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ACTY 1010 - Entrepreneurial Foundations in Accounting A study of the role of accounting information in the planning and decision-making of entrepreneurial organizations. The course focuses on quantitative analysis, financial reporting, managing costs, and strategically planning for profitability. The course includes analysis of transactions, the accounting cycle, financial statements, quantitative models, and budgeting. The course will also include the concept of intrapreneurship and how it related to entrepreneurship. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Quantitative Literacy Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ACTY 2000 - Careers in Accounting This course is designed to help student explore and manage the professional expectations and career potential of the accounting major. Students will be introduced to the various opportunities in public accounting, private accounting and government accounting. While incorporating experiential learning, students will participate in resume building activities, pre-interview research, practice interviews, and career management strategies. Students will learn about ‘Handshake’ and internship opportunities as ways to prepare for successful transitions from Western Michigan University to their professional career. Students will meet with faculty member for accounting major and career advising.
Credits: 1 hour
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ACTY 2100 - Introduction to Financial Accounting and Analysis This is an introductory course in accounting, which includes an examination of the recording and reporting of business transactions, and the measurement of business income, assets, liabilities and equities. Emphasis is placed on financial reporting for decision-makers outside the organization, while incorporating experiential learning. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Quantitative Literacy Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ACTY 2110 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting and Strategic Decision Making A study of the role of accounting information in the planning and decision-making of business organizations. The course focuses on financial analysis, manufacturing cost flows, budgeting, and planning for short-term operating decisions and long-term financing and investing activities through experiential learning.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ACTY 2100 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
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ACTY 3100 - Financial Accounting I This course examines the underlying concepts of financial accounting. It reviews the accounting cycle, related accounting records, and the financial statements. Accounting principles and reporting requirements for current assets, plant and equipment, intangibles, and other assets are also studied. In addition, this course may require successful completion of a Bridge Process/assignment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ACTY 2000 (may be taken concurrently) and ACTY 2100, with a grade of “C” or better
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to the following: minors in Accountancy; or majors in Accountancy, General Business, or Integrated Supply Management.
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ACTY 3110 - Financial Accounting II This course is a continuation of Accounting 3100. Accounting principles and reporting requirements for liabilities, long-term investments, and stockholders’ equity are studied. Other topics included are accounting for pensions, income taxes, leases, accounting changes, and the Statement of Cash Flows.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ACTY 3100 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to the following: minors in Accountancy; or majors in Accountancy or General Business.
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ACTY 3130 - Accounting Information Systems and Controls This course introduces accounting information systems, internal controls and risk assessment, transaction processing cycles, database systems and the use and effects of computers and other relevant technology. The course includes the use of common business software such as spreadsheets, flowcharting, general ledger, and database management systems. In addition, this course may require successful completion of a Bridge process/assignment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ACTY 2000 (may be taken concurrently) and ACTY 2100 and ACTY 2110, with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to the following: minors, majors or masters in Accountancy; or departmental approval.
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ACTY 3140 - Analytics for Accountants This course introduces data analytical techniques and emerging technologies used by accountants to examine financial performance, answer accounting questions, build data models and visualize data necessary to provide useful information to decision makers. Students will gain hands-on experience using spreadsheets and other select tools to develop skills used in analyzing financial information. Particular emphasis may be given to topics such as financial, managerial, and governmental accounting.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, ACTY 2100, and ACTY 2110, with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to the following: majors in Accountancy; or departmental approval.
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ACTY 3220 - Cost and Managerial Accounting This course is designed to help student explore and manage the professional expectations and career potential of the accounting major. Students will be introduced to the various opportunities in public accounting, private accounting and government accounting. While incorporating experiential learning, students will participate in resume building activities, pre-interview research, practice interviews, and career management strategies. Students will learn about ‘Handshake’ and internship opportunities as ways to prepare for successful transitions from Western Michigan University to their professional career. Students will meet with faculty member for accounting major and career advising.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ACTY 2000 (may be taken concurrently) and ACTY 2100 and ACTY 2110, with a grade of “C” or better
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to the following: minors in Accountancy; or majors in Accountancy, General Business, Management, Integrated Supply Management, Leadership and Business Strategy or Public Administration: Business.
