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Course Descriptions


 

Anthropology

  
  • ANTH 300 - History of Anthropological Theories


    Fall and Spring (3) Bragdon, Fisher. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 . (CSI)

    This seminar addresses the historical development of anthropology and explores major theories, including structural-functionalism, structuralism, cultural ecology, and symbolic anthropology. The position of anthropology and its distinctive contributions within the social sciences will be emphasized.
  
  • ANTH 301 - Methods in Archaeology


    Fall and Spring (3) Gallivan, Kahn Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201  

    A general introduction to field and laboratory techniques of prehistoric and historic archaeological research.  There is a fee associated with this laboratory.
  
  • ANTH 302 - Ethnographic Research


    Fall and Spring (3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 .

    An introduction to ethnographic fieldwork, including research design, proposal writing, methods used in ethnographic research, and approaches to writing ethnography.
  
  • ANTH 303 - Museums in the History of Anthropology


    Summer (3) Bragdon (GER 4C)

    This course looks at Anthropology Museums and the History of Ethnographic Collecting as a “way into” an understanding of the history of the field of Anthropology itself. 19th century Museum ethnology gave way in Europe and in North America to the new interest cultural and social anthropology, but these latter disciplines retained many ties to older museums and their collecting philosophies. This course combines “fieldwork” studying existing ethnological museum display and collections, with broader discussions of the rise of British social anthropological theory and American cultural anthropology as academic disciplines. Issues such as the relationship of museum collecting to colonialism, material cultural theory and Its implications for ethnographic analysis, and the current role ethnographic museums play in the teaching of anthropology will also be addressed.
  
  • ANTH 305 - Comparative Colonial Studies


    Fall (3) Staff (GER 4C)

    The course will examine colonialism from a comparative perspective in both the ancient and the modern world. Emphasis given to early civilizations and their expansion, to European colonialism and the creation of the Third World, and to contemporary forces of colonialism.
  
  • ANTH 307 - Social Anthropology


    Spring (3) Fisher. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 . (GER 3)

    An introduction to the problem of social order and meaning through a consideration of kinship, social organization, ritual and symbolism. The course focuses on anthropological theories useful for describing the way kinship, gender, and age may be used to organize economic, political, and social institutions.
  
  • ANTH 308 - Language and Culture


    Fall (3) Bragdon, Taylor. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 220/LING 220  / ANTH 204  or ANTH 202   (CSI)

    This course addresses the interrelations between language and culture, surveying the research topics and methods which constitute linguistic anthropology today. (Cross listed with ENGL 308 and LING 308 .)
  
  • ANTH 309 - Medicine and Culture


    Fall (3) Weiss (GER 3,4C)

    The course explores various theories of health, illness and therapy in sociocultural terms. We consider such issues as possession and therapy, medicine and the development of colonialism, and the role of biomedicine in shaping cultural discourse.
  
  • ANTH 312 - Comparative Colonial Archaeology


    Fall (3) Horning (CSI, GER 4C)

    The archaeology of the era since the beginning of exploration by Europeans of the non-European world with major emphasis upon North America. The domestic, industrial and military past of the 17th- 19th centuries will be examined from an anthropological viewpoint through archaeological and documentary evidence.
  
  • ANTH 315 - Environmental Archaeology


    Fall (3) Gallivan (GER 3)

    This course explores our understanding of the place of people in the environment and the role environmental variables play in archaeological models of cultural change. The course consists of three sections: history of environmental studies and social theory, methodologies used to study the environment, and specific case studies of the dynamics of human-environmental relationships from an archaeological perspective.
  
  • ANTH 322 - Archaeology of North America


    Fall (3) Gallivan

    This course traces Native American history from the initial arrival of humans over 14,000 years ago to the colonial era. It compares social changes in different culture areas and highlights interpretive frameworks applied to these histories.
  
  • ANTH 323 - Indians of North America


    Spring (3) Moretti-Langholtz (CSI, GER 4B)

    A survey of the major culture areas of aboriginal North America north of Mexico at the time of European contact. The post-contact relations between the Native Americans and the dominant White culture and the present-day situation and problems of Native Americans will be examined.
  
  • ANTH 324 - Indians of the Southwest


    Spring (3) Moretti-Langholtz (GER 4B)

    This course surveys the history and culture of native peoples of the American Southwest from prehistoric settlement to present-day. These include the Hopi, Zuni, Rio Grande Pueblos, Navajos, Apaches, Akimel O’odham, and Tohono O’odham.
  
  • ANTH 325 - Sun Dance People


    Spring (3) Moretti-Langholtz (CSI, GER 4C)

    This course introduces students to the culture and social history of selected tribes of the Great Plains. Special emphasis will be placed upon the historical forces and conflicts that developed on the Plains from the 1700’s to the present.
  
