College Catalog
ANT Anthropology
Courses are listed by course discipline prefix, number, course title, credit hours, and, in parentheses, the number of lecture, laboratory and/or work experience/clinical hours, and the semester the course is offered. Local and state prerequisites and corequisites are identified by superscript L for localL and S for stateS. The symbol 鈥淎ND鈥� indicates the course will be offered 鈥淎s Needs Demand.鈥�
UGETC represents the Universal General Education Transfer Component as described in the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA).
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANT | 210 | General Anthropology | 3 (3-0) | AND |
Prerequisite: ENG-002L or BSP-4002L
Corequisite: None
This course introduces the physical, archaeological, linguistic, and ethnological fields of anthropology. Topics include human origins, genetic variations, archaeology, linguistics, primatology, and contemporary cultures. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the four major fields of anthropology.(1997 SU) This course has been approved to satisfy the following requirement(s):
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A., A.A. Teacher Preparation and A.S.
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A.S. and A.G.E.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANT | 220 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 (3-0) | AND |
Prerequisite: ENG-002L or BSP-4002L
Corequisite: None
This course introduces the nature of human culture. Emphasis is placed on cultural theory, methods of fieldwork, and cross-cultural comparisons in the areas of ethnology, language, and the cultural past. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic cultural processes and how cultural data are collected and analyzed.(1997 SU) This course has been approved to satisfy the following requirement(s):
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A., A.A. Teacher Preparation and A.S.
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A.S. and A.G.E.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANT | 221 | Comparative Cultures | 3 (3-0) | AND |
Prerequisite: ENG-002L or BSP-4002L
Corequisite: None
This course provides an ethnographic survey of societies around the world covering their distinctive cultural characteristics and how these relate to cultural change. Emphasis is placed on the similarities and differences in social institutions such as family, economics, politics, education, and religion. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of a variety of cultural adaptive strategies.(1997 SU) This course has been approved to satisfy the following requirement(s):
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A., A.A. Teacher Preparation and A.S.
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A.S. and A.G.E.
| Prefix | Number | Title | Hours | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANT | 240 | Archaeology | 3 (3-0) | AND |
Prerequisite: ENG-002L or BSP-4002L
Corequisite: None
This course introduces the scientific study of the unwritten record of the human past. Emphasis is placed on the process of human cultural evolution as revealed through archaeological methods of excavation and interpretation. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of how archaeologists reconstruct the past and describe the variety of past human cultures.(1997 SU) This course has been approved to satisfy the following requirement(s):
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A., A.A. Teacher Preparation and A.S.
- Social/Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. course for A.A.S. and A.G.E.