The anthropology courses at CU deals in such helpful topics as the principles of anthropology, exploring non-western cultures like Japan, Maya and Africa, and physical anthropology. Learn all you can about the theories and reasons behind the theory of evolution, the human skeletal structure or even the behaviors of primates in the anthropology program. It’s an amazing program with countless amounts of courses available.
What is Anthropology
The study of humanities, the study of human cultures in any given society or at any given time is what anthropology is. You might define anthropology as being “holistic”. Holism means that every culture, society or economic system can be described, and researched at the end or sum of the civilization’s accomplishments. Such aspects of humanity and culture cannot be studied or defined in parts alone. The ironic thing is that many of the courses listed below break down different cultures into parts, requiring the students to take more than one class or seminar to fully grasp the anthropology of say – the Mayan culture.
Coolest courses in my opinion
Anthropology 1030: Principles of Anthropology 1 (3 Credits) – Evolution of humanity and culture from beginnings through early metal ages. Covers human evolution, race, prehistory, and rise of early civilizations.
Anthropology 1110: Exploring a Non-Western Culture – Japan (3 Credits) – Examines modern Japan in terms of cultural styles, social patterns, work practices, aesthetic traditions, ecological conditions, and historical events that shape it as both a non-Western culture and a modern industrial state.
Anthropology 1120: Exploring a Non-Western Culture – Hopi and Navajo, Cultures in Conflict (3 Credits) – Studies the evolution of Hopi and Navajo cultures and cultural interrelationships from the protohistoric through the contemporary period, using an integrated, holistic, and humanistic viewpoint.
Anthropology 1160: The Ancient Egyptian Civilization (3 Credits) – Emphasizes the origin of the Egyptian culture, its importance, and its impact on other cultures.
Anthropology 1180: Maritime – Fishers and Seafarers (3 Credits) – Explores important milestones in the development of human societies and cultures that live from the sea.
Anthropology 1190: Origins of Ancient Civilizations (3 Credits) – Examines origins of the world’s first civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, MesoAmerica, and the Andes.
Anthropology 2010: Introduction to Physical Anthropology 1 (3 Credits) – Detailed consideration of human biology, the place of humans in the animal kingdom, primate ecology, and fossil evidence for human evolution.
Anthropology 2030: Laboratory in Physical Anthropology 1 (1 Credit) – Lab in human osteology and musculoskeletal system emphasizing comparative primate morphology, adaptation, and the fossil record documenting the natural history of primates.
Anthropology 2200: Introduction to Archaeology (3 Credits) – Discusses history, basic concepts, techniques, and theoretical construction of archaeological field and laboratory investigations, as well as a general outline of world prehistory.
Anthropology 3000:Primate Behavior (3 Credits) – Surveys naturalistic primate behavior. Emphasizes social behavior, behavioral ecology, and evolution as they lead to an understanding of human behavior.
Anthropology 3130: North American Indians: Traditional Cultures (3 Credits) – Comprehensive survey of native cultures of America north of Mexico, including a review of their natural environments, prehistory, languages, and major institutions for various culture areas.
Anthropology 3180: Gender, Culture, andSexuality (3 Credits) – Focuses on gender, that is, the making of men and women, and how gender is culturally constructed in different societies. Gender describes many areas of behavior, feelings, thoughts, and fantasies that cannot be understood as primarily biologically produced.
Anthropology 4020:Explorations in Anthropology (3 Credits) – Special topics in cultural and physical anthropology, as well as archaeology. Check with the department for semester offerings.
