2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Advertising

  
  • ADV 307 - Conceptual and Creative Thinking in Media Planning

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Students learn media planning fundamentals to understand how different media are used to enhance the persuasive power of the advertising message. The class will prepare a media plan to support a marketing communications campaign.
    PREREQ: ADV 208 
  
  • ADV 345 - International Advertising

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: ADV 645
    Challenges and ethical issues in international advertising. Discussions concerning comparative cultural, geo-economic, and socio-political conditions relevant to topic. “Glocalization” will be the main focus in the discussions.
    PREREQ: COM 107  
  
  • ADV 400 - Selected Topics

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ADV 401 - Portfolio I

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Major components that go into creating print ad campaigns including benefit, strategy, conceptual thinking, art direction, and copywriting.
    PREREQ: ADV 208 
  
  • ADV 421 - Portfolio II

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Students begin to craft their portfolios. They will complete a variety of advertising print campaigns that will readily demonstrate a strong command of layout, design, copywriting, and conceptual thinking.
    PREREQ: ADV 401 
  
  • ADV 425 - Integrated Advertising Campaigns

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Function as a full service advertising agency, encompassing all the disciplines studied during the student’s tenure at Newhouse. Students work with clients and execute a complete campaign, from strategy to creative executions and a media plan.
    PREREQ: ADV 307  OR ADV 421  
  
  • ADV 431 - Portfolio III

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    This course will help students complete their portfolios which will consist of 20 advertisements, including three complete ad campaigns. Oral presentation, job hunting, and the analysis of various ad markets.
    PREREQ: ADV 421 
  
  • ADV 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • ADV 500 - Selected Topics

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ADV 507 - Strategic Media Planning

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Students will develop a strategic and advanced working knowledge of advertising media planning and buying, audience measurement, media research, new media concepts, audience segmentation and sales presentation.
    PREREQ: ADV 307 
  
  • ADV 509 - Advertising Research and Planning: A Case Study Approach

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Students will learn how to apply theory and practice of advertising research by analyzing cases and studies in marketing communications and academic publications. Account planning, qualitative, and quantitative research skills are emphasized.
    PREREQ: ADV 208 
  
  • ADV 523 - Digital Branding and Strategy

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ICC 523  
    Examines the transformative role that digital media (websites, social networks, blogs, wikis, mobile) have on the advertising industry. How consumers are reached and interpret the message from these digital platforms.
    PREREQ: ADV 307  
  
  • ADV 526 - Fashion Advertising and Promotion

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    How advertising and promotion build fashion brands, ranging from top designers to local retailers. Students learn how to apply the comprehensive strategic planning process used in advertising to build fashion brands.

Art Education

  
  • AED 211 - The Creative Classroom: Reexamining School Art Misconceptions Through Studio Inquiry

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    A studio art course that disrupts misconceptions about the relevance of the arts and design practices in education through arts-based inquiry.
  
  • AED 300 - Selected Topics

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • AED 317 - Philosophy & Foundations of Art Education Practice

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: AED 617
    Historical trends and philosophies of diverse art education practices and the growth of American public education. Includes field observations, interface with cultural institutions, cultivation of professional affiliations, and the development of a beginning teaching philosophy.
  
  • AED 470 - Experience Credit

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • AED 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    School of Art
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • AED 510 - Special Problems in Art Ed

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Individual study of particular problems in art education which are of pertinence to the student. Counseling and consent of the instructor determine the area of study.
  
  • AED 524 - Visual Language

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Visual language as catalyst for interdisciplinary experiences in art, math, science, and social studies. Visualization, determination of essential features, methods of teaching surrogate and relational form. Curriculum for specific grades or particular audiences. For senior and graduate art majors.
  
  • AED 534 - Creative Processes and Curriculum Structures

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Through experimentation, divergent thinking, and openness to discovery and possibility, students will document the curricular ideas and opportunities for creative learning that emerge through the exploration of various studio art and design processes.
  
  • AED 584 - Cultural Knowledge, Identity, and Postmodern Art Education

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    A course providing a safe space for arts educators and teaching artists to reconceptualize their language, attitudes, and approaches toward viewing, learning, and teaching the visual arts to diverse students in a global postmodern society.
  
  • HOA 321 - Leonardo da Vinci

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Offered only in Florence. Introduction to the works of Leonardo da Vinci, placed within the artistic, historic, and religious contexts of his time. Focuses primarily on Leonardo’s artistic production and also considers his work as a scientist and engineer.
  
  • HOA 474 - A History of London in Eleven Objects

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: HST 474
    Offered only in London. What do eleven important art objects teach us about London’s history as the world’s most global city? Students trace history of each object from its origins, to arrival in London, up to present, and learn about the artists and their contexts.
  
