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AIE (AIIE) 110 - Undergraduate Level 2: English Pronunciation Fundamentals
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn and practice the basic elements of English pronunciation, including stress, intonation, rhythm, thought grouping, and articulation of specific vowel and consonant sounds. Through consistent instructor and computer generated feedback, students will learn to identify challenging pronunciation areas and improve the intelligibility of their speech.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 111 - Undergraduate Level 3: English Pronunciation Fundamentals
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn and practice the basic elements of English pronunciation, including stress, intonation, rhythm, thought grouping, and articulation of specific vowel and consonant sounds. Through consistent instructor and computer generated feedback, students will learn to identify challenging pronunciation areas and improve the intelligibility of their speech.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 112 - Graduate Level 1: Grammar in Context
Credits: 0.00
Students will analyze and apply English grammatical structures introduced in the Applied Integrated Skills course to tasks that they may eventually be asked to perform in university or at work. In these tasks, students also develop their critical thinking skills by analyzing, responding to, and synthesizing main ideas.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 113 - Graduate Level 2: Grammar in Context
Credits: 0.00
Students will analyze and apply English grammatical structures introduced in the Applied Integrated Skills course to tasks that they may eventually be asked to perform in university or at work. In these tasks, students also develop their critical thinking skills by analyzing, responding to, and synthesizing main ideas.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 114 - Graduate Level 3: Grammar in Context
Credits: 0.00
Students will analyze and apply English grammatical structures introduced in the Applied Integrated Skills course to tasks that they may eventually be asked to perform in university or at work. In these tasks, students also develop their critical thinking skills by analyzing, responding to, and synthesizing main ideas.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 115 - Graduate Level 4: Grammar in Contex
Credits: 0.00
Students will analyze and apply English grammatical structures introduced in the Applied Integrated Skills course to tasks that they may eventually be asked to perform in university or at work. In these tasks, students also develop their critical thinking skills by analyzing, responding to, and synthesizing main ideas.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 116 - Graduate Level 1: Applied Integrated English Skills
Credits: 0.00
Students will practice multiple skills, including critical thinking, in every lesson, through the use of authentic and meaningful texts and language domains. Students will discuss salient features of texts and then write or speak about related topics.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 117 - Graduate Level 2: Applied Integrated English Skills
Credits: 0.00
Students will practice multiple skills, including critical thinking, in every lesson, through the use of authentic and meaningful texts and language domains. Students will discuss salient features of texts and then write or speak about related topics.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 118 - Graduate Level 3: Applied Integrated English Skills
Credits: 0.00
Students will practice multiple skills, including critical thinking, in every lesson, through the use of authentic and meaningful texts and language domains. Students will discuss salient features of texts and then write or speak about related topics.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 119 - Graduate Level 4: Applied Integrated English Skills
Credits: 0.00
Students will practice multiple skills, including critical thinking, in every lesson, through the use of authentic and meaningful texts and language domains. Students will discuss salient features of texts and then write or speak about related topics.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 120 - Graduate Level 1: Conversation Skills
Students will learn conversation skills that will enable them to actively participate in academic conversations through practicing and assessing their own skills, such as asking for clarification, supporting ideas with examples, maintaining focus and developing ideas, and paraphrasing and synthesizing.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 121 - Graduate Level 2: Conversation Skills
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn conversation skills that will enable them to actively participate in academic conversations through practicing and assessing their own skills, such as asking for clarification, supporting ideas with examples, maintaining focus and developing ideas, and paraphrasing and synthesizing.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 122 - Graduate Level 3: Conversation Skills
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn conversation skills that will enable them to actively participate in academic conversations through practicing and assessing their own skills, such as asking for clarification, supporting ideas with examples, maintaining focus and developing ideas, and paraphrasing and synthesizing.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 123 - Graduate Level 4: Conversation Skills
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn conversation skills that will enable them to actively participate in academic conversations through practicing and assessing their own skills, such as asking for clarification, supporting ideas with examples, maintaining focus and developing ideas, and paraphrasing and synthesizing.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 124 - Graduate Level 1: English Pronunciation Fundamentals
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn and practice the basic elements of English pronunciation, including stress, intonation, rhythm, thought grouping, and articulation of specific vowel and consonant sounds. Through consistent instructor and computer generated feedback, students will learn to identify challenging pronunciation areas and improve the intelligibility of their speech.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 125 - Graduate Level 2: English Pronunciation Fundamentals
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn and practice the basic elements of English pronunciation, including stress, intonation, rhythm, thought grouping, and articulation of specific vowel and consonant sounds. Through consistent instructor and computer generated feedback, students will learn to identify challenging pronunciation areas and improve the intelligibility of their speech.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 126 - Graduate Level 3: English Pronunciation Fundamentals
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn and practice the basic elements of English pronunciation, including stress, intonation, rhythm, thought grouping, and articulation of specific vowel and consonant sounds. Through consistent instructor and computer generated feedback, students will learn to identify challenging pronunciation areas and improve the intelligibility of their speech.
