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ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTHRO)ANTHRO 100 — GENERAL ANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

General understanding of humans in relation to cultures, evolutionarydevelopment and racial diversity, capacities for society, and thedevelopment of the world's major cultures. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 102 — ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE PREHISTORIC WORLD3 credits.

Introduction to the ancient world from origins of human culture to thebeginnings of written history as revealed by archaeological researchat great sites and ruins around the globe. Archaeological analyses ofimportant sites as case studies to illustrate concepts and techniquesused by archaeologists in their efforts to understand the diversity of thehuman past. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Humanities or Social ScienceLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO 104 — CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND HUMAN DIVERSITY3 credits.

Introduction to cultural anthropology. Comparative cross-culturalconsideration of social organization, economics, politics, language,religion, ecology, gender, and cultural change. Includes a primary focus onU.S. ethnic and racial minorities. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Ethnic St - Counts toward Ethnic StudiesrequirementBreadth - Social ScienceLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2022

ANTHRO 105 — PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

Genetic basis of morphological, physiological and behavioral variationswithin and between human populations, and their origins and evolution.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the NaturalSci reqLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2022

ANTHRO 120 — FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE SEMINAR INANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

Intensive study of a problem in human variability through study ofnontechnical materials. Emphasis on acquiring anthropologicalconcepts through discussion and direct experience of ethnographic,archaeological, or human physical evidence. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Level - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO/FOLKLORE/INTL ST/LINGUIS 211 — GLOBAL LANGUAGEISSUES3 credits.

Focuses on language and its culture, example topics include: extinctionand revival, language and nationhood, how widely and deeply languagesdiffer, language and worldview, writing systems and literacy, languagediscrimination and inequality. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Humanities or Social ScienceLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2022

ANTHRO 212 — PRINCIPLES OF ARCHAEOLOGY3 credits.

Introduction to the methods, historical development, and scientificprinciples of archaeology. Discover how archaeologists generate andinterpret information about the human past. Introduces scientific inquiryand provides a foundation for pursuing advanced archaeological coursesand field research. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO/MED HIST 231 — INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL MEDICINE3 credits.

Provides analytical tools for the critical examination of the social,cultural, political and economic determinants of health conditions andmedical practice. Pays special attention to how these factors determinehow patients and providers experience and ideate disease and treatment,and how they respond to specific health care policies. Emphasizes theimportant role that conditions of structural violence and inequality playas determinants of health conditions in a globalized world. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Humanities or Social ScienceLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020

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ANTHRO 237 — CUT 'N' MIX: MUSIC, RACE, AND CULTURE IN THECARIBBEAN3 credits.

Explores the history and culture of the Caribbean by focusing on itsmusics, both religious and secular. Special attention will be directedto the impact of colonialism on the emergence of racially stratifiedsocieties. Music will also enable us to investigate the concepts ofdiaspora and creolization. Other topics include: gender and sexuality,the role of technology in the production and distribution of music, musicand politics, the impact of tourism, and the global impact of Caribbeanmusics. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Humanities or Social ScienceLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020

ANTHRO/AFROAMER/C&E SOC/GEOG/HISTORY/LACIS/POLI SCI/SOC/SPANISH 260 — LATIN AMERICA: AN INTRODUCTION3-4 credits.

Latin American culture and society from an interdisciplinary perspective;historical developments from pre-Columbian times to the present;political movements; economic problems; social change; ecology intropical Latin America; legal systems; literature and the arts; culturalcontrasts involving the US and Latin America; land reform; labormovements; capitalism, socialism, imperialism; mass media. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2022

ANTHRO/ART HIST/DS/HISTORY/LAND ARC 264 — DIMENSIONS OFMATERIAL CULTURE4 credits.

