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106 ARCHITECTURE
104
MAGIC, RELIGION, AND
WITCHCRAFT
3.0 Units
ANTHR 104 is a cross-cultural survey of
religion and the supernatural. The course
includes an examination of magic, witch-
craft, and forms of religious expression in a
wide variety of cultures around the world.
The course considers the forms and func-
tions of supernatural beliefs and rituals in
various societies to derive insight into the
roles of religious beliefs and institutions in the biological with the cultural. Comparative
human life. The course covers ritual, witch-
craft, magic, symbolism, altered states of
consciousness, and religious change. Lecture
3 hours. Recommended Preparation: ENGL
191 or ESL 141 or equivalent. Course Typi-
cally Offered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit:
CSU, UC, USC
105
CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION
3.0 Units
ANTHR 105 is an introductory course that
serves as a foundation for understanding
language from an anthropological perspec-
tive, addressing such core questions as how,
what, when, where, why and with whom we
communicate. This course surveys three core
areas in linguistic anthropology--structural
linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphol-
ogy and syntax, as well as the biocultural
basis of language; historical linguistics:
origins and evolution/change, dialects,
and language families; and sociocultural
linguistics: language acquisition in cultural
context, emphasizing the relationship
between language and culture, and issues
of language conservation and loss. Lecture
3 hours. Recommended Preparation: ENGL
191 or ESL 141 or equivalent. Course Typi-
cally Offered: Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU,
UC, USC. (C-ID ANTH 130)
111
PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
LABORATORY
1.0 Unit
ANTHR 111 is the laboratory course for
Physical Anthropology. Laboratory exercises
include the observation and interpretation
of: natural selection and evolution; Mende-
lian, molecular, and population genetics;
non-human primate anatomy, taxonomy,
and behavior; fossil evidence of hominid
evolution; forensic anthropology; human
osteology; and human physical variation.
Laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite: ANTHR
101 (may be taken concurrently). Recom-
mended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL
120 or ESL 151 Course Typically Offered:
Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.
(C-ID ANTH 115L)
2 0 2 0 – 2 0 2 1 C ATA L O G • G L E N DA L E C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E
114
GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND
CULTURE
3.0 Units
ANTHR 114 examines how people identify
and experience gender, sex, and sexuality in
a variety of cultural and historical contexts.
The course considers the construction and
performance of gendered identities and
sexual practices from the holistic perspective
of anthropological theories and methodol-
ogy. Students will consider the interplay of
materials from indigenous, non-Western,
non-industrial cultures as well as Western
and globalized societies will be used to
illustrate course concepts. Cultural institu-
tions are framed as fundamental in creat-
ing, defining, and reinforcing categories of
gender and sex. Economy, politics, nation/
state, ethnicity, religion, kinship, worldview,
language, and other categories of identity
and difference will be explored as they relate
to gender, sex, and sexuality. Lecture 3 hours.
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for
ENGL 120 or ESL 151. Transfer Credit: CSU,
UC, USC
150
ARCHAEOLOGY
3.0 Units
ANTHR 150 is an introduction to the study
of concepts, theories, data and models of
anthropological archaeology that contribute
to our knowledge of the human past. The
course includes a discussion of the nature
of scientific inquiry; the history and interdis- Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC
ciplinary nature of archaeological research;
dating techniques; methods of survey, exca-
vation, analysis, and interpretation; cultural
resource management; professional ethics;
and selected cultural sequences. Lecture 3
hours. Recommended Preparation: ENGL
100, ENGL 191, or ESL 141, or the equivalent.
Course Typically Offered: Spring. Transfer
Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID ANTH 150)
ARCHITECTURE
101
DRAFTING AND BASIC DESIGN
3.0 Units
ARCH 101 is a study in the fundamentals
of drafting techniques used in architectural
drawing, and the basic design procedure
relative to good residential planning. The
course studies residential building codes,
drafting of working drawings, scale drawing
of construction details, framing concepts, and
proper dimensioning techniques. Lecture 1.5
hours/Laboratory 4.5 hours. Recommended
Preparation: ART 130, Eligibility for ENGL
120 or ESL 151. Course Typically Offered:
Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU
102
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING AND
DESIGN
3.0 Units
ARCH 102 is the study of the design of
the single family dwelling with emphasis
on the ranch type structure. Discussion
covers the latest construction innovations,
framing techniques, scale detail drawing,
and the drafting of working drawings.
Study explores in greater detail the appli-
cable building codes pertinent to residential
construction, modular construction, solar
planning, insulation requirements, orienta-
tion, and other facets of construction. Lecture
1.5 hours/Laboratory 4.5 hours. Prerequisite:
ARCH 101 or equivalent. Recommended
Preparation: ENGR 109. Course Typically
Offered: Spring/Winter/Summer. Transfer
Credit: CSU
103
DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY
3.0 Units
ARCH 103 is a study of the applied science
of graphical representation of lines, planes,
surfaces, and solids. Architectural applica-
tions are used for subject matter including
simple shades and shadows. Note: This
course is required for architecture majors.
This course may not be taken for credit by
students who have completed ENGR 103.
Lecture 1.5 hours/Laboratory 4.5 hours.
Prerequisite: ARCH 101 or equivalent.
Recommended Preparation: ENGR 109.
Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring.
105
PERSPECTIVE GRAPHICS WITH
INTRODUCTION TO SKETCHUP AND
RHINOCEROS
3.0 Units
ARCH 105 is a course in technical perspec-
tive. Skills are developed in manual drawing
techniques of various architectural subjects
using formal two-dimensional methods.
Introduction to two three-dimensional draw-
ing programs, SketchUp and Rhinoceros is
also included. Software topics include graph-
ics user interface, surface editing, rendering,
2d drawing, extrusions, lofting, and digital
output. Lecture 1.5 hours/Laboratory 4.5
hours. Prerequisite: ARCH 101 or equiva-
lent. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring.
Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC