2009 Course Catalog

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Culture and Human Behavior (AN901-3A )

Program: Pre-College

This course is an introduction to the theories and concepts as well as the research methods employed by anthropologists. The primary goal will be to challenge our assumptions about... (more »)

3 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 0100)

Program: Summer Session Credit

This course examines what it means to be human in different cultures. We will study a range of theories and methods used to study culture, including ethnography, the intensive... (more »)

7 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Discovering the Past: Introduction to Prehistory and Archaeology (AN907-2B)

Program: Pre-College

What is archaeology? How has it contributed to the study of past human history and present-day human behavior? This course offers an introduction to the basic principles and methods... (more »)

2 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Global Development (AN905-2B)

Program: Pre-College

Addressing global issues like poverty, hunger, and disease often seems overwhelming. Long-established institutions like governments, the United Nations, and the World Bank, have... (more »)

2 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Medicine and Society (AN906-2C)

Program: Pre-College

This course challenges students to explore the relationships between medicine and its social, cultural, and political dimensions. Students will be introduced to the ideas and... (more »)

2 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

The Human Body: Anthropological and Archaeological Perspectives (AN904-2C)

Program: Pre-College

Henna art. Bleached skin. Foot binding. Medical tattooing. Each of these bodily practices represents a socially-constructed understanding of how the human body is treated and experienced... (more »)

2 Weeks
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31