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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
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Course Descriptions

All undergraduate courses offered by the university are listed. Not all of the courses listed are offered within a single academic year. A listing of the courses offered during a given semester is available online before preregistration each semester.

Trial Courses

Academic departments may offer special trial courses on a one-time basis without adding them to their regular departmental offerings. A second trial offering, if additional data are necessary, must be within two calendar years of the first, unless the course is submitted for formal approval to the appropriate curriculum committees. Numbers designating these special courses are 292 and 492. Descriptive information on trial courses does not appear in the catalogue but is on file in the Office of the Registrar.

Sequenced Courses

A hyphen connecting courses (e.g., 201-202) indicates that the first course in the sequence must be satisfactorily completed prior to registration in the second course of the sequence. When course numbers are separated by a comma (e.g., 201, 202), the first course is not necessarily prerequisite to those following. 

Online Courses

The university currently offers a variety of online courses, and two degree programs, the RN to B.S. option in nursing and Bachelor of Science in clinical research (CLR), are delivered totally online. Such courses are so designated in the Class Schedule and are open to both on- and off-campus students. Students interested in these programs should consult the online courses Web site http://www.uncw.edu/online.

Credits and Class Meetings

Unless specifically indicated at the end of the course description, the number of hours a class meets each week is the same as the credit hour value of the course. The semester hours credit for each course is indicated in parentheses immediately below the title of the course. For example, if three hours of credit may be earned, the credit is indicated as follows: (3). In variable credit courses, the minimum and maximum hours are shown as follows: (1-3).

Course Prefixes

The prefixes used to designate courses are abbreviations of the names of departments or fields of study within departments, as shown below:
 

Anthropology
  

  • ANT 105 - Introduction to Anthropology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduction to the physical, archaeological, linguistic, and ethnological fields of anthropology; biological and cultural evolution of man. Partially satisfies University Studies II:Approaches and Perspectives/Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society.


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  • ANT 190 - History Unlimited: A Short History of Nearly Everything

    Credit Hours: 3
    (HST 190 ) Multi-disciplinary course designed to cover the history of the universe from the big bang until today,. Draws on perspectives and methods of both anthropology and history. Topics include the physical structure and composition of the earth, jow it was formed, the emergence of life with particular focus on the evolution of humans, the organization and development of human societies, analysis of important historical periods such as agricultural, scientific and industrial revolutions. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society and University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. This course does not fulfill requirements towards either the history or anthropology majors.


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  • ANT 205 - Human Societies

    Credit Hours: 3
    The comparative study of human society and culture, with selected ethnographic examples to illustrate human adaptation to specific environments and reveal patterns of major social institutions–economy, marriage and kinship, politics and religion–which underlie and support a particular way of life. Comparisons are drawn among hunter-gatherer, tribal horticultural, peasant and modern industrial societies. Perspectives on the dynamics of social process and cultural change are also introduced. Partially satisfies University Studies II:Approaches and Perspectives/Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors.


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  • ANT 206 - Cultural Anthropology

    Credit Hours: 3
    A presentation of the content and historical development of cultural anthropology. Deals with the cultural relativism, ethnocentrism, institutional analysis and cultural integration and shifts in theoretical perspectives by comparing ethnographies of selected cultures. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society.


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  • ANT 207 - Archaeology

    Credit Hours: 3
    An exploration of the objectives, theories, methodologies and interpretive tools utilized in the study of humankind’s past. Both prehistoric and historic cultures will be examined. Partially satisfies University Studies II:Approaches and Perspectives/Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Historical and Philosophical Approaches.The lab for this course is ANTL 207 .


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  • ANT 208 - Language & Culture

    Credit Hours: 3
    Human language, its characteristics and its relationship to other communication systems will be examined. The use of language to illuminate historical relationships and current sociocultural processes will be discussed, as well as ways in which one can investigate culture through cognitive structures elicited from speech. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Diverse Nation.


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  • ANT 210 - Physical Anthropology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduction to the study of human evolution. Consideration given to the fossil evidence for humans and putative human ancestors, early development of culture, and dynamics of cultural and biological changes in recent and living human populations. Partially satisfies University Studies II:Approaches and Perspectives/Scientific Approaches to the Natural World.


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  • ANT 291 - Introductory Research

    Credit Hours: 1 To 3
    Prerequisite: Freshman or Sophomore standing and consent of instructor and department chair. Independent research beyond what is offered in existing courses. Course may be repeated for credit. Only three credit hours may count towards the major.


