Undergraduate Bulletin

Fall 2024

ANT: Anthropology, Cultural and Archaeology

ANT 102: What Makes Us Human?

The analysis of social and cultural topics such as kinship, family, marriage, politics, and religious systems, with an emphasis on their particular expression in non-Western societies.

DEC:     F
SBC:     GLO, SBS

3 credits

ANT 103: Archaeology for a Better World

An exploration of archaeology's contributions to current issues of global concern. Archaeologists assist law enforcement, promote environmental conservation efforts, challenge popular misconceptions about human health and biology, and more. This course explores archaeology's contributions to contemporary law, health, education, and environmental conservation. It also examines how politicians and others use archaeology for their own ends. Topics include forensic archaeology, paleodiets, climate change, and Native-, African- and Asian-American heritage.

SBC:     GLO, SBS

3 credits

ANT 104: Archaeology

What is archaeology? How does it work? Archaeology studies human behavior using remains of the past, everything from trash to art and from burials to buildings. Archaeologists examine artifacts, human remains, animal bones, landscape patterns, and more. Students learn essential concepts and methods that archaeologists use to investigate life in the past.

DEC:     F
SBC:     SBS

3 credits

ANT 200: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Insular Southeast Asia

The history, politics, and cultures of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, East Timor, and Brunei. Special attention is given to the religious ideas and rituals, and relationships of power throughout the archipelago. The largest country by far in the region, Indonesia, receives most attention.

DEC:     J
SBC:     GLO, SBS+

3 credits

ANT 203: Native Americans

The various peoples and cultures of North America are studied with respect to their political, educational, linguistic, social, and cultural patterns. Selected societies are studied in depth.

Advisory Prerequisite: ANT 102

DEC:     J
SBC:     DIV, GLO

3 credits

ANT 207: From Cavemen to Vikings: The Prehistoric Archaeology of Europe

Explores the prehistory of Europe from the arrival of the first humans until the end of the Viking Age. We will study Neanderthal and modern human interactions, the ritual systems of Palaeolithic cave painters, the Atlantic societies that built megalithic monuments, the beginnings of agriculture, the Mycenaean culture that became Europe's first civilization, and the Northern European "vikings" and "barbarians" who terrorized Rome and inherited post-classical Europe. The purpose of the course is to critically examine a number of themes and topics, such as subsistence adaptations, island settlement, trade, metallurgy and other technologies, rise of complex societies, early states, writing, religion and mortuary practices, women in ancient society, etc., emphasizing the similarities and differences within areas of Europe.

Advisory Prerequisite: ANT 104

DEC:     F
SBC:     GLO

3 credits

ANT 208: Zombiology: What the Walking Dead Can Teach Us About Real Humans

Zombie memes have become very popular in culture and media over the past several years. Many aspects of modern zombie lore, as represented in books, movies, and television programs such as The Walking Dead, are germane to understanding important issues in current affairs, science, and other topics of anthropological interest. In this class, we will use scenes from zombie media as prisms through which to examine topics such as the spread of infectious disease in our globalized and densely populated world, predation on humans, forensic analysis of trace evidence like tooth and cut marks, the collapse of civilizations, human behavior in small band societies, violent conflict, etc.

DEC:     H
SBC:     STAS

3 credits

ANT 210: Sunken Cities and Pirates: The World of Underwater Archaeology

Explores the variety of underwater archaeological sites found around the world, including submerged Stone Age sites in the Old and New Worlds and sunken cities such as Alexandria, Egypt and Port Royal, Jamaica. The class also treats the development of global seafaring through the study of sunken ships, starting with the Bronze Age in the Mediterranean Sea through Viking age ships in northern Europe and the later Age of Exploration. Methods of underwater excavation and site interpretation based on anthropological theory will also be discussed.

