ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTH 101:
Human Origins 3 credits

Prerequisites: none

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU , TWU

This course traces our physical and cultural evolution by looking at our animal past, at our primate relatives (the prosimians, monkeys, and apes), and especially at the fossils and tools our ancestors have left behind. You will be introduced to the basics of evolution and to some of the basic questions physical anthropologists consider: Are we just a naked ape? Are humans innately aggressive? Are sex roles built in or learned? Are some races superior to others?

ANTH 102:
Introduction to Social and Cultural
Anthropology 3 credits

Prerequisites: none

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC

An introduction to basic concepts and ideas in social and cultural anthropology, and an examination of selected topics such as resource use, social organization, mythology, religion, and culture change among small-scale and indigenous societies.

ANTH 111:
B.C. First Nations
(Traditional Life) 3 credits

Prerequisites: none

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU , TWU

A survey of traditional First Nations cultures in British Columbia, including technology, economy, law and decision making, family organization, religion, art, and the changes brought about by European settlement.

ANTH 112:
B.C. First Nations
(Contemporary Issues) 3 credits

Prerequisites: none

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU , TWU

This course considers 19th and 20th century First Nations history and issues of importance to First Nations people today, including land claims, self-government, community development, education, and political action.

ANTH 120:
Culture and Environment 3 credits

Prerequisites: none

Transferability: UVic, OU, TWU

The world is said to be facing an environmental crisis — one of overpopulation, overpollution, and overuse of energy and natural resources. Is this so? Is it because Canada and the other industrialized nations are out of tune with their environments? This course seeks to answer these questions by looking at the relationship between people and their environment in our own society and in those of hunters and gatherers (like the James Bay Cree) and tribal agriculturalists (like the Tsembaga of New Guinea).

ANTH 130 (formerly 230):
World Religions 3 credits

Prerequisites: none

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC

An introduction to world religions beginning with the search for religion’s essence (in ideas ranging from the Perennial Philosophy to the theories of Durkheim, Marx, Freud and Jung) and continuing with an overview of indigenous religion (the Sto:lo, Hopi, and Tsembaga), and religions of the West (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), and the East (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism). The course uses lectures, discussions, readings and films to consider such questions as “What is religion?”, “What does religion do for individuals?”, and “What is religion’s place in today’s world?”

ANTH 210:
Social Organization 3 credits

Prerequisites: ANTH 102

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC

Anthropological approaches to, and the examination of, the structures of social relations in non-industrial societies, with emphasis on kinship and social organization among North American Indians, Australian Aborigines, and other indigenous populations.

ANTH 220:
Culture Change: People of the Third World 3 credits

Prerequisites: none

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC

By far the majority of the world’s population lives in the underdeveloped world. In this course we look at the lives of such people by considering case studies from Latin America. Particular attention is given to the peasantry as a social group and to cultural changes within that group due to processes such as urbanization and commercialization of agriculture. The course will be of interest to anyone concerned with the present and future of the underdeveloped world. It is of particular value to those who plan to enter the teaching profession, travel or work abroad, or who want to have an appreciation for Canada’s international role.

ANTH 240:
Introduction to Archaeology 3 credits

Prerequisites: ANTH 101 recommended

Transferability: UBC, SFU, UVic, OU, TWU, UNBC

An introduction to archaeological concepts and techniques, and an examination of the archaeological record of early societies throughout the world. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding the archaeological and heritage record of British Columbia.

ANTH 241:
Archaeological Field Studies 6 credits

Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or ANTH 240 and instructor’s permission

Transferability: SFU, UBC, OU, TWU, UNBC

Course length: 6–8 hours/day for 6–8 weeks

Offered in the spring or summer sessions only.

This is a course in archaeological methods, techniques, and theories dealing with the excavation, recovery, analysis, and interpretation of archaeological material. This is a practical field course in archaeology. In addition to techniques of archaeological recovery and interpretation, participants will acquire a number of related skills, such as photography, mapping, computer applications, preparation of reports, and heritage conservation and interpretation.

