2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Dec 10, 2024  
2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Anthropology, AA


CODE: ANTH-AA     |     TOTAL CREDITS: 60     |     FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

DESCRIPTION

Anthropology is the study of all aspects of humans in all times and in all places. A four-field approach to the study of humanity – including human biological characteristics, culture, language, and the human past – provides students with an evolutionary, holistic, and comparative understanding of human diversity and similarity.


ACADEMIC MAPS

Click to view the different maps for completing this degree and transferring:  Academic Maps: AA Anthropology  


 

Student Learning Outcomes


  1. Differentiate anthropology’s theoretical and methodological approaches from those of other disciplines.
  2. Describe and compare the four subfields of anthropology – cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and physical/biological anthropology – including the practice of applied anthropology, historical development, methodologies, theoretical orientations, and the inter-relationships between the subfields.
  3. Articulate an anthropological perspective in relationship to contemporary issues and concerns.
  4. Critically evaluate information sources about different peoples and cultures, and demonstrate the ability to think holistically and comparatively in describing human cultural diversity.

General Education Requirements


TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 34


 

Mathematics (3 Credits)


NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course must be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.

Literature (3 Credits)


Natural Science (6-7 Credits)


Two courses from the following, one must include a lab.

Humanities (6 Credits)


Fine Arts (3 Credits)


Values and Diversity


All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.

  • ANTH 101 fulfills this requirement.

Special Program Requirements


TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 26


 

Electives (6 Credits)


  • Any ANTH prefix courses not included in the Special Program Core Requirements.

Social Sciences Electives (6 Credits)


Six credits must be from two different disciplines.