Current Semester Undergraduate Courses
Spring 2022
Anthropology is the systematic study of the humanity both past and present. The course introduces students to the four subfields of anthropology, which include archaeology, biological, linguistic and cultural anthropology. Students will learn about the concepts and methods that anthropologists use to study our species and gain a broader perspective on the human experience. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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002 | 49919 |
| Andrew W Carey - acarey1@unm.edu | 3 | 34 Fees: $5 |
This course provides a basic introduction to the broad field of biological anthropology. The research interests of biological anthropologists include the history and development of modern evolutionary biology, molecular and population genetics, modern primates, the primate and human fossil record, and modern human biological diversity. Biological Anthropology concentration students are required, and others are encouraged, to enroll concurrently in 1135L. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 3: Physical and Natural Sciences.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 53967 |
| Keith L Hunley - khunley@unm.edu | 3 | 30 Fees: $5 |
This is an introductory course that provides an overview of cultural anthropology as a subfield within the broader discipline of anthropology and as a research approach within the social sciences more generally. The course presents core concepts and methods of cultural anthropology that are used to understand the ways in which human beings organize and experience their lives through distinctive cultural practices. More specifically, this course explores social and cultural differences and similarities around the world through a variety of topics such as: language and communication, economics, ways of making a living, marriage and family, kinship and descent, race, ethnicity, political organization, supernatural beliefs, sex and gender, and globalization. This course ultimately aims to present a broad range of perspectives and practices of various cultural groups from across the globe. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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005 | 49935 |
| Anastasia M Theodoropoulos - anntheo@unm.edu | 3 | 6 Fees: $5 |
This is an introductory course which provides an overview of the discipline of Linguistic Anthropology. The course will discuss the implications of language within anthropology, as well as within the sciences and social sciences more generally. The course explores the core concepts and methods of linguistic anthropology, such as the basic structure of language, first and second language acquisition, bilingualism, and social and regional variations that are used to help students understand what it means to be human and the role of language in human societies. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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002 | 50038 |
| Lindsay J Morrone - lindsaymorrone@unm.edu | 3 | 6 |
003 | 49925 |
| Joonyeop Baek - jybaek@unm.edu | 3 | 4 |
This course introduces students to field and laboratory methods and techniques in archeology. Students learn the standards of archeological field recording, excavation techniques and field-related laboratory skills. Fieldwork is required. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 3: Physical and Natural Sciences. Corequisite: 1211L.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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002 | 49933 |
| Bruce B Huckell - bhuckell@unm.edu | 3 | 29 Fees: $5 |
Archaeology is the systematic study of the human past through material remains. This course introduces students to the physical remains of past societies and compares and contrasts archaeological development in different regions. Students will explore the dynamics of the human past and its influences on contemporary society. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 56283 |
| Wirt H Wills - wwills@unm.edu | 3 | 58 Fees: $5 |
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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CANCELLED 001 | 30326 | Lecture | Staff | 3 | 44 Fees: $20 |
(Also offered as LING 322/522) Principles of morphological and syntactic analysis and introduction to functional and formal theories of grammar. Descriptive analysis of grammatical structures and problems from a variety of languages. Prerequisite: LING 301 or SIGN *305 or SPAN 351. {Spring}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 34745 |
