Anthropology is a humanistic social science dedicated to understanding
the worldwide diversity of social institutions and cultural traditions.
Because there is increasing awareness of the importance of sociocultural
factors in domestic and international relations, a bachelor's degree
in anthropology has become accepted as a valuable preparation for careers
in law, medicine, education, business, government, and various areas of
public service. Anthropology majors can qualify for a California teaching
credential from UCSD through the Teacher Education Program. The department
offers a full range of courses in cultural, social, psychological and
biological anthropology, as well as archaeology. Courses include offerings
which focus on specific societies or regions of the world as well as more
theoretically oriented materials. The department offers undergraduate
minor and major programs, a senior thesis program, an undergraduate internship
program, and a graduate program leading to the doctoral degree. Students
may also enroll in a UCSD Archaeological Field School held in Israel,
Jordan, and other regions.
Lower-division offerings in anthropology are concentrated mainly in
the core series, ANLD 1, 2, 3. These courses are designed to provide a
comprehensive orientation to the ideas and methods of anthropological
investigation and a familiarity with case materials from a number of different
societies and historical periods.
Students who intend to major or minor in archaeological anthropology
are advised to take ANLD 3.
Students who intend to major or minor in biological anthropology must
take ANLD 2 (or equivalent), which is prerequisite to most upper-division
biological anthropology courses.
ANLD 23, which may not be offered every year, satisfies the campus-wide
requirement for a course in American Cultures.
Students who have already completed ANPR 105, 106, and 107 may not receive
academic credit for ANLD 1.
Other lower-division courses are offered from time to time and will
vary from year to year.
Students may choose a minor in general anthropology, archaeological
anthropology, or biological anthropology. Each consists of seven anthropology
courses. At least five courses must be upper-division; at least four should
be taken at UCSD. The list of courses offered for each minor is available
from the undergraduate coordinator. Transfer credits from other anthropology
departments are usually accepted. Education Abroad Program credits are
acceptable at the discretion of the undergraduate adviser.
To receive a B.A. degree with a major in anthropology, the student must
meet the requirements of Revelle, John Muir, Thurgood Marshall, Earl Warren,
or Eleanor Roosevelt College, including the following requirements of
the Department of Anthropology:
The department offers an additional B.A. degree, "Anthropology
with Concentration in Archaeology." This degree requires the following:
The department offers another B.A. degree, "Anthropology with Concentration
in Biological Anthropology." This degree requires the following:
The senior thesis is prepared during two successive quarters of ANPR
196, senior thesis research, and is counted as two of the twelve upper-division
courses required for a major. Students are admitted to the program by
invitation of the faculty. Under normal circumstances, eligibility for
the program requires the student (1) to have completed eight upper-division
courses, including the core sequence, and (2) to have achieved grade point
averages of at least 3.6 both overall and in the anthropology major by
the end of the junior year. Some of these requirements may be waived by
vote of the faculty. During the first quarter of the program (fall quarter),
students select their research topic and write a preliminary paper. Those
who receive a B+ or better will be invited to continue in the program
and complete a thesis on the chosen topic by the end of the winter quarter.
The thesis will be evaluated by a committee consisting of the thesis adviser
and one other faculty member appointed by the department chair in consultation
with the thesis coordinator. The thesis adviser has the sole responsibility
for the grade the student receives in the winter quarter. The reading
committee advises the faculty on the merit of the thesis for departmental
honors.
Students who wish to be considered for the Senior Thesis Program should
notify the department's undergraduate adviser by the second week
of the spring quarter prior to the senior year.
The department sponsors an internship program that allows students to
gain academic credit for supervised work in the Museum of Man, the San
Diego Zoo, or the Wild Animal Park. The three tracks of the program allow
internship experience in (1) biological anthropology, (2) ethnology and
archaeology at the museum, or (3) primate behavior and conservation at
the Zoo or Wild Animal Park. A combination of on-campus and on-site supervision
makes these courses intellectually provocative but practical and applied.
They are an especially valuable complement to a major or minor in anthropology.
One four-unit internship (AIP 197) taken with the corresponding two-unit
internship seminar (ANBI 187A, C and ANPR 187B) can be counted as one
of the twelve upper-division courses for the anthropology major or minor.
Applications to these programs are accepted during the first seven weeks
of the quarter before the one in which the internship is to be done.
The program offers research experience to any junior or senior with
a GPA of 2.7 or higher who wants to prepare for graduate or professional
school. Participants work as research assistants to UCSD faculty members
during the winter and spring quarters. Students present their research
papers at the Faculty Mentor Research Sympo-sium at the conclusion of
the program in the spring.
The program offers full-time research experience to under-represented
(i.e., minorities, women, and low-income, first-generation college) students
who are interested in preparing for careers in research or university
teaching. Juniors and seniors who have a 3.0 GPA or above and plan to
attend graduate or professional school are eligible to participate.
One of the best ways to understand the concept of "culture"
is to live in a different culture for a time. Anthropology majors are
encouraged to participate in the UC Education Program (EAP) or UCSD's
Opportunities Abroad Program (OAP). Students considering this option should
discuss their plans with the faculty undergraduate adviser before going
abroad, and courses taken abroad must be approved for credit to the major
by the adviser upon return. More information on EAP and OAP is provided
under the Education Abroad Program in the UCSD General Catalog.
Interested students should contact the EAP staff in the International
Center.
The Department of Anthropology offers graduate training in social, cultural,
and psychological anthropology, anthropological archaeology, and biological
anthropology. The graduate program is designed to provide the theoretical
background and the methodological skills necessary for a career in research
and teaching anthropology at the university level, and for the application
of anthropological knowledge to contemporary problems. It is assumed that
all students enter with the goal of proceeding to the doctoral degree.
Admission to the graduate program occurs in the fall quarter only.
One member of the departmental faculty functions as the graduate adviser.
The role of graduate adviser is to inform students about the graduate
program, approve individual registration forms, and give assistance with
respect to administrative matters. After completion of the requirements
for the master's degree, the chair of the student's doctoral
committee serves as the student's major adviser.
Any decision to waive a requirement for either the master's degree
or the Ph.D. must be made by a majority of the full faculty.
In the spring of each year, the faculty evaluate each student's
overall performance in course work, apprentice teaching, and in research
progress. A written assessment is given to the student after the evaluation.
If a student's work is found to be inadequate, the faculty may determine
that the student should not continue in the graduate program.
In order to acquire teaching experience, each student in the graduate
program is required to participate as an assistant in the teaching activities
designated by the department during one quarter in the student's
first two years of residence unless the requirement is waived by the faculty.
This obligation is discharged under the auspices of the course entitled
"ANGR 500: Apprentice Teaching."
Students entering the doctoral program must complete a master's
degree before continuing toward the doctorate. Entering students who already
have a master's degree in anthropology are not permitted by university
regulations to receive a second social science or related field master's
degree, but are required by the department to complete the requirements
for the master's degree. Rare exceptions may be made on a case by
case basis by the consent of the majority of the faculty and approval
of the Office of Graduate Studies and Research.
230A. Departmental Colloquium (4 quarters, 1 unit each)
281A-B. Introductory Seminars (1 unit each)
295. Master's Thesis Preparation (1-12 units)
500. Apprentice Teaching (1 quarter, 4 units)
ANGR 280A. Core Seminar in Social Anthropology (4 units)
ANGR 280B. Core Seminar in Cultural Anthropology (4 units)
ANGR 280C. Core Seminar in Psychological Anthropology (4 units)
ANGR 280D. Core Seminar in Anthropological Archaeology (4 units)
ANGR 280E. Core Seminar in Biological Anthropology (4 units)
ANGR 280F. Integrated Core Seminar (4 units) (Required for all first
year students)
An option open only to anthropological archaeology and biological anthropology
students is to make the literature-based thesis (defended by the beginning
of the winter quarter of the second year) one component of a larger project
involving the collection of original data. Data collection could begin
in the summer after the student's first year and analysis of it could
continue after the master's thesis has been defended. If the thesis
includes the analysis of original data which must be shipped back from
the field, the student would write the thesis during the winter quarter
and hand it in on the first day of the spring quarter.
Continuation in the doctoral program is granted to students who have
satisfactorily completed the master's program and who have completed
courses and the master's thesis at a level of excellence which indicates
promise of professional achievement in anthropology.
Introduction to Required Core Courses
ANGR 280A. Core Seminar in Social Anthropology. First-year core
seminar focuses on individual action and social institutions.
ANGR 280B. Core Seminar in Cultural Anthropology. First-year core
seminar focuses on personal consciousness and cultural experience.
ANGR 280C. Core Seminar in Psychological Anthropology. First-year
core seminar focuses on motives, values, cognition, and qualities of personal
experience.
ANGR 280D. Core Seminar in Anthropological Archaeology. Integral
part of the training for graduate students focusing on Anthropological
Archaeology. It is one of a set of core anthropology courses available
to graduate students; required of first-year anthropological archaeology
students but open for students in other sub-fields.
ANGR 280E. Core Seminar in Biological Anthropology. This seminar
will examine the central problems and concepts of biological anthropology,
laying the foundation for first-year graduate students in Biological Anthropology
as well as providing an overview of the field for graduate students in
other areas of anthropology.
ANGR 280F. Integrated Core Seminar. Two faculty members from different
sub-fields (sociocultural, anthropological archaeology, and biological
anthropology) address issues of mutual interest, illustrating areas of
overlap between the aspects of anthropology. REQUIRED OF ALL FIRST-YEAR
STUDENTS.
ANGR 281 A-B. Introductory Seminars. These seminars are held in
the first two quarters of the first year of graduate study. Faculty members
will present an account of their current research and interests. When
appropriate a short preliminary reading list will be given for the particular
lecture.
NOTE: Not all anthropology courses are offered every year. Please
check the quarterly UCSD Schedule of Classes issued each Fall, Winter,
and Spring, for specific courses.
The Melanesian Studies Resource Center and Archive
These facilities embody the substantial interests in the Pacific Basin
that are represented on the UCSD campus and the special prominence of
the UCSD Department of Anthropology in the study of cultures and societies
of Oceania and especially of Melanesia. In cooperation with the UCSD libraries,
the Melanesian Studies Resource Center and Archive has two major projects.
First, there is an ongoing effort to sustain a library collection of monographs,
dissertations, government documents, and journals on Melanesia that make
UCSD the premier center for such materials in the United States. Second,
there is an endeavor to collect the extremely valuable unpublished literature
on Melanesia, to catalog such materials systematically, to produce topical
bibliographies on these holdings, and to provide microfiche copies of
archival papers to interested scholars and to the academic institutions
of Melanesia. This innovative archival project is intended to be a model
for establishing special collections on the traditional life of tribal
peoples as dramatic social change overtakes them. In the near future,
anthropological research on tribal peoples will take place largely in
archives of this kind. These complementary collections will support a
variety of research and teaching activities and are already attracting
students of Melanesia to this campus.
The Melanesian Studies Resource Center and Archive are directed by members
of the Department of Anthropology faculty, in collaboration with Geisel
Library.
The Archaeological Research Labratory
An archaeological laboratory was established at UCSD in 1995. The facility
is geared to the study of lithics, ceramics, biological remains, and other
small finds retrieved on faculty expeditions in the old world, including
Anatolia, Israel, and Jordan. Multimedia research, AutoCAD, and other
computer based studies are carried out in the lab. Undergraduate and graduate
students are encouraged to participate in lab studies.
The Biological Anthropology Laboratory
The biological anthropology laboratory has twin missions in teaching
research. It houses a collection of modern skeletal material and fossil
hominid casts used for teaching both at the lab and in local outreach
presentations. The primary research focus involves a large collection
of histological sections and computerized images of living and postmortem
human and non-human primate brains that were obtained through magnetic
resonance scans. These are reconstructed in 3D using state-of-the-art
equipment for comparative analysis and study of the evolution of the human
brain. Undergraduate and graduate student involvement in the lab is welcomed.
The Anthropology of Modern Society
The Anthropology of Modern Society is an interdepartmental project of
graduate training and research dedicated to the study of modernity and
its counterpoints in the late twentieth century. The group sees the social
life of cities as making manifest this problem in issues of citizenship
and democracy, social formations in tension with the nation-state, modern
subjectivities, social and religious movements, transnational markets
and migrations, and relations of local to global processes. Participants
are committed to reorienting anthropological theory and ethnographic practice
towards such contemporary social and political problems.
Refer to Comparative Studies in Language, Society, and Culture
for more information.
Courses
Note: Not all courses are offered every year. Please check the
quarterly Schedule of Classes for specific courses issued fall 2001, winter
2002, and spring 2002.
Anthropology: Lower-Division
ANLD 1. Introduction to Culture (4)
An introduction to the anthropological approach to understanding human
behavior, with an examination of data from a selection of societies and
cultures.
ANLD 2. Human Origins (4)
An introduction to human evolution from the perspective of physical anthropology,
including evolutionary theory and the evolution of the primates, hominids,
and modern humans. Emphasis is placed on evidence from fossil remains
and behavioral studies of living primates. Prerequisite for upper-division
biological anthropology courses.
ANLD 3. World Prehistory (4)
This course examines theories and methods used by archaeologists to investigate
the origins of human culture. A variety of case studies from around the
world are examined. (Recommended for many upper-division archaeology
courses.)
ANLD 5: The Human Skeleton (4)
This course will introduce students to all the bones in the body with
an emphasis on function by detailing areas of muscle attachment and bone
shape.
ANLD 8. Freshman Honors Seminar (4)
Special seminar for a select group of outstanding first-year undergraduates.
Course content will shift according to the interests of the instructor.
Prerequisites: freshman standing, ANLD 1 or Making of the Modern World
1, and by invitation.
ANLD 23. Debating Multiculturalism: Race, Ethnicity, and Class in
American Societies (4)
This course focuses on the debate about multiculturalism in American society.
It examines the interaction of race, ethnicity, and class, historically
and comparatively, and considers the problem of citizenship in relation
to the growing polarization of multiple social identities.
ANLD 42. The Study of Primates in Nature (4)
Major primate field studies will be studied to illustrate common features
of primate behavior and behavioral diversity. Topics will include communication,
female hierarchies, protocultural behavior, social learning and tool use,
play, cognition and self-awareness. (Prerequisite for several upper-division
biological anthropology courses.)
ANLD 90. Undergraduate Seminar (1)
The seminar will focus on a variety of issues and special areas in the
field of anthropology. The seminar will meet a total of eight hours during
the quarter.
Anthropology: Program Courses
ANPR 105. Social Anthropology (4)
A systematic analysis of social anthropology and of the concepts and constructs
required for cross-cultural and comparative study of human societies.
Prerequisite: upper-division standing. (Required for all majors in
anthropology.)
ANPR 106. Cultural Anthropology (4)
A web of problematic meanings lies behind social relationships and institutional
frameworks. This perspective plays an important role in the discussion
of human affairs. Course considers the concept of culture in anthropology
as a particularly forceful statement of such a perspective. (Required
for all majors in anthropology.)
ANPR 107. Psychological Anthropology (4)
Interrelationships of aspects of individual personality and various aspects
of sociocultural systems are considered. Relations of sociocultural contexts
to motives, values, cognition, personal adjustment, stress and pathology,
and qualities of personal experience are emphasized. (Required for
all majors in anthropology.)
ANPR 187B. Intern Seminar in Ethnography and Archaeology (2)
Seminar complements students' research in the Academic Internship
Program in ethnography and archaeology at the Museum of Man. Readings
and discussions focus on problems in the analysis of material culture
and classifications of artifacts and site excavations. Research paper
required. Prerequisites: ANPR 106 and simultaneous enrollment in Warren
197: Ethnography Archaeology-Museum of Man. (P/NP grades only.) Department
approval required.
ANPR 194. Archaeological Field School (12)
The archaeological field school will take place in Israel or Jordan. It
is an introduction to the design of research projects, the techniques
of data collection, and the methods of excavation. Includes post-excavation
lab work, study trips and field journal. Prerequisite: none.
ANPR 195. Instructional Apprenticeship in Anthropology (4)
Course gives students experience in teaching of Anthropology at the lower-division
level. Students, under direction of instructor, lead discussion sections,
attend lectures, review course readings, and meet regularly to prepare
course materials and evaluate examinations and papers. Course not counted
toward minor or major. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department
stamp, upper-division standing, grade of A in course to be taught or equivalent.
ANPR 196A. Thesis Research (4)
Independent preparation of a senior thesis under the supervision of a
faculty member. Completion of this course with a grade of at least B+
is a prerequisite to ANPR 196B. Prerequisites: students will be admitted
by invitation of the department. Department approval required.
ANPR 196B. Thesis Research (4)
Independent preparation of a senior thesis under the supervision of a
faculty member. Students begin two-quarter sequence in fall quarter. Prerequisite:
completion of ANPR 196A with grade of B+ or better.
ANPR 197. Field Studies (4)
Individually arranged field studies giving practical experience outside
the university. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department
approval required. (P/NP grades only.)
ANPR 198. Directed Group Study (2-4)
Directed group study on a topic or in a field not included in the regular
departmental curriculum by special arrangement with a faculty member.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and upper-division standing. (P/NP
grades only.) Department approval required.
ANPR 199. Independent Study (2-4)
Independent study and research under the direction of a member of the
faculty. Prerequisites: consent of instructor. (P/NP grades only.)
Department approval required.
Anthropology: Biological Anthropology
These courses can be counted for the biological anthropology minor or
concentration.
ANBI 100: Special Topics in Biological Anthropology (4)
Course usually taught by visiting faculty in biological anthropology.
Course will vary in title and content. When offered, the current description
and title is found in the current Schedule of Classes and the anthropology
department Web site. (Can be taken a total of four times as topics vary.)
ANBI 101: Special Topics in Bio-Medical Anthropology (4)
Course usually taught by visiting faculty in bio-medical anthropology.
Course will vary in title and content. When offered, the current description
and title is found in the current Schedule of Classes and the anthropology
department Web site. (Can be taken a total of four times as topics vary.)
ANBI 110. Perspectives on Human Evolution (4)
Special seminar for students who wish to explore advanced topics in biological
anthropology. Course focus will change year to year. May be repeated one
time for credit. Prerequisites: ANLD 2, one other course in biological
anthropology, and consent of instructor. Department approval required.
ANBI 116: The Evolution of Primate Reproduction (4)
This course examines reproductive biology and its evolution among the
Order Primates. Lectures cover the hormonal control of sexual and parental
behavior, the evolution of mating systems, mating tactics, and sexual
selection. Human reproduction is considered in the comparative perspective.
Prerequisites: upper-division standing, ANLD 2: Human Origins or comparable,
or consent of instructor.
ANBI 132. Conservation and the Human Predicament (4)
(Same as BIEB 176.) Interdisciplinary discussion of the human predicament,
biodiversity crisis, and importance of biological conservation. Examines
issues from biological, cultural, historical, economic, social, political,
and ethical perspectives emphasizing new approaches and new techniques
for safeguarding the future of humans and other biosphere inhabitants.
Prerequisite: ANLD 2 or consent of instructor.
ANBI 133. The Cultural Ecology of Health (4)
The goal of this course is to place health in a cultural and ecological
framework, using an evolutionary (through time) and worldwide perspective.
ANBI 139. Introduction to the Primate Brain (4)
Examination of the basic organization of the human and non-human primate
brain with an emphasis on structures involved in cognitive behaviors,
emotions, and responses to social stimuli. Introduction to the field of
comparative neuroanatomy as applied on selected anthropoid species. Prerequisite
for ANBI 140. Prerequisite: none
ANBI 140. The Evolution of the Human Brain (4)
Introduction to the organization of the brain of humans and apes. Overview
of the theoretical perspectives on the evolution of the primate cortex
and limbic system. Exposure to contemporary techniques applied to the
comparative study of the hominoid brain. Prerequisite: ANBI 139 or
consent of instructor.
ANBI 141: The Evolution of Human Diet (4)
The genotype of our ancestors had no agriculture or animal domestication,
or rudimentary technology. Our modern diet contributes to heart disease,
cancers, and diabetes. This course will outline the Natural Diet of Primates
and compare it with early human diets.
ANBI 142: The Primate Skeleton (4)
This course will compare long bones, head, and torso shape in tree-living
and ground-living primates. The emphasis is on correlating locomotion
with bone shapes. Prerequisite: ANLD 42: The Study of Primates in Nature
ANBI 144: Human Anatomy (4)
This course will introduce students to the internal structure of the human
body through dissection tutorials on CD ROM. Prerequisite: ANLD 5:
The Human Skeleton or related course.
ANBI 145: Bio-Archaeology (4)
Course focuses on using human skeletal remains to reconstruct human lives
throughout prehistory. It will consider the effects of growth, use, and
pathology on morphology and the ways that the study of human skeletal
materials is viewed by different modern groups. Prerequisite: ANLD
5: The Human Skeleton or related course.
ANBI 146: Stable Isotopes in Ecology (4)
The stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen in animal
tissues, plant tissues, and soils indicate aspects of diet and ecology.
The course will introduce students to this approach for reconstructing
paleo-diet, paleo-ecology, and paleo-climate.
ANBI 147: American Creationism (4)
Over the last several decades in North America an attack has been directed
toward organic evolution as the explanation for the origin of life, especially
as it relates to humans. The course will review the history of the movement
and its implications.
ANBI 148. Primate Behavioral Ecology (4)
The course examines various behaviors (e.g., group formation, dispersal,
parenting, coalition formation) from a comparative and evolutionary perspective.
Obser-vational methodology and analytical methods will also be discussed.
Lab sections are required. Prerequisites: ANLD 42. Strongly recommended:
BIEB 100, Biometry or comparable statistics course, and BIEB 164, Sociobiology.
ANBI 159. Biological and Cultural Perspectives on Intelligence (4)
Attitudes toward other individuals (and species) are often shaped by their
apparent "intelligence." This course discusses the significance
of brain size/complexity, I.Q. tests, communication in marine mammals
and apes, complex behavioral tactics, and the evolution of intelligence.
Prerequisites: any one of the following: ANLD 2, 42, BILD 3, or consent
of instructor.
ANBI 161. Human Evolution (4)
Interpretation of fossil material–its morphology, variation, phylogenetic
relationships, reconstruction of ecological settings and cultural patterns
of early human life–demands the integration of many disciplines.
Lectures cover major stages of human evolution, time ranges, distribution,
archaeology, and distinctive morphology. Prerequisite: ANLD 2 or consent
of instructor.
ANBI 173. Cognition in Animals and Humans (4)
(Previously titled: The issues of consciousness in animals and humans.)
The last divide between humans and other animals is in the area of cognition.
A comparative perspective to explore recent radical reinterpretations
of the cognitive abilities of different primate species, including humans
and their implications for the construction of evolutionary scenarios.
Prerequisite: ANLD 2 or introductory course in evolution/animal behavior
or consent of instructor.
ANBI 175. Modeling the Behavior of our Early Ancestors (4)
Models of human evolution combine science and myth. This course examines
methods used in reconstructions of human evolution. Models such as "man
the hunter" and "woman the gatherer" are examined in light
of underlying assumptions, and cultural ideals. Prerequisite: ANLD
2 or equivalent.
ANBI 180. Anthropology of Aging (4)
This course examines aging from an anthropological perspective. Course
material includes evolutionary theories regarding life span and senescence,
overviews of biological and social aspects of aging in humans, and studies
of aging in other societies from biological and cultural perspectives.
ANBI 187A. Intern Seminar in Physical Anthropology (2)
Seminar complements students' research in the Academic Internship
Program in physical anthropology at the Museum of Man. Readings and discussions
focus on anatomy, pathology, and classification and x-ray analyses of
skeletal remains. Research paper required. Prerequisites: ANLD 2 and
simultaneous enrollment in Warren 197: Physical Anthropology-Museum of
Man. (P/NP grades only.) Department approval required.
ANBI 187C. Intern Seminar in Ethology (2)
Seminar complements students' research in the Academic Internship
Program at the San Diego Wild Animal Park and/or Zoo. Focus on problems
of analysis in observational study of animal behavior and conservation
in relation to ethological studies. Research paper required. Prerequisites:
ANLD 2 and one upper-division course in animal behavior, either in anthropology
or biology. To qualify, must be last-quarter junior or senior with a 3.3
GPA. Simultaneous enrollment in Warren 197: Ethology Zoo. (P/NP grades
only.) Department approval required.
