ANTHROPOLOGY  (ANT)




ANT 5120. Appalachian Culture and Social
Organization/(3).F.
Exploration of dominant cultural principles and
values and their relationship to historical,
economic, and political themes, and to social
organization and social dynamics; analysis of the
socio-economic structure of Appalachian
communities, and of the meaning of kinship and its
relationship to community organization and
processes.




ANT 5200. Sustainable Development: Theory, Method and
Case/(3).S.Alternate years.
A seminar on the social theory and applied methods
of project interventions in communities and
regions. A survey of relevant economic and
ecological theory and assistance in developing a
comprehensive research proposal.




ANT 5500. Independent Study/(1-4).F;S.




ANT 5530-5549. Selected Topics/(1-4).On Demand.
An opportunity to study a special topic or
combination of topics not otherwise provided for
in the anthropology curriculum. May be repeated
for credit when content does not duplicate.




ANT 5565. Political Economy, Globalization and
Rural Development/(3).On Demand.
Descriptive and theoretical
analysis of peasantry in the context of world
economic and political systems in the face of
globalization. Explores the political economy of
rural development and prospects for sustainable
development from a comparative perspective.
(Dual-listed with ANT 4565.)




ANT 5568. Language and Culture/(3).On Demand.
An overview of the complex relations between 
language, culture, and society as conceived by 
linguists and anthropologists. The course takes 
both an historical and an ethnographic approach 
to language, and involves close readings of 
theoretical works on language as well as 
comparative, cross-cultural readings in
the ethnography of speaking. (Same as CD 5568.)
(Dual-listed with ANT 4568.)




ANT 5600. Medical Anthropology/(3).F.
An examination of health, illness, and the
treatment of disease from a cross-cultural
perspective. Includes discussion of various
theories of illness, types of healers, and the
empirical basis for folk medicine and alternative
forms of therapy.(Dual-listed with ANT 4600.)




ANT 5610. Ethnographic Field School/(2-6).On Demand.
Students will be immersed in a cultural setting
and learn to use standard ethnographic techniques
to analyze and interpret the culture. There will
be instruction in the use of qualitative methods,
such as observation, mapping, genealogies and life
histories, formal interviewing, and cultural
domain analysis. Students will design and carry
out an ethnographic research project.




ANT 5900. Field Experience: Internship/(3-12).On
Demand.
Supervised placement in a setting which provides
an opportunity to observe and practice
anthropological skills. Graded on an S/U basis.




ANT 5989. Graduate Research/ (1-9).F;S.
This course is designed to provide access to
University facilities for continuing graduate
research at the master's and specialist's levels. 
It is graded on an S/U basis and does not count
toward a degree.