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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog (As of 06-29-20) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Accounting
  

  • ACCT 203 Financial Accounting (3)

    A survey of accounting information essential for external parties to make business decisions about an organization. The Honors version of this course is HONS 203 . Students may not receive credit for both.
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ACCT 204 Managerial Accounting (3)

    A survey of accounting information critical for planning, control and business decision-making within an organization. The Honors version of this course is HONS 204 . Students may not receive credit for both.
    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 203 ; sophomore standing.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ACCT 307 Accounting Information Systems (3)

    This course covers the concepts and techniques of the design, control, implementation and auditing of accounting information systems, with an emphasis on internal controls and reporting. In addition, new information technology (IT) and its application to accounting and auditing will also be introduced.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, ACCT 203 , ACCT 204  
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ACCT 308 Cost Accounting (3)

    Cost concepts and techniques used by manufacturing and service organizations in accumulating cost data for product costing purposes with emphasis on job order and process cost systems, standard cost systems and the problem of cost allocation. Also covered are the planning tools of budgeting and cost-volume profit analysis.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203 , ACCT 204 .
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ACCT 316 Intermediate Accounting I (3)

    Principles and concepts related to accounting’s environment, structure and process. The nature, function and elements of the balance sheet and income statement including time value of money will be examined.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203 , ACCT 204 .
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ACCT 317 Intermediate Accounting II (3)

    A continuation of the study of accounting principles and concepts related to cash, receivables, inventory, property plant and equipment, investments, contingencies, and debt.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203 , ACCT 204 , ACCT 316 .
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ACCT 341 Federal Taxation (3)

    A study of federal income taxation as applied to individuals and sole proprietorships.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; ACCT 203 , ACCT 204 , ACCT 316 .
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ACCT 360 Special Topics in Accounting (1-3)

    An in-depth treatment of a current area of special concern within the field of accounting.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, and other prerequisites as required.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ACCT 409 Auditing Theory (3)

    Role of independent auditors, their legal responsibilities, professional ethics, auditing standards, internal control, statistical sampling, basic auditing techniques and limited consideration of the role of the internal auditor are examined.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, ACCT 203 , ACCT 204 , ACCT 307 , ACCT 308 , ACCT 316 , ACCT 317 
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ACCT 418 Intermediate Accounting III (3)

    The terminal undergraduate course in financial accounting that examines accounting principles and concepts related to leases, pensions, income taxes, shareholder’s equity, accounting changes and error corrections.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, ACCT 317  
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ACCT 420 Independent Study (1-3)

    A directed study to facilitate independent inquiry into an accounting topic relevant to the student’s intended area of practice.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ACCT 444 Accounting Internship (1-3)

    A supplemental source of learning to the student’s academic program through experiential education. The internship experience will be guided by a learning contract outlining expectations and academic components.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing as a declared Accounting major in the School of Business and Economics
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ACCT 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)

    Semester one of a two semester intensive research and writing course for accomplished and motivated upper-level students under the close supervision of a faculty member in the department or program. Students must take the initiative in seeking a faculty member to help in the design and supervision of the project. This is an individual enrollment course, and registration is carried out through consultation with the faculty mentor.  
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor and Department/Program approval prior to registration. Individual departments or programs may prescribe particular requirements for eligibility for the bachelor’s essay, particular procedures for the approval of proposals, and/or particular guidelines for the projects themselves.  
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ACCT 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

    Semester two of a two semester intensive research and writing course for accomplished and motivated upper-level students under the close supervision of a faculty member in the department or program. Students must take the initiative in seeking a faculty member to help in the design and supervision of the project. This is an individual enrollment course, and registration is carried out through consultation with the faculty mentor. 
    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 499A 
    Course Frequency: Occasional

African American Studies
  

  • AAST 200 Introduction to African American Studies (3)

    This course is an interdisciplinary approach to the African American experience in the United States. Using a model developed by African American Studies pioneer Maulana Ron Karenga that focuses on history, religion, politics, economics, sociology, psychology and the creative arts as the essential topics in the study of the African American experience, this course provides students an understanding of the African American perspective in these areas. Primary sources by African American writers and scholars are also used to support this perspective and introduce students to the latest literature and research on the African American experience.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • AAST 270 Folklore of the African Diaspora (3)

