UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013

College of Letters and Science

Anthropology

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Anthropology is the study of human beings and their cultures, past and present, throughout the world. The discipline examines and compares the world’s culture patterns in all their variety and studies humans as biological organisms. Through archaeology, it attempts to shed light on the long history and evolution of humans and their ways of life. In these pursuits, anthropologists favor comparative and evolutionary perspectives. As a result, anthropological studies are wide-ranging with respect to topic and far-reaching with respect to both space and time.

A major in anthropology serves the needs of at least three kinds of students: 1) those who seek as part of their liberal arts education to gain a broad understanding of human behavior, 2) those whose professional or career interests require insight into otherwise unfamiliar peoples and cultures, and 3) those who wish to specialize in anthropology or one of its subfields.

A major in anthropology provides a useful and relevant foundation for many kinds of jobs and career interests. These include numerous types of positions abroad working with people of varied cultural backgrounds, such as community development work in the international field, foreign diplomatic service, international business, and international exchange programs. They also include positions in museum work, the communications field, community cultural projects, urban planning, and other social professions. There are opportunities for students majoring in anthropology to develop skills in conservation archaeology and environmental impact assessment.

Course of Study: Major

Students majoring in anthropology can select from a wide variety of courses organized under four subfields: cultural anthropology, archaeology, physical (or biological) anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. Although majors take some course work in each of the four subfields, they are encouraged to shape their own programs to meet individual needs and interests.

The major in anthropology requires 36 credits within the department, including Anthro 101, 102, 103, 105 (360), and one course from each of the five curriculum categories below. At least 15 credits in advanced-level courses (numbered 300 or above) must be taken in residence at UWM.

The College requires that all students must complete a research experience in their majors. Anthropology majors will complete the research requirement in the context of one of the following courses:

Anthro 401	Primate Populations
Anthro 497	Study Abroad: "Peru, Past and Present - Archaeological Perspective" subtitle
Anthro 525	Zooarchaeology
Anthro 560	Introduction to Research Methods in Anthropology
Anthro 566	Archaeological Analysis and Report Preparation: (Subtitle)

Finally, Anthro 460, "Anthropology Theory," which is the program’s capstone course, is required for all students majoring in anthropology. Only seniors may enroll, and it is recommended that they do so after having completed all other anthropology course requirements.

Students majoring in anthropology must earn a GPA of 2.5 or better in anthropology courses attempted at UWM. In addition, the College requires that students attain a 2.5 or better GPA in all anthropology courses attempted, including any transfer work.

CURRICULUM CATEGORIES

Physical Anthropology

Anthro 301	Human Evolution and Variation	3
Anthro 401	Primate Populations	3
Anthro 402	Primate Evolution	3
Anthro 403	The Human Skeleton	3
Anthro 404	Seminar in Human Evolutionary Physiology	3
Anthro 405	Forensic Anthropology	3
Anthro 406	Evolutionary Biology and Human Diseases	3
Anthro 407	Neuroanthropology	3
Anthro 408	Hormones and Behavior	3
Anthro 411	Human Evolution	3
Anthro 651	Biology of the Primates	3

Archaeology

Anthro 304	Violence and Warfare in Prehistory	3
Anthro 305	The Celtic World	3
Anthro 306	European Archaeology	3
Anthro 307	World Archaeology: Foundations of Civilization	3
Anthro 308	Archaeology of North America	3
Anthro 309	Archaeology of Central and South America	3
Anthro 310	Archaeology of Middle America	3
Anthro 311	The World of the Ancient Maya	3
Anthro 421	Cities in the Ancient World	3
Anthro 425	Hunter-Gatherer Lifeways: Past and Present	3
Anthro 465	Historic Preservation in Archaeology	3
Anthro 466	Historical Archaeology	3
Anthro 501	Archaeology of Death	3
Anthro 525	Zooarchaeology: Analysis of Faunal Remains	3
Anthro 535	Analysis of Archaeological Ceramics	3
Anthro 565	Seminar in Regional Archaeology: (Subtitle)	3
Anthro 636	Geochronology	3

Ethnology and Related Sociocultural Subjects

Anthro 302	Anthropology and Popular Culture	3
Anthro 314	American Indian Societies and Cultures	3
Anthro 315	Peoples and Cultures of Mexico and Central America	3
Anthro 316	Peoples and Cultures of South America	3
Anthro 317	Peoples and Cultures of Brazil	3
Anthro 318	Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean	3
Anthro 319	Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific	3
Anthro 320	Peoples and Cultures of Africa	3
Anthro 322	Europe in Anthropological Perspective	3
Anthro 323	Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia	3
Anthro 325	Japanese Culture and Society	3
Anthro 326	Peoples and Cultures of South Asia	3
Anthro 328	Comparative Studies of Music, Race, and Gender in Nationalism	3
Anthro 335	American Indians of the Southeast	3

Anthro 340	Cultures of Online Games and Virtual Worlds	3
Anthro 349	Seminar in Ethnography and Cultural Processes	3
Anthro 354	Anthropology of Art	3
Anthro 355	Globalization, Culture, and Environment	3
Anthro 400	Human Sociobiology	3
Anthro 431	Urban Anthropology	3
Anthro 440	Medical Anthropology	3
Anthro 441	Nature, Knowledge, and Technoscience in Anthropological Perspective	3
Anthro 443	Medicine and Pharmaceuticals in the Global Age	3
Anthro 445	Psychological Anthropology	3
Anthro 446	The Child in Different Cultures	3
Anthro 447	The Global Politics of Human Rights	3
Anthro 448	Cultural and Human Ecology	3
Anthro 449	Economic Anthropology	3
Anthro 450	Political Anthropology	3
Anthro 540	Applications of Anthropology	3
Anthro 543	Cross-Cultural Study of Religion	3

Linguistic Anthropology

Anthro 361	Applications in Linguistic Anthropology	3
Anthro 362	System Failure: Globalization and Language Extinction	3
Anthro 366	Seminar in Aspects of Linguistic Anthropology	3

Methods Courses

Anthro 560	Introduction to Research Methods in Anthropology	3
Anthro 561	Techniques and Problems in Ethnography	3
Anthro 562	Techniques and Problems in Archaeology	3
Anthro 566	Archaeological Analysis and Report Preparation: (Subtitle)	3 or 6
Anthro 567	Archaeological Field School	3 or 6
Anthro 568	Introduction to Anthropological Statistics	3

Course of Study: Minor

The anthropology minor requires 18 credits within the department, including Anthro 101, 102, and one course from each of the following curriculum categories: physical anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, and linguistics. Waiver or substitution in any of these categories may be approved, in some circumstances, by the assistant to the chair for undergraduate affairs in consultation with the student’s advisor. Students must earn 9 credits in advanced-level courses (numbered 300 or above) taken in residence at UWM. The College requires that students attain at least a 2.5 GPA on all credits in the minor attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.5 GPA on all minor credits attempted, including any transfer work.

Related Programs

For the teaching major in the broad field of social studies, see the School of Education section. A related interdepartmental major is the international studies major. Also related are the special program in American Indian Studies and the certificate program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Courses (ANTHRO)

Faculty

Cheryl Ajirotutu, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley

Fred Anapol, Prof., Ph.D.
State University of New York at Stony Brook

Kalman Applbaum, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Harvard University

Bettina Arnold, Prof., Ph.D.
Harvard University

Erica Bornstein, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine

Paul Brodwin, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Harvard University

Benjamin Campbell, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Harvard University

J. Patrick Gray, Prof., Ph.D., Chair
University of Colorado

Sidney M. Greenfield, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.

Tracey Heatherington, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Harvard University