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ACTY 3240 - Introductory Tax Accounting A study of the federal tax laws that apply to business entities. The course focuses on concepts of income, deductions, and credits that apply to all reporting entities and emphasizes tax planning as well as tax compliance. In addition, this course may require successful completion of a Bridge process/assignment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ACTY 2100 and ACTY 2110, with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to the following: minors in Accountancy; or majors in Accountancy, Personal Finance Planning or Public Administration: Business.
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ACTY 3910 - Global Sustainability Accounting and Reporting This course provides students with an understanding of how accounting information and reporting is essential for planetary sustainable operations. Accounting information forms the basis for evaluating the ability of an organization to address current business needs, successfully develop a long-term strategy and manage risk for all products, systems, supply chains, and processes to preserve resources for future generations. Topics covered may include: importance of accounting for decision making; financial statements understanding and analysis; short-term budgeting and control for economic sustainability; evaluation of sustainable projects using capital budgeting techniques, considering potential tax credits, externality costs, sensitivity analysis and simulations; short-term sustainable decision making during the entire product life cycle; mandatory accounting and reporting of environmental contingencies in the United States and internationally; activity based and life cycle costing of sustainable operations. Conventional cost and management accounting concepts are discussed, with a focus on sustainability issues. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1160 or ACTY 1010, or equivalent. A grade of “C” or better is needed in any prerequisite.
Credits: 3 hours
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ACTY 3990 - Sustainability Accounting This course provides students with an understanding of how accounting information and reporting is essential for sustainable operations. Accounting information forms the basis for evaluating the ability of an organization to address current business needs, successfully develop a long-term strategy and manage risk for all products, systems, supply chains, and processes to preserve resources for future generations. Topics covered may include: financial statements understanding and analysis; short-term budgeting and control for economic sustainability; evaluation of sustainable projects using capital budgeting techniques, considering potential tax credits and externality costs; short-term sustainable decision making; mandatory accounting and reporting of environmental contingencies; activity based and life cycle costing of sustainable operations. Conventional cost and managerial accounting concepts are discussed, with a focus on sustainability issues.
Note: Not for accounting credit.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor approval; MATH 1100 and STAT 3660 with a minimum grade of “C” or better in any prerequisite.
Credits: 3 hours
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ACTY 4110 - Advanced Accounting The study of entities and special transactions not covered in Financial Accounting I and II. Particular emphasis may be given to topics such as: partnership equity accounting, governmental accounting, business combinations, reporting by parent-subsidiary consolidated entities (including foreign subsidiaries), and accounting for foreign currency transactions.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ACTY 3110 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to minors or majors in Accountancy.
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ACTY 4140 - Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting A comprehensive study of the recording of transactions by governmental units and the financial statements required by generally accepted accounting principles for governmental units. Governmental units are the basic unit of study; however, colleges and universities, healthcare entities, and other not-for-profit organizations are given brief coverage to illustrate accounting and financial reporting for all not-for-profit entities.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ACTY 2110 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to the following: minors in Accountancy; or majors in Accountancy or Public Administration: Business.
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ACTY 4150 - Governmental Accounting A comprehensive study of the recording of transactions by governmental units and the financial statements required by generally accepted accounting principles for governmental units. Governmental units are the basic units of study; however, colleges and universities, healthcare entities, and other not-for-profit organizations are given brief coverage to illustrate accounting and financial reporting for all not-for-profit entities.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ACTY 2110 with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
Credits: 1 hour
Restrictions: Restricted to the following: Majors, minors, and graduate accountancy students.
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ACTY 4160 - Auditing A study of auditing of business and non-business organizations. Topics include audit risk, audit procedures during the planning and performance phase of an audit, internal control concepts, ethics and the legal environment, statistical audit tools, types of audit reports, auditing standards, and the relationship of internal auditing to financial statement auditing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ACTY 3110 and 3130 with a grade of “C” or better in both.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to minors or majors in Accountancy.
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ACTY 4220 - Cost Management and Analytics This course examines the information needs of managers in performing the planning, decision-making, and performance evaluation functions required for managing costs inside of an organization. Specific topics addressed in the course might include costing of products and services, cost allocations, activity-based costing, relevant costs, costs of quality, budgeting, absorption and variable costing, transfer pricing, and performance measurement. The emphasis will be on the appropriate use of costing information for optimal decision-making. How specific analytic tools can be used to aid in this decision-making process will also be examined. A key attribute of the course is its interdisciplinary nature. Concepts from financial accounting, economics, management science, operations research, statistics, finance, and organizational behavior are integrated throughout the course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ACTY 3220 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to minors or majors in Accountancy.
