DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Susan Parman
DEPARTMENT OFFICE
McCarthy Hall 426
ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM
McCarthy Hall 424
CSUF ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH FACILITY
McCarthy Hall 2
ARCHAEOLOGICAL LABORATORY
McCarthy Hall 420
BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY
McCarthy Hall 428
CENTER FOR ETHNOGRAPHIC CULTURAL ANALYSIS
McCarthy Hall 422
SOUTH CENTRAL COASTAL INFORMATION CENTER
McCarthy Hall 477
DEPARTMENT WEBSITE
http://anthro.fullerton.edu
PROGRAMS OFFERED
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
Minor in Anthropology
Master of Arts in Anthropology
FACULTY
John Bock, Barbra Erickson, Laura Greathouse, Steven James, Sara Johnson, Hilarie Kelly, Joseph Nevadomsky, Jacob Pandian, Susan Parman, John Patton, Carl Wendt
ADVISERS
Undergraduate: Barbra Erickson Graduate: Jacob Pandian
Internship Program Adviser: Susan Parman
INTRODUCTION
Anthropology is the scientific and humanistic study of humankind from its beginnings, millions of years ago, to the present day. Nothing human is alien to anthropology. Of the many sciences that study certain aspects of our species, only anthropology attempts to understand the whole panorama, in time and space, of the human condition. While other academic disciplines may concentrate on one aspect of human experience, anthropology is an integrated study of the entire range of human activities, including communication and language, economics, political organization, religion, the arts, philosophy, education, medical and nutritional practices, social interaction, marriage, child rearing, science, and technology. Anthropology enables the study of people from all over the world as they live now, as they lived in the prehistoric and historic past, and as they may live in the future. Anthropology also studies people as biological-psychological-cultural-social wholes living in relationship with their environment; a major goal is to understand human beings from this overall perspective.
The major in Anthropology is designed to prepare students for advanced degrees in Anthropology as well as for positions in the private and public sector. Social service occupations, work in urban centers, museum work, health professions, natural resources management, and overseas work are some of the areas that offer many opportunities for anthropology graduates.
International Aspects of Anthropology
Anthropology is inherently international in scope, drawing on world-wide cross-cultural comparisons for understanding culture and what it means to be human, and offers an inter-, multi-, and trans-disciplinary perspective to promote an understanding of global networks that occur in transnational cultural contexts such as ethnicity, business, religion and education. Anthropology studies the global flow of information and channels of communication that cross spatial, national-territorial boundaries; and it studies transnational actors who enter into the spaces opened up by the intersection of corporate capital, labor mobility and new information, communication, and transportation technologies. The department encourages study in different cultures and will provide, where appropriate, academic credit for educational experiences abroad.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
The Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology requires a minimum of 120 units which includes courses for the major, General Education, all University requirements, and free electives. The major requires 45 units consisting of core courses, upper-division courses, and elective course work. A "C" (2.0) average and a grade of "C minus" (1.7) or better is required in all courses applied to the major.
