2015-2016 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
    May 21, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Advertising Design

  
  • ADD 540 - Offset Printing

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    A basic course covering the theory and practice of preparing camera-ready art for printing plate-making, and printing by offset lithography.
    PREREQ: CMD 281 

Advertising

  
  • ADV 200 - Selected Topics

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ADV 201 - Best Advertisements in the Universe

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Exploration of ads from all around the world analyzing their content, style and effectiveness across cultures. Learn how award-winning ads are developed, produced and their impact. For non-majors.
  
  • ADV 206 - Advertising Practice in a Diverse Society

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Introduce students to the role of advertising in business. Students will learn basic concepts, regulations, ethics, and diversity associated with advertising as well as how advertising fits into the marketing structure of most industries.
  
  • ADV 208 - The Big Idea in Advertising

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    A look at the most creative advertising strategies and advertising agencies. Develop a critical understanding of a Big Idea in advertising; how it’s developed, nurtured, exploited and the impact it can have.
    PREREQ: ADV 206 
  
  • ADV 300 - Selected Topics

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ADV 307 - Conceptual and Creative Thinking in Media Planning

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Students learn media planning fundamentals to understand how different media are used to enhance the persuasive power of the advertising message. The class will prepare a media plan to support a marketing communications campaign.
    PREREQ: ADV 208 
  
  • ADV 345 - The Power and Peril of Global Persuasion

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: ADV 645
    A critical examination of the ethical challenges confronting advertisers in the global marketplace. Discussion and debate concerning advertising’s potential to both enlighten and distort in a digital world. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: COM 107 
  
  • ADV 400 - Selected Topics

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ADV 401 - Portfolio I

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Major components that go into creating print ad campaigns including benefit, strategy, conceptual thinking, art direction, and copywriting.
    PREREQ: ADV 208 
  
  • ADV 421 - Portfolio II

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Students begin to craft their portfolios. They will complete a variety of advertising print campaigns that will readily demonstrate a strong command of layout, design, copywriting, and conceptual thinking.
    PREREQ: ADV 401 
  
  • ADV 425 - Integrated Advertising Campaigns

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Function as a full service advertising agency, encompassing all the disciplines studied during the student’s tenure at Newhouse. Students work with clients and execute a complete campaign, from strategy to creative executions and a media plan.
    PREREQ: ADV 307  OR ADV 421  
  
  • ADV 431 - Portfolio III

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    This course will help students complete their portfolios which will consist of 20 advertisements, including three complete ad campaigns. Oral presentation, job hunting, and the analysis of various ad markets.
    PREREQ: ADV 421 
  
  • ADV 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • ADV 500 - Selected Topics

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ADV 507 - Strategic Media Planning

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Students will develop a strategic and advanced working knowledge of advertising media planning and buying, audience measurement, media research, new media concepts, audience segmentation and sales presentation.
    PREREQ: ADV 307 
  
  • ADV 509 - Advertising Research and Planning: A Case Study Approach

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Students will learn how to apply theory and practice of advertising research by analyzing cases and studies in marketing communications and academic publications. Account planning, qualitative, and quantitative research skills are emphasized.
    PREREQ: ADV 208 
  
  • ADV 523 - Digital Branding and Strategy

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ICC 523 
    Examines the transformative role that digital media (websites, social networks, blogs, wikis, mobile) have on the advertising industry. How consumers are reached and interpret the message from these digital platforms.
    PREREQ: ADV 307  OR ADV 604
  
  • ADV 526 - Fashion Advertising and Promotion

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    How advertising and promotion build fashion brands, ranging from top designers to local retailers. Students learn how to apply the comprehensive strategic planning process used in advertising to build fashion brands.

Art Education

  
  • AED 211 - The Creative Classroom: Reexamining School Art Misconceptions Through Studio Inquiry

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    A studio art course that disrupts misconceptions about the relevance of the arts and design practices in education through arts-based inquiry.
  