This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of materialculture studies. It is intended for students interested in any professionalendeavor related to material culture, including careers in museums,galleries, historical societies, historic preservation organizations, andacademic institutions. During the semester, students have variedopportunities to engage with and contemplate the material world towhich people give meaning and which, in turn, influences their lives.Sessions combine in some way the following: presentations from facultymembers and professionals who lecture on a phase of material culturerelated to his/her own scholarship or other professional work; discussionof foundational readings in the field; visits to collections and sites oncampus and around Madison; discussion of readings assigned by visitingpresenters or the professors; and exams and short papers that engagematerial culture topics. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - HumanitiesLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 265 — INTRODUCTION TO CULTURE AND HEALTH3 credits.

Uses the conceptual tools of anthropology to explore how culture,biology, and power together shape the ways people are born, experiencegood and poor health, seek therapeutic aid, and die. Draws on materialfrom around the world, with a particular focus on the experience ofmarginalized minority people in the United States. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Ethnic St - Counts toward Ethnic StudiesrequirementBreadth - Social ScienceLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO/AFRICAN/AFROAMER/GEOG/HISTORY/POLI SCI/SOC 277 —AFRICA: AN INTRODUCTORY SURVEY4 credits.

African society and culture, polity and economy in multidisciplinaryperspectives from prehistory and ancient kingdoms through the colonialperiod to contemporary developments, including modern nationalism,economic development and changing social structure. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Humanities or Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2022

ANTHRO 300 — CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: THEORY ANDETHNOGRAPHY3 credits.

Survey of cultural anthropology with emphasis on ethnographicdescription, methodology, and contemporary theories. Focuses onhumanistic and social scientific approaches to human socioculturaldiversity. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO/LINGUIS 301 — INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS:DESCRIPTIVE AND THEORETICAL3 credits.

Elementary theory and practical work in phonetics, phonology,morphology, and syntax, with attention to formal grammar. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standing. Not open to students withcredit for LINGUIS 101.Course Designation: Breadth - HumanitiesLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022


ANTHRO 302 — HOMINOID EVOLUTION3 credits.

The evolution of the Hominoidea is reconstructed from direct and indirectevidence. Cladistic and phylogenetic analyses are used to study therelationships among species. Interpretations of the fossil record arepresented from a historical perspective, focusing on the hominoid-hominid transition. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 105 or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Biological Science or Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2019

ANTHRO 303 — HUMAN SKELETAL ANATOMY4 credits.

A comprehensive examination of skeletal anatomy at both the grossand histologic levels. Utilizes laboratory methods for the archaeologicalidentification of skeletal fragments; criteria for the estimation of age, sex,stature, and other aspects of forensic anthropology. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 105 or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the NaturalSci reqLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 304 — HEREDITY, ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN POPULATIONS3 credits.

Cultural and ecological factors influencing the composition and structureof human populations; variation and distribution of genes within andbetween populations; history and evolution of human populations asevidenced by genomes. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 105, ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152, ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101, F&W ECOL/ENVIR ST/ZOOLOGY 360, BIOCORE 382,ZOOLOGY/BOTANY/ENVIR ST 260, ZOOLOGY/ANTHRO/BOTANY 410, orgraduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the NaturalSci reqLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021

ANTHRO 307 — URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

An integrated anthropological view of the city and urbanization as ahuman and cultural phenomenon, including major theories and concretedata from both 'first', 'second' and 'third' worlds, emphasizing thecontinuity of urban development from the first cities until now. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 104 or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Level - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2015

ANTHRO 310 — TOPICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY3 credits.

Selected areas, periods or problems in archaeology. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO/AMER IND 314 — INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA3 credits.

Description and analysis of native cultures, and the role of environmentaland historical factors in North America. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Ethnic St - Counts toward Ethnic StudiesrequirementBreadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020

ANTHRO 321 — THE EMERGENCE OF HUMAN CULTURE3 credits.

Worldwide archaeological evidence for the development of human cultureand behavior from the earliest appearance of human groups to thethreshold of the agricultural revolution. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 102, 212, 322, or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020


ANTHRO 322 — THE ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION3 credits.

Global archaeological survey of the origins of pristine civilizationsbeginning with the development of food production and ending with theemergence of the world's first civilizations. Focus of attention: Near East,Egypt, the Indus Valley, North China, Mesoamerica, and Peru. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO 330 — TOPICS IN ETHNOLOGY3-4 credits.