Free Note: Students will learn and practice the basic elements of English pronunciation, including stress, intonation, rhythm, thought grouping, and articulation of specific vowel and consonant sounds. Through consistent instructor and computer generated feedback, students will learn to identify challenging pronunciation areas and improve the intelligibility of their speech.
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AIE (AIIE) 127 - Graduate Level 4: English Pronunciation Fundamentals
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn and practice the basic elements of English pronunciation, including stress, intonation, rhythm, thought grouping, and articulation of specific vowel and consonant sounds. Through consistent instructor and computer generated feedback, students will learn to identify challenging pronunciation areas and improve the intelligibility of their speech.
Free Note: Adelphi International Pre-Sessional Students Only
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AIE (AIIE) 200 - English for Academic Purposes I
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn the necessary skills to effectively, accurately, and fluently speak, read, listen, and write in English with a focus on academic purposes, using active- and peer-learning activities to gain familiarity with a variety of technologies, texts, and contexts across disciplines to become successful English users professionally and personally.
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AIE (AIIE) 201 - English for Academic Purposes II
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn the necessary skills to effectively, accurately, and fluently speak, read, listen, and write in English with a focus on academic purposes, using active- and peer-learning activities to gain familiarity with a variety of technologies, texts, and contexts across disciplines to become successful English users professionally and personally.
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AIE (AIIE) 500 - Graduate Composition
Credits: 0.00
Students will build the skills necessary to communicate accurately and fluently in English at the management level within different professional contexts and technical areas by studying a variety of communications practices and by utilizing the functional language needed for managing project-based tasks.
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AIE (AIIE) 501 - Academic Communication
Credits: 0.00
Students will develop the rhetorical strategies, language, and skills of public speaking necessary to plan, write, and deliver short-form speeches and participate in group-based presentations on degree-related topics, as well as to become proficient and successful English speakers across a variety of professional contexts.
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AIE (AIIE) 503 - Advanced Composition
Credits: 0.00
Students will learn to write research papers that are compelling, thoughtfully structured, and that integrate and build upon contemporary research. Students will develop their ability to write and revise academic texts through illustrative models and examples, abundant practice, targeted feedback, and multiple drafts.
Free Note 2: Adelphi International Students only.
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AIE (AIIE) 600 - Professional Development and Academic Skills I
Credits: 0.00
Students will develop the skills necessary to craft a professional resume, portfolio, attend a conference, conduct a panel discussion, learn to manage work-life-study quality, and submit part of a grant application, among other goals.
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AIE (AIIE) 601 - Professional Development and Academic Skills II
Credits: 0.00
Students will be introduced to university researchers and learn how research projects are planned, conducted, and published. Through a seminar format, students will explore key aspects of research to interact with researchers about their work and connect what they learn in the class with what researchers do in the field.
Free Note: Adelphi International Students only.
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AIU (AIIU) 101 - Live, Learn & Grow I
Credits: 1.00
The Foundation term (Live Learn Grow I) provides international students in the Adelphi University International program with essential information, exposure to key services and helps to familiarize students with their physical and cultural surroundings.
Course Learning Goals: Students will collect essential information to support their everyday lives at the University, including housing, finance, transportation and access to technology.
Students will become familiar with and have experience of national cultures, higher education cultures and the specific University cultures.
Students will assess and develop their successful qualities; focusing on personal responsibility and self-management.
