Anthropology (ANTH) Courses
ANTH 300 Biological Anthropology
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340
- Transferable:CSU; UC (ANTH 300 & 480 combined: maximum credit - one course)
- General Education:AA/AS Area IV; CSU Area B2; IGETC Area 5B
- C-ID:C-ID ANTH 110
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course covers the concepts, methods, and theory of biological evolution and its application to the human species. There is a specific focus on molecular, Mendelian, and population genetics as well as on the mechanisms of evolution primatology, paleoanthropology, biocultural adaptations, human variation, and current bioethical issues. The philosophy of science and the scientific method serve as foundations to this course. This course is not open to students who have completed ANTH 480.
ANTH 301 Biological Anthropology Laboratory
- Units:1
- Hours:54 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Corequisite:ANTH 300 or 480
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:CSU Area B3; IGETC Area 5C
- C-ID:C-ID ANTH 115L
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This introductory laboratory course provides opportunities to become familiar with the scientific methods of biological anthropology by investigating topics in laboratory and field situations. Topics covered in the course include the scientific method, sources of biological variation and forces of evolution, human osteology, human variation, taxonomy and comparative osteology of the primates, and the fossil evidence for human evolution. Field trips may be required.
ANTH 303 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:BIOL 102, BIOL 115, BIOL 430, OR ANTH 300 and 301; AND eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLW 340.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area IV; CSU Area B2; IGETC Area 5B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an overview of forensic anthropology, an applied field of biological anthropology. Forensic anthropology uses the analysis of human skeletal remains to answer medicolegal questions. This course emphasizes current techniques used in analysis of human skeletal remains, medicolegal procedures, and the role of the anthropologist in the investigative process. It examines the basics of bone biology, methods of skeletal analysis, and recognition of bone pathology and trauma. Field trips may be required.
ANTH 310 Cultural Anthropology
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D1; IGETC Area 4A
- C-ID:C-ID ANTH 120
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course explores the various customs, traditions, and forms of social organizations from a global perspective. Topics include subsistence methods, belief and religious systems, linguistics, trade and economic systems, arts, kinship systems, marriage and family systems, technology, and changes due to internal and external forces. Gender, race, and ethnic identity are examined as well as the role of society in defining these terms. Using ethnographic case studies, this course examines how anthropological ethics, methods, and theories are applied to the study of human culture. This course is not open to students who have already completed ANTH 481.
ANTH 319 Visual Anthropology: Introduction to Ethnographic Film
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); CSU Area D1; IGETC Area 4
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces the use of film by anthropologists as a research and educational tool. A series of films depicting different cultures from around the world are viewed and evaluated. Various attributes of ethnographic film and its treatment by a number of anthropological filmmakers are examined.
ANTH 320 Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); CSU Area D; IGETC Area 4
- C-ID:C-ID ANTH 150
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an introduction to the theories, concepts, and methods employed by the archaeologist in the study of human history and prehistory. It emphasizes the development and diverse evolution of social and cultural systems. It also explores the challenges and achievements of non-literate and traditional cultures, diverse communities, and social classes over time.
ANTH 321 Ancient Technology
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ANTH 320; Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b)
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course examines technological capabilities of pre-industrial societies using ethnographic and archaeological examples and an experimental approach. Topics include construction techniques of temporary and permanent structures, pottery construction, glassmaking, metallurgy, textile production, as well as bone, stone, wood, and other technologies crucial to human survival. Field trips may be required.
ANTH 330 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300 or ESLW 340
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D1; IGETC Area 4A
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a cross-cultural study of supernatural beliefs and associated rituals in various societies around the world. Emphasis is on understanding the role of beliefs within their sociocultural context and in broad comparison to understand the general functions of beliefs and rituals in human life. Similarities and differences between traditional beliefs and world religions are also explored. Field trips may be required.
ANTH 333 American Indians of California
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D; IGETC Area 4
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course surveys the sociocultural systems of California Indians from the prehistoric period to the present. In addition to offering an overview of the diversity and complexity of aboriginal California, it includes environmental adaptations, material culture, social structure, ideology, and response to change. Field trips may be required.
ANTH 334 Native Peoples of North America
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D1; IGETC Area 4A
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an introductory survey of traditional Native American societies. It describes the peoples and cultures of North America and emphasizes native ecological adaptations, languages, social organizations, religions, mythologies and world views, and artistic representations. It also explores the interrelatedness of Indigenous Native American groups through trade, intermarriage, and other forms of cultural exchange. Field trips may be required.
ANTH 335 Research Methods in Anthropology
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ANTH 300 or 310 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:CSU Area D; IGETC Area 4
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces research methods for the field of Anthropology. It emphasizes familiarization with specific observational research methods and the practical application of these methods in a contemporary setting. Field trips may be required.
