Anthropologists stress the holistic relationship between humans and their environment using culture as the organizing theme. As such anthropologists study human biological origins and adaptations, as well as cultural adaptations. Although anthropology had its roots in studying hunting and gathering societies and agrarian ones, today anthropologists study modern industrial societies. Because of the ecological, holistic, approaches anthropology provides a solid basis to understand the difficult choices facing modern humans, like overpopulation, dwindling resources, and environmental degradation and pollution. By using the knowledge and perspectives gained from many cultures, anthropology is in a position to offer great insight into solutions for the future.
Anthropology is a key discipline contributing to multiculturalism, environmental studies, and globalization especially, most other areas of the curriculum, and in liberal studies, and general education.
DEGREES OFFERED:
Minor in Anthropology
FACULTY:
William Hampton Adams, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Professional Building 204
(805) 437-8866 Fax: (805) 437-8864
http://anthro.csuci.edu
bill.adams@csuci.edu
Rainer F. Buschmann, Assistant Professor of History
Professional Building 209
(805) 437-8894 Fax: (805) 437-8864
rainer.buschmann@csuci.edu
Minor in Anthropology (24 units):
ANTH 102 Cultural Anthropology (3)
ANTH 103 Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory(3)
ANTH 104 Introduction to Bioanthropology (3)
ANTH 310 Civilizations of an Ancient Landscape: World Archaeology (3)
ANTH 332 Human Ecology (3)
ANTH 345 Human Evolution and Diversity (3)
Two Electives in Anthropology (3+3)
COURSE LIST:
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Prefix
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Title
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General Education
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Description
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| ANTH 102 | Cultural Anthropology |
C3b
D |
The study of recent and modern societies using a cross-cultural perspective, to gain an understanding on the range of human expression in culture and society. Issues discussed include ethnicity, gender, family structure, kinship, sex and marriage, socio-economic class, religion and the supernatural, language and culture, economics, political and social organization, art, and culture change. |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory |
D
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Human biological and cultural evolution from 6 million years ago to the present using archaeological and physical anthropology. How and when did we become human? What physical and cultural adaptations were necessary as we spread across the Earth? How did hunters and gatherers become sedentary horticulturalists and pastoralists? What role did humans play in the domestication of plants and animals? |
| ANTH 104 | Introduction to Bioanthropology |
B2
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Bioanthropology is the study of the evolution and diversity of humans and their close relatives. Examines primate evolution. Explores human genetics and the natural selection forces affecting how we became humans and developed into the diverse forms found today. Understanding of adaptations to environments. Concepts of race examined. |
| ANTH 310 | Civilizations of an Ancient Landscape: World Archaeology |
D
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Traces the relationship between the physical geography and the development of ancient civilizations in Pre-Columbian America, Africa, Asia, and Europe, beginning with the post-glacial period and ending with the rise of feudalism in Europe and Japan. The change from hunting and gathering groups to sedentary agriculturalists and pastoralists giving rise to later complex social organizations. Art, architecture, science, religion, trade economic and social systems. |
| ANTH 323 | Native Americans of California to the 1850s |
C3b
D |
This course examines the development of Native American peoples and cultures in California as they adapted to the diverse environments there. The environmental history of the last glacial and post-glacial periods will be examined to provide a backdrop for human history. Using archaeological, historical, and ethnographic sources, the culture history of California's Native Americans will be traced from antiquity to the 1850s. The impact of Spanish exploration, colonization, and the mission system will be traced from the perspectives of both the Native Americans and their colonizers. |
| ANTH 332 | Human Ecology |
B2
D Interdisciplinary |
This human ecology course places humans into the environment in historical and global contexts. Discusses systems theory as it applies to human adaptation to the environment. Studies the relations between political power, ideology, and resources, integrating concepts from ecology with those from social sciences. Theories and forecasts of human population growth and migration among regions and cultures. Social and environmental impacts of population and age distribution. Natural resource constraints on growth. Topics from land development, resource planning, environmental quality, politics, economic growth, conflicts and wars. Same as ESRM 332. |
| ANTH 345 | Human Evolution and Diversity |
B2
Interdisciplinary |
Human biological evolution from the African savannah of 5 million years ago to the present, focusing upon adaptation to environmental conditions, disease, diet. Includes segments on ecology, evolutionary theory, genetics, natural selection, non-human primates. Discusses the concept of race from an anthropological perspective. Includes issues of speciation and race, adaptation to cold, heat, desert, tropics, diseases. Compares ethnicity vs. race. |
| ANTH 442 | The African Diaspora |
D
Interdisciplinary |
Examines the dispersal of Africans to other continents over the last two thousand years. Special attention is paid to the African slave trade, identity formation, and nationalism. The course emplys interdisciplinary methods borrowed from anthropology, art history, linguistics, and literature. Same as HIST 442. |
| ANTH 443 | Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Health and Healing |
D
Interdisciplinary |
This course provides a cross-cultural perspective on human health issues. Uses biological, cultural, and behavioral approaches to understanding the concepts of diseases and their treatment, ethnoscience, health, and alternative medicine placed in a global perspective. |
| ANTH 452 | Applied Anthropology | This course focuses upon the practical ways anthropology can be applied to contemporary issues in nonacademic settings. Emphasizes ethical issues involved in implementing public policy. Examines ways in which anthropological knowledge and methods can contribute to such areas as economic development, tourism, environmental change, heritage preservation, health care, indigenous and ethnic relations, and others. | |
| ANTH 490 | Seminar in Anthropology | This seminar explores a different topic each term. Students may enroll up to four times in different seminars. | |
| ANTH 492 | Service Learning/Internship | Individual internship through service learning. Graded Credit/No Credit | |
| ANTH 494 | Independent Study | Individual contracted study/research on topics selected by the student for further study. Graded Credit/No Credit | |
| ANTH 499 | Capstone Project | This course is an interdisciplinary experience in which students from diverse disciplines and majors work in teams, contributing their expertise to a community-based group project. Graded Credit/No Credit. |