Anthropology and Museum Studies Department

College of the Sciences
Ellensburg
Dean Hall, room 357
Mail Stop 7544
509-963-3201
Fax: 509-963-3215
http://www.cwu.edu/anthropology
See website for how this program may be used for educational and career purposes.

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Kathleen Barlow, PhD

Professors
John A. Alsoszatai-Petheo, PhD, (emeritus), biological anthropology
Tracy J. Andrews, PhD, (emeritus),sociocultural anthropology, ethnicity, medical and ecological anthropology, gender, Native North America
Kathleen Barlow, PhD, psychological anthropology, learning and culture, museum anthropology, art and aesthetics, resource management
Anne S. Denman, PhD, (emeritus),American culture, intercultural issues
Steven Hackenberger, PhD, archaeology, cultural resource management, North America and Caribbean
Patrick Lubinski, PhD, archaeology, zooarchaeology, cultural resource management, North America
Patrick McCutcheon, PhD, archaeology, evolutionary and environmental archaeology, cultural resource management (on sabbatical 2015-2016)
Lene Pedersen, PhD, sociocultural anthropology, visual and environmental anthropology, postcolonialism, SE Asia (Indonesia), E. Africa, circumpolar North
Lori K. Sheeran, PhD, biological anthropology, primate ecology, gibbons, China
William C. Smith, PhD, (emeritus),archaeology, museum studies, comparative world prehistory
Penglin Wang, PhD, linguistic and cultural anthropology, East and Central/Inner Asia, China

Associate Professors
Mark Auslander, PhD, director, museum of culture and environment, art, aesthetics, museums, religion, historical anthropology, race, development, slavery; Africa, US
Loran E. Cutsinger, PhD, (emeritus), cultural anthropology, informal economy, gender, globalization, transnationalism, British Caribbean
Mary Lee Jensvold, PhD, primate behavior and ecology, communication
Joseph Lorenz, PhD, biological anthropology, anthropologist genetics, DNA, ancient DNA, genetics of American Indians, North America (on sabbatical 2015-2016)

Assistant Professors
J. Hope Amason, PhD, political economy and globalization, politics of representation, race, class, and gender, museums, memorials and heritage sites, tourism studies, Appalachia, US South
Raymond Hall, PhD, African folk lore, Africana and Black Studies Program

Staff
Penelope Anderson, secretary senior

Department Information
Anthropology presents an integrated perspective on the cultural and biological nature of humans. Anthropologists study present and past human diversity through classroom, laboratory, and field studies in cultural and biological anthropology, including archaeology, linguistics, ethnology, and applied anthropology.
Students interested in major and minor programs should contact the department office as soon as possible for further information, application forms, and assignment of an advisor. Anthropology majors are expected to meet with their advisors at least once a quarter.
Students need a GPA of 2.5 or higher to be admitted to the department.

Special Programs
Reflecting the broad nature of anthropological study, the department directly sponsors or is affiliated with a wide range of on- and off-campus options to broaden classroom experiences. Further information about the following programs is available through the anthropology department office:

Museum Studies Program, offering coursework, field experiences, and projects with local and regional museums
Central Washington Archaeological Survey (CWAS), a service, research, and public information facility with special emphasis in the Northwest
Bachelor of science in primate behavior and ecology, an interdisciplinary program providing undergraduate training in method and theory of primatology as basis for research, laboratory, and field experience
Master of science in resource management, offering an integrated program in natural and cultural resource management including anthropology classes in cultural resource management, and historic preservation
Master of science in primate behavior, an interdisciplinary program in primatology, including courses in the history, field and lab methods, and current topics and issues in the discipline
Center for Spatial Information, providing a range of Geographic Information System (GIS) tools for analysis of social and natural science data
Summer workshops and field schools, including survey archaeology in eastern Washington, primate and biodiversity studies in China, and workshops in forensic anthropology
Study abroad opportunities coordinated through the CWU Office of International Study and programs
Departmental honors program encourages individualized research and study in a sub-area of anthropology. It is open to junior and senior students with an anthropology major GPA of 3.0 or better
Anthropology Student Association, an active student group which sponsors academic and social events related to the discipline.

Anthropology Core Requirements
ANTH 110 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology……..5
ANTH 110LAB - Biological Anthropology Laboratory……..1
OR
ANTH 309LAB - Skeletal Analysis and Comparison
ANTH 120 - Introduction to Archaeology…………………….5
ANTH 130 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology………….5
ANTH 180 - Introduction to Linguistics………………………5
ANTH 301 - Anthropology: Principles and Assessment..2

Total Core Credits: 23

Bachelor of Arts
(NOTE: Students seeking a BA degree must complete one year college/university study or two years high school study of a single world language.)

Subfield identification key:
A=Archaeology
B=Biological Anthropology
C=Cultural Anthropology
L=Linguistics
S=Seminars

Programs

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Anthropology Major, BS

Certificate A

Forensics Certificate

Minor

Courses

Anthropology and Museum Studies (ANTH)