  • AED 300 - Selected Topics

    School of Art and Design
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • AED 317 - Philosophy & Foundations of Art Education Practice

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: AED 617
    Historical trends and philosophies of diverse art education practices and the growth of American public education. Includes field observations, interface with cultural institutions, cultivation of professional affiliations, and the development of a beginning teaching philosophy.
  
  • AED 470 - Experience Credit

    School of Art and Design
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • AED 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    School of Art and Design
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • AED 510 - Special Problems in Art Ed

    School of Art and Design
    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Individual study of particular problems in art education which are of pertinence to the student. Counseling and consent of the instructor determine the area of study.
  
  • AED 521 - Art-Centered Art Curriculum

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Ten approaches to writing art curricula: referential, chronological, stylistic, topical, special interest, specific artist, collection-related, integrating, multidisciplinary, enrichment. Development of classroom material for specific levels or particular audiences. For senior and graduate art majors.
  
  • AED 522 - Art for Special Populations

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Effective personal communication through art. Choose and define a special population; examine and generate appropriate research; develop adaptive strategies, curriculum, and evaluation procedures appropriate for classroom use. For senior and graduate art majors.
  
  • AED 524 - Visual Language

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Visual language as catalyst for interdisciplinary experiences in art, math, science, and social studies. Visualization, determination of essential features, methods of teaching surrogate and relational form. Curriculum for specific grades or particular audiences. For senior and graduate art majors.
  
  • AED 525 - Exploration & Meaning in Art

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Using phenomenological encounter techniques, symbol interpretation, and consideration of cultural context, students learn to argue a point of view and develop methods of critical judgment in their students. For senior and graduate art majors
  
  • AED 584 - Cultural Knowledge, Identity, and Postmodern Art Education

    School of Art and Design
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    A course providing a safe space for arts educators and teaching artists to reconceptualize their language, attitudes, and approaches toward viewing, learning, and teaching the visual arts to diverse students in a global postmodern society.

Aerospace Engineering

  
  • AEE 270 - Experience Credit

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports, or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • AEE 290 - Independent Study

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • AEE 342 - Aerodynamics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Vorticity, circulation, potential flow and superposition of flows. Lift, drag, moments of two- and three-dimensional wings. Thin airfoil theories. Panel methods. Lifting-line theory. Flow separation and stall. Viscous drag reduction.
    PREREQ: MAE 341 
  
  • AEE 343 - Compressible Flow

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Isentropic flow, normal and oblique shock waves, expansion fans. Compressible flow in converging and diverging nozzles. Course includes lab component with written report.
    PREREQ: MAE 251  AND MAE 341 
  
  • AEE 427 - Aircraft Performance and Dynamics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Wing aerodynamic, thrust and drag. Performance analysis of aircraft: take-off, landing, climbing, gliding, turns, range and load factors. Control surfaces. Longitudinal and lateral static stability. Dynamic stability. Introduction to autopilot.
    PREREQ: MAE 341 
  
  • AEE 442 - High Speed Aerodynamics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Approximate theories of airfoils and wings, including linearized approximations, singularity distribution and vortex lattice method; effect of sweep; delta wings; method of characteristics, finite difference schemes, and time-dependent approaches.
    PREREQ: MAE 342 AND 343
  
  • AEE 446 - Propulsion

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Fluid dynamics and thermodynamics of airbreathing engines, including gas turbine, ramjet and scramjet. Engine component analysis, including inlets, combustors, nozzles, and turbomachines. Introduction to rocket propulsion.
    PREREQ: AEE 343 
  
  • AEE 470 - Experience Credit

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • AEE 471 - Design/Analysis of Aerospace Structure

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Structural configuration of modern aircraft and spacecraft. Vehicle design requirements. Symmetric and unsymmetric beams. Single and multicell thin-walled tubes. Skin-stringer construction. Shear flow. Shear lag. Ring, frame, and fuselage analysis. Finite element analysis. Design projects.
    PREREQ: ECS 325 
  
  • AEE 472 - Synth of Aerosp Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Design of a subsonic, supersonic, or VTOL aircraft; a missile system; or a spacecraft to meet specified performance and cost criteria. Oral and written preliminary and final reports.
    PREREQ: AEE 427 
  
  • AEE 490 - Independent Study

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • AEE 491 - Hypersonics Research Project I

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    In depth exploration of a problem in the field of hypersonics under the supervision of a faculty member. Projects may be experimental or computational research on hypersonic phenomena, or a conceptual study of hypersonic vehicles.
  
