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AGRO 7040 Research Methods in Plant Science (3)
Prereq.: EXST 7005 or equivalent; field research experiemce. Research activities and methodology used to conduct field research in plant science and pest management disciplines from initial planning through publication of results; areas of emphasis include: research proposal preparation and protocol development; selection of experimental design and implementation of research; data analysis, interpretation and presentation; and manuscript preparation.
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AGRO 7041 Plant-Herbicide Physiology (3)
Prereq.: AGRO 4070 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Lab project includes several techniques used in plant-herbicide physiology research. Physiological and physical interactions of herbicides with plants; emphasis on the specific mode of action, entry, movement, metabolism and selectivity mechanisms of each chemical family of herbicides.
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AGRO 7051 Advanced Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition (4)
Prereq.: AGRO 4052 and BIOL 3060 or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Principles of bioavailability and acquisition of mineral nutrients by crop plants; interactions of plant roots with the soil environment; fertilizer use efficiency.
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AGRO 7055 Advanced Soil Chemistry (3)
Prereq.: AGRO 4055 , MATH 1552 and one semester of physical chemistry. Theory of physio-chemical properties of soils; emphasis on soil solution chemistry and soil environmental properties.
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AGRO 7057 Advanced Soil Physics (4)
Also offered as EMS 7057 . 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Physical properties of the soil matrix; soil-water retention; and processes governing water, gas, solute, and heat fluxes in the soil profile.
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AGRO 7067 Crop Breeding Practicum (2)
Prereq.: AGRO 4064 or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 4 hrs. of credit when topics vary; consent of instructor. Application of plant breeding techniques for agronomic and horticultural crops, emphasis on visits to practicing public and commercial programs.
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AGRO 7071 Advanced Plant Genetics (3)
See HORT 7071 .
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AGRO 7073 Current Topics in Plant Breeding and Genetics (1)
Prereq.: AGRO 4064 or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 2 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Current discussion on plant breeding topics such as plant breeding theory, applied plant breeding, association mapping for crop improvement, and application of genome sequencing in crop improvement.
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AGRO 7074 Quantitative Genetics in Plant Improvement (3)
Also offered as HORT 7074 . Genotypic and environmental values, their effects and interactions, homeostasis, stability; variances, covariances, combining ability, genetic advance, selection indices, molecular markers for quantitative trait loci.
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AGRO 7080 Applied Plant Genomics (3)
Prereq.: AGRO 4064 or equivalent. Advances in plant genomics, structure and function of plant genome, genomics tools and their practical application for plant improvement, future prospect of plant genomics.
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AGRO 7165 Biogeochemistry of Wetland Soils and Sediments (3)
Same as OCS 7165 .
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AGRO 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)
“S”/”U”grading.
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AGRO 8901 Research in Crop Science (3-6)
Prereq.: consent of department. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
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AGRO 8902 Research in Soil Science (3-6)
Prereq.: consent of department. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
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AGRO 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)
“S”/”U”grading.
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ANSC 1011 Introduction to Animal Science (3)
Science and production of beef cattle, sheep, swine and horses; their role in American agriculture.
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ANSC 1048 Introduction to Dairy Science (3)
Introduction to dairy production and dairy foods technology.
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ANSC 1049 Introduction to Poultry Science (3)
Principles and practices of commercial poultry production.
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ANSC 2001 Animal Unit Internship (1)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 and consent of school. 3 hrs. work experience. Pass-fail grading. May be taken for a max. of 5 sem. hrs. of credit, with no more than two credits each in beef, dairy, dairy foods, equine, poultry, sheep, swine and meat areas. Supervised work experience with animal behavior and care and/or animal foods processing.
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ANSC 2031 Equine Industry and Management (2)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 ; consent of instructor. Management principles utilized to make appropriate decisions regarding horse feeding, breeding, selection, disease control and economic planning.
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ANSC 2040 Techniques of Judging and Evaluating Dairy Cattle (2)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 . Development of live animal evaluation techniques in a clinical setting; emphasis on visual evaluation, decision making, oral communication.
