ANTHR 1 

Introduction to Physical Anthropology 

3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP) 

Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC 

Study of human beings and their ancestors: Emphasis on relationships to other mammals, physical record of evolution, and processes responsible for evolution.  2202.00 

AA/AS GE Area 1; CSU GE Breadth Area B2, B3 (with ANTHR 1L satisfies lab requirement); IGETC Area 5B, 5C (with ANTHR 1L satisfies lab requirement) 

 

ANTHR 1L 

Physical Anthropology Laboratory 

1 unit, 4 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP) 

Prerequisite or corequisite: ANTHR 1 

Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC 

Adjunct laboratory to ANTHR 1: Emphasis on working with replicas of bones and visits to museums and zoos to study primate behavior and hominid evolution.  2202.00 

CSU GE Breadth Area B3 (with ANTHR 1); IGETC Area 5C (with ANTHR 1) 

 

ANTHR 2 

Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory 

3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP) 

Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC 

World prehistory as reconstructed from the archeological and physical evidences of cultural beginnings through the early agricultural civilizations of Africa, America and Euro-Asia: Archeological methods, techniques and problems.  2202.20 

AA/AS GE Area 2; CSU GE Breadth Area D; IGETC Area 4 

 

ANTHR 3 

Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology 

3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP) 

Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC 

Cross-cultural analysis of social and cultural factors of human behavior in the recent past and present.  2202.00 

AA/AS GE Area 2; CSU GE Breadth Area D; IGETC Area 4 

 

ANTHR 4 

Ancient Civilizations: Aztec, Inca, Maya 

3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP) 

Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC 

Study of Meso-American and ancient South American peoples and cultures: Study using the methods and theories of anthropological archeology.  2202.00 

AA/AS GE Area 2; CSU GE Breadth Area D; IGETC Area 4 

 

ANTHR 5 

American Indian History and Culture 

3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP) 

Also offered as Hist 1. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in Hist 1. 

Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC 

Survey of North American Indians: Traditional ways of life and history both before and after contact with Europeans; current trends in American Indian socio-economic and cultural development.  2202.00 

AA/AS GE Area 2, 5; CSU GE Breadth Area D; IGETC Area 4 

 

ANTHR 7 

Magic, Religion and Witchcraft 

3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP) 

Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC 

Comparative study of religion, magic, and supernatural beliefs and practices: Dynamics and function of religion and magic in human societies.  2202.00 

AA/AS GE Area 2, 3; CSU GE Breadth Area D; IGETC Area 4 

 

ANTHR 13 

Urban Anthropology 

3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP) 

Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC 

Study of communities in urban settings and a cross-cultural approach to urban life styles: Rise and fall of great urban centers in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.  2202.00 

AA/AS GE Area 2; CSU GE Breadth Area D; IGETC Area 4 

 

ANTHR 16 

Sex and Society 

3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP) 

Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC 

Cross-cultural approach stressing the biological, cultural, social, and legal aspects of human sexuality: Biological evolution, sexual preferences, abortion, pornography, prostitution, and expanded family forms as they relate to changing laws, customs, and emergent political groups.  2202.00 

AA/AS GE Area 2; CSU GE Breadth Area D; IGETC Area 4 

 

ANTHR 18 

Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics 

3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP) 

Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC 

Introduction to the study of language: How linguists describe human languages and exploration of how they developed, change and function in human societies.  2202.00 

AA/AS GE Area 2; CSU GE Breadth Area D; IGETC Area 4 

 

ANTHR 48NA-TZ 

Selected Topics in Anthropology 

.5-5 units, 0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP) 

Acceptable for credit: CSU 

See section on Selected Topics.  2202.00 

 

ANTHR 49 

Independent Study in Anthropology 

.55 units (GR or P/NP) 

Acceptable for credit: CSU 

See section on Independent Study.  2202.00 

 

ANTHR 248NA-TZ 

Selected Topics in Anthropology 

.5-5 units, 0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP) 

See section on Selected Topics.  2202.00