DEC:     F
SBC:     SBS

3 credits

ANT 215: Climate and Culture

Climate change is one of the most important issues facing humans today, but its nature and causes are debated. Interpreting and projecting past, present, and future changes in climate, pinpointing their causes, and understanding their effects on ecosystems and human societies, is extremely challenging. This course acquaints students with the intricacies of climate change debates by 1) Explaining natural causes of climate change; 2) Examining past interactions between climate and human land use; 3) Probing evidence for recent anthropogenic climate change and effects on different populations around the world; and 4) Exploring different viewpoints about climate change today.

DEC:     H
SBC:     STAS

3 credits

ANT 230: Peoples of the World

A comparative study of the lifeways of selected types of peoples, defined by adaptation, focusing on their ecology, economy, political organization, and social organization. Groups discussed include the gathering-and-hunting Ju/'hoansi of Africa, the horticultural Kaluli of New Guinea, the pastoralist Basseri of Iran, plus selected peasant and migrant groups. Recent changes affecting indigenes, brought about by technological developments and intercultural contact, are discussed.

Prerequisite: ANT 102

DEC:     J
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 250: African Cultures Today

Africa hosts diverse cultures, environments, languages, and economies. This course explores Africa via the voices of Africans themselves, and observations by anthropologists who have spent many years on the continent. Case studies of societies in different regions examine how environments and economies shape cultural traditions and social values. We also consider how African societies have transformed in response to challenges such as the slave trade, colonialism, and globalization.

DEC:     J
SBC:     GLO

3 credits

ANT 260: How We Eat

This course explores how people's food habits are shaped not only by their biological needs, but also by the economic, political, ecological, and social worlds in which they live. The breadth of anthropology (biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology) is brought to bear on issues including the economic and political underpinnings of American as well as other food cultures; the relationship between food habits and health (both over-and under-eating); the environmental impacts of various methods of food production; the relationship between food and social status; gendered food production as well as food consumption; food's role in religion; ethical eating; the limits of current knowledge (e.g., changing dietary recommendations); and the socioeconomic pressures that keep individuals eating according to cultural norms. The class discusses foodways in a variety of present and past cultures, but the emphasis is on modern American food culture and the cultural, economic, ecological, and political realities that shape it. Students will explore how these realities affect their own lives and eating habits.

DEC:     K
SBC:     SBS, USA

3 credits

ANT 268: Archaeology of Human Origins

A survey of the archaeological evidence for behavioral variability and adaptation by early humans during the course of the Pliocene, and Early-Middle Pleistocene epochs (2.7-0.1 million years ago). Topics include early stone tool use, origins of hunting, early fire use, adaptations to glacial climates, behavioral differences among hominins living in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Previously offered as ANT 368; not for credit in addition to ANT 368.

Advisory Prerequisite: ANT 104

DEC:     E
SBC:     SNW

3 credits

ANT 270: Great Archaeological Discoveries

King Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt, the mountain city of Machu Picchu in Peru, and the Terracotta Army of the first Chinese Emperor still thrill and mystify the world, more than a century after discovery. This class will unlock the secrets of these and other famous archaeological sites, including the stone circles of Stonehenge, the ancient ruins of Pompeii and the recently uncovered grave of King Richard III. We will explore scientific methods and cutting-edge forensic techniques used today by archaeologists to reconstruct past events. The global perspective of this class will illuminate our shared past and cultural heritage.

Advisory Prerequisite: ANT 104

DEC:     F
SBC:     GLO, SBS

3 credits

ANT 273: The Unstoppable Species?

A survey of the archaeological, paleontological, and genetic evidence for prehistoric human geographic dispersals starting in Africa more than 200,000 years ago and culminating in settlement of remote Pacific Islands. Humans populated most of the world during prehistoric times, fine-tuning their behavior to new and challenging habitats. None of these dispersals failed. The course explores these prehistoric dispersals' implications for our evolutionary future. Formerly offered as ANT 373. Not for credit in addition to ANT 373.