  • ANTH 329 - Native History and the Colonial Encounter


    Fall (3) Gallivan and Fisher

    This class examines Native histories in colonial encounters across the Americas. By focusing on the ways social organization shapes history and history frames cultural practices we examine how Native societies have come to understand the relationship between past and present.
  
  • ANTH 331 - Culture and Society in the Modern Middle East and North Africa


    Fall (3) Glasser

    This course examines key debates in anthropology emerging from the study of Middle Eastern and North African societies in the modern
    period.
  
  • ANTH 332 - Race, Gender & Popular Culture in Brazil


    Fall or Spring (3) Staff (CSI)

  
  • ANTH 333 - Anthropology of Islam


    Fall and Spring (3) Glasser

    This course explores what it might mean to think through Islam anthropologically. We will examine key debates about religion in general and Islam in particular, and will read articles and books exploring Muslim practice in diverse historical and geographic contexts.
  
  • ANTH 334 - Etruscan Archaeology: Italy before the Romans


    Fall (3) Staff (College 200, ALV, CSI)

    This course examines the evidence for the peoples of pre-Roman and early Roman Italy (900-100 BCE). The course provides a survey of Etruscan material culture, including architectural remains from sanctuary, funerary, and domestic contexts, and treats the artistic media of sculpture, painting, ceramics and metalwork. Topics include: Etruscan language, funerary customs, warfare, religious and votive practices, trade and contact within the Mediterranean, and the role of women and the lower classes. (This course is anchored in the ALV and CSI domains.)  (Cross-listed with CLCV 349 .) 
  
  • ANTH 335 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa


    Fall (3) Weiss (CSI, GER 3,4B)

    An introduction to the diversity of African cultures and societies. This course will focus especially on experiences of colonialism in various African contexts and the many forms of transformation and resistance that characterize that encounter. (Cross listed with AFST 340 )
  
  • ANTH 337 - African Ritual and Religious Practice


    Spring (3) Weiss (CSI, GER 4B)

    This course focuses on the diverse forms of religious practice and experience in various social and cultural contexts in Africa. The symbolic, aesthetic, and political implications of ritual, as well as the transforming significance of religious practice, will be explored. (Cross listed with AFST 341  and RELG 337 )
  
  • ANTH 338 - Native Cultures of Latin America


    Fall (3) Fisher (CSI, GER 4B)

    Beginning with an examination of the contemporary Zapatista rebellion, the course will survey indigenous cultures of Latin America and the historical and ecological processes which have shaped them. Ethnographic comparisons of contemporary indigenous cultures will focus on the lowland tropics and the Andes.
  
  • ANTH 342 - Peoples and Cultures of East Asia


    Spring (3) Hamada, Connolly (CSI, GER 3,4B)

    An introduction to the peoples and cultures of East Asia. The course will focus on contemporary life in China, Korea, and Japan, including cultural and social institutions, social norms, roles and life-styles, and the nature, context and consequences of social change.
  
  • ANTH 347 - Japanese Society


    Fall (3) Hamada Connolly (CSI, GER 3,4B)

    Examines the context within which individual Japanese live and work in Japanese society. Discusses Japanese socialization, schooling, family and marriage, community life, new and old religions, symbolic expressions, employment, and aging.
  
  • ANTH 348 - Japanese Values Through Literature and Film


    Fall (3) Hamada Connolly (GER 5,7)

    Discusses Japanese social values and behavior through modern literature and film. Changes and continuity in Japanese society concerning important issues such as family, urbanization, gender, and self-identity are analyzed.
  
  • ANTH 349 - Contemporary Issues in Japanese Society


    Fall (3) Hamada Connolly (GER 4B)

    Discusses a selected topic in depth and explores important issues in contemporary Japanese society. The course may be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
  
  • ANTH 350 - Special Topics in Anthropology


    Fall and Spring (3-4) Staff

    Areas of current research interest presented by resident and visiting faculty. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  • ANTH 360 - Projects in Anthropology


    Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff

    A variable (1-3) credit course for underclassmen and non-anthropology majors engaged in projects, readings, or co-requisite labs under the
    supervision of an instructor.
  
  • ANTH 362 - Knowledge, Learning and Cognition in “Non-Western” Societies


    Spring (3) Gundaker (GER 4B)

    This course explores anthropological approaches to the production, communication, acquisition, and organization of knowledge in groups outside the European tradition. It investigates such topics as practical reason, cognitive change, educational settings and the way in which culture organizes knowledge systems.
  
