regional developments from New England and the Midwest to the Southwest and West Coast. Ample illustration is provided from the rich body of archaeological discoveries across the continent. Special attention is given to important controversial, and recent finds, such as “Kennewick Man.”


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  • ANT 332 - World Prehistory

    (4 credits)
    Survey of global archaeology, from the original appearance of human beings to the emergence of recorded history. This course reviews the great cultural traditions of the world and their major accomplishments, with examples from China, the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle America, the Andes and Oceania, among others. Topics range from the peopling of the world and what happened to the Neanderthals to the development of agricultural and the rise of the state.


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  • ANT 336 - Lab Methods in Archaeology

    (4 credits)
    An introduction to laboratory methods used in archaeological research. Topics may include preparing finds, dating them, classifying materials, compositional analysis, drafting maps, photography, conservation methods, or other techniques that comprise the modern battery of tools used by archaeologists to make sense of and preserve their discoveries. Extensive use is made of examples; emphasis is on practical application.


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  • ANT 337 - Field Methods in Archaeology

    (4 credits)
    An introduction to archaeological field techniques. Topics may include reconnaissance and surveying methods, such as technical mapping, site locating (global positioning system/GPS), establishing a site grid, and satellite or aerial image interpretation. Excavation techniques may be covered, from test and grid units to trenches and tunnels, as well as proper recording of field data. Extensive use is made of examples; emphasis is on practical application, with special attention to overcoming the typical complications and difficulties that emerge during fieldwork.


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  • ANT 340 - Phonology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ANT 120 or LIN 120 Introduction to Language and Linguistics OR ENG 311 OR LIN 311 Elements of Linguistics. Introduction to the scientific study of the sound systems of the world’s living languages. Includes discussion of the basics of phonetic transcription and phonemic analysis and the development of formal models in phonology. Topics include articulatory and acoustic phonetics, the phoneme, phonological rules and representations, non-linear models, harmony processes, prosodic morphology, and sound symbolism. Cross-listed with LIN 340.


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  • ANT 341 - Morphology & Syntax

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ANT 120 or LIN 120 Introduction to Language and Linguistics OR ENG 311 OR LIN 311 Elements of Linguistics. Introduction to the description and analysis of word formation processes and sentence structure from a cross-linguistic perspective. Instruction in basic morphemic analysis and constituent testing using data drawn from languages outside the Indo-European family. Also includes an introduction to typological analysis in the study of morpho-syntax. Cross-listed with LIN 341.


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  • ANT 342 - Languages in Contact

    (4 credits)
    Introduction to the study of linguistic responses to culture contact in a variety of socio-historical contexts. Topics include language and trade, language and colonialism, pidgins and pidginization, creoles and creolization, dialect contact and the formation of koines. Cross-listed with LIN 342.


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  • ANT 344 - Sociolinguistics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ANT 304  Linguistic Anthropology. An introduction to theory and method in sociolinguistics with examination of both the quantitative and the qualitative paradigms. Quantitative sociolinguistics, also known as variation theory, correlates linguistic variation with social structure relying on the statistical treatment of data. The qualitative paradigm also examines language variation in relation to social structure but has been more traditionally concerned with language use in social context in non-Western societies.


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  • ANT 345 - Language and Meaning

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ANT/LIN 120 or ENG/LIN 311 or permission of the instructor. This course familiarizes students with a broad spectrum of key concepts, issues, and analytical tools in the study of meaning in natural language, with an emphasis on non-formalist approaches. The focus is on how linguists approach the study of natural language semantics, particularly as it influences and organizes morphosyntactic structure. To serve as a background to the course, important complementary viewpoints are briefly discussed, including traditional semantic concerns of philosophers of language, as well as semiotic perspectives on meaning and communication.


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  • ANT 347 - Maya Hieroglyphic Writing I

    (4 credits)
    Introduction to Classic Maya writing and texts from a linguistic and anthropological perspective. Students study the origins and functions of writing in Ancient Mesoamerica, examine the relationship of spoken languages to the script, and learn to decipher, analyze and interpret Maya hieroglyphic texts for information of general anthropological and linguistic interest such as dynastic history, social organization, ritual, cosmology and belief systems.