Content varies. Some representative topics: peoples and cultures ofthe European part of the USSR, peoples and cultures of Soviet Asia,anthropology of space and time, anthropology and history, pastoralistsand pastoral Nomads, American Indian folklore, etc. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 100, 104, 300 or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO 333 — PREHISTORY OF AFRICA3 credits.

A survey of the archaeological record of human development in Africa,beginning over two million years ago and continuing through thetransition to farming and metallurgy; greatest emphasis on the stone ageportion of prehistory. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 102, 212, 321, or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2019

ANTHRO 337 — LITHICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY3 credits.

Explores the ways in which humans have used of rocks and associatedminerals, i.e. lithics and lapidary technology, to create utilitarian as wellas ornamental objects in the past and the present. Explores genderroles in lithic technology and how specific technologies were used tocreate utilitarian as well as ornamental and symbolic objects. Gain a newperspective of the critical role of lithic technologies in long term humanadaptive strategies as well as in ornament and symbolic art. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 102, 212, 321, 322, or graduate/professionalstandingCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Humanities or Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 339 — ARCHAEOLOGY OF WARFARE AND HUMAN NATURE3 credits.

Introduction to the evidence, debates, and theories related to violenceand warfare in the human past, and how related behaviors are linkedto the evolution of our species and modern manifestations of war.Highlights archaeological methods that recognize past warfare practices.Using case studies from the Pleistocene to the present, exploresvariations of warfare from all over the world. Topics considered include1) the highly variable nature of violence and warfare in different culturalsettings; 2) the antiquity of warfare; 3) how violence has shaped humansocieties. Historical and cross-cultural ethnographic research will bejuxtaposed against archaeological cases to provide contextualized anddata-rich examinations. Learn to critically evaluate arguments, claims,and interpretations made about war, peace, and human nature. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022


ANTHRO 340 — MUSIC, RACE, AND CULTURE IN BRAZIL3 credits.

Focuses on music's significant role in the formation and maintenanceof Brazilian national identity. Learn how a variety of Brazilian individuals,groups, and institutions have contributed to popular and scholarlydebates about Brazilian culture, identity, and forms of belonging. Thesediscussions will be anchored to important themes in Brazil's recenthistory, present, and imagined future, such as cultural cannibalism(antropofagia), and racial hybridity (mestiçagem). Gain insight into howBrazilian artists and their audiences have debated race and racismthrough expressive means by analyzing a variety of anthropological andethnomusicological texts about Brazilian popular music, literature, and itsmost famous annual ritual, Carnival. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 100, 104, or sophomore standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Humanities or Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021

ANTHRO/RELIG ST 343 — ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION3-4 credits.

Anthropological approaches. Illustrated by critical considerations ofoutstanding contributions. Selected religious systems; areal and topicalcomparative studies; religion as an ethnographic problem. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 104 or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021

ANTHRO 345 — FAMILY, KIN AND COMMUNITY IN ANTHROPOLOGICALPERSPECTIVE3 credits.

Comparison of the form and function of such social institutions asmarriage and the family, age and sex groups, secret societies, taskgroups, and class in cross-cultural perspective. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 104, 300, or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021

ANTHRO 348 — ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY3-4 credits.

Production, distribution and consumption in a broad range of societies;land tenure and personal property concepts, prestige systems, andincentives to labor. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 104, 300, or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020

ANTHRO 350 — POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY3-4 credits.

Comparison and analysis of political structures, behavior and processesamong selected peoples of the world; special emphasis on leadership,authority, power, and the origins of the states; the relevance of primitivepolitical systems to anthropological theory and to the comparative studyof politics. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020

ANTHRO 352 — ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY AND INVENTION3 credits.

The origins and development of early technologies. Impact of keyprehistoric and pre-industrial inventions on the course of humanevolution. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 102, 212, 321, or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Gen Ed - Communication Part BBreadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2022

ANTHRO/AMER IND 354 — ARCHAEOLOGY OF WISCONSIN3 credits.

