Anthropology (ANTY)

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ANTY 101H - Anthro & the Human Experience. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn and spring. Offered intermittently in summer. A survey of anthropology which introduces the fundamental concepts, methods and perspectives of the field. The description and analysis of human culture, its growth and change. The nature and functions of social institutions.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical & Cultural Studies, Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 102H - Intro to South & S. East Asia. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. An introduction to South and Southeast Asian regions, cultures, societies, and histories, with particular emphasis on artistic, religious and literary traditions from prehistory to the present. Countries include India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal. An overview approach with different materials and emphases.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical & Cultural Studies, Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 103H - Intro Latin American Studies. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Multidisciplinary survey and introduction to Latin America from pre- Columbian times to the present.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical & Cultural Studies, Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 104 - Ancient Migrations. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. An exploration of migrations in human prehistory and history as known from DNA studies, the archaeological record, historical linguistics, the human fossil record and history. How these migrations have impacted the culture, institutions, and biology of contemporary societies and populations.

ANTY 122S - Race and Minorities. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. Analysis of the development and concept of race as a social category and the processes of cultural change within and between ethnic groups.

Gen Ed Attributes: Social Sciences Course (S), Democracy and Citizenship (Y)

ANTY 133X - Food and Culture. 3 Credits.

Offered spring. Examination of the ways culture shapes the satisfaction of a biological need; food production, preparation, choices, customs, taste, taboos, beverages, spices and food distribution around the globe.

Gen Ed Attributes: Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 141H - The Silk Road. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn and spring. Introduction to the study of the human communities, cultures, and economies in Central and Southwest Asia along the ancient four thousand mile-long Silk Road.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical & Cultural Studies, Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 150 - Archaeology of Yellowstone: 11,000 Years of Native Americans in Yellowstone National Park. 3 Credits.

Offered Autumn, odd years. Introduces students to the Native American prehistory and history of Yellowstone National Park, from 11,000 years ago to the present. The focus is on archaeological sites in the various areas of the park, including lakes, mountains, obsidian sources, rivers, and geyser basins.

ANTY 150X - Archaeology of Yellowstone: 11,000 Years of Native Americans in Yellowstone National Park. 3 Credits.

Offered Autumn. Introduces students to the Native American prehistory and history of Yellowstone National Park, from 11,000 years ago to the present. The focus is on archaeological sites in the various areas of the park, including lakes, mountains, obsidian sources, rivers, and geyser basins.

Gen Ed Attributes: Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 191 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

ANTY 192 - Independent Study. 1-6 Credits.

ANTY 193 - Study Abroad. 1-12 Credits.

ANTY 198 - Internship. 1-6 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department. Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, and 498) may count toward graduation.

ANTY 210N - Intro to Physical Anthropology. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn and spring. An introduction to human evolutionary biology including processes of evolution, primate studies, hominid paleontology, and human variation.

Gen Ed Attributes: Natural Science Course (N)

ANTY 211N - Anthropological Genetics. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Genetics-related problems that confront individuals and society. Variation and natural selection in human populations. Designed for non-biology majors.

Gen Ed Attributes: Natural Science Course (N)

ANTY 213N - Physical Anthropology Lab. 1 Credit.

Prereq., or coreq., ANTY 210N. Offered autumn and spring. This lab course allows students to more deeply explore the concepts and materials covered in Introduction to Physical Anthropology. Students will engage in lab based activities involving human genetics and processes of evolution, biology and behavior of non-human primates, human evolution, and modern human adaptation and variation. Gen Ed Attributes: Natural Science Lab Course (N)

Gen Ed Attributes: Natural Science Course (N)

ANTY 216 - Primates in Peril. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. An overview of the living primates and their behavior with a focus on conservation issues that have an impact on primates.

ANTY 220S - Culture & Society. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn and spring. Study of social organization of non-western societies; emphasis on variations in ecology, social structure, economic, political and religious beliefs and practices.

Gen Ed Attributes: Social Sciences Course (S), Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 241H - Central Asian Culture and Civ. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn even numbered years. Introduction to Central Asia's history, culture and ways of thinking. Focus on the political and social organization of Central Asia and cultural changes as expressed in art and interactions with China, India and the Middle East.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical & Cultural Studies, Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 250S - Intro to Archaeology. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn and spring. What archaeologists do and how they reconstruct past human cultures. Methodological and theoretical approaches to understanding and explaining past human societies.

