2015-2016 Academic Catalog 
    
    Sep 27, 2024  
2015-2016 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbering
0-999: Developmental precollege-level courses
1000-2999: Lower division courses intended for undergraduate credit only.  The first digit indicates the general level of the course:  1 for a first-year course, 2 for a second-year course
3000-4999: Upper division courses carrying undergraduate credit only.  The first digit indicates the general level of the course:  3 for a third-year course, 4 for a fourth-year course.
5000-5999: Courses that carry graduate credit only in a major field different from that of the department offering the course. 
6000-6999: Courses that carry graduate credit in any major field.  
7000-7999: Courses intended for graduate students only.
8000-9999: Courses intended for post-master or doctoral-level work.
Please note, when searching courses by “Code or Number”, an asterisk (*) can be used to return mass results.  For example, using “6*” will give all 6000 graduate-level courses.
 

Anatomy

  
  • ANT 5100 - Advanced Human Structure & Function I



    Credit Hour(s): 4
    Detailed study of the structure and function of the human body. The course begins with anatomical terminology and the characteristics, maintenance and basis of life and moves onto the structure of cells with emphasis on function. Body systems are then covered, which include the integumentary system, skeletal system and articulations, nervous system, special senses and muscular system. Laboratory exercises use human donors.
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level CHM 1020 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level CHM 1210 Minimum Grade of C
    Corequisite(s): ANT5100L
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ANT 5100L - Advanced Human Structure & Function I Lab



    Credit Hour(s): 0
    Required Laboratory for ANT 5100. Laboratory exercises use human donors.
    Corequisite(s): ANT5100
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • ANT 5120 - Advanced Human Structure and Function II



    Credit Hour(s): 4
    Detailed study of the structure and function of the human body. The course begins with the endocrine system and moves onto the cardiovascular system and lymphatic system. This is then followed by the respiratory system and urinary system. The course concludes with acid-base balance, fluid balance, reproductive system and digestive system. Laboratory exercises use human donors.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate level ANT 5100 Minimum Grade of C
    Corequisite(s): ANT5120L
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ANT 5120L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab



    Credit Hour(s): 0
    Required Laboratory for ANT 5120. Laboratory exercises use human donors.
    Corequisite(s): ANT5120
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • ANT 6340 - Biological Safety



    Credit Hour(s): 2
    Identification, handling, and containment of potentially hazardous biological materials, including microorganisms and recombinant DNA.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ANT 6990 - Special Problems in Anatomy



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4
    Special Anatomical problems or research designed for specific needs and talents of the student.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • ANT 7000 - Topics of Instruction in Human Anatomy



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Overview of gross anatomy, histology, neuroanatomy, embryology, and educational theory that enables students to be more effective in the teaching of undergraduate courses in anatomy. For first-year graduate teaching assistants in the Department of Anatomy only.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • ANT 7010 - Selected Topics in Anatomy



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4
    A selected area of anatomy is discussed in greater detail than in basic anatomy courses. Some topics may include laboratory.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • ANT 7020 - Anatomical Techniques



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
    Anatomical Techniques is a laboratory rotation, and is required of all students who select the Course Option, Anatomy Master’s degree. Students spend a minimum of one semester in a research laboratory learning one or more research techniques. Other opportunities may be available to fulfill the requirements of this course. These include, for example, developing educational software for use in anatomy courses, or doing special cadaver donor prosections for use in the anatomy courses.
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate level ANT 7110 Minimum Grade of C and Graduate level ANT 7210 Minimum Grade of C
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • ANT 7110 - Human Gross Anatomy



    Credit Hour(s): 6
    (Also listed as BMS 8370.) Lectures and dissection of human cadaver donor.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
  
  • ANT 7150 - Advanced Human Embryology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Classical and contemporary issues in human developmental biology. Emphasis is on the clinical relevance of developmental processes, and on modern methods used to study the mechanisms of development.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ANT 7210 - Human Microanatomy



    Credit Hour(s): 5
    Detailed microanatomy of human cells, tissues, and organ systems.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
  
  • ANT 7310 - Human Neurobiology



    Credit Hour(s): 4
    (Also listed as BMS 903.) Detailed survey of the anatomy and physiology of the major fiber tracts and cell groups of the human central nervous system.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
  
  • ANT 7890 - Continuing Registration



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Continuing Registration
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • ANT 8000 - Anatomy Seminar



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Two seminars (Anatomy Seminar I and II) run concurrent with the Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar Series.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • ANT 8110 - Comprehensive Exam



    Credit Hour(s): 4
    Integrates general principles and concepts of the following systems: cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, lymphatic, nervous, respiratory, endocrine, integumentary, muscular, reproductive, and urinary. Knowledge is assessed by an oral examination before a faculty review committee. Graded pass/fail.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • ANT 8510 - Scholarly Project



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Intensive analysis of scientific literature with emphasis on content and organization of anatomical journal articles. Course concludes with oral presentations of student projects involving contemporary anatomical issues based on selected journal articles.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • ANT 8600 - Principles of Biomedical Research



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Principles of Biomedical Research is appropriate for students that will be involved in biomedical research. PBR provides a lecture and student interactive series designed to introduce students to the basics of biomedical research.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ANT 8990 - Anatomy Research



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 14
    Supervised thesis research.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study

Anthropology

  
  • ATH 2000 - Introduction to the Anthro Major



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    An introduction to the major including advising, curriculum, and career options. The course is optional, but highly recommended for Anthropology majors and minors.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 2100 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 4
    An overview of human biology and behavior, including human evolution, primate behavior, and human physical variation.
    Corequisite(s): ATH2100L
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 2100L - Lab in Biological Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 0
    Laboratory exercises to accompany ATH 2100, Introduction to Biological Anthropology.
    Corequisite(s): ATH2100
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • ATH 2150 - Comparative Nonwestern Cultures



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to basic concepts, ideas, issues and debates in cultural anthropology, using examples from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Native North America and the Middle East. Explores diverse ways in which humans relate to one another, and reveals the cultural milieus, political configurations, ways of speaking and environments which people have used to shape their world. Integrated Writing course. Credit will not be given to students who have completed CST 2410, ATH 2500 or ATH 2110.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 2200 - Introduction to Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduces the nature of archaeological data, techniques of archaeological dating, and methods of data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 2500 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology for Health Care Professionals



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Basic concepts, ideas, issues and debates in cultural anthropology, using examples from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Native North America and the Middle East. Explores diverse ways humans relate to one another and reveals cultural milieus, political configurations, ways of speaking and environments people have used to shape their world. For students who intend to become health care professionals. Credit for ATH 2500 will not be given to students who have completed CST 2410.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3000 - Peoples of Native America



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An introduction to the variety of people whose ancestry goes back to pre-conquest Native North America, and who continue to live and thrive on the North American continent today. The course will touch on their past, their cultures and their place in current North American political and social contexts.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3010 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to the diverse, complex and fascinating peoples of sub-Saharan Africa. Particular attention is paid to connections between communities, regions and between Africa and the rest of the world.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3020 - Peoples and Cultures of South Asia



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An introduction to the variety of people living in Southern Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The course will investigate various cultural, environmental, religious, ethnic and national groupings, while attempting to uncover unity behind the great diversity of the subcontinent.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3030 - Peoples of the United States



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An introductory course focusing on anthropological approaches to the study of culture in the United States. We belong to a community consisting of people of diverse cultural origins, and of different races, classes, genders and sexual orientations. Although we will consider examples of diversity that have often been labeled “multiculturalism,” we will also look at otherwise familiar forms of cultural expression using an anthropological lens.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3100 - Anthropology of Sex and Gender



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An introduction to anthropological perspectives of sex and gender, including attributes associated with “maleness” or “femaleness” and norms and ideals regarding appropriate roles, behaviors and sexualities. The course presents cross-cultural models enabling us to confront how we come to consider and express ourselves as “men,” “women,” or something else, the social forces constraining us to act as gendered persons, and consequences for not conforming to those norms.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3110 - Human Identification



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Survey of criminal forensic identification processes and decompositional factors as they relate to human identification. Includes DNA, Skeletal x-rays, fingerprints, odontology, excavation techniques and forensic entomology.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3200 - Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Selected topics concerning the method and theory of anthropological thought and relationships to the allied disciplines of economics, linguistics, art, politics, and history. Emphasis on current trends influencing research in cultural anthropology. Topics vary.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3300 - Primate Behavior



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An exploration of the biology, behavior, and cognitive abilities of the Order Primates – prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans. Nonhuman primates are studied as unique animals, focusing on their distinctive biological attributes and behavioral adaptations, and humans and nonhuman primates are compared in order to identify the biological and behavioral features they share.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3310 - Human Evolution