    An introductory survey that traces the development of folk culture across the African Diaspora from Ancient African cultures to the importation of enslaved Africans in the New World.  Students will explore folklore as an academic discipline, focusing on the various genres and groups that shape traditional expressions and the socio-historical context in which is was created. The course will cover such traditions as the African griot/djeli, blues music, folktales, vernacular speech & dialect, conjuring/hoodoo, death & burial rites, hip-hop, ancestor worship, and naming conventions. 
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • AAST 280 Introduction to African American Music (3)

    This class introduces major themes and debates that animate the study of African American music to provide a deeper understanding of the African American experience. Students will also develop skills to critically analyze lyrics and the form of music (i.e. rhythm, harmony, timbre, tempo, instrumentation, etc.) during our weekly listening assignments and discussions.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • AAST 290 Special Topics (3)

    An examination of a selected topic, designed to supplement or to investigate more fully offerings in the African American Studies curriculum. Choice of topics will reflect both student and faculty interest.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • AAST 300 Special Topics (3)

    An examination of an area of African American Studies for which no regular course is offered. This course may be repeated for credit if the content is different. The specific content will be listed when the course is offered.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • AAST 305 Visiting Artist Practicum (1-3)

    This course examines African American history and culture through visual, dramatic, or musical art. Students will work with a visiting artist to research, produce, and showcase an original work.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • AAST 315 Black Women Writers (3)

    A study of a representative selection of black women’s fiction, poetry and drama, focusing on how these writers use the figure of the black woman and her intersectional identity to explore social, political, and aesthetic ideas. Readings may vary from year to year.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-listing: ENGL 315  
  

  • AAST 319 Contemporary Constructions of Black Womanhood (3)

    This course is a critical examination of contemporary representations of black women in film, music, and literature. Taking black feminist scholarship as our guide, we will also investigate the ways in which black womanhood is characterized through intersectional racial, sexual, gender, and class identities.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • AAST 320 Studies in Hip-Hop Culture (3)

    A variable topic course that explores the history, controversy, content, culture, and legacy of the music known as Hip-Hop. The course covers the foundational principles and evolution of Hip-Hop and its global impact. Students will conduct interpretative analysis of audio and visual texts, while combining scholarship and theory to critically engage subgenres, prominent figures, and debates in Hip-Hop. Topics/readings will vary from year to year and may include a range of global and black transnational perspectives. 
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • AAST 330 Black Images in the Media (3)

    In this course, students will critically examine the representations of African Americans in major forms of mass media, including newspapers, television and film. The course will review the historical development of the archetype images and trace their progression up to the contemporary portrayals.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • AAST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3)

    A variable topic course that explores the tradition, central tenets, and key debates of Black Feminism from the nineteenth century to the contemporary moment. The course examines the basic principles and practices of black feminism and students will conduct interpretative analysis of the work and thought that leading black women writers produce in academic and public contexts.  Such a study takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, critically reading, discussing, and responding in written analysis to a series of print, visual, and other texts. Readings will vary from year to year and may include a range of global and black transnational perspectives.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-listing: WGST 333  
  

  • AAST 340 Race, Violence, and Memory in American History (3)

    This course examines how Americans have remembered and forgotten four cases of racialized violence in American history-slavery, colonialist violence against Native Americans, Japanese American internment, and the 1992 Los Angeles uprising-to uncover the political commitments underlying various, often competing, collective memories of violence.
    Prerequisite(s): Either HIST 115 -HIST 116  or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement .
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-listing: HIST 321  
  

  • AAST 345 Race and Sports in America (3)

    In this course, students will critically examine historical and contemporary roles of sport involving race, gender, religion, political activism, history, etc. Students can anticipate exploring concepts, theoretical perspectives, and research on patterns of cooperation and conflict within sports and how sports mediate race relations, gender relations, etc.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • AAST 350 Comparative Black Identity (3)