  • ANTH 363 - Culture and Cuisine: The Anthropology of Food


    Spring (3) Weiss (CSI, GER 4C)

    This course explores food and cuisine across diverse historical and ethnographic contexts. Topics will include the ritual and symbolic value of cuisine, food preparation and provisioning as expressions of social relations, and the political economy of food production and consumption.
  
  • ANTH 364 - Artists and Cultures


    Spring (3) Staff (GER 4C)

    The role of art in the economic, political, religious, and social life of its makers. How aesthetic ideas feed into gender roles, ethnic identities, and interpersonal relations. Materials ranging from Australian barkcloths to Greek sculptures, African masks to European films. (Cross listed with ANTH 581, AMST 341 , and AMST 515)
  
  • ANTH 366 - Information Technology and Global Culture


    Fall (3) Hamada Connolly

    Examines local-global cultural connections via Internet. W&M and Asian students conduct joint field research and explore political, social, economic, and educational implications of electronic communication.
  
  • ANTH 371 - The Idea of Race


    Fall or Spring (3) Blakey (CSI)

    This course tracks the history of the concept of race in western science and society. Students are helped to appreciate the subjective influences of science as well as the variety of societal expressions of racial and racist ideas. (Cross listed with AFST 371 )
  
  • ANTH 411 - Historical Linguistics


    Spring (3) Martin. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 204  / ENGL 220 / LING 220  and ENGL 307  / LING 307 . (GER 3)

    A study of the kinds of change which language may undergo. Covers the nature and motivation of linguistic evolution, and the methods by which unattested early stages of known language may be reconstructed. (Cross listed with ENGL 404 and LING 404 .)
  
  • ANTH 413 - Language and Society


    Spring (3) Taylor. Prerequisite(s): LING 308  or ANTH 308 , or consent of instructor. (GER 3)

    A study of the place of language in society and of how our understanding of social structure, conflict and change affect our understanding of the nature of language. (Cross listed with ENGL 406 and LING 406 .)
  
  • ANTH 415 - Linguistic Anthropology


    Spring (3) Bragdon. Prerequisite(s):  (ANTH 204  / LING 220  or ENGL 220) and (LING 308 or ENGL 308 or ANTH 308) (CSI, GER 3)

    This course will introduce students to the history and theories of linguistic anthropology with emphasis on North American languages. Students will approach these subjects through readings, class discussions and problem sets. (Cross listed with ENGL 415 and LING 415 .)
  
  • ANTH 418 - Language Patterns: Types and Universals


    Fall (3) Martin. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 204  / ENGL 220 /  LING 220   (CSI)

    A survey of common patterns and constructions in language ranging from word order to case agreement, voice, aspect, relative clauses, interrogation and negation. Major themes include the unity and diversity of language and the techniques used to measure it. (Cross listed with ENGL 418 and LING 418 .)
  
  • ANTH 422 - Social Entrepreneurship


    Fall (3) Hamada Connolly. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202   (College400, CSI)

    This seminar explores anthropological theory-practice for the next generation of social entrepreneurs, public policy makers, and/or educators. It combines classroom discussion, empirical fieldwork, data analysis, and ethnographic writing. Topics include statistical analysis, professional ethics, behavioral observation techniques, interview and survey techniques, report writing, digital representation, policy application, and grant-writing. Students will conduct small-scale social entrepreneurial projects. This is a COLL 400 course which requires students to take initiative in synthesis and critical analysis, to solve problems in an applied setting, to create original material or original scholarship, and to communicate effectively with a diversity of audiences.
  
  • ANTH 425 - Advanced Archaeological Field Methods


    Summer (6) Staff. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 225  or equivalent and field experience, or by permission of the instructor.

    The application of archaeological methods to an individual field project. The course will allow advanced students to work on an individual project within the framework of a supervised archaeological field program.
  
  • ANTH 426 - Foodways and the Archaeological Record


    Spring (3) Bowen (CSI)

    In a seminar format, students will draw upon archaeological, historical, and anthropological studies, to explore topics such as human-animal relationships surrounding the procurement and production of food, as well as the distribution, preparation, and consumption of food. (Cross listed with ANTH 526, HIST 491 , and HIST 591)
  
  • ANTH 427 - Native People of Eastern North America


    Fall (3) Bragdon

    This course treats the native people of eastern North America as they have been viewed ethnographically, theoretically, and historically. Students will apply anthropological theory to historical and contemporary issues regarding native people of the eastern United States and develop critical skills through reading, research and writing about these people. (Cross listed with ANTH 527)
  
  • ANTH 429 - Exploring the Afro-American Past


    Spring (3) Staff

    A study of the commonalities and differences across Afro-America from the U.S. to Brazil. Works in anthropology, history, and literature will be used to explore the nature of historical consciousness within the African Diaspora and diverse ways of understanding the writing about Afro-American pasts. (Cross listed with AMST 402, ANTH 529, and HIST 349 /529)
  
  • ANTH 430 - Material Life in African America


    Fall and Spring (3) Gundaker

    This seminar explores the world of things that African Americans have made -and made their own- in what is now the United States from the colonial era to the present.
  
