Anthropology

Introduces the study of human biological evolution, both processes and outcomes, from primate ancestors to fossil hominids to contemporary human populations. Methods of obtaining and interpreting data concerning the genetic, biological and evolutionary basis of physical variation in living and skeletal populations. Note: 3 hours of lecture and a 2 hour lab each week. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Max hours: 4 Credits. GT: Course is approved by the Colorado Dept of Higher Education for statewide guaranteed transfer, GT-SC1

Please note: The lab portion of this course is included when you enroll in this online section.

Introduces the study of human biological evolution, both processes and outcomes, from primate ancestors to fossil hominids to contemporary human populations. Methods of obtaining and interpreting data concerning the genetic, biological and evolutionary basis of physical variation in living and skeletal populations. Note: 3 hours of lecture and a 2 hour lab each week. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Max hours: 4 Credits. GT: Course is approved by the Colorado Dept of Higher Education for statewide guaranteed transfer, GT-SC1

Appy the concept of culture to several aspects of the human experience, including gender relations, race, emotion and personality, ethnicity, cognition, language, health and healing, and economic behavior. In exploring these dimensions of the human experience, this course focuses on selected cultures from each of the world's major geographic areas. ​

This course provides an in-depth analysis of the phenomena of culture and application of the culture concept to understanding cultural diversity in the modern world. Apply the concept of culture to several basic aspects of human social life, for example: social class and gender relations, ethnicity, racism and sexism, education, health and economic behavior. This course fulfills the university’s diversity core credit

An in-depth analysis of the phenomena of culture and application of the culture concept to understanding cultural diversity in the modern world. Applies the concept of culture to several basic aspects of human social life, for example: social class and gender relations, ethnicity, racism and sexism, education, health and economic behavior. Students explore these issues in the context of case studies of particular groups and/or communities, focusing primarily on the diversity of cultural expression in contemporary U.S. Note: This course may count for the International Studies major or minor. See your INTS advisor for more information. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Max hours: 3 Credits.

Explores of 3.5 million years of human cultural development that examines the prehistory of Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Patterns and processes that underlie the earliest hominid expansion out of Africa, tool use, origins of fire, the peopling of the Americas, the development of metallurgy, the domestication of plants and animals and the rise of cities and the state are examined. Emphasis is on both regional developments and landmark projects that have helped clarify prehistory. Note: Introductory course in Archaeology (ANTH 1302) recommended. Term offered: fall, spring. Max hours: 3 Credits.

This course explores the nature of modern human biological variation and adaptation. We address the evolutionary and biological theory that informs our study of contemporary human anatomy and physiology. Topics covered include, the nature vs. nurture debate, variation in skin pigmentation and the concept of “race”, skeletal adaptations, adaptations to extreme environments and sexbased variation. Term offered: every other year. Prereq: ANTH 1303 with a C- or higher. Max hours: 3 Credits.

This undergraduate course offers a flexible format for addressing specific topics of special interest in anthropology, such as:  aging, race and prejudice, class, warfare and aggression, ethnicity, myth and folklore, language and communication, Colorado prehistory and topics in evolutionary theory. Repeatable. Max Hours: 9 Credits.

Designed to give students a chance to evaluate critically some practical or theoretical problem under faculty supervision and to present results of their thinking to fellow students and instructors for critical evaluation. Prereq: Junior standing or higher. Cross-listed with ANTH 5000. Repeatable. Max hours: 9 Credits.

This course explores a fundamentally important element of human societies--that of inequality and power. Our frst thought may be of gender inequalities, or of differing degrees of wealth. But unequal relationships can take many forms. How is power developed and maintained? What is its connection to plitics? We speak of "positions of power," but is power something more diffuse than this? Are inequalities a result of inherent human behaviors bequeathed from our primate ancestors? Or is it something that appears for the first time at some given point in human history? Is there such a thing as an egalitarian society?

This seminar approaches bioethics through an anthropological lens, exploring how communities grapple with the everyday moral dilemmas generated by new medical technologies, scientific innovation, enviornmental degradation, structural violence, and inequaility.