ANTH 336 Anthropology of Sex, Sexuality and Gender
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D1; CSU Area D3; IGETC Area 4A
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an introductory overview from a global anthropological perspective of the relationship between sexual behavior and sexuality as well as gender and other socially ascribed statuses. Diverse modern and past human and non-human primate communities are compared bio-culturally. Integrating the basic branches of anthropology -- cultural, biological, linguistic and archaeological anthropology -- the course examines the role, function, and evolution of sex in the human primate. It examines the relationship between sex, sexuality, and gender to adaptation as well as to social behavior and to cultural variation. The implications of research methodologies and theory in investigating sex, sexuality, culture and biology are evaluated. This course will explore the impact of modern theories of gender and sexuality, such as queer theory and feminist perspectives, from an intersectional approach.
ANTH 337 The Anthropology of Food
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); CSU Area D; IGETC Area 4
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course examines eating, drinking, and consuming behaviors around the world through time. The roles of rituals, taboos, and belief systems are reviewed. It includes a basic anthropological approach to the search for and explanation of human universals and variations. Comparing the habits of apes and monkeys, as well as the fossil record, this course addresses the evolution of the modern human body. Shifts in social and environmental conditions, as well as the impact of innovations in methods of preparation over time and in radically diverse communities are analyzed.
ANTH 341 Introduction to Linguistics
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area II(b); AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D1; IGETC Area 4A
- C-ID:C-ID ANTH 130
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This introductory course serves as a foundation for understanding language from an anthropological perspective. It addresses such core questions as how, what, when, where, why, and with whom humans communicate. The course topics are formed along three core areas:
(1) structural linguistics, which include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics;
(2) historical linguistics, which include language origin and evolution, structural change, and language genetics; and
(3) sociocultural linguistics, which include child and adult language acquisition, and cultural and psychological constraints within the context of linguistic ethnography.
ANTH 370 Primatology
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ANTH 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area IV
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course provides an analysis of nonhuman primate comparative morphology, behavior, and ecology. Areas of study include general primate morphology, diet and ecology, behavior including reproduction and social systems, cognition and intelligence, and primate conservation issues. Primates in both captive and free-ranging settings are examined. Field trips for primate observations may be required.
ANTH 391 Life and Culture Study Abroad
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Enrollment Limitation:The student must complete the pre-enrollment process into the Los Rios Community College District Study Abroad program as required by the American Institute for Foreign Studies (AIFS).
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course allows students to acquire a level of global competence while enrolled in the Los Rios Study Abroad program. Global competence is a continuing process of acquiring specific economic, historical, and geopolitical knowledge, which supports the intercultural communication skills and authentic lived experiences that allow a person to function in another culture, and result in attitudes of cultural appreciation and interdependence. While participating in a specific Study Abroad program the student will have opportunities to study and generally survey the host country's historical, cultural, and geopolitical influences, as well as the societal structures, to develop an understanding and appreciation of the host culture as different from U.S. American culture. Students may find information about the pre-enrollment meetings at the Study Abroad website, located at: http://www.arc.losrios.edu/Study_Abroad.htm
ANTH 480 Honors Biological Anthropology
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Enrollment Limitation:Eligibility for the Honors Program.
- Transferable:CSU; UC (ANTH 300 & 480 combined: maximum credit - one course)
- General Education:AA/AS Area IV; CSU Area B2; IGETC Area 5B
- C-ID:C-ID ANTH 110
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an introduction to the science of biological anthropology. It is a seminar-style honors course which approaches the topical material through class discussion which encourages problem solving techniques focusing on current anthropological issues. Weekly topical issues are presented in a case study format. Critical thinking skills are emphasized in responding to these issues. Topics include evolutionary theory, heredity, human variation, taxonomy and behavior of the living primates, and the fossil evidence of human evolution. This course differs from ANTH 300 in that it is offered as a seminar-style class with an emphasis on academic journal articles. This course is not open to students who have completed ANTH 300.
ANTH 481 Honors Cultural Anthropology
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Placement into ENGWR 480 through the assessment process.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area V(b); AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area D1; IGETC Area 4A
- C-ID:C-ID ANTH 120
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an introduction to the various customs, traditions, and forms of social organization in both Western and non-Western societies. Multicultural perspectives are examined for such topics as subsistence methods, belief and religious systems, linguistics, trade and economic systems, arts, kinship systems, marriage and family systems, technology, and changes due to internal and external forces. This seminar-style honors course approaches the topical material through class discussion which encourages problem-solving techniques focusing on current anthropological issues. This course is not open to students who have completed ANTH 310.
ANTH 494 Topics in Anthropology
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:18 - 54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ENGWR 102 or 103, and ENGRD 116; OR ESLR 320 and ESLW 320; OR placement through assessment process.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a concentrated study of current anthropological issues. Topics reflect contemporary issues and problems in the four traditional fields as well as an applied approach where appropriate. Issues in the area of physical anthropology are approached from a biological and ecological perspective; issues in cultural anthropology, linguistics, and archaeology are approached from a multi-cultural and international platform.
ANTH 495 Independent Studies in Anthropology
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
Independent Study is an opportunity for the student to extend classroom experience in this subject, while working independently of a formal classroom situation. Independent study is an extension of work offered in a specific class in the college catalog. To be eligible for independent study, students must have completed the basic regular catalog course at American River College. They must also discuss the study with a professor in this subject and secure approval. Only one independent study for each catalog course will be allowed.
ANTH 499 Experimental Offering in Anthropology
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
