Introduction to four fields of anthropology (sociocultural anthropology, linguistic, biological, and archaeological anthropology). Emphasizes continuities and differences across human communities in different time periods and geographic origins, and develops anthropological methods for dismantling ethnocentrism and racism.

Explores the question of "What does it mean to be human?" from a biological perspective, while developing scientific literacy and critical thinking skills. Introductory evolutionary theory, biocultural influences and the role of sociocultural constructions of race in shaping human biology. Survey of primate diversity, ecology and behavior, with consideration of how non-human primate studies help us understand human evolution. History of fossil hominins, including evidence for the development of key anatomical and behavioral hallmarks of human uniqueness.

Introduction to theory and methods used by cultural anthropologists to compare and study human diversity across place and time. Traditional topics of kinship, culture change, navigating conflict, and coping with illness are integrated with ethnographic fieldwork and contemporary attention to power, privilege, and social justice.

Explores macroevolutionary and microevolutionary processes that shape the human species. Macroevolutionary processes include speciation and species concepts in primate evolution and hominin evolution, considering primate models for interpretation of hominin and modern human behavioral biology. Microevolutionary processes include a biocultural approach to considering the role of selection, mutation, gene flow, and genetic drift in human populations; and critical examination of cultural constructions of race and their impact on human biology.

Description and world distribution of landscapes with (1) an analysis of past and present interplay among land forms, biota, and human activity; (2) an investigation into the manner in which culture is both restricted and stimulated by different habitats; and (3) a critique of the ecological problems resulting from modifying the landscape. Fulfills geography requirement for social studies teaching certification.

The role of language in human life. Comparative linguistic analysis. Interdependence of language and culture.

Fundamentals of archaeology, the study of past cultures through their material remains. Focuses on methods used to identify, date, interpret and conserve archaeological data. Discussion of how theory, historical developments, contemporary issues and ethical concerns shape fieldwork, laboratory analyses and cultural reconstructions.

Using the tools of scientific inquiry, critical reasoning, and multicultural understanding, surveys a variety of historic and modern misconceptions about past cultures. Includes how to assess claims about the past, using archeological data and interpretative tools; and apply these new standards to gain appreciation for some truly exciting recent archeological discoveries.

Invites students to practice diverse anthropological research methods in Milwaukee, such as visual anthropology, material culture analysis. Emphasizes the ways in which urban culture and community produce unique configurations of work, play, health, economics and solidarity. ANTH 1001 or ANTH 2101 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Methods of analyzing population structure in small-scale societies, including studies of mortality and fertility patterns in bio-social and environmental contexts.

Introduction to indigenous societies that inhabited what is now the continental United States, Canada and northern Mexico from the earliest settlement to first encounters with Europeans. Comparative perspective highlights the richness and diversity of this archaeological record and demonstrates how deep history is interpreted using ancient material culture and early historic documents alongside the oral histories and living traditions of Native descendant communities. ANTH 1001 or ANTH 2401 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Cross-cultural perspective on religion in human societies. Examples from Western and non-Western societies, rituals, healing, revitalization, role of religion.

Examination of gender and sexuality in selected societies around the world, including contemporary American society. The effects of race, ethnicity, class and other forms of vulnerability as they intersect with gender roles and gender oppression.

Ethnology of native peoples of North America: culture areas, major cultural patterns, history, and present conditions. Importance of American Indian studies to anthropological theory.

Explores the variety of Middle Eastern cultures with reference to topics of central concern to cultural anthropology: environment, economics, social structure, political systems, religion, and culture change. Nomadic, rural agricultural, and urban groups are discussed. Recommended: ANTH 1001 or ANTH 2101.

The archaeological and historic record is used to provide a survey of ancient Egyptian socio-cultural development. Emphasis is given to the interaction of economic, political and religious forces involved in state formation. The development of religious belief in Egypt is studied through surveys of iconography and an introduction to reading hieroglyphs. ANTH 1001 or cons. of instr.

Introduction to the theories and methods of ethnoarchaeology and experimental archaeology. Ethnoarchaeology is the study of living groups to better understand material culture's patterns and meanings in archaeological contexts. Experimental archaeologists use replicative studies to develop hypotheses and gain insights into past technologies. ANTH 1001 or ANTH 2401 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Field experience in a community social service agency for the purpose of furthering the student's integration of theory and practice in a professional setting. Placement is for a minimum of 140 hours per term under the supervision of agency personnel, and includes a weekly seminar with the internship coordinator. S/U grade assessment. Limited enrollment., ANTH major, and cons. of internship coordinator.

Analyzes the process and variation in the development of farming and herding societies. Examines the archaeological record pertaining to domestication of plants and animals in North and South America, Near East, Africa and East Asia. ANTH 1001 or ANTH 2401 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Explores processes and variation in the early development of large-scale societies with institutionalized inequality, administrative bureaucracy and hierarchical political organization. Examines evidence of urban planning, monumental constructions, economic specialization, distinctive iconography and ideology and structured mortuary practice. ANTH 1001 or ANTH 2401 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Reconstruct patterns of human behavior from integrated biological data sets. Archaeological evidence drawn from human skeletal, plant and faunal remains. Addresses questions of nutrition, pathology, occupation and mortuary ritual.

The anatomy of the skeleton and teeth. Methods of analysis of biological dynamics of past populations including reconstruction of population structure and patterns of disease.