ANTH 255:
Introduction to Social Research 3 credits

Prerequisites: ANTH 102 or SOC 101

Transferability: SFU as SA 255, OU, UBC, UVic

An introduction to the conduct of sociological and anthropological research. Topics include the relationship between theory and research, concept formation, operationalization, exploratory studies, hypothesis generation and testing, data collection techniques within both sociology and anthropology, the assessment of causality, the critical evaluation of research on both theoretical and methodological grounds, the definition of research problems, and ethical issues in social research.

(This course was previously numbered SA 255, and is known as such at SFU. Students having credit for SA 255 at UCFV or SFU will not receive additional credit for ANTH 255. Students wishing to take this course for sociology credit should register in SOC 255.)

Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both SOC 255 and
ANTH 255. This course can be counted as either anthropology or sociology credit.

ANTH 301:
Key Ideas in Anthropology 4 credits

Developed in partnership with Simon Fraser University

Prerequisites: 45 credits, to include ANTH 102 and at least three additional credits of anthropology

Transferability: SFU, OU, TWU

A consideration of selected themes and ideas in anthropological thought with respect to their historical origins and theoretical importance.

(This course was previously numbered SA 301, and is known as such at SFU. Students having credit for SA 301 at UCFV or SFU will not receive additional credit for ANTH 301.)

ANTH 310:
Regional Studies: Latin America 4 credits

Prerequisites: 45 credits, to include at least six credits of anthropology, sociology, and/or LAS. (One or more of SOC 250, ANTH 220, or LAS 102, 110, 200, or 201 recommended.)

Using sociological and anthropological approaches, this course is designed to provide you with insights into the society and culture of a specific nation or region within Latin America. In so doing we shall move effortlessly and with intellectual grace from the heady heights of macro analysis and theoretical sociology to the details of micro analysis and ethnography, and back again. In so doing, the course will increase our awareness of the diversity of the Latin American experience — an experience that is becoming increasingly important and which also offers many insights into our own society.

Note: Students cannot take ANTH 310, SOC 310, LAS 310,
SOC 463, or ANTH 463 with the same letter designation for further credit.

ANTH 363:
Processes of Development
and Underdevelopment 4 credits

Developed in partnership with Simon Fraser University

Prerequisites: 45 credits, to include SOC 101 and at least three additional credits sociology, anthropology, or LAS. (SOC 250, ANTH 220, and/or LAS 200 recommended.)

Transferability: SFU, OU

An examination of the anthropological and sociological theories of development and underdevelopment as applied to the Third World. The nature and consequences of world system linkages, colonialism and decolonization, patterns of social and cultural change in selected societies and regions.

(This course was previously numbered SA 363, and is known as such at SFU. Students having credit for SA 363 at UCFV or SFU will not receive additional credit for ANTH 363.)

Note: This course can be counted as either sociology or anthropology credit. Students wishing to take this course for Sociology credit should register in SOC 363.

Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both ANTH 363 and
SOC 363.

ANTH 387:
Canadian Native Peoples 4 credits

Developed in partnership with Simon Fraser University

Prerequisites: 45 credits, to include ANTH 102 and at least three additional credits of anthropology and/or sociology

Transferability: SFU, OU

The study of traditional Canadian Native culture and contemporary issues. The focus of the course will vary from semester to semester.

(This course was previously numbered SA 387, and is known as such at SFU. Students having credit for SA 387 at UCFV or SFU will not receive additional credit for ANTH 387.)

Note: This course can be counted as either sociology or anthropology credit with respect to extended minors. Students wishing to take this course for Sociology credit should register in SOC 387.

Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both SOC 387 and ANTH 387.

ANTH 388:
Comparative Studies
of Minority Indigenous Peoples 4 credits

Developed in partnership with Simon Fraser University

Prerequisites: 45 credits, to include ANTH 102 and at least three additional credits of anthropology and/or sociology

Transferability: SFU as SA 388

The social and cultural patterns of indigenous people within various modern nation–states, and their relations with majority societies and with other indigenous groups across the world.

(This course was previously numbered as SA 388, and is known as such at SFU. Students having credit for SA 388 at UCFV or SFU will not receive additional credit for ANTH 387.)

Note: This course can be counted as either sociology or anthropology credit with respect to extended minors. Students wishing to take this course for sociology credit should register in SOC 388.

Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both SOC 388 and ANTH 388.

ANTH 463:
Special Topics in Development Studies 4 credits

Developed in partnership with Simon Fraser University

Prerequisites: 60 credits, to include at least nine credits of sociology and/or anthropology. (ANTH 220, ANTH/SOC 363 and SOC 250 recommended).

Transferability: OU, SFU

An examination of processes of social change in selected Third World societies. Topics will change from semester to semester, but may include liberation movements and colonialism; the comparative study of post-revolutionary societies; the persistence, transformation, and disappearance of contemporary peasantries; directed change programs.

(This course was previously numbered as SA 463, and is known as such at SFU. Students having credit for SA 463 at UCFV or SFU will not receive additional credit for ANTH 463.)

This course can be counted as either sociology or anthropology credit Students wishing to take this course for sociology credit should register in SOC 463.

Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of LAS 310, SOC 310, ANTH 310, SOC 463 or ANTH 463 with the same letter designation.

ANTH 468:
Environment and Society 4 credits

Developed in partnership with Simon Fraser University

Prerequisites: 60 credits, to include ANTH 102 and at least six additional credits of sociology and/or anthropology.

Transferability: UNBC

This course examines ecological and environmental approaches and studies in anthropology and sociology, and studies of environmental issues in contemporary situations. Topics include relationships between forms of social organization and resource use, studies of resource-use conflicts, and the ways in which different cultures view the environment. This course draws extensively on case studies by anthropologists and sociologists, with a special emphasis on the Pacific Northwest and communities in the Fraser River watershed.

Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both ANTH 468 and SOC 468.

ANTH 469:
Myth and Ritual 4 credits

Developed in partnership with Simon Fraser University

Prerequisites: 60 credits, to include ANTH 102 and either ANTH 130 or 301.

An examination of myth and of theorists of myth ranging from the popular and widely known (Joseph Campbell) to the anthropological but less well-known (Claude Levi-Strauss, Mary Douglas, Victor Turner). Anthropology and its study of symbol, myth, and ritual will be the ground for a critical look at Campbell and at the recent trend towards using myth and ritual as a means to personal transformation.

ANTH 470:
Race and Racism: Selected Topics 4 credits

Prerequisites: 60 credits, to include at least nine credits of sociology and/or anthropology.

Questions of race and ethnicity arise frequently in the context of popular discussions of social problems, national identity, and even national unity. They are equally important in academic discussions about modern societies around the world. This course explores selected topics related to race, racism and ethnicity from sociological and anthropological perspectives. Topics covered may include ethnic conflict, immigration and immigration policy, multiculturalism, racism, the development of immigrant identities and communities, charter groups/dominant cultures, indigenous and migrant subordination, the meaning of exile, etc. Students should consult the department to determine the content for a particular semester.

Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both ANTH 470 and SOC 470.

ANTH 470A:
Race and Racism:
Selected Topics: Latin American Immigrants and Immigration 4 credits

Prerequisites: 60 credits, to include at least nine credits of sociology, anthropology, and/or LAS, (LAS 110 and/or HIST 261 recommended.)

Corequisites: none

Immigration has been a crucial element in the formation of Latin American society and culture. It has shaped identity and community among Latin Americans abroad and has had reciprocal effects on the immigrants’ societies of origin. This course explores various aspects of Latino immigration from several perspectives. Topics covered may include: the push/pull factors causing immigration, immigration policy, the development of immigrant identities, the meaning of exile, and the formation of immigrant communities and their relationship to the cominant culture of Canadian society.The course will be of interest to students in Latin American Studies and others who will work with Latino communities in Canada.

This course can be counted as either sociology or anthropology credit. Students wishing to take this course for sociology credit should register in SOC 470A.

Note: Credit cannot be obtained for more than one of LAS 470, SOC 470A, or ANTH 470A.

ANTH/SOC 490:
Directed Readings in Sociology/Anthropology 4 credits

Prerequisites: 60 credits, to include at least nine credits of sociology and/or anthropology plus permission from supervising faculty member and department head.

Directed reading in a selected field of study under the direction of a faculty member. A major paper will be required.

Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both ANTH 490 and SOC 490.

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