Introduction to the archaeological evidence for the diverse NativeAmerican cultures of Wisconsin over the past 12,000 years. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Junior standingCourse Designation: Ethnic St - Counts toward Ethnic StudiesrequirementBreadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020


ANTHRO 357 — INTRODUCTION TO THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF JAPAN3-4 credits.

Japanese culture from anthropological perspectives. Emphasis on theorder of meaning which serves both as model for and model of the day-to-day behavior and thought processes of the Japanese. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 358 — ANTHROPOLOGY OF CHINA3 credits.

Topics of immediate concern to the field of anthropology and Chinesestudies. Focus on social and cultural changes in rural, urban, as well asethnic minority settings in post-1949 China. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2013

ANTHRO/LACIS 361 — ELEMENTARY QUECHUA4 credits.

Phonology and morphology; concentration on the acquisition ofconversational skills; reading of texts of graded difficulty. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Frgn Lang - 1st semester language courseLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO/LACIS 362 — ELEMENTARY QUECHUA4 credits.

Continued introduction to phonology and morphology; concentrationon the acquisition of conversational skills; reading of texts of gradeddifficulty. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: LACIS/ANTHRO 361Course Designation: Frgn Lang - 2nd semester language courseLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO/LACIS 363 — INTERMEDIATE QUECHUA4 credits.

Advanced morphology and syntax; advanced conversation andcomposition; cultural background of Quechua speaking peoples throughreading of myths, legends and folktales. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: LACIS/ANTHRO 362Course Designation: Frgn Lang - 3rd semester language courseLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO/LACIS 364 — ADVANCED QUECHUA4 credits.

Continuation of advanced conversation and composition; culturalbackground of Quechua-speaking peoples through reading of myths,legends, folktales; problems in dialectology. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: LACIS/ANTHRO 363Course Designation: Frgn Lang - 4th semester language courseLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO 365 — MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

The ecology of health and disease in human cultures; health-relatedsocial systems and behavior cross-culturally; practical implications ofmedical anthropology for improving the health of specific populations.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2016

ANTHRO 370 — FIELD COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY3-6 credits.

An introduction to the techniques of field archaeology, including sitesurvey, mapping, and excavation by participation in an actual, off-campusarchaeological field project. Also instruction in the description andanalysis of artifacts. Includes full-time, off-campus, on-site excavationwork, which typically takes place outside of Madison. Excavation sitesvary. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 102, 212, 321, 322, or graduate/professionalstandingCourse Designation: Level - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020


ANTHRO/LACIS 376 — FIRST SEMESTER YUCATEC MAYA4 credits.

Introduction to Yucatec Maya language. Focus on acquiring vocabularyand grammar for basic conversational proficiency. Taught through in-class oral and aural exercises, language tapes, and primary texts. Learnabout Maya culture, history, folklore, and language politics. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - HumanitiesFrgn Lang - 1st semester language courseLevel - ElementaryL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO/LACIS 377 — SECOND SEMESTER YUCATEC MAYA4 credits.

Continued introduction to Yucatec Maya language. Focus on acquiringvocabulary and grammar for basic conversational proficiency. Taughtthrough in-class oral and aural exercises, language tapes, and primarytexts. Learn about Maya culture, history, folklore, and language politics.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: LACIS/ANTHRO 376Course Designation: Breadth - HumanitiesFrgn Lang - 2nd semester language courseLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO 391 — BONES FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGIST3 credits.

An introduction to the principles and techniques in the identification andinterpretation of animal bones. Includes analysis of an archaeologicalbone assemblage. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 102, 212, 321, 322, or graduate/professionalstandingCourse Designation: Level - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020

ANTHRO 405 — INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM STUDIES INANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

Provides a comprehensive understanding of the policies, procedures,and ethics pertaining to the development, management, and exhibition ofanthropology collections. This includes an overview of the establishment,history, and laws governing anthropology collections and collectionsmanagement methods used specifically for archaeological artifacts,ethnographic objects, and bioanthropological specimens. Ideal for thoseinterested in natural history museums, museum studies, or the museumprofession. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SHonors - Accelerated Honors (!)Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 410 — EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY3 credits.