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Review of the fossil and archaeological records and the genetic evidence for human evolution, and examination of evolutionary principles and current issues addressed by paleoanthropology.
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level ATH 2100 Minimum Grade of D
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3320 - Human Variation and Adaptation



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An exploration of biological variation in contemporary human populations and an examination of the genetic, physical, and cultural foundations of human biological diversity. Reviews selected population adaptations to specific environmental conditions. Emphasis on the interaction of biology and culture in human variation and adaptation. Considers the link between human variation science and U.S. society and culture.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3400 - Special Topics in Biological Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Surveys of various specialized aspects of biological anthropology.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3500 - Archaeology of North America



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A survey of the development of the major prehistoric cultures of North America, with an emphasis on those located east of the Rocky Mountains.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3510 - Laboratory in Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An introduction to the identification and analysis of artifacts commonly encountered in prehistoric North American archaeological sites, emphasizing lithics and ceramics. Students undertake an original analysis of a selected group of artifacts from excavated sites and produce a report of their findings and interpretations.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • ATH 3600 - Special Topics in Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Surveys of various specialized aspects of archaeology.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3700 - Field Methods in Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A review of the techniques of archaeological survey, the development of fieldwork strategies for the investigation of sites, and techniques of mapping sites and recording archaeological data.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3710 - Ethnographic Fieldwork



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Explores the meaning, scope and dilemmas of ethnography using both a hands-on ethnographic project and a wide array of readings. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3720 - Ethnographic and Archaeological Museum Collecting



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An introduction to museums with ethnographic and archaeological materials in their collections. Examination of collections in terms of aesthetic manifestations and historical and cultural content. Utilizes ethnographic and cultural collections housed in museums in Ohio to familiarize students with the importance of collections in documenting the cultural diversity of peoples of the United States and the world. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3800 - Special Topics in Anthropological Methods



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
    Selected topics concerning the training of undergraduate majors in current methodologies used in cultural, biological or archaeological anthropology. Topics vary.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 3900 - Readings in Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Independent, intensive reading in a specific area of anthropology done under the guidance of a faculty member.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • ATH 4000 - Political Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Focuses on the anthropological study of political life cross-culturally. Presents evolutionary and historical approaches to political institutions, and classic anthropological analyses of political institutions. Investigates recent developments in the study of politics as a contemporary problem. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 4010 - Kinship and Social Structure



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An examination of the study of kinship as the basis for understanding social structure cross-culturally. Examines the central role kinship plays in stateless societies, how state formation utilized kinship analogs, and how kinship relates to issues of household organization and class and gender relations. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 4020 - Anthropology of Religion



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    (also listed as REL 3810) Introduction to the anthropological study of religions of the world and how they relate to other domains of human cultural existence. Examples of contemporary nonwestern religions and other world religions. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 4030 - Urban Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Explores the nature of the city from an anthropological perspective, confronting basic questions such as the extent to which the urbanite experiences a different kind of culture from his/her rural counterpart and the factors that have contributed to the growth and expansion of urbanism over the last few centuries? Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 4100 - Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Intensive study of selected topics in cultural anthropology. Topics vary.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 4200 - Anthropology of Women’s Health



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Offers an anthropological perspective of the health of women around the world. Integrates biological and socio-cultural dimensions of disease and illness and focuses on the intersection of gender, ethnicity and class in western and nonwestern societies. May have a service-learning component, which offers students opportunities to integrate volunteer experiences with organizations involved in U.S. women’s health issues with academic course materials.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 4210 - Biomedical Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An anthropological perspective of human health integrating biological and socio-cultural dimensions of health and illness in selected societies of the contemporary world and in the past.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 4300 - Special Topics in Biological Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Intensive study of selected topics in biological anthropology.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 4400 - Seminar in Woodland Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Intensive review of the prehistoric Woodland period (600 B.C. - A.D. 900) of eastern North America. Covers major regional cultures such as Adena and Hopewell, and explores such topics as social and political organization, site architecture, mortuary customs, and exchange systems.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • ATH 4410 - Seminar in Historical Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Reviews the archaeology of the post-European discovery period in North America. Seminar discussions focus on such topics as the Colonial period, plantation systems and the archaeology of slavery, nineteenth-century sites, industrial sites, and urban sites. May include a small analysis project utilizing excavated materials from Ohio historic sites.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • ATH 4500 - Special Topics in Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Intensive study of selected topics in archaeology.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 4600 - African Oral Traditions



