Anthropology

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.

1015   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   DRSCHR 208   Naficy S

1016   12:30p-2:35p MTWTh   DRSCHR 207   Denman J F

4004   6:45p-9:45p TWTh   DRSCHR 136   Miller Joseph M

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.

1017   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   DRSCHR 207   Zane W W

1018   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   DRSCHR 207   Denman J F

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.

1019   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   DRSCHR 136   Austin J K

   12:30p-2:35p MTWTh   DRSCHR 136   Austin J K

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.

1020   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   MC 9   Zane W W

ERTHSC 88A, Independent Studies in Earth Science    1 unit

Transfer: CSU

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

1312   Arrange-3 Hours    DRSCHR 314M   Drake V G

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