Evolutionary biology, emphasizing how modern scientists studyevolution. Topics include: nature and mechanisms of microevolution,macroevolution, adaptation, speciation; systematics and taxonomy;quantitative genetics and measurement of natural selection; phylogeneticanalyses of behavior, physiology, morphology, biochemistry; currentcontroversies in evolution. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101, BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130, ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152, BIOCORE 381, (ANTHRO 105 and satisfied QR-Arequirement), or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the NaturalSci reqLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2022

ANTHRO 411 — THE EVOLUTION OF THE GENUS, HOMO3 credits.

Human evolution beginning with the Pliocene appearance of our genus,Homo, and ending with the worldwide spread of modern Homo sapiensthroughout the world. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 105, 302, or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Level - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2019


ANTHRO 415 — THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF CHILDREN & YOUTH3 credits.

Uses the conceptual tools of cultural anthropology to explore the widerange of children's and youths' experiences outside of and beyond school.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2020

ANTHRO 420 — INTRODUCTION TO PRIMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH3 credits.

Supervised research on topics selected by students. Independentlydesign a research project, synthesize methods and empirical results,and report one's findings. Develop the skills necessary for independentresearch in Primatology. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 100, 105, PSYCH 450, or graduate/professionalstandingCourse Designation: Level - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2020

ANTHRO 424 — HISTORICAL ANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

An introduction to historical approaches in anthropology: topics coveredinclude early theories, evolutionism, ethnohistory, culture change, ritualand symbolic transformation, indigenous/oral histories, conceptions oftime and the analysis of texts and visual images. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Level - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2018

ANTHRO/LINGUIS 430 — LANGUAGE AND CULTURE3-4 credits.

The relationship of language as a communication system to the culturetransmitted by it. Principle problems in the interrelations of language andnonlinguistic human behavior. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Breadth - HumanitiesLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021

ANTHRO/AMER IND/FOLKLORE 431 — AMERICAN INDIAN FOLKLORE3 credits.

An introduction to the genres of American Indian Folklore. Specialattention is given to creation stories, trickster tales, and the relationshipbetween folklore and historical memory. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standing and (AMER IND/ANTHRO 314,FOLKLORE 100, 230, or 320), or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Ethnic St - Counts toward Ethnic StudiesrequirementLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2015

ANTHRO/AMER IND/FOLKLORE/GEN&WS 437 — AMERICAN INDIANWOMEN3 credits.

Examines and interprets the roles of American Indian women intraditional societies, and in contemporary North America. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Ethnic St - Counts toward Ethnic StudiesrequirementBreadth - HumanitiesLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021

ANTHRO/GEN&WS 443 — ANTHROPOLOGY BY WOMEN3 credits.

Contributions of women anthropologists to feminist and anthropologicaltheories and research methods. Field research and gender. Currentdebates in women's studies and anthropology in light of recent researchon women and gender in cross-cultural perspective. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO 448 — ANTHROPOLOGY OF LAW3 credits.

A comparative examination of the legal realm of tribal and peasantsocieties as seen in cross-cultural perspective. Describes the relationshipof law to anthropology, presents theories of change of legal systems andprovides ethnographic case studies. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Humanities or Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2016


ANTHRO 453 — STUDY ABROAD: TOPICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY1-6 credits.

A course carried with a UW-Madison study abroad program which hasno equivalent on this campus. Enroll Info: Enrollment in a UW-Madisonresident study abroad programRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2001

ANTHRO 454 — STUDY ABROAD: TOPICS IN BIOLOGICALANTHROPOLOGY1-6 credits.

A course carried with a UW-Madison study abroad program which hasno equivalent on this campus. Enroll Info: Enrollment in a UW-Madisonresident study abroad programRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Biological Science or Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions

ANTHRO 455 — STUDY ABROAD: TOPICS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY1-6 credits.

