Anthro HU/DV2300. 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. Anthro 2810. Experimental Courses (1-3) Anthro 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific tide and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Anthro 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. Anthro 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. Anthro 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. Anthro 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. Anthro 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: Anthro SS2100 and consent of instructor. Anthro 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: Anthro SS2100, or consent of instructor. Anthro DV3500. Elements of Culture (3) The nature of culture, its structure and function in the variety of human activities. Prerequisite: Anthro SS/DV 1000 or SS/DV2000, or consent of instructor. Anthro 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. (A maximum of 9 hours of course work using this number may be applied toward graduation.) Prerequisites: Anthro SS/DV1000 or Anthro SS/DV2000, or consent of instructor. Anthro DV3700. Sex Roles: Past, Present and Future (3) An overview of the differences and similarities in human sex roles, cross-culturally and over time, with special emphasis on the influences of biology, socialization, and ecology in their origin, perpetuation, and change. (Cross-listed with Sociology 3120.) Anthro DV3900. Magic, Shamanism and Religion (3) A comparative study of the origins, development, and social functions of magic, shamanism, and religion within cultural systems around the world. Anthro 4100. Archaeological Method, Theory, and Cultural Resource Management (3) Explores means by which archaeological inferences are made to decipher the material record of past human behavior. Includes the history of archaeological thought from the beginnings of scientific archaeology through the new profession of cultural resource management. Prerequisite: Anthro SS2100. Anthro 4200. Anthropological Theory (3) Historical and theoretical development of the major anthropological schools of thought including 19th century evolutionism, historical particularism, social anthropology, symbolic analysis, neoevolutionism, and cultural ecology. Prerequisite: Anthro SS/ DV1000 or consent of instructor. Anthro SI4300. Anthropological Research Methods (3) Students will learn and apply the scientific methods of inquiry used in anthropological research. Required for majors and recommended for minors. Prerequisite: Anthro SS/DV 1000 or a 2000-level course; Anthro 4200 and Soclgy SI3600, or consent of instructor. Anthro 4810. Experimental Courses (1-3) Anthro 4830. Readings and/or Projects (1-3) Individual readings and/or projects for anthropology students. (Maximum of 3 hours may be applied toward graduation.) Prerequisites: Anthro SS/DV 1000, permission of instructor and approval of program coordinator. Anthro 4920. 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. Anthro 4950. Advanced 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: WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 2 0 04-2005 CATALOG