Courses Offered

Notes:
- Courses which are italicized are Special Topics courses and may be offered only on a temporary basis
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Undergraduate

ANTH 220 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (4)
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Human biological evolution, including the biology of contemporary human groups, non-human primate social behavior, and the fossil, biochemical, and molecular evidence for human evolution. Includes a laboratory study of human population genetics, biochemical variation, and anatomical diversity in modern and fossil human and non-human primate groups.
ANTH 240 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
Exploration of the variety of past human societies and cultures through archaeology, from the emergence of anatomically modern humans to the more recent historical past.
ANTH 260 Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology and Linguistics (3)
Culture and social relationships in a wide variety of settings from small-scale to complex societies. An overview of how anthropology analyzes human behavior. Particular attention to the relationship between language and culture.
ANTH 262 Culture and Environment (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH260 or permission of department. Theory and method in cultural ecology and the formulation of a critical perspective on the explanation of the concept of adaptation. Includes the ecological understanding of gender differences and considers conflicting natural resource management strategies and environmental degradation.
ANTH 298 Special Topics in Anthropology (3)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Anthropological perspectives on selected topics of broad general interest.
ANTH 298A: Forensic Sciences (3)
Through lectures and hands-on experience, this course will cover: Criminalistics, Digital & Multimedia Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Jurisprudence (lawyers and judges), Odontology (Forensic dentistry), Pathology/Biology, Physical Anthropology, Psychiatry/Behavioral Science, Questioned Documents, Toxicology, General Forensic Sciences. Also covered would be such general topics as evidence, testimony, standards and real world applications of the forensic sciences such as mass disasters or human rights violation.
ANTH298B Special Topics in Anthropology: Controversies in Archaeology (3)
Did ancient astronauts build the pyramids? Was prehistoric Europe a peaceful community of goddess worshippers? How true are stories of Atlantis, of Troy, of the Bible?  Archaeologists, scholars who study the cultures of previous times, are continually asked to evaluate the evidence for competing stories about the past. This course will show how archaeologists use a critical lens and rigorous methods to assess these claims—some preposterous, some perplexing—about the ancient world.   We will examine many different kinds of controversies: cases of fakes and frauds, stories about remains left by non-human visitors, cases in which respected archaeologists provide reasonable but contradictory interpretations, ones in which the archaeological evidence challenges claims of religious, social, or political communities.  In order to evaluate these claims, students will learn how the archaeological record is formed and transformed, how archaeologists date sites and objects, how they understand ancient environments, and how they can uncover gender, ethnicity, and nationality in artifactual remains.
ANTH298C: Archaeology of the University: Uncovering the University of Maryland’s Origins (3)
Students in this course will learn the methods and theories of archaeology by undertaking original research at the Riversdale House Museum. The elegant five-part Georgian Riversdale, constructed shortly after 1801, is closely tied to the founding families of the United States and the nineteenth-century cultural aristocracy of Prince George’s County, and the founding of the University of Maryland.  It was also a working plantation sustained by the labor of enslaved African-Americans. Students will work to connect the broad sweep of American history to the facts and artifacts on the Riversdale grounds.  In the process, they will become familiar with the methods of reasoning and research that archaeologists use to learn about the past through material culture. This is a hands-on course, which will engage students minds and bodies in the production of knowledge.  Readings on American history, along with weekly lectures help to build historic context and broaden students understanding of historical and archaeological processes.  Course faculty will guide the students through the process of generating archaeological knowledge, from field mapping and project planning to excavation, artifact processing, cataloging and analysis.  Guest lecturers on a variety of topics will provide in-depth knowledge and expertise.  The course will culminate in the production of a professional-quality archaeological report produced through student collaboration.  
ANTH298D: Introduction to Zooarchaeology (3)
This course will provide an overview of how osteological material is used in an archaeological context and emphasize the value of this type of analysis. The theories guiding both prehistoric and historic zooarchaeological thought will be discussed. Students will be taught general animal anatomy. Students will handle zooarchaeological assemblages and conduct a basic faunal analysis of them, including identifications, cataloguing, and quantifications.
ANTH298E: Anthropological Approaches to Sustainable Development (3)
This course is an introduction to anthropological approaches to sustainable development.  The material will cover an overview the history of sustainable development, major development and environmental theories, and development strategies as they relate to an anthropological concern for an integrated, holistic, comparative, and humane approach to sustainable development.  We will examine the relationship between social well-being and the conservation of natural resources, and we will take a critical approach to common assumptions about this relationship.  We will also look at practical applications of an anthropological approach to project methodology.  The overall aim of this course is to engender a more context-based and culturally aware approach to sustainable development.
ANTH298F: Gender and Anthropology (3)
Utilizing ethnographic work from across the world, students will examine gender constructs across several cultures.  The primary focus will be the role of women as gendered actors and participants in their day-to-day lives. Students will develop understandings of gender as distinct from the biological categories of sex, and to gain a working knowledge of variability and similarity in gender across cultural systems. 
ANTH 298I/THET289I Subversive Culture: Conformity and Dissidence in Society (3)
Every society has rebels - those who refuse to conform to the mainstream's rigid rules, aesthetics, and beliefs. In this course, students will learn what "subversive" and "dissident" mean in the world and in history, how their definitions and social positions change through time, how our own lives are influenced by the so-called subversive cultures of past generations, and how their actions drive social change. This course is cross-listed with THET289i.
ANTH 298J: The Italian American Experience(3) This course examines the experience of Italians in the United States beginning with the peak years of emigration (1870s-1920s), continuing through the process of intensive assimilation to the American cultural landscape (1930s-1970s), and culminating in a consideration of the present state of Italian culture in America (1980s and beyond).  It takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, including consideration of the cultural “push” factors that led Italians to emigrate as well as the social, economic, and political “pull” factors that led Italians to America.  Topics covered include family structure, community life, expressive culture, politics, economics, crime, and identity in the Italian-American community.  The course is assessed through weekly quizzes, conferencing, and a five-page research essay. 
ANTH298K: Sexuality and Culture (3)
Anthropology is the study of human societies. This course will provide an overview of sexuality from an anthropological perspective.  We will look at aspects of sexuality within our own culture and in cultures around the world.   Course topics will include the biology and culture of sex, gender, physical attraction, sexual orientation, marriage and mating taboos, fertility control, STDs, and commercial aspects of sex. Anthropology brings to the forefront an enhanced awareness and understanding of human similarities and differences essential for people preparing to take their place in the increasingly interconnected world of the twenty-first century.  I hope that at the end of this course you will have gained a better understanding of universal human characteristics as they relate to sexuality, as well as a tolerance for diversity in human beliefs and practices.
ANTH298L:Special Topics in Anthropology: Representations of American Indians in Films and Museums (3)
From different films and museum exhibitions, images of American Indians can sometimes be confusing and stereotypical. Some examples include images found in John Wayne Western films such as "The Searchers" or exhibitions such as George Catlin and His Indian Gallery at the Smithsonian that portray American Indians as both noble and savage. This class will explore these images and others through an analysis of several kinds of representation: representation by non-Natives, representation by American Indians themselves, and representation that includes the perspectives of both non-Natives and American Indians. Through readings, films, discussion, and hands-on projects, the course will consider several issues influencing representation such as historical understandings, notions of authenticity, interactions between different groups, and ethnographic experiences.
ANTH 320 Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH220 or permission of department. For all Anthropology majors with a focus in biological anthropology or permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: {ANTH320 and ANTH425} or ANTH625. Theoretical and methodological overview of biological anthropology, including evolutionary anthropology, anthropological genetics, physiological anthropology, human biology, primatology, paleoanthropology, human biodiversity, and contemporary selective challenges to modern humanity. Emphasis on core concepts and their research applications.
ANTH 340 Method and Theory in Archaeology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH240. For all Anthropology majors with a focus in archaeology or permission of department. Theory, method, and practice which guides modern anthropological archaeology. Includes research design and execution (from survey through excavation and interpretation), the reconstruction of aspects of past cultures, and the understanding of cultural change and meaning.
ANTH 358 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (1-3)
Prerequisite: ANTH220, ANTH240, or ANTH260 for ANTH 358A/B/C respectively. Junior standing. For ANTH majors only. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Individual instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section and index numbers.
ANTH 360 Method and Theory in Sociocultural Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH260. For all Anthropology majors with a focus in cultural anthropology or permission of department. Theoretical approaches and research methods in sociocultural anthropology. Emphasis on current debates, new directions, and their historical antecedents.
ANTH 361 Cultures of Native North America (3)
Examination of the cultures native to North America, including the land areas of Canada, the United States of America, and the major portion of the Republic of Mexico.
ANTH 363 Native Cultures of Mesoamerica (3)
Examination of the various indigenous people of the Western Hemisphere with a focus on the influence and effect of European contact on these cultural systems. Discussion of the cultural and social contrasts and complexities shared by the people in this region on local, regional, and national levels.
ANTH 364 The Anthropology of Religion (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH260. Comparative study of religion in social, cultural, political, and economic context. Combines the history of schools of interpretation with a survey of theoretical alternatives and a focus on selected case studies.
ANTH 365 Cultures of Native South America (3)
An examination of the South American Native people and their culture, past and present. Discussion of the invasion and political domination of South American Native people by Europeans and the remnant cultures subsequent representation by outsiders.
ANTH 366 Film Images of Native Americans (3)
An examination of how indigenous people of the New World have been presented to film audiences of the world. Development of an ethnographic understanding of Native Americans via the use of videos, films, and classroom discussion.
ANTH 368 Regional Ethnography (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH260 or permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Peoples and cultures of a particular region of the world, on the basis of ethnographies, archaeological evidence, and relevant works by social historians and political economists. The regional focus and thematic emphasis will vary by semester.
ANTH368C: Cinema and Society in Contemporary South Korea (3)
This course examines the intersection of gender, class, and nation in contemporary Korean society through the lens of current Korean films. The turbulent recent history of South Korea has produced a society that is engaged with a variety of local and global social forces in complex and contradictory ways. The sweeping social changes in South Korean society have engaged it in a struggle to redefine and re-examine itself, and its relation to such basic ideas as gender, class, tradition and nation. Contemporary Korean films provide an especially interesting entrée into these issues and how Koreans have been thinking about them. In conjunction with material drawn from the fields of anthropology, literary studies, women’s studies, and film studies, this course will introduce students to the aesthetic tradition of Korean cinema as well as providing a theoretically grounded understanding of the key issues facing South Korean society today. Students will be exposed to a variety of films (with English subtitles) that deal with various issues pertaining to gender, class, and nationalism. Students will be given an opportunity to contextualize their learning through an understanding of South Korean society and to relate these issues to similar ones in their own social setting.
ANTH368I / GVPT 354: Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict Reconstruction and International Development (3)
Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict Reconstruction and International Development is required for all international development minors. Other students require the permission of the instructor. The course is cross-listed under both Government and Politics as GVPT 354 and Anthropology as ANTH 368I because it presents the classic western-driven conceptualizations of development while drawing on the actual experience and understandings of participants across a variety of societies, cultures, and geographic areas. The underlying relationships between development, peace and conflict will be revisited throughout the course, but the overriding perspective of the class will be on development and to what reasonable extent, and how, it can be expected to create conditions conducive to peace and either prevent or speed recovery from conflict.
ANTH 380 Culture and Discourse (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH260 or equivalent or permission of department. Recommended: LING200 or equivalent. Contemporary discourse analysis and pragmatics applied to ethnographic research problems with particular attention to roots in recent linguistic anthropological work in ethnographic semantics and ethnography of speaking.
ANTH 386 Experiential Learning (1-6)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Recommended: completion of advanced courses in relevant subfield of anthropology. Junior standing. For ANTH majors only.
ANTH 398 Independent Study (1-3)
Prerequisite: Permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Independent interdisciplinary research and reading in specific areas of anthropology.
ANTH398N: Career Development for Anthropology Majors (3)
Anthropology majors develop a set of skills that can be used both in the workplace and in the processes of finding meaningful employment. This small seminar course is designed to guide Anthropology majors in reflecting upon themselves, their Anthropology education, and work opportunities. Through short lectures, student presentations, and facilitated discussions, this course will push Anthropology majors to think about how they will use their Anthropology education to form a career. It is open to any Anthropology major.
ANTH 410 Theory and Practice of Health and Community Development (3)
Junior standing. Also offered as ANTH610. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH410 or ANTH610. Introduction to the relationships between culture, health status and practices, and the design of community-based initiatives. The focus is on the use of anthropological knowledge and skills in the analysis of such relationships and in the design of community-based initiatives.
ANTH 422 Human-Plant- (Human & Bioactive Plant) (3)
Interaction (3) Prerequisites: ANTH220 and ANTH320 or permission of department. Also offered as ANTH622. Not open to students who have completed ANTH428I or ANTH689I. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH422 or ANTH622. Formerly ANTH428I. This seminar course will discuss the evolutionary, historical, cultural, and ecological aspects of coevolution, with respect to humans and their interactions with specific bioactive plants. Case studies of human- plant-(pathogen) interactions will be discussed as well as an inclusive survey of anthropologically important phytochemicals. The seminar incorporates human-plant-(pathogen) interactions into models of human evolution and ecology.
ANTH 423 Human Biodiversity (3)
Prerequisites: ANTH 220 and ANTH 320 or permission of department. Also offered as ANTH623. Not open to students who have completed ANTH428X or ANTH623. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH423 or ANTH623. Formerly ANTH428X. This course will discuss modern human origins and contemporary human variability, the nature and levels of human diversity; how natural selection modulates human differences and similarities; early studies of human variation and the concept of human biological race. The course emphasizes the genetic and non-genetic bases of human behavioral variation; the role of gender and human biodiversity; nDNA variation, ethnicity, and disease causation; morphometric and biochemical variation; and the re-conceptualization of human biodiversity.
ANTH 425 Theory and Practice of Applied Biological Anthropology (3)
Junior standing. Also offered as ANTH 625. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: {ANTH320 and ANTH425} or ANTH625. An introduction to the major theoretical and methodological underpinnings of applied biological anthropology within such areas as anthropological genetics, applied anthropometry, forensic anthropology, museum studies, and zoological parks. Emphasis is on the evaluation of the contributions of applied bioanthropological studies to particular problems in human health, environments, and heritage.
ANTH 428 Special Topics in Bioanthropology (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Advanced research courses in biological anthropology on changing topics that correspond to new theoretical interests, faculty research interests, or the specialties of visiting scholars. Prerequisites or background knowledge vary with the topic; check with the department for requirements.
ANTH428L- Human Adaptation (3)
Historically and continuing into the present, the concept of adaptation has been the foundation of biological anthropology.  This course emphasizes the significance of adaptation to biological anthropology and how an anthropological understanding of adaptation is critical for understanding contemporary Homo sapiens.  Though an evolutionary, ecological and bio-cultural approach, this course provides an overview of the concept of adaptation.  Through significant topical readings and in-depth classroom discussion this course will illustrate how anthropological interpretations of the concept of adaptation are central to many contemporary global concerns including global warming, overpopulation, globalization, health disparities, urbanization, and emerging/reemerging infectious disease.
ANTH428W: Primate Social Behavior (3)
The social behavior of primates can assist us in understanding our own behavior and the behavior of our ancestors.  This course focuses on the social behavior of non-human primates.  The main course discussions will be on the closest relatives to human beings, the other great apes:  chimpanzees, bonobos, the two species of gorilla, and the two species of orangutan.  However, we will also discuss the behavior of lesser apes, old world monkeys, new world monkeys, and prosimians.  The course will begin by reviewing taxonomy of living and extinct primates.  We will then learn about primate social behavior in a variety of settings.  These social interactions are examined by looking at behavior during different social settings, such as mating, eating and traveling.
ANTH428Z: Anthropology of Disease (3)
Through working groups and lectures, this course will cover topics such as Disease Evolution; Life History and Disease; Infectuous Disease Evolution; Genetic Epidemiology of Parasitic Disease;  Applied Aspects of Malaria Control;  Schistosomiasis; HIV/AIDS and Sexual Behaviors; Diabetes; Ethnogenetics, Hypertension, and Salt; Nutritional Anemia; Ethnogenetics and Breast Cancer; and Urban Pollution and Disease. 
ANTH429 Advanced Special Topics in Biological Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Upper level biological anthropology courses on varying topics derived from new interests of the faculty or the specialties of visiting scholars.
ANTH429A: Plagues, Pathogens and Public Policy: The Anthropological Perspective (3)
The impact of diseases on populations from prehistoric times through  the present will be examined, along with public perceptions of disease, the impact of scientific breakthroughs on the treatment and prevention, and the ways that politics and public health policies can enhance or impede the advancement of disease treatment. The natural history of disease, population structure, and immunity will be discussed. The class will discuss emerging and re-emerging diseases and the ways that first responders, researchers, and policy makers can all affect the outcome of an outbreak.  Although the class will focus on infectious diseases, genetic and chronic illnesses will also be addressed. Two examinations and a short paper will be required.
ANTH429B: Anthropology in Forensic Science (3)
The role of the anthropologist in forensic science can be broadly defined in terms of skills, technology, experience, research, and contributions to the literature. This course will provide a brief history of forensic anthropology, an introduction to some of the techniques used, and a demonstration of some of the applications of anthropology to forensic science. Lectures will also cover anthropology's contributions to other forensic fields. There will be some hands-on activities in the classroom.
ANTH429C: Human Skeletal Anatomy (3)
In addition to descriptive information about bone identification, the lectures will address the history of human anatomical studies, the development of analytical techniques, and the application of these techniques in paleoanthropology, comparative anatomy, functional anatomy (and related fields, such as physical therapy), and skeletal analysis in museum, historic cemetery, archaeological, and forensic settings. Emphasis will be on the development of the skeleton and recognition of normal variation in bones. The laboratory sessions will allow the students access to human bones for the purpose of identification, documentation of human variation, and application of techniques to obtain information about the living individual from the skeleton.
ANTH429D: Exploring Your Family History Anthropologically (3)
This course will give students skills and resources to apply anthropological concepts to the history of their own families. Students will learn how to take oral histories from family members, search archival records, and obtain information from historic cemeteries. Kinship patterns, the culture of the family (including foods, holidays, and family lore), and family identity will be discussed. In addition, students will learn how to recognize medical and genetic information in oral histories, archival documents, and even old photographs. Students will be required to keep a notebook of information presented in class and personal notes relating to the final project. Each student will be responsible for a final project that represents the application of the skills learned in class to the investigation of their own family.ANTH 440 Theory and Practice of Historical Archaeology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Also offered as ANTH640. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH440 or ANTH640. Historical archaeology enhances cultural heritage by providing voice for groups who were often unable to record their own histories, such as women, laborers, working class families, and enslaved people. The course provides insight into issues related to race, gender, and ethnicity as they relate to multicultural histories.
