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ANTH- 199 Independent Study
ANTH- 220 Cultural Anthropology
ANTH- 230 Anthropology of the Contemporary United States
ANTH- 249 Cooperative Education Experience
ANTH- 250 The Human Past
ANTH- 290 Global Political Ecology
ANTH- 299 Independent Study
ANTH- 300 Native Americans
ANTH- 310 Latinos in the United States
ANTH- 320 Social Movements in Global Perspective
ANTH- 349 Cooperative Education Experience
ANTH- 356 Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective
ANTH- 399 Independent Study
ANTH- 400 Applied Anthropology
ANTH- 420 The Anthropological Study Of Family Systems
ANTH- 449 Cooperative Education Experience
ANTH- 499 Independent Study
ANTH- 630 Ojibwe Lifeways
ANTH- 799 Independent Study

ANTH- 199 Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes

Department consent

ANTH- 220 Cultural Anthropology (3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Global Perspective, Social and Behavioral Sciences - Anthropology
Repeatable: No
Introduction to concepts and methods; variability of culture; outline of cultural elements; processes of cultural change.

ANTH- 230 Anthropology of the Contemporary United States (3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
Repeatable: No
Use of theoretical and conceptual principles and perspectives of cultural anthropology to study communities and cultures in the U.S. Examination of race, class, gender, and sexual inequalities; current Native American issues; kinship; religion; militarism; cultures of science and technology.

ANTH- 249 Cooperative Education Experience (1.00 - 8.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally, entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
Department consent

ANTH- 250 The Human Past (3.00 cr.)
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Anthropology
Repeatable: No
Biological anthropology: humans as primates, origins of humans, stages of human evolution, and relationship of biology and culture.

ANTH- 290 Global Political Ecology (3.00 cr.)
Contemporary Issues, Global Perspective, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
Repeatable: No
Social, political, and economic origins of contemporary environmental problems from sociological, anthropological and geographic perspectives; social construction of nature and knowledge; environmentalism, environmental racism and environmental justice in cross-cultural perspective; ethical implications of contemporary environmental problems regarding perspectives and distributions of justice.

ANTH- 299 Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes

Department consent

ANTH- 300 Native Americans (3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Social and Behavioral Sciences - Anthropology
Repeatable: No
North American Indians: native American cultures prior to European contact, Indian/European historical relationships and contemporary reservation/urban Indian life and issues.

ANTH- 310 Latinos in the United States (3.00 cr.)
Contemporary Issues, Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A
Repeatable: No
People of Latin American origin and Latina/o identities in the United States; cultural construction of identity, especially race, ethnicity, nation, gender, and other differences; contemporary debates related to Latinos, immigration policy, and multiculturalism; conflicts over the meaning of citizenship and national belonging.

ANTH- 320 Social Movements in Global Perspective (3.00 cr.)
Contemporary Issues, Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Global Perspective
Repeatable: No
Social movements, collective action and activism; indigenous rights, labor organizing, civil rights, gender- and sexuality-based struggles, racial/ethnic identity formation and the claiming of rights, and anti-globalization activism in the U.S. and internationally; contested meanings of justice, citizenship, and democracy in a context of global capitalism.

ANTH- 349 Cooperative Education Experience (1.00 - 8.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
Department consent

ANTH- 356 Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective (3.00 cr.)
Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Global Perspective, Social and Behavioral Sciences - Anthropology, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
Repeatable: No
Gender roles in cross-cultural perspective. Anthropological theories of gender and inequality; social responsibility balancing cultural relativism and equity. Variation in domestic, social, economic, political, and religious roles; historical development of and contemporary changes in gender roles; global influences and processes of change and improvement in the lives of modern women..

ANTH- 399 Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes

Department consent

ANTH- 400 Applied Anthropology (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Application of anthropology to address social problems through research, advocacy, and policy development. Cross-cultural case studies and community outreach through service learning or career-oriented research project that incorporates ethnographic fieldwork strategies, critical reflection on human rights, social justice, and research ethics.

^{Prerequisite: take ANTH-220}

ANTH- 420 The Anthropological Study Of Family Systems (3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Anthropological, cross-cultural view of family systems, with attention to their organization, functions, dynamics and articulation with other institutions.

ANTH- 449 Cooperative Education Experience (1.00 - 8.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes
Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
Department consent

ANTH- 499 Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes

Department consent

ANTH- 630 Ojibwe Lifeways (2.00 - 4.00 cr.)
Repeatable: No
Indepth, interactive study of Ojibwe culture within a Wisconsin reservation commmunity. A special course fee applies.

ANTH- 799 Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00 cr.)
Repeatable: Yes

Department consent

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