Course Descriptions

ANTH 341 - Native American Cultures of the Pacific Northwest (Put on reserve 9/16/18)

• Understand the ecological settings, cultural adaptations and diversity of aboriginal peoples of the Northwest Coast and the Columbia Plateau.
• Demonstrate how contemporary Indian cultures have persisted and adapted within the context of the Pacific Northwest’s changing social and economic setting.
• Recognize how the cultural values of non-natives regarding gender, race and “civilization” have influenced, often unconsciously, descriptions and knowledge of Pacific Northwest Indians.
• Demonstrate how American Indians have retained and reasserted their cultural traditions and tribal sovereignty.

ANTH 343 - Culture and Power in Africa

• Identity and differentiate anthropological models of African cultures
• Evaluate relations between ritual, politics, kinship and social organization in African societies
• Demonstrate understanding of local social dynamics within the operations of global economic systems;
• Identify and differentiate models of ethnic relations in African societies;

ANTH 344 - Cultures of Asia

ANTH 345 - Cultures of Southeast Asia and Oceania

ANTH 346 - Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean

• Identify similarities and differences between students’ own life experiences and social and cultural realities in Latin America
• Explain and critique at least three different theoretical approaches to the study of Latin American societies.
• Evaluate research on diversity in Latin America using one or more theoretical frameworks.
• Synthetize specific cultural, historical and political transformation of Latin America

ANTH 347 - Native American Cultures of North America

• Understand the ecological settings, cultural adaptations and diversity of Native American societies of North America.
• Demonstrate bow contemporary Native cultures have persisted and adapted within the historical context of colonization, and throughout changing social, political and economic settings in the United States and Canada.
• Recognize how the cultural values of non-natives regarding gender, race and “civilization” have influenced, often unconsciously, representations, descriptions, and knowledge of Native American peoples and cultures.
• Demonstrate how Native Americans have retained and reasserted their cultural traditions and tribal sovereignty, and the legal bases for these efforts.

ANTH 348 - Contemporary China

• Describe the general situation of China including geography, population, administration, political system, social control, and current development.
• Recognize how such social institutions in China as families, kinship, marriage, citizenship, household registration, community, and work unit operate.
• Compare diverse ethnicities in China including the dominant Chineseness, multiple minority groups, and the forms of interethnic relations.
• Develop concepts and tools for presenting the culture, socialization, religion, education, and modernity in China.
• Explain underlying sociocultural foundation of class, stratification, rural-urban inequalities, gender issues, and change.

ANTH 351 - Visual Anthropology

ANTH 352 - Anthropology of Environmental Issues

• Use holistic anthropological perspectives in assessing the role of culture in current environmental issues in both the U.S. and internationally.
• Distinguish between cultural beliefs about the environment and the impact of economic/political factors.
• Identify and compare the role of diverse cultural models for environmental issues and associated solutions proposed.
• Students will participate in presentations comparing alternative cultural models for environmental issues and solutions.

ANTH 353 - Childhood and Culture

• Demonstrate understanding of concepts that influence cultural understandings of childhood, such as culture, ethnocentrism, human universals, cultural relativism.
• Identify cultural assumptions about children and childhood as evidenced in ethnographic writing and in their own culture.
• Explain and critique at least two Euro-American developmental theories from a cross- cultural perspective.
• Demonstrate understanding of political and economic factors that influence the status and role of children in society.
• Describe characteristics of U.S. childhood in comparison to other cultures.

ANTH 354 - Anthropology of Religion

ANTH 355 - Culture, Person, Self

• Understand historical and current perspectives on the interaction of culture, person and self.
• Know the major theoretical arguments about the relationship between psychological and cultural processes in relation to culture, person and self.
• Know the major issues that have informed the field of psychological anthropology, such as personality development, the influence of culture on psychological development, theories of mental health and illness in relation to cultural context.
• Have in-depth knowledge of a current topic in the field of psychological anthropology.