ANTH 442 Public Archeology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH442, ANTH448V, or ANTH642. Formerly ANTH448V. Explores the uses and environments for archaeological work through a discussion of museum, electronic media, heritage settings, outdoor history museums, including the legal environment that offers protection for archaeological remains. The course exposes students to the majority of cultural media within which archaeology is currently practiced. The interdisciplinary course is a survey of the progress made within and beyond anthropology in understanding the function of heritage, public memory, tourism, and the other popular uses of materials from the past, including the progress made in linguistics psychology and other cognitive disciplines in understanding the purpose of the past.
ANTH 445 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH496. Recommended: ANTH240. The processing, curation, cataloging and analysis of data is an important part of any archaeology field project. Students will learn that basics of laboratory techniques necessary for the final analysis and interpretation of field data.
ANTH 446 Chesapeake Archeology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH446, ANTH448W, ANTH646 or ANTH689W. Formerly ANTH448W. An overview of the culture and history of the Chesapeake watershed region, and of the issues that archaeologists face working in this region.
ANTH 447 Material Culture Studies in Archaeology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH447, ANTH448C, ANTH647, or ANTH689C. Formerly ANTH448C. An in-depth introduction to the world of material culture studies with a focus on the methods and theories in historical archaeology. Students will look at archaeological data as historical documents, commodities and as symbols expressing ideas.
ANTH 448 Special Topics in Archaeology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH240. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Advanced topics in archaeological research, corresponding to new theoretical developments, faculty research interests, or specialties of visiting scholars. Prerequisites may vary with course topic; check with the department for requirements.448A/688Z: Archaeology of Diaspora (3)
The purpose of this course is to define the term diaspora and see how it is defined, theorized, deconstructed, and employed throughout the social sciences. As will become evident a diaspora is not monolithic, but rather made up of diverse groups. There are context specific relations that define who leaves, when, and how they are received in the new place of settlement. The class will focus on the particular set of social, economic, and political contexts that create and structure the daily lives of diasporic groups. We will draw from a set of theoretical positions to understand the material and historical conditions of the African, Irish, and Chinese Diasporas. The problem structuring the course is that historical archaeologists have not conceived of a theoretical stance to illustrate the experiences, daily lives, and social relations of a diasporic group, much less theorize about the impact of how such groups are accepted or marginalized in the larger social world, through material culture. Over the course of the semester the class will actively and critically examine the relevance of historical archaeology and material culture studies in the understanding of the formation, experiences, and transformation of diasporic groups over time and space.
ANTH448B/689B: Archaeological Law and Preservation (3)
This course emphasizes the historical development and continued  evolution of laws designed to protect archaeological resources in the  United States.  Through an analysis of significant national, state,  and local preservation laws, the course will introduce students to the  basic concepts involved in the field of archaeology law.  The goals of  the course include: (1) establishing a basic understanding of the  American legal system and legal concepts; (2) promoting a sense of  familiarity with legal principles and case law; and (3) achieving a workable knowledge of archaeology law issues.
ANTH448D/689D: GIS for Anthropologists (3)
This course will introduce anthropology students to the fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the use of these tools in site mapping and analysis. GIS enables researchers and scholars the ability to effectively combine maps and databases to analyze both geographic (spatial) and historic (temporal) relationships. Techniques from field photography to radar data collection to satellite remote sensing will be covered.  The lecture portion of the class will cover GIS concepts and their specific use in anthropology while the practical exercises will introduce the student to the specific hands-on capabilities and functionality of the software.  The ESRI ArcGIS software package (the industry standard) will be primarily used, but a survey of other software platforms will be presented.  This class is designed for those with no previous GIS experience.  The course will be taught by Tim Foresman, a renowned pioneer and teacher in the GIS field and James Stein, geographer and GIS expert.
ANTH448F/688F: Environmental Archaeology (3)
This course aims to provide the student with an overview of modern environmental archaeology as a tool for the interdisciplinary investigation of past and present global change and to engage the long term past with current issues of sustainability and rapid environmental change. Past human impact on environment, climate impacts, and the environmental components of culture contact, imperial expansion, and early globalization are all major topics for discussion.  Case studies will be used to focus discussion and as subjects for student led presentations.
ANTH448P – Theories of the Past (3)
The purpose of this course is to locate the past. Why do societies use precedent, citations to the past, histories, oral traditions, or invocations of former customs, worlds, or events? We will attempt to learn how to answer these questions.
The class will be structured as a seminar, with the once weekly meetings focused on the analysis of assigned readings. Students, rather than the professor, will lead the seminar discussions. The majority of the grade will be based on a term paper. This paper will be the culmination of a semester’s worth of investigation into a problem that shows how the past is located. From the point of view of the readings, students will analyze this problem thoroughly, having been given assistance by the professor in its definition. The final project will consist of a description of the research and the write-up of the conclusions. Students will also share their projects in a 10-12 minute presentation during the last third of the term. A fellow student discussant will lead talk after the presentation.
ANTH448Q/ANTH689Q: Archaeology of the Modern City (3)
The course provides an overview of how social scientists, in particular historical archaeologists, approach modern cities as being part of the materiality of the social structure and order. It uses a multidisciplinary approach that includes various aspects of social history, anthropology, sociology, to understand the use of space, living conditions, and the material remains of past communities. The history of cities and accompanying social issues provide the grounding to understand how the creation and use of urban landscapes can segregate ethnic, class, and racial factions. The outcome of the course is to show how such social policies and concepts of space within a city can have an impact on the type of materials recovered during the course of archaeological inquiry.
ANTH448V: Public Archaeology (3)
Explores the uses and environments for archaeological work through a discussion of museum, electronic media, heritage settings, outdoor history museums, including the legal environment that offers protection for archaeological remains. The course exposes advanced graduate students to the majority of the cultural media within which archaeology is currently practiced. The interdisciplinary course is a survey of the progress made within and beyond anthropology in understanding the function of heritage, public memory, tourism, and the other popular uses of material from the past, including the progress made in linguistics and psychology, and other cognitive disciplines in understanding the purpose of the past.
ANTH 449 Advanced Special Topics in Archaeology (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Upper level archaeology courses on varying topics derived from new interests of the faculty or the specialties of visiting scholars.
ANTH 450 Theory and Practice of Environmental Anthropology (3)
Junior standing. Also offered as ANTH650. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH450 or ANTH650. An overview of contemporary application of cultural theory and methods to environmental problems. Topics include the use of theories of culture, cognitive approaches, discourse analysis, and political ecology. Case studies from anthropology, other social sciences, humanities, conservation, and environmental history are used to demonstrate the applied value of a cultural-environmental approach.
ANTH 454 Anthropology of Travel and Tourism (3)
Also offered as ANTH654. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH454 or ANTH654. Review of recent anthropological contributions to the study of travel and tourism development. Topics include the history of travel, political economy of tourism, gender in tourism, the built environment, ecotourism, and heritage tourism.
ANTH 464 Culture and Sustainable Development (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH262 or equivalent. Explores anthropological approaches to economic development, particularly the new sub-field of sustainable development. Examines the local-level social, political and economic consequences of development and the potential for grass roots strategies to manage resources.
ANTH 468 Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH360 or permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Advanced courses in varying specialty areas of cultural anthropology that respond to new theoretical developments, faculty research interests, or specialties of visiting scholars.
ANTH468B/617: Applied Urban Ethnography (3)
This is a research methods seminar in “applied ethnography.” The focus of the course is on the use of applied ethnographic field methods in community assessment research in urban settings. This course will extend beyond most ethnographic training in which the emphasis is on “being there,” and relying predominantly on the classical ethnographic methods of recursive observations, participant observations, and a variety of approaches to interviewing. While these methods are also the cornerstone of applied ethnography, and wifi also be the prhnary methods of focus in the present course, they will be complemented by other methods that are frequently included in the toolkit of the applied anthropologists such as focus group interviews, archival, document, statistical, and other secondary (existing) data analysis, and to a much lesser extent, survey research methods. The course will also focus on the use of applied ethnographic research methods in community based health and social initiatives, the professor’s particular area of expertise.
ANTH468C/689C: Anthropology and Climate Change (3)*
Climatic changes have helped shape hominin evolution, contributed to the rise and fall of complex societies, and affected socio-ecological systems. Human activities now influence ongoing climatic change, and the outcome remains uncertain for communities and cultures around the world. This interaction between humans and climate provides a rich area of study for anthropologists in an interdisciplinary context. In this course, we will explore past, present, and future interactions between humans and climate. Discussions, methods-oriented activities, case study analyses, and a final project provide students a foundation for appreciating the role of anthropology in understanding, responding to, and preparing for climate change.
ANTH468D: The Amazon through Film (3)
This is an interdisciplinary course that utilizes film to consider the Amazon basin, its history, peoples, and landscapes through cinematic representations. The course places the films in the context of film history and critical theory. Films range from the imaginative re-enactments of early exploration; first contacts between Europeans and native Americans; rubber boom extravagances; rainforest ecology and threats to rainforest survival; as well as complex social interactions in modern Amazonia. Representation through film is a motif throughout the course, culminating in fully fictionalized accounts of Amazonia. The course takes into consideration the Brazilian, North American, Mexican, European and Argentine creators of the films and their visions of Amazonia, as well as the audiences and markets to which the films are intended. It considers images of Amazonia over four decades through dramatic and visual depictions.
ANTH468E- Behavioral Ecology and Anthropological Economics (3)
Human Behavioral Ecology (HBE) integrates recent developments in ethology (the biological study of behavior — of both organisms and societies) and ecological anthropology, both biological and cultural. HBE attempts to understand the diversity of human behavior in the context of adaptation to socio-environinental circumstances. Building on models from theoretical biological ecology, HBE employs anthropological ethnographic methods, particularly participant observation with local populations. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods are employed.
Topics to be considered will include: modes of subsistence, life history, historical demography, optimal foraging, parental investment, mating systems, cooperation, morality, social stratification, ethnocentrism, and sociocultural evolution. We shall draw on models of rationality, optimization, and evolutionarily stable strategies, and shall consider analytical concepts such as marginal value and opportunity costs. As one colleague, Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, of UC-Davis, has put it, the goal of Human Behavioral Ecology is “to explore the role of evolutionary biology, specifically behavioral ecological theory, in the study of human cultural variation.”
In this course we shall consider topics central to anthropology (food production and distribution, settlement patterns, social organization, demography, social organization and social change) are explored from the perspective of optimal foraging theory, evolutionary game theory, sexual selection, life history theory and models for the evolution of cooperation. The course focuses both on the theoretical foundations of behavioral ecology, as well as ethnographic and comparative studies.
Attention is given to the relative strengths of evolutionary biological and more conventional anthropological explanations for cultural variability, with particular focus on how biological and social perspectives on the study of human culture can be integrated.
ANTH468F- Native American Cultures of the United States (3)
This course surveys the territories and 50 states in defining the subject & scope of its study of Native American Indian Cultures and also situates its regional case study of key historical and contemporary concerns.
ANTH468G/688G: Inventions of Heritage (3)
The re-cognition of heritage provides us with an excuse to draw new relationships between the past and the present.  This seminar will explore how such relationships are established as exercises in publicly-endorsed heritage as well as in the more intimate, idiosyncratic and private spheres of everyday heritage discourse and association. An emphasis will be placed on ways in which heritage practices can be researched and how heritage notions are normally expressed--for example through writing, oral narrative, and performance.
ANTH468I- Language as Practice (3)
An introduction to linguistic variation and the construction of identity, relationship, and community membership through language use. The approach emphasizes language as community-based practice and examines the dynamic construction of social relations through linguistic interactions.
ANTH468J: Human Rights and Anthropology (3)
This class examines anthropology’s contribution to the practical and theoretical concerns of human rights debates, and demonstrates the increasing significance of ethnographic field methods to human rights work. We will think critically about human rights, not seeing it as a given, but as a set of conceptual frameworks through which political claims are made and socio-political shifts are achieved. This course takes a cross-cultural perspective, which incorporates detailed analyses of contemporary case studies. Additionally, key questions include: What are human rights? How are human rights claims mediated through culture? How are cultures changed by human rights efforts? How do we move beyond rights talk and culture talk? What does anthropology have to contribute to understandings of human rights and culture?
ANTH468L/LASC458L: Conservation and Indigenous People in Latin America (3)
This course considers indigenous peoples and their relation to the lands on which they live. The course considers issues of traditional indigenousknowledge and land management as well as new contributions by indigenous peoples to changing landscapes. It reviews legal mechanisms and instruments through which indigenous peoples have rights to the resources they occupy and utilize. Taking specific cases and examining them through the lens of political and social ecology, the class considers the role of indigenous peoples in local and worldwide conservation efforts. Case studies will emphasize the indigenous peoples and conservation policies of Latin America.
ANTH468M- Performing the Nation (3)
This class will focus on the different ways a nation "performs" itself and recognizes its population as citizens and “members.”  Ethnographic examples from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the USA will be used to examine how artistic performances define the cultural boundaries of a particular national identity.  Ritual and religious symbols, festivals, parades, spectacle, dress/costume, language, sport, music, dance, and   theatre will all be included in the mix.  We will read about how different countries attempt to save longstanding traditions and cultural heritage, while confronting the powerful influences of tourism, globalization and the internet.  Open to undergraduate and graduate students.
ANTH468N/615- The Anthropology of the African-American Family (3)
There has been more research done on the African American family than the family systems of all other American ethnic groups combined. Several models have emerged from such studies, including deficit/pathological models, strength models, adaptation/resiliency models, and ecological models. The perspective taken in this course might be included as one of the latter in that it surveys the AA family from a historical and ecological perspective, in which the history of black people in America has been one of periods of high environmental stress interposed with adaptive responses. The AA family will be explored through such high stress periods as slavery, the post-bellum period, the period of urban migration and adaptation, the period of civil rights, desegregation and the crystallization of racialized urban ghettoes, the period of high drug infestation (e.g., crack cocaine), the period of welfare reform and other federal policies, and today, the period of post-9/11 negligence. Attention will also be given to defining family, the types of family and kinship systems that existed among African groups that lost members to American slavery, and the relationship of AA family systems to the black church, and to the formation of black institutions and community. A key question underlying the explorations in this seminar is whether there are lessons from earlier AA organizational structures (family, church, and community), that might be applicable to black families overcoming more recent periods of high environmental stress (i.e., the problems of racialized urban ghettoes, the impact of crack and other drugs, welfare reform and other policies, and post 911 negligence): or does such a concept as the AA family even have relevance in today’s multicultural world? Students will be expected to find a topic within the course’s various themes to explore in depth as a final requirement.
ANTH468O: Anthropology of Performance (3)
Ever wanted to be like Indiana Jones?  Or are you more interested in Harrison Ford, the actor who played the role?   Have you ever wondered if pre-historic cave men had “rock” bands and theatre groups? What does an anthropologist, an actor, and a cave man (or cave woman) all have in common?
Anthropology is a broad discipline that encompasses the study of 1) human evolution, 2) pre-historic societies, 3) language, and 4) contemporary cultures around the world.  This class will look at examples from all four areas, focusing specifically on performative and artistic forms of cultural expression.  We will start by looking at archaeological evidence of ancient forms of performance and the emergence of “theatricality” in the earliest human societies, and then move into more contemporary forms of performance, including shamanism, witchcraft and magic; ritual and festival; sport and play; clown and humor; storytelling; spoken word; slam poetry; music; dance; and theatre.  We will close the semester by looking at modern technology and the future of digital/virtual art and performance.
ANTH468P/688P:Anthropology, War, and Security (3)
This course will examine interactions between anthropologists and military and intelligence agencies, with attention to three particular periods in U.S. history.  The course will look first at World War II, when more than half of the nation’s anthropologists were utilizing their professional skills in some capacity to advance the war effort—gathering military intelligence, writing training documents, and working for government agencies.  The course will then look at the Cold War, during which time, American anthropologists again worked closely with the U.S. government, sometimes resulting in troubled relationships, including incidences of FBI monitoring of U.S. anthropologists, CIA funding of anthropological research (sometimes without the scholars’ knowledge), and realignment of the discipline’s research agenda to serve U.S. national security objectives.  Finally, the course will look at global events of the early twenty-first century and the manners in which they have created new relationships between anthropologists and national security personnel.  In the face of prolonged insurgencies, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, segments of the U.S. military have taken renewed interest in anthropology, evidenced in part by the Pentagon’s Counterinsurgency Field Manual which called for the mobilization of anthropologists to conduct field research that would serve the needs of military strategy.  In addition to these historical moments, the course will examine the ongoing and evolving ethical debates surrounding anthropologists’ collaborations with the U.S. national security apparatus.
ANTH 468Q/689Q: New Challenges in Environmental Conservation (3)
This course considers environmental conservation from an anthropological perspective, while building and maintaining strong interdisciplinary connections. The course reviews the history of the international conservation movement, its changing goals and paradigms, and the contemporary policies regarding reduced deforestation (REDD). It considers the role of people in protected areas and the relations between international and local actors. Among the topics considered are agroforestry, conservation and sustainable livelihoods, responses to environmental change, ecology of small-scale societies, climate change policy making, and political and historical ecology. The course takes lowland South America as its geographic, comparative focus, in the context of worldwide policies regarding climate and biodiversity.
ANTH 469 Advanced Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Upper level cultural anthropology courses on varying topics derived from new interests of the faculty or the specialties of visiting scholars.
ANTH469A: Identity and Immigration (3)
This course will have a two-fold objective. One aspect of the course is a theoretical grounding in the representation of identity and immigration.  This foundation will cover the role of dominant discourses that frame identities of immigrants, an examination of why these discourses develop, as well as an analysis of ways that immigrants negotiate their identities in response to these impositions, and as a means to belong.  There will be a particular focus on the importance of material culture in relationship to identity and immigration, and more specifically on the role that family representation can contribute in the negotiation process.
The other aspect to the course is a service-learning component:  Each student will conduct a life histories interview with someone who has moved to this country, and will be required to incorporate some form of the individual’s material culture into the discussion (such as family photographs, or a family heirloom, for instance).  Beforehand, students will have training and practice in interview techniques. 