    In this course, students will examine how race, gender, class, and geography shape the development of Black identities across various locations in the African diaspora.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • AAST 355 Black Masculinity and Manhood (3)

    Throughout American history, the perception of black masculinity and manhood has often been associated with negative stereotypes such as docility in the antebellum period to criminality in the post-civil rights era. The rise of hip hop in the 1980’s, the Million Man March in the mid-1990s, and the election of President Barack Obama in 2008 has brought the idea of black masculinity to the forefront of contemporary America. It has given scholars a breadth of resources to critically analyze and explore the subject further from the perspective of various disciplines such as sociology, psychology, education, anthropology, and political science. This course will explore socio-historical components of what constitutes black masculinity.  We will visit such themes as violence, sex, crime, sports, sexuality, geography, hip hop, religion, feminism, and black power. In addition to examining these themes and ideas through literary works and popular culture, the course will also review film, music, art, and current events to further dissect and add to the field of black masculine identity. 
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • AAST 360 Mass Incarceration and Its Roots (3)

    Between 1972 and 2012, the U.S. prison population increased nearly sevenfold to an astonishing 2.23 million people, and the policies behind these numbers have disproportionately impacted African Americans and Latinos. Given these trends, mass incarceration is emerging as this generation’s civil rights issue. The imperative to confront the injustice in the criminal punishment system is as real as it is immediate, for maintaining the status quo carries devastating consequences: the growth of economic inequalities, the erosion of the democratic process, persistent gendered and racialized violence, and the reification of insidious racial stereotypes. This course uses an interdisciplinary framework to examine the major contours of the problem: its precursors, origins, consequences, and solutions.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • AAST 366 Race-Ethnic Relations (3)

    In this course, students will critically examine contemporary domestic and global issues of race and ethnicity. Students explore concepts, theoretical perspectives, and research on patterns of cooperation and conflict between different racial and ethnic groups. Sources of prejudice, discrimination, power relations and stratification are discussed and applied.
    Course Frequency: Spring
    Cross-listing: SOCY 366  
  

  • AAST 370 Afro-Caribbean Literature (3)

    A study, taught in English, of a representative selection of Caribbean literature produced by writers of African descent. The course will cover multiple literary genres including folktales, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and drama. It will consider Francophone, Hispanic, and Anglophone Caribbean authors such as Derek Walcott, Marta Moreno Vega, Paule Marshall, Maryse Condé, Nancy Morejón, Franz Fanon, Jacques Roumain, Edwidge Danticat, and Michelle Cliff. Readings will vary from year to year. 
    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110. 
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • AAST 380 Racism in America (3)

    This course will interrogate the concept of race; examine the racist ideologies, laws, policies, and practices that have operated for hundreds of years to maintain white racial domination over those racialized as non-white. Students will have the opportunity to discuss ways to challenge racism and white supremacy toward promoting an anti-racist society where whiteness is not tied to greater life chances.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • AAST 381 African American Studies Internship (1-4)

    An opportunity for students to integrate research with professional experience through supervised field placement in areas related to the study of African American history and culture. Students will produce specific assignments that reflect agreed upon learning goals under the direction of the director of African American Studies or a program faculty member.
    Prerequisite(s): The student must have completed AAST 200 , have sophomore standing, be an African American Studies major or minor, and have the permission of the African American Studies director. The student must also be in academic and personal good standing with the College of Charleston.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • AAST 395 African American Research Methods (3)

    In this course students will analyze African American life and culture using the tools of social science in order to understand and explain the functioning of power in society, the creation and maintenance of oppression, the formation of individual and community identities, and resistance.
    Prerequisite(s): AAST 200 , sophomore standing, and declared African American Studies major or minor.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • AAST 400 Independent Study (3)

    Individually supervised readings and study of some work, problem, or topic in African American studies of the student’s interest. A project proposal must be submitted in writing and approved by the director prior to registration for the course.
    Prerequisite(s): The student must have completed AAST 200 , have sophomore standing, be an African American Studies major or minor, and have the permission of the African American Studies director. The student must also be in academic and personal good standing with the College of Charleston.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • AAST 401 Capstone in African American Studies (3)

    An intensive reading and writing seminar open to seniors pursuing a major or minor in African American Studies. This course will create a synthesis of their studies in the field and deepen their skills in AAST research. Interdisciplinary topics will vary, but the curriculum will emphasize current research.
    Prerequisite(s): AAST 395 ; Senior standing; and declared major or minor in African American Studies.
    Course Frequency: Spring

African Studies
  

  • AFST 101 Introduction to African Studies (3)

    An interdisciplinary survey of the history, geography, literature, culture, politics and economics of the peoples and nations of the continent of Africa.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • AFST 202 Special Topics in African Studies (3)

    Basic introductory examination of a specialized topic, designed to supplement or to investigate more fully offerings in the African Studies curriculum. Choice of topics will reflect both student and faculty interest.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • AFST 205 Gender in Africa (3)

    The purpose of this course is to give an overview of gender within the African context through an interdisciplinary examination of gender from both temporal and current perspectives; this course will utilize gender as a point of focus for various subjects related to countries across the continent. Notions of gender have shaped cultural, social and geopolitical landscapes across Africa as they have on other continents, and this shaping has far reaching implications for countries on the continent. By the end of this course, you should have a definitive grasp on how gender is intertwined with the past, present and future of Africa as well as how the homogenizing tendencies of west (and its feminisms) prove detrimental to the understanding of the roles which gender plays.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • AFST 302 Special Topics (3)

    An examination of a selected topic, designed to supplement or to investigate more fully offerings in the African Studies curriculum. Choice of topics will reflect both student and faculty interest.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • AFST 400 Independent Study in African Studies (1-3)

    This course is designed for the student seeking to do independent specialized reading and/or research in a topic in African Studies.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.

Anthropology
  

  • ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology (3)

    An introduction to the study of humankind, including archaeology, ethnology, linguistics and biological anthropology.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ANTH 109 Special Topics in Anthropology (1-4)

    Occasional courses offered at the introductory level on subjects of interest in anthropology to students and faculty that are not included in the regular course offerings.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 110 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (3)

    This course introduces the science of forensic anthropology, specifically skeletal biology, disease, trauma, and common methods used by forensic anthropologists.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ANTH 115 Introduction to Cultural Sustainability (3)

    Students are introduced to the concept of cultural sustainability and how it intersects with ecological, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability in both current and historical contexts. Students explore current efforts to sustain cultural heritage sites, lifeways, and practices and are challenged to consider issues such as social justice, power imbalances, and environmental justice in relation to cultural sustainability.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • ANTH 201 Cultural Anthropology (3)

    This course provides a comparative perspective on how social groups make sense of their world. It introduces students to key anthropological concepts such as culture, holism, relativity, and social organization, as well as to ethnographic and cross-cultural methods. It provides an opportunity to examine culture as an ever-evolving feature of human adaptation to changing social, economic, and environmental conditions.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ANTH 202 Introduction to Archaeology (3)

    An introduction to basic theory and methods in the archaeological recovery and interpretation of past cultural remains. The Honors version of this course is HONS 168 . Students may not receive credit for both.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ANTH 203 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)

    An introduction to the study of human evolution including a survey of human variation, our relationship to other primates and the interaction of biology and culture.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • ANTH 205 Language and Culture (3)

    A study of language in its social and cultural context. Relationships between language and the transmission of meaning, world view and social identity will be examined. The Honors version of this course is HONS 169 . Students may not receive credit for both.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • ANTH 210 Development of Anthropological Thought (3)

    A survey of major theories that anthropologists use to explain human social and cultural behavior. Recommendation - should be taken within first 15 hours of the major.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • ANTH 290 Anthropology Field Experience (1-3)

    Anthropological field experience to be paired with appropriate course where the classroom study of anthropology will benefit from supplemental experiences outside the classroom or where more individualized instruction is necessary in a lab/field setting.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 302 Archaeology of North America (3)

    A survey of what is known archaeologically of the diverse prehistoric societies of North America from first settlement to European contact and beyond.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 303 Paleolithic Archaeology (3)

