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Professors: Holmer, Loether, Lohse
Associate Professors: Cartwright, Maschner
Assistant Professors: Glowacka, Novak
Visiting Faculty: E. Nevins
Native Language Instructor: Gould
Adjunct Faculty: Bybee, Jackson, T. Nevins, Petersen, Plager, Ringe-Pace, Thomas, Wolfley
Affiliate Faculty: Meldrum, Woods
Research Associates: Dean, Reedy-Maschner
Emeritus Faculty: Butler
Mission
The mission of the Department of Anthropology is to research and teach
about human behavior in a holistic and respectful manner. Anthropology consists
of sub-fields that specialize in the human past, human biology and evolution,
language, and bio-cultural behavior. Anthropology provides cross-cultural,
international, and global perspectives on past and present human behavior.
At ISU, an important part of the anthropology mission is to apply anthropological
concepts to the resolution of important social, cultural, and environmental
problems of our times. 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, Latino Studies, and Linguistics.
Learning Objectives
Students who have completed an undergraduate major in Anthropology
at ISU should be able to:
1. Read and understand anthropological theory at an appropriate level and be able to apply this knowledge to contemporary social issues.
2. Provide hypothetical explanations about the reasons for the similarities and differences between cultural systems.
3. Reflect on their own cultural behavior from an outsider’s point of view while also viewing other cultural systems in an understanding and non-judgmental way;
4. Understand the use of quantitative and qualitative analysis in analyzing anthropological data and be able to select and perform appropriate analytical techniques at a basic level.
5. Competently write research papers with appropriate citations and bibliography within their sub-discipline using library and web sources, as well as empirical data.
6. Carry out a research project appropriate to a senior seminar.
Required Lower Division Courses:
ANTH 107 The Nature of Language 3 crRequired Upper Division Courses:
ANTH 203 Introduction to Archaeology 3 cr
ANTH 205 Introduction to Archaeology Lab 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
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 g450 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 Seminar 3 cr
TOTAL: 14 cr
IN ADDITION: Upper Division Anthropology
Elective Courses 9 cr
ENGL 307 Technical Writing 3 cr
MATH 253 Introduction to Statistics 3 cr
TOTAL: 15 cr
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 g452 American Indian Verbal Arts 3 cr
OR
ANTH g454 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
ANTH 107 The Nature of Language 3 cr
ANTH 203 Introduction to Archaeology 3 cr
ANTH 205 Introduction to Archaeology Lab 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
One year intermediate Spanish:
SPAN 201-202 Intermediate Spanish
8 cr
OR
SPAN 301-302 Spanish Conversation and Composition
6 cr
OR
Other with permission of Latino Studies Director
6 cr
Plus 6 credits from the following for a total of at least 21 credits
(3 credits must be 400 level or above):
ANTH 108 Spanish for Health
Care Providers 1 cr
ANTH 239 Contemporary
Latinos in the U.S. 3 cr
ANTH 239 Peoples of Mexico
Through Film 3 cr
ANTH 239 Culture South
of the Border
3 cr
ANTH 239 Ancient Meso
America
3 cr
ANTH 239 Other approved
classes
ANTH g424 Ethnomedicine of Latin
America 3 cr
ANTH g487 Ethnographic Fieldschool*
3-6 cr
ANTH g489 Latin American Indigenous
Resource management
3 cr
HIST 360 The Spanish Empire
3 cr
HIST g450 Golden Age Castile
3 cr
SPAN 342 Survey of Latin
American
Literature and Civilization
3 cr
SPAN g462 Early Twentieth Century
Spanish American Literature
3 cr
*When offered in Mexico, Guatemala and other Latin American countries
Minor in Linguistics
Required Courses
ANTH/LANG/ENGL 107Plus 9 credits from the following, for a total of 26 credits:
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
ANTH/ENGL 367 Language in the United States 3 cr
ANTH g450 Introduction to Socio-linguistics 3 cr
ANTH g452 Survey of American Indian Languages 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.
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. Cross-listed 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. Cross-listed 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 for 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 up to 6 credits. Satisfies Goal 10A of the General Education Requirements. F, S
ANTH 239 Latino Peoples and Cultures 3 credits. Examination of the human, social and cultural diversity among Latino people in different regions of the world. Topics include ethnicity, health and healing, social structure, ecology, religion, politics, prehistory 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 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 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, ANTH 250, ANTH 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 up to 6 credits. PREREQ: Permission of instructor. S
ANTH g409 Clinical Medical Anthropology 3 credits. Explores the culture of biomedicine and the beliefs of patients. Topics include doctor/patient communication, cultural competency, cultural construction of risk, critiques of high-tech medicine and the international pharmaceutical industry. 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 g423 Anthropology of International Health 3 credits. Exploration of critical health issues that exist in the world today from an anthropological perspective. Diseases of poverty/development, emerging infectious diseases, medical tourism and the political arena of international health programs. S
ANTH g424 Ethnomedicine of Latin America 3 credits. Examines traditional medical systems and folk illnesses in order to better understand the underlying logics of healing that exist in Latino populations worldwide. Shamanism, witchcraft, spiritual healing and biomedicine will be addressed. F
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 g431 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 g432 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 ANTH 232 or permission of instructor. D
ANTH g439 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 g439 and GEOL g439. PREREQ: Permission of instructor. AS
ANTH g449 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 g480 or permission of instructor. AF
ANTH g450 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 g452 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 g454 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 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/ENGL/LANG 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 for 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 g480 Varieties of American English 3 credits. In-depth study of various dialects of American English, including historical evolution of different dialects, effects of migration on dialects, and influences of non-English immigrant languages on development of American English. Field-work studying the Snake River dialects of Idaho. Cross-listed as ENGL g480. PREREQ: ANTH/ENGL/LANG 107. 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. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. PREREQ: Upper Division status or permission of instructor. 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 for up to credits. PREREQ: Permission of instructor. D
ANTH g483 Field Research 3 credits. Practical experience in field research. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. 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. May be repeated with different topics. Cross-listed as LANG 484 and ENGL 484. PREREQ: ANTH/ENGL/LANG 107. D
ANTH g486 Archaeology Field School 1-6 credits. Practical field and laboratory training in archaeological excavation techniques and methods of analysis. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. 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. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. PREREQ: ANTH 250 and g449 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. May be repeated with different topics. 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 for up to 6 credits. PREREQ: Permission of instructor. F, S, W
ANTH 492 Senior Seminar 3 credits. Integration and application of anthropological theories and methods to current research issues. 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 for 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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