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ANTHR 1 PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
Explore the field of physical anthropology, emphasizing the evolution of the human species. Topics include human heredity, mechanisms of human change, human variation, and the reconstruction of human evolutionary history through examination of the fossil record and comparative studies of our closest biological relatives, the living apes. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #4068  7:15am- 8:50am MW      Lecture C311   GORDON M    
   #6348  8:40am-   Noon Sat     Lecture C311   ALTOUNIAN A 
   #4906  8:50am-10:25am MW      Lecture C333   ARENSON L J 
   #7482    Noon- 1:35pm MW      Lecture C311   MILNE D     
   #4897    Noon- 3:20pm F       Lecture C311   ALTOUNIAN A 
   #5659  1:00pm- 2:35pm TuTh    Lecture C311   COLTMAN L   
   #5083  1:35pm- 3:10pm MW      Lecture C311   MILNE D     
   #6635  6:40pm-10:00pm M       Lecture C311   PRITCHARD P 

ANTHR 1L LABORATORY IN PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1 Unit

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in or completion of Anthr 1.
Laboratory to explore selected topics in physical anthropology including genetics human variation, the living primates, and human paleontology. Total of 54 hours lab. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

ANTHR 1L: Sections #4136, #5443, #6115, AND #7483 are taught ONLINE. All enrolled students must have Internet access AND attend an on-campus Orientation on Friday, February 24, 3:20-5:00 pm in C333. Students not present at this session will be DROPPED.

   #6115                                 HYBRID ARENSON L J 
   #7483                                 HYBRID ARENSON L J 
   #5443                                 HYBRID ARENSON L J 
   #4136                                 HYBRID ARENSON L J 

ANTHR 2 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
Origin, development and extensiveness of socio-economic groups such as tribe, clan and family; religious phenomena such as ritual, belief and worship; language phenomena and thought processes. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
#6698                                 HYBRID ARENSON L J 
Section No. 6698 is taught ONLINE. All enrolled students must have Internet access AND attend an on-campus Orientation on Friday, February 24, 3:20-5:00 pm in C333. Students not present at this session will be DROPPED.

   #4067  7:15am- 8:50am TuTh    Lecture C311   COLTMAN L   
   #7500  8:40am-   Noon F       Lecture C311   ALTOUNIAN A 
   #6701  8:50am-10:25am TuTh    Lecture C311   COLTMAN L   
   #6703  3:30pm- 5:25pm MW      Lecture LCHS   GORDON M    
         Short Term: 03/5/12-06/13/12
   #5593  4:10pm- 5:45pm TuTh    Lecture C311   MILNE D     
   #6082  6:40pm-10:00pm Th      Lecture C311   PRITCHARD P 

ANTHR 3 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
Prehistory and culture growth; contributions to understanding of human culture; major archaeological discoveries and methods; relation to anthropology and other social disciplines. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #4214  6:00pm- 9:20pm W       Lecture C311   PRITCHARD P 

ANTHR 4 ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
An introduction to anthropology through analysis of the origins and development of supernatural beliefs from prehistoric people to contemporary societies using archaeological examples, cross-cultural ethnographic studies. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #4066  6:40pm-10:00pm Tu      Lecture C311   GORDON M    

ANTHR 5 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY 3 Units

Overview of human languages, their unique nature, characteristics, the varied social and cultural uses of language, the ways culture and communication mutually influence each other, including language socialization, social variation in language use and cross cultural communication. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #4770 10:25am-   Noon MW      Lecture C311   MILNE D     

ANTHR 12 AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURES 3 Units

Introduction to the societies and cultures of Native North America, their beliefs and behaviors. Topics include social organization, marriage and kinship, subsistence strategies, political organization and cultural change. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #5845 10:25am-   Noon TuTh    Lecture C311   MILNE D     

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