    This course entails a survey of human cultural evolution from its earliest beginnings until the end of the Pleistocene Ice Ages (2.5 mya - 10,000 years ago). The basis for the course is a culture history for Pleistocene archaeological materials in two principal regions: Africa and Europe. In addition to a culture history, processual issues such as the origins of culture, the evolution of cognitive behavior and changing human land use patterns will be discussed in some detail.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 304 Rise of Complex Civilization (3)

    Using the archaeological record, Rise of Complex Civilization surveys human cultural evolution leading up to the rise of complex society after the Pleistocene (10,000-3,000 BP). The basis of the course is a culture history for early/pre-farming cultures in the Near East and Europe. In addition to a culture history, processual issues such as the nature of post-Pleistocene human adaptations, the origins of food production, the spread of agriculture, the rise of stratified societies and the development of complex political organizations will be considered in detail.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 305 Prehistoric Ritual and Art (3)

    This course examines prehistoric forms of ritual and art, their interpretation, and their evolutionary and behavioral significance within an archaeological framework. Students are introduced to prehistoric ritual and art throughout the Old and New Worlds - their form, content, and chronological evolution. This course reviews and assesses competing interpretive frameworks, with emphasis on understanding the social and ideological context within which prehistoric ritual and art were produced and comprehended.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 306 Historical Archaeology (3)

    An introduction to the archaeology of recent sites for which we have some written documentation, focusing upon how archaeologists interpret these sites using two separate but equal classes of information: archaeological artifacts (especially ceramics) and historical documents, with the goal of understanding past life-ways.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 307 Southeastern Prehistoric Archaeology (3)

    The course examines prehistoric cultures of the Southeastern US from the first migrations to European contact. The class proceeds in a traditional, chronological fashion from Paleo through Contact periods with an emphasis on recent archaeological discoveries and interpretations and current questions and controversies within each time frame.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 309 Special Topics in Archaeology (1-4)

    Occasional courses offered on subjects of archaeological interest to students and faculty that are not included in the regular course offerings.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 319 Special Topics in Anthropology (1-4)

    Occasional courses offered on subjects of interest to students and faculty that are not included in the regular course offerings.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 320 Peoples and Cultures of North America (3)

    A survey of the pre- and post-contact history of Native American peoples in the major cultural areas of North America.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 322 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)

    A review of the major socio-cultural developments in prehistoric and historic Africa.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 323 African American Society and Culture (3)

    A survey of African American society and culture beginning with the African homeland and ending with an exploration of contemporary issues facing New World African communities.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 325 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3)

    A review of major socio-cultural developments in Latin America, past and present.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 326 Peoples and Cultures of Europe (3)

    A review of major socio-cultural developments in historic and modern Europe. Emphasis will be placed on modern peasant societies.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 327 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean (3)

    An examination of the history of the people of the Caribbean and the development of their diverse cultural traditions.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 328 Aztecs, Maya, and Their Ancestors (3)

    This course is a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Mesoamerica (Mexico and Central America) up to, and including, the arrival of the Spaniards in 1519. Although beginning with the peopling of this hemisphere, the emphasis is on the advanced civilizations of the Olmec, Teotihuacanos, Zapotec, Mixtec, Maya and Aztec.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 329 Special Topics: Geographic Areas (3)

    A survey of the major socio-cultural developments of a particular geographic area from a prehistoric, historic and modern view.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 333 Human Evolution (3)

    A review of the evidence for human evolution from nonhuman primate ancestors to the end of the Paleolithic. Emphasis will be placed on the fossil and archaeological evidence for human biocultural evolution and the methods used to test evolutionary hypotheses about our origins.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 335 Primate Behavior and Evolution (3)

    A survey of the behavior and ecology of the Order Primates, with special emphasis on the evolution and adaptive value of behavior. Another major theme is a critical perspective on the use of nonhuman primates as models for human biology and behavior with an attempt to place such studies in an appropriate context.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 336 Osteology and Forensics (3)

    Students will obtain knowledge of the anatomy of the human skeleton, including the identification and analysis of fragmentary skeletal material. Students will be introduced to basic forensic analyses.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 340 Medical Anthropology (3)

