• ANTH 3200: Food and Culture

  3.00 Credits

  Southern Utah University

  
  This course addresses the relationship between food and culture. It examines food taboos and rituals, food and identity, health and nutrition, alcohol and drug use, feasting and fasting, hunger and obesity, and the global politics of food production and consumption. (Spring - Even Years) [Graded (Standard Letter)]
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• ANTH 3300: Anthropology of Sex and Gender

  3.00 Credits

  Southern Utah University

  
  This course uses an anthropological perspective in order to investigate the relationship between sex; the biological attributes by which a person is deemed "male" or "female," gender, and the norms and ideals associating appropriate roles; and behaviors and sexualities with men, women, and inter-gendered individuals. (Fall - Odd Years) [Graded (Standard Letter)]
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• ANTH 3360: Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

  3.00 Credits

  Southern Utah University

  
  This course provides a comprehensive overview of the discipline of forensic anthropology. Forensic anthropology employs methods from biological anthropology, archaeology, and other disciplines to locate, identify, and interpret human remains. While these methods are useful in a variety of contexts, forensic anthropologists often work closely with law enforcement. This course will cover topics such as human decomposition processes, locating and recovering skeletal remains, skeletal anatomy, and interpretation of skeletal remains (e.g. age-sex estimation, height estimation, recognition of disease indicators in the skeleton). (As Needed) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1020 Prerequisite Min Grade: C- Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite:    ANTH 1020
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• ANTH 3400: Primatology

  3.00 Credits

  Southern Utah University

  
  This course will provide a broad overview of the study of non-human primates. We will explore primatology from anthropological and biological perspectives, incorporating psychological perspectives when relevant. Topics addressed will include primate evolution, taxonomy, behavior, cognition, and conservation. (Spring - Even Years) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1020 or BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1610 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: C Equivalent Course(s): BIOL 3400 Prerequisite:    ANTH 1020 O BIOL 1010 O BIOL 1610
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• ANTH 3500: Environmental Anthropology

  3.00 Credits

  Southern Utah University

  
  This course provides a survey of environmental anthropology. In particular, we are interested in how human relationships with environments over time, and in all parts of the globe, can impact our behavior, health, economics, and politics. To do this, we examine human-environment relationships from anthropological perspectives and research on the interrelationships between humans and environments. (Spring - Odd Years) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 or ANTH 1020 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D- Prerequisite:    ANTH 1010 O ANTH 1020
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• ANTH 3600: Area Studies

  3.00 Credits

  Southern Utah University

  
  This variable topic course focuses on the anthropology of a different culture or geographical region. Anthropological topics will be covered to provide students with a deep appreciation of the archaeological, linguistic, social, and economic dynamics of a population or region. Repeatable with different topic up to 12 credits toward the major. Check department for upcoming topics. (Fall, Summer) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D- Repeatable for Add'l Credit? Yes - Total Credits: 12 Prerequisite:    ANTH 1010
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• ANTH 3730: Social Memory and Identity

  3.00 Credits

  Southern Utah University

  
  What does it mean for a society to remember or forget? Cross-culturally, the past informs the present and shapes the future. But how do people learn about their cultural pasts and how does that knowledge shape their daily lives? This course studies how different societies construct, maintain, or erase the past. We will consider what it means to remember through careful study of memory sites, discourses, images, narratives, and practices. The first course section will focus on theories of memory and the ethnographic methods anthropologists use to study those memories. The next course section consists of cross-cultural explorations of the important ways in which memory practices vary. This course is designed to give students hands-on experience with memory research. In addition to targeted lectures and interactive discussions, students will complete individual and collaborative assignments that require them to apply class concepts to the people and places in their communities. (Spring - Even Years - As Needed) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 - Prerequisite Min Grade: D- Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite:    ANTH 1010
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• ANTH 3750: The Anthropology of Dreaming

  3.00 Credits

  Southern Utah University

  
  This class surveys anthropological approaches to cultural dreamscapes. Students will learn how conceptions instrumental to dreaming differ between societies and what these differences signify about the experience of personhood. The course explores how ethnotheories of dreaming found in diverse regions relate to a wide range of cultural dynamics, such as history, gender, religion, memory, politics, selfhood, and more. Through study of these dynamics, students will learn how dream narratives capture the culture of a time and place. Course material is organized to offer a holistic account of dreaming and integrates perspectives from anthropology, psychology, history, and women's studies. Through the application of analytical methods developed in anthropology, students will learn to apply ideas about the self and culture to their own lives, causing them to think critically about their own cultural positionality and the selfhood forms they naturalize. (Fall - Odd Years - As Needed) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 - Prerequisite Min Grade: D- Registration Restriction(s): None Prerequisite:    ANTH 1010
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• ANTH 3990: Anthropological Theory and Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Southern Utah University

  
  This seminar provides an overview of the major theoretical schools in cultural anthropology and archaeology and introduces students to fundamental research methods practiced within anthropology. The course employs a historical perspective, moving from the 19th through the 21st centuries. Theories from each era are matched with examples of appropriate methodologies, showing their interrelation. (Fall) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1010 and ANTH 1020 and ANTH 2030 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D- Prerequisite:    ANTH 1010 A ANTH 1020 A ANTH 2030
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• ANTH 4030: Archaeology Stewardship

  3.00 Credits

  Southern Utah University

  
  ANTH 4030 examines the stewardship of cultural resources on public lands and the presentation of archaeological information to the public. In this course we explore the broad range of laws that govern archaeological research on public lands. We also address field methodology and artifact analysis; site and artifact preservation; interpretation and ethics. We conclude by investigating a variety of approaches for presenting archaeology to the public. Throughout the course, we consider how best to manage archaeological resources, collaborate effectively and ethically with descendant communities, and bring the past in to the present. (Fall [As Needed]) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ANTH 2030 recommended - Prerequisite Min. Grade: C- Prerequisite Can Be Concurrent? Yes Equivalent Course(s): ANTH 6030
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