ANTH Anthropology
ANTH 1105 Cultural Anthropology - (3-0-3)
A comparative, descr ptive, non-technical study of non-literate folk societies. Topics
include: basic institutions; value systems; the nature of culture, its content, patterns
and changes; the impact of the cultural milieu on socialization and personality development.
ANTH 1107 Archaeological Methodology - (3-0-3)
Emphasizes scientific techniques and methodologies employed by archaeologists to reconstruct
extinct cultures and lifeways, stages of archaeological investigation from hypothesis
development to data interpretation, and heritage conservation. Provides opportunity
for students to critically contract the scientific nature of archeology with "pop"
and psuedo-archaeology popularized by media. ANTH 2105. Prehistoric World Civilizations
(3-0-3) Course traces rise of world's first majo
ANTH 1145 Human Origins - (3-0-3)
A survey of modern scientific evidence and thought on the biological origins of modern
humans. Topics included are early human and primate ancestors, their fossil record,
modern evolutionary theory, and techniques of dating early human and primate remains.
ANTH 2105 Prehistoric World Civilizations - (3-0-3)
Course traces rise of world's first major civilizations from emergence of Homo sapiens
to the advent of written history. The emergence of food production, social inequality,
cities and conquest states in each world area will be examined, as will the major
anthropological theories devised to explain them. Emphasized is diversity of world
civilizations, the variety of paths to civilization taken around the globe, and especially
"non-western" civilizations of sub-Saharan Africa, the Far East and the Americas.
ANTH 2136 Language and Culture - (3-0-3)
A study of the relationship between language and culture in multilingual and multicultural
societies throughout the world. Topics include: language practices (i.e. name giving
in Africa, oral tradition of the Caribbean, use of proverbs), language attitudes towards
dialects, multilingualism and identity, the immigrant experience, effects of language
contact (i.e., language mixing and borrowing), and language planning and choice in
multilingual societies.
ANTH 2137 Languages of the World - (3-0-3)
A survey of languages spoken in different regions of the world, including Africa,
Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Students will examine similarities and differences
in sounds, words, sentences/grammar, and writing systems of a variety of languages.
Students will learn about grouping of languages into language families.
ANTH 5115 Religion, Culture and Society - (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: Junior standing. An overview of major sociological and anthropological.
ANTH 5175 Physical Anthropology and Archeology - (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: Junior standing. A survey of primate and human origins, the paleontological record
of human evolution and the study of Paleolithic cultures and the diverse biologies
of modern human populations. Course work will include techniques of lithic archeology
and focus on North American native prehistory.
ANTH 5305 Field Methods in Archaeology - (0-12-4)
Prerequisites: Approval of Department Chair. First-hand experience in data recovery methods in archaeology
either in the greater Columbus and western Georgia, or in Latin America. Students
will learn methods of archaeological site survey, site recording and surface mapping,
excavation and field laboratory documentation.
ANTH 5515 Selected Topics in Anthropology - (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: ANTH 1105. Examination of selected topics in anthropology. Topics will vary, with
no topic repeated over four consecutive semesters to accommodate students earning
a minor in anthropology. May be repeated for credit when topic is different.
ANTH 5555 Selected Topics in Archaeology - (3-0-3)
Examination of selected topics in archaeology. Topics will vary, with no topic repeated
over four consecutive semesters to accommodate students earning a minor in anthropology.
May be repeated for credit when topic is different.
