COURSE OFFERINGS
Please note, this is a tentative list of course offerings and is subject to change.
Last updated June 5, 2018.
For the most current listing, see http://websoc.reg.uci.edu/perl/WebSoc.
Fall 2018 Course Offerings
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2A
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Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology (Lec A - Zhan, M.)
Introduction to cultural diversity and the methods used by anthropologists to account
for it. Family relations, economic activities, politics, gender, and religion in a
wide range of societies. Stresses the application of anthropological methods to research
problems.
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2A
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Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology (Lec B - Douglas, T.)
Introduction to cultural diversity and the methods used by anthropologists to account
for it. Family relations, economic activities, politics, gender, and religion in a
wide range of societies. Stresses the application of anthropological methods to research
problems.
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2B
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Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Egan, J.)
Evolutionary theory and processes, comparative primate fossil record, human variation,
and the adequacy of theory, and empirical data.
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2C
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Intro to Archaeology (Drover, C.) |
| 10A |
Probability & Stats (Huffman, M.) |
| 25A | Environmental Injustice (Fortun, K.) Explores how pollution, climate change, and other environmental problems impact people around the world, often worsening social inequality. Students use social science frameworks to understand environmental problems, different interpretations of these problems, and how people have organized for political change. |
| 41A | Global Cultures and Society (Douglas, T.) Offers a general overview of the rise of global interdependence in political, economic, demographic, and cultural terms. Considers what drove people from relative isolation into intensified intercourse with one another, and investigates the consequences of this shift. |
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125A
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Economic Anthropology (Egan, J.)
Economic systems in comparative perspective: production, distribution, and consumption in market and non-market societies; agricultural development in the third world. |
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132A
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Psychological Anthropology (O'Rourke, S.) Cultural differences and similarities in personality and behavior. Child-rearing practices and consequent adult personality characteristics, biocultural aspects of child development and attachment, culture and behavior evolutionary models, politically linked personality, cognitive anthropology, psychology of narrative forms, comparative national character studies. |
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134A
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Medical Anthropology (Jenks, A.) Introduces students to cross-cultural perspectives and critical theories in anthropological studies of medicine. Special attention is given to diverse ways of understanding bodies, illnesses, and therapeutic practices in our changing world. |
| 134F | Anthropology of the Body (O'Rourke, S.) Examines human bodies as both biological and sociocultural entities and explores the relationship among mind, body,and society cross-culturally. Topics include embodiment; race, sex, gender and the body; somatization; control of the body; commodified bodies; and hybrid/cyborg bodies. |
| 139A | Anthropology of Debt (Straughn, I.) |
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139B
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Nationalism, Extremism, & the Right (Mahmud, L.) |
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139C
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Fringe Archeology (Straughn, I.) |
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163A
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Peoples of the Pacific (Egan, J.) The cultural history and recent developments among the Pacific peoples of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, New Guinea, and Australia. |
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169A
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SE AS & SE AS Immigrants (Douglas, T.) |
| 169C | Transnational Korea |
| 180AW | Anthro Major Seminar (O'Rourke, S.) A course in anthropological theory designed especially for majors in Anthropology. |
Winter 2019 Course Offerings
| 2A | Intro to Sociocultural Anthro (Lec A) (Kim, E.) Introduction to cultural diversity and the methods used by anthropologists to account for it. Family relations, economic activities, politics, gender, and religion in a wide range of societies. Stresses the application of anthropological methods to research problems. |
| 2A | Intro to Sociocultural Anthro (Lec B) (Egan, J.) |
| 2D | Intro to Language Culture (Richland, J.) |
| 10B | Probability & Statstics (Faust, K) |
| 20A | People, Culture, and Environmental Sustainability (Egan, J.) |
| 30A | Global Issues in Anthropological Perspective (Douglas, T.) |
| 30B | Ethnography and Anthropological Methods (Peterson, K.) |
| 30C | Visual Anthropology (Varzi, R.) |
| 41A | Global Cultures & Society (Douglas, T.) |
| 45A | Real Science (Fortun, M.) |
| 121AW | Kinship and Social Organization (Egan, J.) |
| 121D | Cross-Cultural Studies in Gender (Mahmud, L.) |
| 121J | Urban Anthropology (Sojoyner, D.) |
| 125F | Humans and Other Animals (Olson, V.) |
| 127A | Law and Modernity (Richland, J.) |
| 128B | Race, Gender & Science (Jenks, A.) |
| 134A | Medical Anthropology (STAFF) |
| 134B | Cultures of Biomedicine (Jenks, A.) |
| 134N | Disease, Health, and Inequality (STAFF.) |
| 136K | Woman and the Body (O'Rourke, S.) |
| 141A | Ancient Civilizations of Mexico & Southwest (Drover, C.) |
| 169A | Islam, Culture and ID (Straugh, I.) |
| 169B | SouthEast Asia (Douglas, T.) |
| 169C | Egyptomania (Straughn, I.) |
| 180AW | Anthropology Major Seminar (Nam, S.) |
Spring 2019 Course Offerings
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2A
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Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology (Lec A - Bernal, V.)
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2A
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Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology (Lec B -Douglas, T.)
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2B
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Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Egan, J.)
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2C
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Introduction to Archaeology (Drover, C.)
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30B
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Ethnography & Anthropological Field Methods (Egan, J.)
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41A
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Global Cultures & Society (Douglas, T.)
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121AW
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Kinship and Social Organization (Egan, J.) |
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121J
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Urban Anthropology (Nam, S.) |
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128A
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Science, Technology & Controversy (STAFF) |
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132A
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Psychological Anthropology (O'Rourke, S.) |
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134C
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Medicine, Food, and Health (Olson, V.) |
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134F
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Anthropology of the Body (Jenks, A.) |
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136B
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History of Anthropological Theory (Douglas, T.) |
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139
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Prisons & Public Education (Sojoyner, D.) |
| 149 | Cognitive Archaeology (Drover, C.) |
| 149 | Archaeology, Politics and Identity (Straughn, I.) |
| 149 | I Dig UCI (Straughn, I.) |
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165A
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Modern Iran: Cinema and Society (Varzi, R.) |
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169
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Captain Cook (Marcus, G./Seed, P.) |
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H191AW
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Honors Writing Seminar (Jenks, A.)
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| 197 | Field Study (Staff) |
| 198 | Directed Group Study (Staff) |
| 199 | Individual Study (Stuff) |