Course Requirements for AAS Degree Required Program Core Courses (37-40) Intro to Anthropology (3) Biological Anthropology (3) Principles of Archaeology (3) Prehistory of North America (3) Archaeology of Early Civilizations (3) Archaeological Field Techniques (3-6) (must complete a minimum of 5 credit hours) Archaeological Lab Techniques (3) Culture Area Studies (1-3) Archaeological Method, Theory, & Cultural Resource Management (3) Technical Writing (3) Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (3) Physical Geology Laboratory (1) Social Statistics (3) ANTH SS/DV1000 ANTHLS/DV1020 ANTH SS2030 ANTH 3100 ANTHDV3200 ANTH 3300 ANTH SI3400 ANTHDV3600 ANTH 4100 ENGL 2100 GEOPS/SI1110 & GEO Sill 15 SOC SI3600 Support Courses Complete at least two of the following: ANTH 4200 Anthropological Theory (3) ENGL 3100 Professional and Technical Writing (3) GEO 3150 Geomorphology (4) HIST DV4110 History of the American West (3) Suggested Course Sequence Please refer to this program in the online catalog (weber.edu/catalog) and/ or contact the department for a suggested course sequence. ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES - ANTH ANTH SS/DV1000. Introduction to Anthropology (3) Anthropology is the study of humankind, past and present: our origins and the development of cultural behavior and biological attributes. This course examines what it means to be human, describing and explaining human differences and similarities throughout time and across the world. ANTH LS/DV1020. Biological Anthropology (3) Explores human origins, evolution, and contemporary biological diversity by examining genetics, the human fossil record, primatology, and human ecology from a biocultural perspective. ANTH HU/DV1040. Language and Culture (3) Explores the nature of human language and its role in sociocultural settings. Surveys a world sample of languages from the perspective of anthropological linguistics including language structure, social functions, geographical and historical variation, and cultural values. ANTH SS/DV2010. Peoples and Cultures of the World (3) A survey of cultures around the world, exploring their similarities and differences as observed by anthropologists. ANTH SS2030. Principles of Archaeology (3) Archaeology attempts to reconstruct prehistoric and early historic human life ways as well as long term cultural and biological evolutionary processes through the scientific study of material remains. This course focuses upon the history of archaeology, the ways in which archaeologists recover and analyze data, and the major theoretical perspectives used to interpret the past. ANTH 2810. Experimental Courses (1-3) ANTH 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. 403 ANTH 2950. Elementary Anthropological Field Trip (1-3) Students will visit areas and events of anthropological interest. The course will include relevant lectures, readings, and exercises designed to maximize and evaluate the learning experience. Pre- and post-trip meetings for student preparation, feedback, and course evaluation will occur. When the course number is used, it will be accompanied by a specific title and authorized credit which will appear on the student's transcript. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A maximum of three credit hours of Anthropology 2950 can be applied toward graduation. ANTH 2990. Special Topics in Anthropology (1-3) A course allowing examination of selected topics and current issues in Anthropology. When the course number is used, it will be accompanied by a specific title and authorized credit which will appear on the student's transcript. Offerings of same title may not be repeated for credit toward graduation. ANTH 3100. Prehistory of North America (3) A general survey course concerning the archaeology of North America and an interpretation of its prehistory. The course material spans the time of initial human occupation of the continent through the early historic period, and emphasizes the three major cultural stages (Paleo Indian, Archaic, and Formative) which characterize the archaeological record of North America. ANTH DV3200. Archaeology of Early Civilizations (3) This course is designed to survey the broad range of early civilizations worldwide as they are known archaeologically, including the variety of ways and places in which they have arisen and the great diversity of peoples who created them. It examines highly complex societies in sub-Saharan and North Africa, native North and South America, East and South Asia, the Middle East, the Aegean and Celtic Europe, discussing in detail the diverse ways of life in these civilizations and how they shaped cultural forms, practices and ideas in the modern life of these regions today. ANTH 3300. Archaeological Field Techniques (3-6) Intensive field school involving archaeological excavation and/or survey, emphasizing modern field techniques, data recordation and recovery, map interpretation and production, and the proper conduct of problem-oriented archaeology. Prerequisite: ANTH SS2030 and consent of instructor. ANTH SI3400. Archaeological Laboratory Techniques (3) Emphasizes student analysis and write-up of an artifact assemblage from an archaeological site. Weekly lectures familiarize students with analyses of prehistoric and historic archaeological materials, as well as the production of text, figures, tables, maps, and bibliographies for technical reports. Prerequisite: ANTH SS2030, or consent of instructor. ANTH DV3500. Advanced Cultural Anthropology (3) The nature of culture, its structure and function in the variety of human activities. Prerequisite: ANTH SS/DV1000 or ANTH SS/ DV2010, or consent of instructor. ANTH DV3600. Culture Area Studies (1-3) Surveys selected societies in ethnographically different cultural areas of the world, such as Africa, Asia, North American Indians, Latin America, the Middle East, the Pacific, or the modern United States. When the number is used, it will be accompanied by a descriptive title and the credit authorized, which will appear on the student transcript. Offerings of same title may not be repeated for credit toward graduation. Prerequisites: ANTH SS/DV1000 or ANTH SS/DV2010, or consent of instructor. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/ETM MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA/MSN MSRS CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social 8 Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog