Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
Individual research and tutorial in social and cultural anthropology for advanced graduate students.
Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
Individual research and tutorial in archaeology for advanced graduate students.
Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
Individual research and tutorial in archaeology for advanced graduate students.
Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
Individual research and tutorial in physical anthropology for advanced graduate students.
Guided reading and research on a topic or in a field chosen by the student in consultation with a member of the faculty.
Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
Individual research in all divisions of anthropology and in allied fields for advanced graduate students
Prerequisite: Statistics G6105
(real analysis and probability theory), or the equivalent. A general introduction to mathematical statistics and statistical decision theory. Elementary decision theory, Bayes inference, Neyman-Pearson theory, hypothesis testing, uniformity, most powerful unbiased tests, confidence sets. Estimation: methods, theory, and asymptotic properties. Likelihood ratio tests, multivariate distribution. Elements of general linear hypothesis, invariance, nonparametric methods, sequential analysis.
An internship arranged through the Museum Anthropology program of 10 hrs/week (for 3 credits) or 20 hrs/week (for 6). Involves "meaningful" work, requires keeping a journal and writing a paper at the completion of the semester. Not to be taken without permission of the program directors, usually after completing the Museum Anthropology core courses.
An internship arranged through the Museum Anthropology program of 10 hrs/week (for 3 credits) or 20 hrs/week (for 6). Involves "meaningful" work, requires keeping a journal and writing a paper at the completion of the semester. Not to be taken without permission of the program directors, usually after completing the Museum Anthropology core courses.
Prerequisites: the instructor's permission.
Individual research and tutorial in archaeological method and theory for advanced graduate students.
This course is designed for advanced graduate students in need of introduction to non-Buddhist as well as Buddhist sources for the study of pre-modern Japanese religion. The following represents a sample syllabus centering upon the themes of astrology and divination in early Japanese religion.
Prerequisite: the qualifying examination for the doctorate. Required of doctoral candidates.