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ACTY 4240 - Advanced Tax Accounting A study of the federal tax laws that govern the transactions during a corporation’s life cycle. The tax effects of organizing, operating, making distributions, reorganizing, and liquidating corporations are analyzed. The differences in the taxation of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies also are addressed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ACTY 3240 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to minors or majors in Accountancy.
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ACTY 4980 - Special Topics in Accountancy II The study of special topics within the discipline of accountancy.
Note: May be repeated for credit under different topics, with departmental approval.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ACTY 3100 with a grade of “C” or better, or departmental approval
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to minors or majors in Accountancy.
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Aerospace Engineering |
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AE 2200 - Private Pilot Ground School Training Credit can be granted based on a passing score on the FAA Private Pilot Exam. Aircraft Single-Engine Land (ASEL). This exam is typically taken as part of the ground school course that covers basic knowledge required for a private pilot license. Students requesting this credit must bring their FAA exam paperwork to the cognizant Aerospace Engineering faculty member for approval. A passing exam score will translate to a grade of ‘Pass’ for this course.
Credits: 1 hour
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Aerospace Engineering.
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AE 2610 - Introduction to Aerospace Engineering An overview of aerospace engineering disciplines; the history of aerospace, fundamental elements of aerodynamics and astrodynamic experiments, airfoils and wings, performance, stability and control, propulsion, and structures leading toward the aerospace vehicle conceptual design. Oral and digital communications are emphasized as methods of conveying technical information to diverse audiences. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Oral and Digital Communications Category.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: PHYS 2050 with a grade of “C” or better (may be taken concurrently).
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course restricted to pre-aerospace engineering students.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 -1)
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AE 3200 - Private Pilot Flight Training Credits can be granted to students who obtain the FAA-issued license for private pilot, Aircraft Single-Engine Land (ASEL) or helicopter. More advanced FAA-issued ratings such as instrument, instructor, instrument instructor, and multi-engine are acceptable, but cannot be used to obtain additional credit. To obtain the credits, students must bring their pilot’s log book(s) and their pilot’s license to the cognizant Aerospace Engineering faculty member for approval. Credit for a pilot’s license is offered to enhance the traditional Aerospace Engineering curricula with practical study. Therefore, credit for this course will only be granted to students who have declared an undergraduate major in Aerospace Engineering. Students eligible for this credit must either obtain their license or advanced rating while a WMU undergraduate student, or maintain legal currency by completing a documented annual or biennial proficiency check while enrolled with a declared major in Aerospace Engineering. The cognizant faculty member for pilot training activities is currently Professor Peter A. Gustafson. Inquiries should be directed to him.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Aerospace Engineering.
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AE 3610 - Aerodynamics I A study of incompressible aerodynamics of flight vehicles with emphasis on the combined application of the basic theory and experiments for solving practical aerodynamic problems in the design of flight vehicles. Flow similarity, governing equations, potential flows, thin airfoil theory, lifting line theory, and basic aerodynamic measurement techniques.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 2720, (AE 2610 or ME 3560), PHYS 2050; PHYS 2060; with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 4 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in aerospace engineering or mechanical engineering.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 1)
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AE 3710 - Aerodynamics II An introduction to compressible aerodynamics and boundary layer theory, including subsonic and supersonic flows over wings and bodies and viscous flows. Emphasis is placed on application of the basic theory for solving practical aerodynamic problems in the design of flight vehicles.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: AE 3610; MATH 3740; ME 2580; with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in aerospace engineering.
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AE 3800 - Flight Vehicle Performance A study of flight vehicle performance with an emphasis on the effect of aerodynamics on vehicle design. Computer applications to the solution of the problems of flight vehicle performance.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: AE 3710, may be taken concurrently.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in aerospace engineering.
