Fall 2026

Undergraduate Seminar

ANTHRO 490 is an undergraduate seminar involving discussion and report preparation on specific, changing topics.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Fumie Iizuka

Summary

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One historical review characterizes the teaching style as easy, while another advises students to be concise and prepared with specific questions.

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Prerequisites

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Junior standing and declared in the Anthropology undergraduate program or Archaeology undergraduate certificate

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      • declared in the Anthropology undergraduate program
      • Archaeology undergraduate certificate
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ANTHRO 490

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  • All of
    • Junior standing
    • Any of
      • declared in the Anthropology undergraduate program
      • Archaeology undergraduate certificate

Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.66 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Kirin Narayan and Karen Strier highlight engaging teaching styles and deep subject knowledge. Narayan is noted for an easy learning style, while Strier facilitates strong discussions on primates. These past experiences provide context for the course, though Fumie Iizuka is the current instructor.

FUMIE IIZUKA is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KAREN STRIER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2010, Fall 2015, Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KIRIN NARAYAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
SEM 001Classroom Instruction5 / 150

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews describe engaging instruction with clear expertise, though specific experiences vary by instructor and era.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.91 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.66 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

One historical review characterizes the teaching style as easy, while another advises students to be concise and prepared with specific questions.

Historical reviews of Karen Strier: Students report that the class facilitates amazing conversations, though they note a need to be concise and prepared with specific questions.

Topics

  • Specific topics indicated by changing title of seminar

Skills

  • Discussion and report preparation on specific seminar topics

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Grades over time

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Sources & history

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ANTHRO 490 · Fall 2026

Undergraduate Seminar

Recorded 2026-09-07
ANTHRO 490 · Fall 2026

Hunter-Gatherers

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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