Anthropology (ANTH Courses)
ANTH 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology
3.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
C-ID Course Number: ANTH 110
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
An introductory course on the study of human evolution that explores the history of
evolutionary thought, the biological basis of life, genetics, population biology,
modern human variation, paleontology, primatology and hominid evolution. Important
scientific and social issues that relate to biological anthropology will also be presented.
Students are encouraged to concurrently enroll in Anthropology 110.
ANTH 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
3.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
C-ID Course Number: ANTH 120
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
An introductory course on contemporary human sociocultural adaptations from around
the world. This course is a cross-cultural survey of important avenues of anthropological
research and attempts to understand and explain the similarities and differences in
human behavior, social institutions, and total ways of life. By studying all human
societies, anthropologists attempt to understand the variability of culture to gain
a holistic view of the human condition.
ANTH 103 Introduction to Archaeology
3.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
C-ID Course Number: ANTH 150
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
An introduction to the study of archaeological concepts, methods, and theory as well
as human prehistory. The course will cover many of the fundamental principles of archaeological
research and provide an overview of human prehistory from the earliest evidence of
culture up to the development of literate civilizations. We will also explore the
types of questions archaeologists ask about the human past and the scientific methods
used to address these questions.
ANTH 105 Language And Culture
3.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
C-ID Course Number: ANTH 130
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
An introduction to the study of language and communication in relation to culture.
Focus is on the structure, function, and history of language as well as the social,
symbolic and practical uses of language. Linguistic concepts, methodologies, and theoretical
assumptions will be explored. This course is not open to students who are enrolled
in or have received credit for ENGL 105.
ANTH 107 Indigenous People of California
3.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
C-ID Course Number: N/A
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring, Summer
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
A survey of California's Indigenous cultures from the earliest archaeological evidence
to the present. Topics explored include political and social organizations, subsistence
practices, worldviews, expressive culture, technology and the historic impact on these
peoples by European and American cultures. This course is not open to students who
are enrolled in or have received credit for ES 107.
ANTH 110 Biological Anthropology Lab
1.0 unit.
Corequisite: ANTH 101 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology or completion of ANTH 101
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
C-ID Course Number: ANTH 115L
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
A hands-on laboratory class designed to complement the Anthropology 101 lecture class.
This lab class explores the biological basis of human life from an evolutionary perspective
through the study of genetics, human variation, human osteology, non-human primates,
and hominin fossil remains.
ANTH 122 States of Consciousness
3.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer CSU
C-ID Course Number: N/A
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
An exploration of different states of consciousness, the means of attaining those
states, their uses, misuses, and consequences. Topics include theories of consciousness,
neural correlates of conscious experience, substance use disorders, sleep, dreams,
hypnosis, dissociation and dissociative disorders, out-of-body states, near-death
experiences, paranormal phenomena, meditation, non-Western methods of altering consciousness,
and peak experiences. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or who
have received credit for PSY 122 or HUSV 122.