Course Catalog Anthropology (ANTHRO)


ANTHRO  100 - Varieties of World Culture
The variety of ways of life that exist in the world and the concepts of culture, cultural relativity, and ethnocentrism. Representative case studies of world cultures are considered.
No Prerequisites
Typically offered in Fall and Spring
General Education: Social Sciences 1
General Education: World Culture
3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture


ANTHRO  303 - Political, Economic and Environmental Anthropology
How people, nature, and culture interrelate. The approaches hunting, agriculture, and industrial societies use in adapting to the physical environment.
P: Anthro 100.
Typically offered in Spring Even
General Education: World Culture
Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis
3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture


ANTHRO  304 - Family, Kin, and Community
A cross-cultural comparison of the form and function of such social institutions as marriage and the family; age, sex and kin groups; task groups; caste and class.
P: jr st.
Typically offered in Fall
General Education: Social Sciences 2
General Education: World Culture
Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis
3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture


ANTHRO  320 - Myth, Ritual, Symbol and Religion
Mythology, ritual, and symbolism in the belief systems of a variety of cultures around the world; a survey of anthropological theory relating to belief systems.
No Prerequisites
Typically offered in Fall
General Education: Social Sciences 2
General Education: World Culture
Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis
3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture


ANTHRO  340 - Medical Anthropology
Considers illness and curing in cultural and political economic contexts with specific attention to applying knowledge to health care delivery across cultural boundaries within and outside of the United States.
P: Anthro 100.
Typically offered in Spring
General Education: Social Sciences 2
General Education: World Culture
Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis
3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture


ANTHRO  342 - Human Evolution
Introduction to evolution emphasizing human phylogenetic history. Includes survey of primate diversity, examination of extinct human species, and discussion of the ecological context of human evolution.
P: Hum Biol 102 with at least a C grade OR Hum Biol 204 with at least a C grade OR Biology 202 with at least a C grade and Biology 203 with at least a C grade.
Typically offered in Fall
General Education: Natural Sciences 2
Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis
3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture


ANTHRO  370 - Internship in Museum Anthropology
Cooperative program with the Neville Public Museum. Students negotiate a specific anthropologically related task to be carried out at the museum under staff supervision and seek approval of a UW-Green Bay anthropology faculty sponsor.
P: so st and Anthro 100.
Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Course is repeatable to 4 credits.
1 units min / 4 units max, Field Experience


ANTHRO  497 - Internship
Supervised practical experience in an organization or activity appropriate to a student's career and educational interests. Internships are supervised by faculty members and require periodic student/faculty meetings.
P: so st; and Anthro 100, 210 or 215.
Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Course is repeatable for credit.
1 units min / 12 units max, Field Experience


ANTHRO  498 - Independent Study
Independent study is offered on an individual basis at the student's request and consists of a program of learning activities planned in consultation with a faculty member. A student wishing to study or conduct research in an area not represented in available scheduled courses should develop a preliminary proposal and seek the sponsorship of a faculty member. The student's advisor can direct him or her to instructors with appropriate interests. A written report or equivalent is required for evaluation, and a short title describing the program must be sent early inthe semester to the registrar for entry on the student's transcript.
P: fr or so st with cum gpa > or = 2.50; or jr or sr st with cum gpa > or = 2.00.
Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Course is repeatable for credit.
1 units min / 4 units max, Independent Study