Idaho State University Undergraduate Catalog 2001-2002

Department of Anthropology

Chair and Associate Professor: Hall

Professors: Holmer, Loether, Lohse, Stocks

Assistant Professor: Cartwright

Adjunct Faculty: Gould, Jackson, Maschner, Reedy-Maschner, Ruppel, Wolfley

Affiliate Faculty: Meldrum, Weppner, Woods

Research Associates: Dean

The Department of Anthropology offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree and the Master of Arts or Master of Science degrees in Anthropology. For a full description of the M.A. and M.S. degrees, refer to the Graduate Catalog. The anthropology major provides training in all four subdisciplines in the field, including archaeology, biological anthropology, anthropological linguistics, and sociocultural anthropology. In addition, the department offers minors in Anthropology, American Indian Studies, and Linguistics.

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

Beyond the general university requirements, a student seeking Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in anthropology must complete at least 46 credits in the following curriculum, earning at least a C grade in all lower and upper division core courses.

Required Lower Division Courses:

ANTH 107	The Nature of Language	3 cr
ANTH 203	Introduction to Archaeology	3 cr
ANTH 205	Introduction to Archaeology Laboratory	1 cr
ANTH 230	Introduction to Biological Anthropology	3 cr
ANTH 232	Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory	1 cr
ANTH 250	Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology	3 cr
ANTH 237	Peoples and Cultures of the Old World	3 cr
	OR
ANTH 238	Peoples and Cultures of the New World	3 cr
		TOTAL: 17 cr

Required Upper Division Courses:

ANTH g401	History and Theory of Sociocultural Anthropology	3 cr
ANTH g403	Method and Theory in Archaeology	3 cr
ANTH g430	Human Origins and Diversity	3 cr
ANTH g360	Introduction to Socio-linguistic Anthropology	3 cr
	OR
ANTH g455	Linguistic Analysis I	3 cr
	OR
ANTH g458	Historical Linguistics	3 cr
ANTH 492	Senior Project	1 cr
ANTH g495	Department Colloquium	1 cr
		TOTAL: 14 cr
IN ADDITION: Upper Division Anthropology Elective Courses		9 cr
ENGL 307	Professional Writing	3 cr
MATH 253	Introduction to Statistics	3 cr
		TOTAL: 15 cr

Minor in American Indian Studies

Required Courses

ANTH 100	General Anthropology	3 cr
ANTH 238	People and Cultures of the New World	3 cr
ANTH g466	Current Issues in Indian Country	3 cr
ANTH g476	Seminar in American Indian Studies	3 cr
		TOTAL: 12 cr
Plus ONE of the following three courses:
ANTH g362	American Indian Verbal Arts	3 cr
	OR
ANTH g364	Survey of American Indian Languages	3 cr
	OR
	Approved American Indian Language course	3 cr
IN ADDITION: Approved American Indian Studies courses		6 cr
		TOTAL: 21 cr

Minor in Anthropology

Required Courses

ANTH 107	The Nature of Language	3 cr
ANTH 203	Introduction to Archaeology	3 cr
ANTH 205	Introduction to Archaeology Laboratory	1 cr
ANTH 230	Introduction to Biological Anthropology	3 cr
ANTH 232	Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory	1 cr
ANTH 250	Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology	3 cr
IN ADDITION: Upper Division Anthropology Courses		9 cr
		TOTAL: 23 cr

Minor in Linguistics

Required Courses

ANTH/LANG/ ENGL 107	Nature of Language	3 cr
ENGL 281	Introduction to Language Studies	3 cr
ANTH/ LANG g455	Introduction to Phonetics	3 cr
	OR
ENGL 485	Linguistic Analysis
	OR
PHIL g410	Philosophy of Language
	One year of a foreign language*	8 cr

Plus 9 credits from the following, for a total of 26 credits:

ANTH g360	Introduction to Socio-linguistics	3 cr
ANTH g362	Survey of American Indian Languages	3 cr
ANTH/ ENGL 367	Language in the United States	3 cr
ANTH/ LANG g455	Introduction to Phonetics	3 cr
ANTH/ LANG g456	Phonology and Morphology	3 cr
ANTH g458	Historical Linguistics	3 cr
ANTH g459	Linguistic Field Methods	3 cr
ANTH/ LANG 457	Survey of Indo-European Languages	3 cr
ANTH/ENGL/ LANG 484	Topics in Linguistics	3 cr
ENGL 280	Grammar and Usage	3 cr
ENGL g481	Advanced Grammar	3 cr
ENGL g483	Varieties of American English	3 cr
ENGL g485	Linguistic Analysis	3 cr
ENGL g486	Old English	3 cr
ENGL g487	History of the English Language	3 cr
LANG g488	Comparative Philology	3 cr
PHIL 201	Introduction to Logic	3 cr
PHIL g410	Philosophy of Language	3 cr
*in addition to the 8 credit hours of foreign language required under General Education Goal 10B.

