410 Principles of Cultural Anthropology (3) Exploration and illustration of major concepts, theories, and methods in cultural anthropology, with application to analysis of specific ethnographies.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 130.
411 Linguistic Anthropology (3) Basic linguistic concepts applied to research in cultural anthropology, particularly investigation of relationships between language and culture. (Same as Linguistics 411.)
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or Linguistics 200.
412 Folklore in Anthropology (3) Introduction to anthropological study of folklore, using folklore and folklore materials from various tribal, peasant, and complex societies.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or consent of instructor.
413 Dynamics of Culture (3) Definition and in-depth study of major forms of culture change, ranging from evolution and diffusion to religious revitalization and political revolt. Continuity and change in diverse cultural settings examined through use of archaeological, ethnohistoric, and contemporary cases.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or consent of instructor.
414 Political Anthropology (3) Examination of the organization and dynamics of power and politics in both stateless and state-level societies. Role of symbols, rituals, and ideologies in producing and reproducing power relations. The relationship between actors (individuals) and structures. The encapsulation of traditional political forms and systems within modern states.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or consent of instructor.
415 Environmental Anthropology (3) Overview of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of human / environmental interactions. Impacts of environmental change on society and culture; human impacts on environmental change.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 130.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
416 Applied Anthropology (3) Introduction to principles, practice and ethics of anthropology applied to practical problems in non-academic settings. Overview of career opportunities in various domains of applied anthropology.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or consent of instructor.
431 Ethnographic Research (3) Conceptual and practical exploration of methods and techniques cultural anthropologists use in fieldwork.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or consent of instructor.
432 Anthropology of Warfare and Violence (3) Origins and tactics of warfare; overview of cultural foundations of warfare and structural violence; and effects on communities, social institutions, environments, and social organization.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 130.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
435 Historical Archaeology Laboratory (3) Laboratory procedures for processing, identification, and interpretation of artifacts from historical sites. Artifactual material from historic East Tennessee sites used for class projects.
Recommended Background: 361.
436 Cities and Sanctuaries of the Greek and Roman World (3) (See Classics 436.)
442 Intensive Survey of the Archaeology of the Prehistoric Aegean (3) (See Classics 442.)
443 Intensive Survey of the Archaeology of Greece (3) (See Classics 443.)
444 Intensive Survey of the Archaeology of Etruria and Rome (3) (See Classics 444.)
454 Archaeology of The African Diaspora (3) Historical archaeology of African, North American and Latin American sites relating to the transatlantic slave trade and the experiences of enslaved Africans in the New World from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 120 or 127.
Recommended Background: 361.
461 Archaeological Resource Management (3) Federal legislation and regulations affecting identification, protection, and management of archaeological resources. Professional ethics and responsibilities and relationship of federal and state agencies, public interest groups, and professional archaeologists in conduct of federally sponsored archaeology.
462 Early European Prehistory (3) Origins and evolution of human culture in Europe through beginnings of settled life. Primary focus on Paleolithic/Mesolithic chronology and lifeways.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 120 or consent of instructor.
463 Rise of Complex Civilizations (3) Development of complex societies in old world from origins of agricultural economics to rise of states. Focus on Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Metal Age lifeways in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 120 or consent of instructor.
464 Principles of Zooarchaeology (3) Basic osteological studies of major vertebrate groups; with emphasis on the aboriginal’s use of animals in subsistence and culture. Identification and interpretation of archaeologically derived molluscan and vertebrate remains; with introduction to laboratory use of comparative collections.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 120 or consent of instructor.
465 Urban Archaeology (3) Field archaeology and interpretation of archaeological remains on historic urban sites in the United States. Course content will include lectures and field and laboratory research on urban sites in East Tennessee.
Recommended Background: 361.
466 Archaeology of Southeastern United States (3) Archaeological research on prehistoric American Indian cultures in Southeastern United States.
480 Human Osteology (4) Intensive examination of the human skeleton.
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours and 1 lab.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or consent of instructor.
481 Museum Studies I: Museums, Purpose and Function (3) (See Art 481.)
482 Museum Studies II: Exhibition Planning and Installation (3) (See Art 482.)
484 Museum Studies III: Field Projects (1-12) (See Art 484.)
485 Oral Biology (4) Intense examination of human dentition and oral skeletal structures: including dento-facial embryology/growth, histology, gross tooth morphology and pathology.
490 Primate Evolution (3) Living and fossil primate taxonomy, ecology, and comparative anatomy. Survey of primate fossil record with emphasis on the origin or major primate lineages.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 110.