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Study of oral traditions in Africa, including oral traditions, oral history, and societies with combinations of oral traditions and written history. Explores how oral traditions are generated, their contexts, and their significance for those who produce them. Applicable to many situations beyond the continent of Africa. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 4650 - Field School in Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3 to 6
    Summer field training in the methods of excavation and data recording at selected archaeological sites.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • ATH 4700 - Development of Anthropological Thought



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    This advanced course examines both past and current theoretical frameworks for understanding cultural patterns, practices, and precepts employed in anthropology. Integrated Writing course.
    Prerequisite(s): (Undergraduate level CST 2210 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level CST 2310 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level CST 2320 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level CST 2410 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level CST 2420 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level CST 2430 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level CST 2510 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level RST 2610 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level RST 2710 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level RST 2810 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level RST 2910 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level RST 2920 Minimum Grade of D) and (Undergraduate level ATH 3000 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ATH 3010 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ATH 3020 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ATH 3030 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ATH 3710 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ATH 4000 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ATH 4010 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ATH 4020 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ATH 4030 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ATH 4600 Minimum Grade of D)
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 4750 - Seminar in Archaeological Theory



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A survey of traditional and contemporary archaeological theory, and how a variety of problems including the origins of agriculture, the rise of complex societies, and transoceanic contacts have been interpreted by those adopting different theoretical positions.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • ATH 4900 - Independent Research in Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Independent reading and research under the supervision of a faculty member in the department of anthropology.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • ATH 5000 - Cultures of Native North America



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An introduction to the variety of people whose ancestry goes back to pre-conquest Native North America, and who continue to live and thrive on the North American continent today. Includes their past, their cultures and their place in current North American political and social contexts.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 5010 - Cultures of Africa



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An introduction to the diverse, complex and fascinating peoples of sub-Saharan Africa.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 5020 - Peoples and Cultures of South Asia



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An introduction to the variety of people living in Southern Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Investigates various cultural, environmental, religious, ethnic and national groupings, while attempting to uncover unity behind the great diversity of the subcontinent.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 5030 - Peoples and Cultures of the United States



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Focuses on the anthropological approaches to the study of culture in the United States. Confronts how to both recognize that your own culture is but one out of many, and how to systematically study the underpinnings of differences within one’s own culture.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 5200 - Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Selected topics concerning the method and theory of anthropological thought and relationships to the allied disciplines of economics, linguistics, art, politics, and history. Emphasis on current trends influencing research in cultural anthropology. topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 5400 - Special Topics- Biological Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Intensive study of selected graduate-level topics in Biological or Medical anthropology. Topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 5600 - Special Topics in Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Intensive graduate-level study of selected topics in archaeology. Topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 5710 - Ethnographic Methods



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Explores the meaning, scope and dilemmas of ethnography using both a hands-on ethnographic project and a wide array of readings.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 5800 - Special Topics in Anthropological Methods



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Selected topics concerning the training of graduate students in current methodologies used in cultural, biological or archaeological anthropology. Topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6000 - Political Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    (Also PLS 6500/SOC 6000) Focuses on the anthropological approaches to the study of political life cross-culturally. Presents evolutionary and historical approaches to political institutions, and classic anthropological analyses of political institutions. Also recent developments in the study of politics as problems related to organization versus relationship, domination versus resistance, freedom versus order, and globalization.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6010 - Kinship and Social Structure



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to the study of kinship as the basis for understanding social structure cross-culturally. Starts with the basic tools for classic kinship analysis, and proceeds to discuss the central role kinship plays in stateless societies, how state formation utilized kinship analogs, and how kinship relates to issues of household organization, class and gender relations.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6020 - Anthropology of Religion



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    (Also REL 5810) An introduction to the anthropological study of the practices and ideas associated with religions of the world, and how they relate to other domains of human cultural existence. Discusses many examples of contemporary non-Western religions, but will also use that information to gain insights regarding more familiar Western ones.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6030 - Urban Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Explores the nature of city, confronting basic questions, such as, “to what extent does the urbanite experience a different kind of culture from his/her rural counterpart?” and “what factors have contributed to the growth and expansion of urbanism over the last few centuries?”
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6100 - Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Intensive study of selected topics in graduate-level cultural anthropology. Topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6200 - Anthropology of Women’s Health