SBC:     SNW

3 credits

ANT 277: The Origins of Art

Humans make art, and art is all around us. The magnificent prehistoric paintings of multicolored horses, bison, and humans at the Lascaux and Altamira caves were created by artists living 30,000 years ago - but what came before it, and why did humans or their ancestors start being artistic? We will explore this chronologically, examining cave art and other early creative works, including bird-bone musical instruments, carved ivory figurines, shell ornaments, and older more disputed symbolic artifacts. Placed in broader archaeological context, we will learn about prehistoric cultures and debate the shamanistic, ecological, and hunting theories advanced to account for early art.

DEC:     D
SBC:     ARTS

3 credits

ANT 290: Science and Technology in Ancient Society

Examination of the role of advances in science and technology in societies ranging from the earliest humans to the archaic civilizations of the Old and New Worlds. The course focuses on such innovations as tool making, fire, metallurgy, writing, mathematics, complex architecture, and relates these innovations to changes in sociopolitical organization.

DEC:     H
SBC:     STAS

3 credits

ANT 305: Culture and Language of Madagascar

The major goal of this course is to introduce students to the Malagasy culture. Students will attend formal classes with native Malagasy speakers meet with local community and school groups, and attend a variety of cultural activities within the towns and villages that surround RNP.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor/Study Abroad office

SBC:     GLO, SBS+

3 credits

ANT 307: Prehistoric Archaeology of Africa (with emphasis on the Turkana Basin)

Tools changed early humans from one among many African primates to the equivalent of a global geological force. Stone tools and other technologies enabled early hominins to become the first organisms that could purposefully change their environment to suit their needs. This course traces the development of human technology where it first appears, in Eastern Africa, more than 3 million years ago. Course topics include the cognitive abilities of early humans implied by their technologies, early human adaptation and social behavior, and the inter-relationships between stone tool technology, paleoecology, and hominin biological evolution. Lectures and practical exercises teach students how to document the archaeological record and how to use it to test hypotheses about early human behavior. Field excursions teach archaeological survey and excavation techniques. Students conduct research and report their findings in writing and in oral presentations. Evaluation is based on quizzes, a final exam, group projects, a research paper, and participation. This course is taught in Kenya during the Turkana Basin Institute Field School Study Abroad program.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor/Study Abroad office

DEC:     H
SBC:     SBS+, SPK Partially fulfills: ESI

3 credits

ANT 311: Immersion in Another Culture

A specific world area, such as the highlands of New Guinea or the Nilotic Southern Sudan, or a particularly well-documented people such as the Trobriand Islanders, are considered in detail. Lectures, texts, and films consider ecology, history, social change, language, cultural systems, and social arrangements toward providing students with a comprehensive understanding of another cultural system. May be repeated as the topic changes.

Prerequisite: ANT 102

DEC:     J
SBC:     DIV, SBS+

3 credits

ANT 315: Following in Darwin's Footsteps: Winter in Ecuador & the Galapagos

Follow along Charles Darwin's voyage of discovery on the Beagle and development of evolution via natural selection by combining 5 days in the Galapagos with cultural and prehistoric site visits in mainland Ecuador. This course will integrate both social and biological science and expose participants to the idea that scientists are always living and working within specific societal and historical contexts. The various environments visited and discussions with local experts will expose students to ongoing issues in climate change, environmental degradation, and conservation efforts. This course is part of a Study Abroad program and does not require any prerequisites.

SBC:     DIV, STAS

3 credits

ANT 320: Historical Archaeology

Explores the archaeology of North America from the 15th century through the mid-20th century, looking at how historical archaeologists use artifactual, documentary, and oral history evidence to reconstruct and interpret the past. Recent theoretical, methodological, and thematic developments in historical archaeology will be examined, along with the study of how material culture can reflect social identity (race, class, gender, ethnicity).

Prerequisite: ANT 104

3 credits

ANT 321: Archaeological Field Methods

An opportunity to participate in all aspects of an archaeological research project. Students are trained in excavation, recording, artifact retrieval, surveying, field sorting techniques, and interpretation. This course is usually held in the summer and involves excavation of a prehistoric or early historic site.