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ANSC 2042 Techniques of Judging and Evaluating Poultry and Poultry Products (2)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 . May be taken for a max. of 4 hrs. of credit when topics vary. 4 hrs. lab. Principles and techniques in evaluation of poultry and poultry products.
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ANSC 2049 Dairy Cattle Production Practices (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 1048 and permission of school. 2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab. Dairy cattle production practices; care, fitting, showing dairy cattle.
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ANSC 2050 Animal Management Practices (2)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 and permission of deparment. Techniques of routine and special conditions of animal handling, care, movement, restraint, and their interactions with different facilities and production systems. Practices in large and small ruminants, equine, swine, and poultry.
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ANSC 2051 Large Farm Animal Practicum Laboratory (1)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 ; credit or registration in ANSC 2050 and permission of department. 3 hrs lab. Students will learn by practicing routine as well as special husbandry activities related to animal handling, care, movement, retraint and their interactions with different facilities and production systems. Pracitices in large (dairy and beef) ruminants and equine will be the main subjects of this course.
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ANSC 2052 Small Farm Animals Practicum Laboratory (1)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 ; credit or registration in ANSC 2050 and permission of department. 3 hr. lab. Students will learn by practicing routine as well as special husbandry activities related to animal handling, care, movement, restraint and their interactions with different facilities and production systems. Practices in small ruminants (sheep and goats), swine, and poultry will be the main subjects of this course.
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ANSC 2060 Companion Animal Management (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 . Husbandry, nutrition, health, behavior and management of companion animals including dogs, cats, horses, small ruminants, small mammals, rodents, reptiles, and avian species; opportunities in the pet-related fields and industries.
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ANSC 2072 Introductory Agricultural Genetics (3)
Prereq.: BIOL 1002 or equivalent. Introduction to classical and modern genetic methodology used in agriculture including Mendelian principles, successful breeding techniques, assisted reproductive technology, genetic engineering and other biotechnological methods.
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ANSC 2075 Milk and Dairy Foods (3)
Product processing techniques and related principles involved in market preparation of milk and dairy foods; emphasis on consumer and processor viewpoints relative to product composition, processing, marketing, sanitation and related environmental aspects.
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ANSC 2085 Milk Quality Control Laboratory (2)
Prereq.: permission of department. 4 hrs. lab. Public Health Service laboratory and inspection procedures for quality control on dairy farms and in milk plants.
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ANSC 2093 Dairy Products Judging (2)
Development of sensory evaluation techniques in a clinical setting; emphasis on sensory evaluation, decision-making, oral communication.
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ANSC 2133 Growth and Development of Livestock (3)
Prereq.: BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1202 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Cell, tissue and body growth, development and composition; patterns of tissue deposition in livestock; control and modification of normal and abnormal growth; evaluation and measurement of composition of beef, sheep, swine and horses.
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ANSC 3010 Applied Animal Feed Formulation (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 or ANSC 1048 or ANSC 1049 and MATH 1021 or equivalent. Formulation of feed for agricultural animals, including feed laws, feed stuffs and requirements.
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ANSC 3033 Elements of Live Animal and Carcass Evaluation (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 , ANSC 2133 . 1 hr. lecture; 4 hrs. lab. Basic principles and techniques involved in evaluation of meat animals and their carcasses.
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ANSC 3050 Animal Science Internship (3)
Prereq.: junior standing with an overall GPA of 2.20 and permission of school. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. 120 hours of supervised work experience in the animal industry per credit hour.
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ANSC 3053 Meats (3)
Prereq.: BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1202 and ANSC 1011 or NFS 2000 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Livestock and meat industry relationship; live animal and carcass comparison, slaughtering, processing, identification and utilization of meat and meat products.
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ANSC 3060 Companion Animal Health Maintenance and Disease (3)
Prereq.: BIOL 1001 , BIOL 1002 , BIOL 1005 or BIOL 1201 and BIOL 1202 , CHEM 1201 and CHEM 1202 . Canine and feline health maintenance programs, diagnostic tests and tools used in animal health professions, etiology, clinical findings, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of common companion animal diseases and disorders, zoonotic disease transmission and prevention.
