Archaeology of the Upper Midwest
General
Prefix
ANTH
Course Number
533
Course Level
Graduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
Environmental and geological setting, history or archaeology in the region, tribal archaeology and historic preservation, and legal aspects of archaeology in the upper Midwest as well as a chronological overview of regional prehistory.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Identify specific cultural traits used to define the archaeological history of human occupation in the Upper Midwest and adjacent regions.
Outcome
Explain the relationships between history, environment, and culture throughout North America since the end of the last Ice Age.
Outcome
Apply an anthropological concept of culture to examine the importance of symbolism in human activities such as language, the arts, the afterlife, and other creative human endeavors.
Outcome
Critically evaluate different lines of evidence and types of data to assess the validity of knowledge claims about past cultures.
Outcome
Integrate different lines of evidence to develop synthetic explanations about past human cultures of the Upper Midwest.