May 19, 2024  
2022-2023 University of Wyoming Catalog 
    
2022-2023 University of Wyoming Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Offerings


Changes in Catalog Information

The course offerings and requirements of the University of Wyoming are under examination and revision continually. This catalog is not a contract; it merely presents the offerings and requirements in effect at the time of publication and in no way guarantees that the offerings and requirements will not change.

Not all courses are offered each term. The listing of courses does not imply a contractual obligation to offer the same during the year of publication of this catalog. The university reserves the right to offer, limit, or cancel course offerings for academic, funding, or facility considerations, and to cancel any offered course for which there is not sufficient enrollment.

The university reserves the right to change approved course listings at any time during a student’s term of residence.

Preparatory Courses Taught at UW by Laramie County Community College

The University of Wyoming has contracted for Laramie County Community College to offer preparatory courses on the university campus. University students will register through the normal university registration process. Inclusion of these courses in a student’s schedule will count as part of the credit load for determining full-time status; however, UW credit is not awarded. For further information, contact the LCCC coordinator, at (307) 766-2514 or go to Ross Hall, rooms 26 and 27.

Course Credits

The amount of credit offered for any course work published in this catalog is based on and governed by prior university faculty recommendation and institutional determinations.

A credit hour denotes a unit of academic work. Normally, one credit hour is earned in a course meeting one hour per week for a semester (15‑16 weeks). Each credit hour unit requires an average of three hours of student-effort per week. In variable-credit courses, the efforts required of the students are proportional to the credit hours attempted.

Even if topics differ in separate sections, variable-credit courses have limits on the number of credits which can be earned in that course in a semester and/or a student’s career.

Format of Course Listings

On the following pages, courses approved for offering are listed by college, program subject, and course level (number).

The heading which precedes the brief description of each course shows the current course identification number; former course number(s), if any, in brackets; course title; a designation in bold brackets ([QB< >Q], e.g. [USP 2003 designation< >USP 2015 designation]), if any, concerning applicability of the course to the University Studies Program (see below for designation); the number of semester credit hours established for the course (fixed or variable with the semester); and the career maximum of credit for successive term enrollments in the identified course, if different from the established semester credit-hours limit. For example, “1-3 (Max.9)” means that a student may earn between 1 and 3 hours of credit for that course within one semester and a maximum of 9 hours within a degree career. The course description indicates any prerequisites for that course and if it is offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading only.

Course Levels

University courses are distinguished by number indicating five levels of instruction as follows:

0000‑0999 Preparatory courses (no credit)
1000‑2999 Primarily for Freshmen and Sophomores
3000‑4999 Primarily for Juniors and Seniors
5000‑5999 Primarily for Graduate Students
6000-6999 Law courses, WWAMI courses, and Doctor of Pharmacy courses

A bracketed course number [ ] indicates a previous number of the same course. Double credit cannot be earned by repeating a course.

Prerequisites are the primary factor which normally govern whether a student may enroll for any particular course. However, individual departments and/or colleges may place additional restrictions on course enrollments (e.g. enrollment may be restricted by student classification).

Enrollment in engineering courses is generally limited to engineering students.

Law courses are normally open only to students approved for the program.

Graduate students may enroll in courses numbered 1000‑3999 to satisfy undergraduate deficiencies but only courses numbered 4000 and above will be computed into the graduate GPA and allowed for graduate credit.

University Studies Program Designations

2015 USP Designations 

C1 = Communication 1= U5C1

C2 = Communication 2 = U5C2

C3 = Communication 3 = U5C3

FY = First-Year Seminar = U5FY

H = Human Culture = U5H

PN = Physical and Natural World = U5PN

Q = Quantitative Reasoning = U5Q

V = U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions = U5PN

 

A&S College Core

G = A&S College Core Global = ASG

D = A&S College Core Diversity = ASD

 

2003-2014 USP

I = Intellecutual Community = U3I

WA = Writing 1 = U3WA

WB = Writing 2 = U3WB

WC = Writing 3 = U3WC

CH =Cultural Humanties = U3CH

CS = Cultural Social Science = U3CS

CA = Cultural Arts = U3CA

L = Information Literacy = U3L

O = Oral Communication = U3O

P = Physical Activity and Health = U3P

QA= Quanitative Reasoning 1= U3QA 

QB = Qanitative Reasoning 2 = U3QB

S = Sciences = U3S

SB = Sciences=U3SB

SE = Sciences = U3SE

SP = Sciences = U3SP

V = US & Wyoming Constitutions = U3V 

D = US Diversity = U3D 

G =Global Awareness = U3G

 

Anthropology

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • ANTH 5005 - Graduate Seminar in Anthropology


    Credits: 3
    Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.


  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 .
  
  • ANTH 5130 - Old World Archaeology


    Credits: 3
    Survey of the major archaeological sequences of the Old World.


    Dual Listed ANTH 4130 .
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1300 .
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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.


  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • ANTH 5920 - Continuing Registration: On Campus


    Credits: 1-2
    Max Credit (Max. 16)

    Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
  
  • ANTH 5940 - Continuing Registration: Off Campus


    Credits: 1-2
    Max Credit (Max. 16)

    Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
  
  • ANTH 5959 - Enrichment Studies:


    Credits: 1-3
    Max Credit (Max. 99)

    Designed to provide an enrichment experience in a variety of topics.


    A&S College Core 2015 Note: Credit in this course may not be included in a graduate program of study for degree purposes.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • ANTH 5990 - Internship


    Credits: 1-12
    Max Credit (Max. 24)

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

Arabic

  
  • 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 2015 Code U5H
  
  • 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 2015 Code U5H
    Prerequisite: ARBC 1010  or LANG 1010 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • 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 .
  
  • ARBC 3050 - Modern Arabic and its Dialects


    Credits: 3
    This course exposes students to a range of Arabic dialects and explores their relationship with the Standard and each other. Additionally, this course provides students with opportunities to systematically practice and simulate a variety of dialectal excerpts.


    Prerequisite: ARBC 2030  or LANG 2030 .
  
  • ARBC 3060 - Arabic Writing


    Credits: 3
    This intensive, lower intermediate, Arabic writing course helps students develop the skills acquired during the second year through analyzing and producing different text genres ranging from 200 to 500 words. It will move the student from writing letters, dialogs, reports, and summaries to longer narratives, descriptions, and opinion pieces.


    USP 2003-2014 Code U3WB
    USP 2015 Code U5C2
    Prerequisite: ARBC 2040  or equivalent.
  
  • ARBC 4990 - Topics in Arabic


    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max 9)

    Accommodates seminar series and/or course offerings including those not provided by permanent course offerings.


    Prerequisite: ARBC 2040  and consent of instructor.

Architectural Engineering

  
  • ARE 1000 - Exploring CAECM


    Credits: 1
    Introduction to civil and architectural engineering professions through exploration of modern engineering challenges. Students work on a design project, starting with problem definition and working towards concept designs using spreadsheet and communication tools. Professional topics introduced include globabiliztion, diversity, professional ethics, design limitations and constraints, sustainability, environmental stewardship, and engineering economics.


    Cross Listed CE 1000 .
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: of MATH 1450  or MATH 1405 .
  
  • ARE 1600 - Architectural Design Studio I


    Credits: 3
    Freshman-level architectural design in a project-based learning environment. Introduction to Building Information Modeling (BIM); architectural presentation drawings; freehand sketching; essentials of architectural design and building code compliance.


    Former Course Number [ARE 2100]


  
  • ARE 2410 - Fundamentals of Building Performance


    Credits: 3
    Introduction to building performance measures that embrace a global notion of environmental stewardship. Emphasis on passive heating and cooling systems and daylighting strategies to manage the thermal and luminous environments over the facility life cycle.


    Prerequisite: PHYS 1210 .
  
  • ARE 2600 - Architectural Design Studio II


    Credits: 3
    Sophomore-level architectural design in a project-based learning environment using Building Information Modeling (BIM). The course builds upon skills learned in ARE 1600 , with a new emphasis on building materials and constructions methods.


    Former Course Number [ARE 2200]


    Prerequisite: ARE 1600 .
  
  • ARE 3030 - History of Architecture


    Credits: 3
    A survey of the history of architecture and its allied fields, focusing on the formal, aesthetic, cultural and socio-political dimensions, from prehistory to the present.


    Cross Listed ART 3030 .
    USP 2003-2014 Code U3CH, U3G
    USP 2015 Code U5H
    Prerequisite: WA or COM1.
  
  • ARE 3110 - Professional Practice


    Credits: 3
    Max Credit 3

    Professional practice in civil and architectural engineering including economics, ethics, professional responsibility and licensure; business and management principles; project management structure; leadership and public policy.


    Cross Listed CE 3110
    Prerequisite: Gateway requirement for Civil & Architectural Engineering majors
  
  • ARE 3200 - Structural Analysis I


    Credits: 3
    Introductory design and analysis topics in stress and displacement analysis of structures, including beams, trusses and frames, classical flexibility and stiffness methods.


    Cross Listed CE 3200 .
    Prerequisite: ES 2410.
  
  • ARE 3210 - Civil Engineering Materials


    Credits: 4
    Laboratory investigation and design of materials used in civil engineering: metals, masonry, concrete and timber. Non-destructive evaluation of materials. Analysis and presentation of data, including various types of written reports and oral presentations.


    Cross Listed CE 3210 .
    USP 2003-2014 Code U3WB
    USP 2015 Code U5C3
    Prerequisite: COM2 and ES 2410.
  
  • ARE 3300 - Building Electrical and Plumbing Systems


    Credits: 3
    Introduction to National Electrical Code. The topics include basic circuits, AC and DC single phase, three phase power, transients, capacitance and inductance, branch circuits. Study of plumbing systems and fixtures including wastewater, water supply, storm water, and venting systems. Study of International Plumbing Code.


    Prerequisite: ARE 1600  or CE 1010 , and ES 2330  or concurrent enrollment.
  
  • ARE 3360 - Fundamentals of Transport Phenomena


    Credits: 3
    Basic concepts of heat and mass transfer and their applications to problems involving engineering analysis and design. Topics include steady-state and transient conduction, free and forced convection (heat and mass), radiation and heat exchangers.


    Cross Listed ESE 3360 /ME 3360 .
    Former Course Number [ARE 3430, ARE 4420]


    Prerequisite: MATH 2310 , ES 2310  and ES 2330 .
  
  • ARE 3400 - Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning of Buildings


    Credits: 3
    Qualitative and quantitative study in concepts of basic air-conditioning with focus on buildings including building envelope, moist air thermodynamics, human comfort, thermal load calculations, thermal behavior of buildings, HVAC systems/equipment, and design of space air-conditioning and its relationship to architectural design.


    Cross Listed ME 3400 .
    Former Course Number [ARE 3800]


    Prerequisite: ES 2310 , ARE 2410  or ME 3360 , ES 2330  or concurrent enrollment.
  
  • ARE 3600 - Architectural Design Studio III


    Credits: 3
    Junior-level architectural design in a project-based learning environment using Building Information Modeling (BIM). This course builds upon skills learned in ARE 2600 , with a new emphasis on the complexities that accompany mid-rise construction, and the integration of structural and mechanical systems.


    Prerequisite: ARE 2410  and ARE 2600 .
 

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