Students will reflect and narrate their own experience in the Pathway Program through digital storytelling; in so doing, they will be introduced to project management, creative technologies and mixed media storytelling.
Students will participate in three Signature Student Experiences that will introduce and incorporate them into the community of the University and their Pathway cohort.
Students will participate in two campus workshops that will introduce them to valuable student services, featuring campus Advising and Student Activities centers.
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AIU (AIIU) 102 - Live, Learn & Grow, II
Credits: 1.00
Bridge term (Live Learn Grow II) focuses on exploring and developing the personal qualities of students in the Adelphi University International program that will foster their success in various interpersonal dynamics, in analyzing career and life prospects.
Course Learning Goals: Students will consider and advance their personal and interpersonal competencies ensuring their emotional and professional resilience.
Students will assess and develop their successful qualities; focusing on self-awareness, emotional intelligence, time management and interdependence.
Students will continue to reflect and narrate their own experience in the Pathway Program through digital storytelling and build related competencies.
Students will participate in two Signature Student Experiences that will introduce and incorporate them into the community of the University and their Pathway cohort.
Students will participate in one campus workshop that will introduce them to valuable student services, featuring the University Library.
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AIU (AIIU) 103 - Live, Learn & Grow III
Credits: 1.00
Learning Track term Live Learn Grow III continues the development of Adelphi University International program students’ future outlook by guiding their examination of education, career and networking opportunities.
Course Learning Goals: Students will evaluate educational plan choices, develop career plans and learn about various professional development dynamics.
Students will assess and develop their successful qualities; focusing on self-motivation and lifelong learning.
Students will continue to reflect and narrate their own experience in the Pathway Program through digital storytelling and build related competencies.
Students will participate in three Signature Student Experiences that will introduce and incorporate them into the community of the University and their Pathway cohort.
Students will participate in one campus workshop that will introduce them to valuable student services, featuring the campus Career center.
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AIU (AIIE) 130 - General English
Credits: 0.00
In General English, students develop the ability to understand essential information that relates to their daily and academic lives by means of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students read, write, listen, and speak actively within a variety of relevant discourse genres and apply conversation skills through interaction.
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AMC (0615) 222 - Effective Communications
Credits: 4.00
Analyze the principles of persuasive communication, both written and spoken. Examine the techniques of business report writing, Agood news@ and Abad news@ letter, and other business correspondence, learn how to give an oral presentation or speech, and examine the characteristics of non-verbal communication. Papers and oral reports required.
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AMC (0615) 360 - Special Topics
Credits: 4.00
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ANS (0612) 110 - Quantitative Problem Solving
Credits: 4.00
This course attempts to provide a sampler: graphs, operators, probability, statistics and more. It deals with some logical and psychological issues that stand in the way of effective problem solving. This course gives students an understanding of mathematical developments that create changes in the modern world.
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ANS (0612) 131 - Science and The Citizen
Credits: 4.00
Knowledge of the workings, strengths and limitations of science is a necessity for good citizenship and healthy living. This course, discusses these matters with reference to the theory of evolution, threats to our environment, and aids to public and individual health. Intended to help non-science think critically about scientific arguments.
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ANT (0103) 105 - Culture and Society
Credits: 3.00
Study the differences and similarities within the social sciences, contrast the social science perspective with that of the humanities and address theoretical and methodological issues relevant to anthropological and sociological research.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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ANT (0103) 111 - Cultural Anthropology
Credits: 3.00
Explore the nature of culture in this introduction to peoples in varied ecological, technical, and social environments. Study the characteristic patterns of the family life, rituals, social organization, and values of societies in several cultures.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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ANT (0103) 112 - Biological Anthropology
Credits: 3.50
Learn the scope, method, and theory of physical anthropology, from evolutionary biology and primate behavior to forensics and paleopathology. Laboratory concentrates on issues of growth, physiology, morphology, pathology, and behavioral patterns. 18.75 hours of lab work with skeletal collection required.
Distribution Requirement Natural Sciences
Free Note: 18.75 hours of lab work required
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ANT (0103) 113 - Archaeology
Credits: 3.50
This introductory course covers archaeological methods, theories, and historical development as well as unique specialties in human cognitive, technological, and economic adaptation. Laboratory activities provide hands-on experience through analysis, chart and graph roduction, and introduce geographic information systems as a means of interpreting the archaeological record.
Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
Free Note: 18.75 hours of lab work required.
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ANT (0103) 218 - You Are What You Eat: Anthropology of Food
Credits: 3.00
Through exposure to primary literature, lectures, local ethnic markets, and sharing meals throughout the semester, students will immerse themselves in the cross-cultural, political, and economic aspects of biocultural evolution, from the prehistoric past to its modern significance. Field trips required. Bon appétit!
Free Note: This course requires two independent trips off campus to complete meal assignments. It is the student’s responsibility to purchase food within their budgets. Suggested budget $30.
Course Learning Goals: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
● describe the evolution of human nutrition from our primate ancestors to modern foodways
● explain anthropological methods in reconstructing diets and studying modern food practices
● critically evaluate current scholarly and popular debates or movements in diet.
● identify peer-reviewed primary literature in anthropology and distinguish this from non-scholarly sources.
● critically evaluate the quality and social impact of different foods, their production, and markets.
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ANT (0103) 219 - Food, Culture, and Art
Credits: 3.00
Students will analyze the cross-cultural study of food through the exploration of historical and social influences on food patterns and cuisine. Students will also examine food’s artistic expression as a medium of communication. Each student will create an illustrated cookbook of recipes based on course work, research, and personal experience.
Course Learning Goals: After successful completion of this course, students will:
● have a better understanding of the many roles and symbolism of food, develop research skills, and gain a thorough understanding of the significant interconnections between food and culture
● analyze the representation of food in art, ethnic, traditional, and popular contexts as well as the methods, techniques, and applications used to effectively communicate the concept
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ANT (0103) 221 - Food, Culture, and Film
Credits: 3.00
This course explores human food practices through the medium of film as an ethnographic site. Students will explore the production, consumption, and distribution of food, as well as the aesthetic and ritual dimensions of food practices from a variety of cultural settings around the world.
Course Learning Goals: After successful completion of this course, students will:
● have a better understanding of the many roles and symbolism of food, develop research skills, and gain a thorough understanding of the significant interconnections between food and culture
● analyze the representation of food in art, ethnic, traditional, and popular contexts as well as the methods, techniques, and applications used to effectively communicate the concept
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ANT (0103) 223 - Archaeology of North America
Credits: 3.00
Students will explore the prehistory of North America through archaeological discovery. This course examines the archaeology of North America from the ice age to European colonization. Through key methods, theory, and debates, students will be exposed to the vast diversity of Native American cultures across space and time.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 COMMUNICATION–WRITTEN Gen Ed Learning Goal 2 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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ANT (0103) 225 - Human Evolution
Credits: 3.00
Students will examine the paleontologic and biocultural contexts that prevailed through human evolutionary processes from early primates to modern humans. Students study fossil remains, tool technologies, ecology, and strategies for survival in the ever changing global environmental dynamics. Controversial topics in the interpretation of fossil remains are discussed.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 QUANTITATIVE REASONING Distribution Requirement Natural Sciences
Free Note: Cross-listed with EAS 225 and ENV 225 .
Course Learning Goals: In this course we explore the physical evolution of humans from the fossil evidence of our earliest ancestors to the origin and dispersal of modern humans. We look at the biology and adaptations of fossil hominin groups and their phylogenetic relationships. Comparative, functional, and evolutionary anatomy are used to interpret behaviors and relationships between groups. Geology, archaeology, and ecology are used to reconstruct behavioral and environmental aspects of fossil hominins. Major debates in paleoanthropology will be discussed. By the end of this course students will be able to: 1) Demonstrate a strong understanding of human evolution; 2) Analyze the role of the environment in shaping human evolution; 3) Describe and recognize hominin species by their fossil remains (skulls and skeletons); 4) Evaluate how species are related to each other; 5) Describe the diagnostic features of major hominin taxa and understand competing arguments about important events in human evolution; 6) Critically evaluate important debates in human evolution; and 7) Interpret quantitative data and be aware of the strengths and limitations of the main quantitative methods used in paleoanthropological research.
