ANTHROPOLOGY (ATH–Arts and Science)

Note: Courses listed below require 12 semester hours of anthropology or related fields, including six advanced hours (except as noted).

411/511 Applied Anthropology (3)

New possibilities for using anthropological principles and methods in contemporary nonacademic settings. Prerequisite: ATH 175, 185, or permission of instructor. Offered in alternate years.

414/514 Caribbean Archaeology (3)

Examines the prehistory of the Caribbean from its early peopling and continues into the era of European colonial conquest through the lenses of archaeology and ethnohistory.

421/521 Senior Seminar in Anthropology (3)

Focuses on key issues in anthropology, including a review of the tools of the discipline and anthropology’s role in the future. Prerequisite: ATH 212, 231, 255, and 265, senior status and anthropology major, or permission of instructor.

425/525 Ethnographic Field Methods (3)

Organization, observation, measurement, and strategy in ethnographic field research. Prerequisites: ATH 231 or 265, junior or senior status, or permission of instructor.

426/526 Ethnographic Field Research (4-16)

Collection, recording, and analyzing ethnographic data in a non-western cultural environment. Prerequisite: 12 hours of social science or permission of instructor.

428/528 Anthropology of Women’s Health (3)

Explores how culture shapes women’s bodies and health from a cross-cultural perspective; topics include cross-cultural examinations of women’s life-cycle, illnesses, bodily violations, and notions of beauty. Prerequisite: ATH 155 or 175 or 185, or permission of instructor.

431/531 Origins of the State (3)

Explores the concept of the state as a form of social organization and presents theories regarding its origins. Theories offer a variety of explanations, but each uses an approach grounded in sociocultural anthropology, supported by ethnographic and archaeological research. Prerequisites: ATH 155 or 175, junior or senior status, or permission of instructor.

432/532 Social Identities (3)

Investigates the genesis and maintenance of cultural and ethnic identities through the application of identity theory to ethniographic examples and original student research.

441/541 Museum Development, Philosophy, and Social Context (3)

Survey of the development of museums to their current status and study of philosophical, theoretical, and ethical basis behind modern museum forms and functions in architecture, acquisitions and collections, documentation, research, preservation, and interpretation.

443/543 The Museum Exhibit (3)

Practical course in museum design, exhibit philosophy and interpretation, and in techniques of exhibit installation.

455/555 Heredity, Environment, and Human Society (3)

Genetic, cultural, and ecological factors interacting to influence the behavior and structure of human populations; evolutionary perspectives on traditional and industrialized societies. Prerequisite: ATH 255 or ZOO 206, junior or senior status, or permission of instructor.

465/565 Seminar in Linguistic Anthropology (3)

Topics in contemporary theories in linguistic anthropology including the acquisition of language and culture and the formal analysis of cultural data. Prerequisite: ATH 265, junior standing in anthropology, or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years.

471/571 Ecological Anthropology (3)

Survey of ecological methods and models used by anthropologists in the analysis of cultural-environmental relations and in conservation planning. Prerequisite: ATH 155, 175, or 185, or permission of instructor.

476/576 Environment and Aging (3)

Examines the changing environmental experience of the older person from several theoretical perspectives. Topics include aging in urban and rural places, age-integrated and age-segregated settings, housing options and housing policy in the U.S., design and supportive technologies, and the cultural meaning of place. Prerequisite: (476) GTY 154 or ATH 155; (576) SOC 602, or consent of instructor. Cross-listed with GTY 476/576.

496/596 Observing Primate Behavior (4)

Theory and method in the study of primate behavior. Applied behavioral primatology entails original research projects done at an appropriate venue, e.g., Cincinnati Zoo. Prerequisite: ATH 255 or ZOO 206, junior or senior status, or permission of instructor.

497/597 Socio-Ecology of Primates (3)

Ethology and ecology of living prosimians, monkeys, and apes from comparative and evolutionary perspectives emphasizing field studies of natural populations. Prerequisite: ATH 255 or ZOO 206, junior or senior status, or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ZOO 497/597.

498/598 Evolution of Human Behavior (3)

Ethology and ecology of Homo sapiens, from comparative and evolutionary perspectives, drawing on primatology, palaeo-anthropology, and sociocultural studies of traditional societies. Prerequisite: ATH 255 or ZOO 206, junior or senior status, or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ZOO 498/598.

600 Seminar in Anthropology (3; maximum 9)

Literature and methods in anthropology. Offered infrequently.

670 Independent Study in Anthropology (1-4; maximum 12)

Advanced independent study in selected topics of current interest in anthropology.