| Joshua T Birchall - jbirchall@unm.edu | 3 | 5 |
The purpose and theory of the study of archaeology; relates archaeology to anthropological principles and the practice of science. Prerequisite: 1211 and 1211L. {Yearly}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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002 | 36435 |
| Michael W Graves - mwgraves@unm.edu | 3 | 34 Fees: $20 |
An intensive survey of Southwest prehistory including discussion of major interpretative problems. Covers the period from 11,000 years ago to historic times.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 47798 |
| Thatcher A Rogers - thatcherrogers@unm.edu | 3 | 9 Fees: $20 |
The prehistory of Africa from the appearance of the first hominids to the development of complex societies. Prerequisite: 1115 or (1211 and 1211L) or 2175. {Alternate years}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 53510 |
| Osbjorn Pearson - ompear@unm.edu | 3 | 9 |
A survey of the Near Eastern culture area from the origins of agriculture to the development of Bronze Age civilization. {Offered periodically}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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CANCELLED 001 | 57516 | Web Enhanced - Lecture | Staff | 3 | 25 Fees: $20 |
Development of ideas and theories in sociocultural anthropology; focus on topics such as integration of human societies, sources of change in economic and cultural systems.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 30333 |
| David W Dinwoodie - ddinwood@unm.edu | 3 | 44 Fees: $10 |
Ethnographic studies and a variety of anthropological approaches to ritual are read to examine the defining characteristics of ritual activity and its contemporary significance in peoples' lives. {Offered periodically}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 55972 |
| Suzanne R Oakdale - soakdale@unm.edu | 3 | 14 Fees: $20 |
Current topics in sociocultural anthropology to be explored in experimental courses.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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T: Hlth & Soc Inequalities I | |||||
001 | 56922 |
| Jessica R Goodkind - jgoodkind@salud.unm.edu | 3 | 1 Fees: $20 |
T: Brazilian Lit & Film | |||||
002 | 56802 |
| Jessica A Carey-Webb - jcareywebb@unm.edu | 3 | 1 Fees: $20 |
T: Song Ethnography:SardiniaIT | |||||
003 | 57013 |
| Kristina M Jacobsen - kmj23@unm.edu | 3 | 3 |
T: African Diaspora in the SW | |||||
CANCELLED 004 | 57132 | Topics | Staff | 3 | 2 Fees: $20 |
T: Hlth & Soc Inequality Lab | |||||
005 | 54370 | Jessica R Goodkind - jgoodkind@salud.unm.edu | 3 | 4 Fees: $20 | |
T: African Diaspora in the SW | |||||
006 | 57659 |
| J E Jamal Martin - drjamal@unm.edu | 3 | 4 Fees: $20 |
T: Hlth & Soc Inequalities II | |||||
011 | 39382 |
| Jessica R Goodkind - jgoodkind@salud.unm.edu | 3 | 4 Fees: $20 |
T: Colombia in War and Peace | |||||
013 | 48355 |
| Les W Field - lesfield@unm.edu | 3 | 15 Fees: $20 |
Human heredity, variation and adaptation within and between different ecological and cultural settings; genetics; quantitative variation; elements of human population biology and human ecology. Prerequisite: 1135 or BIOL 1110 or BIOL 1140 or BIOL 2110C or BIOL 2410C. {Spring}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 40168 |
| Jeffrey C Long - jlo@unm.edu | 3 | 17 Fees: $30 |
The events and processes involved in the emergence and evolution of the human lineage-from the origins of Australopithecus, through the emergence of the genus Homo, to the evolution of early modern humans-based on the human fossil record. Prerequisite: 1135 or 2175.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 55976 |
| Osbjorn Pearson - ompear@unm.edu | 3 | 12 Fees: $30 |
Introduces students to the fundamental principles of evolutionary theory and their application to human behavior. It surveys current research on human sexuality, mate choice, reproduction and parenting from the perspective of human evolutionary ecology. Prerequisite: 1170 or 1135 or BIOL 1110.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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CANCELLED 001 | 56280 | Lecture | Staff | 3 | Section Full Fees: $20 |
CANCELLED 003 | 57292 | Lecture | Staff | 3 | 50 Fees: $20 |
Directed study under the supervision of a faculty member. Restriction: permission of instructor. {Offered upon demand}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 46771 | Melissa E Thompson - memery@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 | |