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ANT (0103) 226 - Prehistoric Technology
Credits: 3.00
How did small-scale human societies organize subsistence and economic pursuits in the age before writing? Analyze and discuss prehistoric lifeways through the material evidence left behind. Explore ingenuity, problem solving, and the intimate relationship between humans and technology. (Distribution Reqs: SS),,
Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
Free Note: 25 Hours of Lab work required.
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ANT (0103) 227 - Peoples of the North
Credits: 3.00
Study the range of human adaptations in a harsh environment: the arctic and sub-arctic areas (American, Canadian, Nordic, and Siberian). Learn the material culture, ingeneous technological innovations, development of worldviews and related political, economic, kinship and marriage systems. Examine the changing environment and responses by various cultural groups.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 COMMUNICATION–WRITTEN Gen Ed Learning Goal 2 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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ANT (0103) 228 - Special Topics
Credits: 4.00
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ANT (0103) 238 - Blood, Sex and Kinship
Credits: 3.00
Study varied forms of social organization in tribal and contemporary societies. These include kinship groupings such as family and clan, and groups organized by age and sex into secret societies and age grades.
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ANT (0103) 240 - Culture,Distress and Healing
Credits: 3.00
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ANT (0103) 241 - Religion and Power
Credits: 3.00
Identify and define the basic religious and cultural value systems of the peoples of our modern world. Study both American and Diaspora shrines, churches, museums, and other culturally invested institutions in the metropolitan area. (Field trips required)
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
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ANT (0103) 242 - Psychological Anthropology
Credits: 3.00
As one of the oldest areas of anthropological research, psychological anthropology provides numerous approaches towards understanding the relationship between mind, culture, and human behavior. Issues such as childhood and socialization, sexual, religious, and gender identity formation, and the intersection of mind, body, emotions, senses, and culture will be explored.
Free Note: Prerequisite: At least one 100 Level course in Anthropology,Sociology, or Psychology
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ANT (0103) 244 - Rise and Fall of Civilization
Credits: 3.00
Explore the Egyptian pyramids, Great Wall of China, and temples of Mesopotamia and Pakistan. Evaluate theories and archaeological evidence pertaining to technological achievements of humans and our ancestors, from the first stone tools to the invention of writing, food production, and the rise and fall of civilizations.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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ANT (0103) 245 - Peoples and Cultures of Mexico
Credits: 3.00
Examine the many identities of Mexicans, through time, in order to understand the reality of modern Mexico. Learn about the political, economic, and religious elements of Mexican society and how it has changed since the arrival of the Europeans.
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ANT (0103) 248 - Culture And Health
Credits: 3.00
Explore different ideas about the body, whether aged, abandoned, destroyed, or desired, in an effort to understand how the ideas and realities of health and wellness have as much to do with biological and scientific processes as with cultural, historical, and political factors, and the dimensions of power.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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ANT (0103) 249 - The Raw and the Crooked: Changing Perceptions of the Primitive
Credits: 3.00
Examine how post-modern societies play with many distorted images of ‘the savage’ (noble or brutal), barbarians, primitives, and heathens, in public art, fashion, discourse, politics, and religion. Study the contact between post-modern peoples and ‘primitive’ peoples and learn what anthropology establishes about their lives, cultures, and circumstances.
Prerequisite 1: ANT 111
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ANT (0103) 256 - Cultures and Traditions of India
Credits: 3.00
This class examines various South Asian Communities. Anthropological themes and arguments that have been deployed to ‘explain’ Indian civilization will be explored. Contemporary ethnographies will provide a closer look at how communities live and sustain their particular ways of being in spite of, or because of, economic and globalizing processes.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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ANT (0103) 265 - The Developing World: Culture, Conflict and Changes
Credits: 3.00
Study the lives of people who live predominately in the developing countries. Learn about the interrelated problems of indigenous groups and ethnicity, and their relationship to the state. Examine the issues of food, population, gender, and the roles of non-governmental organizations, and sustainable grassroots models for development.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
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ANT (0103) 271 - Indians of North America
Credits: 3.00
Study the diversity of Native American cultures and the various strategies used as they confronted the invasion of their lands by Europeans. Analyze the stereotypical ‘Indian’ by utilizing the archaeological, ethnohistoric, and ethnographic databases. Contemporary issues will also be discussed. Field trips are included.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
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ANT (0103) 280 - Ethnomedicine: Cross-Cultural Search for Cures
Credits: 3.00
Explore secret indigenous health ceremonies on remote volcanic islands and hunter-gatherers seeking exotic medicinal plants in the Amazon. Venture into the global world of ethnomedicine and discover how indigenous cultures treat their ill, including treatments that make their way into mainstream Western medicine, found in surgeries, pharmacies and health stores.
