Anthropology and Museum Studies Department

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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

• Anthropology Major, BA (45 Credits)
• Anthropology Major, BA (63 Credits)

• Anthropology Major, BS

• Forensics Certificate

• Anthropology Minor
• Museum Studies Minor
• Non-profit Organization Management Minor (ANTH)

Courses

• ANTH 107 - General Anthropology
• ANTH 110 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• ANTH 110LAB - Biological Anthropology Laboratory
• ANTH 120 - Introduction to Archaeology
• ANTH 130 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 180 - Introduction to Linguistics
• ANTH 296 - Individual Study
• ANTH 298 - Special Topics
• ANTH 301 - Anthropology: Principles and Assessment
• ANTH 309LAB - Skeletal Analysis and Comparison
• ANTH 310 - Research/Laboratory in Biological Anthropology
• ANTH 311 - Advanced Biological Anthropology: Principles of Human Evolution
• ANTH 312 - Human Origins: The Fossil Evidence
• ANTH 313 - Primate Social Behavior
• ANTH 314 - Human Variation and Adaptation in Living Populations
• ANTH 315 - Forensic Skeletal Analysis
• ANTH 318 - Introduction to Forensics
• ANTH 320 - Research/Laboratory in Archaeology
• ANTH 321 - Archaeological Methods
• ANTH 321LAB - Archaeological Methods Laboratory
• ANTH 322 - World Prehistory
• ANTH 323 - Field Archaeology
• ANTH 324 - North American Archaeology
• ANTH 325 - Prehistory of the Pacific Northwest
• ANTH 333 - Culture & Marriage
• ANTH 340 - Ethnography of China
• ANTH 341 - Native American Cultures of the Pacific Northwest
• ANTH 343 - Culture and Power in Africa
• ANTH 344 - Cultures of Asia
• ANTH 345 - Cultures of Southeast Asia and Oceania
• ANTH 346 - Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean
• ANTH 347 - Native American Cultures of North America
• ANTH 351 - Visual Anthropology
• ANTH 352 - Anthropology of Environmental Issues
• ANTH 353 - Childhood and Culture
• ANTH 354 - Anthropology of Religion
• ANTH 355 - Culture, Person, Self
• 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
• ANTH 359 - Survey of Music in Cross-cultural Perspectives
• ANTH 360 - Introduction to Museum Studies
• ANTH 361 - Museum Exhibit Design
• ANTH 362 - Museum Curation and Management
• ANTH 380 - Non-verbal Communication
• ANTH 381 - Language in Culture
• ANTH 382 - Descriptive Linguistics
• ANTH 384 - Language and Gender
• ANTH 398 - Special Topics
• ANTH 410 - Biological Anthropology: Theoretical and Research Issues
• ANTH 411 - Primate Conservation
• ANTH 412 - Long-term Primate Studies
• ANTH 413 - Research Methods in Primatology
• ANTH 414 - Forensic Anthropology: Cold Case Analysis
• ANTH 415 - Forensic Anthropology: Theoretical and Applied Issues
• ANTH 416 - Pongid Behavior
• ANTH 418 - Primate Evolution
• ANTH 421 - Archaeological Theory
• ANTH 425 - Zooarchaeology
• ANTH 426 - Stone Tool Analysis
• ANTH 427 - Environmental Archaeology
• ANTH 432 - Heritage Preservation
• ANTH 440 - Ecology and Culture
• ANTH 444 - Ethnographic Field Methods
• ANTH 446 - Anthropology of Globalization
• ANTH 449 - Contemporary Native American Cultures and Issues
• ANTH 451 - History and Theory of Anthropology
• ANTH 458 - Senior Comprehensive Survey
• ANTH 483 - Sociolinguistics
• ANTH 485 - Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology
• 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

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