ANTH 111 Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Units GE
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
The qualities of being human are examined through the investigation of evolutionary principles, non-human primates, human fossil record, and living peoples. The biological origin, evolution, and variation of humankind are explored. Lower division General Education Breadth Area B2, Natural Sciences-Life Forms. 3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture. (000490)
General Education: Laboratory Activity (B3); Life Science (B2)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Lower Division
ANTH 112 Introduction to Archaeology 3 Units GC, GE
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
Significant events in mankind's prehistoric cultural development and their relevance to the present. Human antiquity; the acquisition of culture during the Paleolithic; the beginning of early civilization. Introduction to the methods of archaeology and human paleontology. 3 hours lecture. (000491)
General Education: Social Sciences (D)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Lower Division; Global Cultures
ANTH 113 Human Cultural Diversity 3 Units GC, GE
Typically Offered: Spring, summer, fall
The course explores culture as the basis for understanding the human experience, including an examination of cross-cultural diversity. 3 hours lecture. (000492)
General Education: Social Sciences (D)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Lower Division; Global Cultures
ANTH 116 Power, Violence, and Inequality 3 Units GC, GE Typically Offered: Fall and spring
A comparative analysis of the interaction of economic and political forces in societies of the non-western world. This course examines the diversity with which various cultures address scarcity, conflict over distribution and access to goods and services, causes and consequences of the transition from traditional economic and political institutions over time, and the impact of these changes upon the values, attitudes, and norms of developing urban populations. 3 hours lecture. (000495)
General Education: Social Sciences (D)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Lower Division; Global Cultures; Sustainable Course
ANTH 140 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion 3 Units GC, GE
Typically Offered: Spring, summer, fall
A cross-cultural examination of religions and world views. 3 hours lecture. (000499)
General Education: Social Sciences (D)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Lower Division; Global Cultures
ANTH 200 Cultures of Asia 3 Units GC, GE
Typically Offered: Spring only
An introduction to the people and cultures of Asia, emphasizing India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. The course employs a multimediated approach to learning. 3 hours lecture. (000523)
General Education: Social Sciences (D)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Lower Division; Global Cultures
ANTH 261 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America 3 Units GE, USD
Typically Offered: Fall only
Survey of Native North America with an emphasis on U.S. indigenous peoples. Diverse traditional cultures, rituals, languages, interrelationships, and economic and social institutions are examined as informed by archaeological and ethnographic data, in addition to native perspectives. Culture continuity, adaptation, and change in a post-contact period are featured. 3 hours lecture. (000383)
General Education: Social Sciences (D)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Lower Division; US Diversity
ANTH 264 Myths, Frauds, and Misconceptions 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
Through an anthropological lens, this course prepares you to tackle the world of pseudoscience by exploring various myths and misconceptions of the past and present through the rigors of science and critical thinking. Equally important, the course discusses the continued public attraction of pseudoscience despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. We explore epistemology-how we know what we know and how we separate belief from opinion. These overarching themes are applied to specific pseudoscientific claims such as giants, aliens, and "lost" cities, and discuss famous frauds that misled society and set scientific research back several decades. We also examine contemporary beliefs surrounding topics like sex, race, and violence, and delve into hot-button issues like the anti-vaccine and natural foods movements. 3 hours lecture. (022075)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Lower Division
ANTH 283 Qualitative Research Methods 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall only
This course focuses on the methodological practices of qualitative research and introduces students to the methods of ethnographic research and composition of ethnographic analyses. We briefly examine the history of ethnographic research and explore the variety of methods that have been brought to bear in the production of written descriptions of peoples daily activities, rituals and ways of life. The course will cover fieldwork methods and issues, including participant observation, direct observation, field notes, interviews, building rapport and working with key informants, ethics, problems of representation, reflexivity, multi-sited fieldwork, and use of digital and social media. Students will engage in the application of ethnographic methods to collect and interpret empirical data to make a theoretical point. 3 hours lecture. (022063)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Lower Division
ANTH 298 Special Topics 1-3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours lecture. (000503)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course more than once
Course Attributes: Lower Division
ANTH 301 Biological Anthropology 4 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
Biological evolution and variation in humans, mankind's place in nature, origin, and antiquity as represented in the fossil record; recent studies of non-human primates; the beginnings of culture. 3 hours laboratory, 3 hours lecture. (000505)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 4 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 302 Archaeology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
Case study examination of fundamental concepts, methods, and changing theoretical orientations of archaeology. Archaeology in the contemporary world, and archaeology as a profession. 3 hours lecture. (000506)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 303 Cultural Anthropology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
Case study examination of fundamental concepts, methods, and changing theoretical orientations of cultural anthropology. 3 hours lecture. (000507)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 304 Language and Culture 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall only
Language as a symbolic communication; structural, comparative, and sociolinguistics; analysis of English and non-western language data. 3 hours discussion. (000508)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 311 Survey of Forensic Science 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
A survey of the relationship between science and society by noting the history and nature of the role of the expert witness and the forensic scientist in aiding to resolve various legal issues. 3 hours lecture. (000511)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 312 Cataclysmic Events in Human Prehistory 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
Through selected case studies, this course examines a series of cataclysmic events, ranging from volcanic eruptions and droughts to massacres and societal collapse, which illustrate that change, even cataclysmic change, is and has long been part of the human experience. The theoretical perspectives which anchor this inquiry into cataclysmic events of the human past are evolutionary, anthropological, and archaeological. 3 hours seminar. (000512)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 333 Nature, Culture, Environment 3 Units GC, GE Prerequisite: GE Oral Communication (A1); GE Written Communication (A2); GE Critical Thinking (A3); GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (B4) requirements, or consent of the instructor.
