Courses
ANTH 5501 History and Theory of Sociocultural Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Survey of the development of anthropology, various schools of thought, important personalities, and concepts that have contributed to anthropology over time.
ANTH 5502 Ecological Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Interaction of human bio-cultural systems and environment. Relations of natural resources, technological inventories, social organization, cultural categories. Native resource management practices.
ANTH 5503 History and Theory in Archaeology: 3 semester hours.
History of the development of current methods and theory in archaeology and contemporary applications. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5504 Material Culture Analysis: 3 semester hours.
Methods and analyses used in archaeology and anthropology to understand the relationship between objects and culture. COREQ: ANTH 5505.
ANTH 5505 Analytical Techniques Laboratory: 1 semester hour.
Analytical techniques laboratory to accompany ANTH 5504. Students will complete an assigned project in material culture analysis. COREQ: ANTH 5504.
ANTH 5506 American Indian Health Issues: 3 semester hours.
An overview of health concerns, both current and past, of American Indian people, and the biological and sociocultural factors which influence health status.
ANTH 5507 Anthropology of Global Health: 3 semester hours.
How cultures define health and illness, and how these definitions ultimately influence the health status of individuals.
ANTH 5508 Topics in Medical Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Rotating topics, including international health issues, ethno-psychiatry, ethno-medicine and non-western healing systems. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. PREREQ: ANTH 5507 or permission of instructor.
ANTH 5509 Clinical Medical Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Explores the culture of biomedicine and the beliefs of patients. Topics include doctor/patient communication, cultural competency, cultural construction of risk, critiques of high-tech medicine and the international pharmaceutical industry.
ANTH 5510 Cultural Resources Management: 3 semester hours.
Introduction to CRM reviewing historic preservation and federal legislation as they pertain to archaeology; practical experience insite survey and recording. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5511 Advanced Global Health: 3 semester hours.
This class uses medical anthropology theories and approaches to explore and analyze current global health issues. Emphasis is on trans-disciplinary approaches to understanding and problem solving. The class content reflects current, on-going global health crises. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5513 Old World Archaeology: 3 semester hours.
Prehistory of the Old World. Precise areal focus and periods may vary. Includes bother theory and exposition. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. PREREQ: ANTH 2203 or permission of instructor.
ANTH 5514 New World Archaeology: 3 semester hours.
Examination of the prehistory of the Americas with emphasis on the North American continent. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. PREREQ: ANTH 2203 or permission of instructor.
ANTH 5520 Applied Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Introduction to the use of theories, methods, practices, and ethnographic findings of anthropology to solve human and environmental problems in academic, professional and global contexts. Special emphasis on future research and anthropological career trajectories. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5522 Globalization: 3 semester hours.
An examination of issues surrounding the intersection of anthropology and globalization. Emphasis on the social scientific study of the intensity of flows of capital, labor, commodities, and ideologies across national borders. Cultural, political, and economic connections and transformations are interpreted through an ethnographic lens. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5525 Food and Culture: 3 semester hours.
A global examination of the role of food in human culture. Among topics considered are the ways food shapes and reflects identity, how food habits develop and change through cultural interaction, ritual uses of food, diet and health, drawing on historical and modern case studies. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5526 Reading and Writing Ethnography: 3 semester hours.
This course explores both contemporary and historical ethnographic writings that are foundational to the discipline. Students also engage in learning the art of ethnographic writing by producing short pieces of their own during the semester. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5529 Survey of Primates: 3 semester hours.
Evolution and adaptations of fossil and extant non-human primates through their anatomy, behavioral ecology, and adaptive diversity, including a history of primate/human interactions. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances aer identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5530 Human Evolution: 3 semester hours.
Examines relevant topical issues/problems in human evolution from a bioanthropological, ecological and demographic perspective, including paleoanthropology, evolutionary genetics, and the impact of health, nutrition, and disease in human populations. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. PREREQ: ANTH 2230 or permission of instructor.
ANTH 5531 Special Topics in Biological Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Rotating review of topics dealing with issues in biological anthropology. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5532 Human Osteology: 3 semester hours.
Provides a comprehensive, working knowledge of the human skeletal system presented in a laboratory context, including identification of individual bones, osteogenesis, pathologies, demography and the applications of knowledge and techniques in real world settings. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. PREREQ: ANTH 2230 or permission of instructor.
ANTH 5534 Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology: 3 semester hours.
An introduction to forensic anthropology and archaeology, an applied field within the larger discipline of biological anthropology. This course includes analysis of human skeletal remains recovered from medico-legal contexts. Students will apply the theoretical foundations and methodologies associated with forensic anthropology and archaeology in a real world setting, and will provide students with an informed appreciation for the field, as well as knowledge regarding the roles, responsibilities, and limitations of a forensic anthropologist. ANTH 2230 and ANTH 4432 recommended as prerequisites. S, D
ANTH 5535 Advanced Forensic Science - Beyond the Crime Lab: 3 semester hours.