    This course is the cross-cultural study of health, illness, and healing. Topics discussed in this course include the ecology of health and disease; changing patterns of birth, disease, death and nutrition; ethno-medicine and medical specialists; and evolutionary medicine.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 341 Introduction to Psychological Anthropology (3)

    A comparative study of personality, child rearing, cognition, mental disorders, altered states of consciousness and gender identity. Theory and research methods of psychological anthropologists will also be examined.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 342 Human Behavior and Evolution (3)

    This course examines human behavioral diversity from an evolutionary perspective including topics such as human behavioral ecology, parental investment, paternal certainty, menopause, senescence, health and illness and religion.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 345 Applied Anthropology (3)

    An examination of the practical uses of anthropological methods, concepts and theories to bring about technological, cultural, economic or social change with specific attention to cultural sustainability.
    Course Frequency: Every Other Spring
  

  • ANTH 346 Anthropology of Gender (3)

    An examination of gender roles in society from a cross-cultural perspective.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 347 Introduction to Museum Studies (3)

    This course examines how the collection, preservation and exhibition of artifacts, scientific specimens, art and technology in museums shape our understanding of humanity and our world.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 352 Folklore of Ireland and the British Isles (3)

    This course assesses how anthropologists use folklore to theorize about the complexities of human experience. Classic debates, theoretical approaches and strategies of interpreting folklore are examined. Irish cultural forms such as religious beliefs and practices, verbal art, material culture and music are explored.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 353 Cultural and Social Contexts of Education (3)

    This class examines the cultural and social context of teaching and learning within and outside of schools, emphasizing the interplay of language, learning, culture, and social structures. The course focuses on education in the United States and abroad to both make the familiar strange and the strange familiar.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 356 Anthropological Perspectives on Religion (3)

    A comparative perspective on religion as a system of spiritual beliefs and practices found in all cultures. Particular attention will be given to the way in which a culture’s religion is related to its environment, subsistence activities and social organization. Theories on the origin and nature of religion will be discussed.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 381 Internship (1-6)

    An opportunity for students to have a supervised field placement in areas related to the field of anthropology such as museums, marine archaeology and urban archaeology.
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 12 credit hours in the anthropology major or minor, GPA of 3.000 in anthropology, an overall GPA of 2.500, and permission of the instructor. (Course prerequisites may vary depending on the nature of the placement.)
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 382 Student Research Apprenticeship in Anthropology (1-6)

    Qualified students supervised by faculty engage in collaborative research with faculty. Activities may include interviews, observations, data collection and analysis; interpreting data, writing articles and presenting research at professional conferences.
    Prerequisite(s): GPA of 3.000 in anthropology, a major or minor in anthropology, and permission of instructor. Other course prerequisites may vary depending on the nature of the apprenticeship project.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 383 Student Academic Apprenticeship in Anthropology (1-6)

    Qualified students selected and supervised by faculty engage in activities that facilitate teaching and learning in specific course(s). Activities may include helping with in-class activities and labs, holding discussion or review sessions and answering students’ questions.
    Prerequisite(s): GPA of 3.000 in anthropology, a major or minor in anthropology, and permission of instructor. Other course prerequisites may vary depending on the nature of the apprenticeship project.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 384 Archaeology Internship (1-6)

    An opportunity for a students to have supervised field placement in archaeology.
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 12 credit hours in the archaeology major or anthropology major or minor, including ANTH 202 ; GPA of 3.000 in anthropology or archaeology, an overall GPA of 2.500, and permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 385 Cultural Anthropology Internship (1-6)

    An opportunity for a students to have supervised field placement in cultural anthropology.
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 12 credit hours in the anthropology major or minor, including ANTH 201 ; GPA of 3.000 in anthropology, an overall GPA of 2.500, and permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 386 Biological Anthropology Internship (1-6)

    An opportunity for a students to have supervised field placement in biological anthropology.
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 12 credit hours in the anthropology major or minor, including ANTH 203 ; GPA of 3.000 in anthropology or archaeology, an overall GPA of 2.500, and permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 387 Linguistic Anthropology Internship (1-6)