  • HOA 512 - Islamic Palaces of Spain: from Past to Present

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of the Islamic palaces of Spain from the Middle Ages to the present with a focus on the Alhambra, its evolving material design, meaning, and representations in various media.

Aerospace Engineering

  
  • AEE 270 - Experience Credit

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports, or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • AEE 290 - Independent Study

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • AEE 342 - Aerodynamics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Vorticity, circulation, potential flow and superposition of flows. Lift, drag, moments of two- and three-dimensional wings. Thin airfoil theories. Panel methods. Lifting-line theory. Flow separation and stall. Viscous drag reduction.
    PREREQ: MAE 341 
  
  • AEE 343 - Compressible Flow

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Isentropic flow, normal and oblique shock waves, expansion fans. Compressible flow in converging and diverging nozzles. Course includes lab component with written report.
    PREREQ: MAE 251  AND MAE 341 
  
  • AEE 427 - Aircraft Performance and Dynamics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Wing aerodynamic, thrust and drag. Performance analysis of aircraft: take-off, landing, climbing, gliding, turns, range and load factors. Control surfaces. Longitudinal and lateral static stability. Dynamic stability. Introduction to autopilot.
    PREREQ: MAE 341 
  
  • AEE 446 - Air-breathing and Rocket Propulsion

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Fluid dynamics and thermodynamics of airbreathing engines, including gas turbine, ramjet and scramjet. Engine component analysis, including inlets, combustors, nozzles, and turbomachines. Introduction to rocket propulsion.
    PREREQ: AEE 343
  
  • AEE 470 - Experience Credit

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • AEE 471 - Design/Analysis of Aerospace Structure

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Structural configuration of modern aircraft and spacecraft. Vehicle design requirements. Symmetric and unsymmetric beams. Single and multicell thin-walled tubes. Skin-stringer construction. Shear flow. Shear lag. Ring, frame, and fuselage analysis. Finite element analysis. Design projects.
    PREREQ: ECS 325 
  
  • AEE 472 - Synth of Aerosp Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Design of a subsonic, supersonic, or VTOL aircraft; a missile system; or a spacecraft to meet specified performance and cost criteria. Oral and written preliminary and final reports.
    PREREQ: AEE 427 
  
  • AEE 490 - Independent Study

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • AEE 491 - Hypersonics Research Project I

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    In depth exploration of a problem in the field of hypersonics under the supervision of a faculty member. Projects may be experimental or computational research on hypersonic phenomena, or a conceptual study of hypersonic vehicles.
  
  • AEE 492 - HypHypersonics Research Project II

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Advanced research on a problem in the field of hypersonics under the supervision of a faculty member. Projects may be experimental or computational research on hypersonics phenomena, or a conceptual study of hypersonic vehicles.
  
  • AEE 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • AEE 527 - Helicopter Dynamics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Introduction to the helicopter; hover- and vertical-flight analysis; autorotation and vertical descent; blade motion and rotor control; aerodynamics of forward flight.
    PREREQ: AEE 342  AND AEE 427 
  
  • AEE 542 - Hypersonic/High Temperature Gas Dynamics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Inviscid and viscous hypersonic fluid dynamics with and without high temperature effects. Approximate and exact methods for analyzing hypersonic flows. Elements of statistical thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and nonequilibrium gas dynamics. Experimental methods.
    PREREQ: MAE 251  AND AEE 343 
  
  • AEE 577 - Introduction to Space Flight

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Two-body orbital mechanics, orbits and trajectories, interplanetary transfers, vehicle and booster performance.
    PREREQ: ECS 222 

Arts in Context

  
  • AIC 200 - Selected Topics

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • AIC 201 - Special Topics Workshop in Arts in Context

    School of Art
    1-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Workshops connecting themes and issues in art, theories and practices.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  
  • AIC 221 - Special Topics in Arts in Context

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Workshops connecting themes and issues in art, theories and practices
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  
  • AIC 290 - Independent Study

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • AIC 294 - Document as Art

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: ARI 294
    Documentation as contemporary art making strategy; conceptual/contextual process, form, and issues.
  
  • AIC 300 - Selected Topics

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable 4 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • AIC 311 - Creative Leadership and Social Responsibility in the Arts

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: AIC 611
    Online course designed to equip students with strategies for a socially responsible approach to creative leadership and citizen entrepreneurship that may be applied within school systems, arts organizations, museums, and community centers. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • AIC 312 - Methods in Creative Leadership: Talent/Agency

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: AIC 612
    Community engagement coursework focused on planning and instruction of ongoing arts & design-based portfolio development, mentoring workshops for teens, fostering the next generation of creative leaders. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • AIC 316 - Introduction to Visual Culture

    School of Art
    3 credit(s)
    Crosslisted with: CRS 316, TRM 316
    Introduction to critical approaches that illuminate how modes of visual culture function as rhetoric, commerce, art, and ideological expression. Examines how institutional frameworks shape global image circulation.
  
