101. Social/Cultural Anthropology. (3:3:0) Honors also.
Aspects of society and culture: kinship, beliefs, economy, and political order among peoples worldwide. Methods and perspectives used in social/cultural anthropology.
103. Archaeology Field Trip. (1:2:0) F 1st blk.
Archaeology field trip to Four Corners. Meet weekly prior to trip. Students responsible for food and camping costs. Limited enrollment.
108R. Anthropological Films. (1:0:2 ea.) F, W
Examination of other cultures through ethnographic or archaeological film. Can be taken separately or concurrently with Anthr 101 or 110.
110. Introduction to Archaeology. (3:3:0) Honors also.
Review of great archaeological discoveries about the ancient world. Overview of world prehistory.
150. Anthropology Career Preparation. (0.5:1:0) F
Overview of anthropology major and graduation requirements; preparing for senior thesis sequence; career opportunities; and graduate school application process.
205. Foundations of Anthropological Theory. (3:3:0) F, W Prerequisite: Anthr 101.
Ideas from Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and Steward studied for a secure foundation for understanding the antecedents of current theory.
206. Current Anthropological Theory. (3:3:) F, W
Important current theoretical frameworks in anthropology.
207. Experiments in Ancient Technology. (3:1:2)
Processes by which tools and other objects were produced anciently; experimental reproduction and use of ancient tools.
215. Introduction to Archaeology: Method and Theory. (3:3:0) W
Field and analytic methods and their relevance to data acquisition; use of theory and the relation of theory to methods.
247. Applied Anthropology. (3:3:0) F
Anthropological principles and methods applied to business, education communication, development projects, and health sciences.
280. Archaeology and the Scriptures. (3:3:0) Evening Classes only.
The Bible and the Book of Mormon compared with archaeological findings on early civilizations.
300. Biological Anthropology. (3:3:0) W, Sp
Relationships between human biology, environment, social structure, and culture. Concepts and data on race, primates, evolution, population genetics, growth, and sociobiology.
301. Human Osteology. (2:1:2)
Identification and treatment of skeletal material found in archaeological excavations.
309. Language in Culture and Society. (3:3:0) F, W, Sp
Sociocultural categories and processes as expressed through, and determined by, language. Semiotics: language as sign system. Ethnosemantics, syntactic analysis, translation problems, ethnography of speaking/communication.
311. Museums and Cultures. (3:3:0) F
Role of museums in society. Analyzing museum content, use, and sociology. On-site visits to area museums.
312. Intercultural Communication. (3:3:0) F, W Independent Study only.
Communication processes as affected by proxemic, kinesic, linguistic, social, institutional, worldview, and value differences and other aspects of culture. Seminar/workshop: theory, research methods, applications.
314. Museum Registration and Legal/Ethical Issues. (3:3:0) W Prerequisite: Anthr 311.
Managing museum collections: cataloging, loans, ethics, legal issues, object handling, basic object conservation. Practical experience working with museum objects.
317. Native Peoples of North America. (3:3:0) W even yr.
Indian groups at the time of the European arrival; social organization, beliefs, values, economy, and adaptation to environment.
320. Anthropology of Europe. (3:3:0) W even yr.
Europe's role in the anthropological imagination; ethnographies of contemporary European populations; themes; nationalism/postnationalism/transnationalism; postsocialism, postcolonialism, immigration; ethnic identity and cultural politics; the commodification of culture. Regional emphasis may vary.
326. Central American Society. (3:2:Arr.) W
History, culture, society, and life among peoples of Mexico and Central America.
330. Peoples of Africa. (3:3:0) W
Political, economic, and social organization, family life, language, worldview, religion, ritual, artistic expression, ecological adaptation, and contemporary development issues among rural and urban sub-Saharan peoples.
335. Peoples of India. (3:3:0) W
Society and culture on Indian subcontinent. Stratification, kinship, marriage, religion, politics, economics.
340. Peoples of the Middle East. (3:3:0) F odd yr.
Ecology, social organization, and beliefs of nomadic, rural, and urban groups between western Africa and Pakistan.
343. Chinese Culture and Society. (3:3:0) F
Cultural and social institutions of traditional and modern China, including Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or other areas of Chinese impact.
345. American Culture. (3:2:Arr.) F
Unity and diversity in U.S. life. Social/cultural change processes illustrated and analyzed. Anthropological study of complex cultures. Seminar-type course involves substantial reading, writing, discussion.
346. Anthropology of Mormonism. (3:3:0) W odd yr.
Intensive analysis of Mormon society and culture using a range of anthropological perspectives.
350. Archaeological Cultures of North America. (3:3:0) W odd yr.
Cultural developments of North American Indians (Canada, U.S., and northern Mexico) before Columbus.
351. Archaeology and the Bible. (3:3:0) F even yr.; Su odd yr.
Setting and context of the Bible as clarified and supplemented from archaeology, history, and related studies. Archaeological methods.
355. Mesoamerican Archaeology. (3:2:Arr.) F
Cultural-environment bases of ancient civilizations in Mexico and Central America. Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec cultures.
365. South American Archaeology. (3:3:0)
Archaeological history of South America: Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
372. Ancient Mayan Writing 1. (3:3:0) F odd yr.
Nature and content of Mayan hieroglyphic writing, from A.D. 100 to 1600. Methods of decipherment, introduction to textual analysis, and application to interpreting Mayan language, art, world view, and society. Literacy and the Mesoamerican background of Mayan script.
