ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)

DIVISION: Social Sciences

ANTH 001  BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

C-ID: ANTH 110

Explore the field of biological anthropology, emphasizing the evolution of the human species. Topics include human heredity, mechanisms of human change, human variation, and the reconstruction of human evolutionary history through examination of the fossil record and comparative studies of our closest biological relatives, the living apes. No credit if taken after ANTH 001H. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 001H  HONORS BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

C-ID: ANTH 110

Enrollment Limitation: Acceptance into the Honors program

Explore the field of biological anthropology, emphasizing the evolution of the human species. Topics include human heredity, mechanisms of human change, human variation, and the reconstruction of human evolutionary history through examination of the fossil record and comparative studies of our closest biological relatives, the living apes. This enriched course is designed for the Honors Program allowing, more student-directed discussions and more extensive writing assignments. No credit if taken after ANTH 001. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 001L  LABORATORY IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY  
1 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

C-ID: ANTH 115L

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in or completion of ANTH 001

Laboratory to explore selected topics in biological anthropology including genetics human variation, the living primates, and human paleontology. Total of 54 hours laboratory.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 002  CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

C-ID: ANTH 120

Origin, development and extensiveness of cultural groups such as tribe, clan and family; and cultural traditions such as ritual, and belief; language phenomena and thought processes. No credit if taken after ANTH 002H. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 002H  HONORS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

C-ID: ANTH 120

Enrollment Limitation: Acceptance into the Honors program

Origin, development and extensiveness of cultural groups such as tribe, clan and family; and cultural traditions such as ritual, and belief; language phenomena and thought processes. This enriched course is designed for the Honors Program allowing more student-directed discussions and more extensive writing assignments. No credit if taken after ANTH 002. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 003  INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

C-ID: ANTH 150

Methods, theories and practices of archaeology. An exploratory survey of how archaeologists discover, describe, interpret, and explain the past through the analysis of material remains left by ancient peoples. Topics include the history and interdisciplinary nature of archaeology; field methods, analytical practices, and dating techniques; categories of archaeological evidence; professional ethics; and selected cultural sequences and archaeology site examples. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 004  ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION, WITCHCRAFT, AND MAGIC  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Exploration of anthropology through analysis of the origins and development of supernatural beliefs from prehistoric people to contemporary societies using archaeological examples and cross-cultural ethnographic studies. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 005  INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

C-ID: ANTH 130

Overview of human languages, their unique nature, characteristics, the varied social and cultural uses of language, the ways culture and communication mutually influence each other, including language socialization, social variation in language use and cross cultural communication. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 006  ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Introduction to the origins and development of human culture, from the beginning of tool use to the rise of civilization and the origins of the modern state. An archaeological exploration of some of the most prominent ancient sites and civilizations from both the Old and New Worlds. Topics include early tool use, the domestication of plants and animals, the emergence of metallurgy, advent of writing, early village life, and rise of complex social and political systems (civilizations). Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 007  ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACT ANALYSIS  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Recommended Preparation: Enrollment in or completion of ANTH 003

An introduction to the concepts and techniques used by archaeologists to examine varied types of archaeological materials. Basic instruction in artifact handling, identification, classification, cataloging, analysis, and curation. Total of 45 hours lecture and 27 hours laboratory.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade
ANTH 009  GENDER, SEX AND CULTURE  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Explores the anthropology of sex and gender including the relationship between biology and culture in human evolution, archaeological evidence of gender distinctions in prehistory, cross-cultural constructions of masculinity, femininity, and sexuality, variations in sexual division of labor and economic stratification, gender differences in religion and family, and the impact of gender issues in the contemporary global culture. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 012  AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURES  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Introduction to the societies and cultures of Native North America, their beliefs and behaviors. Topics include social organization, marriage and kinship, subsistence strategies, political organization and cultural change. Total of 54 hours lecture.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 020  INDEPENDENT STUDY  
1 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU

Enrollment Limitation: Permission of Division Dean

Individual research project; emphasis on field work or on library research techniques; written reports. Total of 54 hours laboratory.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 030G  ANTHROPOLOGICAL FIELD STUDIES: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MUSEUMS  
2 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU

Field investigation of regional cultures and cultural artifacts through the study of local museum collections. Required instructional trips (an average of two hours each week). Total of 18 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade
ANTH 040  APPLICATIONS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD WORK  
2 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU

Beginning field experience in archaeology. Basic techniques of archaeological field work, including survey and excavation; field artifact identification and collection; and site mapping and recordation. Required instructional trips (for a minimum of two hours per week). No credit if taken after ANTH 030H. Total of 18 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory.

Grade Mode: Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
ANTH 086  CHICANO/A AND LATINO/A AMERICAN CULTURE  
3 unit  

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC

Analysis of the Chicana/o and Latina/o cultures within the United States. Focus on the immigration experience as it relates to ethnicity and gender. Emphasis placed on the intersectionalities of race, ethnicity, gender, class, immigration status, language, sexuality, socioeconomic classes. No credit if taken after ETH 086 or ANTH 031. Total of 54 hours lecture. Formerly ANTH 031.

Grade Mode: Audit, Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass
Cross-listed courses: ETH 086
ANTH 140  ADVANCED APPLICATIONS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD WORK  
2 unit  
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 040

Advanced field experience in archaeology. Continued instruction in the methodologies and techniques used in archaeological fieldwork. Enhanced exposure to site survey, excavation, mapping, and recordation techniques; field crew supervision; report writing; and select field projects.Required instructional trips (for a minimum of two hours per week). Total of 18 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory.

Grade Mode: Letter Grade, Pass/No-Pass