ANTH 356 - Gender Roles in Cross-cultural Perspective

ANTH 357 - Medical Anthropology: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Health and Healing

ANTH 358 - Culture and Politics in a Global Economy (Put on reserve 9/16/17)

ANTH 359 - Survey of Music in Cross-cultural Perspectives

• Discuss and examine specific issues pertaining to the nature of musical creation.
• Define ethnomusicological terms and concepts.
• Identify geographical distribution of musical phenomena and the stratification of music in society.
• Aurally recognize and classify stylistic characteristics and write in a scholarly manner about various ethnic traditions and genres.
• Identify the intellectual, personal, emotional, and political problems associated with intercultural musical contexts.
• Recognize both the diversity and universality of the world’s music.

ANTH 360 - Introduction to Museum Studies

ANTH 361 - Museum Exhibit Design

ANTH 362 - Museum Curation and Management

ANTH 363 - Culture and Economy

• Recognize and describe key theories about economics and human nature
• Illustrate how key theories in economic anthropology help us to understand their own consumptive practices.
• Connect diverse modes of production, distribution, and consumption to social and environmental relationships.

ANTH 380 - Non-Verbal Communication

• Identify channels of non-verbal communication
• Integrate the contribution of biology and culture to non- verbal behavior
• Identify the role of non-verbal communication in interactions.
• Identify meaning of non-verbal communication in contemporary US culture.

ANTH 381 - Language in Culture

ANTH 382 - Descriptive Linguistics

ANTH 384 - Language and Gender

• Demonstrate knowledge of how language participates in gender practice and how language encodes attitudes about gender
• Examine issues of method and analytic practice in language and gender research
• Define concepts and tools for understanding of the patterns of human communication based on gender differences toward explaining dominance of a certain gender via language
• Describe gender inequities and sexually- oriented expressions in language and with the adjustments being made to rectify them
• Identify how different genders pursue conversational strategies to establish status and authority and how different ethnic backgrounds can complicate communication between men and women
• Locate sexual inequalities in language and the role of language in nurturing and identifying gender differences in society

ANTH 396 - Individual Study

ANTH 397 - Honors

ANTH 398 - Special Topics

ANTH 399 - Seminar

ANTH 410 - Biological Anthropology: Theoretical and Research Issues

• Demonstrate their exposure and command of the current and primary literature in biological anthropology.
• Critique methods used by biological anthropologists.
• Describe and apply the theories used to interpret data in biological anthropology.
• Develop competence in research and writing skills
• Develop competence in speaking skills

ANTH 411 - Primate Conservation

• Identify conservation issues impacting nonhuman primates.
• Demonstrate knowledge of general conservation biology.
• Develop expertise on one conservation issue selected by the student.
• Develop presentation and speaking skills.

ANTH 412 - Monkeys of the Neotropics

• Examine the physical morphology, geographic distributions, and evolutionary histories of primates living in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
• Compare/contrast the ecological and social aspects of Neotropical primate species and examine how ecology, sociality, and behavior are interrelated.
• Organize and summarize the current research on Neotropical primate biology, behavior, ecology, and evolution.
• Evaluate the human-primate relationship in the wild and captivity, the issues that accompany field research and maintaining captive populations, and the resulting effects of both on primate conservation.

ANTH 413 - Research Methods in Primatology

• Use the scientific process.
• Design a research project.
• Assess the advantages of disadvantages of various data collection methodologies (e.g., scan sampling, focal animal sampling).
• Select an appropriate analytical framework for a research question.
• Write a research report.

ANTH 414 - Forensic Anthropology: Cold Case Analysis

• Critically analyze and discuss the fate of postmortem remains in light of the manner/cause of death as well as the disposal environment
• Deliver a report on forensic case analysis
• Prepare a forensic case report in an appropriate style and format.
• Effectively present an expert report of a forensic skeletal case analysis under courtroom conditions.
• Demonstrate how laboratory investigation is undertaken in a forensic case.
• Conduct a thorough search of evidence involved in a mock burial.