  • AIC 318 - Collaborative Arts & Design Practices

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: AIC 618
    Drawing upon diverse disciplinary content rethinking the role of the arts & design in society as purpose-driven, as a way of knowing and as an urgent, beneficial means of active social entrepreneurship. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • AIC 321 - Art, Activism, Modernity

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: AIC 621
    History, theory, and practice of visual artists in publicly-engaged, community-based, and socially-active projects.
  
  • AIC 331 - Outside the Classroom

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    This course will take place outside of the “classroom” exploring potential sights of learning and creation. The city and all of its spaces and places will act as the “material” for making and collaboration.
  
  • AIC 340 - Visiting Artist Lecture Series

    School of Art
    1 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: AIC 640
    Contemporary artists and art educators with significant national and international exhibition and publishing records talk about their work and its development, including art-historical and other inter-disciplinary connections. Additional work required of graduate students.
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • AIC 392 - Cosplay

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: ARI 392
    Academic exploration of cosplay culture, the world-wide phenomenon in which people create and wear costumes of pop culture characters. Engage in written and visual research on the subject. Create a simple costume of your own, and participate in a cosplay contest.
  
  • AIC 394 - Collaborative Art

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: ARI 394
    Students will create collaborative and conceptual art projects. The class will also investigate the cultural and theoretical background of collaborative, conceptual and performance art.
  
  • AIC 395 - Research as Art

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: ARI 395
    Research as contemporary art making strategy; conceptual/contextual process, form, and issues.
  
  • AIC 400 - Selected Topics

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • AIC 423 - Artists Who Write

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: AIC 623
    Analysis, history of manifestos, theoretical writings produced by visual artists in the 20th century. Students write their own manifestos, press releases, artist statements and other forms of art communication.
  
  • AIC 441 - History of Jewelry and Metalsmithing

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Double Numbered with: AIC 641
    Study the history of jewelry/metalsmithing from prehistoric to contemporary pieces. Differences and similarities among cultures is discussed.
  
  • AIC 470 - Experience Credit

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s)
    Repeatable
  
  • AIC 490 - Independent Study

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • AIC 495 - Archive as Art

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ARI 495
    Archive as contemporary art making strategy; conceptual/contextual process, form, and issues.
  
  • AIC 500 - Selected Topics

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable 4 time(s), 6 credits maximum

Applied Music

  
  • AMC 110 - Voice Class for Beginners

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) Every semester
    Learn to sing.  Voice instruction for the beginning student.  Provides preparation for continued private lesson study. 
  
  • AMC 120 - Piano Class for Beginners

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) Every semester
    Learn to play piano.  Piano instruction for the beginning student.  Provides preparation for continued private lesson study. 
  
  • AMC 160 - Guitar Class for Beginners

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) Every semester
    Learn to play guitar.  Guitar instruction for the beginning student.  Provides preparation for continued private lesson study. 
  
  • AMC 500 - Selected Topics

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • AMC 525 - Keyboard Skills

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Sight reading. Score reading. Transposition. Basic ensemble techniques. Two-piano and four-hand repertoire emphasized. Permission of instructor.
  
  • AMC 527 - Organ Improvisation

    Setnor School of Music
    1 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8

    Gain confidence and facility improvising at the organ in a variety of forms and styles. Weekly introduction to a new technique and a step-by-step process for students to create improvisation using that technique.

  
  • AMC 528 - Figured Bass Accompaniment

    Setnor School of Music
    1-2 credit(s) Irregularly
    Learning how to accompany baroque chamber music from figured bass symbols.  Aspects of musical style and performance practice will be discussed.  This course is taught on the harpsichord
    PREREQ: MTC 145  AND MTC 146  
  
  • AMC 529 - Service Playing

    Setnor School of Music
    1-2 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5

    Basic skills needed to be a successful church musician. Focus on hymn and service music playing, psalm and chant accompaniment, anthem accompaniment, conducting from the console, registration practice, worship planning, and tips for finding local employment or substitute work as a church musician.

  
  • AMC 540 - Opera Workshop

    Setnor School of Music
    0-1 credit(s) Every semester
    Primarily for students in voice. Experience in conducting, coaching, accompanying, acting, directing, and stage management in the preparation and presentation of operas. Scenes from various operas and one full-length opera.
    Repeatable
  
  • AMC 545 - Diction in Singing

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Basic phonetics (International Phonetic Alphabet). Enunciation in the foreign languages most frequently encountered in vocal and choral literature (Italian, French, and German). English diction in singing. Additional work required for graduate credit.
  
