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  • ANTH 2600: Food, Society, Identity
    3.00 Credits
    The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

    Critically examines food as a fundamental aspect of social and cultural life and key concept in the development of anthropological theory and methods. Topics include power relationships; community building; exchange and reciprocity; symbolism; cultural rules and rituals; globalization; and memory.
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  • ANTH 2800: Underwater Archaeology
    3.00 Credits
    The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

    This course is a survey of the history, theory, methods, and problems of underwater archaeology. Particular attention is paid to the types of investigations and environments in which underwater archaeology is conducted and to the field's unique contributions to anthropology. Prerequisite: ANTH 1400 or department head approval.
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  • ANTH 2999R: Group Studies
    1.00 - 9.00 Credits
    The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

    On demand. Prerequisites: department head approval. Department may have additional prerequisite requirements.
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  • ANTH 3000: Forensic Anthropology
    3.00 Credits
    The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

    This course focuses on the application of biological anthropology within the realm of forensic science. It examines the work of a forensic anthropologist and how individual identifications are made from skeletal and dental remains. Emphasis is given to the role of the forensic anthropologist within the environment of a medical examiner's office. topics include the osteological assessment of age, sex, ancestry, stature, trauma, pathology, taphonomy, and the estimation of the postmortem interval. This course includes lectures, readings, and anatomical laboratory exercises that will underscore the medicolegal importance of the human skeleton. Spring semester. Prerequisite: ANTH 1100 or department head approval.
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  • ANTH 3030: Primate Behavior and Ecology
    3.00 Credits
    The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

    A comparative survey of the ecology, social behavior , and cognitive ability of nonhuman primates, especially monkeys and apes, with emphasis on the evolutionary factors that have shaped primate behavior. Prerequisites: ANTH 1100 or PSYC 1010 or department head approval. May be registered as PSY 3150. No credit in both ANTH 3030 and PSY 3150.
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  • ANTH 3100: Ethnographic Methods
    3.00 Credits
    The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

    This course introduces the key elements of ethnographic research and the role it plays in generating social and cultural knowledge. Topics include ethnographic research design, participant observation, interviewing, data analysis, and developing ethnographic projects. Fall semester. Prerequisite: a statistics course (SOC 2500 recommended) and ANTH 1200 or ANTH 1300, or department head approval.
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  • ANTH 3125: Cultures of Latin America
    3.00 Credits
    The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

    This course is an introduction to the many cultures of Latin America. Topics cover the sociopolitical and economic systems of indigenous peoples, rural-urban migration, peoples of the rainforests and their interaction with the local ecology, labor migration to the United States, and the survival of native culture in Latin America. Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 or department head approval.
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  • ANTH 3160: Chinese Society and Culture
    3.00 Credits
    The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

    This course provides a general introduction of the culture and social structure of China. Topics of discussions include the origin of the Chinese culture, family and social organization, religion, ideology, and tradition vs. modernization. Every third semester. Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 or department head approval.
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  • ANTH 3210: Anthropological Theory
    3.00 Credits
    The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

    A systematic survey of the development of major theories in anthropology with particular attention to theories of culture. Spring semester. Prerequisite: 9 hours of anthropology or department head approval.
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  • ANTH 3220: Medicine and Disease: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
    3.00 Credits
    The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

    Cross-cultural study of medicine and disease; the relationship between the development of medicines and medical care, including-non-Western medical systems, and cultural beliefs, social systems, ecological adaptations, and cultural changes of human groups. Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 or department head approval. May be registered as SOC 3650 or PSY 3220. Credit allowed in only one of the three courses.
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