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2009 Summer Session Course Listings
Note: Northwestern day school students need permission from the dean of their school to enroll in School of Continuing Studies courses. SCS courses are indicated by a -CN after the course number (example: ACCOUNT 204-CN Sec. 28). The majority of Summer Session courses do not need dean approval.
Anthropology
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
ANTHRO 105-0 Sec. 26
Fundamentals of Anthropology
CAESAR Class Number: 40336
6 weeks,
EVAN,
6/22 - 7/29
MW 1 - 3:30pm
William Irons
This course will be held in 1810 Hinman room 104.
Anthropology is an attempt to answer two basic questions about human beings: How did they come to exist? What is their basic nature? This course provides an overview of anthropology emphasizing the theory of biological evolution as the primary unifying theme. Anthropology is both a scientific and a humanistic discipline. This course emphasizes the scientific side of anthropology. Some of the views presented are controversial. This course counts toward the Weinberg College social and behavioral science distribution requirement, Area III.
ANTHRO 213-0 Sec. 26
Human Origins
CAESAR Class Number: 40512
6 weeks,
EVAN,
6/23 - 7/30
TuTh noon - 2:30pm
Erin Waxenbaum
This course will be held in 1810 Hinman room 104.
This course will examine the evolution of the human species and explore the nature of human biological variation in the modern world. Principles of evolutionary theory and genetics will first be presented to provide a framework for the study of human evolutionary biology. The fossil evidence for human evolution will then be considered using comparative data from nonhuman primate ecology to help reconstruct prehistoric lifeways. Finally, the influence of environmental stressors (e.g, climate, nutrition, and disease) on modern human biological variation will be discussed. Particular attention will be given to how human populations have utilized biological and behavioral mechanisms to adapt to their environments throughout evolutionary history. This course counts toward the Weinberg College natural sciences distribution requirement, Area I.
ANTHRO 232-0 Sec. 26 
Myth and Symbolism
CAESAR Class Number: 40622
6 weeks,
EVAN,
6/22 - 7/29
MW 6:30 - 9pm
Robert Launay
This course will be held in 1810 Hinman room 104.
This course will introduce students to three different approaches to the analysis of myth and symbolism: psychoanalysis, functionalism, and structuralism. Readings will concentrate on the writings of the three authors who pioneered each approach: Freud, Malinowski, and Levi-Strauss. Lectures will discuss the theoretical contributions of each of these authors, as well as showing how their methods can be applied to the analysis of particular myths. Examples in class will be drawn from Genesis. This course counts toward the Weinberg College ethics and values distribution requirement, Area V.
ANTHRO 390-CN Sec. 26
Topics in Anthropology: Primate Evolutionary Biology
6 weeks,
EVAN,
6/23 - 7/30
TuTh 6:30 - 9pm
Emily B Klopp
This course will be held in 1810 Hinman room 104.
The course will explore basic premises of evolutionary theory and how selective mechanisms have shaped the evolutionary history of the Primate Order. Humans and their closest living relatives will be of particular emphasis. The course will offer a general background on the distribution and phylogenetic relationships of the major primate groups including prosimians, anthropoids, hominoids, and early hominins. Primate functional anatomy and adaptation will be emphasized. A survey of the primate fossil record will focus on comparative anatomy, diversity, variation, and adaptation. The course will also highlight aspects of primate behavior, social organization, and ecology. Various topics to be covered will include evolutionary processes, genetics, phylogeny, taxonomy, species concepts, extinction, growth and life history traits, and the origin of modern humans. Lectures will be supplemented with in class lab demos and students are required to write a short paper based on observational time at one of Chicago's public zoos.
Indicates an Evening Course.
Indicates a Study Abroad Course.
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