This is an ARCHIVED version of the Kwantlen University College Calendar for
2004-2005 and is provided for historical reference only.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, 2004 to Aug. 31, 2005.
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, see Arts
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.
