
Courses Applicable to Each Department
The following two generic course descriptions are available to each department listed on this page.
Department Prefix 888 (Course Name) 1-6 cr. hrs.
Designates a course taken at another institution and accepted for transfer credit by the department. This course number is used whenever no comparable course exists in the college catalog. This course number may appear more than once on a student transcript.
Department Prefix 998 (Course Name) Variable Credit
Designates a new course offered by the department which is being evaluated as to the appropriateness of the course to the major and/or the interest of students in enrolling in this particular topic. This course number may appear more than once on a student transcript.
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Course Descriptions Search
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Key to Course Descriptions

Abbreviations
(C) City Campus (N) North Campus (S) South Campus F Fall S Spring F/S Fall and Spring SS Summer Session F+ Offered every other Fall S+ Offered every other Spring N Non-Credit |
Course Descriptions by Curriculum
To view descriptions of courses in a curriculum, click the curriculum name.
Social Science | | | | AN-101 | | BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOL | | Anthropological theory and research relating to physical anthropology and archaeology. Focus will be on the development of people from both the biological and cultural perspectives. F (C, N, S) | | | | AN-102 | | CULT ANTHROPOLOGY | | Human cultural systems. An introduction to non-Western systems, such as the Bushmen, Iroquois, and Dani peoples. A cross-cultural approach will be utilizedand comparisons with American culture will be made. Topics of contemporary concern will also be examined. S (C, N, S) | | | | AN-103 | | INTRO TO ARCHAEOLOGY | | This course is designed to introduce students to the field of archaeology. Topics may include, but are not limited to, historical development of the subdiscipline, dating and excavation techniques, reconstruction of the lifeways of ancient cultures using material remains, developing archaeological theories, human origins, cultural evolution and the development of civilizations in the Old and New Worlds. F/S (C, N, S) | | | | AN-888 | | EXTERNAL TRANSFER | | CREDIT ACCEPTED FROM ANOTHER INSTITUTION FOR WHICH NO COMPARABLE COURSE EXISTS AT ERIE. | | |
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