ANTHRO 1, Physical Anthropology 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5B (Biological Sciences, non-lab) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
*Maximum credit allowed for Anthropology 1 and Anthropology 5 is one course (four units).
A survey of human biology, this course focuses on human origins and evolution by investigating the major aspects of physical anthropology including Mendelian and human population genetics, primate and hominid evolutionary processes, contemporary variability, and facets of primate ethology and human behavior that make the human unique in the animal kingdom.
1065 8:00a-9:20a TTh DRSCHR 136 Toback E L
Above section 1065 is part of the Scholars Program and enrollment is limited to program participants. See Special Programs section of class schedule or www.smc.edu/scholars for additional information.
1066 9:30a-10:50a TTh DRSCHR 207 Toback E L
1067 12:45p-2:05p MW DRSCHR 207 Naficy S
3213 12:45p-2:05p TTh DRSCHR 128 Gauld S C
1068 2:15p-3:35p MW DRSCHR 208 Naficy S
1069 2:15p-3:35p TTh DRSCHR 207 Lewis B S
1070 3:45p-5:05p MW DRSCHR 136 Naficy S
4013 6:45p-9:50p T DRSCHR 207 Miller Joseph M
4014 6:45p-9:50p W DRSCHR 208 Flamson T J
ANTHRO 2, Cultural Anthropology 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4A (Social & Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
Human sociocultural behavior and its products, including material culture, social organization, religion, language, and other symbolic systems and discussion of the dynamics of culture are included in this study.
1071 8:00a-9:20a MW DRSCHR 207 Denman J F
Above section 1071 is part of the Scholars Program and enrollment is limited to program participants. See Special Programs section of class schedule or www.smc.edu/scholars for additional information.
1072 8:00a-9:20a TTh DRSCHR 207 Pope L L
1073 8:00a-11:05a F DRSCHR 207 Mulryan T B
1074 9:30a-10:50a MW DRSCHR 207 Denman J F
1075 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 154 Pope L L
1076 12:00p-3:05p F DRSCHR 207 Mulryan T B
1077 2:15p-3:35p MW BUS 106 Denman J F
ANTHRO 3, World Archaeology 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4A (Social & Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course is an introduction to the archaeological record documenting the evolution of human culture from the earliest stone tool makers to the primary civilizations of the Old and New Worlds. Topics include hunter-gatherer adaptations, the invention and spread of agriculture, and the development of civilizations. Archaeological techniques and methods are introduced as the means for understanding these developments.
1078 8:00a-9:20a MW DRSCHR 205 Lewis B S
1079 12:45p-2:05p TTh DRSCHR 207 Gurdil B
ANTHRO 4, Methods of Archaeology 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None.
Maximum UC credit allowed for Anthropology 3 and Anthropology 4 is one course (3 units).
This is an exciting hands-on course that introduces students to the various stages of an archaeological research design. We begin with an overview of the competing theoretical paradigms within archaeology and then dedicate the remainder of the course to the practical teachings of archaeological survey, topographic map reading, laying out of excavation units, artifact mapping, and data analysis. This course includes numerous outside projects, including excursions to the football field, city cemetery, Santa Monica Mountains, and the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. This course is highly recommended for students considering taking the 35S Archaeological Field Methods Course offered each summer in the jungles of Belize or the highlands of Ecuador.
1080 11:15a-12:35p MW DRSCHR 208 Lewis B S
ANTHRO 5, Physical Anthropology with Lab 4 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5B (Biological Sciences, + LAB) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
*Maximum credit allowed for Anthropology 1 and Anthropology 5 is one course (four units).
A survey of human biology, this course focuses on human origins and evolution by investigating the major aspects of physical anthropology including Mendelian and human genetics, population genetics, primate and hominid evolutionary processes, contemporary human variability, and facets of primate ethology and human behavior that make our species unique in the animal kingdom. This course consists of three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory work weekly. The laboratory projects will parallel the lecture topics hence the lab projects will pertain to genetics, human variation, primate anatomy, human osteology, and analysis of hominid (human) and primate fossils.
1081 9:30a-10:50a TTh DRSCHR 136 Austin J K
11:15a-2:20p Th DRSCHR 136 Austin J K
Above section 1081 is part of the Scholars Program and is recommended for, but not limited to, students in the Scholars Program. See Special Programs section of class schedule or www.smc.edu/scholars for additional information. Above section 1083 takes place during the Student Activity Hour. Students who want to participate in campus activities should enroll in another section.
1082 11:15a-2:20p MW DRSCHR 136 Austin J K
1083 2:35p-5:40p TTh DRSCHR 136 Gauld S C
4016 6:45p-9:50p MW DRSCHR 136 Gauld S C
ANTHRO 7, Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4A (Social & Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course introduces the student to the place of language in society and how it varies in different cultures. The course explores how language changes in different segments of society, the relationship between dialects and social hierarchy, and language variations between genders. Students will learn to analyze linguistic expressions such as oral story-telling, poetry, and narratives from a cross-cultural perspective. Also students will discuss the role of language in issues related to nationalism.
1084 3:45p-5:05p TTh DRSCHR 207 Ray S
ANTHRO 9, Paleoanthropology 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5B (Biological Science) • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course focuses on the evolutionary history of our species, Homo sapiens, through an examination of the paleontological record of primate and human origins. It examines the latest ideas on comparative primate and human paleobiology and places these developments within the conceptual framework of modern evolutionary theory.
1085 9:30a-10:50a MW DRSCHR 136 Austin J K
ANTHRO 14, Sex, Gender and Culture 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4A (Social & Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course presents a cross-cultural survey of the position of men and women within an anthropological framework. It assesses, in a comparative fashion, the biological basis of sexual differentiation and the cultural interpretation of these differences through “gender roles.” Comparative materials from tribal, non-Western, non-industrial, and Western cultures will be used to illustrate the variety of gender roles and expectations. The course focuses on cultural institutions as fundamental in creating, defining, and reinforcing gender roles. Economics, politics, the arts, religion, kinship, world view, and other issues which influence choices, opportunities, and limitations tied to gender will be examined.
1087 12:45p-2:05p MW MC 8 Zane W W
1088 12:45p-2:05p TTh MC 16 Pope L L
ANTHRO 20, Traditional Peoples and Cultures of Africa 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4A (Social & Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course is a survey of general traditional African subsistence modes, illustrated by specific examples of cultures practicing a particular mode of life. Traditional kinship, political development, economic systems, religions, and the arts are studied in the context of culture areas and subsistence modes. The focus of the course is on societies before colonial penetration, but discussions of more recent issues are included when germane. The study of indigenous peoples is placed in the context of broader issues in the field of anthropology. Some of the mistakes arising from “naive realism” and ethnocentrism continue to hinder the study of traditional African societies. These biases and the resultant misconceptions are addressed.
1089 2:15p-3:35p MW DRSCHR 207 Zane W W
ANTHRO 22, Magic, Religion, and Witchcraft 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4A (Social & Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None.
The purpose of this course is to explore in a cross-cultural context the nature of religion and the relationships of individuals and societies to supernatural forces and persons. The course will examine general patterns of religious behavior throughout the world, delineate different theories of religion and see how they apply in various cultures. By the end of the course, the student should be able to identify several definitions and theories of religion and to discuss their merits with regard to specific cases.
1090 3:45p-5:05p MW DRSCHR 207 Zane W W
ERTHSC 88A, Independent Studies in Earth Science 1 unit
Transfer: CSU
Please see “Independent Studies” section.
2059 Arrange-1 Hour DRSCHR 314M Drake V G