Typically Offered: Spring, summer, fall
This course examines how societies create, understand, and resolve environmental problems. It uses anthropological methods to explore relations between cultural and natural orders in a wide range of human groups. It emphasizes new approaches that can contribute to the well-being and sustainability of living communities in the twenty-first century. 3 hours lecture. (020636)
General Education: Upper-Division Social Sciences (UDD); Agriculture, Food, and Environment Pathway; Sustainability and Climate Change Pathway
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Global Cultures; Sustainable Course
ANTH 338 Culture and Tourism 3 Units Typically Offered: Inquire at department
This course examines the cultural diversity of tourism as a global phenomenon, focusing on non-Western cultures and the impact of culture change in the 21st century. The development of tourism as a global industry is discussed as well as an analysis of types of tourists and motivation for travel to various destinations, such as cultural heritage tourism and ecotourism. Case studies illustrate the positive and negative impacts of tourism. 3 hours lecture. (000516)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Sustainable Course
ANTH 340 Anthropology of Food 3 Units GC, GE Prerequisite: GE Oral Communication (A1); GE Written Communication (A2); GE Critical Thinking (A3); GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (B4) requirements, or consent of the instructor.
Typically Offered: Spring, summer, fall
This course examines the social and cultural contexts of food production and consumption in a cross-cultural, global and historical perspective, including contemporary social, environmental and policy issues associated with food. 3 hours lecture. (020625)
General Education: Upper-Division Social Sciences (UDD); Agriculture, Food, and Environment Pathway
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Global Cultures; Sustainable Course
ANTH 340W Anthropology of Food (W) 3 Units GC, GE, W Prerequisite: GE Oral Communication (A1); GE Written Communication (A2); GE Critical Thinking (A3); GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (B4) requirements, or consent of the instructor.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course examines the social and cultural contexts of food production and consumption in a cross-cultural, global and historical perspective, including contemporary social, environmental and policy issues associated with food. 3 hours lecture. (021352)
General Education: Upper-Division Social Sciences (UDD); Agriculture, Food, and Environment Pathway
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Global Cultures; Sustainable Course; Writing Course
ANTH 362W California Indians (W) 3 Units GE, USD, W
Prerequisite: GE Oral Communication (A1); GE Written Communication (A2); GE Critical Thinking (A3); GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (B4) requirements, or consent of the instructor.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
Native peoples of California: their origin, prehistory, languages, and pre-contact cultural practices, such as subsistence, settlement, socio-political organization, and ceremony, with the local area highlighted. Interactions with Europeans are also discussed. Emphasis is placed on the archaeological and ethnographic records. 3 hours lecture. (000519)
General Education: Upper-Division Social Sciences (UDD); California Studies Pathway
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; US Diversity; Writing Course
ANTH 376W Africa: Continuity and Change (W) 3 Units GC, GE, W
Prerequisite: GE Oral Communication (A1); GE Written Communication (A2); GE Critical Thinking (A3); GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (B4) requirements, or consent of the instructor.