Core Courses (15 units)
Anthro 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
Anthro 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
Anthro 103 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
Anthro 480 History of Anthropology (3)
Anthro 481 Contemporary Anthropology (3)
Upper-Division Requirements (9-30 units)
Anthro 400 Cultural Analysis: Qualitative Methods in Anthropology (3)
Anthro 401 Ethnographic Field Methods (3)
Anthro 402 Museum Studies (3)
Anthro 403 Archaeological Fieldwork (3)
Anthro 404 Analytical Methods in Archaeology (3)
Anthro 405 Human Osteology (3)
Anthro 406 Descriptive Linguistics (3)
Anthro 407 Anthropological Video Production (3)
Anthro 408 Ethnogerontology (3)
Anthro 409 Applied Anthropology (3)
Anthro 412 Culture Change (3)
Anthro 414 Economic Anthropology (3)
Anthro 415 Anthropology of Tourism (3)
Anthro 416 Anthropological Linguistics (3)
Anthro 417 Life Quests (3)
Anthro 418 GIS and Archaeology (3)
Anthro 420 Visual Anthropology (3)
Anthro 423 The Ancient Maya (3)
Anthro 424 The Aztecs and Their Predecessors (3)
Anthro 425 Advanced Topics in Human Osteology (3)
Anthro 441 Human Variation (3)
Anthro 442 Medical Anthropology (3)
Anthro 451 Advanced Human Evolution (3)
Anthro 460 Public Archaeology in California (3)
Anthro 470 Survey of Anthropological Films (3)
Anthro 475 Research Methods in Primatology (3)
Anthro 476 Archaeological Investigations (3)
Anthro 490T Undergraduate Seminar in Anthropology (3)
Anthro 491 Internship in Anthropology (3)
Anthro 497 Ethnographic Investigations (3)
Anthro 498 Museum Practicum (3)
Anthro 499 Independent Study (3)
Electives (0-21 units)
Anthro 100 Non-Western Cultures and The Western Tradition (3)
Anthro 110 Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest (3)
Anthro 300 Language and Culture (3)
Anthro 301 Primate Behavior (3)
Anthro 304 Traditional Cultures of the World (3)
Anthro 305 Anthropology of Religion (3)
Anthro 306 Comparative Aesthetics and Symbolism (3)
Anthro 308 Culture and Aging: Anthropological Gerontology (3)
Anthro 310 Urban Anthropology (3)
Anthro 311 Culture and Communication (3)
Anthro 313 Culture and Personality: Psychological Anthropology (3)
Anthro 315 Culture and Nutrition (3)
Anthro 316 Anthropology of Sex and Gender (3)
Anthro 320 Cultures of Europe (3)
Anthro 321 The American Indian (3)
Anthro 322 Human Behavioral Ecology (3)
Anthro 325 Peoples of South America (3)
Anthro 327 Origins of Civilization (3)
Anthro 328 Peoples of Africa (3)
Anthro 329 Peoples of the Caribbean (3)
Anthro 332 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspectives (3)
Anthro 333 Anthropology of Childhood (3)
Anthro 340 Peoples of Asia (3)
Anthro 342 Anthropology and Health (3)
Anthro 344 Human Evolution (3)
Anthro 345 Peoples of the Middle East and North Africa (3)
Anthro 347 Peoples of the Pacific (3)
Anthro 350 Culture and Education (3)
Anthro 360 Contemporary American Culture (3)
Anthro 370 Anthropology of Non-Western Films (3)
With the approval of the adviser or department chair, up to nine units may be accepted from related disciplines.
Note: all courses under "Upper-Division Requirements" are 400- level courses. They are courses intended for junior, senior and graduate students. Courses under "Electives in Anthropology" are 100-level or 300-level. They may be taken by all students except graduate students.
Second Language Graduation Requirement
Students in the Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology program who enter Cal State Fullerton as first-time freshmen in Fall 2006, or who enter a community college in Fall 2006 with intent to transfer to Cal State Fullerton, will be required to show proficiency in a second language as a condition of graduation with a bachelor's degree (see "Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" elsewhere in this catalog.)
Multiple and/or Single Subject Credential Information
The Anthropology degree may be effectively combined with subject matter studies for either the multiple subject credential (K-8) or single subject credential (7-12) in Social Science. Undergraduates are encouraged to work with the Center for Careers in Teaching (714-278-7130) as early as possible in their academic careers to plan efficient course selections for general education, major and electives. With careful planning,it may be possible to enter the credential program in the senior year of the bachelor's degree. Postgraduate students should contact the Admission to Teacher Education office in the College of Education (714-278-3411) to obtain information on attending an overview presentation.
MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY
Twenty-one units must be taken to fulfill requirements for a minor.
Core Courses (12 units)
Anthro 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3) Anthro 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3) Anthro 480 History of Anthropology (3) Anthro 481 Contemporary Anthropology (3)
Additional Courses (9 units)
Nine units of 300- or 400-level courses in anthropology.
