Course Descriptions: ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTH 110 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (CAN ANTH 4)

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Comparison of human behavior expressed in different cultures, religions, economies, personalities, kinship and families throughout the world. Also included is the analysis of methods and theories of anthropology. Transfer: CSU: DSI, UC. (IGETC: 4)

ANTH 125 PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (CAN ANTH 2)

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Explores the field of Biological Anthropology emphasizing the evolution of the human species. Topics include: human heredity, mechanisms of evolutionary change, human variation, and the reconstruction of the fossil record and comparative studies of our closest biological relatives, the living monkeys and apes. Transfer: CSU: B2, UC. (IGETC: 5B)

ANTH 126 PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY

Units (Grade Option) 1; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 420 and ENGL 100; Prerequisite(s): Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in ANTH 125. Description: Laboratory designed to become familiar with the methods of the science of biological anthropology while investigating topics in laboratory and field situations. Topics covered in the course: the scientific method, biological variation and forces of evolution, human osteology and variation, comparative osteology of primates, and fossil evidence for human evolution. Field trips may be required. Transfer: CSU.

ANTH 200 ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 420 and ENGL 100; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Introduction to the use of film and photography by anthropologists as a research tool through viewing films depicting different cultures from around the world. Students are expected to analyze a variety of peoples from various ethnic groups in differing cultural contexts as to their contributions to the world community without prejudice or ethnocentrism. Transfer: CSU.

ANTH 351 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY AND WORLD PREHISTORY

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 420 and ENGL 100; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Introduction to the theories, concepts, and methods employed by the archaeologist in the study of human history and pre-history. The diverse evolution of cultural systems are emphasized. The challenges and achievements of non-literate and traditional cultures, diverse communities, and social classes over time are also explored. Field trips may be required. Transfer: CSU.

ANTH 352 FIELD EXPERIENCE IN ARCHAEOLOGY

Units (Grade Option) 0.5-9.0; Class Hours: Minimum of 24-432 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 420 and ENGL 100; Prerequisite(s): Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in ANTH 351. Description: A hands-on introduction to archaeological field methods, covering practical aspects of how to identify and investigate isolated artifact finds, particular sites and features, and entire landscapes. Covering survey, excavation techniques, and/or lab analysis, basic approaches to sampling, mapping and navigation, stratigraphic excavation, artifact and feature recording, and recovery methods. May be repeated for credit 3 times up to 9 units. Transfer: CSU.

ANTH 360 INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Overview of life-ways of North American Indian cultures in different geographical areas of North America. Emphasis is placed on cross-cultural comparisons of cultural and social phenomena including religious and world view systems, subsistence systems, and political systems. (Fulfills Associate degree Ethnic Studies requirement.) Transfer: CSU: DSI, UC. (IGETC: 4)

ANTH 370 OLMEC, MAYA, AZTEC PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Comparison of middle American civilization as developed through cultures such as Olmec, Zapotec, Mixtec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec. Emphasis is placed on the analysis and evaluation of the developing Middle America, the impact of the Spanish conquest, the emergence of the mestizo, and the cultural influences still present. (Fulfills Associate degree Ethnic Studies requirement.) Transfer: CSU: DSI, UC. (IGETC: 4)

Updated: 7/8/08