IUN INTRODUCTORY ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES: ANTH A104 & ANTH A105

(A104 and A105 are not a sequence; they can be taken in either order.)

    A105 is a Group IIIA Natural Science Credit

    A104 is a Group IIIB Social SCience Credit

Either one can be taken as a 300 level Intensive Writing credit instead.

(TAUGHT EVERY SEMESTER AND BOTH SUMMER SESSIONS)

A104/A304 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Why do people in different societies act in ways that seem to make no sense to us? Why do some societies worship strange beings, have multiple marriage partners, and go to shamans when they are sick? A104 teaches the fundamentals of the comparative study of human cultures, and the social and ecological situations that influence human

behavior. A & S Group III B social science credit; required for Sociology BA

majors. Can be taken as A104 or A304 -- A304 is the intensive writing version

of A104; A304 requires W131 as a prerequisite; A304 students write essays on

specific readings, and receive A & S Intensive Writing credit. Some Master's

programs give graduate credit for A304. Offered every semester at numerous

times, and often at off-campus Portage site; offered in both summer sessions. No

prerequisite. A105 and A104 are not a sequence; they can be taken in either

order. Instructors: Bob Mucci, Kathy Forgey, Christine Malcom, Michelle

Stokely Dustin Cantrell

A105/A303 HUMAN ORIGINS AND PREHISTORY Are you curious about the fossil and archaeological evidence for human cultural and biological evolution? We can

learn a lot about ourselves from studying animals such as chimpanzees that are

very similar to ourselves, so we will begin with a survey of the living

primates. Then Human Origins traces human evolution from the earliest human-

like bipeds to the first tool-makers, the first artists, and the beginnings of

Agriculture and Civilization, asking and trying to answer questions about when

and how our ancestors began to walk upright, to speak language, and to depend on

culture for survival. Students learn the fundamentals of evolutionary theory

from the 18th Century naturalists, through Darwin, to the latest theories on the

origins of modern humans. The discovery of Australopithecus, early Homo,

Neanderthals, and ancient modern humans (and their biology and culture) will be

explored. Students will visit Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo to make observations

of primates, and will write a zoo observation report; assessment is by weekly

quizzes, and a mid-term and final exam. No prerequisite. (A105 replaces A103;

both A105 and A303 are now A & S Group IIIA natural science credits.) Can be

taken as A105 or A303 -- A303 is the intensive writing version of A105; A303

requires W131 as a prerequisite; A303 students will submit written reports on

separate readings and will receive Intensive Writing credit. Some Master's

programs give graduate credit for A303. Credit given for only one of the three

numbers: A103, A105, A303. A105 and A104 are not a sequence; they can be taken

in either order. A105 is required for Sociology BA majors. Offered every

semester at both morning and evening times, and occasionally at off-campus

Portage site; also offered in both summer sessions.

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Bob Mucci

Associate Professor and Coordinator of Anthropology

Indiana University Northwest

3400 Broadway, Gary IN 46408

219-980-6607

RMucci@iun.edu

http://www.iun.edu/~anthronw

"Education not slogans is our motto"