ANTH469B: Ethnographic Use of Mapping Technology in Urban Settings (3)
This course will enhance student skills in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology as an ethnographic and health community assessment tool in urban settings. The course will focus on mapping data relevant to DC urban neighborhoods where the instructors are presently conducting research, and on the community health assessment issues of resident needs, environmental risks, and the availability of community based resources that might be used in response to such needs and risks. Using this framework of neighborhood needs, risks, and resources, student skills will be enhanced in transporting statistical data relevant to the study neighborhoods into maps, and the collection and mapping of ethnographic field data. 
ANTH469C/689C: Language and Culture (3)
This course focuses on key issues in the study of language in its cultural context.  We will highlight some contemporary ethnographic approaches in linguistic anthropology, by considering the phenomenon of bilingualism and multilingualism, focusing on linguistic diversity in the U.S. and internationally, through the study of the use and structure of such codes as African American speech, Spanish, Native American Languages, American Sign Language, and Pidgins and Creoles.  Students will learn about the importance of the oral tradition and verbal art in cultures (i.e. African-American and indigenous cultures).  This online class will also study technology-mediated communication, including language and internet cultures.  We will consider the implications of linguistic diversity for education, and the effects of language change over time, sometimes culminating in the language endangerment and potential death of minority (heritage & native) languages.  We will consider communication that is both verbal and non-verbal, can vary according to gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and other social factors.
ANTH469F: The History of Humans and their Environment (3)
Historical Ecology is an interdisciplinary research program which studies interactions through time, and at varied spatial scales, between societies and environments. Interactions include how humans have altered the environment or about how environmental change affects human activities. The aim is to realize the consequences of these interactions in the formation of contemporary and past cultures in the context of changing landscapes. The premise is that ecosystem susceptibility and resiliency can be better understood through an examination of prior cultural and natural interactions.
The perspective is integrative, comparative, dynamic, and requires a multidiscipline team, including community stakeholders. Anthropology provides traditional, historical, and archaeological information about the dynamics of changing environments that can be applied to current problems and decision making at local, regional and global scales.
The interactive course will provide background and general methods being applied to the study of environmental change and decision making strategies. Specific applications of historical ecology about watersheds and their management will be highlighted.
ANTH469I/688B: Transnational Islam (3)
September 11th has changed the way Americans view the world and how the world views Islam and Muslims. However, more and more Muslims are immigrating and settling in Europe and other Western countries. What does the cohabitation of Muslims and non-Muslims in the West mean for the future of secular Western societies, and for the future of Islam? TRANSNATIONAL ISLAM, examines Islam and Muslims from an anthropological perspective and focuses on the transnational aspect of the religion and its believers. The course begins with how anthropologists study Islam and the methods used in examining beliefs, society, and politics. The second part explores Muslim identity, education, and representation. The last section covers gender, Muslim immigrants, their communities and their reception by Western societies.
ANTH469J/688J: EDUCATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY:  An introduction to the Anthropology of Schooling (3)
The study of learning and how it can best be facilitated through the institution of education and the process of schooling, in and out of the classroom, is a topic of much importance in today’s multilingual and multicultural world.  Ethnography has provided important insight into schooling, starting with studies focusing on cultural mismatch between students and schools, and offered alternatives to one-dimensional judgments of “school failure.” 
The aim of this seminar is to explore the study of schools, and the roles of students, teachers, families and communities in constructing schooling, from an anthropological perspective.  The social construction of identity will be considered from a concept of “culture” that is seen as dynamic, and existing at the intersection of race/ethnicity, social class, gender and other markers of social differentiation.  Theories of cultural production and reproduction will invite the view of schools as institutions, and students as citizens.  The role of language in schooling, including bilingual education will be explored.  We will consider micro-ethnographic and sociolinguistic approaches alongside other sociocultural approaches to analyzing classroom interaction.  The implications of ethnographic research on policy and praxis will be discussed throughout the semester.
ANTH469N/ANTH688N/JOUR698N/JOUR459N: The Carnegie Research Seminar offers a unique and timely opportunity to explore immigration policy not only in the classroom -- but also through fieldwork in local enclaves and immigration courtrooms. With the census and immigration reform in the news, students will study under an outstanding line-up of campus experts in political science, anthropology and Latino culture. Then they will apply what they've learned by reporting on the lives of immigrants in nearby Langley Park.
ANTH 470 History and Philosophy of Anthropological Inquiry (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH220 or ANTH240 or ANTH260. Recommended: ANTH320 or ANTH340 or ANTH360 or ANTH380. Important philosophical and historical aspects of anthropological theorizing. Attention will be given on the Ontological and Epistemological (the latter including Methodological) assumptions of the major camps and paradigms in anthropology over the past one hundred or so years, especially the last three decades. A focus on developments in cultural anthropology, while addressing the other subfields of anthropology.
ANTH 472 Medical Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH360 or permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH472, ANTH468, ANTH672,or ANTH688L. Formerly ANTH468L. An exploration of the cultural, social, economic and political dimensions of health, disease, and illness. These dimensions will be examined through both the health-seeker's and the care-provider's perspectives.
ANTH 476 Senior Research (3-4)
For ANTH majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH476 or ANTH486. Capstone course in which students pursue independent research into a current problem in anthropology, selected with assistance of a committee of faculty. Research leads to the writing of a senior thesis in anthropology.
ANTH 477 Senior Thesis (3-4)
Prerequisite: ANTH476; permission of department. For ANTH majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH477 or ANTH487. Capstone course in which students write a senior thesis on independent research into a current problem in anthropology. The thesis is defined before a committee of faculty.
ANTH 478 Special Topics in Linguistics (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH380 or permission of department. Recommended: LING200 or equivalent. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Advanced courses in specialty areas that respond to new theoretical developments and faculty research interests in linguistics.
ANTH 486 Honors Research (3-4)
Prerequisites: permission of department; admission to University Honors Program or Anthropology Honors Program. For ANTH majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH486 or ANTH476. Capstone course in which students pursue independent research into a current problem in anthropology, selected with assistance of a committee of faculty. Research leads to the writing of an honors thesis in anthropology.
ANTH 487 Honors Thesis (3-4)
Prerequisites: ANTH486; permission of department; admission to University Honors Program or Anthropology Honors Program. For ANTH majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH487 or ANTH477. Capstone course in which students write a thesis on the results of independent research into a current problem in anthropology.
ANTH 493 Anthropological Fieldwork and Experience in Argentina: The Relevance of Context and Place (3)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH493, ANTH468Q, ANTH688Q, ANTH693, CPSP379, or HONR348E. A three week intensive course in Argentina that examines anthropological fieldwork and experiences to understand the relevance of context and place in the identification and implementation of projects on health, development, and heritage. Students will learn to contextualize the production and dissemination of knowledge within political-economic, historical, socio-cultural and policy realms. Participant-observation of the local culture and exposure to the regional varieties of anthropological practice will also be carried out through comparison of projects in the U.S. and Argentina, visits to selected sites of anthropological production, and homestays with families.
ANTH 496 Field Methods in Archaeology (6)
Field training in the techniques of archaeological survey and excavation.
ANTH 498 Advanced Field Training in Ethnography (1-8)
Prerequisite: Permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH498 or ANTH698. Experience in field research utilizing a variety of ethnographic methods of inquiry.
ANTH498B/689E: Ethnographic Evaluations of Community-Based Intervention Projects (3)
This course will explore some of the principles and tools that might be involved in the evaluation of community based intervention (CBIs) from an anthropological and ethnographic perspective. Ethnographic perspectives and methods will be discussed in terms of their application to formative, process, outcome or summative, and impact evaluation strategies. The features of participatory and empowerment evaluation, areas in which ethnographic methods have made significant contributions will be examined. Students will also be introduced to the instructor’s Ethnographic Assessment & Evaluation Systems (EAES), which will be used as a guide in helping students design a CBI evaluation proposal as a final course requirement. Those students who are already involved in the evaluation of CBIs are encouraged to focus on using the skills and knowledge gained in this seminar in strengthening their work on their own projects.
498D/689D Summer Field School in Applied Urban Ethnographic and Community Health Sciences (3-6)
This 6 week, 3-6 credit course has both classroom and fieldwork components. There will be classroom instruction, online instruction, ethnographic fieldwork, and a service component. Students will be introduced to a number of methods included in CuSAG’s Ethnographic Toolkit, which will be applied by students conducting fieldwork in economically distressed urban neighborhoods relatively close to the UMCP campus, focusing on quality of life, health, and social justice issues. Students also will be provided with data and background information on communities that CuSAG already has been working with for some time in these same areas. Moreover, the data that they collect during the course will be added to the running databases that CuSAG is developing and which is made available to organizations in these communities that are attempting to address the range of health and social problems that are being experienced by the residents in these communities. These databases, and the methods used to collect the data can be seen at http://www.cusag.umd.edu/programs/cehc/EICCARS/DataProfiles.html
ANTH498N/ 689N: Ethnology of Immigrant Life (4)
This course will explore social issues affecting local immigrant populations through readings, research and service learning. Theorizing immigration as a social policy issue in the U.S. culture, we will learn about the specific contributions that anthropology has made to the understanding of immigration, from two different yet interrelated perspectives: globalization on the one hand, and the context of daily life in local neighborhoods on the other. The course intends to explore and understand the barriers to access human and social services that immigrants experience through service-learning placements in community organizations that address immigrants’ needs in neighborhoods surrounding campus. Through fieldwork and service we will entertain major questions such as : What are the major characteristics of the contemporary immigration to neighborhoods adjacent to campus? What are the similarities and differences between the old and new immigration to those localities? Have the modes of immigrant incorporation into the social structure changes? Is there a relationship between immigrant well-being and access to health and social services?