Typically Offered: Fall only
An introduction to African societies in anthropological and ethnographic perspective. Comparative case studies in historical and regional context explore body and self, religious experience, expressive arts, environmental and political conjunctures, and social change across the continent. 3 hours lecture. (021353)
General Education: Upper-Division Social Sciences (UDD); Global Studies Pathway
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Global Cultures; Writing Course
ANTH 377 Anthropology of the Islamic World 3 Units GC, GE
Prerequisite: GE Oral Communication (A1); GE Written Communication (A2); GE Critical Thinking (A3); GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (B4) requirements, or consent of the instructor.
Typically Offered: Spring only
This course examines Muslim cultures in the daily, national and global contexts in which Islam is practiced. Students read ethnography, fiction, history, and poetry in order to appreciate, respect and understand contemporary Islamic cultures. 3 hours lecture. (020635)
General Education: Upper-Division Social Sciences (UDD); Global Studies Pathway
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Global Cultures
ANTH 377W Anthropology of the Islamic World (W) 3 Units GC, GE, W
Prerequisite: GE Oral Communication (A1); GE Written Communication (A2); GE Critical Thinking (A3); GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (B4) requirements, or consent of the instructor.
Typically Offered: Spring only
This course examines Muslim cultures in the daily, national and global contexts in which Islam is practiced. Students read ethnography, fiction, history, and poetry in order to appreciate, respect and understand contemporary Islamic cultures. 3 hours lecture. (021354)
General Education: Upper-Division Social Sciences (UDD); Global Studies Pathway
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Global Cultures; Writing Course
ANTH 380 Field Archaeology 4 Units
Typically Offered: Fall only odd years
Archaeological survey and excavation; research aims and strategies; archaeological mapping, photography, and recording. 1 hour lecture, 9 hours supervision. (000526)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 4 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 389 Internship in Anthropology 1-3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is an internship offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 3 hours lecture. (000531)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 15 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 398 Special Topics 1-3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 2 hours seminar. (000532)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course more than once
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 399 Special Problems 1-3 Units
Prerequisite: Faculty permission.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is an independent study of special problems and is offered for 1.0-3.0 units. 9 hours supervision. (000533)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 405 Museum Administration 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
The principles of museum administration, including staffing, finances, educational programs, and ethics. 3 hours lecture. (000545)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 411 Human Origins 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
Evolution of the human being as a biological entity and as a culture-bearing primate. Emphasis is placed upon ecological principles and problems as they relate to the fossil record. 3 hours lecture. (000552)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 412 Human Variation 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
The nature of human biological variation and an examination of its genetic and cultural basis. 3 hours lecture. (000553)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 413 Bioarchaeology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
This course will familiarize the student with current applications, developments, and methods in bioarchaeology. The course will emphasize the value of human skeletal studies in the interpretation of past human lifeways, and will address theoretical developments that intersect subfields within physical anthropology, cultural anthropolgy, and archaeology. Classes will be a combination of lecture, discussion, and student presentations. 3 hours lecture. (020600)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 414 Human Growth and Development 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
The individual from prenatal period through growth and sexual maturation to old age and death. Special emphasis upon the cross-cultural and holistic approaches to the study of people and their role in human evolution. 3 hours lecture. (000555)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 415 Forensic Anthropology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
Anthropological principles and knowledge applied within the legal system. Topics include the history of the field, biological parameters determined from the skeleton, postmortem interval, and ethics. 3 hours seminar. (000557)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 420 Origins of Early Civilization 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
An examination of the data and major theories concerning the rise of civilizations, using as case studies early Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, Mexico, and Peru. The significance of food production, ecology, writing, and the centralized state in the evolution of complex societies. 3 hours lecture. (000561)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 421 Archaeology of North America 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
The study of prehistoric North America north of Mexico. An investigation of cultural origins, development, and differentiation based on the analysis of selected archaeological complexes and traditions. Case study examples of contemporary method and theory in American archaeology. 3 hours lecture. (000562)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 423 Human Behavioral Ecology 3 Units Typically Offered: Inquire at department
This course serves as an introduction to the evolutionary processes influencing human behavior grounded in the paleoanthropological study of foraging peoples and an examination of cross-cultural patterns in human behavior. Emphasis will be placed on an evolutionary ecological perspective where aspects of human adaptation are viewed as the result of long-term survival strategies. 3 hours seminar. (000570)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Sustainable Course
ANTH 424 California Archaeology and Prehistory 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
