Graduate Degree Programs
ANTH 401
Human Evolution: The Material Evidence (3) Human origins as seen in the fossil record and comparative biology of humans and their primate relatives.
Effective: Fall 1986
Prerequisite:
ANTH 021
ANTH 401H
Human Evolution: The Material Evidence (3) Human origins as seen in the fossil record and comparative biology of humans and their primate relatives.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
Prerequisite:
ANTH 021
ANTH 405
Primatology (3) Nonhuman primate origins, evolution, comparative physical and behavioral characteristics, ecological context, phylogeny and taxonomy; and their importance in anthropology.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
ANTH 021
ANTH 406W
Problems in Human Evolution (3) Investigation of human evolution in terms of the history of ideas and contemporary research on genetic and evolutionary processes.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
ANTH 021 or 3 credits in biology 3 credits in statistics
ANTH 408
Anthropological Demography (3) Analysis of demographic studies in traditional and very small populations.
Effective: Fall 2003
Prerequisite:
3 credits in anthropology
ANTH 410
Osteology (4) Introduction to the systematic study of the human skeleton from an evolutionary developmental biological perspective.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
3 credits in anthropology 3 credits in the biological sciences or concurrent enrollment inANTH 401 orANTH 501
ANTH 411
Skeletal Forensic Anthropology (3) An introduction to anthropological forensic science with an emphasis on what can be learned from human skeletons and archaeological recovery methods.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
ANTH 021 orANTH 410 or Forensic Science major
ANTH 412
Settlement Demography (3) Examination of the demography and ecology of human settlement systems in the preindustrial past.
Effective: Summer 2008
Prerequisite:
ANTH 408
ANTH 413
Molecular Forensic Anthropology (3) An introduction to the field of the application of DNA methods to estimating forensically useful phenotypes.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
ANTH 021 or Forensic Science major
ANTH 420
(J ST 420)
Archaeology of the Near East (3) Culture of the Near East and India from Paleolithic times through the Bronze Age.
Effective: Summer 1999
Prerequisite:
ANTH 008, ANTH 009, ANTH 011 orANTH 012
ANTH 421
Intro to Geospatial Science in Anthropology and Archaeology (3) This course is a practical, data driven, introduction to applications of Geospatial tools in anthropological and archaeological research.
Effective: Summer 2009
Prerequisite:
ANTH 001 orANTH 002
ANTH 422
Meso-American Archaeology and Ethnography (3) Survey of ethnohistorical and ethnographic patterns of Meso-American society; origin and development of ancient civilization in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite:
ANTH 008, ANTH 009, ANTH 011 orANTH 012
ANTH 423
The Evolution of American Indian Culture (3) Historic and archaeological sources used to trace American Indian lifestyles from the first immigrants to the period of Euro-American contact.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite:
3 credits in anthropology
ANTH 424
Andean Ethnology and Archaeology (3) Cultures of the Andes from earliest settlements to Inka Empire; includes discussion of life in modern Andean communities.
Effective: Spring 2002
Prerequisite:
ANTH 002, ANTH 045
ANTH 426W
Archaeological Laboratory Analysis (3) Scientific laboratory methods used in the analysis of ceramic and lithic artifacts.
Effective: Summer 2004
Prerequisite:
ANTH 007, ANTH 008, ANTH 009 orANTH 011
ANTH 427W
Forensic Archaeology (3) Application of archaeological techniques to crime scene investigations, with practical experience in field and laboratory contexts.
Effective: Summer 2007
Prerequisite:
ANTH 002
ANTH 428
Archaeological Methods and Theory (3) Scientific methods as applied to archaeological data: evolution, ecology, diffusion, and cyclicism theory.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite:
ANTH 007, ANTH 008, ANTH 009, ANTH 011 orANTH 012
ANTH 431
Advanced Geospatial Science for Anthropologists and Archaeologists (3) This course is an intensive, data driven, treatment of the use of geographic information systems in anthropological and archaeological research.
Effective: Summer 2009
Prerequisite:
ANTH 421
ANTH 440
South American Tribal Societies (3) Ethnographic survey of tribal societies in South America. Special emphasis on non-Andean area.
Effective: Fall 1986
ANTH 441
(IL)
From Stone Ax to Uzi: Tradition and Change in the New Guinea Highlands (3) This course explores cultural change and innovation among tribal peoples of Highland New Guinea from stone tool technology to globalization.
