The request to establish ANTH 5615, 5622, 6401, 6602, 6603, 6642, 6910, 6920 and 7999

Date: December 16, 2011
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Assistant
Approved On: December 16, 2011
Implementation Date: 2011

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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ANTH 5615. Seminar in Middle East Ethnography. (3) Cross-listed with ANTH 4615. Seminar exploring both historically significant and recent ethnographies on selected topics. Examples include Israel/Palestine, Women in the Middle East, and Tribe, State, and Nation in the Middle East. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (On demand)

ANTH 5622. Seminar in the Ethnography of Religion. (3) Cross-listed with ANTH 4622. Seminar exploring both historically significant and recent ethnographies on the anthropology of religion. (On demand)

ANTH 6401 Teaching Anthropology. (1) Methods and skills for teaching undergraduate students. Students examine and practice teaching skills and classroom procedures. Includes preparation of model teaching materials, such as syllabi, and practice teaching. (On demand)

ANTH 6602. Seminar in Interdisciplinary Anthropology. (3) Analysis of a key issue or debate through the lens of two or more anthropological specialties. Emphasizes the holistic, inter-disciplinary nature of anthropology. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Up to 6 hours may be applied to the degree. (Yearly)

ANTH 6603. Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology (3). Discussion of major works that form the theoretical foundation of contemporary social and cultural anthropology. (Every other year)

ANTH 6642: Selection in Relation to Sex in Primates (3) Explores the current state of theory and empirical research on sexual selection; discussion will focus on critically evaluating the evidence that sexual selection plays an important role in the evolution and maintenance of particular aspects of morphology, behavior and social organization in nonhuman primates and humans. (On demand)

ANTH 6910. Thesis Tutorial. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of the Graduate Director. Independent study with a faculty advisor, to conduct research for the M.A. thesis. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

ANTH 6920. Master’s Thesis. (3) Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy and permission of the Graduate Director. Preparation of master’s thesis under the supervision of the thesis committee. May be repeated for credit up to six hours. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

ANTH 7999. Master’s Degree Graduate Residency Credit. (1) (Fall, Spring, Summer)