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AE 4590 - Flight Test Engineering and Design Analysis and design of in-flight experiments, excluding expansion of the aircraft’s flight envelope. Includes microprocessor based data acquisition system and electronic sensor interfacing. Laboratory projects emphasize the pre-test, flight and post-flight phases of flight testing with an emphasis on safety of flight issues.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: AE 4600
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in aerospace engineering.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (1 - 6)
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AE 4600 - Aircraft Stability and Control A study of fixed wing aircraft stability and control; estimation of fixed wing stability and control derivatives, longitudinal and lateral/directional static stability and control analysis and synthesis. Introduction to dynamic stability and control characteristics including stability and mode shapes, responses to control input, and handling/flying qualities.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: AE 3710 and ME 3600.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course restricted to majors in aerospace engineering.
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AE 4630 - Aerospace Structural Design Structural design of aircraft and spacecraft emphasizing structural integrity under imposed static and dynamic loads. Design considerations include weight, cost, and mission constraints.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 2570 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in aerospace engineering or mechanical engineering.
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AE 4660 - Aerospace Propulsion I Thermodynamics and fluid dynamics of aeronautical rotating turbomachines, including axial turbines, compressors, mixed flow, and centrifugal machines. Analytical and computational methods will be used to design and determine performance of aircraft propulsion systems.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ME 2320 and either (ME 3560 or AE 3610), with a grade of “C” or better required in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course restricted to majors in aerospace engineering.
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AE 4690 - Aircraft Design Conceptual and preliminary design of aircraft emphasizing performance, stability and control, and total vehicle efficiency.
Note: This course acts as the capstone design course for the BS Aerospace Engineering program.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: AE 3800 and AE 4600, with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in aerospace engineering or mechanical engineering.
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AE 4700 - Orbital Mechanics Introduction to astrodynamics, including the two-body problem and restricted three-body problem, orbital trajectories, transfers and targeting, and orbit determination. Computer modeling and simulation of orbital trajectories.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ME 2580, with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in aerospace engineering.
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AE 4760 - Aerospace Propulsion II Analysis of liquid and solid propellant rocket engines, propellant thermochemistry and storage, system considerations such as heat transfer and material properties, multi-stage rockets, and trajectories in powered flight. Introduction of electric propulsion and advanced propulsion concepts.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: AE 3710 and AE 4660, with a grade of “C” or better required in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course restricted to majors in aerospace engineering or mechanical engineering.
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AE 4790 - Aerospace Engineering Project Planning An introduction to the design process, including problem definition, decision making and project planning. Goal of the course is to develop a project proposal and work plan for a major design project.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Senior standing, ME 3350, ME 3600, AE 3710, and AE 3800; with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Corequisite: AE 4600
Credits: 1 hour
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in aerospace engineering.
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AE 4800 - Aerospace Engineering Project An engineering experience in completing an open-ended design project including synthesis, analysis, evaluation, and presentation. Classroom discussion subjects include legal, ethical and professional aspects of engineering practice. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Senior standing and AE 4790 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Aerospace Engineering.
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (1 - 6)
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AE 4805 - Aerospace Engineering Project/International An engineering experience in completing an open-ended design project including synthesis, analysis, evaluation, and presentation. An international collaboration is accomplished through remote communication with a team overseas. Classroom discussion subjects include legal, ethical, remote communication and professional aspects of engineering practice. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: AE 4790 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to Aerospace Engineering major.