Anthropology Courses

Only Juniors and Seniors may register for 400-level courses without permission of the instructor.

ANTH 100 General Anthropology 3 credits. Introduction to fields of anthropology: physical anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and ethnology, and to biological and cultural development of humans. Satisfies Goal 12 of the General Education Requirements. F, S, Su

ANTH 101 Elementary Shoshoni I 4 credits. Basic communication skills and grammar of Shoshoni and introduction to Shoshoni culture. Cross-listed as SHOS 101. Satisfies Goal 10B of the General Education Requirements. F

ANTH 102 Elementary Shoshoni II 4 credits. Furthering basic communication skills and grammar of Shoshoni and introduction to Shoshoni culture. Cross-listed as SHOS 102. Satisfies Goal 10B of the General Education Requirements. S

ANTH 107 Nature of Language 3 credits. General survey of structure and use of language. Topics include language origins, descriptive and historical linguistics, language and culture, and history of the English language. Cross-listed as ENGL 107 and LANG 107. S

ANTH 108 Spanish for Health Care Professionals 1 credit. Introductory course for health students with limited or no knowledge of Spanish. Includes basic vocabulary and phrases commonly used in uncomplicated, everyday medical exchanges. Cross-listed as PAS 108. D

ANTH 201 Intermediate Shoshoni I 4 credits. Intermediate communication skills and grammar of Shoshoni. Deepens understanding of Shoshoni culture and builds on skills and knowledge gained in Elementary Shoshoni. Crosslisted as SHOS 201. F

ANTH 202 Intermediate Shoshoni II 4 credits. Intermediate communication skills and grammar of Shoshoni. Deepens understanding of Shoshoni culture and builds on skills and knowledge gained in Elementary Shoshoni. Crosslisted as SHOS 202. S

ANTH 203 Introduction to Archaeology 3 credits. Introduction to basic methods, data and concepts of archaeology. S

ANTH 205 Introduction to Archaeology Laboratory 1 credit. Exercises and experiments introducing the methods and techniques of archaeology. COREQ: ANTH 203. S

ANTH 212 Introduction to Folklore/Oral Tradition 3 credits. Categories, functions, contexts, and modes of transmission of folk stories, songs, proverbs, games, crafts, customs, and other traditional lore. Cross-listed as AMST 212 and ENGL 212. D

ANTH 215 Anthropology of Gender 3 credits. Human behavior, social and biological differences in the context of various cultures and stratification systems. D

ANTH 230 Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 credits. Introduction to human biology, including human origins, evolution, human adaptation, and diversity. F

ANTH 232 Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory 1 credit. Introduction to methodologies and techniques in biological anthropology. COREQ: ANTH 230. F

ANTH 237 Peoples and Cultures of the Old World 3 credits. Examination of human social and cultural diversity from different parts of the Old World. Topics include social structure, ecology, religion, politics, and language. May be repeated up to 6 credits. Satisfies Goal 10A of the General Education Requirements. D

ANTH 238 Peoples and Cultures of the New World 3 credits. Examination of the human social and cultural diversity from different parts of the New World. Topics include social structure, ecology, religion, politics, and language. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Satisfies Goal 10A of the General Education Requirements. F, S

ANTH 250 Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology 3 credits. Explores cultural and biocultural behavior including cross cultural examination of enculturation, culture and personality, social organization, kinship and marriage, economics, politics, and ideology. Focus on cultural dynamics and contemporary issues in cultural anthropology. F

ANTH 258 Native American History 3 credits. Assesses diversity of North American natives, their life and thought; European impact; federal policy; and natives' response to continual cultural and physical assault. Cross-listed as AMST 258 and HIST 258. D

ANTH g322 Principles of Taphonomy 3 credits. Effects of processes which modify organisms between death and the time the usually fossilized remains are studied. Emphasis on vertebrates. Crosslisted as BIOS g322, GEOL g322. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. AS

ANTH g332 Human Osteology 3 credits. Provides a working knowledge of skeletal anatomy, primarily focusing on identification of individual bones. Other topics include: osteogenesis, pathologies, and applications of knowledge and techniques. PREREQ: ANTH 230 AND 232 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D

