Department of Anthropology

Penn State University

FAll 2009 aNTHROPOLOGY cOURSES

 

Colloquium Schedule

FALL 2009
GRADUATE COURSES

ANTH 521: Current Literature in Archaeology; Carrie Hritz
ANTH 545: Seminar in Anthropology: Critical analysis of research in selected areas of anthropology; Dean Snow
ANTH 563: Current Literature in Biological Anthropology; Nina Jablonski
ANTH 579: Spatial Demography, Stephen Matthews
ANTH 588: Method and Theory in Archaeology; Ken Hirth (Syllabus)
ANTH 596: Individual Studies: Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
ANTH 600: Thesis Research

Special Courses

ANTH 497A: Primate Functional Morphology & Locomotion, Timothy Ryan
ANTH 497B: Introduction to Environmental Archaeology, Lee Newsom

Archived Spring 2009 Courses

Archived Fall 2008 Courses

Anthropology Undergraduate Courses

FALL 2009
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES


ANTH 002: Introduction to Archaeology, Erick Rochette
ANTH 008: Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas; David Webster (Syllabus)
ANTH 009: Rise of Civilization in the Old World; Carrie Hritz
ANTH 011:
Introductory North American Archaeology; Dean Snow
ANTH 021:
Introductory Biological Anthropology; Jeffrey Kurland
ANTH 045:
Cultural Anthropology; Erick Rochette
ANTH 083S:
First-Year Seminar; Lee Newsom
ANTH 146:
North American Indians, Kirk French
ANTH 294:
Research Projects. Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
ANTH 296: Independent Studies. Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
ANTH 380:
Anthropology Museum Studies, Claire Milner
ANTH 401H: (Syllabus) Human Evolution: The Material Evidence; Alan Walker
ANTH 411:
Skeletal Forensic Anthropology; George Milner (Syllabus)
ANTH 422: Meso-American Archaeology and Ethnography; David Webster (Syllabus)
ANTH 423:
The Evolution of American Indian Culture; George Milner (Syllabus)
ANTH 426W:
Archaeological Laboratory Analysis; Ken Hirth (Syllabus)
ANTH 428: Archaeological Methods and Theory, Kirk French
ANTH 440
: South American Tribal Societies, Stephen Beckerman
ANTH 444: Primitive Warfare, Critical overview of the ethnography and theory of primitive warfare, Stephen Beckerman
ANTH 455:
Global Processes and Local Systems; Paul Durrenberger (Syllabus)
ANTH 494
: Research Projects. Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
ANTH 495:
Internship. Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
ANTH 496:
Independent Studies. Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.