Effective: Fall 2009
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045
ANTH 442
(IL)
Indians and Peasants of Mexico and Central America (3) Indian culture and society in Mexico and Central America.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
ANTH 001 orANTH 045
ANTH 444
Primitive Warfare (3) Critical overview of the ethnography and theory of primitive warfare.
Effective: Summer 2002
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045 ; andANTH 002 orANTH 021
ANTH 445W
Ethnographic Film (3) Comparisons of written and visual ethnography; critical assessment of ethnographic film; cross-cultural variation.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite:
ANTH 001 orANTH 045
ANTH 446
Mating and Marriage (3) An examination of human mating mainly from the viewpoint of behavioral ecology, centering on the species-typical institution of marriage.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045, ANTH 021
ANTH 447
(IL)
Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3) Ethnographic survey of peoples and cultures of Africa.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
AAA S 110 orANTH 045
ANTH 448
(AM ST 448)
Ethnography of the United States (3) Ethnographic descriptions of various dimensions of life in the United States.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045
ANTH 450
Comparative Social Organization (3) Social structure and cultural change among nonliterate societies.
Effective: Fall 1986
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045
ANTH 450W
Comparative Social Organization (3) Social structure and cultural change among nonliterate societies.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045
ANTH 451
Economic Anthropology (3) Different approaches to the study of the economics of non-Western societies, emphasizing the interrelationships between noneconomic factors and economic behavior.
Effective: Fall 1986
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045
ANTH 452
Critical Readings in Social Organization (3) Critical overview of approaches to kinship and social organization.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045
ANTH 453
Anthropology of Religion (3) Traditional and modern religions and historical and contemporary religious movements from an anthropological perspective.
Effective: Fall 2003
Prerequisite:
ANTH 001 orANTH 045
ANTH 454
Political Anthropology (3) Comparative study of institutions which control force in nonstate societies.
Effective: Fall 1986
ANTH 455
Global Processes and Local Systems (3) Ethnographic, comparative, historic, evolutionary treatment of global economic, political, and cultural processes and their consequences for local systems.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045
ANTH 456
Cultural Ecology (3) Survey of the methods and concepts of cultural ecology, focusing on the interaction between cultural and geographical systems.
Effective: Fall 1986
Prerequisite:
3 credits in anthropology
ANTH 457
(US;IL)
(J ST 457, SOC 457)
Jewish Communities: Identity, Survival, and Transformation in Unexpected Places (3) Examines the global array of smaller Jewish communities that have flourished outside the main urban centers of Jewish settlement.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite:
ANTH 001 orANTH 045, HEBR 010, J ST 010, SOC 001, SOC 005, SOC 007, SOC 015
ANTH 458
Ethnographic Field Methods (3) Course introduces students to ethnographic field methods, includes student projects and simple analyses that don't require statistical sophistication.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045
ANTH 459
Applied Anthropology (3) A survey of the development of applied anthropology and the current issues facing anthropologists working in non-academic settings.
Effective: Summer 2002
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045
ANTH 460
(BIOL 460)
Human Genetics (3) The human genome, its variation, origins, and relation to disease and other traits.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite:
BIOL 230W or 3 credits in genetics
ANTH 460H
(BIOL 460H)
Human Genetics (4) Gene mapping in humans; molecular basis of genetic disease; genomic structure; immunogenetics; and genetic evidence for human evolutionary history.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
3 credits in genetics orANTH 021 orBIOL 222 orBIOL 230W ; and 3 credits in statistics
ANTH 461
Molecular Anthropology (3) Provides framework to understand current issues in biology, genetics, and anthropology as they relate to the evolution of our species.
Effective: Spring 2005
Prerequisite:
3 credits in biological anthropology or 3 credits in biology
ANTH 462
The Biometry of Human Reproduction (3) A survey of statistical studies of human fertility and reproductive biology.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
BIOL 177, STAT 451
ANTH 463
Quantitative Analysis of Morphological Data (3) The application of morphometric methods to anthropological data: phenotypes of organisms, artifacts, and traits.
Effective: Fall 2004
Prerequisite:
ANTH 002 orANTH 021;STAT 200 ; 3 additional credits in anthropology
ANTH 464
(BIOL 464)
Sociobiology (3) The study of the adaptive function of social behavior, the comparative analysis of social organization, and the ecology of sociality.
