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Anthropology (ANTH)
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/elab/anth/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in GFS120; Phone: (213) 740-1900.
An exploration of the nature and contributions of pre-Columbian high civilizations (Maya, Aztecs, etc.) and their descendants as they resist and assimilate to the modern world.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: register for lecture and Disc
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10601R | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 97 of 99 | Thomas Garrison | THH202 | ||
10602R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 25 of 25 | KAP166 | |||
10603R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 25 of 25 | KAP166 | |||
10704R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | GFS105 | |||
10705R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 23 of 25 | GFS105 | |||
10706D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | Canceled | ||||
10707D | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 0 of 2 | KAP147 |
Foundations of the human species. Examination of scientific evidence from Darwinian theory, primate behavior, fossils, and the behavior of modern people. Laboratory. Duplicates credit in former ANTH 200Lg.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the HBIO department but may qualify for major credit in ANTH. To register, enroll in HBIO 200.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38511R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 192 of 199 | Craig Stanford | SGM123 | Word (24596 KB) | |
38513R | 001 | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 20 of 22 | AHFB10 | |||
38515R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Monday | 21 of 22 | AHFB10 | |||
38516R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 22 of 22 | AHFB10 | |||
38517R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 22 of 22 | Stephanie Bogart | AHFB10 | ||
38518D | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Monday | 23 of 23 | AHFB10 | |||
38522R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 22 of 22 | AHFB10 | |||
38528R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Tuesday | 22 of 22 | AHFB10 | |||
38537R | 001 | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Thursday | 21 of 22 | Stephanie Bogart | AHFB10 | ||
38538R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Thursday | 19 of 22 | Stephanie Bogart | AHFB10 |
Major culture types, nomadic hunters and herders, peasant andtribal societies, sophisticated kingdoms; social, political,economic, and religious institutions.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10610R | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-1:50pm | MWF | 96 of 100 | Thomas Ward | THH202 | ||
10611R | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Friday | 23 of 25 | GFS108 | |||
10612R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | GFS108 | |||
10613R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | GFS213 | |||
10614R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 24 of 25 | GFS213 |
Archaeology as the means of investigating our shared human past, from the origins of humanity to the foundations of current civilization.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10615R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 50 of 50 | Thomas Garrison | THH114 | ||
10616R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | THH106 | |||
10617R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | THH106 |
Cultural differences and social processes examined in global and regional networks. Issues are studied ethnographically, using materials from several disciplines.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10618R | 001 | Lecture-Discussion | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 31 of 31 | Tok Thompson | KAP147 | PDF (73428 KB) | |
10619R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | Canceled | ||||
10620R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | Canceled |
Southeast Asia is studied as a meeting place of different races and cultural traditions, with emphasis on the precolonial heritage of sexual equality and postcolonial reinterpretations of men's and women's worlds.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10670D | 001 | Lecture-Discussion | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 22 of 25 | Janet Hoskins | KAP146 |
Concepts of social anthropology using filmic representations ofsocieties throughout the world in contrast to written ethnography.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10660R | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Tue, Thu | 95 of 100 | Joseph Hawkins | THH102 | ||
10661R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | THHB9 | |||
10662R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | THHB9 | |||
10663R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Thursday | 24 of 25 | THHB9 | |||
10664R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 23 of 25 | THHB9 | |||
10665R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 98 of 101 | Jennifer Cool | GFS106 | ||
10666R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | VKC260 | |||
10667R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Friday | 23 of 25 | GFS221 | |||
10668R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 27 of 28 | VKC260 | |||
10669R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 23 of 26 | GFS221 |
The roles of biology, culture, and the environment in shaping human society, integrating evolutionary biology and cultural theory. Duplicates credit in former ANTH 300.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the HBIO department but may qualify for major credit in ANTH. To register, enroll in HBIO 300.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38529D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Monday | 15 of 15 | Christopher Boehm | WPH104 | PDF (146572 KB) |
Examination of the evidence for and against evolutionary bases of a range of human behaviors. Topics include sex differences, human reproductive strategies, race, IQ, human ecology. Duplicates credit in former ANTH 308.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the HBIO department but may qualify for major credit in ANTH. To register, enroll in HBIO 308.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38530R | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-1:50pm | MWF | 30 of 31 | Stephanie Bogart | THH108 | PDF (117770 KB) |
