Credit Course Schedules

Anthropology - Fall 2024

Term Definitions

In Person
Classes meet in person on campus; specific days/times/location
Online - Asynchronous
Classes meet fully online; no specific days/times/locations
Online - Synchronous (Zoom)
Classes meet via Zoom or other resource; specific days/times
Hybrid - Online Asynchronous & Online Synchronous (Zoom)
A portion of the classes meet synchronous via Zoom or other resource and a portion is asynchronous online; there will be some specific days/times
Hybrid - Online & In-person
A portion of the classes meet in person on campus and a portion is asynchronous or synchronous online; there will be some specific days/times/locations
Hybrid - Online Asynchronous & In Person
Classes meet in both asynchronous online and in-person modes; specific meeting times and locations for in-person portions of classes are listed with each course
Hybrid - Online Synchronous (Zoom) & In Person
Classes meet in both synchronous online (Zoom) and in-person modes; specific meeting times and locations are listed with each course
Hyflex
Combines online and face-to-face instruction. Students may participate in different ways: online - synchronous, online - asynchronous, face-to-face, or as a flexible learner (student has a degree of choice as to how they participate each week).
Flex
Flex courses may provide students with the opportunity to meet in-person on campus, on the synchronous days and times already scheduled, if conditions allow.
Imputed credits
Imputed credits are developmental courses for students who need to prepare themselves for college-level work. They count toward financial aid requirements but do not count toward earned college credits or GPA.
Interactive TV
Classes are taught live from one campus location and broadcast to one or more additional campus locations. Cameras and microphones at all sites allow faculty and learners to see and talk with each other.
Human Origins and Evolution — 3892
ANT 1510 – 3 credits
Shannon E. Bessette

Traces the biological evolution and current biological diversity of the human species. Students will critically analyze contemporary primates and their behavior, hominid fossils and artifacts, and modern human variation to understand the meaning of the theory of evolution and the ongoing biological adaptations of human beings. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall; C fall. Institutional Course Syllabus

Aug 26 – Dec 20 TBD
Intro to Cultural Anthropology — 3893
ANT 1520 – 3 credits
Rachel D. O'Brian

Examines the nature of the concept of cultural behavior. Students will understand the patterning of social and cultural systems among societies around the world and gain global and ethnic understanding. Students will also determine the universal as well as variations involved in each cultural system. ANT 1510 is not a prerequisite for this course. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J spring; C spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

— Jamestown Campus
Hultquist Library 203
Aug 26 – Dec 20 Tue, Thu 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Intro to Cultural Anthropology — 3894
ANT 1520 – 3 credits
Shannon E. Bessette

Examines the nature of the concept of cultural behavior. Students will understand the patterning of social and cultural systems among societies around the world and gain global and ethnic understanding. Students will also determine the universal as well as variations involved in each cultural system. ANT 1510 is not a prerequisite for this course. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J spring; C spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

Aug 26 – Dec 20 TBD
Intro to Cultural Anthropology — 3895
ANT 1520 – 3 credits
Arnaud F. Lambert

Examines the nature of the concept of cultural behavior. Students will understand the patterning of social and cultural systems among societies around the world and gain global and ethnic understanding. Students will also determine the universal as well as variations involved in each cultural system. ANT 1510 is not a prerequisite for this course. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J spring; C spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

Aug 26 – Dec 20 TBD
Intro to Cultural Anthropology — 4485
ANT 1520 – 3 credits
Rachel D. O'Brian

Examines the nature of the concept of cultural behavior. Students will understand the patterning of social and cultural systems among societies around the world and gain global and ethnic understanding. Students will also determine the universal as well as variations involved in each cultural system. ANT 1510 is not a prerequisite for this course. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J spring; C spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

— Jamestown Campus
Katharine Jackson Carnahan Center 168
Aug 26 – Dec 20 Mon, Wed 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Intro to Cultural Anthropology — 4498
ANT 1520 – 3 credits
Arnaud F. Lambert

Examines the nature of the concept of cultural behavior. Students will understand the patterning of social and cultural systems among societies around the world and gain global and ethnic understanding. Students will also determine the universal as well as variations involved in each cultural system. ANT 1510 is not a prerequisite for this course. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J spring; C spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

— Cattaraugus County Campus
Technology Center 311
Aug 26 – Dec 20 Tue, Thu 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Anthropology of Supernatural — 3896
ANT 1530 – 3 credits
Arnaud F. Lambert

Students will examine cultural expressions of belief in the supernatural, focusing specifically on people's ideas about magic, witchcraft, and religion. This course takes a wide-ranging and cross-cultural approach to studying religious beliefs and behaviors. Although this class focuses on the "indigenous" religions of Africa, Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and the Americas; elements of the "world religions" such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are also discussed. Students will have the opportunity to contrast other people's beliefs and practices with their own and develop a deeper understanding of the role of religion in the human experience. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J occasionally; C occasionally. Institutional Course Syllabus

Hultquist Library 212
Aug 26 – Dec 20 Mon, Wed 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Intro. to Dis/Ability Studies — 4486
ANT 2550 – 3 credits
Shannon E. Bessette

Students will explore both the medical model and the social model of what it means to be ?able-bodied? and ?disabled,? and the benefits and disadvantages of those labels for the people who bear them. Students will also compare and contrast the concepts of ability and disability for people living around the globe, and understand the work of social activists in the disability community. Finally, we will address the new possibilities that are emerging in the form of technologies and medications, and what that means for access and identity. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall, spring; C fall, spring. Institutional Course Syllabus

Aug 26 – Dec 20 TBD