Effective: Fall 1986
Prerequisite:
6 credits in biology or anthropology
ANTH 465H
Fifteen Great Biology Papers (3) Reading and discussion of the most influential papers in the history of biology that illustrate exceptional insight and elegant reasoning.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
ANTH 021 or 3 credits in evolutionary biology or genetics and 3 credits in statistics
ANTH 466
The Skull (3) Survey of the mammalian skull from many perspectives including evolution, development, anatomy, function, and variability of the skull.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite:
ANTH 021
ANTH 470H
Our Place in Nature (3) An evolutionary and genetic consideration of our understanding of human beings as a part of the natural world.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite:
3 credits each in genetics evolutionary biology and statistics
ANTH 471H
Biology, Evolution, and Society (3) Exploration of the genetic theory of evolution and development, its history and application within Biology and beyond.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
ANTH 021, BIOL 222, BIOL 230, BIOL 322 orBIOL 460 ; 3 credits in statistics
ANTH 473
Genetics of Human Disease (3) Human genetic variation and evolution as reflected in disease patterns; methods for assessing and quantifying such disease patterns.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
3 credits in statistics; 3 credits in biology
ANTH 473W
Genetics of Human Disease (3) Human genetic variation and evolution as reflected in disease patterns; methods for assessing and quantifying such disease patterns.
Effective: Summer 1995
Prerequisite:
ANTH 021 or 3 credits in biology; 3 credits in statistics
ANTH 474
Ecology of Gender (3) Survey of the human biology and cultural ecology of gender.
Effective: Summer 1988
Prerequisite:
ANTH 021 orBIOL 101
ANTH 476W
(WMNST 476W)
Anthropology of Gender (3) Cross-cultural construction of gender and sex roles; theories of gender construction; case studies and practical effects.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
3 credits in women's studies or anthropology
ANTH 477
(US;IL)
Language, Culture, and Society (3) Relationships among language, culture and society, with an anthropological emphasis.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
ANTH 045 orANTH 001
ANTH 492
Intermediate Field Methods (3-6) On-site experience in collecting archaeological, behavioral, or biological data.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
ANTH 002
ANTH 493
Field Techniques (3-6) Training in techniques involving analyses of archaeological, behavioral, or biological data.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite:
ANTH 002
ANTH 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
ANTH 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
ANTH 495
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Spring 2000
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
ANTH 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall ouside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1986
ANTH 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1986
ANTH 497A
Primate Functional Morphology & Locomotion (3) Course will explore the functional morphology of the primate postcranial skeleton as it relates to locomotor behavior.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ANTH 497A
The Evolution of Human Mating (3) The goal of this course is to bring students in contact with the primary literature on human sexuality and sexual selection.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ANTH 497B
Introduction to Environmental Archaeology (3) This class is a survey of the fast-developing field of environmental archaeology that encompasses archaeology, earth sciences, botany, and zoology.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
ANTH 497B
Trade and Commerce in the Ancient World (3) Examines the role of trade and commerce in the development of social complexity in the ancient world.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ANTH 497C
Archaeological Landscapes of the Ancient World (3) Ancient landscapes contain a detailed record of environmental and social processes that have unfolded over time.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ANTH 497D
Archaeological Ethics and Law (3) Course introduces students to a vareity of legal and ethical issues in archaeology that span local to international scales.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ANTH 497E
Human Genomic (3) The course focuses on scientific and ethical discussions of the implications of genomic findings and the availability of genetic and evolutionary information.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ANTH 497F
Writing Science for the Public (2) This course is designed to teach students with a science background how to write more accessibly and to teach students not in the sciences how to convey scientific information better. A background in science is not required. There are weekly writing assignments which will be critiqued and discussed in class as well as a final paper of 15 pages.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ANTH 497H
The Evolution of Human Mating (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
ANTH 498
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
ANTH 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
ANTH 499A
(IL)
(CAMS 499A)
Landscape Archaeology (3) This course introduces student to the basics of archaeological surveys.
Effective: Summer 2010 Ending: Summer 2010 Future: Summer 2010
ANTH 499B
(IL)
(CAMS 499B)
GIS for Archaeologists (3) This course gives students hands-on introduction to the use of GIS program in archaeological research.
Effective: Summer 2010 Ending: Summer 2010 Future: Summer 2010
ANTH 501
Human Evolution: The Material Evidence (3) Human origins as seen in the fossil record and comparative biology of humans and their primate relatives.
Effective: Spring 2002
Prerequisite:
ANTH 401
ANTH 508
Research Problems in Culture History (3-9) No description.
Effective: Spring 1987
ANTH 509
Research Design in Anthropological Fieldwork (3) A survey of research design, sampling strategies, potential biases, confounding problems, and the limits of inference in anthropological fieldwork.
Effective: Summer 1990
Prerequisite:
STAT 451
ANTH 521
Current Literature in Archaeology (1) Seminar designed to expand general knowledge of archaeology through exposure to current research and related issues in contemporary archaeology.
Effective: Fall 2000
ANTH 530
Individual Readings in Anthropology (1-6) Reading or research in selected aspects of general anthropology.
Effective: Spring 1987
ANTH 541
Current Literature in Cultural Anthropology (1) This seminar is designed to expand general knowledge of cultural anthropology through exposure to current research/related issues in contemporary cultural anthropology.
Effective: Spring 2002
ANTH 545
Seminar in Anthropology (1-9) Critical analysis of research in selected areas of anthropology.
Effective: Spring 1987
ANTH 556
Social Organization of Traditional Societies (3) Cultural bases of social organization of traditional societies.
Effective: Summer 1990
ANTH 559
Behavioral Anthropology (3) Ecological anthropology, emphasizing the adaptive aspects of subsistence, including foraging and settlement pattern.
Effective: Spring 2001
ANTH 560
History of Anthropological Theory (3) Survey of origin and development of anthropology in the Nineteenth Century and trends during the Twentieth Century.
Effective: Fall 1986
Prerequisite:
ANTH 450
ANTH 561
Field Methods in Anthropology (3-9) Individual field work in any aspect of anthropology, supervised by staff of professional rank.
Effective: Spring 1987
ANTH 562
Laboratory Methods in Anthropology (3-9) Supervised laboratory research, utilizing materials from physical anthropology or archaeology or cultural anthropology.
Effective: Spring 1987
ANTH 563
Current Literature in Biological Anthropology (1) Seminar designed to expand general knowledge of Biological Anthropology through exposure to current research and issues in contemporary Biological Anthropology.
Effective: Fall 2001
ANTH 564
Topics in Sociobiology and Behavioral Ecology (3) Critical analysis of specialized topics in sociobiology and behavioral ecology.
Effective: Spring 2002
Prerequisite:
an introductory course in anthropology or biology
ANTH 565
(WMNST 565)
Women and Development (3) Interaction of women and development.
Effective: Spring 1994
ANTH 566
Infectious Diseases in Anthropological Populations (3) Surveys infectious diseases in history and prehistory; introduces concepts from microbiology, immunology, and epidemiology, applies them to past human populations.
Effective: Spring 2002
ANTH 571
Principles of Human Evolutionary Biology (3) Mechanisms and quantification of human genetic variation and survey of evolutionary aspects of human ecology, life cycle, and population biology.
Effective: Spring 2002
ANTH 575
Population, Food, and Traditional Farming (3) This course explores the relationship between demographic processes (fertility, mortality, migration) and traditional farming, especially farming near the subsistence level.
Effective: Summer 2009
Prerequisite:
ANTH 408
ANTH 579
(SOC 579)
Spatial Demography (3) This graduate course will expose students to spatial analysis tools and analytical methods applied to demographic research.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite:
Graduate course in statistics i.e. SOC 574 or ANTH 509
ANTH 588
Method and Theory in Archaeology (3) Methodological strategies and tactics in archaeological research; major theories in cultural anthropology as applied to archaeological data.
Effective: Spring 2002
ANTH 590
Colloquium (1-3) Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.
Effective: Summer 1987
ANTH 593
(BIOL 593, ENT 593)
Tropical Field Studies (Organization for Tropical Studies) (8) An intensive field course concentrating on field problems, experimental design, and data analysis in tropical habitats.
Effective: Summer 1993
Prerequisite:
approval by the Committee on Tropical Studies
ANTH 594
Research Topics (1-15) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2001
ANTH 596
Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 1987
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
ANTH 597
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or term.
Effective: Spring 1987
ANTH 599
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12 per semester, maximum of 24) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
ANTH 600
Thesis Research (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1986
ANTH 601
Ph.D. Dissertation Full-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1986
ANTH 602
Supervised Experience in College Teaching (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) Supervised experience in teaching and orientation to other selected aspects of the profession at the Pennsylvania State University.
Effective: Fall 2003
ANTH 603
Foreign Academic Experience (1-12) Foreign study and/or research constituting progress toward the degree at a foreign university.
Effective: Spring 2002
ANTH 610
Thesis Research Off Campus (1-15) No description.
Effective: Fall 1986
ANTH 611
Ph.D. Dissertation Part-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Fall 1986
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