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UNDERGRADUTE HANDBOOK(Revised August 2019)TABLE OF CONTENTSMajoring in Anthropology2Major Requirements2General Anthropology Concentration2Medical Anthropology Concentration2Archaeology Concentration3Physical Anthropology Concentration4Minor Requirements5General Anthropology Concentration5Medical Anthropology Concentration5Archaeology Concentration6Physical Anthropology Concentration6Engineering Core6Sages Requirements6Undergraduate Advisors................................................................................................................................ ...7Special Programs8Honors Program8Anthropology Student Association (ASA)8Ohio Theta Chapter of Lambda Alpha8Junior Year Abroad8Certificate in Anthropology and Global Health8Experiential Learning Fellowship in Anthropology9Interdisciplinary Programs9Integrated Graduate Studies (IGS)9Faculty and Staff Directory9MAJORING IN ANTHROPOLOGYAn anthropology undergraduate major provides a unique perspective on human behavior, institutions, and biology. It also provides qualitative and quantitative analytic skills that are an excellent preparation for careers in a wide range of settings including health, international affairs, public service, education, law, management, and industry. Similarly, an anthropology undergraduate major offers preparation for graduate studies in academic programs and in professional schools such as medicine and law.The Department of Anthropology has a national and international reputation in several areas. For example, the department is known as a center for the study of medical anthropology, cross-cultural aging, psychological anthropology, high altitude adaptation, and childhood studies. Students are encouraged to take advantage of the skills and expertise of the faculty by attending lecture series and seminars, enrolling in independent study courses, and participating in the Honors and Integrated Graduate Studies Programs.MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREEA student may choose among four concentrations for the major: general anthropology, medical anthropology, archaeology, and physical anthropology. Each concentration requires 30 hours of course work.GENERAL ANTHROPOLOGY CONCENTRATIONThe general anthropology concentration offers training in the subdisciplines of anthropology: sociocultural, physical, and archaeology. The sociocultural anthropology subdiscipline encompasses the study of the interrelationships among socioeconomic institutions, ecology, health and medicine, religion and symbolism, psychology and language. The physical anthropology subdiscipline studies human biological variation in both time and space, applying techniques of human biology, paleontology, genetics, ecology, comparative anatomy, and epidemiology. The archaeology subdiscipline deals with the long sequences of independent sociocultural, technological, and ecological evolution that have taken place under diverse conditions.The general anthropology concentration provides a broad and integrated perspective on human behavior, socio-cultural diversity, and human evolution together with qualitative and quantitative analytic skills that are an excellent preparation for careers in a wide range of settings including health, international affairs, public service, education, law, management, and industry. At the same time, the general anthropology concentration is excellent preparation for graduate studies in anthropology and in professional schools such as medicine and law.Required Core CoursesANTH 102: Being Human: An Introduction to Social and Cultural AnthropologyANTH 103: Introduction to Human EvolutionANTH 319 (or equivalent): Introduction to Statistical Analysis in the Social SciencesAt least one course dealing with a geographic area, such asANTH 314: Cultures of the United StatesANTH 331: The Most Ancient Near EastANTH 333: Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology of South AsiaANTH 349: Cultures of Latin AmericaANTH 353: Chinese Culture and SocietyApproved anthropology electives: 18 semester hours in AnthropologyMEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY CONCENTRATIONThe undergraduate medical anthropology concentration focuses on understanding health issues cross-culturally. It provides students with the basic foundational knowledge of anthropology and then trains them to investigate, analyze, and communicate information about how socio-cultural, biological, cognitive, economic and techno-environmental factors determine patterns of disease, medical behavior and the organization of and access to health care services.Required Core CoursesANTH 102: Being Human: An Introduction to Social and Cultural AnthropologyANTH 103: Introduction to Human EvolutionANTH 215: Health, Culture, and Disease: An Introduction to Medical AnthropologyANTH 319 (or