Anthropology ANTHR

ANTHR 1 Introduction to Physical Anthropology

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Advisory

ENGL C1000

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Peralta GE Areas 5; Cal-GETC Area 5B;

Study of human beings and their ancestors: Emphasis on relationships to other mammals, physical record of evolution and processes responsible for evolution.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections)

ANTHR 1L Physical Anthropology Laboratory

Units

1

Hours

4 hours lab

Prerequisite

ANTHR 001

Corequisite

ANTHR 001 or

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

Anth 115 Finalized

Adjunct laboratory to ANTHR 1: Emphasis on working with replicas of bones and visits to museums and zoos to study primate behavior and hominid evolution.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ANTHR 2 Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

World prehistory as reconstructed from the archaeological and physical evidence of cultural beginnings through the early agricultural civilizations of Africa, America and Euro-Asia: Archaelogical methods, techniques and problems.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ANTHR 3 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

Anth 120 Finalized

Peralta GE Areas 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Cross cultural analysis of social and cultural factors of human behavior in the recent past and present.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ANTHR 4 Ancient Civilizations: Aztec, Inca, Maya

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Peralta GE Areas 4;

Study of Mesoamerican and South American pre-European contact peoples and cultures: Evidence and interpretations through methods and theories of anthropological archeology.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ANTHR 7 Magic, Religion, and Witchcraft

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Peralta GE Areas 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Comparative study of religion, magic, and supernatural beliefs and practices: Dynamics and function of religion and magic in human societies.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ANTHR 19 Anthropology of Sex and Gender

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ANTHR 003 Successful completion of ANTHR 003 is required prior to enrollment in ANTHR 019

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Peralta GE Areas 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Formation of sexual and gender identities from a cross-cultural, cross-societal perspective: Biological and historical understandings of male/female difference. Female body, alternative sexualities, female power in the public sphere, mother-child relations and gender-related violence. Consideration of contemporary, globalized societies and gendered behavior in smaller-scale societies.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ANTHR 21 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Advisory

ENGL 001A

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Introduction to recovery, analysis and identification of human physical remains in medico-legal context.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ANTHR 55 Native American Cultures

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Transfers to

CSU

Peralta GE Areas 4, 6;

Survey the ways of life of Native American peoples and cultures within different geographical, political, and social contexts from prehistoric, historic and current time frames.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.