COA 09-11 Catalog - Peralta Colleges

66 anthropology (anthr)ANTHROPOLOGY(ANTHR)What is Anthropology? It is the study of the biologicalbasis of human evolution, genetic variation within thehuman species and patterns of global cultural change.Studying Anthropology at College of Alameda exposesyou to cutting edge coursework looking at the evolutionof human biological structures, population genetics, andcultural selection factors, which contribute to humanvariation and change. We offer an Associate in Arts (AA)and an Associate in Science (AS) degree. Additionally,coursework from this department meets requirementsfor University of California (UC) and the CaliforniaState University (CSU) systems’ lower-division transfercredits, and also meets UC lower-division major andCSU general education requirements. We also give majorconsideration to contemporary bioscience trends andtheir consequent impact on health care and technologicalchange.Careers in anthropology include: anthropologist,archaeologist, artifacts conservator, curator, ethnologist,Foreign Service officer, immigration service official,international aid agencies official, international businessemployee, multicultural education instructor, museumcurator, park ranger, park service official, professor/teacher, refugee worker, researcher, social science teacher,social worker, travel consultant, and urban planner.The AA degree in Anthropology will be awarded uponsatisfactory completion of the major course requirementslisted below and the General Education requirementsfor the Associate in Arts Degree listed in the Degrees andPrograms section of this Catalog.Degree Major Requirements:Dept/No. Title UnitsANTHR 1 Introduction to PhysicalAnthropology 3ANTHR 2 Introduction to Archaeology/Prehistory 3ANTHR 3 Introduction to Social and CulturalAnthropology 3Select 9 units from the following:ANTHR 5 American Indian History andCulture (3)orHIST 1 American Indian History andCulture (3)ART 8A Ethnic Arts of Middle America (3)ART 8B Ethnic Arts of Middle America (3)ASAME 45A Asian-American History to 1945 (3)ASAME 45B Asian-American History:1945-Present (3)BIOL 10 Introduction to Biology (4)HIST 2A History of European Civilization (3)HIST 2B History of European Civilization (3)HIST 7A History of the United States to 1877 (3)HIST 7BHIST 8AHIST 8BHistory of the United States since1865 (3)History of Latin-American Civilization(3)History of Latin-American Civilization(3)HIST 10A History of Africa (3)HIST 10B History of Africa (3)HIST 11 Vietnam: An American Tragedy (3)HIST 12 History and Culture of East Asia (3)HIST 17 History of the Mexican-American (3)HIST 53AHIST 53BHistory and Culture of the Caribbean/Central America (3)History and Culture of the Caribbean/Central America (3)HIST 55A History of the Philippines (3)HUMAN 51A* Latin-American Folklore (3)orM/LAT 2A* Latin-American Folklore (3)HUMAN 51B* Latin-American Folklore (3)orM/LAT 2B* Latin-American Folklore (3)HUMAN 51C* Latin-American Folklore (3)orM/LAT 2C* Latin-American Folklore (3)SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology (3)SOC 2 Social Problems (3)SOC 3 Sociology of Women (3) 9Total Required Units: 18*Credit limited to one course only.