  • AEE 492 - HypHypersonics Research Project II

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Advanced research on a problem in the field of hypersonics under the supervision of a faculty member. Projects may be experimental or computational research on hypersonics phenomena, or a conceptual study of hypersonic vehicles.
  
  • AEE 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • AEE 527 - Helicopter Dynamics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Introduction to the helicopter; hover- and vertical-flight analysis; autorotation and vertical descent; blade motion and rotor control; aerodynamics of forward flight.
    PREREQ: AEE 342  AND AEE 427 
  
  • AEE 542 - Hypersonic/High Temperature Gas Dynamics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Inviscid and viscous hypersonic fluid dynamics with and without high temperature effects. Approximate and exact methods for analyzing hypersonic flows. Elements of statistical thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and nonequilibrium gas dynamics. Experimental methods.
    PREREQ: MAE 251  AND AEE 343 
  
  • AEE 577 - Introduction to Space Flight

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Two-body orbital mechanics, orbits and trajectories, interplanetary transfers, vehicle and booster performance.
    PREREQ: ECS 222 

Applied Music

  
  • AMC 500 - Selected Topics

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s)
  
  • AMC 525 - Keyboard Skills

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Sight reading. Score reading. Transposition. Basic ensemble techniques. Two-piano and four-hand repertoire emphasized. Permission of instructor.
  
  • AMC 526 - Technq of Accompaniment

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Case studies in collaborative repertoire with strings, winds, and voice. Ensemble techniques: leading, following, balance. Performance of orchestral material from score and reduction: opera, concertos.
    PREREQ: AMC 525 
  
  • AMC 540 - Opera Workshop

    Setnor School of Music
    0-1 credit(s) Every semester
    Primarily for students in voice. Experience in conducting, coaching, accompanying, acting, directing, and stage management in the preparation and presentation of operas. Scenes from various operas and one full-length opera.
    Repeatable
  
  • AMC 545 - Diction in Singing

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Basic phonetics (International Phonetic Alphabet). Enunciation in the foreign languages most frequently encountered in vocal and choral literature (Italian, French, German, and Latin). English diction in singing. Additional work required for graduate credit.
  
  • AMC 546 - Diction in Singing

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Basic phonetics (International Phonetic Alphabet). Enunciation in the foreign languages most frequently encountered in vocal and choral literature (Italian, French, German, and Latin). English diction in singing. Additional work required for graduate credit.
  
  • AMC 547 - Advanced Diction for Singers

    Setnor School of Music
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The unique sounds of French, German, Italian, English, Russian and Spanish are explored through class performances along with review of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
    PREREQ: AMC 546 

Anthropology

  
  • ANT 100 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 111 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Economics, politics, religion, symbolism, rites of passage, developmental cycle, and expressive culture. Required for Anthropology majors.
  
  • ANT 112 - Introduction to African American Studies in Social Sciences

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: AAS 112 
    Historical and sociopolitical materials. Approaches to studying the African American experience, antecedents from African past, and special problems.
  
  • ANT 121 - Peoples and Cultures of the World

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Case studies of global cultural diversity. Exploration of daily life, rites of passage, marriage, family, work, politics, social life, religion, ritual, and art among foraging, agricultural, and industrial societies.
  
  • ANT 131 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Biological anthropology subfields; anthropology’s relationship to history of science. Evolutionary theory; mechanisms of evolution; survey of the non-human primates; humans ancestral to modern Homo sapiens; and modern human variation. Required for Anthropology majors.
  