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  • ANT 348 - Folklore & Folklife

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ANT 102 . Course is an overview of the study of folklore and folklife from its beginnings in the nineteenth century when it emerged as an eclectic, interdisciplinary field. Following Geertz’s view of culture as an assemblage of “texts”, the course will examine a complex tapestry of artifactual representations including oral narrative, speech, myth , performance, drama, art, architecture, music, dance and clothing.


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  • ANT 349 - American Indian Languages

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ANT 304 or ENG 311. The objective of this course is to increase appreciation of American Indian languages understood in their various cultural contexts. It presents the language families and languages of North America and it examines the structure and functions of American Indian poetry, song, narrative, conversation, prayer and other forms of figurative language.


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  • ANT 351 - Native North Americans

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Overview of the native North American peoples, their past and present conditions, origins, cultural variety, and their interaction with European, American, and Canadian cultures. A&S Foreign Culture course. Non-Western Culture and Civilization.


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  • ANT 352 - Native South Americans

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Overview of the indigenous cultures of South America using case studies to represent major culture areas, traditions, and questions of anthropological concern. A&S Foreign Culture course. Non-Western Culture and Civilization.


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  • ANT 353 - Cultures of Africa

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Introduction to the multiple cultures of contemporary Africa from the perspectives of African intellectuals, Africanist scholars, and ordinary Africans. Mazrui’s video series on the history, lifestyles, religions, politics, environment, and multicultural conflicts of the continent is balanced against the perspectives of other Africans and Africanists on similar topics through texts, lectures, class discussions, and ethnographic films. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • ANT 354 - Cultures of Oceania

    (4 credits)
    Introduction to the extremely diverse cultural areas of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, and Australia. Topics include trade and exchange; gender relations and sexuality; culture contact and change; indigenous land rights; totemism; political authority, language distribution and use; warfare and headhunting; expressive arts, and socialization. A&S Foreign Culture course. Non-Western Culture and Civilization.


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  • ANT 355 - Cultures of Southeast Asia

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Introductory survey of the peoples and cultures of both mainland and insular Southeast Asia. Examines both historical and contemporary societies. Topics include kinship systems, religion and possession, warfare and headhunting, the effects of the Vietnam war on the people and culture.


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  • ANT 356 - Ethiopia

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Survey of the land, ecologies, peoples and cultures of Ethiopia, examining ancient and traditional ways of life as well as contemporary issues and developments. Emphasis on Abyssinia. Black Studies course. A&S Foreign Culture course. Non-Western Culture and Civilization.


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  • ANT 357 - Peoples/Culture of Mesoamerica

    (4 credits)
    This course provides an overview of the peoples and Cultures of Mexico and Central America that comprise the Mesoamerican culture area. Course begins with an examination of Pre-Columbian civilizations and the Colonial Period before focusing on contemporary indigenous peoples, their institutions and relationships to the modern state. Using rich ethnographic accounts of contemporary Nahautl and Mayan communities we will examine gender, religious systems and world view, transformations of the economy, language and identity, and political oppression, culminating in the ongoing revitalization movements currently taking place as exemplified by the Zapatistas in Chiapas and Guatemalan Mayans. Nonwestern Culture and Civilization.


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  • ANT 358 - Caribbean Societies

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Survey of the historical and contemporary societies of the Caribbean socio-cultural region, with primary focus on the non-Hispanic regions of the Caribbean (those areas whose colonial history is with England, France, Sweden and the Netherlands). Assumes no prior knowledge of anthropology. A&S Foreign Culture course. Non-Western Culture and Civilization.


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  • ANT 365 - The Asian American Experience

    (4 credits)
    This course deals with developing a better understanding of the evolution and settlement patterns, religious and social institutions, and help-seeking patterns of Asian Americans, one of the fastest growing visible minority groups in our society. The course will focus on Indian Americans and Chinese Americans, the two largest Asian American groups in Northeast Ohio. Other Asian groups, such as Filipinos, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Southeastern and South Asian communities will also be highlighted, with special emphasis on Asian communities in Northeast Ohio. Cross-listed with SWK 355 . Human Diversity.


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  • ANT 366 - Native Peoples of Southwest

    (4 credits)
    An in-depth examination of the Southwest culture area of Native North American found primarily within Arizona and New Mexico and parts of Colorado and Nevada. The course focuses on the ethnography of the region, with a brief overview of the archaeological basis of contemporary settlement. While not strictly enforced, it is strongly recommended that students either have taken or are concurrently enrolled in ANT 351  Native North Americans. Non-Western Culture and Civilization.


