Presents an anthropological examination of the phenomenon of religion in tribal, peasant, and industrialized societies, and how religion is integrated into culture. Topics include religious symbolism, ritual, magic, divination, witchcraft, and syncretism.

Lecture 3 hours.
May be offered as an honors section.

Explores the field of physical anthropology emphasizing the evolution of the human species. Topics include human heredity, mechanisms of evolutionary change, human variation, and the reconstruction of human evolutionary history through the study of the fossil record and the study of our closest biological relatives, the living monkeys and apes. The philosophy of science and scientific method serve as foundations for this course.

Lecture 3 hours.
May be offered as an honors section

Anthropology 104 & Linguistics 1: Survey the great variety of ways humans communicate, both verbally and non-verbally. The course focuses on the structure, function, and history of language, with selections on the sociology and psychology of language, language learning, and the origins and evolution of language.

This course examines how societies create, maintain, and change languages. Students will study the history of the varieties of language and their relationship to geography, cultural identity, and gender. Students will gain an understanding of language as a tool of communication, symbolism, and education in society.