This course provides an overview and examination of the historical development and prehistory of archaeology in California. Topics include archaeological method and theory, cultural chronologies, regional and temporal patterns in the archaeological record, important sites and their potential links to native peoples in California. Controversial issues and contributions to modern archaeology are also considered. 3 hours lecture. (000572)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 425 Historical Archaeology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
This course examines the method and theory of American historical archaeology as it specifically relates to the broader study of American material culture and sociocultural experiences in North America from the period of European exploration to the recent past through archaeological and documentary evidence. 3 hours lecture. (000574)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 428 Experimental Archaeology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
The primary emphases of this course is to familiarize students with the field of experimental archaeology, introduce them to ancient technologies, and develop their ability to formulate and test hypotheses. Students review the foundational literature of the field, as well as analyze recent studies. They also receive hand-on experience in recreating ancient technologies through in-class exercises. Students then apply what they have learned by designing and implementing their own experimental archaeology projects, and presenting their results in a poster session. 3 hours lecture. (021826)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 432 Anthropology of Religion 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
This course examines the contemporary theoretical underpinnings of the anthropology of religion, considering especially performative, gendered, psychological, semiotic, and political aspects of religion in cross-cultural perspective. 3 hours lecture. (000577)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 435 Medical Anthropology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Spring only
Surveys the relationships among disease, curing, culture, and environment. Topics include problems of adapting modern medicines to diverse cultures; explication of the social and cultural correlates of physical and mental health and disease; nutritional implications of culture change; anthropology contributions to health-policy decisions and makers in non-Western countries. 3 hours seminar. (000579)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 437 International Development and Globalization 3 Units Typically Offered: Inquire at department
Explores the historical and contemporary global movements of people, commodities, technology and ideas. Surveys the impacts of colonial relationships on the contemporary world, post-colonialism and the rise of the development era, and contemporary trends resulting in the increased social and cultural integration and differentiation of individuals and groups around the world. 3 hours lecture. (000582)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Sustainable Course
ANTH 443 Visual Anthropology 3 Units
Prerequisite: ANTH 303 or faculty permission. Typically Offered: Spring only
This course explores visual aspects of culture and the use of images for the description, analysis, communication, and interpretation of human behavior. Media examined include, photography, film, video, new media, and art. Students develop ethnographic projects based on original research and using available media technologies. 3 hours lecture. (000586)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 461 Museum Collections Management 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
Offers practical training in collections management techniques, including registration methods, curatorial practices, and the care, preservation, and conservation of museum specimens. 6 hours activity. (000596)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 462 Museum Education 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
This course is designed to provide a foundation in the methodological and theoretical underpinnings in contemporary museum education, with an emphasis on application through exhibits, outreach programs, and visitor experiences. The course focuses on all aspects of the educational role of museums in their communities, the historical developments in the field, and current issues facing museum educators, which includes promoting diversity and civic engagement within the educational setting of a museum. 3 hours lecture. (021649)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 465 Conservation and Curation of Archaeological Resources 3 Units
Prerequisite: Faculty permission.
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
This course introduces students to current practices, methodologies, and applied theory in preserving archaeological artifacts for the purposes of exhibit, research, and good stewardship. The course is structured in a seminar/laboratory format designed to familiarize students with preventative conservation, documentation, curation strategies, and basic conservation treatments of archaeological materials. 3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture. (000598)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 467 Exhibit Research, Design, and Installation 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall only
This course focuses on the creation of an actual museum exhibit for the annual spring Museum of Anthropology student-created exhibition. Students are required to undertake all phases of the research and design process and final installation. 3 hours seminar. (000621)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 468 Current Topics in Museum Studies 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
This course has been designed to introduce students to relevant areas of research and theoretical perspectives that concern museums and museum professionals today. Museums have become places that enrich the lives our communities in a variety of ways. As institutions with a public mission to educate and enlighten, museums devote considerable time to civic engagements, inclusiveness, honoring diversity, and good stewardships of cultural heritage while making sure museums thrive and run smoothly. Drawing on the specialization of instructors in the Department of Anthropology's Museum Studies Program, this source will cover a diversity of current topics in museum studies ranging from material culture, visitor studies, and museum education to community participation and new museum theory. 3 hours lecture. (021823)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 478 Zooarchaeology: Vertebrate Identification and Analysis 3 Units Typically Offered: Spring only
Zooarchaeology involves the identification and interpretation of animal remains from archaeological sites. Topics covered include the nature of the archaeofaunal record, units of quantification, taphonomy, the selective utilization of animals and subsistence strategies. A variety of case studies will also be reviewed. Laboratory activity centers around the identification of archaeofaunal remains from selected locations in California. 3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture. (000602)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Sustainable Course
