Anthropology
4 courses · Merced College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ANTH-C1000 Introduction to Biological Anthropology with Lab
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
- Advisory
- ENGL-C1000 (Formerly ENGL-01A)
- Formerly
- ANTH-01
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ANTH 110
In this course students examine human origins, evolution, and variation with a focus on the adaptations of humans and other primates. Biological evolution and scientific methods are foundations for the course. The laboratory component uses interactive exercises to investigate the anatomy, genetics, behavior, variation, and evolution of humans and other primates. (11/25)
ANTH-02 Cultural Anthropology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ENGL-C1000 (Formerly ENGL-01A)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ANTH 120
This course is an introduction to the study of human culture and the concepts, theories, and methods used in the comparative study of socio- cultural systems. Subjects include subsistence patterns, social and political organization, language and communication, family and kinship, religion, the arts, social inequality, ethnicity, gender, and culture change. The course applies anthropological perspectives to contemporary issues. (05/19)
ANTH-10 Southeast Asian Culture: Hmong
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ENGL-C1000 (Formerly ENGL-01A)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course surveys the basic ideas and social constructs of Southeast Asian Cultures, especially the cultures of the new Southeast Asian groups of people in California: Hmong, Mien, Lue, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese. Emphasis will be placed on issues of cultural ethnicity, family life style, educational background, and socio-political organization of each group in the past and in the United States. (05/19)
ANTH-12 Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ENGL-C1000 (Formerly ENGL-01A)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This is a survey course covering the art, architecture, calendar, economy, history, ideology, religion, social/ political institutions, worldview, and other cultural achievements of the civilizations of Mesoamerica, including the Aztecs, Maya, Zapotecs, Teotihuacanos, Olmecs, and those of West Mexico. The course will focus on the development of states from the Early Formative Period up through the Spanish invasion and its aftermath, integrating anthropological theory with evidence from archaeology, monumental art, and ethnohistoric and hieroglyphic records. The persistence and influence of ancient traditions in modern cultures of Mexico and Central America will be discussed. (12/22)