3 credits Anthropological ideas about humanity and culture in Western social thought. Comparison of contemporary theories of culture and society. Required of majors in senior year. 3 credits Medical anthropology perspectives on health and disease in both cultural and physical environments. Strategic responses of indigenous populations to environmental health factors.
Topics vary from semester to semester.
Maximum of 6 credits. 3 credits Analysis of representative cultures of southeast Asia, their origins and development. 3 credits Analysis of representative cultures of Pacific Oceania, their origins and development. 3 credits Introduction to processes of biological and cultural adaptation to selected environments. Relevant topics include hominid ecology, resource exploitation, patterns of subsistence and the modes and rates of adaptation to changing environments.