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ANT (0103) 318 - You Are What You Eat: Anthropology of Food
Credits: 3.00
Through exposure to primary literature, lectures, local ethnic markets, and sharing meals throughout the semester, students will immerse themselves in the cross-cultural, political, and economic aspects of biocultural evolution, from the prehistoric past to its modern significance. Field trips required. Bon appétit!
Free Note: This course requires two independent trips off campus to complete meal assignments. It is the student’s responsibility to purchase food within their budgets. Suggested budget $30.
Course Learning Goals: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
● describe the evolution of human nutrition from our primate ancestors to modern foodways
● explain anthropological methods in reconstructing diets and studying modern food practices
● critically evaluate current scholarly and popular debates or movements in diet.
● identify peer-reviewed primary literature in anthropology and distinguish this from non-scholarly sources.
● critically evaluate the quality and social impact of different foods, their production, and markets.
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ANT (0103) 319 - The Evolution of Species
Credits: 3.00
Students will learn the process of speciation and how populations change over time, utilizing genetic, morphological, and behavioral evidence. How did humans evolve? What causes differences in populations? What is a species? Students will look at phylogenetic differences to understand the processes of evolution in humans and other model species.
Free Note: 25 hours of lab work required.
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ANT (0103) 321 - Historic Preservation
Credits: 3.00
The vast majority of archaeologists work in private companies and government agencies to ensure the preservation of cultural and historic heritage. Consider the relevance of encroaching development and natural impacts to the archaeological record. Explore the legality, process, and business sides of cultural resource management through case studies. (Distribution Reqs: SS)
Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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ANT (0103) 325 - History of Anthropological Theory
Credits: 3.00
This seminar integrates key philosophical and theoretical foundations pertaining to the historical development of American Anthropology as a modern discipline. Discover the development of Anthropological thought through the original works of pivotal scholars from each of the major subfields, including archaeology, physical, cultural, and linguistics.
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ANT (0103) 333 - Field Methods in Archaeology and Biological Anthropology
Credits: 3.00 to 6.00
Participate in a field and laboratory class working with archaeological sites and collections in the Old and New World. The projects are interdisciplinary with participating specialists from a wide range of supporting fields. Inquiries should be made to the Anthropology Department concerning current opportunities.
Distribution Requirement Social Sciences
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ANT (0103) 334 - Problems in Archaeology
Credits: 3.00
Take an in depth journey through the past and discover the eclectic discipline of archaeology as a science. Explore a variety of pursuits designed to understand major developments in the human past. Learn how advanced researchers apply the scientific method to a range of important topics concerning archaeological research today.
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ANT (0103) 340 - Environmental Anthropology
Credits: 3.00
Students study the fundamentals of human behavior, strategies for survival and adaptations across diverse environments, some successfully occupied despite extreme natural conditions since our unparalleled expansion to every region of the globe. Ethnographic documentaries aid in the analysis of sociospheric interactions with the intricate natural cycles of biospheric sustainability.
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ANT (0103) 343 - Primate Ecology and Sustainable Development
Credits: 3.00
Study primate ecology and adaptations and address the fundamentals of sustainability in which environmental conditions, cultural horizons, and politico-economic concerns are integrated.
Free Note: Cross-listed with ENV 343 .
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ANT (0103) 351 - Anthropology of Religion
Credits: 3.00
Explore how anthropologists theorize and conceptualize religion and thereby how practices from the formerly primitive to the contemporary new age religions must be problematized. The course provides broad exposure to the relationship between anthropology as a discipline and method and the analytical study of religion and religiously-motivated behavior.
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ANT (0103) 369 - Ancient Warfare: The Classical Era
Credits: 3.50
Through history and archaeo-anthropology, students examine the reasons behind the socio-political developments, transformations and warfare outcomes of the Trojan, Persian and Peloponnesian wars. We will evaluate battle tactics, weaponry and conflict ethics, as well as the roles of men/women during the initial world clashes between theocracy, oligarchy and democracy.