Anthropology: General
ANGN 100: Special Topics in Socio-Cultural Anthropology (4)
Course usually taught by visiting faculty in socio-cultural anthropology.
Course will vary in title and content. When offered, the current description
and title is found in the current Schedule of Classes and the anthropology
department Web site. (Can be taken a total of four times as topics vary.)
ANGN 101: Special Topics in Anthropological Archaeology (4)
Course usually taught by visiting faculty in anthropological archaeology.
Course will vary in title and content. When offered, the current description
and title is found in the current Schedule of Classes and the anthropology
department Web site. (Can be taken a total of four times as topics vary.)
ANGN 103: The Archaeology of Hunters-Gatherers (4)
Course examines current theoretical issues in the field of hunter-gatherer
archaeology. Considerable emphasis is given to ethnographic and ethno-archaeological
sources for understanding such topics as prehistoric hunter-gatherer adaptations,
culture change, social organization, and inter-group interaction. Prerequisite:
none. ANLD 3 recommended.
ANGN 104. Anthropology of Fantasy (4)
A theoretical examination of the sources and relationships of public and
private fantasy, based on cross-cultural studies of dreams, myths, and
ritual.
ANGN 112. Language, Identity, and Community (4)
This course examines the use of language difference in negotiating identity
in bilingual and bidialectal communities, and in structuring interethnic
relations. It addresses social tensions around language variation and
the social significance of language choices in several societies.
ANGN 113. Theories of Modern Subjectivity (4)
The course will examine selected writings that have influenced anthropological
theories of modern subjectivity. Topics will include capitalism, religion,
and nationalism. Readings will include excerpts from the work of major
theories of society as well as ethnographic studies.
ANGN 114: Culture and Human Values (4)
The role of values in human society will be analyzed. Class work will
include projects to develop ways of measuring values, as well as collecting
and analyzing data.
ANGN 117. Anthropology of Education (4)
This course considers ways in which language and culture influence educational
goals and processes. Cultural and sociolinguistic explanations of school
sucesses and failures are examined.
ANGN 118. Cognitive Anthropology (4)
This course explores the relation between culture and cognition. Topics
include cultural influences on belief systems, reasoning, perception,
and motivation. The teaching style for the course is discussion and lecture,
with simple classroom demonstrations.
ANGN 120. Anthropology of Religion (4)
Explores religious life in various cultures. Topics addressed include
the problem of religious meaning, psychocultural aspects of religious
experience, religious conversion and revitalization, contrasts between
traditional and world religions, religion and social change.
ANGN 123. National Character (4)
The course surveys work done on the national character of a selection
of modern nations, including the United States. A variety of types of
data will be examined, including movies and novels. Theoretical and methodological
issues will be discussed. Prerequisite: ANLD 1 or consent of instructor.
ANGN 125: Gender, Sexuality, and Society (4)
How are gender and sexuality shaped by cultural idealogies, social institutions,
and social change? We explore their connections to such dimensions of
society as kinship and family, the state, religion, and popular culture.
We also examine alternative genders/sexualities cross-culturally. (Note:
Students who have taken ANRG 117: Gender Across Cultures may not
take this course for credit.)
ANGN 128. The Anthropology of Medicine (4)
(Same as Cont. Issues 136.) We examine the medical profession, the sick
and the healers, and culture as communication in the medical event through
aspects of medical practice and medical research of medicine as well as
primitive and peasant systems.
ANGN 130. The Political Economy of Early Empires (4)
Archaeological and textual evidence for selected early empires of pre-Columbian
America and the Ancient Near East will be used to illuminate cross-cultural
similarities and differences in the ways complex pre-capitalistic societies
acquired, produced, and distributed wealth. Prerequisite: ANLD 3 is
recommended.
ANGN 134. Paleolithic Cultures of the World (4)
Examines the archaeological background to human evolution and the foundation
of regional prehistoric cultures in the Old World and the peopling of
the Americas. Prerequisites: ANLD 2 and ANLD 3 are recommended.
ANGN 135. Bodies and Boundaries: Symbols in Ritual and Everyday Life
(4)
This course looks at symbols in sacred and mundane spheres of life. Topics
include ritual and religious symbolism; the symbolism of gender, sex,
and body; representations in popular culture; and the manipulation of
symbols to establish and transgress boundaries.
ANGN 142. Pastoralism in Archaeological and Ethnographic Perspective
(4)
Pastoralism is a distinctive form of human subsistence which evolved and
is often intertwined with farming societies. These societies are examined
using archaeological and ethnographic materials from the Near East and
Africa. Prerequisite: ANLD 3 is recommended.
ANGN 147. Ritual and Symbolism (4)
An examination of the place of symbols in the ritual systems of small-scale
societies, and a critical evaluation of theoretical models commonly applied
to their analysis and interpretation.
ANGN 149. Language in Society (4)
After a brief introduction to linguistic concepts, the course covers the
relations between culture and language, how languages reflect culture,
how languages change, language and social life, language and political
policy.
ANGN 151. Political Anthropology (4)
Humans are goal seekers, some with public goals. Course considers ways
goals are pursued, which are desirable, and how this pursuit is carried
out at the local level with attention to the parts played by legitimacy
and coercion.
ANGN 154. Patterns of Conquest and Colonization (4)
Centuries of European worldwide expansion, resting largely on military
superiority, had profound effects on indigenous ecosystems, states, and
peoples. The rise, decline, and continuing effects of this are traced
in subsistence, demography, economic relationships, and colonial and post-colonial
political systems.
ANGN 157. The Analysis of Systematic Data (4)
This course will examine the techniques and logic of statistical methods
used by anthropologists, including correlation and various measures of
association, ANOVA, principal components, cluster analysis, and correspondence
analysis. Simple graphic techniques will also be considered. Prerequisite:
basic lower-division course in statistics.
ANGN 160. Nature, Culture, and Environmentalism (4)
Course examines theories concerning the relation of nature and culture.
Particular attention is paid to explanations of differing ways cultures
conceptualize nature. Along with examples from non-western societies,
the course examines the western environmental ideas embedded in contemporary
environmentalism.
ANGN 163. Evolution of Technology (4)
(Formerly titled Technological Revolutions and Evolution) While not really
existing outside the social order, technological systems are basic to
civilization. Across six millennia, this course examines their growth—complex,
largely indeterminate, and marked by irregular spurts of acceleration.
