Resources for Students
Distance Learning Opportunities at the Graduate Level
ANTH 5000 Seminar in Sociocultural Anthropology
University of North Texas
Summer 2008
Course Description: A survey of anthropological attempts to understand and explain the similarities and differences in culture and humans. This course serves as a high level introduction to the discipline of anthropology with a primary emphasis on sociocultural anthropology. The course is designed for graduate students whose exposure and background in the discipline is limited.
Instructor: Nandini Gunewardena
ANTH 5010 Anthropological Thought and Praxis I
University of North Texas
Fall 2008
Course Description: Considers the history of anthropological concepts, the major historical debates in anthropological theory, and historical tensions between applied and theoretical knowledge. Special emphasis is given to critical examination of concept and theory formation, and the application of anthropological ideas to the problems of everyday life.
Instructor: Christina Wasson
ANTH 5031 Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods
University of North Texas
Fall 2008
Course Description: Focuses on ethnographic and qualitative methods and the development of the skills necessary for the practice of anthropology. Special emphasis is given to qualitative techniques of data collection and analysis, grant writing, the use of computers to analyze qualitative data, and ethical problems in conducting qualitative research.
Instructor: Lisa Henry
ANTH 5050 Pre-Practicum: Problems and Cases in Applied Anthropology
University of North Texas
Fall 2008
Course Description: Examines case studies and specific problems in applied anthropology, and guides students in preparing for the practicum. Students are exposed to the practice of anthropology in a variety of settings, such as health, business, development, education, environment, crime, ethnic and race relations, and social policy. The class will include case study readings and guest speakers to help students discover the range of what applied anthropologists do, and help focus their own interests. In addition, students will learn how to identify potential agencies as practicum sites, how to approach them, and how to develop a practicum proposal.
Instructor: Grace Bascope
ANTH 5201 Medical Anthropology
University of North Texas
Fall 2008
Course Description: This course presents information central to understanding the area of medical anthropology, the focus of practitioners of this area, and the major concepts which guide the activities of cultural anthropologists working in different societies. The linkage between culture and health is central toward understanding human adaptations to a variety of environments around the world. The preparations which humans make in response to illness, sickness, and disease are examined in the context of the climates, geographies, flora and fauna in which populations live. Presented are the research methodology, terminology and outcomes of health/medical projects attempted by anthropologists in other western and non-western cultures.
Instructor: Beverly Davenport
ANTH 5300 Migrants and Refugees
University of North Texas
Fall 2008
Course Description: This course focuses on the social groups of migrants and refugees who have significantly contributed to the development of human cultures from Paleolithic times to the current world situation of dramatic refugee movements that number close to twenty million people worldwide. It examines the migratory effects on enculturation, socialization, adaptation and assimilation. The course offers an anthropological perspective of migration by utilizing longitudinal frameworks, rather than acute episodes.
Instructor: Grace Bascope
ANT 517 Southwestern Archeology
Northern Arizona University
Fall 2008
Course Description: The archaeology of the American Southwest from the arrival of people until the early historic period.
Instructor: Christian Downum
ANTH 5021 Anthropological Thought and Praxis II
University of North Texas
Spring 2009
Course Description: Considers contemporary anthropological concepts and theories and the major debates that have been produced by them. Special emphasis is given to the most recent tensions and debates on the relationships between theoretical and applied knowledge. Specific attention is paid to the relationships between social theory and social policy formation.
Instructor: TBD
ANTH 5041 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
University of North Texas
Spring 2009
Course Description: Provides quantitative and statistical skills to complement those used in qualitative and ethnographic research: research design, sampling and scaling techniques, tests for reliability and validity, and tests of association and significance. Special emphasis is given to the use of SPSS.
Instructor: Doug Henry
ANTH 5100 Organizational Anthropology
University of North Texas
Spring 2009
Course Description: Anthropologists have developed numerous tools for analyzing culture and culture change. Many of these can be put to use in studying business organizations. This course is a look at business organizations from an anthropological point of view. Often an organization's productivity or lack thereof is directly related to the degree to which its strategy and culture mesh. Methods used in anthropology can aid in defining the specific culture of an organization and in providing strategies for change within it. Thus this course will explore those anthropological tools that can be useful in increasing productivity in business organizations.
Instructor: Ann Jordan
ANTH 5620 Anthropology of Education
University of North Texas
Spring 2009
Course Description: This class will introduce students to issues and approaches relevant to the study of education within the field of anthropology. The course will be divided into three analytical sections. The first section will provide an introduction to anthropological concepts and anthropological methods used in the study of education and schooling. This section will examine the relation between anthropology and education by emphasizing the significance of cultural transmission. The second section will be devoted to an examination of cultural transmission and appropriate approaches. In this section, students will be exposed to works in the field of anthropology of education that examine cultural difference, minority status, and learning. The third and last section of the course will emphasize recent approaches to questions of cultural transmission. In particular, this section will highlight new perspectives and critiques related to current and relevant educational "problems" found in societies such as the U.S.
Instructor: Mariela Nunez-Janes