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  • ANT 375 - Ethnographic Field Methods

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Instruction in the methods of ethnographic observation, analysis, and description, with exposure to different research methods in ethnography and sociolinguistics. Topics covered include elicitation, social network analysis, participant/observation, consultants, ethics, data management, and ethnographic writing.


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  • ANT 385 - The Anthropology of Tourism

    (4 credits)
    An introduction to the study of tourism from the perspective of anthropology. Although the anthropology of tourism is a relatively new field of social science inquiry, its objects of study - travel, cross-cultural interaction, and culture change - are as old as the discipline of anthropology itself. Topics covered include defining tourism, typologies of tourism and tourists, the theory of tourism, tourist arts and crafts, ethnicity and heritage in tourism, sustainable tourism, eco-tourism, the social and cultural impacts of tourism, and managing tourism. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • ANT 393 - Area Studies in Archaeology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ANT 101 Human Biocultural Evolution Exploration of the principal developments, primary explanations, and main issues in the prehistory and/or historical archaeology of a particular area, region, or place. Similar to area studies in anthropology courses, with emphasis on the past culture of a target area rather than its contemporary culture. Mesoamerica, the Maya area, and Belize have been covered in recent years; other areas may also be covered.


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  • ANT 394 - Area Studies in Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Comparative study of cultures and societies of major world areas. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours by studying different areas. Courses on Asia (China, India, Indonesia) are Asian Studies courses.


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  • ANT 401 - Forensic Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    This course provides students with an introduction to the forensic sciences. Readings emphasize the diverse roles that forensic evidence plays in local, regional, national and international law enforcement and judicial applications. Introductory topics include forensic chemistry, pathology, dentistry, DNA fingerprinting, botany, palynology, entomology, geology, engineering, sociology, psychology, psychiatry, and forensic anthropology and archaeology. Special topics include the determination of age, sex, ancestry, and stature from human skeletal remains along with identification of skeletal trauma, features of individuation, and applications of craniofacial reconstruction. Additional topics focus on standard death scene and crime scene methods of evidence collection used in the study of criminalistics.


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  • ANT 435 - Archaeology Field School

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Hands-on participation in archaeological fieldwork; techniques of archaeological field reconnaissance and survey; exploration, mapping and excavation of actual archaeological remains. Recording and processing of archaeological data. May be conducted at sites in different locations, consult Department for details; students are responsible for their own transportation. Credit varies by offering. May be repeated for credit for up to 12 credit hours, however no more than 6 may be counted as electives towards the Anthropology Major or Minor.


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  • ANT 436 - Cultural/Ling. Field School

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ANT 100, 102, 120 LIN 120 or ENG/LIN 311, or permission of instructor. Experiential learning of fieldwork research techniques in cultural and/or linguistic anthropology through participation in specific projects designed to engage with the community and build its base of knowledge about itself through community engagement and enrichment. My be repeated once for University hours but only 4 credits may count toward the Anthropology major or minor.


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  • ANT 440 - Southwest Field Experience

    (6 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ANT 366 , Native Peoples of the Southwest and permission of instructor. This course provides the curricular foundations for the supervised field experience in anthropology, a program that is offered annually in the second six-week summer session. There is a two-week orientation and preparation on campus followed by a four-week stay in the Southwest (New Mexico and Arizona), where students experience tourism in Native American communities.


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  • ANT 447 - Maya Hieroglyphic Writing II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ANT 347 , Maya Hieroglyphic Writing I. Building on the basic knowledge and skills learned in ANT 347 , students will decipher increasingly more challenging texts in order to reach a more sophisticated understanding of Maya hieroglyphic decipherment, and its implications for understanding and revising the history of Classic Maya civilization.


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  • ANT 453 - Adv Studies/African Cultures

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: ANT 153 or ANT 353 or permission of instructor. Seminar-style class devoted to advanced comparative study of African cultures with specific attention to culture change in the areas of social organization, kinship, economics, ways of knowing, religions, art, music, gender roles, political systems, power and representation. Students conduct individual and group research projects on how African societies are interweaving their cultural traditions with new adaptations in the face of global pressures, influences, technologies, and trends. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • ANT 493 - Topics in Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Topics reflect material of special or timely interest, such as food and culture, multimedia software, Mesoamerican art, expressive culture, the anthropology of music, folk voices, forensics, human anatomy. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours when topics vary. No more than 12 credit hours of ANT 293/493 may be counted towards any ANT degree. Designated titles may fulfill the Foreign Culture requirement.