More courses available
Anthropology 1040: Principles of Anthropology 2 (3 Credits)
Anthropology 1100: Exploring a Non-Western Culture – The Tamils (3 Credits)
Anthropology 1140: Exploring a Non-Western Culture – The Maya (3 Credits)
Anthropology 1150: Exploring a Non-Western Culture – Regional Cultures of Africa (3 Credits)
Anthropology 1170: Exploring Culture and Gender through Film (3 Credits)
Anthropology 1200: Culture and Power (3 Credits)
Anthropology 2009: Modern Issues, Ancient Times (3 Credits)
Anthropology 2020: Introduction to Physical Anthropology 2 (3 Credits)
Anthropology 2040: Laboratory in Physical Anthropology 2 (1 Credit)
Anthropology 2050: Honors—Human Origins 1 (4 Credits)
Anthropology 2060: Honors—Human Origins 2 (4 Credits)
Anthropology 2100: Frontiers of Cultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 2210: Laboratory Course in Archaeological Methods (1 Credits)
Anthropology 3010: The Human Animal (3 Credits)
Anthropology 3100: Africa: People and Societies in Change (3 Credits)
Anthropology 3110: Ethnography of Mexico and Central America (3 Credits)
Anthropology 3160: Peoples of the South Pacific (3 Credits)
Anthropology 3170: America – An Anthropological Perspective (3 Credits)
Anthropology 3218: Peoples and Cultures of West Africa (3 Credits)
Anthropology 3300: Elements of Religion (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4000: Quantative Methods in Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4060: Nutrition and Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4080: Anthropological Genetics (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4110: Human Evolutionary Biology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4120: Advanced Physical Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4129: Aegean Art and Archaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4130: Advanced Osteology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4150: Human Ecology – Biological Aspects (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4170: Primate Evolutionary Biology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4180: Anthropological Perspectives – Contemporary Issues (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4210: Southwestern Archaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4220: From Olmec to Aztec – The Archaeology of Mexico (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4224: Archaeology of the Maya and Their Neighbors (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4240: Geoarchaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4270: Plain Achaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4330: Human Ecology – Archaeological Aspects (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4340: Archaeological Method and Theory (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4350: Archaeological Field and Laboratory Research (2 to 6 Credits)
Anthropology 4360: Field Methods in Primate Ecology (1 to 6 Credits)
Anthropology 4380: Lithic Analysis and Replication (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4390: Research Methods in Archaeology 1 (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4420: Archaeology of Ancient Egypt (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4430: Biblical Archaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4440: Egyptian Hieroglyphics 1 (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4460: Archaeology and Contemporary Society (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4500: Cross-Cultural Aspects of Socioeconomic Development (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4505: Globalization and Transnational Culture (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4510: Applied Cultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4520: Symbolic Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4530: Theoretical Foundations of Sociocultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4540: Hunters and Gatherers (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4560: North American Indian Acculturation (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4570: Anthropology of Fishing (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4580: The Holocaust (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4600: Human Ecology – Cultural Aspects (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4610: Medical Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4620: Nationalism and Cultural Citizenship (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4630: Nomadic Peoples of East Africa (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4690: Anthropology of Tibet (1 to 6 Credits)
Anthropology 4710: Departmental Honors in Anthropology 1 (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4720: Departmental Honors in Anthropology 2 (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4730: Latin American Politics and Culture through Film and Text (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4740: Peoples and Cultures of Brazil (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4750: Culture and Society in South Asia (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4760: Ethnography of Southeast Asia and Indonesia (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4800: Language and Culture (3 Credits)
Anthropology 4840: Independent Study (1 to 6 Credits)
Anthropology 4910: Teaching Anthropology (1 to 3 Credits)
Anthropology 4930: Anthropology Internship (1 to 6 Credits)
Anthropology 5000: Quantative Methods in Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5020: Exploration in Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5060: Nutrition and Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5080: Anthropological Genetics (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5110: Human Evolutionary Biology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5120: Advanced Physical Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5129: Aegean Art and archaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5130: Advanced Osteology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5150: Human Ecology – Biological Aspects (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5170: Primate Evoloutionary Biology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5210: Southwestern Archaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5220: From Olmec to Aztec – The Archaeology of Mexico (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5224: Archaeology of the Maya and Their Neighbors (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5240: Geoarchaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5270: Plains Archaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5330: Human Ecology – Archaeological Aspects (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5340: Archaeological Method and Theory (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5350: Archaeological Field and Laboratory Research (2 to 6 Credits)
Anthropology 5360: Field Methods in Primate Ecology (1 to 6 Credits)
Anthropology 5380: Lithic Analysis and Replication (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5390: Research Methods in Archaeology 1 (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5400: Research Methods in Archaeology 2 (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5420: Archaeology of Ancient Egypt (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5430: Biblical Archaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5440: Eqyptian Hieroglyphics 1 (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5460: Archaeology and Contemporary Society (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5500: Cross-Cultural Aspects of Socioeconomic Development (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5510: Applied Cultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5520: Symbolic Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5530: Theoretical Foundations of Sociocultural Athropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5560: North American Indian Acculturation (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5570: Anthropology of Fishing (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5600: Human Ecology – Cultural Aspects (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5610: Medical Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5630: Nomadic People of East Africa (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5730: Latin American Politics and Culture through Film and Text (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5750: Culture and Society in South Asia (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5760: Ethnography of Southeast Asia and Indonesia (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5770: Core Course – Archaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5780: Core Course – Cultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5785: Advanced Seminar in Cultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5790: Core Course – Biological Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 5840: Guided Study (1 to 6 Credits)
Anthropology 5930: Anthropology Internship (1 to 6 Credits)
Anthropology 6320: Linguistic Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 6940: Candidate for Degree (3 Credits)
Anthropology 6950: Master’s Thesis (1 to 6 Credits)
Anthropology 7000: Seminar – Current Research Topics (3 Credits)
Anthropology 7010: Seminar – Contemporary Theory in Cultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 7020: Seminar – Physical Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 7030: Seminar – Archaeology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 7140: Seminar – Archaeology of Selected Areas (3 Credits)
Anthropology 7300: Seminar – Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
Anthropology 7620: Seminar – Ethnography and Cultural Theory (3 Credits)
Anthropology 7840: Independent Research (1 to 6 Credits)
Anthropology 8990: Doctoral Dissertation (1 to 10 Credits)
Little known facts: The school was established back in 1876. Their motto is “Let Your Light Shine”. There have been approximately 24,000 undergraduates and 4,000 post-graduates. They were the first to create a new form of matter, called the “Bose-Einstein condensate” which is a few hundred billionths of a degree above absolute zero. They were the first to observe a “fermionic condensate” formed from pairs of atoms in a gas. They discovered a protein in the blood that can prevent the AIDS virus from reproducing and spreading to healthy cells. The university has also accomplished many more things; such as, the creation of a classifying and numbering system for human chromosomes, and the production of computerized 3D images of the entire body in anatomical sections.
University or college location: Boulder, Colorado
Directions to the university or college
From the Airport: You will fly in or out of DIA or should I say, Denver International Airport. Driving time between DIA and Boulder is approximately 60 to 90 minutes. From DIA, follow Peña Boulevard (10 miles) south to I-70, and exit onto I-70 west. Follow I-70 west to I-270 west. I-270 merges into U.S. 36 west and takes you west into Boulder (about 23 miles). Exit at Baseline Road; turn left (west) to Broadway and turn right (north). The campus is to the right. For alternate routes, see the map from DIA to Boulder.
From the Denver Area and South: To get to Boulder from the Denver area, go west on U.S. 36 (from I-25 or I-270) and exit at Baseline Road. Turn left (west) on Baseline Road, then right (north) on Broadway to campus.
From the North: From the north, take U.S. 287 south to Highway 119 (Diagonal Highway). Highway 119 becomes Highway 157 (Foothills Parkway) just north of Boulder. Turn right (west) from Foothills Parkway onto Baseline Road. Drive west on Baseline to Broadway, then turn right (north) on Broadway to campus.
From the West: Take I-70 east to U.S. 6. Go east on U.S. 6 to CO. 58. Turn right (east) on CO.58 to CO. 93. Make a left (north) onto CO. 93 towards Boulder. CO. 93 will turn into Broadway once in Boulder. Continue on Broadway (west) and you will see the campus on the right shortly after you pass Baseline Rd.
