Course Descriptions

102 Introduction to Physical Anthropology
3 hours lecture, 3 units
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit Option
Advisory: English 51 and English 56, each with a grade
of "C" or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill
Levels W5 and R5.
This course is a survey of human evolution, variation
and adaptation. Emphasis is placed on the study of
primates, human heredity, variability of modern
populations and fossil records of early hominids and
hominoids. This course is the basis for advanced
courses in Life and/or Behavioral Sciences or students
majoring in Anthropology. (FT) Associate Degree Credit
& transfer to CSU and/or private colleges and
universities. UC Transfer Course List. (CAN ANTH 2)

103 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
3 hours lecture, 3 units
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit Option
Advisory: English 51 and English 56, each with a grade
of "C" or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill
Levels W5 and R5.
This course presents an overview of cultural
anthropology using a comparative, cross-cultural
approach. Emphasis is placed on the study of how
various peoples around the world have adapted to their
environments and developed behaviors to meet their
biological, economic, psychological, social and political
needs. This course is designed for students planning to
take advanced courses in Social and/or Behavioral
Sciences or students majoring in Anthropology. (FT)
Associate Degree Credit & transfer to CSU and/or
private colleges and universities. UC Transfer Course
List. (CAN ANTH 4)

104 Laboratory in Physical Anthropology
3 hours lab, 1 unit
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit Option
Prerequisite: Anthropology 102 with a grade of "C" or
better, or equivalent.
Advisory: English 51 and English 56, each with a grade
of "C" or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill
Levels W5 and R5.
This course is intended for anthropology majors, as well
as non-majors who have an interest in biological
anthropology. Students perform field and laboratory
studies in genetics, human variation, human osteology,
anthropometry, hominid evolution, comparative
primate anatomy, primate behavior, and forensic
anthropology. Students practice the ability to think
critically through data analysis, written reports, and
classroom discussions. In addition, students develop an
educational exhibit to teach fellow students about
some aspect of biological anthropology. (FT) Associate
Degree Credit & transfer to CSU and/or private colleges
and universities. UC Transfer Course List.

107 Introduction to Archaeology
3 hours lecture, 3 units
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit Option
Advisory: English 51 and English 56, each with a grade
of "C" or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill
Levels W5 and R5.
This course is an introductory study of the history and
theory of archaeology. Emphasis is placed on the
techniques of archaeological data collection and
analysis, cultural innovations, reconstruction and
interpretation of the past and Cultural Resource
Management (CRM) work. This course is designed for
students planning to major in Anthropology and/or to
conduct upper division work in archaeology at a fouryear
institution. (FT) Associate Degree Credit & transfer
to CSU and/or private colleges and universities. UC
Transfer Course List. (CAN ANTH 6)

115 Introduction to Archaeological Field Work
2 hours lecture, 6 hours lab, 4 units
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit Option
Advisory: English 51 and English 56, each with a grade
of “C” or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill
Levels W5 and R5.
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to
students with credit for Anthropology 265: Introduction
to Archaeological Field Work.
This course provides an introduction to the basic
techniques of archaeological field work, including site
survey, site layout, excavation, laboratory analysis, and
report writing. (FT) Associate Degree Credit & transfer
to CSU and/or private colleges and universities.

120 Archaeological Artifact Analysis
2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 units
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit Option
Advisory: English 51 and English 56, each with a grade
of “C” or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill
Levels W5 and R5.
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to
students with credit for Anthropology 265:
Archaeological Artifact Analysis or Laboratory Analysis
of Archaeological Materials.  Description, classification, and analysis of
archaeological materials including laboratory work in
cataloging and documentation, methods used in
artifact typology and serration, and the preparation of
archaeological reports. (FT) Associate Degree Credit &
transfer to CSU and/or private colleges and universities.

210 Introduction to California Indians
3 hours, 3 units
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit Option
Advisory: English 51 and English 56, each with a grade
of “C” or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill
Levels W5 and R5.
This course is a comparative study of numerous Native
American cultures located in California and peripherally
related cultural areas. Anthropological materials for
ethnographic, ethnohistorical, ethnological and
archaeological sources will be utilized. Associate
Degree Credit & transfer to CSU and/or private colleges
and universities. UC Transfer Course List.

215 Cultures of Latin America
3 hours, 3 units
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit Option
Advisory: English 51 and English 56, each with a grade
of “C” or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill
Levels W5 and R5.
A review of the non-industrialized people living in
contemporary Latin America will include Native
American Indian cultures in Mexico, Central America
and South America in contrast with their peasant
Mestizo neighbors, and in turn these cultures in
contrast with their urban counterparts. Contemporary
anthropological research, ethnohistoric, historic and
archaeological data will be used to discover the
diversity of cultures throughout Spanish and
Portuguese America. Associate Degree Credit & transfer
to CSU and/or private colleges and universities. UC
Transfer Course List.