MASTER OF ARTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
The program offers advanced study of general anthropology, while simultaneously encouraging specialization in one (or more) of the traditional subdisciplines: archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and biological anthropology. Opportunities for field and laboratory research and for other related learning experiences permit students to enlarge upon formal classroom training and to work independently with original data. Students may pursue a thesis or project of either a traditional or more exploratory character. Efforts are made to assist individuals to plan programs that will meet their individual needs and interests.
Application Deadlines
The deadlines for completing online applications are March 1st for the fall semester and October 1st for the spring semester (see http://www.csumentor.edu). Mailed applications need to be postmarked by the same deadlines. However, deadlines may be changed based upon enrollment projections. Check the university graduate studies website for current information at http://www.fullerton.edu/graduate/.
Prerequisites
An applicant must meet the university requirements for conditionally classified graduate standing: a baccalaureate from an accredited institution and a grade-point average of at least 2.5 in the last 60 semester units attempted (see section of this catalog on admission of graduates for complete statement and procedures). Admission is contingent upon evaluation and acceptance by the Graduate Study Committee. In addition to the University Application, the applicant must submit a letter of intent and at least two letters of recommendation to the Graduate Program Adviser in the Department of Anthropology. Students with limited subject or grade deficiencies may be considered for admission to the program if they agree to complete additional courses selected by the Graduate Study Committee, with at least a "B" (3.0) average. Subject deficiencies must be met prior to candidacy. Students entering from other colleges and universities and/or from fields other than Anthropology may discuss appropriate course substitutions with the graduate adviser.
Classification
A student who meets the requirements for conditionally classified graduate standing, as well as the following requirements, may be granted classified graduate standing upon the development of an approved study plan:
- A bachelor's degree with a minimum of 27 units in anthropology, including the following courses or their equivalents. Lower-Division (9 units) Anthro 101, 102 and 103 Upper-Division (12 units) Anthro 480 and 481 Additional upper-division coursework in Anthropology (6 units) Reading courses and special examinations may be substituted for the additional upper-division coursework in Anthropology.
- A GPA of "B" (3.0) for all work taken in Anthropology.
- Classification review administered by the graduate adviser.
Study Plan
The 30-unit study plan for the degree must include the following:
Anthro 511 Theory and Method in Biological Anthropology (3)
Anthro 512 Theory and Method in Archeology (3)
Anthro 513 Theory and Method in Cultural/Linguistic Anthropology (3)
Anthro 597 Project (6) or Anthro 598 Thesis (6)
Three additional graduate seminars (Anthro 504T) in Anthropology (9 units)
400-level or graduate work in Anthropology or related fields (6 units)
Up to six units of Anthropology 599 Independent Graduate Research may be used for the last requirement above. For continuation in the program an average of "B" (3.0) for all work in the study plan must be maintained.
Students must remain continuously enrolled, either by enrolling in at least one Anthropology course each semester or by enrolling in Graduate Studies 700. Students may request a waiver of this requirement for one or two semesters if professional purposes require absence from campus. A student who is not continuously enrolled will be required to apply for readmission to the program. A thesis or a project, including an oral examination, must be completed for the degree.
The progress of graduate students will be reviewed prior to classification and again before advancement to candidacy. Students must demonstrate competence in a foreign language or quantitative methods.
For further information, consult the graduate program adviser. See also the Department of Anthropology's website (http://anthro.fullerton.edu).
ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES
Courses are designated as ANTH in the class schedule.
| ANTH 100 Non-Western Cultures and the Western Tradition | | Description: An examination of the changing views of man, nature and culture in Western civilization as related to the impact of non-Western influences, including the use and interpretation of data on non-Western peoples and cultures. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology | | Description: Humans as biological organisms from an evolutionary perspective. Concepts, methods, findings and issues in the study of the Order primates, including the relationships among fossil monkeys, apes and humans, and the significance of genetic diversity in modern populations. (CAN ANTH 2) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | | Description: The nature of culture and its significance. Uniformities and variations in human cultures. Cultural analyses of major institutional forms such as the family, economy, government, religion and art with an emphasis on preliterate peoples. Central problems of cultural comparison and interpretation. (CAN ANTH 4) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 103 Introduction to Archaeology | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. Relationship of archaeology, culture history and culture process, field methods and analysis of archaeological data; the uses and abuses of archaeology. World culture history from Pleistocene beginnings to the threshold of civilization. (CAN ANTH 6) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 110 Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest | | Description: Introductory-level exploration of the lifeways of prehistoric peoples of the American Southwest as evidenced through archaeological remains and through Native American perspectives. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 300 Language and Culture | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. Language as a factor in culture. Trends in the study of language and culture. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 301 Primate Behavior | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 101 or 102 or Psychology 101 or completion of General Education Category III.A.2. The anthropological study of the behavior of primates including monkeys and apes with data collection in the wild and the laboratory; review and discussion of behavioral characteristics that are part of the primate heritage of humankind. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 304 Traditional Cultures of the World | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.B.2. A comparative, worldwide survey of traditional, selected and well-studied ways of life using ethnographic writings, novels and films. Examines representative bands, tribes, chiefdoms, primitive states and folk societies. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 305 Anthropology of Religion | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.B.2. Beliefs and practices in the full human variation of religious phenomena, with an emphasis on primitive religions. The forms, functions, structures, symbolism, and history and evolution of religious systems. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 306 Comparative Aesthetics and Symbolism | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.B.2. The metaphysical and mystical systems underlying the “grammars” of the art, myths, and rituals of various nonliterate and literate peoples and their development into creative experiences. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 308 Culture and Aging: Anthropological Gerontology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthropology 100 or 101 or 102 or 103. Anthropological discourse on diverse cultural conceptions of aging as they relate to gender, class, ethnic and religious categories. Cross-cultural comparison of culturally patterned time-table of life-cycle and age-grades for understanding the universals and variability in human aging. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 310 Urban Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro102. A cross-cultural investigation of similarities and differences in urbanism with an emphasis on current theoretical and methodological perspectives in the study of urban social and cultural forms and processes. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 311 Culture and Communication | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.B.2. How culture meaning and manipulation are constituted in both traditional and modern cultures through language, mythology, ritual, architecture, religion, and other communication systems. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 313 Culture & Personality: Psychological Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. The relationship between the individual and the culture. Child training in non-western cultures. Survey of concepts, studies, and research techniques. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 315 Culture and Nutrition | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 101 or 102. Interrelationships between human nutrition, basic food resources, individual development and socio-cultural organization; includes assessment of student’s nutritional status, beliefs, and practices relative to other cultures. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 316 Anthropology of Sex and Gender | | Description: Prerequisites: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. This course examines human sex and gender roles in cross-cultural perspective and the role that gender plays in human social organization. Topics covered include cultural construction of gender; homosexuality, rights of women, evolution and gender. (Same as Women’s Studies 316) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 319 Environmental Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisites: General Education Category III.A.1 or III.A.2. This course uses an integrated perspective based in human evolutionary ecology to stimulate student thinking regarding the complex inter-relationships between demography, conservation and economic development. There are case studies of conservation and populations in the developing world. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 320 Cultures of Europe | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102 or equivalent. A cultural survey of Europe, focusing on the peasant, national, and pan-European traditions of Europe. Diverse anthropological approaches are used to examine changing boundaries of European identity from prehistory to the present “European Union.” | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 321 The American Indian | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. North American Indians north of Mexico; origin, languages, culture areas, cultural history; the impact of European contacts. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 322 Human Behavioral Ecology | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.A.2.c. Using modern evolutionary theory, students will examine human biological and cultural diversity through an analysis of comparative socioecology. Topics covered include reproduction and marriage, the family, childhood, population growth, and conservation. Computer labs utilizing eHRAF. (Same as Biology 322.) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 325 Peoples of South America | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. Central and South America. Representative cultural areas before and after contacts with Western countries. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 327 Origins of Civilizations | | Description: The development of civilization in both the Old and New Worlds in primary centers such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, China, Mesoamerica and Peru, and secondary centers such as the Aegean and Europe. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 328 Peoples of Africa | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. A cultural survey of Africa. Description of selected cultures and aspects of culture before and after contact with non-Africans. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 329 Peoples of the Caribbean | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102 or equivalent. A survey of the various ethnic groups of the Caribbean, focusing on the description and interpretation of African, European, Asian and Amerindian cultural elements. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 332 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. The influence of biological determinants as they are shaped by cultural beliefs, values, expectations and socially defined roles for women. The changing role of women in industrial society. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 333 Anthropology of Childhood | | Description: Prerequisite: General Education Category III.A.2 or III.C.1. Using a biocultural perspective, students examine the form and experiences of childhood using a comparative, evolutionary, cross-cultural approach. Topics: work and play, evolutionary and cultural influences on children’s development trajectories, the role of children. Computer labs with eHRAF. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 340 Peoples of Asia | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. A survey of Asian civilizations and cultural traditions, emphasizing the study of the personality configurations in different culture areas, the analysis of the structure of Asian civilizations, and an examination of the peasant, tribal and ethnic groups of Asia. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 342 Anthropology and Health | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.A.2 and III.C.1. In this course students use a comparative, cross-cultural perspective to understand the process and conception of health in different societies. Topics covered include: health beliefs, health ecology, culture and health. Computer labs utilizing eHRAF. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 344 Human Evolution | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 101 or completion of General Education Category III.A.2. Advanced primate evolution; the origin of Homo sapiens as evidenced in the fossil record and through biochemical and molecular studies. Evolutionary theory and problems in human evolution. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 345 Peoples of the Middle East and North Africa | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. Interrelationship between culture, economy, political structure and belief system of selected cultures in the Middle East and North Africa. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 347 Peoples of the Pacific | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. The indigenous peoples and cultures of the Pacific Islands, including Tahiti, Hawaii and Australia. The forces and processes contributing to social change in island communities and current problems being faced by them. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 350 Culture and Education | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. The transmission of values, implicit cultural assumptions, and the patterning of education in cross-cultural perspective. American culture and development problems. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 360 Contemporary American Culture | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. Application of anthropological methods, categories of analysis, and types of interpretation to American culture. Survey and critique of selected community studies and other kinds of relevant research. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 370 Anthropology of Non-Western Films | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 100 or 102 or 304. Comparative analytical study of commercial and non-commercial films and videos made by non-western people. Films and videos considered as cultural artifacts that are particularly revealing of the ways people conceive of themselves and their cultures. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 400 Cultural Analysis: Qualitative Methods in Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. An examination of the qualitative methods that are used in the analysis of culture; review of recent methodologies developed in the framework of semiotic, phenomenological, and interpretive anthropology. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 401 Ethnographic Field Methods | | Description: Prerequisites: Anthro 102 and six additional units of anthropology. Anthropological field research by students on various problems using participant observation techniques. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 402 Museum Science | | Description: Methods, principles and techniques used in natural history, and small scientific and historical museums. Subjects covered include scope of exhibit and research collections, care and repair of specimens, acquisitions, storage and preparation of presentations in anthropological, historical, biological and paleontological museums. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 403 Archaeological Fieldwork | | Description: Prerequisites: Anthro 102 or 103 and consent of instructor. Excavation of a local archaeological site. Archaeological mapping, photography and recording. Laboratory methods of cataloging, preservation, description and interpretation of archaeological materials. Saturday field sessions. May be repeated once for credit as an elective. (1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 404 Analytical Methods in Archaeology | | Description: Prerequisites: Anthro 103 and 403. The employment of physical data collecting techniques (e.g., photographic, paleomagnetic) in the field and the analysis of artifact collections and data from previous field operations in the laboratory. May be repeated once for credit as an elective. (1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 405 Human Osteology | | Description: Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Techniques in the basic identification of human skeletal remains. Aging, sexing, racing and stature reconstruction. For those interested in archaeology, hominid evolution and/or forensic science. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 406 Descriptive Linguistics | | Description: (Same as Linguistics 406) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 407 Anthropological Video Production | | Description: Prerequisite: six upper-division units of anthropology. Planning, shooting, and editing videotapes relating to all sub-disciplines of anthropology. (1 hour lecture; 6 hours laboratory activities, demonstrations, and fieldwork) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 408 Ethnogerontology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. Learning the methods of ethnoscience and interpretive semiotics for analyzing cultural knowledge and domains pertaining to aging. Training in ethnographic cultural analysis of aging for the production of ethnographies that focus on the symbols, taxonomies, paradigms, and themes of aging. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 409 Applied Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. The uses of anthropological skills and sensitivities in approaching contemporary human problems. Cultural change, organizational development, program planning and evaluation, the consultant’s role, and professional ethics. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 412 Culture Change | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. Interrelations between cultural, social and psychological processes in the dynamics of culture growth and change. Impact of western technology on tribal and peasant societies. Anthropological contributions to the planning of directed sociocultural change in selected areas. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 414 Economic Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. The ethnology and ethnography of economic life, principally in non-Western societies; the operation of systems of production and distribution within diverse cultural contexts. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 415 Anthropology of Tourism | | Description: Prerequisites: Anthro 102. Tourism and travel as cultural practices. Examines domestic and international tourism; perspective of both hosts and travelers; global economy and tourism; souvenirs, artifacts and symbolic landscapes; tourism as pilgrimage. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 416 Anthropological Linguistics | | Description: Nature and functions of language; language structure and change; classification of languages; use of linguistic evidence in anthropology. (Same as Linguistics 416) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 417 Life Quests | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro102. Contemporary ways to wisdom and humanness in cross-cultural and historical perspectives. New and comparative approaches to understanding the life cycle, development and fulfillment of individual personalities. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 418 GIS and Archaeology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro103 or equivalent course and junior or senior standing. This course is an introduction to the use of Geographic Information Systems as they apply to the study of archaeology. The course focuses on the spatial analysis of past cultural remains from anthropological perspectives. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 420 Visual Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisites: Anthro 100, 101, 102, 103, or equivalent. An examination of the development of the field of visual anthropology and an analysis of the changing and diverse approaches to the use of visual media in representing and interpreting other cultures. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 423 The Ancient Maya | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro102, 103. The archaeology and ethnohistory of the Maya area of Southern Mesoamerica. The problems of initial settlement of the area and the “rise” and dynamics of ancient Maya civilization. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 424 The Aztecs and Their Predecessors | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102, 103. Archaeological survey of principal Mesoamerica pre-Columbian cultures north and west of the Maya area. The Aztecs and their predecessors, religion, art, architecture, intellectual achievements and the Olmec heritage. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 425 Advanced Topics in Human Osteology | | Description: Prerequisites: Anthro 405 and consent of instructor. Analytical methods stressing morphological examination of human bone in a laboratory setting (determination of human, prehistoric; analysis of fragmented and commingled remains; basic identification and report writing; pathological conditions). For those interested in archaeology, hominid evolution and/or forensic science. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 441 Human Variation | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 101. The processes underlying and the theories for the existence of the present variation between and within human populations. The genetics of human populations and the significance of racial classifications. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 442 Medical Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 101 or 102 or Psychology 101. Human health and disease and their relationship to cultural practices, beliefs and environmental factors; histories of various diseases as factors of cultural change; health care delivery systems. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 451 Advanced Human Evolution | | Description: Prerequisites: Anthro 322 or 344 or Biology 274. This course uses life history theory to examine the evolutionary ecology of human behavior. Topics covered include the human life course, resource acquisition, parenting, and fertility. Computer labs utilizing eHRAF. (Same as Biology 451) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 460 Public Archaeology in California | | Description: An archaeological survey of California, emphasizing the examination of recent scientific excavations. Analysis of new archaeological methods, current research specializations, responsibilities of the modern archaeologist, and review of legislation affecting archaeology. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 470 Survey of Anthropological Films | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 100 or 101 or 102 or 103. Survey and analysis of the uses of film and video in anthropological research, teaching, theory, methodology. Films are studied not only for their anthropological content, but also as artifacts of western culture which reveal significant aspects of that culture. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 475 Research Methods in Primatology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 301 or completion of General Education Category III.A.3. This course prepares students to conduct advanced behavioral research on non-human primates. It focuses on research design, data collection techniques, ethical and other situations unique to captive or to field settings, statistics, literature resources, permits, and disease transmission. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 476 Archaeological Investigations | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102 or 103. Methodology and practice of archaeological fieldwork. May be repeated for credit. (1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 480 History of Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102. The principal contributions of anthropologists 1850-1950; evolutionary, diffusionist, historical, particularist, configurationalist, and culture and personality approaches in anthropology. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 481 Contemporary Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro 102 or consent of instructor. Anthropologists from 1950 to the present; neoevolutionist, sociological, structuralist, psychological and symbolic approaches. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 490T Undergraduate Seminar in Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Topics in anthropology. May be repeated for credit. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 491 Internship in Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisites: 18 upper-division units in anthropology and/or related fields. Career opportunities. On-the-job training under faculty supervision in museum, industry or governmental service. May be repeated for credit for a total of six units. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 497 Ethnographic Investigations | | Description: Prerequisite: Anthro102 and 401 or equivalent. Training in the methodologies of participant observation and interview techniques; investigation and description of cultural domains such as religion, health, economics, politics, and family and ethnic boundaries. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six units. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 498 Museum Practicum | | Description: Prerequisite: at least 15 units of anthropology and consent of instructor. Practical experience in museum operations, using the facilities of the Anthropology Museum. Topics covered include exhibit preparation, membership and funding operations, catalogue preparation and outreach activities. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six units. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 499 Independent Study | | Description: Prerequisites: at least 15 units of anthropology and consent of adviser. Individual research project involving either library or fieldwork. Conferences with the adviser as necessary. Results in one or more papers. May be repeated for credit. | Units: (1-3)
| | ANTH 504T Seminar: Selected Topics in Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of undergraduate major in anthropology and/or graduate standing or consent of instructor. The topic chosen and a general outline of the seminar are circulated prior to registration. May be repeated. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 507 Grammatical Analysis | | Description: (Same as Linguistics 507) | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 511 Theory and Method in Biological Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisites: completion of undergraduate major in anthropology and/or graduate standing or consent of instructor. Basic theoretical positions and methodological spectrum in biological anthropology. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 512 Theory and Method in Archaeology | | Description: Prerequisites: completion of undergraduate major in anthropology and/or graduate standing or consent of instructor. Basic theoretical positions and methodological spectrum in archaeological anthropology. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 513 Theory and Method in Cultural/Linguistic Anthropology | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of undergraduate major in anthropology and/or graduate standing or consent of instructor. Basic theoretical positions and methodological spectrum in cultural and linguistic anthropology. | Units: (3)
| | ANTH 597 Project | | Description: Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. The completion of a project derived from original field or laboratory research, and/or from library study. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units. | Units: (3,6)
| | ANTH 598 Thesis | | Description: Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. The writing of a thesis based on original field or laboratory research, and/or on library study, and its analysis and evaluation. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units. | Units: (3,6)
| | ANTH 599 Independent Graduate Research | | Description: Prerequiste: consent of advisor. Individual research involving fieldwork, laboratory, or library study, and conferences with a project adviser as necessary, and resulting in one or more papers. May be repeated for credit. | Units: (1-3)
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