ANTH 415 - Forensic Anthropology: Theoretical and Applied Issues

• Describe how bioarcheology techniques are used in the investigation of crimes
• Evaluate the wide range of forensic anthropology expertise applied during international human rights (genocide) investigations
• Critically evaluate forensic osteology casework with respect to the suitability of the methods employed
• Undertake literature search and submit relevant literature in relation to assigned forensic skeletal case.
• Critically analyze and discuss the fate of postmortem remains in light of the manner of death as well as the disposal environment

ANTH 416 - Apes

• Examine the physical morphology, geographic distributions, and evolutionary histories of the large- and small-bodied apes. (UG/G)
• Compare/contrast the ecological and social aspects of large- and small-bodied ape species and examine how ecology, sociality, and behavior are interrelated. (UG/G)
• Organize and summarize the current research on ape biology, behavior, ecology, and evolution. (UG/G)
• Assess the current literature on ape cognition and culture relative to biology, ecology, and phylogeny. (UG/G)
• Evaluate the human-ape relationship in the wild and captivity, the issues that accompany field research and maintaining captive populations, and the resulting effects of both on ape conservation. (G)

ANTH 418 - Monkeys of Asia and Africa

• Examine the physical morphology, geographic distributions, and evolutionary histories of African and Asian monkeys.
• Compare/contrast the ecological and social aspects of Old World monkey species and examine how ecology, sociality, and behavior are interrelated.
• Organize and summarize the current research on Old World monkey biology, behavior, ecology, and evolution.
• Evaluate the conservation status of endangered Old World monkeys.

ANTH 419 - Lemurs and Lorises

• Examine the physical morphology, geographic distributions, and evolutionary histories of lemurs and lorises.
• Compare/contrast the ecological and social aspects of lemur and loris species and examine how ecology, sociality, and behavior are interrelated.
• Organize and summarize the current research on the biology, behavior, ecology, and evolution of lemurs and lorises.
• Evaluate the conservation status of endangered lemurs and lorises.

ANTH 421 - Archaeological Theory

ANTH 425 - Zooarchaeology

ANTH 426 - Stone Tool Analysis

• Identify essential elements of stone tool analysis.
• Describe stone tool research for an archaeological region.
• Define and list the main points of primary literature on stone tool analysis.

ANTH 427 - Environmental Archaeology

ANTH 432 - Heritage Preservation

• Document an individual building’s history, including its owners, uses, values, remodels, and situation.
• Prepare a nomination for historic designation of either a structure or a district.
• Identify architectural styles found in the Pacific Northwest specifically, and North America in general.
• Contextualize local buildings and districts in the broader cultural, social, and economic conditions that framed their development.

ANTH 440 - Ecology and Culture

• Identify and describe differing adaptive strategies among human populations.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how environmental management is mediated through culture.
• Demonstrate sophisticated knowledge of one cultural ecology issue of the students choice.
• Demonstrate general knowledge of contemporary issues relevant to cultural ecology (e.g. land degradation, land tenure, sustainable development).

ANTH 444 - Ethnographic Field Methods

ANTH 446 - Anthropology of Globalization

• Analyze ethnographic data in a global structural model
• Identify and describe global political structures
• Apply anthropological theories of globalization to ethnographic data
• Evaluate several theoretical models of globalization

ANTH 449 - Contemporary Native American Cultures and Issues (Put on reserve 9/16/18)

• Identify how imposed contemporary reservation/reserve systems have impacted Native cultures in North America.
• Identify major US political and legal policies that define Native American “reserved rights”.
• Demonstrate a recognition of how non-native cultural values have influenced the various types of knowledge of contemporary American Indians
• Critically assess key issues influencing at least two of the following: Indian education, Native American health; contemporary resource management and economic development; religious freedom and contemporary practices; Pan-Indianism
• Research and critically assess the key issues influencing major contemporary issues facing a single Native American tribal group or confederated groups.

ANTH 451 - History and Theory of Anthropology

ANTH 458 - Senior Comprehensive Survey

ANTH 460 - Meaning in a Material World

• Recognize and describe key theoretical concepts within the anthropology of material culture that help us understand objects as imbued with social, cultural, political, and economic meanings.
• Apply material culture theories to objects encountered in everyday life.
• Compare and contrast social, cultural, political, and economic perspectives of material culture.
• Assemble a theoretical framework for understanding a category or collection of objects. 
• Critique an analysis of material culture.

ANTH 463 - Learning in Museums

• Identify broad developments in museum interpretation and education in theory and practice.
• Employ museum education strategies in an interpretive context.
• Analyze how museum education programs can incorporate the needs of diverse audiences.
• Propose a museum education program that would strengthen museum-community partnerships.
• Design a museum education program that incorporates knowledge of community/ target audience.
• Evaluate museum education programs using knowledge learned from readings, lectures, and discussions. 

ANTH 483 - Sociolinguistics

ANTH 485 - Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology

• Learn bow to design a research project in biological anthropology.
• Find primary literature in biological anthropology.
• Write a research report.
• Publicly present the results or their research.

ANTH 486 - Advanced Methods in Archaeology

ANTH 487 - Field Linguistics

ANTH 488 - Advanced Research in Cultural Anthropology

ANTH 490 - Cooperative Education

ANTH 491 - Workshop

ANTH 492 - Anthropological Teaching Experience

ANTH 493 - Anthropological Field Experience

ANTH 494 - Applied GIS Project

ANTH 496 - Individual Study

ANTH 497 - Forensics Capstone

ANTH 498 - Special Topics

ANTH 499 - Seminar

ATM 251 - Style Principles: Body to Store

• Define and apply the principles and elements of design
• Identify components of visual displays
• Identify advertising components of display
• Complete balanced aesthetically pleasing visual display
• Define components of client styling
• Identify sectors within styling industry
• Analyze client body shape, size and fit
• Identify the creative and strategic nature of visual merchandising of the store and body
• Identify individual style personality so clothing choices are successful
• Execute photoshoot using components of styling
• Use terminology correctly
• Practice and improve communication, writing, and presentation skills in relation to working with clients

ATM 270 - Digital Presentation Techniques

• Develop knowledge and skills to be skilled users of computer technology used in the industry
• Develop computer skills to create effective story boards, line sheets, layouts, magazine spreads, brochures, and other product related information
• Use computer technology to create a variety of projects
• Identify the creative process and explore the capabilities of computer technology as related to clothing, fashion, and textiles
• Discuss elements of professional portfolio
• Use industry technology to execute professional quality work

ATM 280 - Basic Sewing Techniques

• Demonstrate mastery of sewing techniques as demonstrated in class
• Analyze and choose appropriate fabric selection for apparel and accessories
• Understand commercially available patterns and be able to recognize and explain markings on patterns
• Use sewing machine, sergers and various apparel design tools

ATM 281 - Socio-cultural Aspects of Apparel

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Examine the means in which raiment within a cultural context serves to fulfill the physical, environment, social, psychological and personal needs.
• Utilize the systems theory perspective in order to understand  multiple cultural factors related to dress in society including identity, technology, social organization, aesthetics, gender, religion, ritual, and age.
• Analyze and interpret unique experiences of raiment from a cultural perspective.
• Research raiment in real-life situations in relationship to social and cultural behavior.
• Identify the structure of dress communication systems and theories and the effect on human interaction.
• Value the diversity of our appearance by linking the purposes raiment serves for individuals and societies.
• Apply critical thinking skills and inspire discussion relative to diverse perspectives, the body and raiment.

ATM 285 - Buying and Merchandising Math

• Define and dissect of the basic sales elements in the buying/selling process
• Calculate, analyze, and measure the performance of operating income
• Determine and calculate the costs of goods sold when purchasing merchandise
• Recognize and calculate the net cost
• Identify activities that retailers can use to maximize profits
• Understand price lining, pricing strategy, and pricing issues
• Calculate markup as dollar amounts and percentages for individual items and groups of items
• Establish retail prices
• Identify the types of markups and the use of each in making merchandise decisions
• Calculate initial markups, cumulative markups, and maintained markups, keeping markups balanced for various situations
• Recognize and understand both the dollar amounts and percentages of markup needed to evaluate
• Know and understand the retail method of inventory
• Identify and describe information and procedures necessary to implement the retail method of inventory
• Understand and recognize the elements of a six-month merchandise plan
• Recognize the importance of profit calculations in merchandising decisions
• Identify components of a profit and loss statement

 Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
3/4/2015

ATM 289 - Northwest Field Experience in Apparel and Textiles

• Identify potential professions in the Apparel Field
• Develop strengths and weaknesses of professional options
• Determine professional training that requires individual academic preparation
• Examine site locations

ATM 298 - Special Topics

ATM 299 - Seminar

ATM 301 - Introduction to the Fashion Industry

• Evaluate the fashion cycle and its components.
• Analyze the developmental steps of the fashion industry.
• Identify apparel trends, styles and sizes.
• Identify many sectors of the apparel industry.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of designers, manufacturers, and retailers.
• Analyze sustainability/social responsibility in the apparel industry.
• Use fashion terminology appropriately.
• Determine the scope of jobs in the fashion industry.
• Practice and improve communication, writing, and presentation skills to enable students to have a competitive advantage in the fashion industry.
• Use industry technology to execute professional quality work.

ATM 353 - Apparel Manufacturing

• Describe quality assurance along the supply chain including raw materials and sewn products
• Identify stitch and seam classifications
• Analyze garment construction details and assembly processes
• Understand and complete garment and technical specification packages
• Identify production equipment capabilities and production processes (mass and cottage)
• Evaluate costing variables throughout the apparel manufacturing process
• Understand sourcing process and identify production centers
• Identify consumer product expectations
• Understand and identify how sustainability is implemented throughout apparel manufacturing

ATM 355 - Consumer Textiles

• Analyze natural and manmade fibers and their production, properties, use, and care
• Evaluate how yams and fabrics are produced
• Identify the general concepts of textile processing, dyeing, and finishing
• Define laws and labeling requirements pertaining to textiles
• Use textile terminology such as fiber and fabric names appropriately
• Identify fabric structures, yarn types, dyes and finishes
• Identify the importance of developing a professional knowledge of textiles

 Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
12/16/2014

ATM 379 - ATM Internship Planning

• Identify career opportunities within the design, product development, manufacturing, merchandising, retailing, promotion, or scholarship sectors of the fashion industry
• Define the requirements for internship programs in tems of academic needs and assignments, employer expectations and evaluations, time management and organizational skills, etc
• Complete a professional resume, letter of application, and portfolio-in progress
• Identify active listening skills and interviewing techniques to include appropriate dress; well-prepared questions and answers; internet, telephone and office protocol; etc
• Research and identify prospective internship employers
• Complete necessary internship forms and identify internship learning objectives

ATM 381 - Fashion Show Production

• Outline skills and competencies needed in producing a fashion show
• Formulate strategies used for total involvement and audience attendance
• Examine strategies for model selection, merchandise selection, staging and music, budgeting, show preparation, and/or execution
• Analysis of the fashion show concept and design process
• Show production, coordination, and how to make successful show
• Organize successful event plans, producing assigned aspects of annual spring fashion show
• Plan and execute effective and timely schedules and logistics for fashion show
• Create accurate fashion show budget and execute show within the proposed budget
• Analyze completed show with evaluations of successes and areas for improvement
• Demonstrate team work and communication skills through the production of the fashion show

ATM 388 - Advanced Fashion Design

• Apply the elements and principles of design in producing apparel
• Identify construction terminology and techniques
• Write garment specifications, draft a pattern, develop prototype sample, and evaluate product
• Identify design options for using pattern, fabric, and construction for differing body types
• Identify the relationship between designing and merchandising
• Develop critical evaluation skills

ATM 389 - Fashion Trend Analysis

• Assemble techniques and skills needed to research, report and analyze fashion trends
• Analyze the economic, cultural and social changes that influence fashion forecasting
• Summarize fashion and its influence on past, present and future lifestyles
• Design a seasonal forecast
• Demonstrate and expand communication, writing, and presentation skills to enable students to have a competitive advantage in the fashion industry
• Perform professional quality work using industry technology

ATM 396 - Individual Study

ATM 397 - Honors

ATM 398 - Special Topics

ATM 399 - Seminar

ATM 452 - History of Fashion

• Classify historic periods of costume by garment silhouettes, sleeve design, skirt shape, hat style, accessories and other specific details
• Distinguish recurring themes and concepts and understand the role of dress from a diverse, global perspective
• Analyze social, cross-cultural, environmental, geographic, and artistic influences on clothing through time
• Recognize fashion legends and their influence as well as newcomers and nonconformists-past and present
• Employ terminology of historic clothing items
• Further develop and demonstrate communication, writing, and presentation skills to enable students to have a competitive advantage in the apparel industry
• Apply industry technology to execute professional quality work

ATM 485 - International Retailing

• Distinguish key international retailing concepts, terminology, and decision-making areas.
• Analyze and identify shifts and trends in demographics, information technology, monetary systems and Social/cultural values.
• Examine legal, political and ethical issues in international retailing.
• Evaluate trade policy, the main instruments of trade policy, and their impact on retailers, consumers, and government.
• Analyze tactical planning in the global retail environment.
• Evaluate how global retail management decisions affect resources and sustainability.
• Describe the importance of organizational structures for global retailers and major entry strategies used by companies.