002 | 36049 | Jeffrey C Long - jlo@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 24 | |
003 | 36050 | Loa Traxler - lptraxler@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 | |
004 | 30645 | Lecture | Kari L Schleher - kschlehe@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
005 | 41581 | Frances M Hayashida - fmh@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 | |
006 | 54339 | Joshua A Shapero - jshapero@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 | |
007 | 54627 | Ian J Wallace - iwallace@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 24 | |
044 | 30664 | Lecture | Wirt H Wills - wwills@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
049 | 30665 | Lecture | Patricia L Crown - pcrown@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
052 | 30666 | Lecture | Les W Field - lesfield@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
056 | 30667 | Lecture | Bruce B Huckell - bhuckell@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
061 | 30677 | Lecture | David W Dinwoodie - ddinwood@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
064 | 30685 | Lecture | Suzanne R Oakdale - soakdale@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
066 | 30691 | Lecture | Osbjorn Pearson - ompear@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
080 | 30702 | Practice Experience | Keith L Hunley - khunley@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
085 | 34483 | Practice Experience | Julia M Hess - jmhess@salud.unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
087 | 34484 | Practice Experience | Keith M Prufer - kmp@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
097 | 34486 | Practice Experience | Sherry V Nelson - svnelson@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
101 | 37192 | Emily L Jones - elj@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 | |
102 | 43323 | Catherine R Rhodes - rhodesc@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 | |
103 | 47802 | Hannah V Mattson - hmattson@unm.edu | 1 TO 6 | 25 |
(Also offered as ARTH 406/506) Archaeological and historic art forms of the Plains, Southwest and western regions of North America. {Spring}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 34653 |
| D A Fry - tsalagi@unm.edu | 3 | 1 Fees: $33 |
Topics of archaeological interest including gender in archaeology, European contact and post-processualism.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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T: Cultural Resource Mgmt | |||||
001 | 52508 |
| Hannah V Mattson - hmattson@unm.edu | 3 | 6 Fees: $20 |
T: Pre-Columbian Art: S. Amer | |||||
002 | 46882 |
| Margaret A Jackson - mars@unm.edu | 3 | 3 Fees: $20 |
T: Pre-Col Cen&N SAm Carib | |||||
003 | 46884 |
| Margaret A Jackson - mars@unm.edu | 3 | 3 Fees: $20 |
T: Proseminar Archaeology | |||||
CANCELLED 004 | 56284 | Topics | Staff | 3 | 12 Fees: $20 |
T: Historical Archaeology | |||||
005 | 56285 |
| April E Kamp-Whittaker - akampwhi@unm.edu | 3 | 7 Fees: $20 |
T: Collectns in Cont Chaco Can | |||||
006 | 57134 | Mar. 8, 2022 - May 13, 2022 Apr. 7, 2022 - Apr. 9, 2022 | Loa Traxler - lptraxler@unm.edu | 3 | 2 Fees: $20 |
A laboratory class that explores the application of data from human and non-human dentition to anthropological questions. Topics covered include dental anatomy, development, evolution, variation, and pathology. Prerequisite: 1135.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 55978 |
| Heather J Edgar - hjhedgar@unm.edu | 4 | 23 Fees: $30 |
(Also offered as ARTH, MSST 485) Theoretical and practical work in specific museum problems. May be repeated as subject matter changes. Prerequisite: ARTH 407 or MSST 407. {Offered upon demand}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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Sem: Museum Comm Collaboration | |||||
CANCELLED 001 | 38882 | Seminar | Staff | 3 | 2 |
(Also offered as ARTH, MSST 486/586) Practicum in museum methods and management. Prerequisite: ARTH 407 or MSST 407. Restriction: permission of instructor. {Offered upon demand}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 36547 | Loa Traxler - lptraxler@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 1 Fees: $33 | |
002 | 42779 | Kari L Schleher - kschlehe@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 1 Fees: $33 |
Directed study of topics not covered in regular courses.