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African American and African Studies |
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AAAS 2000 - Introduction to African American and African Studies This course provides an overview of the culture, history and lived experiences of people of African ancestry, particularly in the U.S. and the Caribbean. This includes the philosophical underpinnings and the evolution of the discipline of African American Studies, methods of research and exploration, and its theoretical and practical applications. Historically oriented, this course involves both interpretation and chronology as it addresses African civilizations in the Western hemisphere, including the U.S. Moreover, this course explores topics such as folklore, mythology, languages, customs and traditions of people of African descent, as well as the rise and role of Black Nationalism and Black consciousness and their contemporary manifestations. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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AAAS 2100 - Comparative Approaches to Forms of Black Consciousness This course focuses on the history of Black consciousness in the African Diaspora from the seventeenth to twenty-first century. It is concerned with forms of Black expression and social action as they are manifested in specific historical, cultural, and political contexts using comparative approaches. Some of the themes include Africa in African American thought and culture, naming and identity, feminism and gender, movement and migration, and the rhetoric of freedom in Black ideology. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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AAAS 2800 - Topics and Themes in African American and African Studies This course builds upon the African diaspora experiences through selected topics and themes that address complex social and historical issues such as gender, politics, economics, slavery, civil/human rights, affirmative action, sexual identity/orientation, lynching, genocide, gentrification, cultural mutilation, and modes of cultural production. The course will interrogate theories of race, ethnicity, gender diversity, multiculturalism, colonialism/post-colonialism, modernism/post-modernism, structuralism/post-structuralism, neo-conservatism and neo-liberalism in tandem with the proposed topic(s) and theme(s) being examined. This course is repeatable under a different topic. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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AAAS 3000 - African and African American History, Culture and Experience to 1865 This course will examine the myriad patterns of adaptation and adjustment of enslaved Africans and free people of African ancestry in the context of the history of oppression in the U.S. prior to 1865. Slave narratives and abolitionists tracts written by freed people, and other documents and historical and contemporary evidence, will be explored to consider their interpretation of African American culture and experience in a new world and a world Africans and African Americans made anew. Issues include culture, race, gender, social/economic status, and political economy among other factors within the context of institutional and non-institutional life in the U.S. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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AAAS 3010 - African American History, Culture and Experience from 1866 to the Present The culture, history and experience of African Americans from 1866 are the central focus of this course. As the second sequence in a two-part course, this course explores the history and evolution of life after reconstruction to the present. It includes an examination of the dynamics of culture, race, gender, social/economic status and political economy in the context of industrialization, post-industrialization, the concomitant systematic oppression of people of African descent, and the response of African Americans to these circumstances. Contemporary components of Black/African American popular culture as expressed in music, literature, film, art and the like will also be addressed. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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AAAS 3100 - The Black Woman: Historical Perspective and Contemporary Status This course is an examination of the historical perspective and contemporary status of the Black woman and her story, paying critical attention to her image as reflected in her role in the American society. The course emphasizes the problems, issues, and concerns of the Black woman. Students will participate in securing visiting Black female speakers and documenting their story as Black women. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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AAAS 3140 - The Black Community: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives An investigation of the cultural, social, economic and political forms and structures that interface to influence the experiences, conditions, and perspectives of members of the Black or African American community. The course addresses sociological, political, economic, psychological, and physical aspects of community building by members within the Black or African American community, inclusive of internal and external forces. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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AAAS 3600 - Black Male/Black Female Relationships This course is a study of the dynamics of the Black male/Black female relationships in a variety of contemporary settings. Students are expected to assist in the conduct and documentation of the proceedings of the annual Black Male-Female Panel Discussion of social issues of special interest to the Black community, including family dynamics, male-female relationships and strategies for the improvement of those relationships.
Credits: 3 hours
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AAAS 3800 - Special Topics in African American and African Literature and Culture This seminar is designed both to examine critical issues central to the African diaspora and to produce quality research through investigating African, African American, and diaspora literature, history, philosophy, and culture from perspectives that engage critical thinking and theorizing regarding African Americans, Africans, and peoples of African ancestry in the African diaspora.
Note: This course may be repeated once under different topics with approval of the advisor. This course is approved as a writing intensive course. When the class is offered with 4 credit hours, instead of 3 credit hours, additional reading and writing assignments will be added. Given that this course is writing intensive, grading percentage in writing assignments will remain at least 60% of the total grade whether the course is 3 or 4 credit hours.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: AAAS 2000 or AAAS 3000 or AAAS 3010
Credits: 3 - 4 hours
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AAAS 3900 - Women Writers in Contemporary Black Literature from the 19th Century to the Present This course focuses attention on the creative and critical writings by major Black women writers from Africa and the African Diaspora (Europe, the U.S., and the Caribbean) and the question of African feminist literary theory and criticism. Through textual, inter-textual, and contextual analysis of selected works by Black women, the course will engage in a number of critical endeavors which can be grouped as follows: 1) establishing the canon of African women writers; 2) critically exploring the stereotypical controlling images of women in African literature written by both men and women; 3) Examining African women writers and the development of an African female aesthetics; 4) Analyzing women in oral literature. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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AAAS 4980 - Directed Independent Studies A program of independent study, directed by an approved African American and African Studies faculty member/advisor, that allows the student to pursue readings relating to the African American and African Experience not dealt with in other courses. The initiative for describing the project, planning the method(s) of investigation, determining the appropriate outcomes, and securing the participation of a faculty member to advise the work is the responsibility of the student. Applications are available in the AAAS office and must be approved by the director.