ANTH 498V/688V The Global in the Local in Prince George's County: An Ethnographic Field School (6) Prince George’s County is home to many new immigrant groups (see table below) as well as the University of Maryland in College Park . This three-week field school will take place in the Department of Anthropology and neighborhoods adjacent to campus in Prince George’s County (Langley Park, Hyattsville, Greenbelt, Riverdale) where the instructor has developed partnership agreements with community and service organizations (CASA de Maryland, Paint Branch School, Rollins Terrace School, Pregnancy Aid Center, Latino Youth Center, among others). Students will be taught ethnographic techniques for data collection and practice them in those urban neighborhoods. Participant observation will be practiced in public spaces, and interviewing will take place in the organizations. Students will be trained to ana-lyze and interpret the data and prepare papers that show their understanding of the ethno-graphic information in a demographic and historic context.
ANTH 498Y/689Y Oral History Field School of Maryland Free Black Town (3) This oral history field school will gather information about the for-mation and development of Unionville, Maryland, a small town on the Eastern Shore founded by freed slaves after the Civil War. Some of these freed slaves came from the plantation where Frederick Douglass was en-slaved and where the Archaeology in Annapolis field school has been conducting excavations since 2005. The work of the oral history field school will complement this endeavor. Through interviews with Union-ville residents, students will collect stories about the experience of Re-construction, Jim Crow segregation and the Civil Rights Movement for the historical record. In addition to learning how to structure, conduct, and transcribe oral history interviews, students will also learn how to conduct archival research in College Park and Easton.
ANTH 499 Fieldwork in Biological Anthropology (3-8)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 8 credits if content differs. Field training in techniques of human biology, primatology, or paleoanthropology.

Graduate Courses

ANTH 601 Applied Anthropology (3 credits)
An overview of the history and current practices of applied anthropology. This includes relationships between applied anthropology and other major subfields of the profession; the interdisciplinary and public context of applied anthropology; and problems of significance, utility, and ethics associated with applied anthropology.
ANTH 606 Qualitative Methods in Applied Anthropology (3 credits)
An introduction to the use of ethnography and qualitative methods in applied and policy contexts. Qualitative methods discussed include informal and systematic approaches. Students undertake fieldwork in local settings to practice the qualitative methods and to develop analysis and report writing skills.
ANTH 607 Methods of Cultural Analysis II (3 credits)
Advanced preparation in the analysis and review of social research. Case studies of the uses of cultural analysis in applied contexts (i.e., social indicators, evaluation, impact assessment, forecasting).
ANTH 610 Advanced Studies in Theory and Practice of Health and Community Development (3 credits)
Also offered as ANTH 410. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH 610 or ANTH 410.
Introduction to the relationships between culture, health status and practices, and the design of community-based initiatives. The focus is on the use of anthropological knowledge and skills in the analysis of such relationships and in the design of community-based initiatives.
ANTH 612 Ethnology of the Immigrant Life (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH612 or ANTH698B.
Explores the soical issues affecting local immigrant populations through research and service learning components. Questions addressed include barriers to immigrant access to basic and social needs. What are the major characteristics of contemporary immigrants to neighborhoods adjacent to campus? How has this immigrant stream affected non-immigrant populations?
ANTH 614 Ethnohistory and Documentary Analysis (3 credits)
The assembly, use, assessment, and analysis of written and pictorial information pertinent to archaeological and ethnographic work. The course features the methods and techniques needed to read and use colonial documents, U.S. censuses, the 1930's Slave Autobiographies, and associated analytical literature.
ANTH 615 The Anthropology of the African American Family (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH468N, ANTH618, or ANTH688N.
Suveys the African American family from a historical and ecological perspective, exploring adaptive responses through high stress periods. A key question underlying the explorations in this seminar is whether there are lessons from earlier African American organiztional structures (family, church, and community) that might be applicable to black families overcoming more recent periods of high environmental stress, or does such a concept even have relevance in today's multicultural world?
ANTH 616 Ethnographic Evaluation of Community-Based Initiatives (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH616 or ANTH689E.
Explores the use of ethnographic methods in the evaluation of community-based initiatives. Focuses on the roles of sub-cultural groups (sponsors, project personnel, target communities, evaluators, etc.) in the design, implementation, and evaluation of community-based initiatives, and the roles that anthropology and ethnography can play in such initiatives.
ANTH 617/468B Applied Urban Ethnography: Community Assessment Research (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH468B, ANTH617, or ANTH688B.
Explores the use of ethnographic research methods in carrying out community assessment research to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of culturally and community appropriate community-based initiatives. This course usually has a fieldwork component in a local urban neighborhood.
ANTH 621 Nutritional Anthropology (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH428N, ANTH621, or NFSC498.
As a truly biocultural topic, this course explores nutritional anthropology from an integrated science approach. Topics include: theory and methods in nutritional anthropology, fundamentals of human nutrition, evolution of the human diet, impact of agriculture on human nutrition, explaining foodways in contemporary human groups, and contemporary nutritional and anthropologically related problems.
ANTH 624 Research Issues in Anthropological Genetics (3 credits)
Research into the genetic analyses and interpretation of recent events in human history including our demographic history, mating structure, biological lineage coalescence and gene genealogies, migration history and gene flow with surrounding groups, opportunities for genetic drift, gene-environment interactions, and population size fluctuations.
ANTH 720 (formerly known ANTH 625) Advanced Studies in Theory and Practice of Applied Biological Anthropology (3 credits)
Also offered as ANTH 425. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH 625 or ANTH 425.
An introduction to the major theoretical and methodological underpinnings of applied biological anthropology within such areas as anthropological genetics, applied anthropometry, forensic anthropology, museum studies, and zoologicial parks. Emphasis is on the evaluation of the contributions of applied bioanthropological studies to particular problems in human health, environment, and heritage.
ANTH 626 Advanced Topics in Human Biological Anthropology (3 credits)
Analysis of experimental and theoretical physiological anthropology including physiological polymorphisms, systemic coordination, adaptation and adaptability, functional potentiality, mechanisms of action, biological consequences of culture, modeling, and coevolution.
ANTH 629 Advanced Developments in Biological Anthropology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH429 or ANTH629.
Graduate biological anthropology courses on varying topics derived from new interests of the faculty or the specialties of visiting scholars.
ANTH 630 Quantification and Statistics in Applied Anthropology (3 credits)
An intensive overview of key quantitative and statistical approaches used by social scientists in applied ad policy research. This includes nonparametric and parametric statistical approaches. Students utilize statistical software and analyze existing and student-created databases. Anthropological case studies are emphasized.
ANTH 640 Advanced Studies in Theory and Practice of Historical Archaeology (3 credits)
Also offered as ANTH440. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH440 or ANTH640.
Historical archaeology enhances cultural heritage by providing voice for groups who were often unable to record their own histories, such as women, laborers, working class families, and enslaved people. The course provides insight into issues related to race, gender, and ethnicity as they relate to multicultural histories.
ANTH 641 Cultural Resource Management Archaeology (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH448M, ANTH641, or ANTH689M.
An introduction to the federal, state, county, and local laws regarding archaeology. The course includes discussion of regulations, interpretations and enforcement procedures in use in the Chesapeake region and nationally. There will also be an introduction to lobbying. A major portion of the course will involve practical training in site report preparation, including the write-up of stratigraphy.
ANTH 642 Advanced Studies in Public Archaeology (3 credits)
Explores the uses and environments for archaeological work through a discussion of museum, electronic media, heritage settings, outdoor history museums, including the legal environment that offers protection for archaeological remains. The course exposes advanced graduate students to the majority of the cultural media within which archaeology is currently practiced. The interdisciplinary course is a survey of the progress made within and beyond anthropology in understanding the function of heritage, public memory, tourism, and the other popular uses of material from the past, including the progress made in linguistics and psychology, and other cognitive disciplines in understanding the purpose of the past.
ANTH 643 Anthropological Approaches to Geographic Information Science (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH448S, ANTH643, or ANTH689S.
A practical introduction to GIS program use, including the production of archaeological and other maps, profiles, and integrated presentations of plans, photographs, texts, an other digitally available materials, as well as research applications in applied biological and cultural anthropology.
ANTH 644 The Archaeology of the African Diaspora (3 credits)
The course assembles materials from South America, the Caribbean, and North America to examine the presence of Africa in the New World. It presents the archaeology and historical information on the African Diaspora. Major interpretive approaches are included.
ANTH 645 Prehistoric North America (3 credits)
A survey of the major discoveries and developments in prehistoric North America, north of Mexico. This course will introduce the advanced student to the major interpretations that govern our current understanding of North America for the last 20,000 years.
ANTH 646 Advanced Studies in Chesapeake Archaeology (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH448W, ANTH646, or ANTH689W. Formerly ANTH689W.
