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ANTH 3300 - Ethnographic Methods in Anthropology Credits: 3 Introduces anthropology majors to ethnographic fieldwork, the fundamental method in cultural anthropology. Students conduct fieldwork and discuss research problems including ethics and the role of the researcher. Open to students in related fields of humanities and social sciences.
When Offered (Normally offered fall semester) USP Code [WB< >COM3] Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 3310 - Introduction to Anthropology Research Methods Credits: 3 Introduces anthropology majors to use of the discipline’s scientific method through problem formation, research data acquisition and research techniques used by anthropologists.
When Offered (Normally offered spring semester) Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 , ANTH 1200 , and ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 3410 - Maya, Aztec, and Inca Cultures Credits: 3 An exploration of the early states and empires of the New World through the archaeological record. Compares and contrasts the Aztec, Maya, and Inca cultures with emphasis placed on origins, political and social organization, ritual beliefs, and reasons for collapse.
Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 3420 - The Anthropology of Global Issues Credits: 3 Using anthropology’s long-term, holistic and comparative approaches, the course examines key global issues, e. g. , poverty, war, disease, environmental degradation, and terrorism from an anthropological perspective.
Cross Listed INST 3420 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 3900 - Historical Anthropology Credits: 3 Max Credit 3
Introduces the field of historical archaeology, the archaeological and archival study of literate societies. Introduces the history of the discipline, a survey of contemporary historical archaeological practice, major theoretical debates, and multidisciplinary methods.
Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 4000 - Conference Credits: 1‑4 Guided independent study.
When Offered (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources) Prerequisite: senior standing and 15 hours in anthropology.
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ANTH 4010 - History of Anthropological Thought Credits: 3 Designed as the capstone course for senior majors. Surveys anthropological theory development. Explores major trends and their relationships. (Normally taken in student’s final semester)
USP Code [WC< >(none)] Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 , ANTH 1200 , ANTH 1300 , ANTH 3300 , and ANTH 3310 .
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ANTH 4015 - Archaeological Theory and Method Credits: 3 Introduces the students to past and present archaeological theories through a literature survey of significant topics. Addresses questions, such as: How do archaeologists identify and solve problems? What do they perceive to be problems? What is the logic of archaeological arguments?
Dual Listed ANTH 5015 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 , ANTH 1300 , ANTH 3310 , and at least one 4000 regional course.
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ANTH 4020 - Seminar Credits: 3‑6 Considers current topics of anthropological interest. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit when the subject matter of the seminar is different.
When Offered (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources) Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 , ANTH 1200 , or ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4021 - Seminar in Archaeology Credits: 3 Considers current topics of archaeological interest.
Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4022 - Seminar in Biological Anthropology Credits: 3 Considers current topics of interest within biological anthropology.
Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 .
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ANTH 4023 - Seminar in Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3 Considers current topics of interest within cultural anthropology.
Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 4024 - Seminar in Linguistic Anthropology Credits: 3 Considers current topics of interest within linguistic anthropology.
Prerequisite: ANTH 2000 .
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ANTH 4110 - Zooarchaeology I Credits: 3 Introductory level seminar in the archaeological analysis of faunal materials. Emphasis is on identification and curation of bones from archaeological and Late Pleistocene paleontological contexts, including their use in the interpretation of prehistoric and historic human behavior, the investigation of paleoenvironmental conditions and paleoecological relationships and problem-oriented taphonomic research.
Dual Listed ANTH 5110 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4115 - Lithic Analysis Credits: 3 An overview of the analysis of stone tools and waste flakes from archaeological sites. Emphasizes appropriate use of typology and methods of debitage analysis.
Dual Listed ANTH 5115 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 and 9 additional hours in anthropology.
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ANTH 4120 - North American Archaeology Credits: 3 Studies North American prehistory from the earliest evidence to historic times.
Dual Listed ANTH 5120 . When Offered (Normally offered every third semester) Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4125 - Northwestern Plains Prehistory Credits: 3 Northwestern Plains archaeology from the Paleoindian period to historic contact. A review of important sites and artifact types, ongoing UW research projects, regional and other expressions of ideology, Native American ethnohistory and contemporary perspectives, and historic preservation issues.
Dual Listed ANTH 5125 . When Offered (Normally offered every third semester) Former Course Number [4100] Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4130 - Old World Archaeology Credits: 3 Surveys major archaeological sequences of the Old World.
Dual Listed ANTH 5130 . When Offered (Normally offered every third semester) Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4135 - Quantitative Methods in Anthropology Credits: 3 A consideration of the use of quantitative methods in anthropological research, including descriptive and inferential statistics, pattern search, mathematical modeling and computer simulation.
Dual Listed ANTH 5135 . Prerequisite: STAT 2070 or equivalent.
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ANTH 4140 - Archeological Field School Credits: 2‑6 Summarizes a regional prehistory and gives practical and theoretical training in archaeological field methods. Field projects are located specific areas of the world (e. g. , Wyoming, Croatia, Peru).
When Offered (Normally offered summer session) Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 or ANTH 4120 or ANTH 4125 or ANTH 4130 or ANTH 4150 .
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ANTH 4145 - Origins of the State Credits: 3 This course takes a comparative approach to the study of the origins of the archaic states. Focus is given to themes in complexity such as emergence of social economic inequality, private property, power, ideology, and urbanism. Comparative civilizations/regions include China, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Central Mexico, and Peru.
Dual Listed ANTH 5145 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4150 - Seminar in Prehistory Credits: 1-3 Max Credit (Max. 9)
Covers the prehistory of a specified region or time period within that region. Emphasizes learning prehistoric sequences, material culture, and research questions associated with the topic. Topics include, but are not limited to, Paleoindian, Archaic, Siberian, Northern Plains, Great Basin, Rocky Mountain, or Southwestern Archaeology.
Dual Listed ANTH 5150 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4155 - Computer Programming for Archaeologists Credits: 3 Introduces the application of computer programming to the collection, management, and analysis (hypothesis testing) of archaeological data. Develop models and simulations of complex prehistoric systems. Begins with an introduction to Microsoft Excel (Visual Basic for Applications), programming structure, and applications to archaeology. Specific assignments in writing programs relevant to typical archaeological problems.
Dual Listed ANTH 5155 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 4160 - GIS in Anthropology Credits: 4 Introduction to how and why geographic information systems (GIS) are used in anthropology. Considers: 1) background, definitions, and concepts of geographic data and GIS; 2) Anthropological and archaeological approaches to GIS; and 3) hands-on-experience with GIS applications in archaeology through demonstrations, lectures, and structured inquiries.
Dual Listed ANTH 5160 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 , or ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4170 - Geoarchaeology Credits: 3 Introduces students to theory and method in geoarchaeological research. Emphasis is placed upon geomorphical processes of archaeological site formation and paleoenvironmental reconstruction.
Dual Listed ANTH 5170 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4175 - South American Prehistory Credits: 3 Intensive study of the archaeology of South America covering its entire prehistory from first peopling at perhaps 14,000 years ago, to the colonial period. The course focuses not only on the well known Andean cultures, but also on the archaeology of the entire continent.
Dual Listed ANTH 5175 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4190 - Public Archaeology Credits: 3 A consideration of archaeological legislation, policies and regulations; compliance, heritage, and avocational archaeology, cultural resource management; curation; and professional archaeological ethics.
Dual Listed ANTH 5190
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ANTH 4210 - Human Osteology Credits: 3 Provides a detailed study of the human skeleton.
Dual Listed ANTH 5210 . When Offered (Normally offered spring semester) Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 , LIFE 2022 .
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ANTH 4215 - Hominin Evolution Credits: 3 Surveys hominin fossil record in context of evolutionary process, stressing structure-function and the dynamics of adaptive responses.
Dual Listed ANTH 5215 . When Offered (Normally offered every third semester) Former Course Number [4200] Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 .
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ANTH 4220 - Human Variation Credits: 3 Studies human biological variation as viewed from the anthropological perspective. Focuses on populational variation among humans in terms of genetic, morphological, and acclimatized characteristics with particular focus on the interaction of biology and culture in shaping these variations.
Dual Listed ANTH 5220 . When Offered (Normally offered every third semester) Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 .
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ANTH 4230 - Forensic Anthropology Credits: 3 Introduces methods and purposes of physical anthropology as applied in human identification for law enforcement agencies.
Cross Listed CRMJ 4230 . When Offered (Normally offered fall semester of odd-numbered years) Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 .
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ANTH 4240 - Forensic Anthropology Laboratory Credits: 2 Studies details of advanced osteometric procedures, particularly as applied to problems of human skeletal identification.
Dual Listed ANTH 5240 . When Offered (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources) Prerequisite: ANTH 4210 .
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ANTH 4255 - Bioarchaeology Credits: 3 Study of the human skeleton in archaeological context to reveal the biological and cultural pasts of individuals and communities. Using case studies, covers the history of the field, ethics of working with human remains, theoretical and methodological approaches to mortuary archaeology. Gain hands-on experience by working with specimens from the UWyoming Human Remains Repository.
Dual Listed ANTH 5255 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 or ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 4260 - Anthropology of Food, Culture, and Nutrition Credits: 3 Offers a biocultural perspective to the study of diet, nutrition, subsistence, and food systems. Study includes basic nutritional principles and diet seen in evolutionary, cross-cultural, ethnographic, and historical perspective; method and theory in nutritional anthropology; and contemporary issues in nutrition, cuisine, and foodways.
Dual Listed ANTH 5260 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 or ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 4300 - Anthropology of Religion Credits: 3 Provides a comparative anthropological study of religious systems, emphasizing analysis of symbolism, myth and ritual.
When Offered (Normally offered every third semester) Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 4310 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: 3 Addresses how human societies interact with their surroundings, emphasizing cultural understandings of the environment. Introduces variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to topics ranging from problems of the American West to global environmental change.
Cross Listed ENR 4310 . Dual Listed ANTH 5310 . When Offered (Normally offered every third semester) Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 4320 - Political Anthropology Credits: 3 Encompasses theories and descriptions of relationships between power and society in both less formal tribal contexts and more highly structured political institutions.
Dual Listed ANTH 5320 . When Offered (Normally offered every third semester) Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 4325 - Symbolic Anthropology Credits: 3 Teaches several anthropological approaches to symbolic and cultural analysis, while reading ethnographic examples of how symbolic analysis can be used to understand different cultures. Coursework assumes a basic knowledge of social science concepts.
Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 or SOC 1000 .
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ANTH 4330 - Social Organization Credits: 3 Provides theories of social organization, interrelations of social institutions, and current anthropological methods of interpretation.
When Offered (Normally offered every third semester) Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 4340 - Culture Change Credits: 3 Examines representative theories of change, factors involved, dynamics of modernization and applied anthropology.
Dual Listed ANTH 5340 . When Offered (Normally offered every third semester) Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 4350 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 3 Understandings of health and illness vary widely. Taking a comparative historical approach, examines how an individual’s interactions with sociocultural and physical environments influence the experiences of health and illness. Topics include symbolic healing, biomedicine as a cultural system, disease and international development, global politics of AIDS and other pandemics.
Dual Listed ANTH 5350 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 or SOC 1000 .
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ANTH 4380 - Visual Anthropology Credits: 3 Offers anthropological interpretation of visual representations and media, including analysis of the development of ethnographic films and their contemporary use. Visual representations of many cultures as well as mainstream United States examples are analyzed.
Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 4740 - Native American Languages and Cultures Credits: 3 Demonstrates the interrelationship of language and culture in several Native American communities. Examines anthropological and linguistic theories regarding language spread and the peopling of North America, narrative performance, translation, and the connection between linguistic structures and cultural features.
Cross Listed NAIS 4740 . Dual Listed ANTH 5740 . Prerequisite: ANTH 2000 or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 4765 - Language Humor and Games Credits: 3 This course examines various forms of language play and the role of language characterisitics (ambiguity, phonology, homophony, etc. ) in creating humorous utterances and texts. Anthropological understandings of humor and its use also will be explored. Students will construct and analyze forms of humor throughout the course.
Dual Listed ANTH 5765 . Prerequisite: ANTH 2000 or consent of the instructor.
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ANTH 4775 - Language and Gender Anthropology Credits: 3 Max Credit 3
Investigates the relationship between language use, linguistic categories, and gender categories. Examines the linguistic practices involved in the formulation, discussion, and performance of gender categories in a number of different cultures.
Cross Listed Dual listed with ANTH 5775. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: ANTH 1200, 2000
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ANTH 4785 - Language and Racism Credits: 3 Explores the ways in which racist ideology and socially-based racial categories are reinforced and changed through language and linguistic usage. The forms of language used in the construction of covertly and overtly racist communication, and the media through which racism is communicated also will be investigated.
Dual Listed ANTH 5785 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 or ANTH 2000 .
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ANTH 4795 - Language Change Credits: 3 Considers how languages change over time, due to both internal and external forces. The effects of language contact, borrowing, and structural change are discussed. The use of linguistic data for questions of migration and cultural contact are also explored.
Dual Listed ANTH 5795 . Prerequisite: ANTH 2000 .
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ANTH 4970 - Internship Credits: 1-12 Max Credit (Max. 12)
Allows students to gain hands-on experience, bridging the gap between anthropology as an academic discipline and anthropology as practiced in museums, public archaeology agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private consulting companies. Involves a required academic component in addition to work experience. Internship credit cannot fulfill requirements of the major.
Prerequisite: anthropology major of junior/senior standing and consent of internship director and/or department head.
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ANTH 4975 - Undergraduate Practicum in Anthropology Credits: 1-4 Max Credit (Max. 6)
Affords students the opportunity to extend research projects in field or lab locations and receive additional credit for their work. Students sign up for these hours only in conjunction with another course and with the instructor’s consent.
Prerequisite: 9 hours in anthropology, consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5000 - Special Problems Credits: 1-4 Max Credit (Max. 12)
Conference course to allow graduate students opportunity for both guided and independent research.
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5005 - Graduate Seminar in Anthropology Credits: 3 Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5010 - 20th Century Anthropology Theory Credits: 3 Examines major thinkers and schools of thought in anthropology of the 20th century. Emphasis is on cultural theory within the context of the four-field approach.
Prerequisite: graduate standing in anthropology.
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ANTH 5015 - Archaeological Theory and Method Credits: 3 Introduces the students to past and present archaeological theories through a literature survey of most significant topics. Addresses questions, such as: How do archaeologists go about identifying and solving problems? What do they perceive to be problems? What is the logic of archaeological arguments?
Dual Listed ANTH 4015 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 , ANTH 1300 , ANTH 3310 , and at least one 4000 regional course.
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ANTH 5020 - Biological Anthropology Credits: 3 Offers a graduate level overview of biological anthropology. Beginning with the history of relevant areas of human biology, provides extensive discussion of such areas as paleoanthropology, primatology, and human variation. Also includes detailed theoretical examinations of topics within hominid evolution, the concept of race and sociobiology.
Prerequisite: first year anthropology graduate student standing.
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ANTH 5030 - Linguistic Anthropology Credits: 3 Demonstrates interrelationships between language, human biology, and culture. In particular, the relevance of the study of language to biological anthropology, archaeology, and cultural anthropology is emphasized. Examines classic approaches in anthropological linguistics and recent controversies such as the origin of language in human evolution.
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ANTH 5110 - Zooarchaeology I Credits: 3 An introductory level seminar in the archaeological analysis of faunal materials. Emphasis is on the identification and curation of bones from archaeological and Late Pleistocene paleontological contexts, including their use in the interpretation of prehistoric and historic human behavior, the investigation of paleoenvironmental conditions and paleoecological relationships and problem-oriented taphonomic research.
Dual Listed ANTH 4110 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 5115 - Lithic Analysis Credits: 3 An overview of the analysis of stone tools and waste flakes from archaeological sites. Emphasizes appropriate use of typology and methods of debitage analysis.
Dual Listed ANTH 4115 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 and 9 additional hours in anthropology.
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ANTH 5120 - North American Archaeology Credits: 3 Studies North American prehistory from the earliest evidence to historical times.
Dual Listed ANTH 4120 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5125 - Northwestern Plains Prehistory Credits: 3 Covers the Northwestern Plains from the Paleo-Indian to historic contact, including relationships to surrounding areas.
Dual Listed ANTH 4125 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 5130 - Old World Archaeology Credits: 3 Survey of the major archaeological sequences of the Old World.
Dual Listed ANTH 4130 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 5135 - Quantitative Methods in Anthropology Credits: 3 A consideration of the use of quantitative methods in anthropological research, including descriptive and inferential statistics, pattern search, mathematical modeling and computer simulation.
Dual Listed ANTH 4135 . Prerequisite: STAT 2070 or comparable course.
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ANTH 5145 - Origins of the State Credits: 3 This course takes a comparative approach to the study of the origins of the archaic states. Focus is given to themes in complexity such as emergence of social economic inequality, private property, power, ideology, and urbanism. Comparative civilizations/regions include China, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Central Mexico, and Peru.
Dual Listed ANTH 4145 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 5150 - Seminar in Prehistory Credits: 1-3 Max Credit (Max 9)
Covers the prehistory of a specified region or time period within that region. emphasizes learning prehistoric sequences, material culture, and research questions associated with the topic. Topics include, but are not limited to, Paleoindian, Archaic, Siberian, Northern Plains, Great Basin, Rocky Mountain, or Southwestern Archaeology.
Dual Listed ANTH 4150 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 5155 - Computer Programming for Archaeologists Credits: 3 Introduces the application of computer programming to the collection, management, and analysis (hypothesis testing) of archaeological data. Develop models and simulations of complex prehistoric systems. Begins with an introduction to Microsoft Excel (Visual Basic for Applications), programming structure, and applications to archaeology. Specific assignments in writing programs relevant to typical archaeological problems.
Dual Listed ANTH 4155 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5160 - GIS in Anthropology Credits: 4 Introduction to how and why geographic information systems (GIS) are used in anthropology. Considers: 1) Background, definitions, and concepts of geographic data and GIS; 2) Anthropological and archaeological approaches to GIS; and 3) Hands-on experience with GIS applications in archaeology through demonstrations, lectures, and structured inquires.
Dual Listed ANTH 4160 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 or ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 5165 - Advanced Archaeological Research Credits: 3-6 Max Credit (Max. 6)
Intended for graduate students in archeology which will cover a wide range of topics in advanced research techniques.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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ANTH 5170 - Geoarchaeology Credits: 3 Introduces students to theory and method in geoarchaeological research. Emphasis is placed upon geomorphological processes of archaelogical site formation and paleoenvironmental reconstruction.
Dual Listed ANTH 4170 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5175 - South American Prehistory Credits: 3 Intensive study of the archaeology of South America covering its entire prehistory from first peopling at perhaps 14,000 years ago, to the colonial period. The course focuses not only on the well known Andean cultures, but also on the archaeology of the entire continent.
Dual Listed ANTH 4175 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 5180 - Advanced Archaeological Field Studies Credits: 6 Covers the entire archaeological process from project planning and budgeting to professional presentation of the results with an emphasis on field methods. Up to date field techniques with electronic data collection and analysis are introduced. Interdisciplinary philosophy is emphasized with lectures, demonstrations and hand-on experience.
Prerequisite: graduate level students or upper level undergraduates with field school experience and consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5190 - Public Archaeology Credits: 3 A consideration of archaeological legislation, policies, and regulations; compliance, heritage, and avocational archaeology; cultural resource management; curation; and professional archaeological ethics.
Dual Listed ANTH 4190 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 5210 - Human Osteology Credits: 3 Provides a detailed study of the human skeleton.
Dual Listed ANTH 4210 . When Offered (Normally offered spring semester) Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 , LIFE 2022 .
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ANTH 5215 - Hominin Evolution Credits: 3 Surveys hominin fossil record in context of evolutionary process, stressing structure-function and the dynamics of adaptive responses.
Dual Listed ANTH 4215 . When Offered (Normally offered every third semester) Former Course Number [ANTH 5200] Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 .
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ANTH 5220 - Human Variation Credits: 3 Studies human biological variation as viewed from the anthropological perspective. Focuses on populational variation among humans in terms of genetic, morphological, and acclimatized characteristics with particular focus on the interaction of biology and culture in shaping these variations.
Dual Listed ANTH 4220 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 .
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ANTH 5240 - Forensic Anthropology Laboratory Credits: 2 Studies details of advanced osteometric procedures, particularly as applied to problems of human skeletal identification.
Dual Listed ANTH 4240 . Prerequisite: ANTH 4210 .
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ANTH 5255 - Bioarchaeology Credits: 3 Study of the human skeleton in archaeological context to reveal the biological and cultural pasts of individuals and communities. Using case studies, covers the history of the field, ethics of working with human remains, theoretical and methodological approaches to mortuary archaeology. Gain hands-on experience by working with specimens from the UWyoming Human Remains Repository.
Dual Listed ANTH 4255 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 or ANTH 1300 .
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ANTH 5260 - Anthropology of Food, Culture, and Nutrition Credits: 3 Offers a biocultural perspective to the study of diet, nutrition, subsistence, and food systems. Study includes basic nutritional principles and diet seen in evolutionary, cross-cultural, ethnographic, and historical perspective; method and theory in nutritional anthropology; and contemporary issues in nutrition, cuisine, and foodways.
Dual Listed ANTH 4260 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 or ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 5310 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: 3 Addresses how human societies interact with their surroundings, emphasizing cultural understandings of the environment. Introduces variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to topics ranging from problems of the American West to global environmental change.
Cross Listed ENR 5310 . Dual Listed ANTH 4310 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 5320 - Political Anthropology Credits: 3 Encompasses theories and descriptions of relationships between power and society in both less formal tribal contexts and more highly structured political institutions.
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ANTH 5340 - Culture Change Credits: 3 Examines representative theories of change, factors involved, dynamics of modernization and applied anthropology.
Dual Listed ANTH 4340 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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ANTH 5350 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 3 Understandings of health and illness vary widely. Taking a comparative historical approach, this class examines how an individual’s interactions with sociocultural and physical environments influence the experiences of health and illness. Topics include symbolic healing, biomedicine as a cultural system, disease and international development, and the global politics of AIDS and other pandemics.
Dual Listed ANTH 4350 . Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 or SOC 1000 .
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ANTH 5730 - Field Techniques Credits: 3 Students work directly with the speaker of an unwritten non- Indo-European language to learn techniques for eliciting the data requisite to begin a description of the language’s structure. Identical to LANG 5310.
Prerequisite: ANTH 5100 or LANG 5300 .
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ANTH 5740 - Native American Languages and Cultures Credits: 3 Demonstrates the interrelationship of language and culture in several Native American communities. Examines anthropological and linguistic theories regarding language spread and the peopling of North America, narrative performance, translation, and the connection between linguistic structures and cultural features.
Cross Listed NAIS 4740 . Dual Listed ANTH 4740 . Prerequisite: ANTH 5030 or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5765 - Language Humor and Games Credits: 3 This course examines various forms of language play and the role of language characterisitics (ambiguity, phonology, homophony, etc. ) in creating humorous utterances and texts. Anthropological understandings of humor and its use also will be explored. Students will construct and analyze forms of humor throughout the course.
Dual Listed ANTH 4765 . Prerequisite: ANTH 5030 or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5775 - Language and Gender Credits: 3 Investigates the relationship between language use, linguistic categories, and gender categories. Examines the linguistic practices involved in the formulation, discussion, and performance of gender categories in a number of different cultures.