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  • ANT 295 - Special Topics In Anthropology

    Credit Hours: 3

    Course covers selected topics in Anthropology. May be repeated under a different subtitle. All course repeats may count towards the major, but not towards the 300-400 level requirements in the major.

     


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  • ANT 303 - Culture and Gender

    Credit Hours: 3
    A cross-cultural study of gender in a selection of societies from African, American Indian, Asian, and Central and South American cultures.


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  • ANT 305 - North American Indians

    Credit Hours: 3
    Descriptive accounts of North American Indian cultures and the contemporary issues they face in the modern world such as identity, spirituality, land claims, treaty rights, energy resources, self-determination, nation-building, health, and education. A study of changes influenced by colonialism and contact with Euro-American and African American people.


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  • ANT 307 - New World Archaeology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 105  or ANT 207  or consent of instructor. The entry of humans into North America and South America will be examined using archaeological data. Other topics include the post-Pleistocene expansion of big game hunters, woodland hunter-gatherers, and the development of agricultural societies. Diffusion versus independent invention will be considered.


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  • ANT 308 - Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, and More

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 105 or ANT 207 or consent of instructor. Studies the interplay of early state-level civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley. Other topics include nomads, invaders, and the collapse of state-level societies. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy.


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  • ANT 309 - Environmental Anthropology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 105  or ANT 206  or ANT 207  or consent of instructor. A study of cultural adaptations as responses of human populations to varied environments; this course will focus upon cultural vs. biological adaptation from the archaeological past to the ethnographic present. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.


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  • ANT 310 - The Ancient Maya

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores the achievements of one of the most remarkable civilizations in the Americas. Artistic, architectural, economic and religious components of pre-Columbian Maya Society; the rise and decline of the civilization; Spanish impacts on Maya cultural history. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy.


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  • ANT 311 - Field Methods in Archaeology

    Credit Hours: 3 To 6
    Prerequisite: ANT 207 . Practical field methods of land-site archaeology will be taught through the excavation of local archaeological sites. Scientific excavation, sampling, and preservation techniques will be presented as the basic tools of the archaeologist.

    Liability Expense:
    Stud Blanket Prof Liab Ins: Additional Course Fee Details


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  • ANT 312 - Collapse. The Fall of Complex Civilizations

    Credit Hours: 3 To 6
    A sampler of political and systemic collapses over the course of world history, applying theories of collapse to case studies including Easter Island, Mesopotamia, the Maya, and Rome. Evaluation of various theories explaining collapses and their relation to contemporary political trends and imperatives. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy.


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  • ANT 313 - Plantation Archaeology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Exploration of the history, concepts, and current research in the archaeology and history of antebellum and postbellum southern US plantations. Topics include plantation economics, the roles of various individuals and groups in plantation society, and the integration and influence of plantations on 19th century and later American life. Study and interpretation of plantation remains using historical and archaeological approaches.


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  • ANT 315 - Ancient Mesoamerica

    Credit Hours: 3
    Overview if the development, characteristics and decline of the pre-Columbian peoples and cultures of Central America, with particular attention to archaeological and ethnographic research in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.


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  • ANT 316 - Exploring World Cultures

    Credit Hours: 3
    Contemporary and classic ethnographies (“writing about a people”) from the field of cultural anthropology focused on a specific culture or theme. Examination of critical questions regarding how research data are gathered, analyzed, represented, and shared in books written by cultural anthropologists. May be repeated under a different subtitle.


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  • ANT 317 - Social Issues in Latin America

    Credit Hours: 3
    Complex national cultures of Latin America. Contemporary issues such as the rights of native peoples, peasant land reform, urban slum settlements, development of resources, and political and economic reform movements. Case studies of individual countries.


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  • ANT 320 - Human Origins

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 210  or consent of instructor. Classification and history of human evolution deduced from the fossil record and molecular data. Discussion of Tertiary hominoids and emergence of humans with emphasis on Australopithecines and later Pleistocene hominins.


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  • ANT 322 - Primate Biology & Behavior

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 210  or consent of instructor. Ecology, social behavior, and functional morphology and classification of living primates (prosimians, monkeys, and apes); their evolutionary history and development.


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  • ANT 324 - Human Biological Variation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 210  or consent of instructor. Nature and extent of heritable differences among human populations in evolutionary perspective. Consideration of effects of environmental factors on genic expression.  Partially satisifies Universty Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Satisfies University Studies: Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning.