While comparative, it concentrates on England and America.
ANGN 167. Rituals and Celebrations (4)
Explores the nature and significance of ritual. The course will examine
religious rituals, civic festivals, and popular celebrations. Topics include
ritual symbolism, social and psychological aspects of ritual, life cycle
rites, urban festivals, ritual theory.
ANGN 170. Research Design in Anthropological Archaeology (4)
This course trains students to design, implement, and conduct research
in anthropological archaeology. Writing and presenting work in progress
will take place in a seminar like forum. Prerequisite: junior/senior
standing.
ANGN 172. Life-History Seminar and Practicum (4)
Examines life-history research as a method for understanding the cultural
and psychological experience of people. Combines reading of life-histories
with training in life-history research methods. Students develop a life-history
project, conduct interviews, and analyze data. Prerequisites: upper-division.
ANPR107 or concurrent enrollment in ANPR 107. Consent of instructor.
ANGN 173. General Theory (4)
(Previously numbered ANGN 106.) This course will consider theories in
anthropology and related fields which treat culture, society, and personality
as causal factors in explaining human action. Emphasis will be on the
propositional structures of such theories rather than the comparison of
particular theorists.
ANGN 181. Anthropological Archaeology (4)
As part of the broad discipline of anthropology, archaeology provides
the long chronological record needed for investigating human and social
evolution. The theories and methods used in this field are examined. (Archaeology
core sequence course.) Prerequisite: ANLD 3 is recommended.
ANGN 182. Origins of Agriculture and Sedentism (4)
Varying theoretical models and available archaeological evidence are examined
to illuminate the socio-evolutionary transition from nomadic hunter-gathering
groups to fully sedentary agricultural societies in the Old and New World.
(Archaeology core sequence course.) Prerequisite: ANLD 3 is recommended.
ANGN 183. Chiefdoms, States, and the Emergence of Civilizations (4)
The course focuses on theoretical models for the evolution of complex
societies and on archaeological evidence for the development of various
pre- and protohistoric states in selected areas of the Old and New Worlds.
(Archaeology core sequence course.) Prerequisite: ANLD 3 is recommended.
ANGN 189. The Anthropology of the End of the World: Millenarian Movements
Across Cultures (4)
Course focuses on historical and contemporary millenarian movements in
the western and non-western world. Topics addressed include origins, role
of prophets, conceptions of time, relation to politics and influence on
social change. Examples include Christian and non-Christian movements.
Anthropology: Regional
ANRG 104. Traditional African Societies and Cultures (4)
Attention to three main sociopolitical types of societies: egalitarian
hunting and gathering groups, loosely organized agricultural and herding
groups, and centrally organized kingdoms. Representatives are considered,
and societies from all parts of sub-Saharan Africa studied intensively.
ANRG 108. Hinduism (4)
An anthropological introduction to Hinduism, focusing on basic religious
concepts and practices. Topics include myth, ritual, and symbolism; forms
of worship; gods and goddesses; the roles of priest and renouncer; pilgramages
and festivals; the life cycle; popular Hinduism, Tantrism.
ANRG 114. Urban Cultures in Latin America (4)
This course examines four interrelated and historically structured themes
of urban culture in Latin America: the role of cities in organizing national
space and society; immigration and race; modernism; and popular culture
as new religion, music, and film.
ANRG 114-XL. Foreign Language Discussion—Urban Cultures in Latin
America (1)
Students will exercise advanced foreign language skills to discuss materials
and the correspondingly numbered anthropology language foreign area course.
This section is taught by the course instructor, has no final exam, and
does not affect the grade in the course, ANRG 114. Urban Cultures in Latin
America. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ANRG 114.
ANRG 115. The Foundations for Social Complexity in the Near East
(4)
This course critically examines the theoretical models and archaeological
evidence for nascent social complexity and inequality in the Near East.
The time period under consideration encompasses the shift from generalized
hunting and gathering through complex hunter-gatherers to large scale
agricultural comm
unities.
ANRG 116. The Archaeology of Society in Syro-Palestine (4)
Syro-Palestine, the area which includes Israel and adjacent regions, provides
a microcosm of social evolution in the eastern Mediterranean. Course examines
the archaeological evidence for social change from the emergence of complex
societies (ca. 10,000 B.C.E.) to the Israelite kingdoms (ca. 586 B.C.E.).
ANRG 121. The Archaeology of South America (4)
This course will examine archaeological evidence for the development of
societies in the South American continent. From the initial arrival of
populations through to the Inca period and the arrival of the Spaniards.
ANRG 124. Paths to European Hegemony (4)
Diverse, mostly traumatic cultural encounters accompanied European expansion
across most of the world from the later Middle Ages onward. Historically
and geographically wide-ranging, this course examines how the asymmetric
patterns of interaction then imposed are only slowly being replaced.
ANRG 126. The Rise of New World Civilizations: Mesoamerica and the
Andes (4)
This course is a comparative introduction to the prehistory of the great
ancient civilizations of Central and South America. It will focus on the
development of complex societies in Central Mexico, the Mayan areas, and
the Andes. Prerequisite: ANLD 3 is recommended.
ANRG 137. Societies and Cultures of Melanesia (4)
Consideration of the history and development of Melanesia and of selected
societies within that area of the Pacific, with particular reference to
the cultures and social structures which have developed there.
ANRG 150. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Israel (4)
(Previously titled: The Archaeology of Israel in the Iron Age.) The emergence
and consolidation of the state in ancient Israel is explored by using
archaeological data, Biblical texts, and anthropological theories. The
social and economic processes responsible for the rise and collapse of
ancient Israel are investigated. Prerequisite: ANLD 3 is recommended.
ANRG 162. Peoples of the Middle East (4)
An introduction to the social and political traditions of the tribal and
peasant peoples of the Middle East. Some attention will be devoted to
an interpretation of the oral literature of these peoples as a means for
understanding these traditions.