  • ANTH 440 - Linguistic Field Methods


    Spring (4) Reed. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 304 / LING 304 , ENGL 307 / LING 307 , and ENGL 418/ LING 418 / ANTH 418 , or consent of instructor. (CSI, GER 3)

    In this advanced linguistics course, students work closely with a speaker of another language to discover the structure of that language and to describe different aspects of its grammar: phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax. (Cross listed with ENGL 440 and LING 440 .)
  
  • ANTH 445 - Issues in Anthropology


    Fall (3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202 .

    The course will deal with selected issues and problems in anthropology, such as war and peace, population, inequality and justice, the environment, ethnic relations, and minorities. It may be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
  
  • ANTH 450 - Archaeological Conservation (I)


    Fall (3) Moyer (CSI)

    An introduction to the theory and practice of archaeological conservation, including systems of deterioration, treatment, and storage. The first semester emphasizes the material science and technological underpinnings of archaeological artifacts, the nature of the archaeological environment, and the deterioration of artifacts. (Cross listed with ANTH 550)
  
  • ANTH 451 - Archaeological Conservation (II)


    Spring (3) Moyer. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 450 . (CSI)

    In the second semester of the course, students receive instruction and experience in the laboratory treatment of artifacts from 17thto 19th-century archaeological sites in North America and the West Indies. (Cross listed with ANTH 551)
  
  • ANTH 453 - Introduction to Zooarchaeology


    Spring (4) Bowen

    An introduction to the identification and interpretation of animal bones recovered from archaeological sites. Three class hours. Lab required concurrent with lecture. Three lab hours. (Cross listed with ANTH 553)
  
  • ANTH 454 - Quantitative Research Methods in Anthropology


    Fall (3) Gallivan. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 301 , ANTH 302 , or consent of instructor. (CSI)

    An introduction to the design and implementation of quantitative research in anthropology. Statistical methods covered include those used in describing and interpreting archaeological, biological, ethnographic, and linguistic data. This course focuses on exploratory data analysis, probability, sampling, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression. (Cross listed with ANTH 554)
  
  • ANTH 455 - Practicing Cultural Resource Management


    Spring (3) Gallivan. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 201 , ANTH 301 , or consent of instructor.

    This course introduces students to the practice of cultural resource management (contract archaeology), including hands-on experience in planning, proposal preparation, field and laboratory strategies, project management, and the reporting process. (Cross listed with ANTH 555)
  
  • ANTH 456 - Human Skeletal Biology


    Fall or Spring (3) Blakey

    This course covers technical aspects of human identification involving skeletal remains. These techniques include bone and tooth identification, age and sex estimation, and methods for the assessment of nutrition and disease in archaeological populations. (Cross listed with ANTH 556)
  
  • ANTH 457 - Archaeology of Colonial Williamsburg and Tidewater Virginia


    Spring (3) Brown. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 301  or consent of instructor. (CSI)

    This course examines the archaeological research on sites located in and around Williamsburg, the capital of the colony of Virginia from 1699-1781, as a way of reviewing the theory and method of historical archaeology. (Cross listed with ANTH 557, HIST 491 , and HIST 591)
  
  • ANTH 458 - Caribbean Archaeology


    Spring and Fall (3) Smith (CSI, GER 4B)

    The Archaeology of Western Atlantic Islands for the period 1492-1900 AD. Includes the pre-Columbian background, and contact between indigenous and European groups. European settlement and island development will be examined through recent archaeological work on urban settlements, military forts, commercial structures, sugar mills, and others. (Cross-listed with AFST 458 )
  
  • ANTH 459 - Tsenacomoco: Native Archaeology of the Chesapeake


    Spring (3) Gallivan

    This class explores the “deep history” of Native Chesapeake societies by tracing a 15,000-year sequence resulting in the Algonquian social landscape of “Tsenacomoco”. We consider Pleistocene-era settlement, hunter-forager cultural ecology, migration, agricultural adoption, chiefdom emergence, and Native responses to colonialism.
  
  • ANTH 460 - Independent Research


    Fall and Spring (3) Staff

    A tutorial on a topic agreed upon by the student and instructor. Normally to be taken only once.
  