Free Note: 18.75 hours of lab work required.
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ANT (0103) 441 - Forensic Anthropology & Osteology
Credits: 4.00
Students will learn the processes of recovering, documenting and evaluating biocultural evidentiary data from anthropological remains. Hands-on labs offer forensic training in human osteology, aging and biological sex assessments, inherited variability, occupational stress, palaeopathology and trauma impact. Archaeological/crime scene contexts/cultural materials are analyzed. Thirty-seven-and-a-half hours of laboratory/fieldwork are required.
Prerequisite 1: ANT 112 or ANT 225 or BIO 362
Free Note: 37.5 hours of lab work required.
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ANT (0103) 490 - Independent Study
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
Read and research selected aspects of anthropology. Learn to handle the material and write reports. Individual conferences with the adviser are arranged for assistance.
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ANT (0103) 499 - Fieldwork Methods
Credits: 3.00
Learn about the methods of fieldwork in cultural anthropology. Examine questions and concerns about our knowledge of the peoples we study, about relationships with peoples of other cultures, and about a researcher’s professional and ethical responsibilities. For anthropology and sociology majors.
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ANT (0103) 514 - Language And Culture
Credits: 3.00
Study language, its meaning and relationship to culture. Examine communicational behavior within a sociolinguistic context; examples are drawn from verbal and nonverbal models found in art, music, and social organization.
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ANT (0103) 561 - Human Ecology
Credits: 3.00
Study the biocultural interactions of human populations with their environmental and geographic context through time and the subfields of human evolutionary processes, ecology and adaptation, biogenetic variation, cultural behavior, and epidemiology. Gain an in-dept understanding of ourselves, and of our dynamic interactions with the intricate biospheric system’s natural cycles.
Free Note: Cross-list with 0125-561
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ANT (0103) 566 - Populations,Health and Disease Ecology
Credits: 4.00
Study the human factors effecting environmental conditions and subsequently the distribution and ecology of diseases. Examine the nature of infectious diseases effecting humanity, and the efforts towards their control and eradication.
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ARB (0135) 112 - Level I I Arabic
Credits: 3.00
Students continue work begun in Level I with an emphasis on the more advanced functions of the Language through a communicative/participatory approach and further development of cultural awareness.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Free Note: Students who failed to receive a C- in Level I cannot continue to the next level, Level III
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ARB (0135) 121 - Level III Arabic
Credits: 3.00
Students continue to practice what they learned in Level II and focus on more advanced characteristics of the language and culture through a communicative/participatory approach. (Learning Goals:CO,G) ,,
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 COMMUNICATION–ORAL Gen Ed Learning Goal 2 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Prerequisite 1: ARB 112
Free Note: Students who failed to receive a C- in Level II cannot continue to the next level, Level III
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ARH (0111) 196 - Art and The World I
Credits: 3.00
This is a survey of the development of art from prehistory to the Renaissance with a consideration of artistic form, iconography and the cultural context in which art is produced. Course requirements include classroom discussion, written compositions and project assignments. Classes are comprised of lectures and discussion.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Arts
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ARH (0111) 197 - Art and The World I I
Credits: 3.00
This course covers the development of art from the Renaissance to modern times. The evolution of Western art is examined within its social, cultural, political and religious context. Course requirements include classroom discussion, written compositions and project assignments. Classes are comprised of lectures and discussion.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Arts
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ARH (0111) 243 - Art of Africa And Oceania
Credits: 3.00
This course examines the art and craft of the tribal cultures of Africa and Pacific Oceania. It examines the function of art in tribal society with special attention to its meaning, expressive power, and the historical implications.
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ARH (0111) 245 - Art of Asia
Credits: 3.00
This course provides students with an introduction to the art of China, India, and Japan. The art and artifacts of Asia are considered as an expression of each country’s particular history and culture.
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ARH (0111) 246 - Art of The Near East
Credits: 3.00
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ARH (0111) 247 - Art of Classical Antiquity
Credits: 3.00
This course explores the art and archaeology of ancient Greece, with emphasis on the achievements in sculpture and architecture of the High Classical period. Special consideration is given to the dynamic relationships between the culture, its history and its mythology that informed art in antiquity.