Prerequisites: ANT 104; permission of instructor

SBC:     SBS+ Partially fulfills: EXP+, TECH

3-6 credits

ANT 350: Medical Anthropology

An introduction to the cross-cultural study of health, illness, and curing. Topics covered include the human body as cultural construct, theories of illness causation, alternative medical systems, epidemiology, ethnopharmacology, cross-cultural psychiatry, sex and reproduction, nutrition, and the implications of culture for pain perception, stress, and health risk management.

Prerequisite: ANT 102

DEC:     F
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 351: Comparative Religion

A survey of religious behavior in cross-cultural perspective. The approach is broadly comparative and eminently anthropological, involving theories of origin and evolution of religious systems, as well as the functioning of religious behavior and institutions within the total culture. Case study material is drawn primarily from preliterate societies, but some reference is made to the large organized religious systems of complex stratified societies.

Prerequisite: ANT 102

DEC:     F
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 355: Ancient African Civilizations

African archaeology is reshaping global debates on the origins of agriculture and civilization. This course examines the prehistoric economic foundations of Africa's complex societies: intensive hunting and gathering, early herding, and plant domestication. Detailed case studies of ancient civilizations (Egypt, Aksum, Jenne, Swahili, and Great Zimbabwe) reveal distinct processes of prehistoric social change in different parts of Africa. Students consider the implications of archaeology for African heritage conservation, research, and public education. This course is offered as both AFS 355 and ANT 355.

Prerequisites: One 100-level course in AFS or ANT

DEC:     J
SBC:     GLO, SBS+

3 credits

ANT 357: The Agricultural Revolution

The origins and consequences of agrarian (food-producing) adaptations. Examination of the social, technological, and ecological changes that occurred when humans shifted from hunting and gathering to agriculture and pastoralism around 8000 years ago. Current theories about the origins and consequences of agro-pastoralism are evaluated in light of recent evidence from both Old and New Worlds.

Prerequisite: ANT 104

DEC:     F
SBC:     ESI, SBS+

3 credits

ANT 359: The Archaeology of Food

Explores the archaeological study of food and foodways. The emphasis is on the social aspects of food, particularly its roles in past power structures, social relationships, conceptions of identity, ritual practices, and gender roles. Also covers the theoretical and methodological approaches archaeologists use to study food in the past.

Prerequisite: ANT 104

SBC:     SBS+, SPK

3 credits

ANT 360: Ancient Mesopotamia

The organization and development of the social, economic, political, and religious systems of ancient Mesopotamia through study of the archaeological and textual records. This course stresses the first two thousand years of this civilization, from 3500 B.C. to 1500 B.C.

DEC:     J
SBC:     GLO, SBS+

3 credits

ANT 363: Approaches in Archaeology

A survey of archaeological thought from early antiquarianism through the culture history, processual, and post-processual approaches to the investigation and analysis of past societies. Emphasis is placed on the ways in which changes in archaeological theory reflected changes in ideas within the sister fields of sociology, cultural anthropology and geography. Other topics discussed include ethnographic analogy, systems theory, site formation processes and spatial analysis.

Prerequisite: ANT 104

DEC:     F
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 367: Male and Female

A study of the manifestation of sex roles in different cultures. Discussion topics include the impact of social, economic and political organization on gender roles and relationships, sexual orientation in cross-cultural perspective, and contemporary theories of gender inequality. Readings present both the male and female viewpoints.

DEC:     F
SBC:     ESI, SBS+

3 credits

ANT 371: Ancient China

Explores the development of social, economic, political, and cultural systems in ancient China, from the neolithic period through the Han dynasty. Draws on archaeological data and historical texts to examine the emergence of state-level polities and their subsequent unification under imperial authority. Analytical focus is on political economy, social organization, ritual exchange, and notions of power and rulership expressed in philosophical thought. This course is offered as both AAS 371 and ANT 371.

Prerequisites: U3 or U4 standing; one D.E.C. F or SBS course

DEC:     J
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 372: Family, Marriage, and Kinship in China

Examines forms and dynamics of social organizations in Chinese society, focusing on cultural, social, and economic aspects of family, marriage, and extended kinship relations such as lineages, clans, and sworn brotherhoods. Particular attention is paid to how gender, generation, class, and ritual exchange shape identity, status, and power. This course is offered as both AAS 372 and ANT 372.

