ANTH& 100 - Survey of Anthropology

1. Describe nature of anthropology and its uniqueness as a discipline.
2. Explain biological evolutionary theory, and how it applies to human evolution specifically.
3. Discuss why humans are classified as primates and yet are unique kinds of primates.
4. Examine primate and human evolution, including the complex interrelationships between human biology and culture. 
5. Identify the major primate and human fossils and their provenience
6. Explain the basic components of human heredity and how these interact with environments to produce human biological variation.
7. Identify the nature of the race concept, historically and contemporarily, and how some problems of human biological variation are being studied by physical anthropologists.
8. Point out the basic tools and methods of archeology and the importance of context in the exploration of human history and prehistory.
9. Briefly discuss dating techniques and their applications.
10. Analyze human acquisition of language, and our efforts to understand primate communication.
11. Discuss the concept of culture, and its importance to human survival.
12. Point out different economic and kinship structures around the world, and how they work to create human alliances.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

ANTH& 104 - World Prehistory

1. Develop an appreciation of the course of human prehistory within its environmental settings.
2. Analyze well-known archaeological case studies to explain how archaeological data are obtained, recorded, and analyzed to solve research problems provoked by the studies.
3. Explain theories of cultural evolution and major transformative processes experienced by the human species in differing environmental contexts.
4. Identify cultural and ecological diversity through the study of remains of various ancient cultures.
5. Recognize legal responsibilities facing world citizens and their collective past.
6. Critically evaluate current findings within an archaeological/ecological framework.
7. Compare material evidence of economic, social, and political stratification.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH& 106 - American Mosaic: Cultures of the United States

1. Articulate the anthropological concept of culture;
2. Identify, analyze and articulate the construction of individual identity, personal perspective and personal biases;
3. Identify, analyze and discuss the dynamics of institutional and attitudinal discrimination in the US;
4. Identify, define and discuss ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, and extreme relativism;
5. Analyze and discuss the multicultural context of the US and its rapidly changing demographic profile;
6. Distinguish between racial classification and the anthropological approach to human variation;
7. Identify and analyze the complexities of socioeconomic class in the US;
8. Identify the diversity of family and household forms in the US;
9. Explore anthropological approaches to understanding diversity;
10. Work in groups to collaborate, interact and communicate effectively while discussing matters of social inequality.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH 108 - Food, Drink and Culture

1. Explain the role that nutritional anthropology plays in understanding human consumption of food and drink. 
2. Develop an understanding of some of the main methodological techniques of anthropology and identify appropriate uses of these methods in the study of food, drink, and culture.
3. Assess the human diet from a human biological evolutionary perspective, especially the influences that our primate origins have on our overall nutritional needs. 
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity and origins of world cuisines and beverages from a cross-cultural perspective.
5. Connect various aspects of culture to the choice and consumption of food and drink.
6. Identify the symbolic aspects of food and drink in various cultures and how these items convey values and norms. 
7. List or recognize major global food challenges, such as sustainability and food inequalities, that the world faces today and develop an expanded awareness of different world views while challenging ethnocentrisms.
8. Analyze one’s own diet through the lens of nutritional anthropology.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH 194 - Special Topics-Anthropology 1

1. Explain main theoretical perspectives of the topic.
2. Explain main methodological techniques of the topic.
3. Explain concept of the topic.
4. Explain basic principles of critical thinking and analysis.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH& 204 - Archaeology

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

ANTH& 205 - Biological Anthropology

1. Explain current anthropological views of genetics and evolution.
2. Explain the varieties of primate species and their anatomical and behavioral characteristics.
3. Explain the biological and behavioral consequences of bipedalism.
4. Explain the evolution of hominid species.
5. Explain the causes and degree of human variation.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH& 206 - Cultural Anthropology

1. Describe some of the main theoretical perspectives of cultural anthropology and acquire the necessary knowledge and skills required to critically examine ethnographic works.
2. Develop an understanding of some of the main methodological techniques of cultural anthropology and identify appropriate uses of these methods in the study of cultural diversity.
3. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the concept of culture.
4. Display a basic understanding of the concept of cultural relativism and apply this concept to both anthropological and real world situations.
5. Show a basic understanding of the concept of cross cultural comparison and develop an expanded awareness of different world views while challenging ethnocentrism. 
6. Develop an increased knowledge of some principles of critical thinking and analysis particularly those relevant to increased cross-cultural understanding and communication.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH& 207 - Linguistic Anthropology