  • ANTH 461 - Anthropological Reflections of the African Diaspora


    Fall (3) Blakey

    Eurocentric anthropology, and historiography, often confronted black people with omissions and distortions of African and Diasporic history that belittled them while simultaneously providing tools for reclaiming cultural knowledge of self. Intellectuals from the Diaspora were thusly motivated to write from an anthropological point of view that sought to expose the lie, fill the void, and take control of ideas that empowered societies of African descent. This course explores the debate offered by Diasporans from the 18th-21st century and how its critique of “mainstream” anthropology may help further advance the field. (Cross listed with AFST 418 .)
  
  • ANTH 465 - Practicum in Anthropology


    Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff

    A variable (1-3) credit practicum for students to engage in anthropological projects, readings, or co-requisite labs that do not entail independent research.
  
  • ANTH 470 - Senior Seminar in Anthropology


    Fall (4) Staff. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 202  and two other ANTH courses in the same sub-field as the senior seminar section.

    A small, writing intensive seminar for senior majors. Topics will vary, reflecting the research specializations of faculty teaching each section. Students will conduct original research and produce a substantial paper.

    Fall 2016

    Archaeologies of Virtue

    This seminar will examine the theoretical, methodological, ethical and political implications of archaeological research that is conducted by, with and for communities that identify themselves as “indigenous,” “descendent,” and/or “local.” Through close readings of assigned texts, in-class discussions and debates, and writing assignments, students will interrogate the concepts of indigeneity and descent and examine these in the context of the sub-fields of community, indigenous, collaborative, and public archaeologies. Questions that will orient the course include: Do such archaeologies, as some have argued, represent cynical attempts by non-indigenous archaeologists to protect their access to the archaeological record? Or do the increasing collaborations between “local” communities and predominately “non-local” archaeologists offer the potential for a new archaeological epistemology through which knowledge of the past is constructed by considering both Western and local conceptions of time, space, and subjectivity? What ethical obligations do archaeologists have to descendent communities and to their profession? Students will also discuss the utility of methodological innovations, including ethnographic archaeology, which have developed with the turn to collaborative research projects. 

     

    Organic Culture

    In recent years, the organic movement has become popular across the world. This seminar uses the anthropological approach to understanding the organic culture movement in the US and elsewhere. 

     

    Spring 2017

    Human Osteology

    Perfomance & Materiality

  
  • ANTH 472 - Ethnographic History


    Spring (3) Staff

    Critical readings of recent works by anthropologists and historians, with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary theory and methods. (Cross listed with AMST 434, ANTH 572, and HIST 336 )
  
  • ANTH 482 - Arts of the African Diaspora


    Spring (3) Staff

    An exploration of artistic creativity in the African Diaspora. Consideration of tradition and art history, the articulation of aesthetic ideas, cross-fertilization among different forms and media, the role of gender, the uses of art in social life, the nature of meaning in these arts, and continuities with artistic ideas and forms in African societies. (Cross listed with ANTH 582, AMST 470 , and AMST 582)
  
  • ANTH 484 - Collecting and Exhibiting Culture


    Spring (3) Moretti-Langholtz

    Ethnographic collecting in different parts of the world, questions of cultural ownership and appropriation, theories of acquisition and preservation used by museums and private collectors, and current debates about the exhibition of both objects and people. (Cross listed with ANTH 584 and AMST 581)
  
  • ANTH 486 - Cultural Politics of Art


    Spring (3) Staff (CSI)

    Exploration of the cultural and political world of art as experienced by artists, museum visitors, gallery owners, teachers, collectors, curators, critics, and charlatans. Class discussions will consider anthropological and art historical perspectives in addressing questions central to both disciplines.
  
  • ANTH 490 - Writing and Reading Culture


    Spring (3) Staff

    Trends in ethnography (and ethnographic history) during the past two decades. Students will begin with a “classic monograph,” go on to read about the “crisis” in representation as depicted in Clifford and Marcus, and then devote themselves to a critical analysis of a range of more recent work. (Cross listed with ANTH 590, AMST 590, and HIST 339 /590)
  
  • ANTH 492 - Biocultural Anthropology


    Spring (3) Blakey (CSI)

    Recent advances in the study of interactions between human biology and culture are examined. Biocultural anthropology extends beyond the limitations of evolutionary theory, employing political and economic perspectives on variation in the physiology and health of human populations.
  