Prerequisite: ANT 102

Advisory Prerequisites: AAS 220 and ANT 354

DEC:     J
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 377: Animal Tool Use

Tool use and manufacture was once believed to be uniquely human and the distinctive hallmark of human cognitive advancement. The discovery that some non-human animals, including birds, are capable tool users and in some cases tool makers offers exciting opportunities to examine such behaviors in living species. It opens up important implications for understanding animal intelligence, the emergence of culture and the supposed uniqueness of our own species. This class provides an overview of animal tool use and manufacture to compare and contrast the behavior of humans and animals.

DEC:     E
SBC:     ESI, SNW

3 credits

ANT 379: Cultural Diversity in China

This course explores issues of ethnic and national identity in the context of the social ecology of the Chinese state, both past and present. It focuses on the material and social relationships that have shaped perceptions of, and interactions between, cultural groups in China and along its frontiers. Drawing on case studies from the Himalayan plateau, Yunnan highlands, Inner Asian steppes, Taiwan, and elsewhere, students examine how sustenance strategies, economic organization, and political administration have influenced construct of ethnic identity. This course is offered as both AAS 379 and ANT 379.

Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing

Advisory Prerequisite: AAS 220 or HIS 219 (or the former CNS 249 or 250)

DEC:     J
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 380: Race and Ethnicity in Latin America and the Caribbean

Concepts and theories of race and ethnicity in Latin American and Caribbean settings. The historical evolution and the contemporary social and cultural significance of racial and ethnic identities within the region are explored. Specific examples of social relations characterized by ethnic or racial conflict are presented. This course is offered as both AFS 380 and ANT 380.

Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing

Advisory Prerequisite: AFS 240 or LAC 200

DEC:     J
SBC:     GLO, SBS+

3 credits

ANT 381: Applied Anthropology

A practical, career-oriented examination of how anthropological theory and method can be put to use in non-academic areas such as economic development, public health, environmental conservation, education, technology development, cultural advocacy, business, and law. Coordinated readings provide case illustrations.

DEC:     F
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 387: Independent Cultural Research Project in Madagascar

Allows students to apply the knowledge and research methods they have acquired in preceding courses during the study abroad experience (including: ANP 351 Biodiversity in Field Methods; ANP 307 Comparing Ecosystems in Madagascar; and ANP 326 Lemurs of Madagascar-3 credits each). Students will design their own research project, and carry it through from hypothesis generating, data collection, statistical analyses and written and oral presentation of results. This project will allow students to showcase both their interests and academic skillsets. The subject of this research will be based in human communities. Most research will be questionnaire-based. Some projects will include data collection. Subjects can include medicinal plants, cultural use of forest resources, taboos, and gender roles to name a few.

Prerequisite: appropriate interest in subject matter and background in ecology and conservation

3 credits

ANT 390: Topics in Social and Cultural Anthropology

May be repeated as the topic changes.

Prerequisite: ANT 102

DEC:     F
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 391: Topics in Social and Cultural Anthropology

May be repeated as the topic changes.

Prerequisite: ANT 102

DEC:     F
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 393: Topics in Archaeology

Topics in archaeology are taught from a social sciences perspectives. Recent topics have included: Origin of Modern Humans, Advent of the Iron Age, Old World Archaeology, and Ancient Egypt. May be repeated as the topic changes.

Prerequisites: ANT 104 and one other anthropology course

DEC:     F
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 394: Topics in Archaeology

Topics in archaeology are taught from a social sciences perspectives. Recent topics have included: Origin of Modern Humans, Advent of the Iron Age, Old World Archaeology, and Ancient Egypt. May be repeated as the topic changes.