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ANSC 3900 Animal Science Research (1-3)
Prereq.: permission of school. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Directed individual research of a topic in the animal sciences.
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ANSC 4001 Parasite Effects on Animal Performance (2)
Prereq.: BIOL 1201 and BIOL 1202 or BIOL 1001 and BIOL 1002 ; ANSC 1011 or equivalent. 1 hr. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Endo- and ecto-parasites that affect performance of domestic animals and birds.
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ANSC 4009 Animal Nutrition (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 ; CHEM 2060 or equivalent. Basic principles of nutrition including chemical composition of feedstuffs, digestion, metabolism and functions and values of nutrients.
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ANSC 4018 Principles of Animal Genetics (4)
Prereq.: ANSC 2072 or BIOL 2153 and EXST 2201 or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Concepts of animal breeding and genetics as they relate to farm livestock.
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ANSC 4020 Dairy Foods Technology: Frozen and Cultured Dairy Products (4)
Prereq.: ANSC 2075 or CHEM 1202 . 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Principles and processes in the manufacture of ice cream and other frozen dairy products; concentrated milk products; cheese and fermented milk products.
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ANSC 4031 Incubation and Hatchery Management (2)
Prereq.: 6 sem. hrs. of biological science or equivalent. 1 hr. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Chick development and embryology; incubation principles and practices; hatchery equipment and design; hatchery management.
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ANSC 4040 Quality Assurance in the Food Industry (4)
Also offered as NFS 4040 . Prereq.: BIOL 2051 . 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Laboratory functions, manufacturing processes and microbiological, chemical and statistical techniques used to provide complete quality assurance for the modern dairy food plant.
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ANSC 4045 Reproductive Physiology of Farm Animals (3)
Prereq.: BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1201 ; BIOL 1002 or BIOL 1202 ; and CHEM 2060 . Reproductive anatomy and physiology of farm animals; factors affecting reproductive performance.
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ANSC 4046 Physiology of Lactation (2)
Prereq.: BIOL 1001 , BIOL 1002 , BIOL 1005 or BIOL 1201 , BIOL 1202 and CHEM 2060 . Anatomy and development of the mammary gland; physiological and biochemical regulation of mammary growth and milk secretion; emphasis on farm animals.
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ANSC 4047 Reproductive Management (1)
Prereq.: credit or registration in ANSC 4045 . 3 hrs. lab. Principles and techniques necessary for reproductive management in cattle.
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ANSC 4050 Animal Biotechnology (3)
Prereq.: at least 8 hrs. of biological sciences. Recent developments in animal bio-technology; development of methods to increase the efficiency of growth, reproduction and lactation; improvement of resistance to disease and stress.
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ANSC 4051 Poultry Biology (3)
2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Structure, conformation and selection of fowl; emphasis on egg formation and oviposition; other physiological factors of economic importance.
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ANSC 4052 Poultry Management (3)
Prereq.: 6 sem. hrs. of biological science or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Growth and development of the U.S. commercial egg and broiler industries; principles of nutrition, genetics, housing, management and marketing; types of integrated operations and contract production.
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ANSC 4054 Dairy Farm Management (4)
Prereq.: ANSC 2049 or consent of instructor. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Principles of managing dairy cattle; recommended farm practices for economical milk production.
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ANSC 4060 Contemporary Issues in the Animal Sciences (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 or equivalent. Discussion and evaluation of contemporary issues and policies related to animal biology and agriculture; development of reasoning and interpersonal skills; preparation of subject matter for distribution to the public.
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ANSC 4080 Dairy Microbiology (3)
Prereq.: BIOL 2051 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Application of specific microbiological procedures used in quality control and processing of dairy products.
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ANSC 4081 Swine Production (3)
Prereq.: credit or registration in ANSC 4009 or ANSC 3010 or equivalent. Graduate students in animal, dairy and poultry sciences or animal and dairy sciences may not take more than one of the following for graduate credit: ANSC 4081, ANSC 4084 , ANSC 4086 or ANSC 4088 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Management practices of swine; reproduction, nutrition, diseases and other aspects of production.
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ANSC 4084 Beef Cattle Production (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 3010 or equivalent. Graduate students in animal, dairy and poultry sciences or animal and dairy sciences may not take more than one of the following for graduate credit: ANSC 4081 , 4084, ANSC 4086 , or ANSC 4088 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Management practices of beef cattle; reproduction, breeding, feeding, marketing, herd health and other aspects of production in the south.
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ANSC 4086 Small Ruminant Production (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 3010 or equivalent. Graduate students in animal, dairy and poultry sciences or animal and dairy sciences may not take more than one of the following for graduate credit: ANSC 4081 , ANSC 4084 , 4086 or ANSC 4088 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Theory and practice of management, breeding and feeding of sheep and goats for production under southern conditions.
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ANSC 4087 Best Practices for Environmental Sustainability in Agriculture (3)
See AGRO 4087 .
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ANSC 4088 Horse Production (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 1011 ; Graduate students in animal, dairy and poultry sciences or animal and dairy sciences may not take more than one of the following for graduate credit: ANSC 4081 , ANSC 4084 , ANSC 4086 or 4088. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Theory and practice of raising horses; conformation and selection; nutrition, reproduction, breeding and production in the south.
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ANSC 4092 Animal Science Proseminar (1)
Nutrition, animal breeding and production, and meat processing and preservation.
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ANSC 4094 Meat Technology (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 3053 ; and BIOL 2083 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab.
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ANSC 4095 Reproductive Physiology and Management of Zoo, Laboratory and Companion Animals (4)
Prereq.: basic course in biology or zoology; and ANSC 4045 or equivalent. Field trips are required. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Reproductive biology of zoo, laboratory and companion animals, with emphasis on breeding management.
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ANSC 4900 Special Topics in Animal Science (1-3)
Prereq.: permission of school. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics from the animal sciences.
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ANSC 7001 Experimental Methods (2)
Prereq.: credit or registration in EXST 7004 or equivalent. Scientific methods applied to animal science.
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ANSC 7004 Population Genetics in Animal and Plant Breeding (4)
Prereq.: EXST 7004 or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Genetic concepts concerning characteristics of populations.
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ANSC 7018 Rumen Physiology and Metabolism (3)
Comparison of ruminants to other herbivora and nonruminant animals; factors associated with obtaining and utilizing feeds; fermentation products; symbiotic relationship between microflora and the host animal; host animal metabolism.
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ANSC 7020 Andrology (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 4045 or equivalent. Male reproductive physiology and anatomy of avian, aquatic and mammalian species.
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ANSC 7033 Advanced Growth and Development of Livestock (3)
Prereq.: Credit for or enrollment in BIOL 4087 or equivalent. Cell, tissue, body growth, development, and composition; patterns of tissue deposition; control and modification of normal and abnormal growth.
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ANSC 7051 Advanced Physiology of Reproduction (3)
Prereq.: ANSC 4045 . Processes of reproduction in farm animals.
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ANSC 7052 Biotechnology of Gamete and Embryo Physiology and Micromanipulation (4)
Prereq.: ANSC 4045 or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Procedures for manipulation of mammalian gametes in vitro and general biotechnology techniques; emphasis on application to biological research.
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ANSC 7061 Research in Animal Science (1-6)
Prereq.: consent of department head. May be repeated for credit; max. credit of 6 hrs. for MS degree and 9 hrs. for PhD degree. Research in animal nutrition, breeding and production; physiology of reproduction; meat technology.
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ANSC 7091 Seminar (1)
May be taken for a max. of 4 hrs. of credit.
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ANSC 7900 Special Topics in Animal Science (1-6)
Prereq.: consent of department head. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Special topics of interest in animal science.
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ANSC 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)
“S”/”U”grading.
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ANSC 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)
“S”/”U”grading.
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Anthropology |
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ANTH 1001 Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Prehistory (3)
[LCCN: CATR 2023, Biological Anthropology] This is a General Education course. Origin and evolution of people; evolution and its physiological bases; human prehistory; human diversity; origin and development of human culture through the rise of civilization.
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ANTH 1003 Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (3)
[LCCN: CATR 2013, Cultural Anthropology] This is a General Education course. Diversity of human cultures; nature of culture, social organizations, subsistence patterns, economics, law, politics, religion, language and other institutions of culture viewed in cross-cultural perspective.
