Anthropology (ANTH)
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This is an introductory course from a scientific perspective about human evolution and human biological diversity. This course includes discussions of human genetics, natural selection, living primates, fossil evidence of human evolutionary change, and modern human variation. This course is designed to improve a student's understanding of modern human diversity and the processes involved in our species adaptation. A field trip may be required.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
C-ID: ANTH 110
IGETC Area(s): 5B
CSU Area(s): B2
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS A
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This is an introductory course from a scientific perspective about human evolution and human biological diversity. This course includes discussions of human genetics, natural selection, living primates, fossil evidence of human evolutionary change, and modern human variation. This course is designed to improve a student's understanding of modern human diversity and the processes involved in our species adaptation. A field trip may be required.
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Enrichment Program.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
C-ID: ANTH 110
IGETC Area(s): 5B
CSU Area(s): B2
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS A
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This introductory course explores the nature of culture and how culture guides human behavior. Cultural anthropologists study cultural phenomena such as language, gender, social classifications, subsistence, economics, social and political organization, marriage, kinship, religion, the arts, and culture change. This course focuses on an analysis of human behavior from a cross cultural perspective, as well as the professional attitudes of anthropological theory and ethics.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
C-ID: ANTH 120
IGETC Area(s): 4A
CSU Area(s): D1
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This introductory course explores the nature of culture and how culture guides human behavior. Cultural anthropologists study cultural phenomena such as language, gender, social classifications, subsistence, economics, social and political organization, marriage, kinship, religion, the arts, and culture change. This course focuses on an analysis of human behavior from a cross cultural perspective, as well as the professional attitudes of anthropological theory and ethics.
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Enrichment Program.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
C-ID: ANTH 120
IGETC Area(s): 4A
CSU Area(s): D1
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This course provides an introduction to the archaeological record documenting the development of civilizations, beginning with fully modern human beings. Topics that are studied include the origins of agriculture, the origins of writing, and the development of cities and states. Cultures from around the world will be studied including from the regions of Mesoamerica, the Andes, China, Mesopotamia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and North America, among others.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
IGETC Area(s): 4A
CSU Area(s): D1
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This course provides an introduction to the archaeological record documenting the development of civilizations, beginning with fully modern human beings. Topics that are studied include the origins of agriculture, the origins of writing, and the development of cities and states. Cultures from around the world will be studied including from the regions of Mesoamerica, the Andes, China, Mesopotamia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and North America, among others.
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Enrichment Program.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
IGETC Area(s): 4A
CSU Area(s): D1
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This course is an overview of the Indigenous Cultures of North America from prehistoric times to the present. Ethnohistory, archaeology, language studies and cultural anthropology are used to understand the diverse adaptations to the complex North American landscape, as well as the changes that occurred when Europeans arrived. All of this is background for understanding current issues in Indigenous America. (formerly ANTH 103A)
Transfers to both UC/CSU
IGETC Area(s): 4A
CSU Area(s): D1
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS F
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This course is an overview of Latin American culture and societies from prehistoric times to the present. Archaeology, ethnohistory, ethnography and linguistics are used to understand diverse cultural adaptations to the varied landscapes of Latin America by societies such as the Maya, Aztec and Inca. (formerly ANTH 103D)
Transfers to both UC/CSU
IGETC Area(s): 4A
CSU Area(s): D1
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS F
1 Unit (LBE 48-54)
This course is an introductory laboratory course that investigates human evolution and human biological diversity from a scientific perspective. This includes human genetics, principles of natural selection, physical and behavioral characteristics of primates, fossil evidence of human evolutionary change, and modern human variation. A field trip may be required.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ANTH-101 (with a grade of C or better).
Transfers to both UC/CSU
C-ID: ANTH 115L
IGETC Area(s): 5C
CSU Area(s): B3
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS A
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This course is an introduction to the field of archaeology, a sub-discipline of anthropology, in which artifacts and archaeological sites are examined in order to understand how culture has changed over time. Students in this course will be introduced to laboratory, survey, and excavation techniques.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
C-ID: ANTH 150
IGETC Area(s): 4A
CSU Area(s): D1
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This course is an introduction to the field of archaeology, a sub-discipline of anthropology, in which artifacts and archaeological sites are examined in order to understand how culture has changed over time. Students in this course will be introduced to laboratory, survey, and excavation techniques.