Prerequisites: ANT 104 and one other anthropology course

DEC:     F
SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 399: Advanced Field Research in the Turkana Basin

Intended to follow the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) Field School in NW Kenya. It should facilitate TBI field school alumni participation in ongoing field projects directed by senior researchers within the Turkana Basin. Upper-division Stony Brook undergraduates who demonstrate readiness may undertake a junior role within a larger project focusing on archaeology or human ecology (ANT 399) or paleoanthropology or vertebrate paleontology (ANP 399). The nature of ANT/ANP 399 offerings each semester will depend on which senior scholars are conducting field research and whether their projects are suitable for undergraduate involvement. They may include the opportunity to join a paleoanthropological survey of ancient landscapes for vertebrate remains (ANP 399), or to join an archaeological excavation of a 4000-year-old habitation site (ANT 399). Credit for each offering is determined for by the TBI faculty and is consistent for all registrants.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. One or more of the following courses: ANP 305, ANP 306, ANT 304, ANT 307, GEO 303

3-12 credits

ANT 401: Problems in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Research and discussion of a selected topic in social and cultural anthropology. May be repeated as the topic changes.

Prerequisite: ANT 102

Advisory prerequisite: Two other ANT courses at the 200 level or higher

3 credits

ANT 402: Problems in Archaeology

Research and discussion of a selected topic in the prehistory of the Old and New Worlds. May be repeated as the topic changes.

Prerequisite: ANT 104

Advisory prerequisite: Two other archaeology courses

SBC:     ESI, SBS+

3 credits

ANT 410: Ethnobotany and Paleoethnobotany

Explores relations between plants and people, both in present (ethnobotany) and prehistoric (paleoethnobotany, archaeobotany) times. Because ethnobotany and paleoethnobotany are interdisciplinary fields, we will draw on several contributing fields of study, including botany, cultural anthropology, archaeology, conservation. Students will be trained in botanical and social data collection methods in ethnobotanical research and will focus on paleoethnobotanical data collection/analysis: archaeobotanical recovery methods, and principles of curation, identification, and interpretation. Knowledge of ethnobotanical/ paleoethnobotanical methods will allow students to evaluate major works during the final weeks of the course.

Prerequisite: ANT 102 and ANT 104. An introductory biology course (BIO 113, BIO 115, or BIO 201) may substitute for one of the ANT courses.

SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 415: Ethnoarchaeology

Ethnoarchaeology uses observations of present-day peoples to inform archaeological inquiry, based on analogies between past and present. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students will develop their ability to construct and evaluate such analogies. Using this skill, they will then explore ways in which ethnoarchaeological data contribute to archaeological research: hypothesis building, survey and excavation strategies, interpretation of site and artifact data, and understanding the causes and processes of human behavioral change. In addition to seminar discussions of theoretical issues and case studies, the course incorporates practical exercises in the surrounding community.

Prerequisite: ANT 104; ANT major or minor

SBC:     ESI, SPK

3 credits

ANT 416: Research Design in Archaeology

An examination of the ways in which archaeologists develop successful research strategies for arriving at answers to the key questions in the field. Students will analyze grant proposals that received funding from the major sources of funding for archaeology before developing research proposals of their own. The aims of the course are to (a) help students understand the connections between major questions in archaeology and specific research projects, and (b) provide students with the skills needed to plan research projects they might undertake during more advanced study.

Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

SBC:     ESI

3 credits

ANT 418: Stone Tools in Human Evolution

A detailed overview of the methods archaeologists use to extract behavioral information from prehistoric stone tools. The course examines raw material economy, technological strategies, tool use, and discard behavior. Analytical methods are practiced through the computer-assisted analysis of tools from simulated archaeological sites.

Prerequisite: ANP 120 or ANT 104 with grade of C or better and one other ANT/ANP/EBH course at 200 level or higher with grade of C or better

SBC:     ESI, SPK, TECH

3 credits

ANT 419: Zooarchaeology

The study of animal bones from archaeological sites. Special emphasis is on the identification of fragmented bone and surface modification, calculation of indexes of abundance, and measurement and metrical analysis of mammal bone. Computer analysis is stressed, and the class seeks a fusion of traditional zooarchaeology and actualistic studies.