Gen Ed Attributes: Social Sciences Course (S)

ANTY 251H - Foundations of Civilization. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Focus on the worldwide evolution of human society from Stone Age hunter-gatherers to the beginnings of modern civilization. Approached through the colorful and exciting world of archaeologists and the sites they excavate.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical & Cultural Studies, Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 254H - Arch Wonders of the World. 3 Credits.

Offered spring even numbered years. This course highlights the classical civilizations of the ancient world, fields such as Egyptology and Classical Archaeology, and the major archaeological discoveries which are associated with them.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical & Cultural Studies, Writing Course-Intermediate, Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 291 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings relating to current problems or new developments in the discipline.

ANTY 310 - Human Variation. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. Prereq., ANTY 210N or consent of instr. Introduction to human biological variation, and to the methods and theories that are used to explain the distribution of variable features.

Gen Ed Attributes: Writing Course-Intermediate

ANTY 312 - Human Evolution. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. Prereq., ANTY 210N. An exploration of the fossil and archaeological records of the evolution of human beings, and of current methods and theories used in interpreting these data.

ANTY 314 - Principles of Forensic Anthro. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. Prereq., ANTY 210N. A study of techniques for recovering skeletal material, identifying and interpreting human skeletal remains, keeping records, interacting with the law enforcement system and documenting human rights abuses.

ANTY 318 - Casting & Facial Approximation. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Prereq., ANTY 314 and consent of instr. An exploration of techniques for conservation and replication of skeletal elements, facial reconstruction, and other techniques for identification of individuals from their skeletal remains.

ANTY 323X - Native Peoples of Montana. 3 Credits.

Offered spring. The history and culture of the Indian tribes in Montana.

Gen Ed Attributes: Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 326E - Indigenous Peoples & the Ethics of Development. 3 Credits.

Offered spring odd-numbered years. This class will examine the impact of global development on tribal and Indigenous peoples. Discussion topics will include ethical issues, land, health, employment, and cultural change caused by global development as well as explore how and why Indigenous societies resist or adapt to imposed changes.

Gen Ed Attributes: Ethical & Human Values Course, Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 330X - Peoples and Cultures of World. 3 Credits.

(R-9) Offered autumn and spring. Study of the peoples of various geographic regions and their cultures.

Gen Ed Attributes: Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 333 - Culture and Population. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn, even-numbered years. The relationship between population processes and culture to the human condition; survey data, methodologies, theories of demographic and culture change.

ANTY 336 - Myth, Ritual and Religion. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Theories and practices concerning supernatural phenomena, and the comparative study of world religions and cosmological traditions of indigenous peoples throughout the world.

ANTY 347 - Central Asia and Its Neighbors. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Analysis of the human communities and cultures of Central and Southwest Asia, with particular emphasis on the importance of relationships with neighboring countries and civilizations since ancient times.

ANTY 349 - Social Change in NnWstrn Socts. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn, odd-numbered years. Study of the processes of change, modernization and development.

ANTY 351H - Archaeology of North America. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. The origins, backgrounds and development of Pre-Columbian American peoples and cultures.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical & Cultural Studies, Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 352X - Archaeology of Montana. 3 Credits.

Offered spring. The origins, distributions and development of aboriginal cultures in Montana and surrounding regions.

Gen Ed Attributes: Cultural Intl Diversity (X)

ANTY 353 - PaleoIndian Archaeology. 3 Credits.

Offered spring or winter, even-numbered years. Examines archaeological, linguistic, biological and skeletal data to determine from where and when Native Americans arrived in North America. Examines archaeological sites from such diverse places as Montana, Siberia, Virginia, and Chile to answer the most intriguing question in contemporary American archaeology today: how, when and from where did people first arrive in the Americas?

ANTY 354H - Mesoamerican Prehistory. 3 Credits.

Offered spring odd-numbered years. The development of civilization and prehistoric states in the New World. Prehistoric lifeways and the effects of European contact on these cultures.

Gen Ed Attributes: Historical & Cultural Studies

ANTY 391 - Special Topics. 1-9 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

ANTY 398 - Internship. 1-6 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Prereq., 9 credits in anthropology; consent of faculty supervisor and cooperative education officer. Practical application of classroom learning through internship in a number of areas such as museology, cultural resource management, and forensics. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, and 498) may count toward graduation.

ANTY 400 - History of Anthropology. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. Prereq., majors and minors in Anthropology. The development of theory and method in cultural anthropology to the present. Various archaeological, ethnological and socio-psychological theories in the light of historical anthropology.

ANTY 401 - Anthropological Data Analysis. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. Prereq., M 104, M 105, M 115, M 121, M 122, M 135, M 151 or consent of instr. An analysis of the foundations of anthropological scaling and measurement.