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 46429 | Jocelyn H Dehaas - chinsu@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 10 | |
002 | 35702 | Independent Study | Frances M Hayashida - fmh@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
003 | 35703 | Independent Study | Melissa E Thompson - memery@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 24 |
004 | 30717 | Independent Study | Kari L Schleher - kschlehe@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
005 | 35846 | Independent Study | Jeffrey C Long - jlo@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
006 | 54327 | Hannah V Mattson - hmattson@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 | |
007 | 54328 | Joshua A Shapero - jshapero@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 | |
008 | 54629 | Ian J Wallace - iwallace@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 | |
009 | 54630 | Catherine R Rhodes - rhodesc@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 24 | |
013 | 30719 | Independent Study | Jane B Lancaster - jlancas@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 4 |
043 | 30759 | Independent Study | Hillard S Kaplan - hkaplan@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
044 | 30760 | Independent Study | Wirt H Wills - wwills@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 24 |
049 | 30761 | Independent Study | Patricia L Crown - pcrown@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
052 | 30762 | Independent Study | Les W Field - lesfield@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
056 | 30763 | Independent Study | Bruce B Huckell - bhuckell@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
061 | 30764 | Independent Study | David W Dinwoodie - ddinwood@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
064 | 30765 | Independent Study | Suzanne R Oakdale - soakdale@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
066 | 30766 | Independent Study | Osbjorn Pearson - ompear@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
073 | 30767 | Independent Study | Loa Traxler - lptraxler@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
076 | 30768 | Independent Study | Heather J Edgar - hjhedgar@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 24 |
078 | 30770 | Independent Study | David A Phillips - dap@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
080 | 30769 | Independent Study | Keith L Hunley - khunley@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
085 | 34491 | Independent Study | Michael W Graves - mwgraves@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 24 |
087 | 34492 | Independent Study | Keith M Prufer - kmp@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
095 | 34493 | Independent Study | Martin N Muller - muller@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
097 | 34494 | Independent Study | Sherry V Nelson - svnelson@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
101 | 37196 | Emily L Jones - elj@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 24 | |
102 | 43324 | Siobhan M Mattison - smattison@unm.edu | 1 TO 3 | 25 |
Readings and discussions concerning anthropological research methods, sources, goals and professional ethics. Open to upper division majors and concentrators whose applications for the honors program have been approved. Restriction: permission of instructor. {Fall}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 53509 |
| Ian J Wallace - iwallace@unm.edu | 3 | Section Full |
Field research for qualified advanced undergraduate or graduate students with previous experience in archaeology, biological anthropology, human evolutionary ecology, linguistics or general ethnology. Problems are selected on the basis of student-faculty interest and field research opportunities. Restriction: permission of instructor. {Offered upon demand}
# | CRN | Time/Location | Instructor | Credits | Seats Available |
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001 | 35792 | Practice Experience | Melissa E Thompson - memery@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
002 | 54329 | Hannah V Mattson - hmattson@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 | |
003 | 54330 | Joshua A Shapero - jshapero@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 | |
004 | 30821 | Practice Experience | Kari L Schleher - kschlehe@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
005 | 54631 | Ian J Wallace - iwallace@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 | |
006 | 54632 | Catherine R Rhodes - rhodesc@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 | |
012 | 30828 | Practice Experience | Loa Traxler - lptraxler@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
018 | 30832 | Practice Experience | Jeffrey C Long - jlo@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
043 | 30837 | Practice Experience | Hillard S Kaplan - hkaplan@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
044 | 30839 | Practice Experience | Wirt H Wills - wwills@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
049 | 30840 | Practice Experience | Patricia L Crown - pcrown@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
052 | 30857 | Practice Experience | Les W Field - lesfield@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
056 | 30859 | Practice Experience | Bruce B Huckell - bhuckell@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
061 | 30862 | Practice Experience | David W Dinwoodie - ddinwood@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
064 | 30863 | Practice Experience | Suzanne R Oakdale - soakdale@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
066 | 30866 | Practice Experience | Osbjorn Pearson - ompear@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
076 | 30871 | Practice Experience | Heather J Edgar - hjhedgar@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
080 | 30879 | Practice Experience | Keith L Hunley - khunley@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
085 | 34496 | Practice Experience | Michael W Graves - mwgraves@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
087 | 34497 | Practice Experience | Keith M Prufer - kmp@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 24 |
095 | 34498 | Practice Experience | Martin N Muller - muller@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
096 | 35092 | Practice Experience | Frances M Hayashida - fmh@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
097 | 34499 | Practice Experience | Sherry V Nelson - svnelson@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |
101 | 37199 | Emily L Jones - elj@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 | |
102 | 43325 | Siobhan M Mattison - smattison@unm.edu | 2 TO 6 | 25 |