Prerequisites: ANT 104 or ANP 120; permission of instructor

Advisory Prerequisite: One other archaeology course

SBC:     SBS+

3 credits

ANT 444: Experiential Learning

This course is designed for students who engage in a substantial, structured experiential learning activity in conjunction with another class. Experiential learning occurs when knowledge acquired through formal learning and past experience are applied to a "real-world" setting or problem to create new knowledge through a process of reflection, critical analysis, feedback and synthesis. Beyond-the-classroom experiences that support experiential learning may include: service learning, mentored research, field work, or an internship.

Prerequisite: WRT 102 or equivalent; permission of the instructor and approval of the EXP+ contract (http://sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/bulletin/current/policiesandregulations/degree_requirements/EXPplus.php)

SBC:     EXP+

0 credit, S/U grading

ANT 447: Readings in Anthropology

Individual advanced readings on selected topics in anthropology. May be repeated up to a limit of 6 credits.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

3 credits

ANT 458: Speak Effectively Before an Audience

A zero credit course that may be taken in conjunction with any ANP or ANT course that provides opportunity to achieve the learning outcomes of the Stony Brook Curriculum's SPK learning objective.

Pre- or corequisite: WRT 102 or equivalent; permission of the instructor

SBC:     SPK

0 credit, S/U grading

ANT 459: Write Effectively in Anthropology

A zero credit course that may be taken in conjunction with any 300- or 400-level ANP or ANT course, with permission of the instructor. The course provides opportunity to practice the skills and techniques of effective academic writing and satisfies the learning outcomes of the Stony Brook Curriculum's WRTD learning objective.

Prerequisite: WRT 102; permission of the instructor

SBC:     WRTD

0 credit, S/U grading

ANT 475: Undergraduate Teaching Practicum I

Work with a faculty member as an assistant in one of the faculty member's regularly scheduled classes. The student is required to attend all the classes, do all the regularly assigned work and meet with the faculty member at regularly scheduled times to discuss the intellectual and pedagogical matters relating to the course. Students may not serve as teaching assistants in the same course twice.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

SBC:     EXP+

3 credits, S/U grading

ANT 476: Undergraduate Teaching Practicum II

Work with a faculty member as an assistant in one of the faculty member's regularly scheduled classes. The student is required to attend all the classes, do all the regularly assigned work, and meet with the faculty member at regularly scheduled times to discuss the intellectual and pedagogical matters relating to the course. In ANT 476, students assume greater responsibility in such areas as leading discussions and analyzing results of tests that have already been graded. Students may not serve as teaching assistants in the same course twice.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

SBC:     EXP+

3 credits, S/U grading

ANT 487: Independent Research in Anthropology

Independent research projects carried out by upper-division students. May be repeated up to a limit of six credits.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

SBC:     EXP+

0-6 credits

ANT 488: Internship

Students work under the supervision of a faculty member or approved local, state, and national public and private agencies and organizations to obtain a career-related experience in cultural anthropology or archaeology. Enrollment requires program approval of an EXP+ contract. May be repeated up to a limit of 12 credits.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

SBC:     EXP+

0-6 credits, S/U grading

ANT 495: Senior Honors Project in Anthropology

First course of a two-semester project for anthropology majors who are candidates for the degree with honors. Arranged in consultation with the department through the director of undergraduate studies, the project involves independent readings or research and the writing of a paper under the close supervision of an appropriate faculty member on a suitable topic selected by the student. Students enrolled in ANT 495 are obliged to complete ANT 496 the following semester. Students receive only one grade upon completion of the sequence.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

3 credits

ANT 496: Senior Honors Project in Anthropology

Second course of a two-semester project for anthropology majors who are candidates for the degree with honors. Arranged in consultation with the department through the director of undergraduate studies, the project involves independent readings or research and the writing of a paper under the close supervision of an appropriate faculty member on a suitable topic selected by the student. Students receive only one grade upon completion of the sequence.

Prerequisite: ANT 495

SBC:     EXP+

3 credits