1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
AN 211 Cultural Anthropology
3c-0l-3sh
Explores the nature of culture as a human survival technique. Provides a framework for appreciation and understanding of cultural differences and similarities in human societies, past and present.
AN 213 World Archaeology
3c-0l-3sh
Survey of the prehistory of Western and non-Western cultures with emphasis on the development of technology and on the evolution of adaptive strategies with particular attention to the origins of agriculture. This course exposes the students to the diversity of past cultural systems and to the methodological and theoretical questions of concern to archaeologists.
AN 222 Biological Anthropology
3c-0l-3sh
Introduction to the goals and techniques of biological anthropology with emphasis on primatology, paleoanthropology, genetics, and osteology. Provides a basis for evaluating the role of biology in human behavior.
AN 233 Language and Culture
3c-0l-3sh
Focuses on social and cultural functions of language. Particular emphasis given to problems in anthropology with respect to non-Western languages.
AN 244 Basic Archaeology
3c-0l-3sh
Introduction to the goals and methods of anthropological archaeology with particular attention to the analysis of cultural chronology, past lifeways, and cultural process. Provides laboratory experience with artifacts and other archaeological data.
AN 271 Cultural Area Studies: Africa
3c-0l-3sh
Explores the cultural diversity of the continent of Africa. The first unit examines the historical processes which shape modern society, including the formation of indigenous African empires, the evidence for trade routes, slave trading, and colonialism. The second unit examines the nature of African traditional societies, including analyses of forager and agricultural groups. The last unit covers issues of contemporary development in Africa such as famine and agricultural policy, the status of women in economic development, and apartheid. Reading includes ethnographic and historical accounts of African society as well as selections by African writers on the issues of contemporary society. (Also offered as SO271; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
AN 272 Cultural Area Studies: China
3c-0l-3sh
Designed to assist the student in developing an understanding of contemporary China. While the course will begin with prehistoric and historic aspects of China, the focus will be on contemporary issues presented in the context of anthropological theory. Specific Chinese cultural components that will be investigated include values, attitudes, norms, social organization, linguistics, and folklore. (Also offered as SO272; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
AN 273 Cultural Area Studies: Southeast Asia
3c-0l-3sh
An introduction to the peoples and cultures of Southeast (SE) Asia. Prehistory and the development of indigenous states in SE Asia and analysis of impact of world religions, such as Islam, and Western colonialism. Also examines modern hunter-gatherer and farming societies and discusses contemporary issues in social and economic change, including the Green Revolution, tropical deforestation, the struggle of ethnic minority tribal peoples, and the plight of Indochinese refugees. (Also offered as SO273; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
AN 274 Cultural Area Studies: Latin America
3c-0l-3sh
An introduction to the peoples and cultures of Latin America. Focuses on the prehistory and development of pre-Columbian complex societies in Mesoamerica and the Andes and analyzes the impact of European colonialism on these major regions. Also examines contemporary issues, such as civil wars, economic development, rural-urban migrations, and migration and immigration of Latin American peoples into the United States. (Also offered as SO274; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
AN 281 Special Topics
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Special topics are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
AN 286 Marriage, Kinship, and the Family
3c-0l-3sh
Sociological and anthropological study of patterns of marriage, kinship, and family life, with emphasis on the relationship between family patterns and other social institutions. Topics covered include the family and marriage in historical and comparative perspective; worldwide patterns of gender stratification; incest and incest avoidance; class and race contexts of family patterns; mate selection and love; parenthood and child rearing; domestic and sexual violence; alternative family lifestyles; and the current crisis and possible future of the family. Intended for a broad audience but also open to sociology and anthropology majors and minors. (Also offered as SO286; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
AN 314 Native Americans
3c-0l-3sh
Survey of culture history and culture area characteristics of the Indians of North America. Detailed study of representative groups related to historical, functional, and ecological concepts.
AN 315 North American Archaeology
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: AN110 or 244 or permission of the instructor
Survey of North American prehistory with emphasis on cultural ecology and technology. Attention is given to all geographic areas north of Mexico, but the focus is on the Eastern Woodlands.
AN 316 Anthropology of Religion
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: AN110 or 211
Explores nature, function, and universal characteristics of religion in human society by utilizing cross-cultural approach. Theories concerning religious phenomena serve as topics for discussion.
AN 317 Archaeology Research Design and Analysis
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: AN244 or permission of the instructor
Introduction to theory and method in archaeological research through lecture, laboratory exercises, and individual projects. Provides students with actual experience analyzing and interpreting archaeological data sets.
