Anthropology (ANTH)
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/elab/anth/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in GFS120; phone 740-1900.
Survey of the impact of public institutions, the private sector, and cultural practices on health and the delivery of health care in the United States.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10699R | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 26 | Rudy Melson | VKC158 | ||
| 10700R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Rudy Melson | GFS107 | ||
| 10698R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 50 of 51 | Andrew Lakoff | SOSB44 |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64365D | Lecture | 9:00-9:50am | MWF | 16 of 17 | Trisha Hubbs | GFS201 | ||
| 64575D | Lecture | 12:00-12:50pm | MWF | 14 of 17 | Trisha Hubbs | KAP141 | ||
| 66998D | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Wednesday | 839 of 2000 | BOV AUD |
The foundations of the human species. Examination of scientific evidence from Darwinian theory, primate behavior, fossils, and the behavior of modern people.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one lab
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10602R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 220 of 229 | Craig Stanford | SGM124 | ||
| 10603R | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Monday | 17 of 20 | Maureen Mc Carthy | GFS104 | ||
| 10604R | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | Andrew Fogel | GFS104 | ||
| 10605R | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Friday | 17 of 20 | Angela Jeansonne | GFS104 | ||
| 10606R | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Monday | 19 of 20 | Maureen Mc Carthy | GFS104 | ||
| 10607R | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 13 of 13 | Andrew Fogel | GFS104 | ||
| 10608R | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 18 of 20 | Angela Jeansonne | GFS104 | ||
| 10609R | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Monday | 20 of 20 | Maureen Mc Carthy | GFS104 | ||
| 10610R | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 21 of 21 | Andrew Fogel | GFS104 | ||
| 10611R | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Friday | 18 of 20 | Angela Jeansonne | GFS104 | ||
| 10617R | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 17 of 20 | Jessica Hartel | GFS228 | ||
| 10618R | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | Jessica Hartel | SOSB37 | ||
| 10619R | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | Jessica Hartel | VKC157 | ||
| 10612R | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | Amy Parish | |||
| 10620R | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | Canceled | ||||
| 10621R | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Friday | Canceled | ||||
| 10622R | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Wednesday | Canceled |
Major culture types, nomadic hunters and herders, peasant and tribal societies, sophisticated kingdoms; social, political, economic, and religious institutions.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10623R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 26 of 26 | Thomas Ward | GFS107 |
How archaeological research is conceived, planned, and carried out, from survey and excavation to analysis of finds and final reconstruction of ancient cultural systems.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10625R | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 17 of 25 | Ran Boytner | GFS223 |
Concepts of social anthropology using filmic representations of societies 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 | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10627R | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Mon, Wed | 91 of 91 | Gary Seaman | GFS106 | ||
| 10628R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 17 of 17 | Sadie Moore | GFS109 | ||
| 10629R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 27 of 27 | Sadie Moore | GFS109 | ||
| 10630R | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Monday | 25 of 25 | Sadie Moore | GFS109 | ||
| 10631R | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 22 of 27 | Sadie Moore | GFS109 | ||
| 10632R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 101 of 103 | Christopher Boehm | GFS106 | ||
| 10633R | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | Camnhung Vu | GFS229 | ||
| 10634R | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 25 of 25 | Camnhung Vu | GFS228 | ||
| 10635R | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 26 of 27 | Christian Hammons | KAP158 | ||
| 10636R | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 25 of 27 | Christian Hammons | GFS228 | ||
| 10637R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 95 of 100 | Gary Seaman | WPHB27 | ||
| 10638R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 26 of 26 | Sadie Moore | GFS109 | ||
| 10639R | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 26 of 27 | Sadie Moore | GFS109 | ||
| 10640R | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Friday | 20 of 20 | Sadie Moore | GFS201 | ||
| 10641R | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Friday | 23 of 25 | Sadie Moore | GFS229 | ||
| 10642R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 106 of 107 | Andrei Simic | MRF340 | ||
| 10643R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 23 of 24 | Todd Honma | GFS108 | ||
| 10644R | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 27 of 27 | Todd Honma | GFS108 | ||
| 10645R | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Monday | 27 of 28 | Nisha Kunte | GFS228 | ||
| 10646R | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 29 of 29 | Nisha Kunte | GFS228 |
The roles of biology, culture, and the environment in shaping human society, integrating evolutionary biology and cultural theory.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10648R | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Monday | 17 of 17 | Craig Stanford | GFS218 |
