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Anthropology
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Anthropology
The Associate in Arts in Anthropology for Transfer Degree prepares students with a holistic area of study which focuses on the diversity of the human condition in the past, present, and future. Students in this program will gain an understanding of what it means to be human through the four-field anthropological approach which includes a physical/biological, cultural, linguistic, and archeological perspective. Students who successfully complete the degree will acquire skills and knowledge in the practical application of anthropological theories and perspectives which are designed to create a life-long learning tool to interpret the world around them. The various fields and sub-fields of anthropology will provide an insight in the evolutionary origins of the human species as well as an understanding of the importance that culture has had in this unique human journey. Students who successfully complete the program requirements will also gain an appreciation and tolerance for diversity. Students will engage in courses such as Cultural Anthropology; Physical Anthropology; Archaeology; Linguistics; World Cultures; and Food and Culture. After earning the Associate in Arts in Anthropology for Transfer Degree, students will be prepared to continue on for a baccalaureate degree in Anthropology.
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Anthropology - Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (60 units)
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Studying What Makes Us Human
Anthropologists take a broad approach to understanding the many different aspects of the human experience. They consider the past, through archaeology, to see how human groups lived hundreds or thousands of years ago and what was important to them.
Key anthropological concepts: belief and knowledge, change, culture, identity, materiality, power, social relations, society, and symbolism.
Four branches of anthropology:
- Archaeology
- Bioanthropology
- Linguistic Anthropology
- Social-Cultural Anthropology
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