# Anthropology (ANTHR) courses

Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 9 courses

Source: https://lan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/44166/44231/44168/44251/44253

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### ANTHR 1 — Introduction to Physical Anthropology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** ANTH 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 6 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/anthr.md)
- AA/AS area 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.

### ANTHR 1L — Physical Anthropology Laboratory

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 4 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** ANTHR 001 or.
- **Corequisite:** ANTHR 001.
- **C-ID:** ANTH 115L
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/anthr.md)
- Cal-GETC Area 5C;

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.

### ANTHR 2 — Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** ANTH 150
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

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

### ANTHR 3 — Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** ANTH 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/anthr.md)
- AA/AS area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

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

### ANTHR 7 — Magic, Religion and Witchcraft

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/anthr.md)
- AA/AS area 3, 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.

### ANTHR 14 — Introduction to the Anthropology of Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Society

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Study of the cultures of the United States from the perspective of ethnic identity, ethnic relations, sex and gender, socio-economic class, religion, music and politics: Anthropological methods and approaches to enhance exploration of the United States’ history and socio-cultural lifeways.

### ANTHR 19 — Anthropology of Sex and Gender

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 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.

### ANTHR 20 — Introduction to Visual Anthropology of Film

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Introduction to the use of film by anthropologists: Ethnographic research tool of culture and societies around the world.

### ANTHR 49 — Independent Study in Anthropology

- **Units:** .5-5
- **Hours:** .5 - 5 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- UC transferability is determined by UC faculty after transfer, please see a counselor for more information.

In-depth exploration of an area or problem of the student's choice not covered by regular catalog offerings in Anthropology. Student must obtain approval from an appropriate faculty member. For more details, see the section on independent study in the college catalog.