You are in the official 2008-2009 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
You are in the official 2008-2009 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
COURSES
Anthropology (ANTH)
A. The Core Curriculum
ANTH 1. Introduction to Physical Anthropology (3)
This course examines the biological basis of being human. It compares us
with our primate relatives, traces the evolution of our species from 4 million-year-old
australopithecines, and accounts for the great anatomical and biochemical
diversity among modern human populations. (CAN ANTH 2) FS
ANTH 2. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Examines the nature of culture, humanity's
unique mechanism for adapting to the changing environment. Explores the
varieties of human life and explains how culture has made possible the range
of different and successful societies, from hunters and gatherers to industrial
civilization. G.E. Breadth D3. (CAN ANTH 4) FS
ANTH 3. Introduction to Prehistory and Physical Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Examines the biological and cultural basis
of being human. Compares us with our primate relatives, traces the biological
and cultural evolution of our species from earliest ancestors, through the
development of agriculture to the emergence of civilization. G.E. Breadth
D3. FS
ANTH 100. Concepts and Applications (3)
This foundation course demonstrates the use of selected core concepts in
research and analysis. Acquaints students with the conceptual framework
of the discipline and the basic processes of anthropological inquiry and
application of knowledge. F
ANTH 101A. Introductory Fieldwork in Archaeology (6)
An introduction to basic methods and strategies for archeological excavation
and site survey. Involves a commitment by students of a block of time in
the field away from campus. Not open to students who have taken 101A-S.
(Course fee, $75) S
ANTH 101A-S. Introductory Fieldwork in Archaeology (6)
An introduction to basic methods and strategies for archaeological excavation
and site survey in a public service context. Involves a commitment by students
of a block of time in the field away from campus. Not open to students who
have taken 101A. S
ANTH 101B. Advanced Fieldwork in Archaeology (6)
Advanced methods and strategies for archaeological excavation and site
survey. Involves a commitment by students of a block of time in the field
away from campus. Not open to students who have taken 101B-S. S
ANTH 101B-S. Advanced Fieldwork in Archaeology (6)
Advanced methods and strategies for archeological excavation and site survey
in a public service context. Involves a commitment by students of a block
of time in the field away from campus. Not open to students who have taken
101B. S
ANTH 104. History and Theory of Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH 100. A history of the growth of anthropological thought
through an analysis of the informational and explanatory powers of five
major theoretical schools: Nineteenth-century Evolutionists, British Functionalists,
Boasian Historical Particularists, Neo-Evolutionists/Marxists, and Cognitivists.
S
ANTH 111A. Introduction to Ethnographic Fieldwork (3)
An introduction to methods of ethnographic field methods, including
participant observation, interviewing, and the use of audiovisual media.
Topics include the ethics of fieldwork, organizing data, and ethnographic
writing. Students will conduct short fieldwork assignments on cultural and
linguistic topics in the local area. F
ANTH 111B. Intermediate Ethnographic Fieldwork (3)
Prerequisite ANTH 111A. Students conduct an enthnographic field project
under the direction of the instructor, employing participant observation.
Involves field trips and weekend sessions. Involves a commitment of a block
of time away from campus. Not open to students who have taken 111B-S. S
ANTH 111B-S. Intermediate Ethnographic Fieldwork (3)
Prerequisite ANTH 111A. Students conduct an enthnographic field project
under the direction of the instructor, employing participant observation.
Involves field trips and weekend sessions. Involves a commitment of a block
of time away from campus. Not open to students who have taken 111B. S
ANTH 195. Colloquium (1)
Each spring semester students and department faculty will meet three times
to discuss current problems in the field of anthropology. These three hour
seminars will be led by a faculty member. Students will be expected to do
all assigned readings and complete a paper on one of the topics discussed.
F
B. CULTURAL Curriculum
ANTH 30. Critical Thinking in Anthropology (3)
Distinguish belief vs. knowledge and fact vs. opinion; examine relationship
between language/logic; use inductive/deductive reasoning; recognize informal/formal
fallacies; appreciate socio-cultural context of critical thinking. These
skills are applied to topics of race/intelligence, religion/values, and
social policy. Skills demonstrated/assessed through oral and written performance.
G.E. Foundation A3. FS SU
ANTH 102. Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (3)
A compendium of current thinking on language and culture from a variety
of interdisciplinary perspectives. Examines the nature of language, language
description, language and worldview, gendered speech, ethnicity and language,
power and performance, verbal and nonverbal art, and associated theories
and research methods. S even
ANTH 105W. Applied Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D, satisfactory
completion (C or better) of ENGL 5B and 10 graduation requirement, to be
taken no sooner than the term in which 60 units are completed. Examination
and assessment of the use of anthropological data and concepts to address
contemporary issues in education, health care, law, environmental planning,
and social services. Students work on applied problems and write observations,
plans, reports, and research documents geared to the needs of professionals,
service providers, and particularly planners in modern institutional contexts.
Meets the upper-division writing skills requirement for graduation. G.E.
Multicultural/International MI. FS
SU
ANTH 111C. Advanced Ethnographic Fieldwork (3)
Prerequisite ANTH 111B. Students continue work on an ethnographic field
project begun in ANTH 111B. Under the direction of the instructor, students
employ methods such as participant observation, interviewing, and audiovisual
media. Students produce a substantial written review combining secondary
sources with their own data. F
ANTH 111C-S. Advanced Ethnographic Fieldwork (3)
Prerequisite: ANTH 111B or 111B-S. Involves continued work on ethnographic
field project begun in ANTH 111B or 111B-S, employing various research methods.
Includes producing a substantial final paper with a focus on public service
applications of their findings. F
ANTH 115. World Cultures (3)
An examination of contemporary issues in anthropology based on evidence
from both classical and modern ethnographies. Considers strategies of qualitative
research and reporting, including ethics and the application of enthographic
research in modern societies. S even
ANTH 116W. Anthropology of Religion (3)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D, satisfactory completion
(C or better) of the ENGL 5B and 10 graduation requirement, to be taken
no sooner than the term in which 60 units are completed. Examines the patterned
belief systems of the world's tribal, peasant, and sectarian societies.
Stresses the role of religion in individual and group perception, cognition,
ritual, and social organization. Topics include myth, magic, shamanism,
mysticism, witchcraft, trance, hallucinogens, and cultism. Meets the upper-division
writing skills requirement for graduation. G.E. Integration ID. FS SU
ANTH 117. Anthropology of Health, Illness, and Healing (3)
A cross-cultural examination of health practices and of the cultural assumptions
and attitudes on which they are based. Reviews ethno-medicine, ethnopsychiatry,
and epidemiology in the health care systems of diverse cultures and of ethnic
communities in pluralistic societies such as the United States. S even
ANTH 118. Women: Culture and Biology (3)
(Same as WS 170.) A cross-cultural and interdisciplinary analysis of the
determinants of female statuses and circumstances. Examines theories, including
biological and cultural determinism, which explain variations in the expression
of sexuality, maturation, reproduction, and the life cycle. F
odd
ANTH 119. Law and Culture (3)
A comparative, holistic perspective on the evolution of law. Examines its
natures and origins, the basic assumptions behind legal systems, their cross-cultural
expression and effects, and the directionality of legal evolution. S even
ANTH 120. Ethnic Relations and Cultures (3)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D. The cultural and social
origins of ethnicity, and its opportunities and problems for contemporary
mass societies. Offers a critical review of major theories on ethnic politics,
economics, and ideology in the light of cross-cultural evidence. G.E. Multicultural/International
MI. S even
ANTH 123. Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia (3)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D.An introductory survey
of the cultural and historical adaptations of societies in Burma, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam; and of Insular societies in Indonesia, Malaysia,
and the Philippines. Examines the major effects of culture contact between
East and West. G.E. Multicultural/International MI. F
odd
ANTH 124. Peoples and Cultures of East Asia (3)
Examines cultural pluralism. Considers cultural adaptations and change among
minorities such as Moslems, Tibetans, and Mongolians in China, and ethnic
groups of Japan and Korea. Outlines kinship, religion, organization, and
technological factors in the Asiatic culture complex. S
even
ANTH 125. Tradition and Change in China
and Japan (3)
(Same as HUM 140.) Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D. Examines
the current aspirations and problems of the Chinese and Japanese in terms
of their traditional cultures, and explains how their histories, values,
world views, and intellectual traditions affect their lifestyles and their
international relations today. G.E. Multicultural/International MI. S even
ANTH 126. Cultures and Foods of East Asia
(3)
(Same as ASAM 151.) Treats cuisine as a systematic product of the interaction
between culture and ecology. Focuses on sociocultural rather than bio-nutritional
factors in the preparation and ritual implications of food in Mainland and
Insular Asia. Students learn to prepare and serve a variety of Oriental
dishes. F even
ANTH 128. Environmental Anthropology (3)
Examines the interactions between environment and human culture. Specific
topics include theoretical and empirical trends in environmental anthropology,
materialist and cognitive approaches to human-environment interactions,
human culture in ecosystem perspective, religion and ecology, and contemporary
environmental movements. F even
ANTH 130. Peoples and Cultures of the Southwest (3)
A survey of Native American cultures of the Southwestern United States and
Northwestern Mexico from their prehistoric origins to the present. Emphasis
is placed on cultural continuity and change during the past 400 years of
contact with western culture. F odd
ANTH 134. Modern Africa (3)
(See HIST 157.) F
odd
ANTH 135. Muslim Communities in the Middle East (3)
A survey of both rural and urban Muslim cultures and societies in the Middle
East. Emphasizes the variety of lived experiences of Islam, gender and ethnic
relations, and the impact of the West. F
odd (Formerly ANTH 138T)
ANTH 138T. Topics in Cultural Anthropology (1-6; max total 12 if no
topic repeated)
Prerequisite: varies with title. Special studies in the theory and practice
of organized cooperation and conflict in nature and culture. FS
C. ARCHAEOLOGY Curriculum
ANTH 101A-S. Introductory Fieldwork in Archaeology (6)
Introduces basic methods and strategies for archaeological excavation
and site survey in a public service context. Involves a commitment by students
to a block time in the field away from campus.
ANTH 101B-S. Advanced Fieldwork in Archaeology (6)
Advanced methods and strategies for archaelogical excavation and site
survey in a public service context. Involves a commitment by students to
a block of time in the field away from campus.
ANTH 140. Contemporary Archaeology (3)
Examines archaeological theory (both historical and contemporary) as well
as methods and techniques used by archaeologists to gather, analyze, and
interpret data. S odd
ANTH 141. Prehistory of North America (3)
Traces the development of Native American cultures from the Arctic to Mesoamerica,
from the peopling of the continent to early historic times. Examines the
archaeological evidence for the antiquity, spread, and variation of cultural
adaptations to changing ecological conditions. F
odd
ANTH 142. Old World Prehistory (3)
Examination of current knowledge of the prehistory of one area of the Old
World. Chronologies, current findings, and important issues in theory method
are reviewed. Consideration of these matters in relation to work in archaeology
throughout the world and to work in closely related disciplines such as
biology and geology. Some historic archaeology may also be included. Areas
include Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia. S
even
ANTH 143. Archaeology and Prehistory of California (3)
Origins and prehistory of the California Native Americans. Examination of
the archaeological record, both statewide and regionally, with emphasis
on adaptations to natural and social environments from 12,000 B.P. until
early historic times. S odd
ANTH 145. Cultural Resources Management (3)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D. Provides an in-depth
overview of historic and prehistoric cultural resources (districts, sites,
buildings, and objects), their significance, and their management in the
U.S. Topics include the legal context for CRM, identifying and evaluating
cultural resources, assessing effects, treatment planning, and careers in
CRM. G.E. Integration ID. F even
ANTH 159T. Topics in Archaeology (1-6; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: varies with title. Special studies in archaeological methods,
techniques, history and theory, or of prehistoric culture areas not covered
in the regular curriculum. FS
D. PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY CURRICULUM
ANTH 161. Bio/Behavioral Evolution of the Human Species (3)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area B. Examines the evolution
of the human species and its relationship to living and extinct primates.
Explores the biological basis of human culture. Integrates evolutionary
biology, geochronology, and anthropology in order to understand the bio/behavioral
nature of modern man. G.E. Integration IB. FS
ANTH 162. Primates (3)
An introduction to the study of primate biological and behavioral evolution.
Explores sociobiological theory in order to explain the unity and diversity
of social behavior in prosimians, monkeys, and apes. F
odd
ANTH 163. Human Variation (3)
A cross-cultural examination of variations in human morphology, physiology,
and biochemistry. Establishes the correlation between variations in human
biology and variations in climate, culture, nutrition, and disease. F even
ANTH 164. Human Osteology (3)
Introduces a range of analytic techniques for extracting information from
human skeletal remains: sexing and aging, osteometry, odontometry, the examination
and diagnosis of epigenetic traits and pathological lesion, and the statistical
interpretation of skeletal data. S odd
ANTH 169T. Topics in Physical Anthropology (1-6; max total 12 if no
topic repeated)
Special studies of the discovery and interpretation of information in physical
anthropology, and of the application of this subdiscipline in legal, medical,
and scientific research. FS
E. ADVANCED STUDY CURRICULUM
ANTH 190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement - Independent
Study. Approved for RP grading. FS
ANTH 192. Directed Readings (1-3; max total 3)
Supervised reading on a student-selected topic outside the regular curriculum,
conducted through regular consultation with a faculty sponsor. FS
ANTH 193. Internships in Anthropology (1-6; max total 6)
Interns will work on a variety of tasks involving the analysis and curation
of archaeological collections; design and curation of museum displays; the
collection and analysis of physical anthropological data, including working
with primates at local zoos; and ethnographic data collection. CR/NC grading
only. FS
ANTH 194. Honors Thesis (1-3; max total 3)
Development of a student report or paper into a manuscript of professional
and publishable quality. Requires approval by an Honors Committee of three
faculty members. FS
ANTH 197T. Current Topics in Anthropology (1-6; max total 12 if no
topic repeated)
Subject matter of these courses combines topics from the various subfields
of anthropology, providing the student with a more integrated view of the
discipline. FS
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