ANRG 170. Traditional Chinese Society (4)
Course examines major institutions and culture patterns of traditional
China, especially as studied through ethnographic sources. Topics include
familism, religion, agriculture, social mobility, and personality. (This
introductory course is a prerequisite to other upper-division anthropology
courses on China.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
ANRG 173. Chinese Popular Religion (4)
The religious world of ordinary Chinese of precommunist times, with some
reference to major Chinese religious traditions. Particular emphasis on
the relation between popular religion and other aspects of Chinese personality
or culture. Prerequisite: ANRG 170 or consent of instructor.
ANRG 182. Ethnography of Island Southeast Asia (4)
This is an introduction to the diverse cultures of island and peninsular
Southeast Asia, including those of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
We look at ritual, politics, gender, popular culture, and social change
in agrarian and urban societies. Prerequisite: lower-division anthropology
or consent of instructor.
Anthropology: Graduate
ANGR 207. Taiwan (4)
History and ethnography of Chinese society in Taiwan. This seminar includes
discussions of a shared reading list and papers by seminar participants
on specialized topics relating to Taiwan. Prerequisite: graduate standing
or consent of instructor.
ANGR 212. Character and Institutions (4)
This seminar will examine the literature concerning the effects of sociocultural
institutions on the formation of character. The emphasis will be on data
from complex societies. Problems concerning character assessment under
field conditions will be considered. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ANGR 216. Law and Society (4)
This course emphasizes the importance of social conflict and cultural
values in constituting legal systems. It also examines the role of law
in defining forms of rule and processes of change, especially in the context
of democratization. Prerequisites: graduate standing. Undergraduates
with permission of instructor.
ANGR 218. Cognitive Anthropology (4)
This seminar will consider the relation between cognition and culture.
Topics will include cultural influences on categorization, reasoning,
and motivation. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ANGR 219: Seminar in Political Anthropology (4)
The focus here is "politics," broadly constructed, in various
societies. Analysis is from the perspective of the resourses deployed
by all involved, including but not limited to power, with emphasis on
the role of culture and social structure. Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
ANGR 224. Advanced Topics in the Anthropology ofGender (4)
A critical analysis of ethnographic and theoretical texts focusing on
the sociocultural study of gender. We will also draw on studies of gender
and feminist theory from other disciplines (e.g., history, philosophy)
to illuminate issues relevant to anthropology. Prerequisite: graduate
standing in anthropology or permission of instructor.
ANGR 226. Ethnography of Christianity (4)
Directed to graduate students planning ethnographic work in Christian
societies, this course explores variations in the interpretation and expression
of Christianity using historical and ethnographic sources. Prerequisite:
graduate standing or consent of instructor.
ANGR 230A. Department Colloquium (1)
A forum to present work by faculty, students, and guests. Course will
be offered quarterly. Prerequisite: anthropology graduate student at
pre-candidacy level. (S/U grades only.)
ANGR 230B. Department Colloquium (1)
A forum to present work by faculty, students, and guests. Course will
be offered quarterly. Prerequisite: anthropology graduate student at
candidacy level. (S/U grades only.)
ANGR 231. The Social and Cultural Works of Sigmund Freud (4)
In this seminar we shall examine Freud's works on culture, gender,
morality, religion, sex, society, and the arts, and assess their contemporary
anthropological relevance. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ANGR 232. Current Research Topics in Psychological Anthropology (2)
Discussion of current work in psychological anthropology. Topics will
include research by faculty and students as well as work reported in conferences
and recent publications. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (S/U
grades only.)
ANGR 233. Research Seminar on Aspects of Ancient Complex Society
(4)
This course will take an explicitly interdisciplinary and comparative
approach to the analysis of early complex societies. Literacy, militarism,
the organization of labor, and the state's role in subsistence management
and resource procurement are examples of topics to be explored. Prerequisite:
graduate standing.
ANGR 234: Dynamics of Culture (4)
Examination of the actual operation of culture with attention to the importance
of cultural Products and social structures. Course goal is to develop
skill in understanding the Influence, direct and indirect, of culture
and behavior. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
ANGR 235. The Anthropology of Modernity (4)
The seminar considers the theorizing of modern society as an anthropological
project. Topics include issues of modernity current theory and method,
their place in the foundations of anthropology, and prospects for future
work. Lectures and readings change yearly. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ANGR 237: Enduring Issues in Anthropological Theory (4)
The seminar focuses on a number of fundamental issues that have long been
at the core of inquiry and explanation in the discipline including the
place of the individual in society, the role of values, the effects of
group structure, and the ways in which cultures change. Prerequisite:
none.
ANGR 238. Citizenship and the Nation State (4)
This course examines various conceptions of citizenship, nation, and state
and considers their historical development as fundamental to the organization
of most contemporary societies. It covers a range of theoretical readings,
recent debates, and case studies. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ANGR 239. Person-Centered Ethnography (4)
Person-centered ethnography takes the person as a unit of analysis and
description, exploring personal experience in sociocultural context. This
course examines selected works in this tradition and assesses the descriptive
and theoretical contributions these studies make. Prerequisite: graduate
standing.
ANGR 243. Voice and Text in the Practice of Authority (4)
A claim to social or political legitimacy is founded on presuppositions
about the relationship of voice and text. The seminar will explore this
proposition by considering recent ethnographic and theoretical works on
oral and written media in different societies. Prerequisite: graduate
standing.
ANGR 248. Research Practicum in the Assessment of Personality in Cross-Cultural
Context (4)
This practicum will be devoted to developing the techniques and skills
needed for personality assessment in anthropological field work. A variety
of assessment models will be used and problems of reliability and validity
stressed. Prerequisites: graduate standing in anthropology. Completion
of ANGR 280C.
ANGR 250. Anthropology and "The Web" (2)
Critically examines the resources for anthropology through the World Wide
Web and other electronic databases. Course also includes an introduction
to HTML, and each student will be guided in developing an individual web
page including information about anthropological interests. Prerequisite:
graduate standing in anthropology. (S/U grades only.)
ANGR 251. Ethnographies of Modern Society (4)
This seminar explores the experience and representation of modernity through
ethnography. Readings will highlight such issues as: the social dynamics
of the city; postcoloniality; globalization and transnationalism; the
politics of culture; contemporary religious movements; and gender and
modernity. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
ANGR 253. History of Anthropology (4)
A synoptic treatment of the intellectual currents affecting anthropology
during its premodern period, between approximately 1880 and 1940. Coverage
will include developments in American, British, and Continental traditions
of the discipline. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ANGR 259. Europeans and Others (4)
Interaction between peoples and powers of Europe and those of Asia, Africa,
and the Americas until the end of the colonial epoch. Varying character
of the encounter, modes of maintenance of European hegemony, and representations
and rationalizations of the process.
