Fall2014ArchaeologyCourses

AHIS120g"FoundationsofWesternArt"Malone,TTh12:301:50pm Europeanartinitshistorical,culturalandsocialcontext.Painting,sculptureandarchitecturepresented withinatheoreticalframeworkthatintroducesarthistoryasadiscipline. AHIS125g"ArtsofAsia:Antiquityto1300"Sonya,MW12:001:50pm AnintroductiontothemajorartformsandmonumentsofreligiousartinIndia,SoutheastAsia,China andJapanfromprehistoryto1300. AHIS128g"ArtsofLatinAmerica"Bleichmar,MW12:001:50pm Surveyoftheart,architecture,andvisualcultureofLatinAmericafromthecolonialperiodtothe present,focusingonconnectionstocultureandsociety. AHIS/CLAS321"GreekArtandArchaeology"Yasin,TTh11:0012:30pm IntroductorysurveyofartisticworksandmonumentsofancientGreecefromtheGeometricthrough theHellenisticperiod(c.103050BC). AHIS/CLAS415"ObjectWorlds:HistoriesandTheoriesofThings"Yasin,T2:004:50pm Thisseminarstylecoursedevelopsstrategiesforanalyzingwhatmaterialcultureofthepastcantellus abouttheindividualsandculturesthatinteractedwithit. ANTH200Lg"TheOriginsofHumanity"MW2:003:20pm Thefoundationsofthehumanspecies.ExaminationofscientificevidencefromDarwiniantheory, primatebehavior,fossils,andthebehaviorofmodernpeople. ANTH/CLAS202"Archaeology:OurHumanPast"Garrison,TTh9:3010:50am Archaeologyasthemeansofinvestigatingoursharedhumanpast,fromtheoriginsofhumanitytothe foundationsofcurrentcivilization.IMPORTANTNOTE:ANTH202/CLAS202(formerlyknownas IntroductiontoArchaeologyandnowtitledArchaeology:OurHumanPast)hasbeenproposedasa mandatoryrequirementforminors/majorsstartingin2015.Pleaseencourageyourstudentstotakethis classasearlyaspossibleintheiracademiccareers.

 ANTH300"Evolution,Ecology,andCulture"Boehm,T2:004:50pm Therolesofbiology,culture,andtheenvironmentinshapinghumansociety,integratingevolutionary biologyandculturaltheory. ANTH310"ArchaeologyoftheAmericas"Garrison,TTh11:0012:20pm PrecolumbianculturefromearlyhunterstotheSpanishconquestinmajorgeographicalareasof Mexico,CentralAmerica,Peru,ortheUnitedStates. ANTH314g"TheNatureofMayaCivilization"Garrison,TTh12:301:50pm AseminarforumonMayaculturefromtheearliestformtothepresent;problemsoforigins,classic florescence,systemscollapse,conquests,persistence,andtransformationtoday. CLAS349g"AncientEmpires"TBA HistoryandculturesoftheancientempiresofsouthwestAsia,fromCyrustheGreattothe establishmentofIslam. CHEM105bL"GeneralChemistry"Bertolini,MWF11:0011:50am Fundamentalprinciplesandlawsofchemistry;laboratoryworkemphasizesquantitativeprocedures. Prerequisitetoallmoreadvancedcoursesinchemistry.Lecture,3hours;laboratoryanddiscussion,4 hours.Quiz,1hour.Prerequisite:oneyearofhighschoolchemistry;CHEM105aLgor115aLg. CHEM300L"AnalyticalChemistry"Devlin,MWF10:0010:50am Theoryandpracticeinchemicalanalysis,emphasizinginstrumentaltechniques;erroranalysis, fractionaldistillation,extraction;chromatography;visible,ultraviolet,andinfraredspectroscopy; introductionstoelectrochemistryandnuclearmagneticresonancespectroscopy.Lecture,2hours; LaboratoryandDiscussion.Prerequisite:1fromCHEM105BorCHEM115B ENST100"IntroductiontoEnvironmentalStudies"TTh9:3010:50amor2:003:20pm Gatewaytothemajorsandminorsinenvironmentalstudies.Providesstudentswithanoverviewof howgovernmentagenciesandsocietalinstitutionsaddress(orfailtoaddress)theinterrelatedsocial andscientificaspectsofenvironmentalproblemsandpolicies.

 ENST320a"WaterandSoilSustainability:EnergyandAirSustainability"MW2:003:20pmorTTh11:00 12:20pm Overviewofissuesrelatedtowaterandsoilsustainabilityincludingscience,policyandbusiness aspects.RecommendedPreparationENST100. ENST320b"WaterandSoilSustainability:EnergyandAirSustainability"MW2:003:20pm Overviewofissuesrelatedtowaterandsoilsustainabilityincludingscience,policyandbusiness aspects.RecommendedPreparationENST100. GEOL412"Oceans,Climate,andtheEnvironment"Feakins,TTh2:003:20pm Surveyofphysical,chemical,andgeologicaloceanographyemphasizingtheroleoftheoceansin modulationofclimate,atmosphericcompositionandbiogeochemicalcycles;paleoceanographyand paleoclimate.Corequisites:CHEM105bandMATH126.Recommendedpreparation:PHYS151Lgor PHYS135abL. JS378"JewishMagicintheAncientWorld"Garroway,Hochman,TTh11:0012:20pm Acrossculturalexaminationofdifferentkindsofmagicalliteraturethatdescribemiraculouspractices inJewishmainstreamandmarginallifeintheancientandclassicalperiods. MASC110L"MaterialsScience"MWF11:0011:50am Chemicalbondingandstructureincrystalline,amorphousandmolecularsolids;tendencyand mechanismsforchemicalchange;homogeneousandheterogeneousequilibria. REL111g"TheWorldoftheHebrewBible"Zuckerman,MW2:003:20pm TheHebrewBibleintheculturalsettingoftheancientNearEast;theformationoftheologicaland ethicalconceptswhichhaveshapedWesternculture. REL112g"ReligionsofEgyptandtheAncientNearEast"Dodd,TTh11:0012:20pmorTh2:002:50pm Religions,cultures,andvaluesofancientEgyptandNearEast(Iran,Iraq,Israel,Syria,Lebanon,Arabia, Turkey)andtheirlegaciesincontemporarysociety.

REL137g"IntroductiontoIslam"Jackson,TTh11:0012:20pm IntroductiontoIslam,emphasizingitshistoricalandculturaldevelopmentsincetheseventhcentury C.E.,andthebasicteachingsofIslam. SSCI265Lg"TheWaterPlanet"Wilson,TTh11:0012:20pm Anexplorationofearth'swater,rangingfromwaterproperties,chemistry,andpollution,to groundwaterdynamics,watershedprocesses,andoceanicatmosphericcirculation.Implicationsforpast andfuturesocieties.Lectureandlaboratory. SSCI301L"MapsandSpatialReasoning"Ruddell,MW2:003:20pm Roleofmapsandspatialreasoningintheproductionanduseofgeographicinformationfor representingandanalyzinghumanandenvironmentalactivitiesandevents.