ATM 487 - Fashion Merchandising Exit Assessment

• Construct a comprehensive portfolio that demonstrates and documents industry competencies
• Perform exit level oral communication competencies for the fashion industry
• Demonstrate senior level writing competencies for the apparel industry
• Create exit level visual display and trend presentation competencies for the fashion industry

ATM 488 - Fashion Line Development

• Demonstrate the required skill level for a chosen project including fabric selection, pattern, selection, fit and construction techniques
• Demonstrate research skills by investigating market trends in color, fabric, styling, and sources of inspiration
• Utilize the elements and principles of color and design to create a unified and harmonious apparel line for a target customer
• Create and present a storyboard for apparel line
• Create completed spec pack for apparel line

ATM 489 - Merchandise Buying and Planning

• Analyze merchandising management and the duties of a merchandising manager and buyer
• Outline merchandising fundamentals and merchandising strategies
• Summarize the basic stock method and model stock for fashion merchandise and staple merchandise
• Outline the necessity for inventory control and inventory control methods
• Differentiate techniques to plan sales and generate sales forecasts
• Recognize the importance and deduce the elements of open- to-buy
• Assess elements in a six-month merchandise plan and generate a six-month merchandise plan
• Examine the merchandise assortment concept and identify factors affecting assortment planning decisions
• Compare and contrast the factors of locating and choosing resources/vendors in domestic and foreign markets
• Illustrate terms to be negotiated when placing an order and negotiating techniques
• Summarize techniques used in placing an order and following up
• Compare and contrast the difference between retail-based and cost-based pricing
• Analyze and calculate markups, markup percent, retail dollars, cost dollars, mark downs, and discounts with variable factors

ATM 490 - Cooperative Education

ATM 491 - Workshop

ATM 492 - Apparel, Textiles and Merchandising Practicum

• Design an individual learning experience in apparel, textiles, and merchandising.
• Report on progress toward completion of individual learner outcomes
• Evaluate his or her own performance in the individualized learning experience
• Connect activities in his or her individual learning experience to his or her learner outcomes and demonstrate completion of those outcomes.

ATM 496 - Individual Study

ATM 497 - Honors

ATM 498 - Special Topics

ATM 499 - Seminar

ART 103 - Art Appreciation

• Correctly use the terminology of art aesthetics and art history.
• Clearly communicate ideas regarding art.
• Identify artistic styles of major historical periods in art.
• Distinguish and analyze a variety of techniques and formal visual elements of works of art in different media, and across cultures, from an objective foundation.

ART 150 - Introduction to Drawing

• Reproduce a realistic likeness of a three-dimensional object or objects on a flat surface
• Memorize basic drawing terminology
• Use multiple drawing media
• Practice sight measuring
• Repeat techniques covered in class in order to enhance comprehension
• Practice problem solving strategies

ART 170 - Two-Dimensional Design

• Memorize the visual elements and principles of two­ dimensional design and other design-based terminology
• Express creative design-based problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate competence with a variety of two-dimensional art media
• Recognize and practice professional craftsmanship
• Identify the visual elements and principles of design in their own work and the work of others
• Demonstrate technical competence and safety with design tools

ART 171 - Three-Dimensional Design

• Memorize the visual elements and principles of three­ dimensional design and other design-based terminology
• Express creative design-based problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate competence with a variety of three-dimensional art media
• Recognize and practice professional craftsmanship
• Identify the visual elements and principles of design in their own work and the work of others
• Demonstrate technical proficiency and safety with design tools

ART 172 - Computer Fundamentals in Art and Design

• Demonstrate competence with the Macintosh Operating System
• Solve basic digital image editing and retouching problems
• Solve basic graphic illustration and design problems
• Create a document using word processing software
• Prepare and present artwork using presentation software
• Create art catalog database using database and spreadsheet software