374. Ancient Mayan Writing 2. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Anthr 372.
Advanced study of Mayan hieroglyphic writing. Guided workshop focusing on inscriptions, rituals, dynastic history, and linguistic records from major Mayan cities. Archaeological setting and preparation of technical commentaries emphasized.
378. Near Eastern Archaeology. (3:2:Arr.) W
Peoples and culture history in Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, 3500–500 B.C. Substantial reading, writing, discussion.
380. Historical Archaeology. (3:2:Arr.)
Archaeological study, excavation, and restoration of sites like Nauvoo and Williamsburg. Substantial reading, writing, and discussion.
385. Ancient Peoples and Cultures of Europe: The Origins of European Civilization. (3:3:0)
European culture and archaeology from initial settlement to Vikings. Agriculture, political organization, urban settlement, population movement, early astronomy, religious development. Bronze and Iron Ages, Roman expansion.
390R. Special Topics in Regional Anthropology. (1–3:Arr.:0 ea.) On dem.
Subjects related to a particular area or people. Offered when unique opportunities or needs arise.
402. Quantitative Methods for Anthropology. (3:3:0) F odd yr.
Quantitative methods in archaeology and sociocultural anthropology, including methods of organizing, exploring, and presenting data, probability, and statistical inference.
412. Museum Collections Management. (3:3:0) F Prerequisite: Anthr 311, 314.
Instruction and practice in aspects of managing museum collections: writing catalogs, processing donations, preserving objects.
414. Museum Projects. (3:3:0) W Prerequisite: Anthr 311, 314.
Supervised experience in a museum working with exhibitions, public programs, or research.
420. Language and Cultural Insight. (3:3:0) W
Students will demonstrate language competence and increase cultural awareness using an "uncommon language." Interview, analysis, and writing skills emphasized. Document will be in uncommon language with translation and report in English.
430. Moral and Ritual Institutions. (3:3:0) F
Anthropological approaches to religion; its content and relation to other social institutions in societies ranging from gatherers to industrialists.
431. The Family, Marriage, and Kinship. (3:3:0) W
Nature of kinship; parent-child, sibling, grandparental relationships. Genealogical basis of society: family, lineage, clan, kindred organization. Marital status; in-law relations; joking and avoidance behavior; divorce.
432. Economic and Political Institutions. (3:3:0) F
Connections between wealth and power; political and legal systems in state and nonstate societies; expansion of capitalism and technology into remote global regions.
434. Medical Anthropology. (3:3:0) W even yr. Recommended: Anthr 247.
Interactions between culture and health in comparative perspective, emphasizing social, historical, and ecological determinants.
436. Symbolic Anthropology. (3:3:0) W
Social use and understanding of semiotics, signs, symbols, and other meaningful forms as critically constitutive of culture.
437. Men, Women, and the Culture of Gender. (3:3:0) F odd yr. Recommended: Anthr 247.
Gender roles across culture relative to health, ethnicity, economic development, kinship, war, etc.
438. Social Stratification and Complex Societies. (3:3:0)
Anthropological consideration of organized social inequality, focusing on class, caste, gender, and ethnicity.
440. Small-Scale Societies. (3:3:0)
Ethnographic and archaeological studies of band and tribal societies (hunter-gatherers and simple farmers) from around the world.
441. Anthropology of Development. (3:3:3) W even yr.
Theory, practice, and research methods regarding the anthropological study and resolution of poverty, disease, malnutrition, displacement, and inadequate educational opportunities.
442. Ethnographic Skills. (3:2:Arr.) F, Sp
Methods, rationale, limitations, and ethical issues of participant observation, interviewing, quantitative measurement, and other procedures of ethnographic fieldwork. Local field project.
450. Seminar in Anthropology of Education. (3:3:0) W odd yr. Prerequisite: Anthr 101, 405.
Anthropological theories of and qualitative research in child rearing, enculturation, cognition, informal education, schools, literacy, multicultural and multilingual education, and cultural transmission and acquisition.
454R. Field School Preparation. (1:1:1 ea.) W Prerequisite: major status.
455R. Field School of Archaeology. (1–6:0:Arr. ea.) Sp Prerequisite: Anthr 454R; major status.
Training and experience in excavation at a BYU-sponsored dig.
456R. Lab Skills for Anthropology. (2–6:Arr.:Arr. ea.) F Prerequisite: Anthr 455R; major status.
Analytical and laboratory techniques as part of a BYU-sponsored archaeological project.
490R. Special Topics in Theory and System. (3:3:0 ea.) On dem.
Subjects related to anthropological theory or the operation of social systems. Offered when unique opportunities or needs arise.
495. Ethnographic Field Project. (6:0:Arr.) Sp Prerequisite: Anthr 442.
Conduct field work, maintain field notes, and write a paper incorporating both descriptive and analytic components.
496R. Academic Internship: Research. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: supervising instructor's consent.
Field or library research.
497. Directed Readings. (3:Arr.:0) Prerequisite: major status; supervising instructor's consent.
Reading 2,500 pages on a stated topic.
499R. Senior Thesis. (3:3:0 ea.) F Prerequisite: Anthr 495.
Supervised analysis and write-up of data generated during field project.