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Offers a graduate-level anthropological perspective on the health of women around the world. Integrates biological and socio-cultural dimensions of disease and illness and focuses on the intersection of gender, ethnicity and class in western and non-western societies.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6210 - Biomedical Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Offers a graduate-level anthropological perspective on human health by integrating biological and socio-cultural dimensions of health and illness in selected societies of the contemporary world and in the past.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6300 - Special Topics- Biological Anthropology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Intensive study of selected graduate-level topics in Biological or Medical anthropology. Topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6400 - Seminar in Woodland Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Intensive review of the prehistoric Woodland period (600 B.C. - A.D. 900) of eastern North America. Covers major regional cultures such as Adena and Hopewell, and explores such topics as social and political organization, site architecture, mortuary customs, and exchange systems.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • ATH 6410 - Historical Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Reviews the archaeology of the post-European discovery period in North America. Discussions focus on such topics as the Colonial period, plantation systems and the archaeology of slavery, nineteenth-century sites, industrial sites, and urban sites. May include a small analysis project utilizing excavated materials from Ohio historic sites.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6500 - Special Topics in Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Advanced graduate study of various specialized aspects of archaeology.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6600 - African Oral Traditions



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Study of oral traditions in Africa. Includes examples of oral traditions, oral history, societies with combinations of oral traditions and written history. Explores how oral traditions are generated, their contexts, and their significance for those who produce them. Lessons to be learned are not only about Africa, but are applicable to many situations beyond the continent of Africa.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6650 - Field School in Archaeology



    Credit Hour(s): 3 to 6
    Field training in the surveying and excavation of selected archaeological sites.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • ATH 6700 - Development of Ethnological Thought



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An introduction to the many approaches used in anthropology.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ATH 6750 - Seminar in Archaeological Theory



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduces students to the directions taken by archaeological theory during the past century through a sampling of the literature in a number of topical areas. Examines how both the questions asked and the answers found in archaeological data have changed over time.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar

Applied Behavioral Science

  
  • ABS 7100 - Research Methods I



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Emphasis on research designs, testing hypotheses, and data collection techniques such as sampling, surveys, questionnaire design, scaling, interviewing, and techniques for analysis of documents and records.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ABS 7110 - Research Methods II



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Analysis and interpretation of data in social research, with emphasis on multivariate statistical techniques.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ABS 7120 - Applied Methodology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Addresses issues pertaining to contemporary research writing in terms of the integration of problem statements, literature review, presentation of methodology, data summary, conclusions, and ethical issues.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ABS 7210 - Explaining Crime



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Study of contemporary theories of deviant behavior from both an institutional and social-psychological perspective, with emphasis on the relationship between social change and social disorganization.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ABS 7220 - Seminar on Criminal Justice



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An investigation of the criminal justice system in the United States and its relation to deviant adult and juvenile behavior.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • ABS 7600 - Graduate Seminar in ABS



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 2
    In-depth coverage of special topics in applied behavioral science. Topics vary. 1-2 credit hours.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • ABS 7601 - Seminar in Criminal Justice Research



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 2
    In-depth coverage of special topics in applied behavioral science/criminal justice with an emphasis on theory, methods, and research. Topics vary. 1-2 credit hours
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ABS 7602 - Seminar on the Criminal Justice System (from law to incarceration)



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 2
    In-depth coverage of special topics in applied behavioral science/criminal justice with special emphasis on the criminal justice system and its components. Topics vary on law, crime, police, courts, corrections, etc. 1-2 credit hours
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ABS 7603 - Seminar on Criminal Justice Issues & Policy



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 2
    In-depth coverage of special topics in applied behavioral science/criminal justice with an emphasis on specific criminal justice issues and policies. Topics vary. 1-2 credit hours
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ABS 7604 - Seminar in Social Problems



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 2
    In-depth coverage of special topics in applied behavioral science/social problems. Topics vary. 1-2 credit hours.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • ABS 7700 - Independent Research



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
    Independent laboratory or field research under the sponsorship of a faculty supervisor.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • ABS 7790 - Practicum in Applied Behavioral Science



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
    On-site participation of students in selected behavioral science projects. Jointly supervised by faculty and on-site personnel.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Practicum
  
  • ABS 7800 - Continuing Registration



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Continuing Registration.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • ABS 7900 - ABS Graduate Project



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
    Practical application of knowledge gained through courses applied to a capstone experience.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • ABS 7910 - Graduate Thesis Research



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
    Research for the Master’s degree thesis.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study

Applied Studies

  
  • APS 3000 - Applied Studies Technologies



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    This course introduces technologies relating to the business environment. The main focus is on business and technical applications of software, operating systems, communication and networks, computer security and safety, ethics, privacy and other current topics.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
 

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