An understanding of the greater Chesapeake region, including its major cities, derived from prehistoric and historical archaeology. The course will include topics related to the past and present conditions of Native peoples, colonized populations, and the relationship of preserved remains to modern political standings.
ANTH 647 Advanced Material Culture Studies in Archaeology (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH447, ANTH448C, ANTH647, or ANTH689C. Formerly ANTH689C.
An in-depth introduction to the world of material culture studies with a focus on the methods and theories in historical archaeology. Students will look at archaeological data as historical documents, commodities and as symbols expressing ideas.
ANTH 649 Advanced Developments in Archaeology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Graduate Archaeology courses on varying topics derived from new interests of the faculty or the specialties of visiting scholars.
ANTH 650 Advanced Studies in Theory and Practice of Environmental Anthropology (3 credits)
Also offered as ANTH 450. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH 450 or ANTH 650.
An overview of contemporary application of cultural theory and methods to environmental problems. Topics include the use of theories of culture, cognitive approaches, discourse analysis, and political ecology. Case studies from anthropology, other social sciences, humanities, conservation, and environmental history are used to demonstrate the applied value of a cultural-environmental approach.
ANTH 654 Travel and Tourism (3 credits)
Also offered as ANTH454. Not open to students who have completed ANTH688U. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH454 or ANTH654. Formerly ANTH688U.
Review of recent anthropological contributions to the study to tourism and tourism development. Topics include the political economy of tourism, gender in tourism, the built environment, ecotourism, and sustainable tourism development.
ANTH 656 Community-Based Tourism (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH468Y, ANTH688Y, or ANTH656.
Review of the global, economic, and representational properties of modern tourism development that threaten local self-determination. Questions addressed include how do communities cope with tourism and what are effective strategies for community-based and sustainable tourism development?
ANTH 657 Anthropology of Museums (3 credits)
Contemporary museums serve as repositories of knowledge, but are also en gaged with communities in the utilization and production of such knowledge. New venues to increase and enhance utilization are virtual galleries, community museums, and cultural centers. This course will include exhibit curation, public program planning, and implementation as museum practices that emerge from the theoretical framework of the new museology. The course will emphasize the cross disciplinary nature of museum work.
ANTH 669 Advanced Developments in Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Graduate cultural anthropology courses on varying topics derived from new interests of the faculty or the specialties of visiting scholars.
ANTH 670 Current Developments in Anthropological Theory (3 credits)
Also offered as ANTH470. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH470 or ANTH670.
A review of major contributions to anthropological theory, with a special emphasis on the relationship between practice and theory. Includes use of concept of culture in the four traditional subfields, fieldwork and grounded theory, and significant advances in general theory, symbolic anthropology, critical theory, and postmodernism.
ANTH 672 Advanced Studies in Medical Anthropology (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH472, ANTH468L, ANTH672, ANTH688L. Formerly ANTH688L.
An exploration of the cultural, social, economic and political dimensions of health, disease, and illness. These dimensions will be examined through both the health-seeker's and the care-provider's perspectives.
ANTH 688 Current Developments in Anthropology (3 credits)
Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Detailed investigation of a current problem or research technique, the topic to be chosen in accordance with faculty interests and student needs.
ANTH468B/ 617: Applied Urban Ethnography
This is a research methods seminar in “applied ethnography.” The focus of the course is on the use of applied ethnographic field methods in community assessment research in urban settings. This course will extend beyond most ethnographic training in which the emphasis is on “being there,” and relying predominantly on the classical ethnographic methods of recursive observations, participant observations, and a variety of approaches to interviewing. While these methods are also the cornerstone of applied ethnography, and wifi also be the prhnary methods of focus in the present course, they will be complemented by other methods that are frequently included in the toolkit of the applied anthropologists such as focus group interviews, archival, document, statistical, and other secondary (existing) data analysis, and to a much lesser extent, survey research methods. The course will also focus on the use of applied ethnographic research methods in community based health and social initiatives, the professor’s particular area of expertise.
ANTH688C: Introduction to Performance Studies
Introduces doctoral students to theoretical and methodological issues in performance studies. We will focus on 3 primary areas of research, analyzing representational strategies of adaptations, ethnography, and cultural analysis of theatrical performance.
ANTH688G/468G: Inventions of Heritage
The re-cognition of heritage provides us with an excuse to draw new relationships between the past and the present.  This seminar will explore how such relationships are established as exercises in publicly-endorsed heritage as well as in the more intimate, idiosyncratic and private spheres of everyday heritage discourse and association. An emphasis will be placed on ways in which heritage practices can be researched and how heritage notions are normally expressed--for example through writing, oral narrative, and performance.
ANTH469I/688B: Transnational Islam (3)
September 11th has changed the way Americans view the world and how the world views Islam and Muslims. However, more and more Muslims are immigrating and settling in Europe and other Western countries. What does the cohabitation of Muslims and non-Muslims in the West mean for the future of secular Western societies, and for the future of Islam? TRANSNATIONAL ISLAM, examines Islam and Muslims from an anthropological perspective and focuses on the transnational aspect of the religion and its believers. The course begins with how anthropologists study Islam and the methods used in examining beliefs, society, and politics. The second part explores Muslim identity, education, and representation. The last section covers gender, Muslim immigrants, their communities and their reception by Western societies.
ANTH448F/688F: Environmental Archaeology (3)
This course aims to provide the student with an overview of modern environmental archaeology as a tool for the interdisciplinary investigation of past and present global change and to engage the long term past with current issues of sustainability and rapid environmental change. Past human impact on environment, climate impacts, and the environmental components of culture contact, imperial expansion, and early globalization are all major topics for discussion.  Case studies will be used to focus discussion and as subjects for student led presentations.
ANTH469J/688J: EDUCATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY:  An introduction to the Anthropology of Schooling (3)
The study of learning and how it can best be facilitated through the institution of education and the process of schooling, in and out of the classroom, is a topic of much importance in today’s multilingual and multicultural world.  Ethnography has provided important insight into schooling, starting with studies focusing on cultural mismatch between students and schools, and offered alternatives to one-dimensional judgments of “school failure.” 
The aim of this seminar is to explore the study of schools, and the roles of students, teachers, families and communities in constructing schooling, from an anthropological perspective.  The social construction of identity will be considered from a concept of “culture” that is seen as dynamic, and existing at the intersection of race/ethnicity, social class, gender and other markers of social differentiation.  Theories of cultural production and reproduction will invite the view of schools as institutions, and students as citizens.  The role of language in schooling, including bilingual education will be explored.  We will consider micro-ethnographic and sociolinguistic approaches alongside other sociocultural approaches to analyzing classroom interaction.  The implications of ethnographic research on policy and praxis will be discussed throughout the semester.
ANTH469N/ANTH688N/JOUR698N/JOUR459N: The Carnegie Research Seminar offers a unique and timely opportunity to explore immigration policy not only in the classroom -- but also through fieldwork in local enclaves and immigration courtrooms. With the census and immigration reform in the news, students will study under an outstanding line-up of campus experts in political science, anthropology and Latino culture. Then they will apply what they've learned by reporting on the lives of immigrants in nearby Langley Park.
ANTH468P/688P:Anthropology, War, and Security (3)
This course will examine interactions between anthropologists and military and intelligence agencies, with attention to three particular periods in U.S. history.  The course will look first at World War II, when more than half of the nation’s anthropologists were utilizing their professional skills in some capacity to advance the war effort—gathering military intelligence, writing training documents, and working for government agencies.  The course will then look at the Cold War, during which time, American anthropologists again worked closely with the U.S. government, sometimes resulting in troubled relationships, including incidences of FBI monitoring of U.S. anthropologists, CIA funding of anthropological research (sometimes without the scholars’ knowledge), and realignment of the discipline’s research agenda to serve U.S. national security objectives.  Finally, the course will look at global events of the early twenty-first century and the manners in which they have created new relationships between anthropologists and national security personnel.  In the face of prolonged insurgencies, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, segments of the U.S. military have taken renewed interest in anthropology, evidenced in part by the Pentagon’s Counterinsurgency Field Manual which called for the mobilization of anthropologists to conduct field research that would serve the needs of military strategy.  In addition to these historical moments, the course will examine the ongoing and evolving ethical debates surrounding anthropologists’ collaborations with the U.S. national security apparatus.
ANTH688Z/448A: Archaeology of Diaspora
The purpose of this course is to define the term diaspora and see how it is defined, theorized, deconstructed, and employed throughout the social sciences. As will become evident a diaspora is not monolithic, but rather made up of diverse groups. There are context specific relations that define who leaves, when, and how they are received in the new place of settlement. The class will focus on the particular set of social, economic, and political contexts that create and structure the daily lives of diasporic groups. We will draw from a set of theoretical positions to understand the material and historical conditions of the African, Irish, and Chinese Diasporas. The problem structuring the course is that historical archaeologists have not conceived of a theoretical stance to illustrate the experiences, daily lives, and social relations of a diasporic group, much less theorize about the impact of how such groups are accepted or marginalized in the larger social world, through material culture. Over the course of the semester the class will actively and critically examine the relevance of historical archaeology and material culture studies in the understanding of the formation, experiences, and transformation of diasporic groups over time and space.