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  • ANT 325 - Human Growth and Development

    Credit Hours: 3
    ANT 210  or permission of instructor. Human growth and development from an evolutionary perspective. Topics to be addressed include differences and similarities in primate life histories, uniqueness of particular human life history traits, and the evolution of human development as traced through the fossil record. Relationships among growth, development, and health will be explored.


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  • ANT 326 - Human Osteology

    Credit Hours: 0 Or 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 210 . Corequisite: ANTL 326 . The human skeleton focusing on bone biology and skeletal anatomy. Topics include: techniques to examine and measure bones, methods for the estimation of age, sex, ancestry and stature, analyses of pathology (disease and trauma). Topics presented within the context of specialized areas of physical anthropology, such as skeletal biology, paleodemography, and forensic anthropology. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning.The lab for this course is ANTL 326 .


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  • ANT 327 - Globalization & Culture Change

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores processes of globalization in local communities by addressing issues and dynamics of culture change in the contemporary world. Themes include: economic development and underdevelopment; legacies of colonialism; immigration; transnational culture; market and meaning exchanges in media and the arts; and organized resistance to globalization. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society.


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  • ANT 328 - Bioarchaeology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 210  or consent of instructor. Contextual study of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites to reconstruct evidence of behavior and biological variability. Methods using these data to interpret or suggest how prehistoric and ancient people have lived. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy.


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  • ANT 329 - Environmental Justice Ethnography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Ethnographic survey of the emergence of social movements organized around environmental issues. Through the writings of cultural anthropologists, students learn how communities around the world threatened by environmental destruction seek justice, accountability, and sustainability. Environmental crises are analyzed in terms of globalization, structures of poverty, and human rights. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.


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  • ANT 330 - The Immigrant Experience

    Credit Hours: 3
    Through ethnographic accounts and personal narratives from a variety of global settings, the course examines the economic, social and political factors that prompt migration and explores the cultural adaptations, ethical questions, human rights issues, and public policy debates of immigration and resettlement. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in Our Diverse Nation. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.


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  • ANT 331 - 21st Century Foragers: Behavior, Ecology and Change

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 210 or ANT 206 . Humans have spent more than 95% of their time on earth as hunter gatherers. The purpose of this course is to examine the range of variation in forager groups in the 21st century. Using human behavioral ecology, we examine questions about human decision-making and behavioral plasticity in ecology and evolutionary contexts.


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  • ANT 346 - Medical Anthropology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Investigation of systems of medical knowledge and healthcare; representations of health and illness; interactions between environmental, biological, and social factors that shape risk in vulnerable communities; and encounters between Western biomedicine and non-Western healing traditions. Emphasis on applied anthropology in global health settings.


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  • ANT 375 - Archaeological Sciences

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 207  or consent of instructor. A problem-centered approach to evaluating, using, and integrating commonly used scientific techniques. Students will learn the basics of many of these techniques including dating, macroscopic, microscopic, chemical, and biological, with a special emphasis on synthesizing science and archaeology into a seamless, anthropologically effective reconstruction of the human past. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.


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  • ANT 380 - Life in Ancient Britain and Ireland

    Credit Hours: 3
    Archaeological study of ancient life in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Exploration of the development of ancient British and Irish cultures from Paleolithic to Roman times, with particular focus on major sites and features investigated. Travel to Britain and Ireland is an integral part of the course (required).


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  • ANT 387 - Museum Studies

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 206  or consent of instructor. Study of museums in cultural, social, and historical context by examining museum types and their role in society. Field trips to local museums, guest lectures, and case studies examine such topics as collections, interpretation, marketing, visitor behavior and learning, virtual museums, and museum law and ethics.The lab for this course is ANTL 387 .


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  • ANT 395 - Topics in Anthropology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Discussion of rotating topics in Anthropology. May be repeated under a different subtitle. All repeated credits may count towards the major.


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  • ANT 411 - Advanced Field Training in Archaeology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 311 , and consent of instructor. Supervisory training for field archaeologists. Students direct specific aspects of archaeological excavation, including research design, data recovery, daily site management, and field analysis. Summers.

    Liability Expense:
    Stud Blanket Prof Liab Ins: Additional Course Fee Details


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  • ANT 412 - Historical Archaeology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 105  or ANT 207 , or consent of instructor and graduate status. Substantive investigation of the special excavation and analysis procedures, subject matter, and goals of archaeology as applied to the historic past of North America. Special emphasis placed upon historic archaeological sites in the local region. Lecture, laboratory, and fieldwork.