Cross-cultural analysis and comparison of the experience and cultural conception of birth, maternity, parenthood, and childhood in western and non-western societies.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10650R | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 18 of 20 | Erin Moore | GFS210 |
Social behavior of living nonhuman primates, with an emphasis on field studies of apes and monkeys. Topics include aggression, communication, reproduction, cognition and ecology.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10652R | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 26 | Roberto Delgado | GFS229 |
Precolumbian culture from early hunters to the Spanish conquest in major geographical areas of Mexico, Central America, Peru, or the United States.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10653R | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 25 | Ran Boytner | GFS223 |
Role of American Indians in American public life from colonial times 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 | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10654R | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 142 of 150 | Walter Williams | THH202 | ||
| 10695R | Lecture | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | Canceled | ||||
| 10655R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 25 of 27 | Carolyn Dunn | |||
| 10656R | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Monday | 25 of 25 | Carolyn Dunn | GFS229 | ||
| 10657R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 21 of 25 | Luis Rodriguez | GFS229 | ||
| 10658R | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 26 of 27 | Luis Rodriguez | GFS229 | ||
| 10696R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Monday | 25 of 25 | Carolyn Dunn | |||
| 10701R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Monday | 20 of 25 | Carolyn Dunn | GFS204 |
Culture change theories and methods (archaeology, community studies) participant-observation used to examine the varied experiences of people in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10659R | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 14 of 25 | Thomas Ward | GFS104 |
Political and legal systems of primitive societies, social control, and structure.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10662R | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Monday | 14 of 15 | Christopher Boehm | GFS108 |
Comparative examination of family and kinship in tribal, peasant, and complex societies, emphasizing non-Western cultures, societal and normative consequences of forms and functions in family.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10665R | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 21 of 21 | Erin Moore | GFS222 |
Oral narratives from non-Western cultures; communications about deeply-held moral beliefs, psychological tensions, social problems, and the structure of the mind.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10666R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | Canceled | Tok Thompson |
Historical and theoretical approaches to major issues in the field of biological anthropology. Includes human evolution, primatology, origins of culture, human biology.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10685R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 15 | Roberto Delgado | GFS223 |
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 | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10669D | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Wednesday | 17 of 20 | Dorinne Kondo | GFS201 |
Ideas about man, culture, and society which have formed the field of anthropology as a research discipline; present trends and problems.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10670D | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 9 of 23 | Joseph Hawkins | GFS107 |
Technologies and uses of, theoretical frameworks for, and the presentation styles of visual ethnographic materials are examined from an historical perspective.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10673R | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 14 of 15 | Andrei Simic | GFS216 |
Individually guided research and readings culminating in the production of an honors thesis. prerequisite: 3.0 gpa; 201g plus 8 units of upper division ANTH courses.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 201
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10675D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 5 | G Moore | OFFICE |
Continuation of 501, focusing on current models, methods and issues in social anthropology.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10690R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 7 of 15 | Janet Hoskins | GFS204 |
Major approaches to ethnographic fieldwork are explored in classic cases.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10691R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 13 of 15 | Lanita Jacobs-Huey | VHE214 |
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 | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10693R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | Canceled | Nancy Lutkehaus |
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.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10692D | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 7 of 15 | Jennifer Cool | THHB6 | ||
| 10694R | Lab | 10:00-12:50pm | Friday | 7 of 15 | Gabriel Peters-Lazaro | THHB6 |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 594A
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10678D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 594B
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10679D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum number of units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10680D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 20 | Nancy Lutkehaus | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: ANTH 794D
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10682R | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | OFFICE |
Information accurate as of 2/12/2010 7:27 AM.