Graduate Courses

ANP 810  Anthrohistory: Exploring the Crossroads of Anthropology and History

Recent trends in work between anthropology and history. Emphasis on themes of representation, methodology and epistemology. Open to doctoral students or approval of department. Administered by the Department of History. Fall of even years

ANP 811  Knowledge, Memory, and Archives

Readings in recent anthropological work concerning the construction of historical memory, transmission of knowledge, and the power of representation. Fall of odd years.

ANP 812  Violence and the State: Anthropological Approaches

Anthropological perspectives on the state and violence, including: transitional justice, memory, human rights, international justice, sovereignty, nongovernmentality, trauma, evidence, exposure. Fall of even years

ANP 815  Transnational Processes and Identities

Critique of anthropological theories of transnationalism and globalization, modernity, diaspora, public culture, and ethnic identity. Fall of odd years.

ANP 820  Language and Cultural Meaning

Intellectual history of 20th century linguistic thinking. Saussure’s influence on cultural anthropology. Post-structuralist approaches. Spring of odd years.

ANP 822  Religion and Ritual

The anthropology of religion and the symbolic analysis of ritual. Theoretical and ethnographic literature. Fall of even years

ANP 825  International Social Science Research: Methods and Praxis

Issues in the design and implementation of anthropological field research. Development of field research proposals. Fall of every year, Spring of every year

ANP 826  International Development: Theory and Practice

Evolution of international development theory across disciplines. Changing conceptualizations, measurements, processes and effects of development and poverty. Ethnicity, social class, gender, and community influences on socioeconomic processes. Current issues, concerns, and strategic alternatives. Administered by the Department of Community Sustainability. Fall of even years.

ANP 829  Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Methodological underpinnings. Project design, field strategies, research techniques, and methods of data analysis. Open only to graduate students in Anthropology. Spring of even years

ANP 830  Cultural and Linguistic Anthropological Theory: Key Issues and Debates

Key debates in current cultural and linguistic anthropological theory; analytical frameworks and disciplinary genealogies. Open to graduate students in the Department of Anthropology. Fall of every year.

ANP 831  Seminar in Cultural Ecology

Anthropological theories for understanding culture as system of mediation between humans and environment. Cultural ecological approaches applied to sociocultural change and stability. Open only to graduate students. Approval of department. Fall of even years

ANP 834  Medical Anthropology: Overview

Anthropological approaches to the study of sickness, disease, and healing. Medical anthropology as a subdiscipline. Open to graduate students in the Department of Anthropology or approval of department.
Fall of every year

ANP 835  Topics in Medical Anthropology

Seminar in the description and analysis of themes in medical anthropology.
Open to graduate students in the Department of Anthropology or approval of department. Spring of every year

ANP 840: Biocultural Evolution

Major contemporary issues in evolutionary theory, taxonomy, and the evolution of biology and culture. Open only to graduate students in the Department of Anthropology. Spring of every year

ANP 842  Human Osteology

Human bone biology, skeletal anatomy, and osteological analysis. Approcal of Department Required. Fall of even years

ANP 843  Bioarchaeology

Relationship between skeletal and archaeological data. Reconstruction of mortuary behavior, individual life histories, and social organization. Specific emphasis on research designs. Fall of odd years

ANP 844  Topics in Forensic Anthropology

Current issues in forensic anthropology. Topics include facial reproduction and identification; laboratory techniques; skeletal histomorphology. Fall of every year

ANP 845  Paleopathology

Method and theory related to the study of health and disease in ancient societies through direct and indirect observation of skeletal and dental remains and mummified tissues. Fall of even years

ANP 846  Quantitative Methods in Anthropology

Statistical and data analysis methods, as they apply to anthropological questions. Open to graduate students in the Department of Anthropology. Fall of odd years

ANP 850  Principles of Archaeological Research Design

Formal, spatial, and temporal dimensions of archaeological research design. Appropriate analytic techniques. Approval of department. Spring of odd years

ANP 854 Archaeological Theory

Archaeological theory and the nature of the archaeological record. Use of archaeological data to test social theories of past human behavior.
Approval of department. Fall of even years.

ANP 858  Gender, Justice and Environmental Change : Issues and Concepts

Issues and concepts related to gender, ecology, and environmental studies. Key debates and theoretical approaches to addressing environmental issues from a gender and social justice perspective. Gender and environment issues and processes from a global perspective. Administered by the Department of Community Sustainability. Fall of every year

ANP 859  Gender, Justice, and Environmental Change: Methods and Application

Methods and case studies related to gender, ecology, and environmental studies. Methodological and fieldwork issues from a feminist perspective in international and intercultural contexts. Qualitative and quantitative methods for integrating social and environmental data. Spring of every year

ANP 870  Professional Issues in Anthropology

Ethics and professionalism in field work, behavior in academic and non-academic situations. Open to graduate students in the Department of Anthropology or approval of department. Spring of odd years

ANP 885  Fundamentals of Museum Studies

Introduction to the history of museums and current practices, standards, issues and ethics related to education, administration, visitor studies and the development, care and use of museum collections. Administered by Arts and Cultural Management & Museum Studies. Fall of every year, Spring of every year

ANP 887  The Digital Museum

Exploration, application, and innovation of the most current uses of the digital in museums, the arts, and other cultural organizational settings. Administered by Arts and Cultural Management & Museum Studies. Fall of every year, Spring of every year

ANP 890A  Individual Readings

Advanced study, based on prior preparation, under faculty direction. Open only to graduate students. Approval of department.

ANP 890B  Individual Research

Graduate student projects under faculty direction. Approval of department.

ANP 892  Seminar in Anthropology

Studies in selected fields. Open only to graduate students in Anthropology. Approval of department.

ANP 893  Internship in the Professional Applications of Anthropology

Supervised professional experience in federal or state agencies, nonprofit organizations, or corporations related to the professional practice of anthropology.

ANP 894  Forensic Anthropology Internship in Forensic Pathology

Supervised professional internship in postmortem analysis. Students will attend autopsies and learn procedures that are relevant for forensic anthropology. Individual research project.

ANP 897  Practicum in Museum Studies

Practical experience in museum studies, which may involve project-oriented activities to fulfill the Plan B requirement. Administered by Arts and Cultural Management & Museum Studies.