Credits: 1 to 6 hours
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse |
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ADA 2250 - Drug Use: Personal and Social Impact This course is designed to increase understanding of substance abuse and addiction through the public health disease model with an emphasis on psychological, physiological and social consequences of use. An overview of prevention and treatment strategies are provided. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Personal Wellness Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ADA 3300 - Addiction and the Addiction Process This foundational course will focus on the various models and theories of addiction as well as the behavioral, psychological, physical, and social effects of substance abuse. In addition, students will be provided an overview of the various medical and mental health conditions that may mimic or coexist with addiction.
Credits: 3 hours
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ADA 3360 - Clinical Approaches to Substance Use Disorders This course examines the various aspects of substance use disorder treatment processes and interventions. Students will learn about the development of an individualized treatment plan through the screening and intake process that addresses an identified substance use disorder, as well as other issues related to treatment progress. The importance of referral and service coordination with civic groups, agencies, and other professional or governmental entities to help address the individual’s needs is also addressed. Students will gain an understanding and an appreciation of the contributions of various addiction counseling models as they apply to modalities of care for individuals, groups, families, couples, and significant others.
Credits: 3 hours
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ADA 3370 - Substance Abuse Treatment Strategies This course will introduce students to a variety of helping strategies to use with substance abuse clients. The course will focus on treatment services, medical and pharmacological resources, and crisis management.
Credits: 3 hours
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ADA 3380 - Addiction Assessment, Recovery, and Illness Management This course will introduce students to different philosophies, procedures, policies, and outcomes most generally accepted for the treatment, recovery, relapse prevention and continuing care of addiction. There will also be a strong focus on how to include all resources within an individual’s life system to help them with their addictions.
Credits: 3 hours
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ADA 3410 - Diversity and Substance Abuse Helps students understand diverse cultures and incorporate the relevant needs of culturally diverse groups into clinical practice. Also examines ethical topics directly related to diverse populations, such as different strategies of coping and how various cultures view addiction and recovery. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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American Sign Language |
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SIGN 1010 - American Sign Language I In this course students will develop and demonstrate knowledge of fingerspelling, basic vocabulary, basic grammar, phonological structure, history of American Sign Language, and features of the American Deaf community, including Deaf culture values and behaviors.
Credits: 3 hours
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SIGN 1020 - American Sign Language II In this course students will develop and demonstrate advanced knowledge and fluency in fingerspelling, vocabulary, grammar, phonological structure of American Sign Language, in addition to advanced knowledge of the history of American Sign Language, and features of the American Deaf community, including Deaf culture values and behaviors. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SIGN 1010 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
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SIGN 2010 - American Sign Language III Students will continue to develop more advanced knowledge of and increased fluency in American Sign Language vocabulary, American Sign Language grammatical structures, fingerspelling and features of the American Deaf community, including Deaf cultural values and behaviors. Emphasis will be on improving expressive and receptive conversational skills and exploring topics of interest to the Deaf community in more depth.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SIGN 1020 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
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SIGN 2020 - American Sign Language IV Students will continue to develop more advanced knowledge of and increased fluency in ASL vocabulary, ASL grammatical structures, fingerspelling, and features of the American Deaf community, including Deaf cultural values and behaviors. Emphasis will be on improving expressive and receptive conversation skills and exploring topics of interest to the Deaf community in more depth.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: SIGN 2010 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
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SIGN 2030 - Deaf Culture and History This course will present an in-depth consideration of Deaf history and the cultural, political, educational, and social aspects of the community as a cohesive American co-culture. Students will examine the history of Deaf people in the Western World, with emphasis on American Deaf culture and the unique perspectives, norms and values within such communities. Students will explore the nature of American Sign Language and its varieties, the education of Deaf people, the historical treatment of Deafness, and the sociological and cultural make up of Deaf individuals. The nature of Deaf art in various forms, ASL Literature and poetry will also be discussed. This course is taught in American Sign Language.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SIGN 2010 and SIGN 2020 (SIGN 2020 may be taken concurrently), or approval of instructor. A minimum grade of “C” is required in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 1100 - Lost Worlds and Archaeology An introduction to the archaeological record relating to the development of culture from its stone age origins through the development of village agriculture and the beginnings of complex societies. This course satisfies the student learning outcomes in the WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Course Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 1200 - Peoples of the World A survey of the rich variety and range of non-Western peoples throughout the world, with emphasis on the role of culture in shaping human thought and behavior. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 1500 - Race, Biology, and Culture This course is a broad survey of the anthropological study of human biological variation in modern populations. We will examine from a biocultural perspective how human populations have evolved and adapted to life in diverse environments (e.g., tropics, high altitude, arctic). We will explore the biological and social meanings of human racial variation, as well as the historical development of race in modern societies. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Science and Technology Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 2100 - Introduction to Archaeology The science of archaeology is explored in terms of the methods and concepts used to discover and interpret past human behavior. Select portions of the Old and New World archaeological records provide the frame of reference. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Science and Technology Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 2400 - Principles of Cultural Anthropology An introduction to the basic concepts, theoretical approaches, and methodological strategies employed in the study of traditional and contemporary sociocultural systems throughout the world. Attention given to research techniques and the insights derived from detailed case studies and cross-cultural comparisons. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 2500 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology An anthropological course in human biological variation, including the study of concepts of evolutionary theory, hominin and primate evolution, human genetics, human osteology, population variation, and our living primate cousins. Lab sessions provide practical experience and applied techniques in scientific method and analysis. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Scientific Literacy with Lab Category.
