This course will examine the alterations in the brain that occur with aging and in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. The emphasis will be on human aging although the relevance of animal models to studies of human aging will be a recurrent theme. The course will examine aging at several levels, including molecular, cellular, organismic, and behavioral.
With the advice and approval of his or her faculty adviser, the first-year student may choose approved electives offered by the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology. The intent is to provide the student an opportunity for exploration and study in an area which supplements and/or complements required course work in the first-year curriculum. Pass-fail only.
With the advice and approval of his or her adviser, the second-year student may choose approved electives offered by the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology. The intent is to provide the student an opportunity for exploration and study in an area which supplements and/or complements required course work in the second-year curriculum. Pass-fail only.
Comparative study of major world and selected regional religions with emphasis on analysis of belief, ritual, artistic expression and social organization. Eastern and Western religions are considered.
This course is designed for students in anthropology, food and nutrition, agriculture and environmental studies. It explores food in terms of human food systems. Human food systems include the knowledge, values, and practices used to produce, distribute, process, exchange and consume food. These are embedded in culture and operate within societies.
The course introduces students to recent research in business and organizational anthropology within three overlapping domains: marketing and consumer behavior, organizational theory and culture, and global business (especially international marketing, intercultural management and intercultural communication). We will explore and critically examine the meaning and usage of core concepts such as culture, design, social organization, consumption, globalization, ethnography, business, branding and marketing.
A study of the Inca and other pre-Hispanic civilizations of highland South America in terms of their origins, their development, and their material, social, and intellectual achievements.
Basic concepts and theory of evolution will be reviewed and applied to the study of fossil humans The evidence for the evolution of humans and their primate relatives will be studied, with attention paid to alternate interpretations of the data.
The ethnography of a selected North American or South American culture area or group. Both historical and contemporary cultures will be considered, e.g., Appalachia, Northwest Coast Indians, Urban American, etc. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
