Anthropology Courses for University Degree and Transfer Programs
ANTH 100 Introduction to Anthropology I
An introduction to the major areas within the discipline: physical, cultural, social anthropology, linguistics, archaeology. Ethnography will be covered and students will have the option of conducting their own ethnographic fieldwork.
ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology II
An introduction to comparative ethnography in western and non-western societies. Through the study of classical and contemporary ethnographic accounts, students will travel the world of different cultures both at home and abroad.
ANTH 110 Introduction to Biological Anthropology
This course introduces the theories, methods and research in biological anthropology. Topics include the study of human and non-human primates, morphological variations, the human fossil record, trends and debates in human evolution, and biocultural adaptations.
ANTH 201 Ethnic Relations
An introduction to the comparative study of “race” and ethnic relations from local to international contexts. The course explores social stratification according to race and ethnicity and looks at the motivations and consequences of such classifications and their relationships to other forms of stratification.
ANTH 205 Anthropology of Religion
An introduction to the comparative study of religious beliefs, practices and movements. Classic and contemporary approaches in the Anthropology of religion will be explored in ethnographic context, examining the similarities and variations in systems of religious belief.
ANTH 210 Introduction to Archaeology
Outlines the basic concepts and terms and short history of the discipline; field concepts and methods; survey, excavation, stratigraphy and other recording, artifact cataloguing and conservation; sampling and approaches to dating; seriation, behavioral patterning; classical, prehistoric and historical archaeology.