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  • ANT 413 - Biological/Cultural Experiences in Anthropology

    Credit Hours: 3 To 6
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. This intensive summer course offers unique opportunities to learn about the biological, social, and cultural dimensions of tropical forest conservation through direct interaction and complete immersion. The program focuses on two broad themes, each supported via site visits, focus groups, interviews and readings: 1) biological aspects of conservation science, and 2) social and cultural aspects of biodiversity conservation.


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  • ANT 426 - Forensic Osteology Method and Theory

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisites: ANT 326  and ANTL 326  with a grade of ‘C’ (2.00) or better in both courses. This is an advanced osteology seminar/laboratory course focusing on the application of skeletal and dental analyses for establishing human identification, time since death, and manner of death.


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  • ANT 430 - Evolutionary Biology

    Credit Hours: 3
    (BIO 430 ) Prerequisite: BIO 335 (Genetics). Advanced survey of organizational principles of the genetic apparatus of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Emphasis of the course directed to critical evaluation of current concepts and models of evolutionary dynamics using relevant illustrative examples from the literature.


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  • ANT 435 - Archaeology and the Media

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 207 or consent of instructor. Explorations of how archaeology is practiced today and the ways in which the field is portrayed in the popular media in the United States. Topical foci include sensationalism, accuracy of reporting and reporting criteria, and the ways in which media depictions of the field of archaeology shape public perceptions and foster misconceptions about the field.


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  • ANT 440 - Seminar in Southeastern Archaeology

    Credit Hours: 3

    Prerequisite: ANT 207 and any 300-level ANT course. Integrates southeastern archaeology, archaeological theory, and contemporary issues in archaeology. Emphasis on the southeast as a regional unit and the interplay of local environment and culture throughout the region. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy.




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  • ANT 445 - Practicing Ethnography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisites: ANT 206  or consent of instructor. An exposure to contemporary research practices in cultural anthropology through reading ethnographies and practicing data collection using oral histories, narratives of memory, photo images, video, and interview guides. An individual project requiring fieldwork and research.


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  • ANT 449 - Anthropology Three-Field Seminar

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 206 , ANT 207  or ANT 210 , or permission of instructors. A team-taught, three-field examination of some topic of general anthropological interest. The topic will be approached from an archaeological, cultural anthropological, and physical/biological anthropological perspective. Using discussion and writing, students will apply the three-field approach of anthropology to the topic. May be repeated under a different subtitle. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy.


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  • ANT 450 - History of Anthropological Theory

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ANT 206 ; six hours of anthropology above the introductory level or consent of instructor. Development of anthropological theory through the research and writings of key figures in the field. Attention is directed toward social and intellectual contexts out of which anthropological theories emerge. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning.


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  • ANT 460 - Public Health and Poverty

    Credit Hours: 3
    Seminar survey of applied medical anthropology research on the health effects of extreme poverty. Through in-depth explorations of anthropologists working in public health settings around the world, students will learn methods, theory, and critical issues of this subfield. Example target populations include farmworkers, immigrants, the homeless, refugees, and the working poor. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive.


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  • ANT 491 - Directed Individual Study

    Credit Hours: 1 To 3
    Prerequisite: Overall GPA of at least 2.00, junior or senior standing, and consent of instructor, department chair and dean. Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom.


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  • ANT 498 - Internship In Anthropology

    Credit Hours: 1 To 6
    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing,consent of instructor, open only to majors in anthropology. Supervised practical experience with public or private agency, organization or institution. Area of concentration, requirements, and means of evaluation to be defined in consultation with supervising faculty. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom.

    Liability Expense:
    Stud Blanket Prof Liab Ins: Additional Course Fee Details


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  • ANTL 207 - Archaeology Lab

    Credit Hours: 1
    Corequisite or prerequisite: ANT 207 . Course is designed to familiarize students with techniques of archaeological recovery, preparation, preservation, and analysis of recovered archaeological materials. Laboratory work will parallel lecture, providing practical experience in techniques covered as part of lecture course. It is not necessary to take the lab in order to take lecture. Three hours each week. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. This course is the lab for ANT 207 .


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  • ANTL 387 - Museum Studies Practicum

    Credit Hours: 1
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Practicum includes exhibit installations, sales gallery operations, working with the permanent collection, and assessing and developing educational programs. Three hours each week.This course is the lab for ANT 387 .


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