Course description: Introduction to the study of humankind. Attention given to humanity as both a living, evolving organism and creator and product of culture. Substantial emphasis placed on cross-cultural material. Prerequisite for this course is English 101 placement. Illinois Articulation number: IAI S1 900N Anthropology 101 is one of three pilot courses for the Global Studies Initiative, which enabled instructors to develop a stronger focus on ethnographic material by Western European scholars of anthropology and archaeology.