1. Gain a sense of the different areas of focus in the study of language in anthropology.
2. Explain the structure of language and the various levels of analysis of linguistic structure.
3. Explain what historical linguistics is.
4. Identify the major language families of the world.
5. Comprehend both the similarities and differences between human and non-human modes of communication.
6. Explain the arguments and evidence given for the innate human capacity for language.
7. Discuss the connections between cognition and language.
8. Discuss the relationship between language and culture.
9. Explain how language can be used in social settings to convey power and identity.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

ANTH& 210 - Indians of North America

1. Identify the geographical and culture areas of North America.
2. Recognize the differences and commonalties among Native Americans.
3. Relate the archaeology and history of Native American tribes.
4. Explain subsistence patterns, economic and social organization, kinship systems, art and religion of Native American tribes.
5. Relate the impact of Euro-American contact and settlement on Native-American cultures including the stereotypes and discrimination patterns used against Native-Americans as well as Native-American reactions to these practices including revitalization and the rise of militant movements.
6. Relate the impact of Euro-American contact and settlement on Native American cultures.
7. Discuss contemporary issues of importance to Native Americans including coping strategies for dealing with the dominant culture.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH& 216 - Northwest Coast Indians

1. Identify the geographical and tribal areas of the Northwest Coast.
2. Identify the differences and commonalties among the Northwest Coast tribes.
3. Discuss the archaeology and history of the region.
4. Discuss the subsistence patterns, economic and social organization, kinship, art and religious beliefs of the Northwest Coast tribes.
5. Discuss the impact of European and American contact and settlement for the Northwest Coast tribes.
6. Identify the issues of contemporary concerns of the Northwest Coast tribes.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH 220 - Sex, Gender and Culture

1. Identify the four-field approach of Anthropology.
2. Differentiate between the concepts of sex and gender.
3. Recognize biological and cultural influences on sex and gender.
4. Analyze the role of biological evolution in human sex and gender.
5. Critique andocentric bias of past research.
6. Contrast how gender roles are understood from archaeological evidence.
7. Assess how constructions of gender categories and roles are culturally and historically created.
8. Compare cross-cultural examinations of sex and gender.
9. Recognize or characterize the historical and political uses of sex and gender.
10. Examine the role of communication in gender expression.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH& 234 - Religion and Culture

1. Develop an understanding of religion as a system within culture.
2. Describe the anthropological perspective on religion.
3. Develop an understanding of the cross cultural diversity of religious concepts, organizations, practice, ritual and practitioners.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH& 235 - Cross-Cultural Medicine

1. Discuss the impact of culture on health and illness beliefs and behavior.
2. Identify health care systems.
3. Identify different types of healers and explain dynamics of healer-patient relationships.
4. Relate the distinction between illness and disease.
5. Discuss and utilize explanatory models.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH& 236 - Forensic Anthropology

1. Obtain a basic understanding of the human skeleton including individual bone recognition, the differentiation between human and nonhuman skeletal elements, and the derivation of a biological profile from human skeletal remains.
2. Practice critical thinking in exploring the information available from skeletal remains and the way in which such information contributes to forensic investigation.  This includes an understanding of scientific certainty, or less formally, what one is comfortable testifying to in a court of law.

1. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

ANTH 273 - Field Archeology

ANTH 294 - Special Topics-Anthropology 2

1. Explain main theoretical perspectives of the topic.
2. Explain main methodological techniques of the topic.
3. Explain concept of the topic.
4. Explain basic principles of critical thinking and analysis.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH 298 - Independent Study-Anthropology 1

1. Isolate a problem of anthropological interest and develop knowledge related to solving the problem.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

ANTH 299 - Independent Study-Anthropology 2

1. Isolate a problem of anthropological interest and develop knowledge related to solving the problem.

1. Define the anthropological concept of cultural relativism.
2. Identify the holistic perspective.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.