A seminar forum on Maya culture from the earliest form to thepresent; problems of origins, classic florescence, systemscollapse, conquests, persistance, and transformation today.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10623R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 118 of 125 | Thomas Garrison | GFS106 | ||
10624R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 22 of 26 | THHB10 | |||
10625R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | THHB10 | |||
10626R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | THHB10 | |||
10627R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | THHB10 | |||
10628R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 23 of 25 | GFS105 | |||
10629D | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Thursday | Canceled |
Role of American Indians in American public life from colonialtimes to the present; native American forms of government;relations between tribes and the U.S.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10680R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 146 of 151 | Tok Thompson | THH301 | PDF (155661 KB) | |
10681R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | VKC151 | |||
10682R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | VKC151 | |||
10683R | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Thursday | 25 of 25 | VKC151 | |||
10684R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Thursday | 22 of 25 | VKC151 | |||
10785R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | VKC205 | |||
10786R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Thursday | 25 of 26 | VKC205 |
Cross-cultural notions of the body, health, and healing; historic and cultural variability of ideas of reproduction, birth, sexuality, mental illness, and disability.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in ANTH. To register, enroll in SWMS 336.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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34927D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 19 | Atia Sattar | VKC258 |
Examination of one's life within its sociocultural context; study of family history, autobiography, diary, journal, and film; research and writing of a life history.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10631R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | Emily Zeamer |
Oral narratives from non-Western cultures; communications about deeply-held moral beliefs, psychological tensions, social problems, and the structure of the mind.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10632R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 27 | Tok Thompson | THH114 | PDF (147917 KB) |
Evaluation of cultural impact of policy and program designed to stimulate change in traditional communities. Fieldwork assignments in education, health, and development.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10733R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | Canceled | Erin Moore |
Evolutionary, cultural, and environmental factors in the emergence and existence of diseases; a Darwinian examination of illness in the human species. Recommended preparation: HBIO 200Lg. Duplicates credit in former ANTH 405.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the HBIO department but may qualify for major credit in ANTH. To register, enroll in HBIO 405.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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38533R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 26 of 30 | Gioia Polidori Francisco,Stephanie Bogart | VKC201 | PDF (131251 KB) |
Survey of anthropological methods for acquiring and analyzing data. Ethnographic research methods of modes of analysis: development of a field research project.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 201
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10633D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 10 of 19 | Dorinne Kondo | KAP113 |
Preliminary analysis for research data for overseas research to compare results, discuss writing strategies and gain comparative perspective to prepare a senior thesis. Recommended preparation: ANTH-205, ANTH-325.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10634D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 7 of 19 | Nancy Lutkehaus | KAP113 |
Ideas about man, culture, and society which have formed the field of anthropology as a research discipline; present trends and problems.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10635D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 13 of 19 | Janet Hoskins | KAP141 |
Visual techniques for data collection and analysis in anthropological research. Visual anthropology research using 35 mm. photography skills, fieldwork procedures, data analysis, and presentation formats.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10637D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-7:50pm | Monday | 4 of 19 | Gary Seaman | KAP167 |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10640D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Gary Seaman | OFFICE |
Major approaches to ethnographic fieldwork are explored in classic cases.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10643D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 8 of 25 | Nancy Lutkehaus | KAP134 |
Survey of ethnographic film using both the dimensions of natural history descriptions and process, contrasted with naturalism and structuralism as tools of controlled comparison and analysis.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10645D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Monday | 4 of 25 | Andrei Simic | KAP113 |
A hands-on laboratory based survey of pre-production techniques in video and audio production, including exercises to prepare students to shoot their own documentaries.
- Note: Register for Lecture and Lab
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10647D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Wednesday | 4 of 25 | Jennifer Cool | GFS222 | ||
10648D | 001 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 4 of 25 | OFFICE |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded C/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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10651D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Gary Seaman | OFFICE |
Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the MDA department but may qualify for major credit in ANTH. To register, enroll in MDA 593.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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42297D | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 4 of 20 | Sunyoung Park | VKC103 |