  • AMC 546 - Diction in Singing

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Basic phonetics (International Phonetic Alphabet). Enunciation in the foreign languages most frequently encountered in vocal and choral literature (Italian, French, and German). English diction in singing. Additional work required for graduate credit.
  
  • AMC 547 - Advanced Diction for Singers

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The unique sounds of French, German, Italian, English, Russian and Spanish are explored through class performances along with review of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
    PREREQ: AMC 546 
  
  • AMC 550 - Alexander Technique

    Setnor School of Music
    1-2 credit(s) Every semester
    Exploration of conceptual and experiential knowledge that benefits the practice and performance of music and theater.  Students will apply conscious thinking to improve movement and performance skills without strain, stress, or pain.
    Repeatable 7 time(s), 16 credits maximum
  
  • AMC 552 - Yoga and Contemplative Practices for Performers

    Setnor School of Music
    1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The objective of this class is to introduce basic yoga principles including postures and mindfulness practices that will enable more efficient practice strategies and more focused and authentic performances.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 2 credits maximum

Anthropology

  
  • ANT 100 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 111 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Economics, politics, religion, symbolism, rites of passage, developmental cycle, and expressive culture. Required for Anthropology majors.
  
  • ANT 112 - Introduction to African American Studies

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: AAS 112 
    Historical and sociopolitical materials. Approaches to studying the African American experience, antecedents from African past, and special problems.
  
  • ANT 121 - Peoples and Cultures of the World

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Case studies of global cultural diversity. Exploration of daily life, rites of passage, marriage, family, work, politics, social life, religion, ritual, and art among foraging, agricultural, and industrial societies.
  
  • ANT 131 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Biological anthropology subfields; anthropology’s relationship to history of science. Evolutionary theory; mechanisms of evolution; survey of the non-human primates; humans ancestral to modern Homo sapiens; and modern human variation. Required for Anthropology majors.
  
  • ANT 141 - Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Survey of the prehistoric past spanning the origins of humankind through the rise of complex societies. Class activities and field trips provide a hands on introduction to archaeological interpretation.
  
  • ANT 145 - Archaeology of and in the Modern World

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: HST 145
    Role of history and archaeology in our understanding of 17th- to 19th-century Europe, Africa, and America. Historical archaeology as a mechanism to critique perceptions of the past. Firsthand record of ethnic groups and cultural settings not recorded in writing.
  
  • ANT 185 - Global Encounters:Comparing World Views & Values Cross-Culturally

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Predominant views of reality and values in the cultures of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Humanistic study of cultures and nature of cross-cultural understanding.
  
  • ANT 200 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 202 - Languages of the World

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: LIN 202 
    Introduction to Universal Grammar. Similarities and differences in structures of human languages. Syntax and morphology. Theory development.
    PREREQ: LIN 201 
  
  • ANT 221 - Morality and Community

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: REL 221 
    Examines how globally diverse religious groups create distinct moral systems in order to provide their members with the feeling of belonging to unique and meaningful communities.
  
  • ANT 249 - Archaeology at the Movies:The Scientific Study of the Past in Popular Culture

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Introduction to modern archaeology and the scientific study of the past. Utilizing fictional portrayals of archaeological interpretation in popular culture the course examines some of the major research questions of modern anthropology.
  
  • ANT 270 - Experience Credit

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 273 - Indigenous Religions

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Crosslisted with: NAT 244 , REL 244 
    The connections between material life and religious life in cultures throughout the world. The diverse ways that various cultures inhabit their landscapes.
  
  • ANT 290 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 300 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 311 - Anthropological Theory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Anthropological theory focusing on debates about human nature, cultural and racial diversity, and the goals of anthropology as a discipline. Required for majors.
  
  • ANT 318 - African Cultures

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Selected contemporary African cultures. West Africa and the impact of the slave trade. Aspects of colonialism and neocolonialism and their relationship to current social and political development.
  
  • ANT 322 - South American Cultures

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: LAS 318 
    Archaeology and cultural history. Racial, linguistic, and cultural areas from 1492 to today. Studies of contemporary Indian and Mestizo populations.
  
  • ANT 323 - Peoples and Cultures of North America

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: NAT 323 
    Racial, linguistic, and cultural areas of North America from the Rio Grande to the Arctic. Selected areas and tribes. Data from archaeology, historical records, and contemporary anthropological fieldwork.
  
  • ANT 324 - Modern South Asian Cultures

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: SAS 324 , WGS 324 
    Societies of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Social organization, economic and political structures, religions and world view, survey of languages, the arts. Transition and modernization, rural and urban problems.
  
  • ANT 325 - Anthropology of American Life in Film

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Analysis of American culture using film and literature. Concept of “national character.” Major cultural configurations and themes.
 

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