ANGR 260. Psychodynamic Anthropology (1)
The focus of the seminar will be on the relation between psychodynamic
models and culture and society. Readings and discussion. Prerequisite:
graduate standing. (S/U grades only.)
ANGR 263. The Anthropology of Language and Discourse (4)
This course emphasizes the importance of linguistic and discursive processes
in constituting social relations and systems. We examine different approaches
to analyzing this relationship of social and linguistic structures. Prerequisite:
graduate standing.
ANGR 266: Classics in "Culture and Personality" (4)
This seminar will examine the classic studies of "Culture and Personality,"
such as Cora DuBois' study of Alor and Gregory Bateson's and
Margaret Mead's study of Bali, which laid the foundation for the psycho-dynamic
approach to psychological anthropology. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ANGR 268: Anthropology of Cities (4)
Although cities are fundamental sites of emergent social relations and
cultural forms, the anthropological study of modern urban society remains
problematic. This seminar aims to develop an anthropological understanding
of cities, focusing on recent ethnographies, methodological problems,
and theoretical debates. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ANGR 270A-B-C. Psychiatry and Anthropology (0-4)
Introduction to interviewing and diagnostic techniques in psychiatry and
their application to anthropological research. Content will vary from
quarter to quarter. Students must begin the program in the fall quarter.
(Fall and winter, S/U grades only. Spring quarter S/U optional.) Prerequisites:
graduate standing in anthropology and consent of instructor.
ANGR 271: Muslims and Modernity (4)
Have Muslim peoples responded in some special way to the global trends
of the late twentieth century? Does an understanding of their responses
lead to new definitions and evaluations of modernity? These questions
are explored through recent ethnographies. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
ANGR 273: General Theory (4)
This seminar will be concerned with theories that attempt to construct
an integrated account of personality, culture, and society, and how such
general theories can be applied to the modern world. Classic and current
theorists of modernization will be examined.
ANGR 274. Debates in Anthropology (4)
This seminar will review a series of current or recent significant debates
in anthropology. The debates will be examined in the light of their substantive,
theoretical, and epistemological implications, with some attention to
the rhetorical elements of the arguments themselves. Prerequisite:
graduate student in anthropology.
ANGR 280A: Core Seminar in Social Anthropology (4)
First-year core seminar focuses on individual action and social institutions.
Prerequisite: first-year graduate student in anthropology.
ANGR 280B: Core Seminar in Cultural Anthropology (4)
First-year core seminar focuses on personal consciousness and cultural
experience. Prerequisite: first-year graduate student in anthropology.
ANGR 280C: Core Seminar in Psychological Anthropology (4)
First-year core seminar focuses on motives, values, cognition, and qualities
of personal experience. Prerequisite: first-year graduate student in
anthropology.
ANGR 280D. Core Seminar in Anthropological Archaeology (4)
(Formerly numbered ANGR 285.) Integral part of the training for graduate
students focusing on Anthropological Archaeology. It is one of a set of
core anthropology courses available to graduate students; required of
first-year anthropological archaeology students but open for students
in other sub-fields. Prerequisite: anthropology graduate students.
ANGR 280E. Core Seminar in Biological Anthropology (4)
(Formerly numbered ANGR 284.) This seminar will examine the central problems
and concepts of biological anthropology, laying the foundation for first-year
graduate students in Biological Anthropology as well as providing an overview
of the field for graduate students in other areas of anthropology. Prerequisite:
graduate standing in anthropology.
ANGR 280F. Integrated Core Seminar (4)
(Formerly numbered ANGR 282.) Two faculty members from different sub fields
(sociocultural, anthropological archaeology, and biological anthropology)
address issues of mutual interest, illustrating areas of overlap between
the aspects of anthropology. Prerequisite: required core seminar for
first year anthropology graduate students.
ANGR 281A-B. Introductory Seminar (1)
These seminars are held in the first two quarters of the first year of
graduate study. Faculty members will present an account of their current
research and interests. When appropriate a short preliminary reading list
will be given for the particular lecture. Prerequisite: first-year
graduate standing in anthropology.
ANGR 286. Topics in Anthropological Archaelogy (4)
Seminar examines the central problems and concepts of archaeological anthropology,
laying the foundation for first-year graduate students. Also provides
an overview of the field in other areas of archaeology. Entire anthropological
archaeology faculty and graduate students participate. Prerequisite:
graduate standing in anthropology.
ANGR 295. Master's Thesis Preparation (1-12)
The student will work on the master's thesis under the direction
of the departmental committee chair. The course will be taken in the
student's second year. Prerequisites: graduate student in anthropology
and permission of master's thesis chair. (S/U grades only.)
ANGR 296A. Fieldwork Proposal Preparation (4)
The student will work in cooperation with his or her departmental committee
to develop a research proposal for the doctoral research project. Prerequisites:
graduate standing in anthropology and permission of departmental committee
chair. (S/U grades only.)
ANGR 296B. Fieldwork Proposal Preparation (4)
The student will work in cooperation with his or her departmental committee
to develop a research proposal for the doctoral research project. Prerequisites:
advanced graduate standing in anthropology and permission of departmental
committee chair. (S/U grades only.)
ANGR 297. Research Practicum (1-4)
Supervised advanced research studies with individual topics to be selected
according to the student's special interests. Prerequisite: for
anthropology graduate students who have returned from their field research.
(S/U grades permitted.)
ANGR 298. Independent Study (1-4)
Supervised study of individually selected anthropological topics under
the direction of a member of the faculty. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
(S/U grades only.)
ANGR 299. Dissertation Research (1-12)
Prerequisite: Ph.D. candidacy in anthropology. (S/U grades only.)
ANGR 500. Apprentice Teaching (4)
Anthropology graduate students participate in the undergraduate teaching
program during one quarter in the student's first two years of residence.
Equivalent to duties expected of a 50 percent T.A. Enrollment in four
units documents the Ph.D. requirement. Prerequisite: graduate standing
in anthropology. (S/U grades only.)
