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ANTHROPOLOGY 101

ANTHROPOLOGY 102H 104
HONORS CULTURAL MAGIC, RELIGION, AND
101 ANTHROPOLOGY WITCHCRAFT
PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0 Units 3.0 Units
3.0 Units
ANTHR 102H explores how anthropologists ANTHR 104 is a cross-cultural survey of
ANTHR 101 introduces the concepts, meth- study and compare human culture. Cultural religion and the supernatural. The course
ods of inquiry, and scientifi c explanations anthropologists seek to understand the broad includes an examination of magic, witch-
for biological evolution and its application arc of human experience focusing on a set of craft, and forms of religious expression in a
to the human species. Issues and topics central issues: how people around the world wide variety of cultures around the world.
will include, but are not limited to, genet- make their living (subsistence patterns); The course considers the forms and func-
ics, evolutionary theory, human variation how they organize themselves socially, tions of supernatural beliefs and rituals in
and biocultural adaptations, comparative politically and economically; how they various societies to derive insight into the
primate anatomy and behavior, and the communicate; how they relate to each other roles of religious beliefs and institutions in
fossil evidence for human evolution. The through family and kinship ties; what they human life. The course covers ritual, witch-
scientifi c method serves as foundation of believe about the world (belief systems); how craft, magic, symbolism, altered states of
the course. The course may include a lab they express themselves creatively (expres- consciousness, and religious change. Lecture
component. Lecture 3 hours. Recommended sive culture); how they make distinctions 3 hours. Recommended Preparation: ENGL
Preparation: ENGL 191 or ESL 141. Course among themselves such as through apply- 191 or ESL 141 or equivalent. Course Typi-
Typically Off ered: Winter/Spring/Summer/ ing gender, racial and ethnic identity labels; cally Off ered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit:
Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID how they have shaped and been shaped CSU, UC, USC.
ANTH 110) by social inequalities such as colonialism;
102 and how they navigate culture change, and 105
CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY processes of globalization that aff ect us all. 3.0 Units
3.0 Units Ethnographic case studies highlight these
similarities and diff erences and introduce ANTHR 105 is an introductory course that
ANTHR 102 explores how anthropologists serves as a foundation for understanding
study and compare human culture. Cultural students to how anthropologists do their language from an anthropological perspec-
anthropologists seek to understand the broad work, employ professional anthropological tive, addressing such core questions as how,
arc of human experience focusing on a set of research ethics, and apply their perspectives what, when, where, why and with whom we
central issues: how people around the world and skills to understand humans around the communicate. This course surveys three core
make their living (subsistence patterns); globe. The honors course presents students areas in linguistic anthropology--structural
how they organize themselves socially, with the opportunity to complete an original, linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphol-
politically and economically; how they individual research project or paper and ogy and syntax, as well as the biocultural
communicate; how they relate to each other present the fi ndings to the class. Lecture 3 basis of language; historical linguistics:
through family and kinship ties; what they hours. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 120 origins and evolution/change, dialects,
believe about the world (belief systems); how or ESL 151. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. and language families; and sociocultural
they express themselves creatively (expres- (C-ID ANTH 120) linguistics: language acquisition in cultural
sive culture); how they make distinctions 103 context, emphasizing the relationship
among themselves such as through apply- PREHISTORY between language and culture, and issues
ing gender, racial and ethnic identity labels; 3.0 Units of language conservation and loss. Lecture
how they have shaped and been shaped ANTHR 103 is an introductory course 3 hours. Recommended Preparation: ENGL
by social inequalities such as colonialism; students interpret archaeological materials 191 or ESL 141 or equivalent. Course Typi-
and how they navigate culture change, and and information to see how archaeologists cally Off ered: Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU,
processes of globalization that aff ect us all. can reconstruct and inform our understand- UC, USC. (C-ID ANTH 130)
Ethnographic case studies highlight these ing of prehistory and periods of early history.
similarities and diff erences and introduce Stress is placed on studying worldwide 111
students to how anthropologists do their prehistoric cultural sequences and exploring PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
work, employ professional anthropological the transformative processes and cultural LABORATORY
research ethics, and apply their perspectives changes leading into the historic periods 1.0 Unit
and skills to understand humans around of developing civilizations. The course ANTHR 111 is the laboratory course for
the globe. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: specifi cally addresses early and signifi cant Physical Anthropology. Laboratory exercises
Eligibility for ENGL 120 or ESL 151. Course examples of domestication, urbanization, include the observation and interpretation
Typically Off ered: Winter/Spring/Summer/ developing social stratification, social of: natural selection and evolution; Mende-
Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID confl ict, manifestations of religious activities lian, molecular, and population genetics;
ANTH 120) and advances in technological development. non-human primate anatomy, taxonomy,
Note: This course is eligible to be taken on a and behavior; fossil evidence of hominid
Pass/No Pass basis. Lecture 3 hours. Recom- evolution; forensic anthropology; human
mended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL osteology; and human physical variation.
120 or ESL 151. Course Typically Off ered: Laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite: ANTHR
Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. 101 (may be taken concurrently). Recom-
mended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL
120 or ESL 151 Course Typically Off ered:
Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.
(C-ID ANTH 115L)

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