Anthropology - ANTH 112
Introduction to Anthropology
3 Credit Hours3 Lecture Hours
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the origin and diversity of humans, which includes the evolution of humans and their cultures, contemporary cultural diversity, linguistics and applied anthropology. Biological and cultural adaptations are emphasized.
Prerequisites
(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)
Course Competencies
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Identify the topics and methods used in the major subfields of anthropology.
- Apply the key anthropological principles of ethnocentrism, cultural relativism and holism.
- Describe the characteristics of culture.
- Explain how anthropology is used to solve modern social problems.
- Identify the branches of linguistics.
- Identify the characteristics and behavior of modern primates.
- Outline trends in human physical evolution using fossil evidence.
- Compare biological and cultural explanations for modern human physical diversity.
- Summarize the major trends in cultural evolution.
- Illustrate similarities and differences in cultures worldwide.
- Identify the impact of globalization on cultures.
Course Schedule
| | 112 | 141012 | Intro Anthropology | MC | 3 | Worden J | 31/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | M W 12:30 PM-02:16 PM LA140
|
| | 112 | 142416 | Intro Anthropology | ONL | 3 | Worden J | 31/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | |
| | 112 | 141010 | Intro Anthropology | MC | 3 | Moore J | 31/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | M W 08:30 AM-09:56 AM LA140
|
| | 112 | 141011 | Intro Anthropology | MC | 3 | Moore J | 31/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | T R 10:00 AM-11:26 AM LA140
|
| | 112 | 142364 | Intro Anthropology | ONL | 3 | Moore J | 31/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | |
| | 112 | 142373 | Intro Anthropology | ONL | 3 | Moore J | 31/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | |
| | 112 | 121020 | Intro Anthropology | MC | 3 | Jenzen C | 26/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | T R 12:30 PM-03:40 PM LA140
|
| | 112 | 122326 | Intro Anthropology | ONL | 3 | Moore J | 5/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | |
| | 112 | 132331 | Intro Anthropology | ONL | 3 | Vannier C | 16/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | |
| | 112 | 112330 | Intro Anthropology | ONL | 3 | Moore J | 1/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | |
| | 112 | 111000 | Intro Anthropology | MC | 3 | Moore J | 13/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | M W 08:30 AM-09:56 AM LA140
|
| | 112 | 111005 | Intro Anthropology | MC | 3 | Moore J | 16/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | T R 10:30 AM-11:56 AM LA140
|
| | 112 | 112370 | Intro Anthropology | ONL | 3 | Moore J | 3/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | |
| | 112 | 112372 | Intro Anthropology | ONL | 3 | Moore J | 8/31/0 | Open | $0.00 | |