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Graduate Courses
Traces the development of the science of anthropology. Presents key leaders and theoretical
paradigms, concluding with contemporary practice.
Special Note: Graduate students will be assigned more in-depth projects, additional class readings,
and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Admission to the Master of Arts in Anthropology
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A410
Provides a survey of theoretical approaches and practice in contemporary archaeology.
Includes class discussions based on readings, and student presentations.
Special Note: Graduate students will be assigned more in-depth projects, additional class readings,
and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Admission to the Master of Arts in Anthropology
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A411
Explores in depth the history, theory and methods of applied anthropology in the United
States with some emphasis on applying anthropology in Alaska.
Special Note: Graduate students will be assigned more in-depth research, additional class readings
and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A415
Applies method and theory of research design to students' thesis research. Covers
developing a research question, conducting a literature review, and writing a thesis
prospectus.
Registration Restrictions: Admission to the Master of Arts in Anthropology
Introduces in depth the modes of scientific data gathering, analysis, and interpretation
related in cultural anthropology. Includes the logic of scientific inquiry, research
design, data collection and analysis, field work strategies, ethnographic and report
writing, ethics in social science research, and grant proposal preparation.
Special Note: Graduate students will be assigned more in-depth research, additional class readings
and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A430
Engages students in techniques of archaeological and bioarchaeological survey, mapping
and excavation, including archaeological and bioarchaeological data recovery, recording
techniques, initial cataloging and laboratory processing. Project setting may include
historic sites, building documentation, archival research, bioarchaeological or forensics
themed field schools, and pre-contact Indigenous sites within or outside of Alaska.
Special Note: May be repeated once for credit. Graduate students will supervise the work of less
experienced undergraduates under the overall supervision of the project director.
They will be responsible for the quality of the excavation and recording of their
undergraduate crew. They will be critically evaluated as potential professionals.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing and instructor approval
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A431
Applies modern biocultural theory - including genetics, epigenetics, growth and development,
and evolutionary biology - to highlight current understandings of human phenotypic,
gender and sexual variation. Explores the historical role that biological anthropology
played in the construction of race and gender.
Special Note: Graduate students will be assigned more in-depth research, additional class readings
and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A452
Explores in depth cultural and ecological systems, examining sociopolitical dimensions
of environmental change and ecological knowledge.
Special Note: Graduate students will be assigned more in-depth research, additional class readings
and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A454
Surveys and evaluates the relationship of human culture to health and disease. Includes
ancient disease and impact on human evolution, interrelationship between biology and
culture, alternative health systems, and applicability to contemporary problems.
Special Note: Graduate students will be assigned more in-depth research, additional class readings
and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A455
Examines critically the ethical issues that confront anthropologists and archaeologists,
and the responsibilities they have to the public, the discipline, their colleagues,
and members of the communities with whom they are working. Course topic will vary
with focus on a different subfield of anthropology.
Special Note: May be repeated once with a change of subtitle. Graduate students will be assigned
more in-depth research, additional class readings and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A458
Explores critically the relationship between culture and globalization. Examines global
capitalism and ethnographic experiences in the context of transnational migration
and diasporas, and the influence of new information technologies and media on cultural
values, beliefs and practices.
Special Note: Graduate students will be assigned more in-depth research, additional class readings
and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A464
Provides an integrated anthropological perspective on historic preservation and the
management of cultural resources in the United States. Includes the history of resource
protection legislation, the design and implementation of cultural resource management
projects, and applications of relevant cultural resource laws, including ethical issues.
Special Note: Graduate students will be assigned more in-depth projects, additional class readings,
and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Admission to the Master of Arts in Anthropology
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A477
Critically examines data quality, sampling, quantification and interpretation of material
remains with an emphasis on laboratory methods. Topics vary by semester and may include
human osteology, zooarchaeology, lithics, ceramics and archaeobotany, among others.
Special Note: May be repeated two times with a change of subtitle. Graduate students will be assigned
more in-depth research, additional class readings and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A480
Applies cultural anthropological research techniques by completing field-based research
as a class project. Projects vary each semester but may include archival/historical
research and contemporary ethnographic projects. Methods may include qualitative and
quantitative data collection with an emphasis on ethnographic research techniques.
Special Note: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. Graduate students will supervise undergraduate
tasks under supervision of instructor.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing and instructor approval
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A487
Examines special topics in anthropology at the graduate level.
Special Note: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits with a change of subtitle.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A490
Examines and evaluates various relationships between human culture, belief and experience
to health, disease and wellness. Topical emphasis will vary by semester.
Special Note: May be repeated once with a change of subtitle. Graduate students will be assigned
more in-depth research, additional class readings and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A490A
Examines and evaluates the pathways connecting history and anthropology, as seen through
material culture, oral traditions, historical documents and shifting disciplinary
perspectives.
Special Note: May be repeated once with a change of subtitle. Graduate students will be assigned
more in-depth research, additional class readings and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A490B
Examines and evaluates cross-cultural perspectives on identity related to ethnicity,
language, gender, religion and other social factors. Topical emphasis will vary by
semester.
Special Note: May be repeated once with a change of subtitle. Graduate students will be assigned
more in-depth research, additional class readings and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A490C
Examines and evaluates contemporary Alaska topics, especially as they pertain to Indigenous
peoples and communities and the broader Circumpolar North. Identifies ways in which
anthropologists and archaeologists address these issues. Topical emphasis will vary
by semester.
Special Note: May be repeated once with a change of subtitle. Graduate students will be assigned
more in-depth research, additional class readings and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A490D
Examines and evaluates relationships among human culture, space and place with attention
to the constructions and perceptions of the physical environment.
Special Note: May be repeated once with a change of subtitle. Graduate students will be assigned
more in-depth research, additional class readings and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A490E
Engages in an anthropology practicum in the public or private sector. Emphasizes the
application of anthropological skills under the supervision of a professional anthropologist.
Special Note: Arranged practicum between graduate advisor and an outside mentor.
Registration Restrictions: Admission to the Master of Arts in Anthropology
Special Note: Only 3 credits can be used to fulfill minimum 30-credit requirement for graduation. May be repeated for a maximum of 18 credits.
Prerequisites: (ANTH A610 with a minimum grade of B or ANTH A611 with a minimum grade of B) and ANTH A620 with a minimum grade of P.
Engages student in independent research conducted under the supervision of a graduate
committee.
Special Note: Students may enroll for variable credit, but at least three credits are required
for graduation. Offered during all semesters. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.
Registration Restrictions: Advancement to candidacy and thesis chair approval