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A survey of biological anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology and linguistic anthropology.

An archaeological interpretation of the lifeways of our human ancestors from 3 million years ago to the development of written records.

We investigate the nature and dynamics of diversity in the United States today using anthropological approaches and methods. We examine multiple aspects of social identity including ethnicity, "race," socioeconomic class, gender, and sexuality.

We explore the nature and dynamics of the world's earliest civilizations. We learn how and why complex societies arose, how they differ from simpler societies, what everyday life was like in them, and the strategies elites used to maintain power.

Students participating in study abroad programs examine the host country's cultural values, social institutions, and significant contemporary issues. Students discuss differences between U.S. American and host country's cultures.

Introduction to archaeological method and theory.

We examine human biological variation taking into account the complex interaction of biology, physiology, environment, and culture. Major topics include evolution, genetics, non-human primates, the hominin fossil record, and modern human variation.

We examine human behavior and belief across cultures. We learn how anthropologists work; how culture is created; how and why economic, social, and political systems differ across cultures; and the impacts of colonialism and globalization.

We explore the lifeways and cultures of North American Indians from prehistory until the present. Culture areas could include the Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Plains, Arctic, Subarctic, Plateau, Great Basin, California, and the Northwest Coast.

Exploration of the culture and lifeways of Indians of the Northwest Coast culture area, past and present.

A course designed to familiarize students with the forensic analysis of human remains. Theoretical and hands-on analyses of human remains within a medicolegal context.

An introduction to the anthropology of gender using a global and comparative approach to explore the diversity of women's experiences and perspectives in relation to their bodies; to men, children, and other women; and to their culture and society.