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ANTH 2014 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (3)
Exploration of medico-legal discipline of forensic anthropology with a focus on human skeletal anatomy.
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ANTH 2015 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
This is a General Education course. Archaeological goals, methods, techniques and interpretations; particular prehistoric cultural sequences or projects; relationship of archaeology with other social, life and earth sciences.
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ANTH 2016 Field Methods in Archaeology (3-6)
Prereq.: ANTH 2015 or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Techniques of survey, mapping, excavation and recording; participation in one or more archaeological excavations.
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ANTH 2050 World Archaeology (3)
This is a General Education course. Survey of human culture history from the stone age to the present; spread of humanity around the globe; major cultural developments including hunting and gathering, origins of agriculture, discovery and spread of metalworking, rise of ancient civilizations, and development of the modern world.
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ANTH 2051 Introduction to World Ethnography (3)
This is a General Education course. Sex roles, economic pursuits, values, beliefs, families and other institutions of selected nonwestern peoples; implications for American culture.
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ANTH 2423 Introduction to Folklore (3)
This is a General Education course. See ENGL 2423 .
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ANTH 3004 Archaeology and the Bible (3)
See REL 3004 .
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ANTH 3060 Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics (3)
Also offered as LING 3060 . Cultural variation in language and its uses; problems of language classification and areal linguistics; practice in phonemic and morphemic analysis of nonwestern languages.
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ANTH 3401 The Study of Folklore (3)
Also offered as ENGL 3401 . History of the study of folklore; methods of collection, interpretation and analysis of folklore materials; myth, folktale, legend, folk song, ballads, folk humor, festival and folk speech; psychological, contextual and structural analysis of oral literature; specific reference to the heritage of Louisiana and the South.
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ANTH 3997 Selected Topics in Anthropology (3)
Prereq.: permission of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
In-depth coverage of selected topics from anthropology.
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ANTH 4002 South Asian Society, Polity and Culture (3)
See INTL 4002 .
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ANTH 4004 The North American Indians (3)
Also offered as LING 4004 . Origin, distribution, language and culture of the aboriginal population.
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ANTH 4008 Ancient Civilizations of Middle America (3)
Ancient settlement, development of agriculture, rise and fall of ancient civilizations in Middle America including Olmec, Maya and Aztecs.
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ANTH 4010 Human Osteology (3)
Prereq.: permission of instructor. Evolutionary biology and functional anatomy of the human skeleton.
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ANTH 4014 Forensic Anthropology (3)
Prereq.: permission of instructor. Fundamental concepts and application of techniques in forensic anthropology.
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ANTH 4017 Louisiana Archaeology (3)
Two overnight field trips. Archaeological data relative to the Indian cultures dating from the end of the Pleistocene period to the early historic era.
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ANTH 4018 Historical Archaeology (3)
Also offered as HIST 4151 . Broad range of archaeological goals, methods and interpretations unique to the study of the historic past; colonial and plantation archaeology in the southeastern U.S.
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ANTH 4020 Method and Theory in Archaeology (3)
Prereq.: ANTH 1001 or ANTH 1003 and ANTH 2015 or equivalent. Empirical method and theory in archaeological research emphasizing the logic of scientific argument; history of American archaeology, survey of modern archaeological interpretations, types of explanation, logic of archaeological classification and formation of research designs.
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ANTH 4021 Advanced Field Methods in Archaeology (3-6)
Prereq.: ANTH 2015 and ANTH 2016 or equivalent and at least one upper-division or graduate course in archaeology. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary. Advanced techniques of surveying, mapping, excavation, soil sampling and recording.
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ANTH 4022 Ancient Civilizations of South America (3)
Survey of South American prehistory and the development of human civilizations. Archaeological perspective used to explore the various ways of life and cultural achievements in the various regions of the continent from the Amazon lowlands to the Andean highlands and the Pacific desert coast.
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ANTH 4023 Latin American Cultures (3)
Spanish-American cultures in Latin America; their relationship to current societal changes.
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