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Enrichment Program.
Transfers to CSU only
C-ID: ANTH 150
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This is a survey course about the cultures and societies of the Indigenous Peoples of California from precontact to the present, including the Spanish and Mexican occupations and under the government of the United States. The course examines the broad diversity of Native Californian's cultures through their languages and lifeways, as well as their colonization, racialization, resistance and resilience. Includes an examination of current issues facing Native California communities today. *Cross-listed as HIST-121.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
IGETC Area(s): 4A, 4F
CSU Area(s): D1, D3
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS F
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This course examines different supernatural beliefs and associated rituals from a cross-cultural perspective. Using an anthropological perspective, students will study magic, witchcraft and religion in various societies from around the world, both past and present. Emphasis is placed on examining beliefs from the social context of the society in which it is practiced. Topics shall include creation myths, healing, sorcery, totemism, ancestor worship, shamanism and cults.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
IGETC Area(s): 4A
CSU Area(s): D1
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS F
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This course examines different supernatural beliefs and associated rituals from a cross-cultural perspective. Using an anthropological perspective, students will study magic, witchcraft and religion in various societies from around the world, both past and present. Emphasis is placed on examining beliefs from the social context of the society in which it is practiced. Topics shall include creation myths, healing, sorcery, totemism, ancestor worship, shamanism and cults.
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Enrichment Program.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
IGETC Area(s): 4A
CSU Area(s): D1
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS F
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This course is an introduction to the study of language from an anthropological perspective. It covers structural linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax, and the biocultural basis for language) and historical linguistics (the origins and evolution of language and language families, including dialects). This course also focuses on sociocultural linguistics, or how language and culture are interrelated, including language acquisition in cultural context, language loss, and language conservation.
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
C-ID: ANTH 130
IGETC Area(s): 3B
CSU Area(s): C2
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This course is an introduction to the study of language from an anthropological perspective. It covers structural linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax, and the biocultural basis for language) and historical linguistics (the origins and evolution of language and language families, including dialects). This course also focuses on sociocultural linguistics, or how language and culture are interrelated, including language acquisition in cultural context, language loss, and language conservation.
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Enrichment Program.
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
IGETC Area(s): 3B
CSU Area(s): C2
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C
3 Units (LEC 48-54)
This course provides a basic overview of the field of forensic anthropology; human osteology; the techniques used to make estimations of age, sex, ancestry and stature; recovery techniques and the analytic techniques and procedures used in the medico-legal framework, as well as in human rights and mass disaster situations. Forensic Anthropology is the application of standard, scientific, anthropological techniques to identify human remains and to assist in the detection of a crime.
Recommended Preparation: ANTH-101.
Transfers to CSU only
AA/AS General Education: AA/AS A
1-3 Unit (IS 16-54)
Students with previous course work in the program may do special projects that involve research and special study. The actual nature of the project must be determined in consultation with the supervising instructor.
Prerequisite: Two Anthropology classes must be completed prior to enrollment; a contract must be completed with the instructor prior to enrollment.
Transfers to CSU only
3 Units (LAB 96-108, LEC 16-18)
This course prepares students to professionally identify, locate, record and assess significance archaeological sites. Use of compass, GPS, and topographic maps will be stressed. This is an active field class which may require strenuous walking over rough terrain. (formerly ANTH 215)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ANTH-104 or ANTH-115 (with a grade of C or better).
Transfers to CSU only
3 Units (LAB 96-108, LEC 16-18)
This course is about the systematic and legitimate recovery of artifacts from surface and/or buried archaeological sites. The focus is on techniques designed to preserve provenience and context of the artifacts for future scientific analysis. A field trip may be required. (formerly ANTH 205)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ANTH-115 (with a grade of C or better).
Transfers to CSU only
3 Units (LAB 96-108, LEC 16-18)
This course is an introduction to the laboratory processing and preliminary analyses carried out in archaeological investigations. Students will learn to conserve and catalog artifacts collected from archaeological sites, and identify and classify various artifacts while handling them appropriately and protecting their provenience information. Students will also learn curation standards for managing archaeological collections and anticipate ethical issues surrounding illicit antiquities trading and the care of human remains and burial objects. (formerly ANTH 210)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ANTH-115 (with a grade of C or better).
Transfers to CSU only