494 Primate Behavior (3) Social organization and behavior of selected primates: group composition, size, and structure; patterns of mating; other social interactions; communication; and cultural behavior. Application of primate studies to human ethology.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 110 or consent of instructor.
500 Thesis (1-15)
Grading Restriction: P/NP grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
501 Graduate Research (1-9) Independent investigation of special problems in anthropology.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 18 hours.
502 Registration for Use of Facilities (1-15) Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
510 Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology (3) Development of primary theoretical orientations by cultural anthropologists; formulation of research problems and methods of collecting, organizing, and utilizing data.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
511 Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology (3) Seminars for advanced students on topics of special interest: ethnomedicine, psychological anthropology, comparative social organization, religion, and art.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
512 Urban Studies in Anthropology (3) Process of urbanization examined cross-culturally; theory and method in researching urban communities; urban problems and applied anthropology.
515 Medical Anthropology (3) Cultural impact on disease patterning, theories of disease causation, and models of therapy. Theoretical and applied aspects of the anthropological study of health and disease.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
517 Forms of Social Inequality (3) Anthropological perspectives on societies stratified along lines of rank, caste, race, ethnicity, and class; inequalities engendered by sex role structure. Construction of social distinctions before and after rise and consolidation of modern world system. Intersections of race and ethnicity with class and gender.
520 Seminar in Zooarchaeology (3) Approaches to analysis and interpretation of archaeological fauna. Intensive reading; evaluation and discussion of major faunal studies, guides to identification, methods of presenting faunal data.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
521 Laboratory Studies in Zooarchaeology (4) Examination and comparison of skeletons of major vertebrate groups, shells of terrestrial and aquatic mollusks, in relation to animal remains from archaeological contexts. Basic osteology and shell characters of species encountered in aboriginal sites; use of comparative collections.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 8 hours.
522 Seminar in Archaeology (3) Theoretical and practical issues in contemporary archaeology: ethnoarchaeology, paleoethnobotany, taphonomy, ceramic analysis, agricultural origins, and regional archaeological cultures.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
530 Fieldwork in Archaeology (3-9) Practicum in surveying, excavating, processing, and analysis of archaeological data.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
550 Contemporary Issues in Anthropology (1-3) Review of recent directions in method and theory in anthropology.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
560 Theory in Archaeology (3) Detailed consideration of theory in contemporary archaeology: models of scientific explanation, research design, archaeological formation processes, and methods of analysis and interpretation.
562 Special Topics in Mediterranean Archaeology (3) (See Classics 562.)
563 Lithic Artifact Analysis (3) Methods for analyzing prehistoric stone tools in practical laboratory/lecture format. Stone tool production, use, stylistic variability, and discard processes.
565 Graduate Seminar in Ancient Mediterranean Civilization (3) (See Classics 565.)
580 Advanced Human Variation (3) Genetic and morphological variation among extant human groups; relationships of variation to geography, ecology and subsistence.
581 Forensic Anthropology (3) Application of human identification methods to skeletal/dental tissues. Evolving role of forensic anthropology in medico-legal system. Relationship of anthropology to pathology, odontology and subsequent legal responsibilities.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 480.
582 Paleoanthropology (4) Fossil record from origin of hominids to appearance of anatomically modern humans. Functional morphology and phylogenetic relationships of fossil humans.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 480.
583 Skeletal Biology (3) Practical and theoretical approaches to analysis of prehistoric human skeletal remains. Demography, vital statistics, pathology, nutrition, and measures of biological relationships as related to population as adaptive unit.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 480.
585 Laboratory Studies in Biological Anthropology (3) Topical coverage of laboratory methods in biological anthropology.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
590 Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology (3) Current methods of analysis in biological anthropology and of past and current history of theoretical perspectives. Paleoanthropology, human osteology, and human variation and population structure.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
591 Foreign Study (1-15)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
592 Off-Campus Study (1-15)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
593 Independent Study (1-15)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (3-15)
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
601 Advanced Graduate Research (1-6) Independent investigation of special problems in anthropology by advanced graduate students.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Credit Restriction: Only 3 hours may be applied toward the 600-level requirement.
611 Advanced Seminar in Cultural Anthropology (3) Critical evaluation of current issues in theory and data interpretation.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
660 Advanced Seminar in Archaeology (3) Selected topics in prehistoric and historic archaeology.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
690 Selected Topics in Physical Anthropology (3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Comment(s): For doctoral students in biological anthropology concentration.
691 Selected Topics in Paleoanthropology (3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
695 Gross Human Anatomy (9) Skeleton, muscles, and cardiovascular system. Dissection of cadavers.
Contact Hour Distribution: 5 hours and 5 labs.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 480 or human biology course.