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  • ANTH 3850: Ethnographic Methods WE

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101G and University Advanced Standing. Examines the utility of ethnographic research techniques for answering different research questions. Formulates research ethics protocols. Engages in participant observation research and teaches techniques for recording observations in field notes. Employs ethnographic writing genres to compose reports on original research. Develops skills in qualitative interview techniques and the analysis of qualitative data.
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  • ANTH 3870: Political Anthropology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Explores anthropological theories of politics and power in relation to human events and social institutions. Provides a critical history of anthropological approaches to understanding processes of regulating and controlling populations, of justifying and executing power, of coaxing populations into self-governance, and of disciplining deviance. Analyzes political processes in non-state societies and the workings of nation-states.
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  • ANTH 4120: History of Anthropological Thought

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101G and (ENGL 2010 with a minimum C+ grade) and University Advanced Standing. Surveys anthropological thought, theory and its philosophical roots from the nineteenth to the twentieth centuries. Focuses on the concepts and theoretical paradigms deployed in different social and intellectual conjunctures, as well as on the major debates that have formed the field and separated it from other social science disciplines.
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  • ANTH 4130: Contemporary Theory and Debates

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101G, ANTH 4120, and University Advanced Standing. Explores social theory and other disciplines. Surveys current debate through exploration of the conceptual apparatuses that are deployed and the issues that motivate current research. Analyzes contemporary anthropological writings.
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  • ANTH 4310: Kinship and the Family

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Explores anthropological thinking on familial relationships and uses theoretical concepts to analyze a variety of kinship practices. Covers the history of the anthropology of kinship. Evaluates the adequacy of different anthropological approaches to kinship for understanding the distinct ways humans organize themselves into family groups.
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  • ANTH 475R: Current Topics in Anthropology

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 and University Advanced Standing. Presents selected topics in Anthropology and will vary each semester. May be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits toward graduation.
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  • ANTH 482R: Archaeological Field Methods Practicum

    1.00 - 9.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Introduces students to archaeological field technique and a critical approach to the methods by which archaeology is conducted. Provides involvement in all phases of field excavation, lab processing, curation and preservation of archaeological remains, and data analysis. Provides students with hands-on training in archaeological research. May be repeated for a maximum of 27 credits. May be graded Credit/No Credit.
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  • ANTH 490R: Independent Studies

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): For Behavioral Science Bachelor Degree students only; Instructor approval and University Advanced Standing. For qualified students who wish to undertake a well-defined project or directed study related to an area of special interest. Requires individual initiative and responsibility. Includes limited formal instruction and faculty supervision. Projects may include writing a publishable paper, passing a competency exam, producing an annotated bibliography, an oral presentation, or other options as approved by instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.
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  • APPR 281R: Cooperative Work Experience

    1.00 - 8.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Corequisite(s): APPR 285R. Designed for electrical construction apprentice majors. Provides paid, on-the-job work experience in the student's major. Work experience, the correlated class and enrollment are coordinated by the Cooperative Coordinator. Includes student, employer and coordinator evaluations, on-site work visits, written assignments and oral presentations. Provides experience in writing and completing individualized work objectives that improve present work performance. May be graded Credit/No Credit. Corequisite:    APPR 285R
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  • APPR 285R: Cooperative Correlated Class

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Corequisite(s): APPR 281R. Designed for electrical construction apprentice majors. Identifies on-the-job problems and provides remediation of those problems through in-class discussion and study. Includes the study of identifying and maximizing service opportunities. Students register for this class with approval of the Cooperative Coordinator. Includes lecture, guest speakers, video tapes, role playing, case analysis, oral presentation and written assignments. Completers should be better able to perform in their field of work or study. Corequisite:    APPR 281R
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