equivalent): Introduction to Statistical Analysis in the Social SciencesAt least one course dealing with a geographic area, such asANTH 314: Cultures of the United StatesANTH 331: The Most Ancient Near East ANTH 333: Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology of South AsiaANTH 349: Cultures of Latin America ANTH 353: Chinese Culture and SocietyAt least three courses dealing with health-related topics, such asANTH 302: Darwinian MedicineANTH 306: The Anthropology of Childhood and the FamilyANTH 323: AIDS: Epidemiology, Biology, and CultureANTH 326: Power, Illness and Inequality: The Political Economy of HealthANTH 328: Medical Anthropology and Public HealthANTH 335: Illegal Drugs and SocietyANTH 337: Comparative Medical SystemsANTH 350: Culture, Science and IdentityANTH 359: Introduction to Global HealthANTH 360: Global Politics of Fertility, Family Planning and Population ControlANTH 361: Urban HealthANTH 365: Gender and Sex Differences: Cross-cultural PerspectiveANTH 366: Population Change: Problems and SolutionsANTH 371: Culture, Behavior, & Person: Psychological AnthropologyANTH 376: Topics in the Anthropology of Health and MedicineANTH 378: Reproductive Health: An Evolutionary Perspective Approved anthropology electives: 6 semester hoursARCHAEOLOGY CONCENTRATIONThe archaeology concentration reconstructs the customs and daily life of people who lived in the past by excavating and analyzing the material remains of the sites of human occupation. At the same time, archaeology seeks to understand the evolution of culture and society by determining how and why changes in human society occurred over the past five million years that our species has inhabited the earth.The archaeology concentration provides training in both of these endeavors. Building on an excellent overview of general anthropology, it provides in-depth exposure to all subfields of archaeology and an opportunity for more advanced study in old and new world prehistory. The program combines the strength of Case’s Department of Anthropology with the staff and resources of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's Department of Archaeology, providing students a unique opportunity to study archaeology and participate in original archaeological research and museum curation.Required Core CoursesANTH 102: Being Human: An Introduction to Social and Cultural AnthropologyANTH 103: Introduction to Human EvolutionANTH 107: Archaeology: An IntroductionANTH 319 (or equivalent): Introduction to Statistical Analysis in the Social ScienceAt least one course dealing with a geographic area, such asANTH 314: Cultures of the United StatesANTH 331: The Most Ancient Near East ANTH 333: Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology of South AsiaANTH 349: Cultures of Latin AmericaANTH 353: Chinese Culture and SocietyThree approved archaeology courses, such as ANTH 202: Archaeology of Eastern North AmericaANTH 320A: Fields Methods and Field Work in ArchaeologyANTH 321: Methods in ArchaeologyANTH 324: Field Methods in ArchaeologyANTH 331: The Most Ancient Near EastANTH 333: Roots of Ancient India: the Archaeology of South AsiaANTH 399: Independent Study (if approved by advisor)Summer fieldworkApproved Electives: 6 semester hoursPHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY CONCENTRATIONPhysical anthropology deals with the biological nature of humans past and present, looking beyond purely biological phenomena to understand the interactions between biology, behavior, and environment. The subdiscipline of paleoanthropology documents the biological history of humans and analyzes those relationships for past humans in conjunction with archaeology. The subdiscipline of human biology studies physiology, genetics, nutrition, and epidemiology in modern human populations throughout the world in order to understand the relationships between biology, behavior, and environment. This concentration provides students with the background and skills for further graduate study in anthropology and for professional study in the medical sciences. It also provides students with many other transferable skills including a biocultural perspective on human biology and culture, and the ability to analyze data, interpret findings, and communicate them effectively.Undergraduate students have the opportunity to conduct independent projects at other institutions including the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.Required Core CoursesANTH 102: Being Human: An introduction to Social and Cultural AnthropologyANTH 103: Introduction to Human EvolutionANTH 319 (or equivalent): Introduction to Statistical Analysis in Social SciencesAt least one course dealing with a geographic area, such asANTH 314: Cultures of the United StatesANTH 331: The Most Ancient Near EastANTH 333: Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology of South AsiaANTH 349: Cultures of Latin AmericaANTH 353: Chinese Culture and SocietyAt least three courses dealing with physical anthropology, such asANTH 302: Darwinian MedicineANTH 320B: Field Methods and Field Work in PaleoanthropologyANTH 323: AIDS: Epidemiology, Biology, and CultureANTH 367: Topics in Evolutionary BiologyANTH 370: Field Seminar in PaleoanthropologyANTH/ANAT 375: Human Evolution: The Fossil EvidenceANTH/ANAT 377: Human OsteologyANTH 378: Reproductive Health: An Evolutionary PerspectiveANTH 396: Undergraduate Research in Evolutionary BiologyApproved anthropology electives: 9 semester hoursMINOR REQUIREMENTSThe department offers four minor emphases in anthropology: general anthropology, medical anthropology, archaeology, and physical anthropology. All require a minimum of 15 semester hours in anthropology.GENERAL ANTHROPOLOGY MINORRequired Core CoursesANTH 102: Being Human: An Introduction to Social and Cultural AnthropologyANTH 103: Introduction to Human EvolutionAt least one course dealing with a geographic area, such asANTH 314: Cultures of the United StatesANTH 331: The Most Ancient Near EastANTH 333: Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology of South AsiaANTH 349: Cultures of Latin AmericaANTH 353: Chinese Culture and SocietyApproved electives: 6 semester hoursMEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY MINORRequired Core CoursesANTH 102: Being Human: An Introduction to Social and Cultural AnthropologyANTH 103: Introduction to Human EvolutionANTH 215: Health, Culture, and Disease: An Introduction to Medical AnthropologyAt least one course dealing with a geographic area, such asANTH 314: Cultures of the United StatesANTH 331: The Most Ancient Near East ANTH 353: Chinese Culture and SocietyAt least one elective dealing with health-related topics, such asANTH 302: Darwinian MedicineANTH 306: The Anthropology of Childhood and the FamilyANTH 323: AIDS: Epidemiology, Biology, and CultureANTH 326: Power, Illness and Inequality: The Political Economy of HealthANTH 335: Illegal Drugs and SocietyANTH 337: Comparative Medical SystemsANTH 359: Introduction to Global HealthANTH 361: Urban HealthANTH 365: Gender and Sex Differences: Cross-cultural PerspectiveANTH 371: Culture, Behavior, & Person: Psychological AnthropologyANTH 376: Topics in the Anthropology of Health and MedicineARCHAEOLOGY MINORRequired Core CoursesANTH 102: Being Human: An Introduction to Social and Cultural AnthropologyANTH 103: Introduction to Human EvolutionANTH 107: Archaeology: An IntroductionAt least one course dealing with a geographic area, such asANTH 202: Archaeology of Eastern North America ANTH 314: Cultures of the United StatesANTH 331: The Most Ancient Near East ANTH 353: Chinese Culture and SocietyApproved archaeology electives: 9 credits, such as ANTH 202: Archaeology of Eastern North AmericaANTH 320A: Field Methods and Field Work in ArchaeologyANTH 321: Methods in ArchaeologyANTH 324: Field Methods in ArchaeologyANTH 331: The Most Ancient Near EastANTH 333: Roots of Ancient India: the Archaeology of South AsiaANTH 399: Independent Study (if approved by advisor)PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY MINORRequired Core CoursesANTH 102: Being Human: An Introduction to Social and Cultural AnthropologyANTH 103: Introduction to Human EvolutionAt least one course dealing with a geographic area, such asANTH 314: Cultures of the United StatesANTH 331: The Most Ancient Near EastANTH 333: Roots of Ancient India: Archaeology of South AsiaANTH 353: Chinese Culture and SocietyApproved physical anthropology electives: 6 credit hours, such asANTH 302: Darwinian MedicineANTH 320B: Field Methods and Field Work in PaleoanthopologyANTH 323: AIDS: Epidemiology, Biology, and CultureANTH/ANAT 375: Human Evolution: The Fossil EvidenceANTH/ANAT 377: Human OsteologyANTH 378: Reproductive Health: An Evolutionary PerspectiveANTH 396: Undergraduate Research in Evolutionary BiologyENGINEERING COREA social science sequence for the B.S. based on the Engineering Core requires ANTH 102 or 103 and two other courses, one of which must be a 300-level course. ANTH 319 cannot be used to meet this requirement.SAGES REQUIREMENTSAll SAGES requirements are set by the College of Arts and Sciences. This means that anthropology students are not required to complete their SAGES requirements with anthropology courses. If you do use anthropology courses to meet your SAGES requirements, however, these courses count towards the 30 credit major requirement. Two categories of SAGES courses are offered by the department: SAGES Department Seminars and SAGES Capstone courses.SAGES Department SeminarsCourses which meet this requirement include (but are not necessarily limited to):ANTH 303Darwinian MedicineANTH 347Cultural Ecology: An Epistemological Approach to Environmental SustainabilityANTH 349 Cultures of Latin AmericaANTH 378Reproductive Health: An Evolutionary PerspectiveANTH 382Anthropological and Ecological Perspectives on Preserving and Restoring the Natural WorldIn order to determine which Anthropology Department Seminars are being offered each semester, pull up a list of ANTH courses in Schedule of Classes. Then scroll down the menus on the left to “Degree Requirement Category”. One of the options is Department Seminar. Another is the Global and Cultural Diversity requirement.SAGES Capstone CoursesYour SAGES Capstone is generally either a research project or the exploration of a relevant topic under the direction of a faculty mentor. Once you have determined the topic of your Capstone, it is your responsibility to ask the appropriate faculty if they will be your mentor. If they agree, they will then give you permission to enroll in the Capstone course. The faculty mentor has the responsibility of defining the exact requirements for completing the Capstone. The Anthropology Department offers the following courses which satisfy the SAGES Capstone requirement:ANTH 368 Evolutionary Biology Capstone. (Cross-list: BIOL 396, GEOL 396)ANTH 398Anthropology SAGES CapstoneANTH 398CChild Policy Externship and Capstone. (Cross-list: CHST 398C, PSCL 398C)Guidelines for students completing the capstone requirement with ANTH 398 can be found at: READ THESE GUIDELINES CAREFULLY. Be aware that you must obtain the permission of the instructor in order to enroll in a Capstone course. Also, if you choose to perform field-based research, do not assume that you will be able to design a study, obtain the required permissions (both from the study site and from the Institutional Review Board), conduct the study and write and present the results in one semester. For that reason, students are encouraged to enroll in ANTH 399 (Independent Research) the semester prior to enrolling in ANTH 398. ANTH 399 is also by permission only so this will also have to be arranged with your faculty mentor well ahead of time. ANTHROPOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE ADVISORSAnthropology undergraduate advisors (as opposed to Navigators) sign students into the program, answer questions about requirements and courses, sign various forms, and certify completion of requirements for the major. The undergraduate advisors are listed below. A student may request any member of the department faculty to act in this capacity.The following is a list of the undergraduate advisors for anthropology.Dr. Katia AlmeidaGeneral and Medical AnthropologyDr. Cynthia BeallPhysical AnthropologyDr. Lawrence GreksaGeneral and Medical AnthropologyDr. Lee HofferGeneral and Medical AnthropologyDr. Jim ShafferArchaeology SPECIAL PROGRAMSANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT HONORS PROGRAMThis program is open to anthropology majors who have completed 15 hours of anthropology courses and successfully maintained a 3.25 grade point average in anthropology and a 3.0 grade point average overall. The application process consists of arranging a research project with a faculty mentor, providing the faculty member with a transcript to verify the GPA requirements, and agreement on the project. Although an Anthropology SAGES Capstone can be a library research paper, the Honors Tutorial must be a research project. In addition, the Capstone and the Honors must be different projects. The faculty mentor will give permission for students accepted into the Honors Program to register for ANTH 391 and ANTH 392 Honors Tutorial, typically in the spring of their junior year and the fall of their senior year. The primary product of the Honors project is a research paper which will be made available for review by all anthropology faculty. ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (ASA)The Anthropological Student Association (ASA) is a group of undergraduate students who share not just an interest in anthropology, but an interest in salient issues of culture that we face in a globalized and interconnected world. To better learn and combat these issues they host weekly discussions of a particularly interesting topic, they give back a certain level of cultural competency to whomever may need it in the community and they host lecturers in the field who best display that which they value most. In addition, the group provides support for its members through peer advising and a sociable and open atmosphere. OHIO THETA CHAPTER OF LAMBDA ALPHAThe Department of Anthropology is now the Ohio Theta Chapter of Lambda Alpha.?Lambda Alpha is the international honors society for students of anthropology.?Honors anthropology students are encouraged to join! The society provides funding for approved student activities, such as travel and professional conferences and seminars. The national chapter also publishes Lambda Alpha Journals, which appear annually and are internationally distributed. The Journal is committed