ANTH 480 Advanced Field Archaeology 4 Units
Typically Offered: Fall only odd years
Advanced individual training in archaeological fieldwork, including organization of projects, supervision of field crews, use of specialized field techniques, and preliminary analysis of field data. 1 hour lecture, 9 hours supervision. (000604)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 4 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 481 Human Identification 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall only
Physical anthropological methods and techniques, such as anthropometry, dermatoglyphics, osteology, and paleopathology as applied to problems of human identification. Credit for repeating this course depends upon your taking it from a different instructor each time. 3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture. (000607)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 482 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Spring only
Independent supervised training in the methods of data description, interpretation, and presentation. Methods of describing, classifying, analyzing, and illustrating archaeological finds, and the preparation of reports for publications. 6 hours activity. (000609)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 483 Field Methods in Ethnography 3 Units
Prerequisite: ANTH 303 or faculty permission. Typically Offered: Fall only
This course presents theories and methods of ethnography as well as the ethics of ethnographic fieldwork. Students conduct supervised ethnographic research and present their results both orally and in written format. 6 hours activity. (000610)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 484 Archaeological Site Surveying 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall only even years
Methods and techniques of locating archaeological and historical cultural resources in the field. Proper site recordation by means of photographs, drawings, maps, and appropriately filled-out site survey forms for cultural resource management purposes. 6 hours activity. (000613)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 485 Formal Methods for Anthropology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
A survey of selected mathematical and logical methods and models of relevance to various problems in anthropology. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of anthropological data. 3 hours seminar. (000530)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 487 Heritage Resource Planning 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
The social and institutional frameworks, legislative bases, procedures, and practices of prehistoric and cultural resources management taught by means of case studies of legislative documents, management studies, and environmental impact reports. The investigation of selected resources and preparation of appropriate descriptive, evaluative, and management reports. 3 hours lecture. (000617)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 489A Biological Anthropology Internship 1-6 Units
Prerequisite: Faculty permission.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This internship is offered in the area of physical anthropology. Work experience in the community or region is designed for each student. A maximum of 6 units of internship may be counted toward the major. 15 hours supervision. (000622)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 15 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 489B Archaeology Internship 1-6 Units
Prerequisite: Faculty permission.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This internship is offered in the area of archaeology. Work experience in the community or region is designed for each student. A maximum of 6 units of internship may be counted toward the major. 15 hours supervision. (020235)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 15 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 489C Cultural Anthropology Internship 1-6 Units
Prerequisite: Faculty permission.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This internship is offered in the area of cultural anthropology. Work experience in the community or region is designed for each student. A maximum of 6 units of internship may be counted toward the major. 15 hours supervision. (020236)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 15 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 489D Museum Studies Internship 1-6 Units
Prerequisite: Faculty permission.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This internship is offered in the area of museum studies. Work experience in the community or region is designed for each student. A maximum of 6 units of internship may be counted toward the major. 15 hours supervision. (020237)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 15 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 495 Proseminar in Applied Anthropology 3 Units
Prerequisite: ANTH 303 or faculty permission. Typically Offered: Inquire at department
Applications of sociocultural anthropology to the understanding and resolution of contemporary social problems. Seminar format. 3 hours seminar. (000630)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 496HW Proseminar in the History of Theory and Methods in Anthropology - Honors (W) 3 Units W, GW
Prerequisite: GE Written Communication (A2) requirement, ANTH 303, acceptance into the Honors Program. Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This investigation of the method and theory of anthropological thought of the last century is directed to individual research interests and problem development for the honors thesis. Seminar format. 3 hours seminar. (000632)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Writing Course; Graduation Writing Assessment
ANTH 496W Proseminar in the History of Theory and Method in Anthropology (W) 3 Units W, GW
Prerequisite: GE Written Communication (A2) requirement; ANTH 303. Typically Offered: Fall and spring
Investigation of the history of the development of theory and method in anthropological thought and practice from the nineteenth century to the present. Seminar format. 3 hours seminar. (000631)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Writing Course; Graduation Writing Assessment
ANTH 497 Anthropology Forum 1 Unit
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
Examines current developments in theory and research in the entire field of anthropology through a series of presentations by a wide variety of individuals who are actively involved at the frontiers of anthropological knowledge. 1 hour lecture. (000633)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 498 Special Topics 1-3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours lecture. (000634)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course more than once