A course carried with a UW-Madison study abroad program which hasno equivalent on this campus. Enroll Info: Enrollment in a UW-Madisonresident study abroad programRequisites: NoneCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2001

ANTHRO 456 — SYMBOLIC ANTHROPOLOGY3-4 credits.

The study of society through the analysis of symbolic systems. Myth,cosmology, ritual, political symbolism, the symbolic study of kinship,symbols and social change. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 104 and junior standing, or graduate/professionalstandingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 458 — PRIMATE BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY3 credits.

Primate behavior examined from an evolutionary and ecologicalperspective, focusing on adaptations to the social and nonsocialenvironment. Topics include: nepotism, reciprocity, competition,cooperation, sex differences, the ecological role of primates in theircommunities, cognition, and conservation. Considers the major threatsto primates today, and how behavioral adaptations and anthropogenicvariables interact to affect the future survival of primates at local,regional, and global scales. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 105, ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152,ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101, (BIOCORE 381 and 382), ZOOLOGY/BOTANY/ENVIR ST 260, ZOOLOGY/ENVIR ST/F&W ECOL 360, PSYCH 450, orgraduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Biological Science or Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 460 — THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF DANCE: MOVEMENT ANDMUSIC IN PERFORMANCE3 credits.

Explores the significance of movements, sounds, and the body in thetransmission of knowledge, the formation of cultural communities, andthe expression of identity. Offers first-hand practical experience of theethnographic study of dance and movements. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Humanities or Social ScienceLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2018

ANTHRO/AMER IND/BOTANY 474 — ETHNOBOTANY3-4 credits.

Study of the interactions between human cultures and plants. Topicsinclude: traditional resource management and agriculture; cropdomestication, evolution, and conservation; archaeobotany; indigenousknowledge; folk taxonomy; plants in symbolism and religion; dietarypatterns; phytochemistry; global movement of plants and peoples. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: Sophomore standingCourse Designation: Ethnic St - Counts toward Ethnic StudiesrequirementBreadth - Either Biological Science or Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Summer 2022


ANTHRO 477 — ANTHROPOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT3 credits.

Identifies and examines cultural and environmental factors whichshould be taken into account in planning effective development. Casestudies of development programs in less developed countries. Possiblecontributions of anthropologists and environmental scientists inplanning, implementing, and evaluating development programs. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 100, 104, or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021

ANTHRO 490 — UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR3 credits.

Discussion and preparation of reports on specific topics indicated bychanging title of seminar. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standing and declared in the Anthropologyundergraduate program or Archaeology undergraduate certificateCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO/FOLKLORE 520 — ETHNIC REPRESENTATIONS IN WISCONSIN4 credits.

Representation and self-representation of ethnic cultures in Wisconsin.For example: museums, mass media, ethnic theater. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 300, FOLKLORE 100, GNS/FOLKLORE 200, orgraduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2018

ANTHRO/FOLKLORE/MUSIC/THEATRE 539 — THE FOLKLORE OFFESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS3 credits.

Survey of interdisciplinary literature on social/performative folkloreaesthetics and environments by in-depth study of three festivals andceremonies. Required field trips. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - HumanitiesLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2014

ANTHRO 545 — PSYCHOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

Survey of psychologically oriented approaches in cultural anthropology:ethnopsychiatry, the ethnography of emotion, conceptions of the self,cognitive development, and culturally defined deviance and mentalillness. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO/ED POL 570 — ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATION3 credits.

An exploration of the foundational concepts and methods of educationalanthropology. Examines anthropological inquiry on educational researchwith particular reference to cultural perspectives on education andeducational systems, learning as cultural transmission, and application ofanthropological knowledge to curriculum. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standingCourse Designation: Ethnic St - Counts toward Ethnic StudiesrequirementBreadth - Social ScienceLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 601 — PROSEMINAR IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

Overview of the major theoretical developments and debates in biologicalanthropology and their relevance to both historical and current research.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 105 or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Social ScienceLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2015

ANTHRO 603 — SEMINAR IN EVOLUTIONARY THEORY3 credits.

