This is an ARCHIVED version of the Kwantlen University College Calendar for
2003-2004 and is provided for historical reference only. See the current version of the
Calendar for updated information.
The on-line version of the University College Calendar is the Official version. In the event of conflict between the printed version and the online version, the on-line version will prevail.
Effective date of this course calendar information, unless otherwise indicated, is Sept. 1, 2003 to Aug. 31, 2004.
Anthropology
These courses are reading and writing intensive.
Students who intend to proceed to university and major in anthropology can transfer to SFU, UBC, or UVic. Those intending to transfer to UBC should take ANTH 1100, plus one of ANTH 1112, 1211 or 1240. This will be considered equivalent to UBC’s prerequisite course, Anthropology 200. Students are permitted to take two additional courses in anthropology (to a maximum of 12 credits) for credit within the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at UBC. If further courses are taken, they are transferable to the University, but not within the department.
Students transferring to SFU should note that anthropology and archaeology are divided at that institution.
Kwantlen courses ANTH 1100, 1220 and 1240 transfer to the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, while ANTH 1211 and 1112 transfer to the Department of Archaeology. Students wishing to major in anthropology should take ANTH 1100, while those wishing to take further courses in archaeology should take ANTH 1211 and 1112.
For Kwantlen’s Associate of Arts Degree in Anthropology, seeArts under Program Descriptions
ANTH 1100 cr-3
Social and Cultural Anthropology
Students will study the diversity of human behavior through the comparative analysis of human cultures. They will examine the interaction of the environment, technology, economy, social and political organization, religion and personality.
This course introduces the goals, field strategies and theoretical orientations of archaeology. Students study the processes that form the archaeological record, as well as the approaches used by archaeologists to reconstruct prehistoric human cultures from this record. The course also provides an overview of human evolution from our earliest mammalian origins to our modern form.
Students will study forensic anthropology in order to identify unknown human skeletal remains for legal purposes. Students will learn techniques for assessing the age-at-death, stature, sex and biological identity (race) from examination of bones. Students will study crime scene investigation topics that include reconstruction from bloodstain patterns, locating and recovering the body, animal scavenging, determining manner of death, as well as evaluating post-mortem interval using insects as indicators of elapsed time since death. Students will analyze the skeleton to the level of individual identity that involves topics such as trauma to the bones, fingerprints, bite marks and DNA.
Students will learn about human ancestry, fossil hominids and non-human primates. Students will learn how we have evolved to become modern people and how our bodies and our behaviour have been changed and shaped over millions of years. Students will study the theories of Charles Darwin together with the modern synthesis of his ideas, which show how our genes have evolved in response to our environment.
Foundations of Archaeological Field and Laboratory Methods
This course provides an overview of the fundamental strategies and techniques used by archaeologists in the acquisition, processing, and analysis of archaeological data. Emphasis is placed on recognizing and recording archaeological remains in the field and on the elementary laboratory procedures involved with the processing, analysis, and presentation of evidence.
Students will survey Old World prehistory from the origins of agriculture to the development of complex state societies. They will study basic concepts and techniques used in the reconstruction of prehistoric cultures, the artifactual and contextual evidence, as well as major theories of culture change, relevant to these major transitions in human prehistory.
Students will examine the archaeological record of the New World. They will study the prehistoric cultures from human entry into the New World to the rise of the pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America. Students will evaluate current interpretations and theoretical debates pertaining to issues of social, behavioural and technological adaptation that characterize New World prehistory.
First Nations Peoples and Cultures of British Columbia
Students will focus on the diversity of First Nations peoples and cultures of British Columbia, from the prehistoric past to contemporary societies. They will study traditional cultures in relation to regional culture and linguistic areas. Students will explore the impact of European influence on native life and cultures. They will examine the origin and nature of contemporary issues such as aboriginal rights movements, the treaty process, and special legal and cultural issues.
Students will explore the social and cultural roles of women within the context of culture, politics and society. They will critically examine the politics of gender, reproduction, education, the feminization of poverty, and the impact of environmental change on women. Students will examine from classical anthropological and feminist perspectives, the ways in which women mobilize in response to these forces.
Students will focus on the diversity of religious beliefs and practices from a cross-cultural comparative perspective. They will discuss and apply anthropological approaches and ideas concerning religion to examine the interrelationships among culture, society, and the individual.
Students will analyze the adaptive strategies employed by different cultural groups around the globe. They will examine the complexity of human relationships with the environment in a world where conflicting cultural systems are often competing for survival.
Students will focus on the diversity of First Nations peoples and cultures. They will study traditional cultures in relation to regional culture and linguistic areas. Students will explore the impact of European influence on native life and cultures. They will examine the origin and nature of contemporary issues such as aboriginal rights movements, the treaty process, and special legal issues.
Students will investigate reasons for variations in health, illness, and healing worldwide. Students will explore the complex relationships between health and culture by analyzing medical anthropology research on traditional healing, on beliefs about sickness, and on the impact of health policies at the level of the cultural community.
This is a field course in archaeology with an emphasis on the techniques of archaeological excavation. Additional topics include archaeological theory, techniques of laboratory analysis, site mapping and basic photography. This course consists of the first half of an eight-week field studies project and is offered only during the Summer. ANTH 1291 (Archaeological Field Studies II) is a continuation of this course and must be taken immediately after this course.
Prerequisites: ANTH 1112 or permission of department
This is a field course in archaeology with an emphasis on the techniques of archaeological excavation. Additional topics include archaeological theory, techniques of laboratory analysis, site mapping and basic photography. This course consists of the second half of an eight-week field studies project and is offered only during the Summer. This course is a continuation of ANTH 1290 (Archaeological Field Studies I) and must be taken immediately after completing ANTH 1290.
Prerequisites: ANTH 1112 or permission of department
Students will examine two primary aspects of visual anthropology. They will focus on anthropological representations of the interrelationships among culture, society, and the individual through the written and spoken word, still photographs, film and video. Students will critically discuss and apply anthropological approaches and ideas to the study of culture and the politics of representation in popular culture.