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 499 Special Problems 2-3 Units
Prerequisite: Faculty permission.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is an independent study of special problems offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. (000638)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 499H Honors in Anthropology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Spring only
Independent study resulting in a piece of scholarly or creative work involving substantial research to be completed and publicly presented. The course must be taken during the second semester of your senior year, subsequent to successful completion of ANTH 496HW. This course is not available to graduate students. 3 hours seminar. (000639) Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
ANTH 600 Core Seminar in Anthropology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall only
A critical examination of the basic foundation literature in the subdisciplines of anthropology. 3 hours seminar. (000640)
Grade Basis: Graduate Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 601 Seminar in Biological Anthropology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall only
A critical examination of selected theories and methods in physical anthropology, and/or the generation of new theories and methods pertinent to selected problems in physical anthropology. 3 hours seminar. (000645)
Grade Basis: Graduate Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 602 Seminar in Archaeology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Spring only
A critical examination of selected theories and methods in archaeology, and/or the generation of new theories and methods pertinent to selected problems in archaeology. 3 hours seminar. (000650)
Grade Basis: Graduate Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 603 Seminar in Cultural Anthropology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Spring only
A critical examination of selected theories and methods in cultural anthropology, and/or the generation of new theories and methods pertinent to selected problems in cultural anthropology. 3 hours seminar. (000657)
Grade Basis: Graduate Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 605 Seminar in Museum Studies 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
A critical examination of selected theories and methods in museology and/or the generation of new theories and methods pertinent to selected problems in the museum field. 3 hours seminar. (000658)
Grade Basis: Graduate Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 610A Professionalism in Biological Anthropology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is offered in the area of Biological Anthropology. Student shadow faculty in a course of the instructor's choosing that best aligns with the student's career path. 9 hours supervision. (022286)
Grade Basis: Graduate Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 610B Professionalism in Archaeology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is offered in the area of Archaeology. To foster professional development, student shadow faculty in a course of the instructor's choosing that best aligns with the student's career path. 9 hours supervision. (022287)
Grade Basis: Graduate Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 610C Professionalism in Cultural Anthropology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is offered in the area of Cultural Anthropology. To foster professional development, students shadow faculty in a course of the instructor's choosing that best aligns with the student's career path. 9 hours supervision. (022288)
Grade Basis: Graduate Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 610D Professionalism in Museum Studies 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is offered in the area of Museum Studies. To foster professional development, students shadow faculty in a course of the instructor's choosing that best aligns with the student's career path. 9 hours supervision. (022289)
Grade Basis: Graduate Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 689 Internship in Anthropology 3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
3 hours lecture. (000666)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 689A Internship Exhibit Research and Design 3 Units
Prerequisite: Consent of Museum Studies Coordinator.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
See description below 9 hours supervision. (000667)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 689B Internship in Museum Management 3 Units
Prerequisite: Consent of Museum Studies Coordinator.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
See description below. 9 hours supervision. (000668)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 689C Internship in Curatorial Practices 3 Units
Prerequisite: Consent of Museum Studies Coordinator.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
See description below. 9 hours supervision. (000669)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 689D Internship in Museum Education 3 Units
Prerequisite: Consent of Museum Studies Coordinator.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
See description below. 9 hours supervision. (000670)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 689E Internship in Museum Conservation 3 Units
Prerequisite: Consent of Museum Studies Coordinator.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
ANTH 689A - ANTH 689E: Work experience in off-campus museum designed for each student. 9 hours supervision. (000671) Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 696 Candidacy Exam 1 Unit
Prerequisite: Graduate status.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is for graduate students taking the Candidacy Exam only. 3 hours supervision. (015814)
Grade Basis: Report in Progress: CR/NC
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 1 unit
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 697 Independent Study 1-3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is a graduate-level independent study offered for 1.0-3.0 units. 9 hours supervision. (000673)
Grade Basis: Report in Progress: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 699P Master's Project 1-3 Units
Prerequisite: Faculty permission.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is a master's study offered as a Master's Project for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 0 hours supervision. (021632)
Grade Basis: Report in Progress: CR/NC
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division
ANTH 699T Master's Thesis 1-3 Units
Prerequisite: Faculty permission.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is a master's study offered as a Master's Thesis for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. (000675)
Grade Basis: Report in Progress: CR/NC
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Graduate Division