  • ANTH 495 - Honors


    Fall and Spring (3) Staff

    Students admitted to Honors in Anthropology will be enrolled in this course during both semesters of their senior year. Each candidate will be responsible for 1) formulating a course of study with a faculty advisor, and 2) preparing a substantial Honors essay, to be submitted two weeks before the last day of classes, spring semester. Satisfactory completion of Anthropology 495 and 496 will substitute for Anthropology 470 as a major requirement. For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs. For departmental requirements, see website: http://web.wm.edu/ anthropology/handbk07.php?svr=www
  
  • ANTH 496 - Honors


    Fall and Spring (3) Staff

    Students admitted to Honors in Anthropology will be enrolled in this course during both semesters of their senior year. Each candidate will be responsible for 1) formulating a course of study with a faculty advisor, and 2) preparing a substantial Honors essay, to be submitted two weeks before the last day of classes, spring semester. Satisfactory completion of Anthropology 495 and 496 will substitute for Anthropology 470 as a major requirement. For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs. For departmental requirements, see website: http://web.wm.edu/ anthropology/handbk07.php?svr=www
  
  • ANTH 498 - Internship


    Fall, Spring and Summer (variable credit) Staff

    This course allows students to gain practical experience under the supervision of a faculty advisor. The internship requires readings and a written report. Please see website: http://web. wm.edu/anthropology/internships.php?svr=www

    Summer Field Schools in Archaeology

    The Department of Anthropology in conjunction with Colonial Williamsburg will offer two six-week summer field schools in the Williamsburg area. The Department of Anthropology in conjunction with Reves Center for International Studies will offer one session of summer field school in Barbados and one session of summer field school in Bermuda.

    Anthropology 225: Archaeological Field Methods.
    No prerequisites. (6) An introduction to archaeological field and laboratory methods through participation in a field archaeological project. Archaeological survey and mapping, excavation techniques, data collection and recording, artifact processing and analysis and related topics.

    Anthropology 425: Advanced Archaeological Field Methods.
    Prerequisites: ANTH 225 or equivalent and field experience, or by consent of the instructor. (6) The application of archaeological methods to an individual field project. The course will allow advanced students to work on an individual project within the framework of a supervised archaeological field program.


Applied Science

  
  • APSC 150 - First-Year Seminar


    Fall or Spring (4) (College 150)

    An exploration of a specific topic in Applied Science. A grade of C- or better fulfills the COLL 150 requirement. Although topics vary, the courses emphasize academic writing skills, reading and analysis of texts, and discussion.
  
  • APSC 201 - Introduction to Materials Science


    Spring (3) Luepke (College 200, NQR)

    An introduction to the chemical and physical aspects of materials. Topics include structural, mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties of materials. Applications are stressed. (This course is anchored in the NQR domain, and also considers aspects of the CSI domain.)
  
  • APSC 210 - Predictability


    Fall (3) Shaw (College 200, NQR)

    How do we make quantitative predictions of the future?  This course will introduce complex systems, including chaotic and stochastic systems.  Mathematical and computational methods for predicting behavior of complex systems will be discussed.  Applications will include climate modeling and political and economic forecasting.  Students will learn to think critically about predictions encountered in the media. (This course is anchored in the NQR domain, and also considers aspects of the ALV and CSI domains.)
  
  • APSC 301 - Mechanics of Materials


    Fall (3) Hinders. Prerequisite(s): APSC 201 

    Introduction to the concepts of stress and strain applied to analysis of structures. Development of problem solving ability for modeling and analysis of simple structures subject to axial, torsional, and bending loads, and physical intuition of realistic outcomes.
  
  • APSC 302 - Fluid Mechanics


    Spring (3) Mordijck

    This course will provide a first introduction to the topic of fluid mechanics and dynamics. Topics that will be covered are properties of fluids, dimensional analysis, fluid statics, elementary fluid dynamics, conservation of mass and momentum, flows in different settings, geofluid concepts and aerodynamics. The impact of fluids on society will also be addressed.
  
  • APSC 327 - Introduction to Laser Biomedicine


    Spring (3) Schniepp. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of instructor.

    The course will build a foundation for understanding the use of lasers in biology and medicine. There will be particular emphasis on laser beam interactions with human tissue for diagnosis, therapy, and surgery, with additional attention to optical coherence tomography, two-photon microscopy, fluorescent imaging, optical tweezers, and refractive surgery.
  
  • APSC 351 - Cellular Biophysics and Modeling


    Fall (3) Del Negro. Prerequisite(s): MATH 112  or MATH 132 , BIOL 225 , or consent of instructor.

    An introduction to simulation and modeling of dynamic phenomena in cell biology and neuroscience. Topics covered will include the biophysics of excitable membranes, the gating of voltage- and ligandgated ion channels, intracellular calcium signaling, and electrical bursting in neurons. (Cross listed with BIOL 351 )
  
  • APSC 401 - Research in Applied Science


    Fall or Spring (1-3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

    Independent experimental or computational research under supervision of a faculty member. Hours to be arranged.
  
