UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
WINTER 2014 COURSE OFFERINGS BY CATEGORY IN SOCIOCULTURAL,
LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY, AND MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
INTRODUCTORY COURSES
101
226
Introduction to Anthropology (4) (SS, R&E)
Introduction to Historical Anthropology (HISTORY 229) (4) (SS, R&E)
(Note: Courses above the 100 level count toward concentration even if they are listed as introductory)
SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY– REGIONAL COURSES
302
310
320
411
Sex and Gender in Japan (HISTART/WMSTD 302) (3) (SS)
The State in Africa (4)
Mexico: Culture and Society (4)
African Culture (CAAS 422) (3) (Junior standing)
SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY– THEORY/METHOD COURSES
331
342
Kinship, Social Organization, and Society (3) (SS)
Nature/Culture Now! (ANTHRBIO 342) (4) (SS)
SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY– TOPICAL COURSES
256
331
342
344
347
354
408
437
439
447
450
458
Culture, Adaptation & Environment (ENVIRON 256) (3)
Kinship, Social Organization, and Society (3) (SS)
Nature/Culture Now! (ANTHRBIO 342) (4) (SS)
Medical Anthropology (4) (SS) (Anthrcul 101 or 222 or Soph or above)
Race & Ethnicity (CAAS 420) (3) (SS)
Art, Science, and Technology (*HISTART 354) (3)
Maternal/Child Health and Environmental Pollution in Africa (*AAS 409) (4)
The Anthropology of Death, Dying and the Afterlife (3)
Economic Anthropology and Development (3) (Junior standing)
Culture, Racism, and Human Nature (3) (R&E) (2 courses in Social Science)
Anthropologies of Insurgency: Bandits, Rebels and Freedom Fighters (3)
Topics in Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology (3) (Junior Standing) (May be repeated for a total of
6 credits)
Sec 001 Face-to-Face Interaction
Sec 002 Traveling Home
Sec 003 Social and Environmental Justice in South Asia (Meets with NRE 501.009)
Sec 004 The Anthropology of Food and Eating
Sec 005 What is Tolerance? An Anthropological and Political Approach
LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY
272
370
458
Language in Society (LING 272) (4) (SS, R&E)
Language and Discrimination: Language as a Social Statement (LING 370) (3) (SS, R&E)
Topics in Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology (3) (Junior Standing) (May be repeated for a total of
6 credits)
Sec 001 Face-to-Face Interaction
MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
256
Culture, Adaptation & Environment (ENVIRON 256) (3)
344
Medical Anthropology (4) (SS) (ANTHRCUL 101 or 222 or Soph or above)
408
Maternal/Child Health and Environmental Pollution in Africa (*AAS 409) (4)
ANTHRBIO 364 Nutrition & Evolution (4) (NS)
Additional Medical Anthropology Courses
342
Nature/Culture Now! (ANTHRBIO 342) (4) (SS)
354
Art, Science, and Technology (*HISTART 354) (3) (ID)
437
The Anthropology of Death, Dying and the Afterlife (3)
Please refer to department time schedule or wolverine access for days, times and instructor information.
Updated 10/17/13. Found at: S:\dept\Advisor\Registration Documents\Course Offerings by Category-WN14.doc