Dual Listed ANTH 4775. Prerequisite: ANTH 5010 , ANTH 5030 , or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5785 - Language and Racism Credits: 3 Explores the ways in which racist ideology and socially-based racial categories are reinforced and changed through language and linguistic usage. The forms of language used in the construction of covertly and overtly racist communication, and the media through which racism is communicated also will be investigated.
Dual Listed ANTH 4785 . Prerequisite: ANTH 5030 or consent of the instructor.
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ANTH 5795 - Language Change Credits: 3 Considers how languages change over time, due to both internal and external forces. The effects of language contact, borrowing, and structural change will be discussed. The use of linguistic data for questions of migration and cultural contact also will be explored.
Dual Listed ANTH 4795 . Prerequisite: ANTH 5030 or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5875 - Graduate Practicum Credits: 1-4 Max Credit (Max. 6)
Affords graduate students the opportunity to extend research projects in field or lab locations and receive additional credit for their work. Students sign up for these hours only in conjunction with another course and with the instructor’s consent.
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
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ANTH 5880 - Professionalism Credits: 3 Provides an opportunity for the integration of graduate training and career choice. Examines issues of professionalism in the discipline ranging from ethical conduct to the research process and publication.
Prerequisite: admission to the doctoral program in anthropology.
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ANTH 5890 - Teaching Anthropology Credits: 3 Anthropology is increasingly relevant to many audiences. Provides practical insight and examination of controversial anthropological concepts
Prerequisite: admission to the doctoral program in anthropology.
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ANTH 5900 - Practicum in College Teaching Credits: 1-3 Max Credit (Max 3)
Work in classroom with a major professor. Expected to give some lectures and gain classroom experience.
Prerequisite: graduate status.
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ANTH 5920 - Continuing Registration: On Campus Credits: 1-2 Max Credit (Max. 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
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ANTH 5940 - Continuing Registration: Off Campus Credits: 1-2 Max Credit (Max. 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
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ANTH 5959 - Enrichment Studies: Credits: 1-3 Max Credit (Max. 99)
Designed to provide an enrichment experience in a variety of topics.
Note: Note: Credit in this course may not be included in a graduate program of study for degree purposes.
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ANTH 5960 - Thesis Research Credits: 1-12 Max Credit (Max. 24)
Designed for students who are involved in research for their thesis project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their thesis.
Prerequisite: enrolled in a graduate degree program.
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ANTH 5980 - Dissertation Research Credits: 1-12 Max Credit (Max. 48)
Designed for students who are involved in research for their dissertation project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their dissertation.
Prerequisite: enrolled in a graduate level degree program.
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ANTH 5990 - Internship Credits: 1-12 Max Credit (Max. 24)
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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ARBC 1010 - First Year Arabic I Credits: 4 Introduces beginning language learners to the Arabic writing system and provides opportunities for developing the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) at word, phrase and sentence levels.
USP Code [(none)< >H]
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ARBC 1020 - First Year Arabic II Credits: 4 Introduces beginning language learners to the fundamentals of Modern Standard Arabic and provides opportunities for developing the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and practicing them in a variety of academic contexts.
USP Code [(none)< >H] Prerequisite: ARBC 1010 or LANG 1010 .
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ARBC 2030 - Second Year Arabic I Credits: 4 Aims to help students attain an elementary level of communication in Modern Standard Arabic through emphasis on listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students expand their vocabulary pool, gain a deeper understanding of Arabic language system, and develop their knowledge of Arab culture.
Prerequisite: ARBC 1020 or LANG 1020 .
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ARBC 2040 - Second Year Arabic II Credits: 3 Aims to help students attain a lower intermediate level of communication in Modern Standard Arabic with an emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students develop a wider vocabulary pool, gain a deeper understanding of Arabic morphological and grammatical rules, and get acquainted with different aspects of Arab culture.
Prerequisite: ARBC 2030 or LANG 2030 .
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