  • APSC 402 - Research in Applied Science


    Fall or Spring (1-3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

    Independent experimental or computational research under supervision of a faculty member. Hours to be arranged.
  
  • APSC 403 - Independent Study in Applied Science


    Fall or Spring (1-3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

    Independent study under supervision of a faculty member. Hours to be arranged.
  
  • APSC 404 - Independent Study in Applied Science


    Fall or Spring (1-3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

    Independent study under supervision of a faculty member. Hours to be arranged.
  
  • APSC 422 - Introduction to Materials Characterization


    Fall and Spring (3) Kelley. Prerequisite(s): Background in physical sciences.

    Science and technology of determining surface and bulk structure and composition of organic and inorganic materials under instrument and ‘in-situ’ conditions. Examples chosen appropriate to class interests.
  
  • APSC 431 - Applied Cellular Neuroscience


    Fall (3) Del Negro. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 345 .

    We examine cellular neurophysiology including membrane potentials, ion channels and membrane permeability, electrical signaling and cable properties, synaptic transmission, neuromodulation, and second messenger systems. We apply these concepts to motor control, homeostatic regulation, special senses.
  
  • APSC 432 - Applied Systems Neuroscience


    Spring (3) Del Negro. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 345 , BIOL 447 , PSYC 313 .

    We explore how behaviors arise due to multiple levels of organization in the nervous system. Topics include: reflexes, central pattern generator networks, neural control of breathing, the neural control of appetite, body weight and obesity, and the neuropharmacology of nicotine addiction.
  
  • APSC 450 - Computational Neuroscience


    Fall (3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): APSC 351  or consent of instructor.

    Computational function of hippocampus, thalamus, basal ganglia, visual cortex, and central pattern generators of hindbrain and spinal cord emphasizing how experiment and theory complement each other in systems neuroscience. Relevant mathematical modeling and computer simulation techniques will be taught.
  
  • APSC 455 - Population Dynamics


    Fall (3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): MATH 302  or equivalent.

    An introduction to population dynamics and bifurcation theory. Classic population models including the logistic map, predator-prey systems, and epidemic models will be used to motivate dynamics concepts such as stability analysis, bifurcations, chaos, and Lyapunov exponents.
  
  • APSC 456 - Random Walks in Biology


    Spring (3) Day. Prerequisite(s): MATH 111  or MATH 131 BIOL 220 . Prereq/Corequisite(s): BIOL 225   or consent of instructor.

    This course introduces random processes in biological systems. It focuses on how biological processes are inherently stochastic and driven by a combination of energetic and entropic factors. Topics include diffusion, cell motility, molecular motors, ion channels, and extinction in populations. (Cross-listed with BIOL 356  and MATH 356 .) 
  
  • APSC 480 - Directed Research in Medical Chemistry and Structural Biology


    Fall or Spring (3) (College 400)

    A new interdisciplinary capstone course designed to encompass concepts and methods from biology, chemistry, and physics, and investigate structure-function relationships of novel bioactive marine compounds. Macromolecular compounds essential for the immunity of fish species living in the Chesapeake Bay will be featured in research projects designed by students. The process will involve learning relevant concepts in medicinal chemistry and structural biology, and bringing to biochemical and biophysical analysis host-defense compounds that target cellular components of pathogens, such as cell membranes and nucleic acids. The projects will be designed to highlight biochemical and biophysical concepts that are fundamental to structure-function relationships and will provide training in scientific methods such as purification of active compounds, reconstitution under native-like conditions, and quantitative analysis of functional and structural properties. Specific methods will include liquid chromatography, circular dichroism, high-resolution solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance. Students will also broaden the scope of their projects by considering the ramifications of their research on our local society. Connections to issues related to the fishing industry, environmental quality, the impact of human activities on marine habitats, and coastal policy will be encouraged.
  
  • APSC 490 - Studies in Applied Science


    Fall and Spring (1-5) Staff

    Advanced or specialized topics in Applied Science. Subjects, prerequisites, credits and instructors may vary from year to year. Course may be repeated for credit if the instructor determines that there will not be a duplication of material.
  
  • APSC 495 - Honors


    Fall and Spring (3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, an overall GPA of 3.0, and consent of the instructor.

    Independent laboratory or computational research in applied science under the supervision of a faculty member. Students are required to write an Honors thesis based on a review of the literature and their research. For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
  
  • APSC 496 - Honors


    Fall and Spring (3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, an overall GPA of 3.0, and consent of the instructor.