Examines the biological past of the sapiens species. Analyzes the biological legacy of the non-human primate past and the fossils which exemplify the evolutionary trends of our species. ANTH 1201 or ANTH 2201 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Survey of the applications of human biology in criminalistics, including forensic applications of skeletal analysis, dermatoglyphics, DNA and hair. Studies methods of handling and analyzing these evidentiary materials, as well as the probative value eash has in the criminal justice system. Special emphasis on the methods of personal identification. Reviews case studies of mass disasters, human rights abuses and homicides to demonstrate the utility of techniques taught in the course.

Examines the biology of sex from a comparative perspective. Considers the range of primate sexual behaviors, including reproductive anatomy, sexual behavior and sexual selection, and their relevance to understanding human sexuality. Explores human sexuality in cross-cultural perspective, including deconstruction of sex/gender binaries, examining cross-cultural constructions of gender and sexuality, and the dangers of applying eugenicist thinking to human reproduction. ANTH 1001, ANTH 1201, or ANTH 2201 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Analyzes societal changes from a holistic anthropological perspective. Recognizes factors of long-term cultural change; modernization of the West and Third World countries; ecological and social problems related to development in the contemporary world. ANTH 1001 or ANTH 2101 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Compares legal cultures around the globe with respect to the state's use of violence to intervene in violence. Case studies include domestic violence, sexual assault and incarceration. Focuses on theories and field methods for researching legal sites.

Examines the figure of the refugee in anthropological studies, forces contributing to migration and the ways in which displacement shapes the refugee life course. Familiarizes students with institutional approaches to refugee-related interventions and the challenges and ethics of migration.

Lectures and discussions in an area which, because of its topicality, is not the subject of a regular course. The special topics will be designated in the Schedule of Classes.

Read, discuss and apply anthropological research under the direction of an Anthropology faculty mentor. Review the literature on an assigned or negotiated topic and design and propose a specific research project. Course may be repeated for credit. A maximum of six credits of ANTH 4956, 4995 and 4999 combined may be counted as electives toward the minimum requirements of the major and a maximum of three credits of ANTH 4956, 4995 and 4999 may be counted as electives toward the minimum requirements for the minor.

An introduction to methods used in the excavation and analysis of prehistoric sites. Surveying techniques, stratigraphy, analyses of soils and landforms, analytical fundamentals of prehistoric material remains. Summer term offering only.

Continuation of the internship experience (ANTH 3986). Placement is for a minimum of 140 hours per term of supervised practice at the same agency as the previous term and includes a weekly seminar with the internship coordinator. Credits earned cannot be counted toward the major. S/U grade assessment. Limited enrollment., ANTH 3986, and cons. of internship coordinator.

Faculty-supervised, independent study/research of a specific area or topic in anthropology.

Project-based course in which students develop an original anthropological research project, exploring theories and methods from different anthropological perspectives.

For majors in Anthropology. Research project and paper prepared under faculty supervision. Strongly recommended for students planning to enter graduate programs.

Analyzes the process and variation in the development of farming and herding societies. Examines the archaeological record pertaining to domestication of plants and animals in North and South America, Near East, Africa and East Asia. ANTH 1001 or ANTH 2401 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Explores processes and variation in the early development of large-scale societies with institutionalized inequality, administrative bureaucracy and hierarchical political organization. Examines evidence of urban planning, monumental constructions, economic specialization, distinctive iconography and ideology and structured mortuary practice. ANTH 1001 or ANTH 2401 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Reconstruct patterns of human behavior from integrated biological data sets. Archaeological evidence drawn from human skeletal, plant and faunal remains. Addresses questions of nutrition, pathology, occupation and mortuary ritual.

The anatomy of the skeleton and teeth. Methods of analysis of biological dynamics of past populations including reconstruction of population structure and patterns of disease.

Examines the biological past of the sapiens species. Analyzes the biological legacy of the non-human primate past and the fossils which exemplify the evolutionary trends of our species. ANTH 1201 or ANTH 2201 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Survey of the applications of human biology in criminalistics, including forensic applications of skeletal analysis, dermatoglyphics, DNA and hair. Studies methods of handling and analyzing these evidentiary materials, as well as the probative value each has in the criminal justice system. Special emphasis on the methods of personal identification. Reviews case studies of mass disasters, human rights abuses and homicides to demonstrate the utility of techniques taught in the course.

Examines the biology of sex from a comparative perspective. Considers the range of primate sexual behaviors, including reproductive anatomy, sexual behavior and sexual selection, and their relevance to understanding human sexuality. Explores human sexuality in cross-cultural perspective, including deconstruction of sex/gender binaries, examining cross-cultural constructions of gender and sexuality, and the dangers of applying eugenicist thinking to human reproduction. ANTH 1001, ANTH 1201, or ANTH 2201 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Analyzes societal changes from a holistic anthropological perspective. Recognizes factors of long-term cultural change; modernization of the West and Third World countries; ecological and social problems related to development in the contemporary world. ANTH 1001 or ANTH 2101 recommended as prerequisite but not required.

Compares legal cultures around the globe with respect to the state's use of violence to intervene in violence. Case studies include domestic violence, sexual assault and incarceration. Focuses on theories and field methods for researching legal sites.

Examines the figure of the refugee in anthropological studies, forces contributing to migration and the ways in which displacement shapes the refugee life course. Familiarizes students with institutional approaches to refugee-related interventions and the challenges and ethics of migration.

Various topics are designated in the Schedule of Classes. May be taken a maximum of two times.

An introduction to methods used in the excavation and analysis of prehistoric sites. Surveying techniques, stratigraphy, analyses of soils and landforms, analytical fundamentals of prehistoric material remains. Summer term offering only.