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  • 5.00 Credits

    Focuses on a special topic in anthropology. Theoretical concepts needed by students will be developed in course presentations. Students may repeat the course when a different topic is presented. Formerly ANTHR 194.
  • 5.00 Credits

    Study of human evolution. Includes study of the theories of evolution by natural selection and other means. The evidence for human evolution through the fossil record, the comparison of human and non-human primates in behavior and morphology, and modern human variations and their implications to human adaptation will be covered. PREREQUISITE: ANTH& 100 or BIOL& 100 or BIOL& 211 or instructor's permission. RECOMMENDED: Eligible for ENGL& 101. Satisfies a natural science or social science requirement for AA degree. Formerly ANTHR 201.
  • 5.00 Credits

    A study of the field of sociocultural anthropology with emphasis on the nature of culture, what types of social systems exist in society, and how they work in relation to the members of society. Includes both theoretical and methodological issues in anthropology as well as ethnographic studies. PREREQUISITE: Eligible for ENGL& 101 or instructor's permission. Satisfies a social science requirement for AA degree. Formerly ANTHR 202.
  • 5.00 Credits

    An introduction to the sub-discipline of linguistics within the larger discipline of anthropology. Covers methods used and theories formulated in the study of language in anthropology. These include the structure of language; language through history; a comparison between human and non-human modes of communication; the innate human capacity for language; the relationship between language, thought, and culture; and the study of language, power, and identity. A cross-cultural perspective is emphasized in this class. PREREQUISITE: Eligible for ENGL& 101 or instructor's permission. Satisfies a social science requirement for AA degree. Formerly ANTHR 204.
  • 5.00 Credits

    Indians of North America (north of Mexico) as they are known from historical and ethnographic sources. Representative cultures of all the major regions will be studied with some greater emphasis on the Northwest Coast. PREREQUISITE: Eligible for ENGL& 101 or instructor's permission. Satisfies a social science requirement for AA degree. Formerly ANTHR 210.
  • 5.00 Credits

    The Native American Cultures of the Northwest Coast (a cultural area that extends from Southern Alaska to Northern California with an internal boundary of the Cascade Mountains) will be studied as they are known from historical, ethnographic and informant sources. PREREQUISITE: Eligible for ENGL& 101 or instructor's permission. Satisfies a social science requirement for AA degree. Formerly ANTHR 220.
  • 5.00 Credits

    An introduction to the concepts and theories that characterize the anthropological study of religion as a system within culture. Focuses on the cross-cultural examination of types of religious organizations, beliefs, rituals and practitioners. PREREQUISITE: Eligible for ENGL& 101 or instructor's permission. Satisfies a social science requirement for AA degree. Formerly ANTHR 206.
  • 5.00 Credits

    Cross-cultural examination of health beliefs, care systems and healer/patient relationships will be studied as they are known from ethnographic, informant and popular sources. PREREQUISITE: Eligible for ENGL& 101 or instructor's permission. Satisfies a social science requirement for AA degree. Formerly ANTHR 205.
  • 5.00 Credits

    Forensic anthropology is defined as the application of physical anthropology to medico-legal death investigation. Introduces the science of skeletal biology, and the associated concepts of human variation, and explores their application within a forensic context. PREREQUISITE: Eligible for ENGL& 101 or instructor's permission. Satisfies a social science requirement for AA degree. Formerly ANTHR 265.
  • 10.00 Credits

    Provides the student with fieldwork in archaeology through experiences in site survey, excavation, recording, classifying, cataloging and reporting. PREREQUISITE: ANTH& 100 and eligible for ENGL& 101; or instructor's permission. Satisfies a social science requirement for AA degree. Formerly ANTHR 273.
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