ANTH 689 Special Problems in Anthropology (1-6 credits)
ANTH689B/448B: Archaeological Law and Preservation (3)
This course emphasizes the historical development and continued  evolution of laws designed to protect archaeological resources in the  United States.  Through an analysis of significant national, state,  and local preservation laws, the course will introduce students to the  basic concepts involved in the field of archaeology law.  The goals of  the course include: (1) establishing a basic understanding of the  American legal system and legal concepts; (2) promoting a sense of  familiarity with legal principles and case law; and (3) achieving a workable knowledge of archaeology law issues.
ANTH689D/448D: GIS for Anthropologists
This course will introduce anthropology students to the fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the use of these tools in site mapping and analysis. GIS enables researchers and scholars the ability to effectively combine maps and databases to analyze both geographic (spatial) and historic (temporal) relationships. Techniques from field photography to radar data collection to satellite remote sensing will be covered.  The lecture portion of the class will cover GIS concepts and their specific use in anthropology while the practical exercises will introduce the student to the specific hands-on capabilities and functionality of the software.  The ESRI ArcGIS software package (the industry standard) will be primarily used, but a survey of other software platforms will be presented.  This class is designed for those with no previous GIS experience.  The course will be taught by Tim Foresman, a renowned pioneer and teacher in the GIS field and James Stein, geographer and GIS expert.
ANTH689C/469C: Language and Culture
This course focuses on key issues in the study of language in its cultural context.  We will highlight some contemporary ethnographic approaches in linguistic anthropology, by considering the phenomenon of bilingualism and multilingualism, focusing on linguistic diversity in the U.S. and internationally, through the study of the use and structure of such codes as African American speech, Spanish, Native American Languages, American Sign Language, and Pidgins and Creoles.  Students will learn about the importance of the oral tradition and verbal art in cultures (i.e. African-American and indigenous cultures).  This online class will also study technology-mediated communication, including language and internet cultures.  We will consider the implications of linguistic diversity for education, and the effects of language change over time, sometimes culminating in the language endangerment and potential death of minority (heritage & native) languages.  We will consider communication that is both verbal and non-verbal, can vary according to gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and other social factors.
ANTH689F/469F: Historical Ecology
Historical Ecology is an interdisciplinary research program which studies interactions through time, and at varied spatial scales, between societies and environments. Interactions include how humans have altered the environment or about how environmental change affects human activities. The aim is to realize the consequences of these interactions in the formation of contemporary and past cultures in the context of changing landscapes. The premise is that ecosystem susceptibility and resiliency can be better understood through an examination of prior cultural and natural interactions.
The perspective is integrative, comparative, dynamic, and requires a multidiscipline team, including community stakeholders. Anthropology provides traditional, historical, and archaeological information about the dynamics of changing environments that can be applied to current problems and decision making at local, regional and global scales.
The interactive course will provide background and general methods being applied to the study of environmental change and decision making strategies. Specific applications of historical ecology about watersheds and their management will be highlighted.
ANTH689E/498B: Ethnographic Evaluations of Community-Based Intervention Projects This course will explore some of the principles and tools that might be involved in the evaluation of community based intervention (CBIs) from an anthropological and ethnographic perspective. Ethnographic perspectives and methods will be discussed in terms of their application to formative, process, outcome or summative, and impact evaluation strategies. The features of participatory and empowerment evaluation, areas in which ethnographic methods have made significant contributions will be examined. Students will also be introduced to the instructor’s Ethnographic Assessment & Evaluation Systems (EAES), which will be used as a guide in helping students design a CBI evaluation proposal as a final course requirement. Those students who are already involved in the evaluation of CBIs are encouraged to focus on using the skills and knowledge gained in this seminar in strengthening their work on their own projects.
ANTH689N/498N: Ethnology of Immigrant Life
This course will explore social issues affecting local immigrant populations through readings, research and service learning. Theorizing immigration as a social policy issue in the U.S. culture, we will learn about the specific contributions that anthropology has made to the understanding of immigration, from two different yet interrelated perspectives: globalization on the one hand, and the context of daily life in local neighborhoods on the other. The course intends to explore and understand the barriers to access human and social services that immigrants experience through service-learning placements in community organizations that address immigrants’ needs in neighborhoods surrounding campus. Through fieldwork and service we will entertain major questions such as : What are the major characteristics of the contemporary immigration to neighborhoods adjacent to campus? What are the similarities and differences between the old and new immigration to those localities? Have the modes of immigrant incorporation into the social structure changes? Is there a relationship between immigrant well-being and access to health and social services?
ANTH689Q/ANTH448Q: Archaeology of the Modern City (3)
The course provides an overview of how social scientists, in particular historical archaeologists, approach modern cities as being part of the materiality of the social structure and order. It uses a multidisciplinary approach that includes various aspects of social history, anthropology, sociology, to understand the use of space, living conditions, and the material remains of past communities. The history of cities and accompanying social issues provide the grounding to understand how the creation and use of urban landscapes can segregate ethnic, class, and racial factions. The outcome of the course is to show how such social policies and concepts of space within a city can have an impact on the type of materials recovered during the course of archaeological inquiry.
ANTH 693 Advance Studies in Anthropological Fieldwork and Experiences in Argentina: The Relevance of Context and Place (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH493, ANTH688Q, ANTH693, CPSP379, or HONR348E.
A three week intensive course in Argentina that examines anthropological fieldwork and experiences to understand the relevance of context and place in the identification and implementation of projects on health, development, and heritage. Students will learn to contextualize the production and dissemination of knowledge within political-economic, historical, socio-cultural and policy realms. Participant-observation of the local culture and exposure to the regional varieties of anthroplogical practice will also be carried out through comparison of projects in the U.S. and Argentina, visits to selected sites of anthropological production, and homestays with families.
ANTH 696 Field Methods in Archaeology (6 credits)
Formerly ANTH699.
Field training in the techniques of archaeological survey and excavation.
ANTH 698 Advanced Field Training in Ethnology (1-6 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH498 or ANTH698.
Experience in field research utilizing a variety of enthnographic methods of inquiry.
ANTH 689D/498D: Summer Field School in Applied Urban Ethnographic and Community Health Sciences (6)
This 6 week, 6 credit course has both classroom and fieldwork components. There will be classroom instruction, online instruction, ethnographic fieldwork, and a service component. Students will be introduced to a number of methods included in CuSAGs Ethnographic Toolkit, which will be applied by students conducting fieldwork in economically distressed urban neighborhoods relatively close to the UMCP campus, focusing on quality of life, health, and social justice issues. Students also will be provided with data and background information on communities that CuSAG already has been working with for some time in these same areas. Moreover, the data that they collect during the course will be added to the running databases that CuSAG is developing and which is made available to organizations in these communities that are attempting to address the range of health and social problems that are being experienced by the residents in these communities.  These databases, and the methods used to collect the data can be seen at http://www.cusag.umd.edu/programs/cehc/EICCARS/DataProfiles.html.
ANTH468C/689C: Anthropology and Climate Change (3)*
Climatic changes have helped shape hominin evolution, contributed to the rise and fall of complex societies, and affected socio-ecological systems. Human activities now influence ongoing climatic change, and the outcome remains uncertain for communities and cultures around the world. This interaction between humans and climate provides a rich area of study for anthropologists in an interdisciplinary context. In this course, we will explore past, present, and future interactions between humans and climate. Discussions, methods-oriented activities, case study analyses, and a final project provide students a foundation for appreciating the role of anthropology in understanding, responding to, and preparing for climate change.
ANTH 701 Anthropology Internship Preparation (3 credits)
Preparation for internship includes practicum training in development, presentation and evaluation of position papers, proposals and work plans; literature search and use of secondary data sources in decision making the effect cultural analysis and resource management; ethics and professional development for work in non-academic settings.
ANTH 712 Anthropology Internship Analysis (3 credits)
Prerequisite: ANTH789.
The preparation and presentation of internship results, and the development of skills in report writing and presentation. Includes the completion of a professional quality report or publishable paper based on the internship experience.
ANTH 740 Theories of the Past and Accomplishments of Archaeology (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ANTH689P or ANTH740. Formerly ANTH689P.
The primary purpose is to highlight some of the key achievements made by archaeologists in informing questions of interest to society from 1850 on. Key achievements include how archaeologists understand elements of the past thought to be central to the development of modern socieity. A secondary purpose is to introduce students to the theories used to understand the place of the past in society and the function of answers to questions thought central to modern social life.
ANTH 770 Intellectual History of Anthropology (3 credits)
Major intellectual currents in anthropological theory from the nineteenth century to the present are considered with emphasis placed on application of theory and theory of application. The disciplinary subfields are traced while stressing their mutual interdependence as well as the major developments of each subfield. Additional material proceeds from the 19th century contributors (including Tyler, Durkheim, and Boas), exploring the cumulative nature of anthropological theory, through the 20th centuries and into the present (finding commonalities, threads, and innovations in the exercise).
ANTH 788 Internship Research (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: ANTH 701 and permission of track advisor. 03 semester hours. For ANTH majors only.
This course augments ANTH 789 and is graded in conjunction with it.
ANTH 789 Internship (3-6 credits)
Prerequisite: ANTH 701. For ANTH majors only. Repeatable to 06 credits if content differs. Formerly ANTH705.
Individual instruction course supervised by a department faculty member.
ANTH 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)
ANTH 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (6 credits)