Offerings

The anthropology department offers a variety of classes to undergraduate and graduate students. Each semester we have five introductory courses designed to give beginning students a taste of the field; Anthropology & Contemporary World Problems, Human Origins, Introduction to Prehistory, Introduction to the Study of Culture & Society, and Language, Culture, and Communication. The rest of the curriculum builds on this foundation, branching out to focus in-depth on special topics and geographic areas.

Classes numbered 003 through 100 are targeted at undergraduate students, while those from 100-199 attract a mix of undergraduates and graduates. Graduate student courses are numbered 200 and above, although Honors students can request permission to enroll at this level. To reach our non-traditional students, we offer a variety of Saturday and Evening courses every semester and intensive courses during the summer sessions. Our department offers an archaeological field school every summer (3 week session in Iowa City).

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences