Liberal Arts

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course focuses on the historical archaeology of the Southeastern United States, with an emphasis on South Carolina. From the Contact, Antebellum, and Postbellum periods this course centers on the role that material culture played in the past. Particular attention is placed on the importance of slavery and […]

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An introduction to theory and methods in archaeological research, data collection, and analysis. Students will learn the strategies employed in the investigation of archaeological remains as well as issues of explanation, interpretation, and public engagement. Students will also receive an introduction into historical archaeology. Credit cannot be received […]

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An introduction to the history, culture, and contemporary lives of Native American and First Nations peoples in North America. This course explores decolonization through Indigenous film, music, art, and literature while studying contemporary issues facing Native American and First Nations peoples and their communities.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An introduction to the diversity of human behavior, organization, and worldviews, including religious practices, social organization, gender and kinship systems, art, and globalization. Students will learn and apply the theories and methods of anthropology to the identification of similarities and differences in humans across a variety of cultural […]

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take ANTH-100 ANTH-205 ANTH-210 ANTH-215 ANTH-220 ANTH-230. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course serves as an in-depth study of one anthropological subject emphasizing the methodologies, interpretations, literature, and primary sources surrounding one of the four subfields. It may be taken twice for academic credit with departmental approval.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An introduction to the subfield of biological anthropology. This course explores evolution, fossil hominins, primate behavior, and biocultural adaptations. Students will be provided the foundation on key concepts within the field, and introduced to current debates and topics within biological anthropology surrounding forensics, medical anthropology, genetics, and DNA.