Examination of theory relevant to the evolution of humans and nonhumanprimates including morphological, behavioral, and genetic aspects. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 105, ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152, ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101, F&W ECOL/ENVIR ST/ZOOLOGY 360, BIOCORE 382,ZOOLOGY/BOTANY/ENVIR ST 260, ZOOLOGY/ANTHRO/BOTANY 410, orgraduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2021


ANTHRO 605 — SEMINAR-CURRENT PROBLEMS INPALEOANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

Current research with attention to the evolutionary biology of humansand fossil human relatives. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 105, ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152, ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101, F&W ECOL/ENVIR ST/ZOOLOGY 360, BIOCORE 382,ZOOLOGY/BOTANY/ENVIR ST 260, ZOOLOGY/ANTHRO/BOTANY 410, orgraduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2020

ANTHRO 606 — ETHNICITY, NATIONS, AND NATIONALISM3-4 credits.

Analytical treatment of current anthropological approaches to the studyof ethnicity, nation, and nationalism accompanied by case studies. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: Senior standingCourse Designation: Ethnic St - Counts toward Ethnic StudiesrequirementLevel - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2017

ANTHRO/NTP/PSYCH/ZOOLOGY 619 — BIOLOGY OF MIND3 credits.

Origins and structures of mind, brain, and consciousness. Transitionsfrom early mammalian through primate to hominid intelligence. Geneticsand plasticity in brain development. Modern studies of human brainmechanisms and consciousness. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Junior standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the NaturalSci reqLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2018

ANTHRO 668 — PRIMATE CONSERVATION3 credits.

Evaluates the conservation status of non-human primates, and considerswhy different species are vulnerable to different kinds of threats. Theways in which regional and global conservation policies are developedand implemented will also be discussed. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: ANTHRO 458, PSYCH 450, ZOOLOGY/ENVIR ST/F&W ECOL 360, ZOOLOGY/ANTHRO/BOTANY 410, ZOOLOGY/BOTANY/F&W ECOL 460, or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Breadth - Either Biological Science or Social ScienceLevel - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementSustain - SustainabilityRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 681 — SENIOR HONORS THESIS3 credits.

Mentored individual research and study for students completing a thesisin an Honors program. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SHonors - Honors Only Courses (H)Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 682 — SENIOR HONORS THESIS3 credits.

Mentored individual research and study for students completing a thesisin an Honors program. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SHonors - Honors Only Courses (H)Repeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO 690 — PROBLEMS IN ANTHROPOLOGY3-4 credits.

Independent research in specific problems in physical anthropology,archaeology, or cultural anthropology; under supervision. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Junior standing and (declared in Anthropology undergraduateprogram or Archaeology undergraduate certificate), or graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Level - IntermediateL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2019

ANTHRO 691 — SENIOR THESIS2 credits.

Mentored individual research and study for students completing a seniorthesis. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 692 — SENIOR THESIS2 credits.

Mentored individual research and study for students completing a seniorthesis. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022


ANTHRO 696 — ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS OF CURATION1-3 credits.

Practicum in the curation of prehistoric stone, bone, and ceramics.Involves handling materials, identification of artifacts, conservationtechinques, preparation of materials for storage or display. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO 698 — DIRECTED STUDY1-6 credits.

Advanced directed study projects as arranged with a faculty member.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2019

ANTHRO 699 — DIRECTED STUDY1-6 credits.

Advanced directed study projects as arranged with a faculty member.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Level - AdvancedL&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&SGrad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO/ART HIST/DS/HISTORY/LAND ARC 764 — DIMENSIONS OFMATERIAL CULTURE4 credits.