    Independent laboratory or computational research in applied science under the supervision of a faculty member. Students are required to write an Honors thesis based on a review of the literature and their research. For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
  
  • APSC 498 - Internship


    Fall, Spring, and Summer (1-5) Staff

    Research in accelerator science, atmospheric science, polymer science or quantitative materials characterization at the NASA-Langley

Arabic Studies

  
  • ARAB 100 - Critical Questions in Arabic


    Fall and Spring (4) Staff (College 100)

    An exploration of significant questions and concepts, beliefs and creative visions, theories and discoveries in Arabic for first-year students. Although topics vary, the courses also seek to improve students’ communication skills beyond the written word.
  
  • ARAB 101 - Elementary Arabic I


    Fall and Summer (4) Eisele

    Training in reading, writing and aural-oral skills. Emphasis on modern standard Arabic, with introduction to spoken idiom. Work includes intensive practice in listening, reading and speaking. All scheduled sessions associated with the course are required. For additional placement information, please see the Modern Languages and Literatures website.
  
  • ARAB 102 - Elementary Arabic II


    Spring and Summer (4) Eisele. Prerequisite(s): ARAB 101  or consent of instructor

    Training in reading, writing and aural-oral skills. Emphasis on modern standard Arabic, with introduction to spoken idiom. Work includes intensive practice in listening, reading and speaking. All scheduled sessions associated with the course are required. For additional placement information, please see the Modern Languages and Literatures website.
  
  • ARAB 150 - First-Year Seminar


    Fall or Spring (4) Staff (College 150)

    An exploration of a specific topic in Arabic Studies. A grade of C- or better fulfills the College 150 requirement. Although topics vary, the courses emphasize academic writing skills, reading and analysis of texts, and discussion.

     

  
  • ARAB 200 - Arabic Studies Abroad: Language, Literature and Culture


    Fall, Spring, or Summer (1-4) Staff

    This number is intended for courses completed in an Arabic-speaking country. May be repeated for credit
  
  • ARAB 201 - Intermediate Arabic I


    Fall (4) Staff Prerequisite(s): ARAB 102  or consent of instructor

    Continued training in grammar, reading, writing and aural-oral skills. An emphasis on standard Arabic. Introduction of the spoken idiom is continued from Arabic 102. Reading and discussion focuses on modern texts with introduction to Classical texts. All scheduled sessions associated with the course are required. For additional placement information, please see the Modern Languages and Literatures website.
  
  • ARAB 202 - Intermediate Arabic II


    Spring (4) Staff Prerequisite(s): ARAB 201  or consent of instructor

    Continued training in grammar, reading, writing and aural-oral skills. An emphasis on standard Arabic introduction of the spoken idiom is continued from Arabic 201. Reading and discussion focuses on modern texts with introduction to Classical texts. All scheduled sessions associated with the course are required. For additional placement information, please see the Modern Languages and Literatures website.
  
  • ARAB 290 - Topics in Arabic Dialects


    Fall or Spring (3) Staff. Prerequisite(s): ARAB 102 .

    An introduction to one of the four major Arabic dialects (Maghrebi, Egyptian, Levantine, Iraqi) focusing on the differences between Standard Arabic and the colloquial in order to develop basic proficiency in that dialect. Conducted entirely in Arabic.  Can be repeated for credit when topic (dialect) differs.
  
  • ARAB 291 - Clinics in Arabic Language and Culture


    Fall and Spring (1) Staff Corequisite(s): ARAB 102  or ARAB 201  or ARAB 202  or ARAB 301  or ARAB 302  or ARAB 304  or ARAB 307  or ARAB 308 

    One-credit courses or “clinics” in Arabic language and culture which address important linguistic or cultural elements in Arabic, such as calligraphy, popular film, dialect comparison, reading with cases (for Quran and poetry in classical Arabic), etc. Students must have taken at least one course in Modern Standard Arabic (ARAB 101 ) and should be co-enrolled in an Arabic language class between Arabic 102 to Arabic 308.
  
  • ARAB 300 - Advanced Arabic Studies Abroad: Language, Literature, and Culture


    Fall, Spring, or Summer (4) Staff

    This number is intended for courses completed in an Arabic-speaking country. May be repeated for credit
  
  • ARAB 301 - Advanced Arabic I: Introduction to Arabic Literature and Society


    Fall (3) Cherkaoui Prerequisite(s): ARAB 202  or consent of instructor.

    Any student who has studied 3 years or more of Arabic as a first or second language or who has studied in an Arabic University in which the language of classes was in Arabic, will need the instructor’s permission to enroll. Examination of issues facing modern Arab societies through reading/ viewing and discussion of articles, literary texts and audio-visual materials. Conducted entirely in Arabic. Weekly writing assignments.
 

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