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  • ANT 494 - Advanced Area Studies in Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ANT 102  Study of Culture and appropriate ANT 35X or ANT 36X area studies course. In-depth study of specific questions of anthropological concern in a particular cultural area. Topic and area may vary with each offering. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours with different topic/area.


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  • ANT 495 - Senior Seminar Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Anthropology major with senior standing and permission of instructor. This course provides majors in anthropology with a capstone experience in the discipline. The course has the explicit goal of refining the analytic and expository skills that are introduced and developed in the core courses for the major. Students will also have the opportunity to apply their anthropological training and knowledge in a project that focuses on a “real world” problem that is taken from the contemporary world.


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  • ANT 496 - Ind Study in Anthropology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have at least junior standing to be eligible for this course. Written permission of the instructor and department chair is required. Independent student research on selected advanced topics in anthropology under the direction of the faculty. May be repeated up to 8 credit hours when topics vary.


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Arabic
  
  

  • ARB 102 - Beginning Arabic II

    (5 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of ARB 101 with a “C” or better grade Essentials of Arabic usage; practice in hearing, speaking, reading, and writing.


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  • ARB 193 - Special Topics in Arabic

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Study of a particular topic in Arabic language, literature, or civilization. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic.


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  • ARB 194 - Special Topics in Arabic (Writing)

    (1-4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Study of the Arabic language, literature, or civilization. May be repeated with a change of topic. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • ARB 201 - Intermediate Arabic I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ARB 102 or permission of instructor Focus on culture and language as well as on improving listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities. Includes language laboratory component in Media Lab.


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  • ARB 202 - Intermediate Arabic II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: ARB 201 or permission of instructor Ongoing review and expansion of skills development through reading short narratives, conversation and media. Readings are drawn from literary texts and articles on contemporary Middle Eastern Society. Includes language laboratory component in Media Lab.


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  • ARB 274 - Introduction to Middle East

    (4 credits)
    This course is designed to introduce students to the history, religious diversity, political systems, economy, and culture of the Middle East. The course includes a brief examination of ancient Middle Eastern civilizations and its history to the world. The course also examines important historical junctures influencing the region today. It will include the contents, similarities, and diversities of Middle Eastern culture. The course examines three monotheistic religions and how Middle Easterners vary widely in their religious beliefs. It explores how this religious variance impacts Middle Eastern culture. The course introduces students to multiple aspects of the arts. Cross-listed with HIS 274 and PSC 274. Taught in English. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • ARB 293 - Special Topics in Arabic

    (4 credits)
    Study of a particular topic in Arabic language, literature, or civilization. May be repeated with a change of topic.


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  • ARB 294 - Special Topics in Arabic-Wrt.

    (4 credits)
    Study of the Arabic language, literature, or civilization. May be repeated with a change of topic. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • ARB 301 - Composition & Conversation

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ARB 202 ore the equivalent, or permission of instructor. Advanced conversation and composition in Arabic; improvement of all language skills and grammar with an emphasis on oral expression. .This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • ARB 302 - Media and Writing

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ARB 301 or the equivalent, or permission of instructor. Advanced conversation and composition in Arabic; improvement of all language skills and grammar. Writing emphasis using media related materials and topics.


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  • ARB 335 - Arab Film

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ARB 301 or ARB 302 or permission of instructor. This course uses Arab films to introduce students to major cultural features of the Arab world. Students complete reading and writing assignments in Arabic. May be cross-listed with MLA 235.


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  • ARB 345 - Arabic Resources of Cleveland

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ARB 201 or ARB 202, or permission of instructor. This is a service learning course that complements class meetings with field study assignments to engage students with Arabic-speaking communities in the Cleveland area. Readings and writings in Arabic. May be cross-listed with MLA 245.


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  • ARB 371 - Intro Classical Arab Lit

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ARB 301 or ARB 302, or permission of instructor. This course introduces students to classical Arabic literature from the pre-Islamic period to the Abbasid caliphate. Works are examined in their social and historical context with an emphasis on the religio-political discourses of early Islamic society. Taught in Arabic. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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