Course Descriptions

102 Introduction to Physical Anthropology 3 hours, 3 units
Advisory: English 51 and 56, each with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill Levels W5 and R5.
A survey of human evolution and human variation through the study of primates, human heredity, variability of modern populations and fossil record of early human primates. Transfer Credit: CSU and/or private coll/univ.; UC.

103 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 hours, 3 units
Advisory: English 51 and 56, each with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill Levels W5 and R5.
A survey of various designs for living in different parts of the world. A comparative multi-cultural approach to how societies develop behaviors to meet biological, social, psychological, environmental and economic needs.  Transfer Credit: CSU and/or private coll/ univ.; UC.

107 Introduction to Archaeology 3 hours, 3 units
Advisory: English 51 and 56, each with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill Levels W5 and R5.
Prehistoric cultures, archaeological techniques, basic inventions, cultural innovations, and the development of urban civilizations. Transfer Credit: CSU and/or private coll/univ.; UC.
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115 Introduction to Archaeological Field Work 2 hours lecture, 6 hours lab, 4 units
Advisory: English 51 and 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.  Transfer Credit: CSU and/or private coll/univ.

120 Archaeological Artifact Analysis 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 units
Advisory: English 51 and 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. Transfer Credit: CSU and/or private coll/univ.

210 Introduction to California Indians 3 hours, 3 units
Advisory: English 51 and 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, ethno historical, ethnological and archaeological sources will be utilized. Transfer Credit: CSU and/or private coll/univ.; UC.
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215 Cultures of Latin America 3 hours, 3 units
Advisory: English 51 and 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, ethno historic, historic and archaeological data will be used to discover the diversity of cultures throughout Spanish and Portuguese America. Transfer Credit: CSU and/or private coll/univ.; UC.

290 Independent Study Hours by Arrangement; 1-3 units
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in an approved related course; Must obtain an Add Code from instructor for registration.
For students who wish to study special problems. This course may be taken four times with different content for a maximum of six units. Transfer Credit: CSU and/or private coll/univ.; UC transfer limitations. See a counselor.

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