AN 318 Museum Methods
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: AN110 or 211 or 244
Lecture and laboratory course surveying the role of museums as social and educational institutions, types of museums, museum administration, and museum architecture. Procedures for collection, curation, preservation, and storage of anthropological and natural history specimens examined.
AN 320 Archaeological Field School
var-6sh
Prerequisite: AN110, 244, or permission of instructor
Introduction to archaeological survey, field excavation, and laboratory processing. Field school students participate in one or more of the on-going research projects of the IUP Archaeology Program.
AN 340 Anthropology of Aging
3c-0l-3sh
Introduces the student to various experiences faced by elderly people in numerous world's societies. Explores the impact of such factors as ethnicity, nationality, race, and class and the processes of cultural change on the lives of people growing old. Comparative, cross-cultural perspectives will be stressed.
AN 350 Anthropology of Women
3c-0l-3sh
Designed for any student with an interest in the lives of women around the world, regardless of whether or not he or she has a strong background in anthropology. Examines the social roles, rights, and responsibilities of women cross-culturally, viewing both women's productive (economic) functions as well as reproductive functions. Reading describes the position of women in technologically simple societies and addresses the comparative position of women in the industrialized socialist and capitalist countries. The central theme of the course is an examination of how the position of women has changed in the twentieth century.
AN 360 Applied Anthropology
3c-0l-3sh
Applied anthropology focuses on the anthropologist as an agent of social change and bridges the gap between theories of cultural behavior and the policies which affect contemporary cultures. Examines the historical role of anthropologists in early public administration and then examines at length the work of contemporary applied anthropologists in programs of international economic development (health, agriculture, and education), in domestic human service planning and delivery, in cultural resource preservation, and in their role as advocates for unempowered minorities.
AN 365 Native North American Religions
3c-0l-3sh
An introduction to the indigenous religions of North America and to the peoples who practice these rich and varied approaches to the sacred. This course not only examines major religious themes and dimensions (myth, ritual, ethics, etc.) but includes a historical perspective on North American Indian lifeways. This perspective involves discussion of the clash with Euro-American values and contemporary native religious responses to social crisis and change. (Also offered as RS365; may not be taken for duplicate credit)
AN 401 Social and Cultural Change
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: AN110 or SO151
Exploration of current theoretical perspectives on social and cultural change. Special attention given to planned change at the local or regional level.
AN 415 Cultural Resource Management
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: AN244 or consent of the instructor
Provides an understanding of how cultural resources are being preserved and managed under current American laws and regulations with particular emphasis on historic properties, such as historic buildings and archaeological sites. Case studies and field trips are incorporated so that students gain a thorough understanding of key problems and issues in historic preservation and cultural resource management.
AN 420 Cultural Ecology
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: AN110 or 211
Introduces the student to the field of ecological anthropology by exploring the concept of the ecosystem in relationship to varying human adaptive strategies. Illustrates the importance of understanding man-environment interactions both in studying the developing world and in investigating the past.
AN 444 Medical Anthropology
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: 9 credits in anthropology or permission
Focuses on the study of human confrontation with disease and illness and on the adaptive arrangements made by various human groups for dealing with these dangers. Health and disease are viewed from a broad array of micro and macro perspectives, e.g., evolutionary, ecological, and psychosocial. Designed for nursing and social work students as well as social and biological sciences students.
AN 456 Field Research Methods
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: 9 credits in anthropology
Examination of methods and practice of sociology and anthropology in the areas of qualitative and quantitative methods. Concentrates upon the development of field notes, interviewing techniques, participant observation, etc. Qualitative methods of sampling and analysis will include theoretical sampling and analytic induction. Brief background research into community, organizational, and group structure will also be emphasized.
AN 480 Anthropology Seminar
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: 9 credits in anthropology or permission
A seminar approach to the integration of the fields of anthropology. Designed to assist the advanced student in understanding the nature of anthropology, the major theoretical issues, and the history of intellectual development.
AN 481 Special Topics in Anthropology
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Special topics courses are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
AN 482 Independent Study
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: Prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and provost's office
Students with interest in independent study of a topic not offered in the curriculum may propose a plan of study in conjunction with a faculty member. Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources.
AN 483 Readings in Anthropology
var-1-3sh
Directed readings on special topics in anthropology. Instructor guides selection of readings.
AN 493 Internship in Anthropology
var-3-12sh
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
The course is designed to offer students practical experience in any of the specialized fields of anthropology (physical, social-cultural, archaeology, or linguistics). Each student develops objectives in consultation with a particular departmental faculty member who is supervising the internship. Detailed field notes and a major paper based on the experience are required.
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