to reserving 50% of its content for student work. Contact Dr. Janet McGrath, faculty sponsor and adviser for the group, for more information.?JUNIOR YEAR ABROADFull-time students who have earned a 3.0 grade point average at the college are eligible to apply for the Junior Year Abroad. Up to 30 semester hours of credit may be granted for study at an established foreign university or for foreign study programs offered through accredited American universities. Programs must be approved by the appropriate dean and the student’s major advisor. Details of the available programs may be obtained in the Office of Education Abroad in the Center for International Affairs in Tomlinson Hall, 368-2517 or studyabroad@case.edu.CERTIFICATE IN GLOBAL HEALTHThe Certificate in Global Health was established as part of the Framework for Global Health Curricula, which is coordinated by the Center for Global Health and Diseases in the School of Medicine. The Certificate is intended to prepare students for continued involvement and potentially a career in global health. The course requirements for anthropology majors are: 1) INTH 301: Fundamental Concepts in Global Health 2) ANTH 215: Introduction to Medical Anthropology 3) ANTH 359: Introduction to Global Health 4) One 300-level health-related elective approved by your advisor For more information about the Certificate in Global Health, contact Professor Janet McGrath (jwm6@case.edu).For more information on the Certificate, see: LEARNING FELLOWSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGYExperiential Learning Fellowships in Anthropology provide anthropology majors with the opportunity to have a meaningful experience in another culture, with the specific goal of enhancing your understanding of cultural, economic, political and social diversity. The fellowship is available to students with an interest in a project related in some way to business activities. Anthropology majors with an overall GPA of at least 3.0, who have obtained at least sophomore status, and who have completed a minimum of 12 credits in anthropology, including ANTH 102, are eligible to apply for these funds. More information on the fellowship can be found in the Undergraduate Programs section of our website: INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMSThere are several interdisciplinary programs that are often of interest to anthropology students. These include Asian Studies, Childhood Studies, Ethnic Studies, Evolutionary Biology, International Studies, and Women’s Studies.For more information on these programs, see: GRADUATE STUDIESThe Integrated Graduate Studies (IGS) Program is intended for highly motivated undergraduate students who wish to complete the academic requirements of both a B.A. and M.A. degree in anthropology. The college requirements for the IGS program are described at: must apply to the anthropology graduate program by the spring semester of their junior year. Apply on-line using the procedure listed under the One Year MA program as an example: They key is checking MA and not MA/PhD in the on-line application. It is possible to obtain the M.A. degree simultaneously with completion of the B.A. degree because courses taken during your senior year can be applied towards the completion of the requirements for both degrees. Course schedules must of course be constructed so that the courses taken during your senior year are appropriate for both degrees. The B.A. degree will be awarded upon meeting all requirements for a baccalaureate degree, which should occur by the end of your senior year. The M.A. degree will be awarded after successfully completing 30 graduate credit hours and 'passing' the M.A. comprehensive qualifying examination. For more details on the requirements for an M.A. in anthropology see: . FACULTY (A description of the research interests of faculty can be found at , Katiakatia.almeida@case.eduMather Memorial 203368-2279Beall, Cynthia M.cynthia.beall@case.edu Mather Memorial 217 368-2277Gaines, Atwood D. atwood.gaines@case.edu Mather Memorial 246368-2257Goldstein, Melvyn C.melvyn.goldstein@case.eduMather Memorial 241368-2265Greksa, Lawrence P. lawrence.greksa@case.eduMather Memorial 207 368-6777Hoffer, Leelee.hoffer@case.eduMather Memorial 205368-2631Korbin, Jill E.jill.korbin@case.eduMather Memorial 210368-4413McGrath, Janet W.janet.mcgrath@case.eduMather Memorial 236368-2287Shaffer, Jim G.james.shaffer@case.eduMather Memorial 240368-2267Shi, Lihonglihong.shi@case.eduMather Memorial 215368-5362OTHER FACULTYOther faculty affiliated with the department are listed at: Rinellalinda.rinella@case.eduMather Memorial 238368-2264Barbara J. Reebelbarbara.reebel@case.eduMather Memorial 238368-3703OTHER OFFICESComputer Laboratory Mather Memorial 247368-3239Anthropology LaboratoryMather Memorial 244 ................
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