ANT 4930 Introduction to Collections and Research in Natural History Museums

Flemming This course will provide undergraduate students with a general overview of curatorial procedures, and training within the research collections of the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH). Students will be introduced to research and alternative career paths from and including pre-professional fields, through observation of and immersion into the roles of collection personnel. 4 […]

ANT 4006 Human Rights and Culture

Dr. Ostebo Since the end of World War II human rights have emerged as the dominant frame for thinking about social justice. The relationship between universal human rights and respect for cultural diversity has spurred much debate, not the least within anthropology. This course provides an introduction to the study of human rights and culture. […]

ANT 3930 African-American Archaeology

Dr. Davidson Since the Black Experience in this country has often been slighted, distorted, or actively suppressed, one means to resurrect this history is through a meticulous examination of the material objects left behind by these men, women, and children. Our time ranges from enslavement beginning in the 1600s in the British colonies of North […]

ANT 3141 Dev of World Civ

Instructor TBA This is a course focusing on major world civilizations, stopping off at various points across the globe over a broad range of time. From the earliest examples today, we will analyze specific instances of change and transformation as societies of the past begin to look more similar to our own. This course takes […]

ANT 2700 Introduction to Applied Anthropology

Dr. J. Johnson Applied anthropology is the application of anthropological knowledge, theory, and methods to the solution of practical problems or “putting anthropology to use”. The overall objective of this course is to give students an introductory understanding of the elements of applied anthropological work and the work of actual applied anthropologists in universities, government, […]

ANT 3390 Visual Anthropology

Instructor TBA In this course you will learn basic practical, theoretical, and ethical issues in producing and critiquing visual ethnographies. You will use the equipment you already have to produce a 7 minute film or 10 still image visual ethnography.

ANT 3520 Skeleton Key Forensic

TBA This course provides an introduction to the field of forensic anthropology. Forensic anthropology is an applied area of biological anthropology that focuses on the identification of human skeletal remains in a mediocolegal context. This course will introduce you to basic terms and principles of forensic anthropology, focus on concepts and their applications, and present […]

ANT 3860 Writing in Anthropology

Prof. Stonecipher Familiarizes students with the writing conventions of the discipline, preparing them for upper-division and graduate courses in anthropology. Despite a general commonality of purpose in the field, the writing styles and conventions of the discipline diverge in the four major areas of study: physical anthropology, cultural studies, linguistics, and archeology. While some assignments […]

ANT 2140 Introduction to World Archaeology

Dr. Heckenberger This course is about the global study of human culture from its origins to the present-day through the recovery, description, and analysis of archaeological remains. The main focus of the course will be to understand the richness of human societies in the context of their spatial variation in the landscape and the depth […]

ANT 3930 Digital Cultures and Communities

Dr. A. Johnson How are digital technologies reshaping social worlds? Does constant communication change our experience of community? How does social media affect our sense of self? This course explores “the digital” in cross-cultural context, using the tools of anthropology to chart the range of impacts information technologies are having around the world. Students will […]

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