    An opportunity for a students to have supervised field placement in linguistic anthropology.
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 12 credit hours in the anthropology major or minor, including ANTH 205 ; GPA of 3.000 in anthropology or archaeology, an overall GPA of 2.500, and permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 388 Applied Anthropology Internship (1-6)

    An opportunity for a students to have supervised field placement in applied anthropology.
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 12 credit hours in the anthropology major or minor, including ANTH 345 ; GPA of 3.000 in anthropology or archaeology, an overall GPA of 2.500, and permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 399 Tutorial (3)

    Individual instruction given by a tutor in regularly scheduled meetings.
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 6 hours in the anthropology major or minor and permission of the instructor and the department chair.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 490 Independent Study (1-6)

    Individually supervised readings and study of some anthropological work, problem or topic of the student’s interest.
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 12 credit hours in the anthropology major or minor, GPA of 3.000 in anthropology, an overall GPA of 2.500, and permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 491 Research Methods (3)

    This course reviews a variety of ways in which anthropological research is conducted because this department supports the four field approach to the study of anthropology. Particular topics and approaches that will be emphasized may vary.
    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101  and ANTH 210  or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • ANTH 492 Seminar in Anthropology (3)

    An overview of various theoretical areas of anthropology, with stress on student research and methodology.
    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101  and any 200-level course or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 493 Field School in Archaeology (3-8)

    Students will participate in ongoing research conducted by professional archaeologists. This is a comprehensive archaeological field school in which participants will receive systematic in-depth training in all phases of basic archaeological field research.  
    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202;  permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 494 Field Work (2-8)

    This course offers students a hands on field work opportunity in one of the four fields of anthropology; archaeology, biological, cultural or linguistic anthropology.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • ANTH 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)

    Semester one of a two semester intensive research and writing course for accomplished and motivated upper-level students under the close supervision of a faculty member in the department or program. Students must take the initiative in seeking a faculty member to help in the design and supervision of the project. This is an individual enrollment course, and registration is carried out through consultation with the faculty mentor.  
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor and Department/Program approval prior to registration. Individual departments or programs may prescribe particular requirements for eligibility for the bachelor’s essay, particular procedures for the approval of proposals, and/or particular guidelines for the projects themselves.  
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • ANTH 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

    Semester two of a two semester intensive research and writing course for accomplished and motivated upper-level students under the close supervision of a faculty member in the department or program. Students must take the initiative in seeking a faculty member to help in the design and supervision of the project. This is an individual enrollment course, and registration is carried out through consultation with the faculty mentor. 
    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 499A 
    Course Frequency: Occasional

Applied Communication Management
  

  • APCP 321 Interpersonal and Small Group Communication (3)

    This course is designed to develop and improve upon your communication skills in relation to others in interpersonal and small group contexts. Students will increase communication skills and awareness of self in different communication contexts. The skills that are developed through this course will find daily application in the workplace, personal relationships, and a variety of social settings.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • APCP 322 Communication for Business and Professions (3)

    This course is designed to help students identify and improve communication skills in business and professional settings. Specific objectives include understanding theories of communication and organizations; improving interpersonal skills and work relationships in organizations; improving written and verbal presentation skills; enhancing small-group and problem-solving skills; perfecting interview and job search skills; and applying theory to everyday business practice.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • APCP 323 Interviewing (3)

    This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental principles of interviewing, including the interpersonal communication process, questions, and interview structure. Interview communication focuses on providing students with an applied understanding of the communication principles and theories involved in successful interviewing through an experiential foundation designed to enable them to conduct or be the subject of such interviews. Emphasis is placed on skill acquisition and refinement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • APCP 324 Leadership in Concept and Practice (3)

    This course is designed to provide a basic introduction to leadership by focusing on what it means to be a good leader. Emphasis in the course is on the practice of leadership. The course will examine topics such as: the nature of leadership, recognizing leadership traits, developing leadership skills, creating a vision, setting the tone, listening to out-group members, handling conflict, overcoming obstacles, and addressing ethics in leadership. Attention will be given to helping students understand and improve their own leadership performance.
    Course Frequency: Fall
 

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