  • ANT 141 - Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Survey of the prehistoric past spanning the origins of humankind through the rise of complex societies. Class activities and field trips provide a hands on introduction to archaeological interpretation.
  
  • ANT 145 - Introduction to Historical Archaeology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: HST 145 
    Role of history and archaeology in our understanding of 17th- to 19th-century Europe, Africa, and America. Historical archaeology as a mechanism to critique perceptions of the past. Firsthand record of ethnic groups and cultural settings not recorded in writing.
  
  • ANT 185 - Global Encounters:Comparing World Views & Values Cross-Culturally

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Predominant views of reality and values in the cultures of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Humanistic study of cultures and nature of cross-cultural understanding.
  
  • ANT 200 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 202 - Languages of the World

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: LIN 202 
    Introduction to Universal Grammar. Similarities and differences in structures of human languages. Syntax and morphology. Theory development.
    PREREQ: LIN 201 
  
  • ANT 221 - Morality and Community

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: REL 221 
    Examines how globally diverse religious groups create distinct moral systems in order to provide their members with the feeling of belonging to unique and meaningful communities.
  
  • ANT 270 - Experience Credit

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 273 - Indigenous Religions

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Crosslisted with: NAT 244 , REL 244 
    The connections between material life and religious life in cultures throughout the world. The diverse ways that various cultures inhabit their landscapes.
  
  • ANT 290 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 300 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 311 - Anthropological Theory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Anthropological theory focusing on debates about human nature, cultural and racial diversity, and the goals of anthropology as a discipline. Required for majors.
  
  • ANT 318 - African Cultures

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Selected contemporary African cultures. West Africa and the impact of the slave trade. Aspects of colonialism and neocolonialism and their relationship to current social and political development.
  
  • ANT 322 - South American Cultures

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: LAS 318 
    Archaeology and cultural history. Racial, linguistic, and cultural areas from 1492 to today. Studies of contemporary Indian and Mestizo populations.
  
  • ANT 323 - Peoples and Cultures of North America

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: NAT 323 
    Racial, linguistic, and cultural areas of North America from the Rio Grande to the Arctic. Selected areas and tribes. Data from archaeology, historical records, and contemporary anthropological fieldwork.
  
  • ANT 324 - Modern South Asian Cultures

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: SAS 324 , WGS 324 
    Societies of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Social organization, economic and political structures, religions and world view, survey of languages, the arts. Transition and modernization, rural and urban problems.
  
  • ANT 325 - Anthropology of American Life in Film

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Analysis of American culture using film and literature. Concept of “national character.” Major cultural configurations and themes.
  
  • ANT 326 - Africa Through the Novel

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: WGS 327 
    Cultural, political, and social life of Africa and Africans through African literature. Each semester deals with a motif (e.g., novels of Achebe).
  
  • ANT 327 - Anthropology of Race in Latin America and the Caribbean

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    History of racial ideologies in Latin America and the Caribbean; interactions of racial ideologies with self concepts and life chances; racial ideologies’ shaping of expressive culture and religion; antiracism movements and legislation; race and transnational migration.
  
  • ANT 346 - Gender Through the Ages

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    The study of gender in archaeology from the late Stone Age to Modern era.
  
  • ANT 348 - History of Archaeology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Tracing the discipline’s origins with the Renaissance dilettante. Brief survey of scientific and quantitative methods.
  
  • ANT 349 - Archaeology at the Movies:The Scientific Study of the Past in Popular Culture

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Introduction to modern archaeology and the scientific study of the past. Utilizing fictional portrayals of archaeological interpretation in popular culture the course examines some of the major research questions of modern anthropology.
  
  • ANT 352 - Food, Culture and Identity

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Offered only in London. Introduction to a variety of critical approaches; questions about power and representation; role of food in construction of identity.
    PREREQ: RENEE CROWN HONORS PROGRAM OR 3.4 MINIMUM GPA
  
  • ANT 355 - Spanish Society and Pop Culture

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: SOC 345 
    Offered only in Madrid. Explores what is considered important, good, and fashionable in Spain today and how these values relate to historical developments as well as foreign influences.
    PREREQ: SPA 201 
  
  • ANT 356 - Applied Anthropology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Describes past and present uses of anthropology in social policy. Examines the discipline’s role in addressing global issues such as economic development, environmental degradation, indigenous rights, refugees, and health care. Careers in nonacademic settings.
  