This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of materialculture studies. It is intended for students interested in any professionalendeavor related to material culture, including careers in museums,galleries, historical societies, historic preservation organizations, andacademic institutions. During the semester, students have variedopportunities to engage with and contemplate the material world towhich people give meaning and which, in turn, influences their lives.Sessions combine in some way the following: presentations from facultymembers and professionals who lecture on a phase of material culturerelated to his/her own scholarship or other professional work; discussionof foundational readings in the field; visits to collections and sites oncampus and around Madison; discussion of readings assigned by visitingpresenters or the professors; and exams and short papers that engagematerial culture topics. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 860 — HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY3 credits.

Intellectual history of the major theoretical debates and key figures incultural anthropology up to the 1960's. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO 900 — FUNDAMENTALS OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY3 credits.

Fundamentals of anthropological thought using a cross-section of basicworks in social science. Emphasizes discussion, critical analysis, anddevelopment of professional writing skills. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO/PSYCH 906 — METHODS AND HYPOTHESIS-TESTING FORBEHAVIORAL ECOLOGISTS1-3 credits.

A detailed overview of field methods for behavioral ecologists, focusingspecifically on behavioral and ecological sampling techniques. Itaddresses the challenging process of situating an empirical study withinthe context of theoretical paradigms. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2020

ANTHRO 909 — RESEARCH METHODS AND RESEARCH DESIGN INCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

Theoretical and practical aspects of ethnographic research; history offield research in anthropology; research design issues; writing proposals;the fieldwork experience; methods of field data collection; ethical issues;data interpretation and analysis; writing ethnography. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2021


ANTHRO 917 — GLOBALIZATION AND TRANSNATIONAL CULTURES3 credits.

Reviewing the current state of anthropological studies of globalizationand examining various approaches taken to the subject. Focusing onworks that conceptualize and theorize the transnational culture andethnographies that represent and explore its multiplicity and complexity.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021

ANTHRO 919 — ANTHROPOLOGY AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH2 credits.

Examination of international health issues from the theoretical andmethodological perspectives of anthropology. Includes case studiesof applied medical anthropology work as well as critical analysis ofdevelopment initiatives in public health. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Fall 2015

ANTHRO/GEN&WS 920 — ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER3 credits.

Theoretical and ethnographic approaches to the anthropology ofgender, focusing on current works. Topics include sexual inequality,research methods, gender and history, gender and ethnographic writing,cultural constructions of masculinity, sexuality, and gender studies andanthropological theory. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: NoLast Taught: Spring 2021

ANTHRO/C&E SOC/ECON/SOC 925 — SEMINAR: SOCIO-ECONOMICCHANGE IN UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS2-3 credits.

Social and economic factors relating to stability, growth, and change inthe non-Western areas of the contemporary world. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO 940 — SEMINAR-PROBLEMS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY3 credits.

Current anthropological literature and methods. Assigned problems.Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO 942 — SEMINAR-ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROBLEMS3 credits.

Current literature and methods and work on assigned problems. EnrollInfo: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2022

ANTHRO/ED POL 970 — SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATION3 credits.

Anthropological theory, methodology, and field techniques withspecific reference to school ethnography and cross-cultural studies ofsocialization and education. Topics vary. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021

ANTHRO/A A E/C&E SOC/GEOG/HISTORY/LACIS/POLI SCI/PORTUG/SOC/SPANISH 982 — INTERDEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR IN THE LATIN-AMERICAN AREA1-3 credits.

Interdisciplinary inquiry in Latin American society and culture. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Fall 2021

ANTHRO/AFRICAN/ECON/GEOG/HISTORY/POLI SCI 983 —INTERDEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR IN AFRICAN STUDIES TOPICS3 credits.

Interdisciplinary inquiry in African societies and cultures. Enroll Info:NoneRequisites: Graduate/professional standingCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2021

ANTHRO 990 — RESEARCH AND THESIS1-3 credits.

Advanced level mentored reading and research for students withdissertator status. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2022


ANTHRO 999 — READING AND RESEARCH1-9 credits.

Advanced level mentored reading and research for students withdissertator status. Enroll Info: NoneRequisites: Consent of instructorCourse Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate courseworkrequirementRepeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completionsLast Taught: Spring 2022

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