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ARH (0111) 248 - Medieval Art
Credits: 3.00
This course presents the art, and architecture of Western Europe in ‘the age of faith,’ from the illuminated manuscripts of the Early Middle Ages to the high achievements of sculpture and architecture in the Romanesque and Gothic periods.
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ARH (0111) 249 - Art of The Italian Renaissance
Credits: 3.00
The artists of the Italian Renaissance re-defined the role of the artist and the very nature of depiction. This course will introduce the art of the great masters from Masaccio to Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, and also consider the period in terms of patronage and the major artistic centers.
Distribution Requirement Arts
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ARH (0111) 250 - Northern European Renaissance Art
Credits: 3.00
From the intense naturalism of Van Eyck to the grotesque fantasies of Bosch and the classicism of DŸrer, this course explores the fascinating variety of artistic expression in Northern Europe during the Renaissance period. Students will research and present works of Northern European Renaissance art at the Metropolitan Museum.
Gen Ed Learning Goal 1 COMMUNICATION–ORAL Gen Ed Learning Goal 2 GLOBAL LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Distribution Requirement Arts
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ARH (0111) 251 - Nineteenth Century Art
Credits: 3.00
Based upon the collections of nineteenth century art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this course studies art first hand, emphasizing a connoisseur’s approach. The curriculum covers a wide variety of media: painting, sculpture and decorative arts with a concentration on Europe and America. The class meets at the MMA.
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ARH (0111) 252 - Modern Art
Credits: 3.00
This course covers the rise of Modernism from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century until its apogee in the 1950’s and early 60’s. Stylistic upheavals in visual art are considered in view of the political, cultural and intellectual currents of that period.
Distribution Requirement Arts
Prerequisite 1: Prerequisite 2:
Free Note: Open to majors and non-majors
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ARH (0111) 253 - Contemporary Art
Credits: 3.00
The art of our time is marked by a stylistic plurality and a profusion of new media that reflect globalization and cultural diversity. This course examines the art that has grown out of the technical and social transformations that began in the late 20th century and continues today.
Prerequisite 1: Prerequisite 2:
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ARH (0111) 266 - History of Photography
Credits: 3.00
This course examines the origins and development of photography since its invention in 1839. Students will consider the historical, aesthetic, and social significance of this ubiquitous visual artifact while charting its technical evolution over the course of nearly two centuries.
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ARH (0111) 270 - Adelphi in Florence: Experiencing The Italian Renaissance
Credits: 3.00
Overseas study.,This is a faculty-led summer program into the heart of the Italian Renaissance. It offers an opportunity to study art and literature while experiencing, firsthand, the architecture, street life, cuisine and ethos of one of the world’s great cultural heirlooms. ,
Free Note: Cross-listed with English 0122-270
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ARH (0111) 392 - Special Topics
Credits: 3.00
Between the first century BC and the fifth century AD, the diverse Mediterranean world was unified under Rome’s rule. This course examines the impact of this situation on the visual arts by focusing on architecture, sculpture, painting, and decorative art produced in Empire’s provinces, and the city of Rome.
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ARH (0111) 401 - Art History Senior Thesis
Credits: 3.00
Art History Senior Thesis is a tutorial course to be arranged with a faculty member chosen by the student. The student will develop a topic in their area of interest, research the topic, and write a thesis paper. The project may include visits to view relevant works in area collections.
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ARH (0111) 402 - Art History Senior Internship
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
The Art History Internship places for on-site learning in private and public organizations devoted to the visual arts and their history. Students choose from a variety of venues: museums, historic sites, libraries, preservation organizations, art publishing houses, auction houses and commercial art galleries.
Free Note: PFA Majors Only
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ARH (0111) 645 - Art of Asia
Credits: 3.00
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ART (0104) 101 - Fundamentals of 2 - D Design
Credits: 3.00
Fundamentals of 2D Design examines organizational principles common to all two- dimensional art. In a series of practical assignments, students explore line, shape, interval, scale, pattern, and other elements of design to achieve an awareness of form and an appreciation of the way it supports and amplifies meaning in art.
Free Note: For majors and non-majors
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