  • ANT 357 - Health, Healing, and Culture

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Cross-cultural perspective on illness, health, medicine, and the body; medical pluralism; biomedicalization; illness and moral reasoning; local and global political economies of health and healing; globalization and medicine. Applied medical anthropology.
  
  • ANT 358 - Peace, War and Security

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Anthropology of peace, war and security examining the biological basis for war, archaeology of early warfare, effects of colonial expansion among indigenous peoples and postcolonial society, contemporary peacekeeping, and humanitarian intervention.
  
  • ANT 363 - Anthropology of Family Life

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: WGS 363 
    Historical and cross-cultural study of forms of family and domestic organization, marriage, status and sex roles, ideals, and customs of family life.
  
  • ANT 365 - Sexual Attraction in Cross-cultural Perspective

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Sexual attractiveness across cultures. Cultural differences as well as cultural universals.
  
  • ANT 367 - Gender in a Globalizing World

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: GEO 367 , WGS 367 
    Economic and cultural processes of globalization as they affect different groups of men, women, and households; including gender and work, development and environmental change, and redefinitions of masculinity and femininity across the globe.
  
  • ANT 373 - Magic and Religion

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosscultural study of magical and religious behavior, ritual, and belief systems in simple and complex societies. Specialists and their craft: shamans, priests. Curing, possession, witchcraft. Millennial and counterculture movements. Religious ideologies and innovations.
  
  • ANT 376 - Folklore

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Folklore as a cultural system expressing the value orientations of nonliterate, illiterate, and minority populations. Various genres of folklore (myth, song, art) and the folklore of several specific societies.
  
  • ANT 377 - Quilts and Community

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Explores role of quilts and quilting communities. Discussion, films, exploration of quilts and their makers-and communities that result. Class learns quilt making process. No sewing experience required.
  
  • ANT 380 - International Course

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s)
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 381 - Ancient Rituals and Beliefs in Modern Spain

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Offered only in Madrid. From Paleolithic and Neolithic settlements of the Iberian Peninsula to modern immigration into Spain, this course examines the complex layering of ancient belief systems in a modern country, using Spain as a laboratory.
  
  • ANT 382 - Health in the Middle East

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: HTW 382 , MES 382 
    Surveys major cultural, biological and environmental features of the Middle East and relates them to aspects of health including infectious disease, chronic disease, reproductive health, population, war, poverty and globalization.
  
  • ANT 390 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 400 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester
    Repeatable
  
  • ANT 402 - Ethnic History of Britain

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: HST 422 
    Offered only in London. Examines the ways in which migration has shaped and reworked British national identity over the past two thousand years through the study of original historical sources, literature, film and music, and explores the contributions that migrants have made to modern British society.
  
  • ANT 403 - Culture, Confucianism and Chinese Modernity

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: HST 443 
    Offered only in Beijing. Contemporary China from historical and cultural perspectives. Exploration of political and ideological conflicts between China and the West. Patterns of Chinese culture. Impact of Confucianism on Chinese society and its influence outside of China
  
  • ANT 404 - Family and Gender in Renaissance Italy

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    Crosslisted with: HST 404 , WGS 404 
    Historical and interdisciplinary exploration of life stages, rites of passage, marriage, family, social life, sodomy, prostitution, career options, and alternate life strategies as illustrated by case studies. Offered only in Florence.
  
  • ANT 405 - Conservation and Management Protected Areas: South Africa-OTS

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: GEO 405 
    Taught in South Africa through the Organization for Tropical Studies program. Analyze management of wildlife and natural resources within ecological, political, social, historical, and economic context of South Africa.
 

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