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ANTH 1121 Women Across Cultures (3 cr) Recommended: Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106 Global course focusing on the major institutions of family, religion, education, and economic and political systems as they define, provide for, and frequently limit women. Women's issues addressed throughout many cultures of the world. (Same as SOC 1121 and WMST 1121.)

Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 8

ANTH 1125 Human Evolution - An Introduction to Bio-Anthropology (3 cr)

This course introduces humans as biological organisms, descended from animal ancestors and closely related to other living primates. The processes involved in evolution such as natural selection, population genetics, genetic inheritance, and bio-cultural adaptation will be discussed. Human ancestry, inferred from the fossil record, will be a primary focus, especially those attributes and selection pressures that led to behaviorally modern humans.

Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 10

ANTH 1126 Archaeology: Prehistory and Humanity's Cultural Origins (3 cr)

This course examines how the physical remains of past cultures are used to reconstruct vanished societies, explain their origins, and understand the factors that contributed to their ultimate collapse. It focuses on the universal cultural, economic and ecological factors that affected ancient peoples and how these staged the modern world.

Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 10

ANTH 1127 Cultural Anthropology - The Global Human Experience (3 cr)

This course examines the human way of life and cultural adaptations to various natural and social environments. The cultures in Western/Non-Western and indigenous/modern societies are compared and contrasted with respect to subsistence, social structure, language, belief systems, marriage and child rearing practices, and personality. The dynamics of cultural change and the practical application of cultural anthropology are also considered.

Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 8

ANTH 1145 Human Variation – Bio-Anthropology and Forensic Analysis (3 cr)

Recommended: Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106 This course provides a broad overview of human variation with a specific focus on the application of bio-anthropology to forensic analysis. Scientific study of differences among human populations with respect to skeletal anatomy, dentition, hair, certain soft tissues, and DNA can be used to identify victims from skeletal remains, for archeological determination of ethnic and cultural origins, and for objectively understanding the physical characteristics of diverse human and pre-human groups. Bio-anthropologists can determine age, sex, ancestry, stature and many pathological qualities of deceased individuals, but also

explain the origin of such variation as part of ancestral adaptations and population genetics.

Fall, Spring MnTC Goal: 5 & 7

ANTH 1146 Field Archeology - Methods of Exploring the Past (3 cr)

This course will provide an introduction to field and laboratory archeology. The course covers the full scope of the scientific methods used to locate, excavate, analyze, and interpret the material evidence of vanished prehistoric cultures. Field archeology requires familiarity with the legal and ethical

responsibilities that govern such work, and the course will discuss these in detail. Particular focus will be given to field work, including an intensive two-day excavation of a Native American site in southwestern Minnesota. The laboratory component will also include hands-on interaction with artifacts, interpreting, and cataloging materials that have been recently recovered.

Fall, Spring MnTC Goal: 5 & 9

ANTH 1148 Examining Culture - Seeing and Doing Anthropology (3 cr)

Participant observation has been, and continues to be, the primary method used by anthropologists in evaluating culture. Students who take this course, either as a supplement to introductory cultural anthropology or as an alternative to a more conventional introduction to cultural anthropology course, will learn to actively participate in the examination of cultural dynamics. Ethnographic fieldwork and/or media-based visual essays will be developed and presented in the classroom. Through this type of hands-on experience (participant observation), students will come to understand how film, photography, music, and fieldwork interviews, as examples, play major roles in the evaluation of cross-cultural materials. As part of the seeing and doing exercises in this course, students will review basic anthropological concepts, emphasizing trends in the analysis of societal cultural dynamics. The individual student projects will represent the culmin- ation of full experiential learning in anthropology.

Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 8

ANTH 1150 Native Americans: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (3 cr)

Recommended: Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106 North American prehistory; selected traditional Native American cultures; Native American cultures and their responses to historical change; intercultural conflict between Native Americans and others.

Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 7

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ANTH 1188 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion: The Anthropology of Religion (3 cr)

Recommended: Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106 This course offers a systematic comparison of the many religions practiced in human cultures from simple to complex. Students will explore not only belief, mythology, and ritual; but also sacred space, symbols, organization, personnel, and how religion relates to other aspects of culture, such as language and politics. May include one or more field trips.

Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 5 & 8

ANTH 1899 Medical Anthropology: Health, Illness and Healing Across Cultures (3 cr)

Recommended: Eligible for ENGC 1101 and READ 1106 This course explores various cultural traditions, including those in the U.S., and how culture shapes our experience, understanding and treatment of illness and health. The course covers the evolution of diseases and contemporary disease trends. It compares different kinds of healers and healing. This course includes service-learning opportunities. Fall, Spring MnTC Goals: 7 & 8

ANTH 1901 Topics in Anthropology (3 cr) Prereq: Topic-dependent

Examination of a special topic in anthropology. Topics courses do not satisfy goals of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum.

Fall, Spring

ANTH 2096 Internship in Anthropology (2-4 cr) Prereq: Previous coursework in Anthropology and consent of professor and the Center for Experiential Education This internship course explores careers and training in a supervised work setting and combines theory with field experience. Students spend approximately 2.5 hours per week, per credit on the job, complete academic work, and meet with faculty throughout the semester. Students may earn 2 to 4 credits per semester, with a maximum of 8 credits in any one discipline.

Fall, Spring

ANTH 2126 Introduction to Field Methods in Archeology (3 cr)

Prereq: Eligible for READ 1106 or Instructor's permission Recommended: ANTH 1126 or 1150

This course will provide an introduction to field and laboratory archeology. The course covers the full scope of the scientific methods used to locate, excavate, analyze, and interpret the material evidence of vanished prehistoric cultures. Particular focus will be given to field work, including an intensive two-day excavation of a Native American site in southwestern Minnesota. The laboratory component will also include hands-on interaction with artifacts, interpreting and cataloging materials recently recovered by teams from Normandale.

Fall, Spring MnTC Goal: 5