20 courses with the subject ANTH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ANTH 102Cultural Anthropology3
(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 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(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 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(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 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(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 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
ANTH 107Indigenous People of Latin America (formerly ANTH-103D Latin American Cultures)3
(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 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(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 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(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 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(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 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS F
(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 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(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 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(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-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: ANTH 130 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C
ANTH 145HHonors Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology3
(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-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C
(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-C1001 . Transfers to CSU only AA/AS General Education: AA/AS A
(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. Transfers to CSU only
(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
(LAB 96-108, LEC 16-18) This course teaches students the professional archaeological methodologies with the systematic and legitimate recovery of objects from surface and/or buried archaeological site context using the ethical standards set by the Society for American Archaeology and Registry for Professional Archaeology. The focus is on techniques designed to preserve provenience and context of the artifacts for future scientific analysis. A field trip may be required. Prerequisite/Corequisite: ANTH-115 (with a grade of C or better) or ANTH-104 (with a grade of C or better). Transfers to CSU only
(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. Prerequisite/Corequisite: ANTH-115 (with a grade of C or better) or ANTH-104 (with a grade of C or better). Transfers to both UC/CSU
ANTH C1001Introduction to Biological Anthropology3
(LEC 48-54) In this course, students examine human origins, evolution, and variation with a focus on the adaptations of humans and other primates. Biological evolution and scientific methods are foundations for the course. (formerly ANTH-101) Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: ANTH 110 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-5B AA/AS General Education: AA/AS A
ANTH C1001HIntroduction to Biological Anthropology - Honors3
(LEC 48-54) In this course, students examine human origins, evolution, and variation with a focus on the adaptations of humans and other primates. Biological evolution and scientific methods are foundations for the course. This is an honors course. (formerly ANTH-101H) Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: ANTH 110 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-5B AA/AS General Education: AA/AS A
(LBE 48-54) In this laboratory course, students investigate the anatomy, genetics, behavior, variation, and evolution of humans and other primates. Students apply the scientific method and use interactive exercises in this course supplement to the Introduction to Biological Anthropology lecture course. (formerly ANTH-111) Prerequisite/Corequisite: Successful completion of or concurrent enrollment in ANTH C1001 Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: ANTH 115L Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-5C AA/AS General Education: AA/AS A