An in depth look at all the forensics sciences that are part of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). This class will delve into the new methods and techniques used in crime labs for DNA, Latent Prints, digital and software forensics, ballistics, forensic anthropology, and crime scene analysis. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5536 Human Variation: 3 semester hours.
This course is designed to investigate the biological basis of human diversity, the meanings we apply to race, and how race is perceived. Topics covered include the origin and mechanisms of human population variation, the nature of racial and racist studies in both historical and social contextss, and the question of race as a valid subject of scientific inquiriy. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances aer identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5537 Cold Case Files: 3 semester hours.
This course introduces the concept of cold cases within forensic science and the processes, barriers, and investigative resources used to solve cold cases. It explores the roles, approaches, methods, and limitations of a forensic anthropology investigation into cold cases. A special focus on social justice and activism work surrounding cold cases will be pursued and students will apply knowledge they gain about investigation to active Idaho forensic cases, develop case portfolios, and initiate outreach strategies to move cases forward. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5538 Human Growth and Development: 3 semester hours.
This course covers the phenomenon of human growth, how growth and development can be measured, the molecular basis of growth, secular changes, genetic and environmental effects on growth, plasticity of the human phenotype, and applications to forensic age estimation in subadults. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5539 Principles of Taphonomy: 3 semester hours.
Effects of processes which modify organisms between death and the time the usually fossilized remains are studied. Emphasis on vertebrates. Equivalent to BIOL 5539 and GEOL 5539.
ANTH 5540 Anthropology of Monsters: 3 semester hours.
This course uses methods and theories of anthropology to understand the societal meanings and functions of monsters through time from biological, psychological, evolutionary, historical, and cross-cultural perspectives. Students will analyze monsters as real and mythological to critically interpret
ANTH 5541 Dead and Buried: 3 semester hours.
This course explores death, dying, and mortuary rituals from across cultures and through time. It particularly focuses on reading the body and skeleton as a source for understanding culture and individual life experiences. This discussion-based course offers students an in-depth introduction to the various ways anthropologists approach, interpret, and apply knowledge of the cultural variation, biological universals, and ethical dilemmas surrounding dying, death, the material remains of the dead. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5549 Qualitative Research Methods: 3 semester hours.
Study of qualitative research methods. Data gathering techniques and data analysis will be covered. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. PREREQ: ANTH 2250 or permission of instructor.
ANTH 5550 Sociolinguistics: 3 semester hours.
Study of the patterned covariation of language and society, social dialects and social styles in language; problems of bilingualism, multilingualism, creoles and language uses. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. Equivalent to ENGL 5588. PREREQ: ANTH 1107, ENGL 2281, or permission of instructor.
ANTH 5552 American Indian Verbal Arts: 3 semester hours.
Analysis of current theories in the study of oral literature and ethnopoetics, focusing on the oral traditions of American Indians.
ANTH 5554 Survey of American Indian Languages: 3 semester hours.
History of scholarship, analysis and classification of American Indian languages with emphasis on the languages of a particular phylum or geographical area.
ANTH 5555 Phonetics: 3 semester hours.
Introduction to descriptive linguistics focusing on phonetics and phonetic phenomena of English and the other languages of the world. Extensive practice in perception and production of such phenomena. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. Equivalent to LANG 5555. PREREQ: ANTH/GLBL 1107.
ANTH 5556 Phonology and Morphology: 3 semester hours.
Phonological theory and analysis; current theories in morphology. Phonological rules, representations, underlying forms, derivation, justification of phonological analyses; morphological structure, derivational and inflectional morphology; relation of morphology to phonology. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. Equivalent to LANG 5556. PREREQ: ANTH/GLBL 1107.
ANTH 5558 Historical Linguistics: 3 semester hours.
The methods and theories of the historical study of language. The comparative method, internal reconstruction, linguistic change over time, genetic typology of languages, and application of prehistory.
ANTH 5559 Linguistic Field Methods: 3 semester hours.
Practical experience in linguistic analysis of a language using data elicited from a native speaker. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
ANTH 5563 Applied Statistics in Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Practical applications of commonly used statistical analyses in anthropology.
ANTH 5564 Advanced Analytical Methods in Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Examination of and practical experience in applying advanced quantitative, qualitative, and laboratory methods and analyses. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. PREREQ: ANTH 5563 or permission of instructor.
ANTH 5572 Native American Arts: 3 semester hours.
Survey of Native American arts and industries, including prehistoric, ethnographic, and contemporary venues.
ANTH 5574 Topics in Indian Education: 3 semester hours.
Rotating review of topics dealing with issues in Indian education. Consult current schedule of classes for exact course being taught. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
ANTH 5576 Seminar in Am Indian Studies: 3 semester hours.
Advanced level course with critical examination, readings, discussion and presentation of selected issues facing American Indians. PREREQ: 9 credits of American Indian Studies or permission of instructor.
ANTH 5578 Federal Indian Law: 3 semester hours.
Examination of tribal governments; their relationship with the federal government; sovereignty, jurisdictional conflicts over land and resources; and economic development. Equivalent to POLS 5578.
ANTH 5579 Tribal Governments: 3 semester hours.
Complex legal position of Indian tribes as self-governing entities; principles of inherent powers; governmental organization, lawmaking, justice, relation to state and federal government. Equivalent to POLS 5579.
ANTH 5580 Varieties of American Language: 3 semester hours.
In-depth study of various dialects of American English, including historical evolution of different dialects, effects of migration on dialects, and influences of non-English immigrant languages on development of American English. Field work studying the Snake River dialects of Idaho. Equivalent to ENGL 5580.
ANTH 5581 Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Selected topics in social, political, economic, and religious systems/organizations. Intensive survey of literature and analysis of relevant materials. See current schedule of classes for exact course titles. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. May be repeated for up to 9 credits with different course topics. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
ANTH 5582 Independent Problems in Anthropology: 1-3 semester hours.
Investigation of an anthropological problem chosen by the student and approved by the staff. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
ANTH 5583 Field Research: 3 semester hours.
Practical experience in field research. May be repeated for up to 6 credits.
ANTH 5585 Anthropology of War and Violence: 3 semester hours.
Survey of war and violence from evolutionary foundations through modern representations. The course covers violence and war among chimpanzees, the genetics and biochemistry of violence, the role of evolution in making humans aggressive, and the history and ethnography of violent conflict around the world.
ANTH 5586 Archaeology Field School: 1-9 semester hours.
Practical field and laboratory training in archaeological excavation techniques and methods of analysis. May be repeated to a total of 9 credits.
ANTH 5587 Ethnographic Field School: 1-6 semester hours.
Supervised fieldwork in cultural anthropology in a given ethnographic setting where students and faculty work on a specific set of field problems. May be repeated to a total of 6 credits.
ANTH 5588 Guatemala Archaeology Field School: 1-6 semester hours.
This hands-on research experience investigates ancient Mayan origins, dynamics, and culture change. Students apply technology and excavation methodologies, innovative conservation methods, and theoretical considerations to the origins and dynamics of complex societies. Specific, evaluated
ANTH 5589 Topics in American Indian Studies: 3 semester hours.
Rotating review of topics dealing with issues in American Indian studies. Consult current schedule of classes for exact course being taught. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. May be repeated with different topics.
ANTH 5591 Archaeology Laboratory Analysis: 3 semester hours.
Directed analysis of archaeological remains and report writing. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
ANTH 5594 Visual Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Documentary and ethnographic filmmaking techniques including story structure, interviewing, audio and lighting, camera handling, composition, POV, and editing. Anthropological critiques of visual representation. Students create their own short film for a final project.
ANTH 5595 Department Colloquium: 1 semester hour.
Presentations of current research issues in Anthropology by faculty and students. May be repeated.
ANTH 5599 Experimental Course: 1-6 semester hours.
The content of this course is not described in the catalog. Title and number of credits are announced in the Class Schedule. Experimental courses may be offered no more than three times with the same title and content. May be repeated.
ANTH 6605 Seminar in Linguistic Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Discussion of theories, methods, and results in linguistic anthropology.
ANTH 6610 Seminar in Medical Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Discussion of current topics within the various specializations of medical anthropology.
ANTH 6615 Seminar in Biological Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Discussion of theories, methods, and results in biological anthropology.
ANTH 6625 Seminar in Sociocultural Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Discussions of theories, methods, and results in sociocultural anthropology.
ANTH 6635 Seminar in Archaeology: 3 semester hours.
Studies in current theories, methods, and results in archaeological anthropology.
ANTH 6641 Research Project: 1-6 semester hours.
The student will pursue original research under staff guidance. The final report will result in a publishable manuscript. May be repeated. Graded S/U.
ANTH 6642 Practicum in Teaching Anthropology: 3 semester hours.
Directed preparation of an anthropology course with a review of course materials, format, teaching techniques, films, and other aids. The trainee will participate in a supervised teaching experience.
ANTH 6649 Independent Study: 1-4 semester hours.
Independent research under the guidance of faculty. May be repeated.
ANTH 6650 Thesis: 1-6 semester hours.
May be repeated. Graded S/U.
ANTH 6655 Internship in Applied Anthropology: 3-6 semester hours.
Supervised experience in the development and implementation of an anthropological project.
ANTH 6699 Experimental Course: 1-6 semester hours.
The content of this course is not described in the catalog. Title and number of credits are announced in the Class Schedule. Experimental courses may be offered no more than three times with the same title and content. May be repeated.
