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Urban Anthropology

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
TBA
McCormack M01-0207 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
TBA
Location
McCormack M01-0207
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

A comparative study of the form and quality of urban life in the contemporary United States and in selected non-Western cultures. Through an examination of selected case studies, the course assesses the varying theories, methodological strategies, and research techniques that have been employed in anthropological analyses of cities; and considers their significance in the broader field of urban studies. Attention is also given to the cultural evolutionary processes leading to the origin and spread of cities and urbanized society, in both the ancient and modern worlds.

Prerequisites

ANTH 106 or permission of instructor

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