ANTH g336 Nutritional Anthropology 3 credits. Overview of human nutritional needs and factors influencing food consumption patterns. Human nutrition examined as a biocultural adaptive mechanism, using information provided by paleoanthropology, paleopathology and epidemiology. PREREQ: ANTH 230 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. AS

ANTH g360 Introduction to Socio-linguistics 3 credits. Study of the patterned covariation of language and society, social dialects and social styles in language; problems of bilingualism, multilingualism, creoles and language uses. PREREQ: ANTH 107 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. AF

ANTH g362 American Indian Verbal Arts 3 credits. Analysis of current theories in the study of oral literature and ethnopoetics, focusing on the oral traditions of American Indians. PREREQ: ANTH 107 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. AF

ANTH g364 Survey of American Indian Languages 3 credits. History of scholarship, analysis and classification of American Indian languages with emphasis on the languages of a particular phylum or geographical area. PREREQ: ANTH 107 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. AF

ANTH 367 Language in the United States 3 credits. A survey of the languages of the United States (American Indian languages, immigrant languages, and ethnic and regional varieties of English) along with the social and political aspects of American language use. Cross-listed as ENGL 367. PREREQ: ANTH/LANG/ENGL 107. D

ANTH g384 Methods and Techniques of Ethnographic Field Research 3 credits. Participant observation, field notes, data types, analytical procedures, interviewing skills, oral history, report writing. PREREQ: ANTH 250 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. AF

ANTH 397 Workshop 1-2 credits. Workshops aimed at the development and improvement of skills. Does not satisfy requirements for a major or a minor. May be repeated. Graded S/U. D

ANTH g401 History and Theory of Sociocultural Anthropology 3 credits. Survey of the development of anthropology, various schools of thought, important personalities, and concepts that have contributed to anthropology over time. PREREQ: ANTH 250 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. S

ANTH g402 Ecological Anthropology 3 credits. Interaction of human biocultural systems and environment. Relations of natural resources, technological inventories, social organization, cultural categories. Native resource management practices. PREREQ: ANTH 203,250,230, BIOL 100 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D

ANTH g403 Method and Theory in Archaeology 3 credits. History of the development of current methods and theory in archaeology and contemporary applications. PREREQ: ANTH 203 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. F

ANTH g404 Material Culture Analysis 3 credits. Methods and analyses used in archaeology and anthropology to understand the relationship between objects and culture. PREREQ: ANTH 203 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. COREQ: ANTH g405. D

ANTH g405 Analytical Techniques Laboratory 1 credit. Analytical techniques laboratory to accompany ANTH g404. Students will complete an assigned project in material culture analysis. PREREQ: ANTH 203 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. COREQ: ANTH g404.D

ANTH g406 American Indian Health Issues 3 credits. An overview of health concerns, both current and past, of American Indian people, and the biological and sociocultural factors which influence health status. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. AF

ANTH g407 Introduction to Medical Anthropology 3 credits. How cultures define health and illness, and how these definitions ultimately influence the health status of individuals. PREREQ: PRIOR ANTHROPOLOGY COURSE OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. F

ANTH g408 Special Topics in Medical Anthropology 3 credits. Rotating topics, including international health issues, ethno-psychiatry, ethnomedicine and non-western healing systems. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. S

ANTH g410 Introduction to Cultural Resources Management 3 credits. Introduction to CRM reviewing historic preservation and federal legislation as they pertain to archaeology; practical experience in site survey and recording. PREREQ: ANTH 203 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D, W

ANTH g413 Old World Archaeology 3 credits. Prehistory of the Old World. Precise areal focus and periods may vary. Includes both theory and exposition. PREREQ: ANTH 203 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D

ANTH g414 New World Archaeology 3 credits. Examination of the prehistory of the Americas with emphasis on the North American Continent. PREREQ: ANTH 203 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D

ANTH g430 Human Origins and Diversity 3 credits. Examines human origins, adaptations and biological diversity within the context of evolutionary processes. PREREQ: ANTH 230, OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. S

ANTH g455 Introduction to Phonetics 3 credits. Introduction to descriptive linguistics focusing on the phonetics and phonetic phenomena of English and the other languages of the world. Extensive practice in perception and production of such phenomena. Cross-listed as LANG g455. PREREQ: ANTH/ENGL/LANG 107. D

ANTH g456 Introduction to Phonology and Morphology 3 credits. Phonological theory and analysis; current theories in morphology. Phonological rules, representations, underlying forms, derivations, justifications of phonological analyses; morphological structure, derivational and inflectional morphology; relation of morphology to phonology. Cross-listed as LANG g456. PREREQ: ANTH/ENGL/LANG 107. D

ANTH 457 Survey of Indo-European Languages 3 credits. Survey of Indo-European languages from ancient to modern times, their relationships to one another, and chief characteristics. Cross-listed as LANG 457. PREREQ: completion of Goal 10B. D

ANTH g458 Historical Linguistics 3 credits. The methods and theories of the historical study of language. The comparative method, internal reconstruction, linguistic change over time, genetic typology of languages, and applications to prehistory. PREREQ: ANTH 107. AS

ANTH g459 Linguistic Field Methods 3 credits. Practical experience in linguistic analysis of a language using data elicited from a native speaker. May be repeated up to 6 credits. PREREQ: ANTH 456 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D

ANTH g463 Applied Statistics in Anthropology 3 credits. Practical applications of commonly used statistical analyses in anthropology. PREREQ: MATH 253 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. AF

ANTH g464 Advanced Analytical Methods in Anthropology 3 credits. Examination and practical experience in applying advanced quantitative and qualitative methods and analyses in anthropological research. PREREQ: ANTH g463. AS

ANTH g466 Current Issues in Indian Country 3 credits. Survey of significant issues affecting Indian communities including religious freedom, economic development, judicial systems, treaty rights and environmental regulation. D

ANTH g472 Native American Arts 3 credits. Survey of Native American arts and industries, including prehistoric, ethnographic, and contemporary venues. PREREQ: ANTH 238 AND PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D

ANTH g474 Special Topics in Indian Education 3 credits. Rotating review of topics dealing with issues in Indian education. Consult current schedule of classes for exact course being taught. D

ANTH g476 Seminar in American Indian Studies 3 credits. Advanced-level course with critical examination, readings, discussion and presentation of selected issues facing American Indians. PREREQ: 9 CREDITS OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D

ANTH g478 Federal Indian Law 3 credits. Examination of tribal governments; their relationship with the federal government; sovereignty, jurisdictional conflicts over land and resources; and economic development. Cross-listed as POLS g478. D

ANTH g479 Tribal Governments 3 credits. Complex legal position of Indian tribes as self-governing entities; principles of inherent powers; governmental organization, lawmaking, justice, relation to state and federal government. Cross-listed as POLS g479. D

ANTH g481 Specializations in Anthropology 3 credits. Rotating specialized topics such as applied anthropology, proxemics, ethnology, religion, international development. See class schedule for titles. PREREQ: UPPER DIV STATUS OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. May be repeated up to 6 credits. D

ANTH g482 Independent Problems in Anthropology 1-3 credits. Investigation of an anthropological problem chosen by the student and approved by the staff. May be repeated up to 6 credits. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D

ANTH g483 Field Research 3 credits. Practical experience in field research. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D

ANTH 484 Special Topics in Linguistics 3 credits. Rotating topics in different areas of linguistics. Consult current schedule of classes for exact course being taught. Cross-listed as LANG 484 and ENGL 484. PREREQ: ANTH/LANG 107. D

ANTH g486 Archaeology Field School 1-6 credits. Practical field and laboratory training in archaeological excavation techniques and methods of analysis. PREREQ: ANTH 203 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. Su

ANTH g487 Ethnographic Field School 1-6 credits. Supervised fieldwork in cultural anthropology in a given ethnographic setting where students and faculty work on a specific set of field problems. PREREQ: ANTH 250 AND g384 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D

ANTH g489 Special Topics in American Indian Studies 3 credits. Rotating review of topics dealing with issues in American Indian studies. Consult current schedule of classes for exact course being taught. D

ANTH g490 Folklore 3 credits. Principles, content, and dissemination of orally transmitted religious beliefs and popular narrative forms in preliterate societies. Cross-listed as ENGL g490.D

ANTH g491 Archaeology Laboratory Analysis 3 credits. Directed analysis of archaeological remains and report writing. May be repeated up to 6 credits. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. F, S, W

ANTH 492 Senior Project 1 credit. Review of current research and literature in anthropology. PREREQ: SENIOR STATUS AND PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. S

ANTH g493 Interdisciplinary Anthropology 3 credits. Rotating review of cross-disciplinary anthropology; psychological, medical, visual, educational, biodiversity conservation. See current class schedule for course titles. May be repeated up to 6 credits. D

ANTH g495 Department Colloquium 1 credit. Presentations of current research issues in Anthropology by faculty and students. S

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