Credits: 4 hours
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ANTH 2510 - Forensic Anthropology This course focuses the fundamentals of forensic anthropology, an applied field of anthropology involved in the recovery, identification, and assessment of human skeletal/dental remains in a medico-legal context. We survey the basics of identifying bones of the human skeleton, forensic science methodology and ethics, and the forensic recovery of human remains. Lab sessions provide practical experience in applying multiple techniques employed in scientific method and analysis. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Scientific Literacy with Lab Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 2600 - Sex, Gender, Culture Sexual differences around the world are culturally elaborated into gender-specific behaviors, normed relations between gender-coded people and objects, and various ideologies supporting the differences. In this course, biological and cross-cultural data will be used to explore the foundation of this process and the social, cultural, and psychological consequences of gender coding on men and women in different cultural settings.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 2800 - Language in a Global World This introductory course in linguistic anthropology presents languages and speech practices around the world as cultural phenomena. The lecture component covers a sampling of topics and approaches to studying language as cultural practice, including cases from U.S. society and from diverse language communities around the world and considering contemporary issues including language rights, language shift, bilingual education, and language revitalization. The lab component allows students to develop an understanding of basic linguistic principles and apply linguistic and discourse analyses to diverse cross-cultural examples.
Credits: 4 hours
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ANTH 3010 - Anthropology through Film Anthropology through Film is designed to introduce students to the concepts, methods, and practices of cultural anthropology through the viewing and analysis of ethnographic films and the reading of select ethnographic writings. A principal course objective is to learn how to analyze what the filmmaker has done well and what is lacking in the ethnographer’s portrayal of other cultures. Consequently, more general issues of representing other cultures will be considered in relation to the themes of power, the legacy of colonialism, and the world economic system. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 3060 - Archaeology of Civilization The course discusses the forces leading to the rise of the state and the emergence of centers of civilization. It investigates state emergence cross-culturally, examining shared characteristics and innovative pathways, social accomplishments and social costs, New World and Old World, far-flung and more recent past.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2100 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 3390 - Cultures of Latin America Examines the social, historical, cultural, political, and economic processes affecting the lives of contemporary Latin Americans. Topics may include sustainable development, indigenous rights, social movements, gender relations, ethnic conflict, and tourism. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 3400 - World Cultures This course will provide an introduction to contemporary cultures and societies of any one of the following: Africa, Asia, or Latin America. Emphasis will be placed on topics such as education, family, workplaces, gender, popular culture, and identity. An additional component will include the investigation of current developments in sustainability, as related to the selected study region. By locating contemporary institutions and idioms within a historical context, this class aims to replace cultural stereotypes with anthropological analysis. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 3410 - Global Africa Past and Present This course offers an introduction to the study of contemporary life in sub-Saharan Africa. Students will engage with issues relating to colonialism, post-colonialism, and globalization as they explore several regions and ethnic groups in depth. A special emphasis will be placed on recognizing and dispelling long-held myths and negative stereotypes about Africa.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 3440 - Indigenous North America Examines indigenous or native cultures of North America from the initial peopling of the continent by immigrants from Asia during the Terminal Pleistocene (Ice Ages) into the period of ongoing European exploration and colonization. Selected topics illustrating the ingenuity and diversity of human responses to both changing landscapes and social circumstances over time and in space will be presented. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 3450 - Topics in Anthropology An intensive study of selected topics or emerging fields in anthropology. Topics will vary and be announced each semester. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 3470 - Ethnicity/Multiculturalism A study of the diverse perspectives of the many different ethnic groups in the United States. In the course we will analyze the social tensions, group dynamics, and consequences resulting from the cultural and ethnic diversity existing here. Some of the discussion will focus on the medical, legal, social, and political institutions that exist in a multicultural environment. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 3560 - Food and Culture Are we what we eat or how we eat? How do we determine what is food and is not food? This course will examine food cross-culturally and explore the different ways in which human beings produce, distribute, consume and think about food. Special consideration will be given to issues such as the origins of food surpluses and famines, the emergence of global food commodity chains, and the rise of the organic industry.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 3580 - The African Diaspora: Across the Americas The African Diaspora across the Americas produced by the transatlantic slave trade, has impacted every society in North America, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, and has produced a diverse array of distinctive Black communities and African diasporic cultural practices. These practices include robust forms of cultural resistance to racism and influential critical theories. Studying the African Diaspora across the Americas raises many issues at the cutting edge of anthropological thinking about the nature of identity, belonging, consciousness and tradition, and the co-construction of race and nation. Much of this recent work reconceptualizes an Atlantic World or “Black Atlantic” that is rich with contemporary interconnections and movements of people between points in the Americas, Europe, and Africa that complicate earlier notions of unidirectional influences from Africa to the New World. We will map a dialogue between anthropological work showing connections between different sites of African diasporic culture and the political and social concerns and consciousness of African diasporic people themselves (not just U.S. African-American, but all of the Americas). This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 4040 - Early Technologies This course deals with the analysis and interpretation of early technologies and technological organization and their relationship to social, political, and economic dimensions of cultural systems.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2100 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 4060 - The Archaeology of Gender Gender constructs, a critical organizing principle for human interaction, are an important focus for archaeological investigation. This course will explore the multiple ways archaeologists have attempted to use gender relations as a means to gain insights into individual societies. We will follow gender as an archaeological concept historically and conceptually, as well as the role of feminism in informing our research so that we can be as unbiased as possible by modern gender roles. Students will explore a gendered understanding of the archaeological record in both prehistory and more recent historical periods.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2100
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 4400 - Ethnography Examines various methods, problems, and issues in ethnographic research and writing, as well as the interaction between ethnographic practice and the development of anthropological theory. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2400 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 4500 - Primate Behavior and Ecology An advanced survey of the primates. Topics include: primate characteristics; taxonomy, constraints of body size on locomotion and diet; and primate social behavior in an ecological context. The behavioral ecology of individual species will be explored through readings, films, and when possible, direct behavior observation at a zoo.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2500 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 4520 - Forensic Skeletal Analysis A study of the human skeleton as applied to forensic, and biological anthropology. Emphasis will be on learning and applying methods and techniques used to analyze human skeletal remains. Focus will be on the study of human identification through the analysis of morphological and metrical variation, odontology, palaeopathology, and reconstruction of demographics such as biological sex, and age at death. Experiential learning will be obtained through the analysis of human remains to produce a full skeletal report as utilized in forensic anthropology cases, bioanthropology, and bioarchaeological research.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2500 or ANTH 2510 or instructor approval
Credits: 4 hours
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ANTH 4750 - Language and Identity This course explores the links between identity and language. Students will examine how different types of identity get mobilized by different ways of speaking and by judgments about the social value of different speech styles. A semester-long research project comprised of short field research assignments will allow students to apply linguistic anthropology methods to examine the speech differences that surround us.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTH 4900 - Archaeological Field School Archaeological investigation of specific problems relating to the prehistory or history of a particular area (e.g. southwest Michigan, Lower Mississippi Valley). Participants will receive instruction in collecting and evaluating background information, creating a research design and implementing archaeological field-work (i.e., logistics, site location survey, mapping, recovering objects from archaeological contexts), and processing and curating data for analysis and interpretation in the laboratory. May be repeated with permission of instructor, but does not count toward the anthropology major or minor twice.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2100 or instructor approval.
Credits: 6 hours
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