Anthropology
The Associate in Arts in Anthropology for Transfer degree provides a study of humankind around the world and throughout time, with the goal of understanding our evolutionary origins, our biological distinction as a species, and our diverse manifestations of culture. As such, it has the broadest scope of any of the social sciences. The Associate in Arts in Anthropology for Transfer degree includes basic introductory courses in cultural and physical anthropology as well as archaeology and aids in the seamless transfer to a California State
University for completion of a baccalaureate degree in Anthropology or a similar major. In addition to helping students meet general education and core requirements for transfer to an upper-level anthropology program, these courses are designed to help students understand the structure, processes, and functions of culture, the key theoretical approaches and insights that inform anthropology, and the role of anthropological theory and research methods in understanding cultures and societies. Further, a degree in anthropology provides the student with basic skills in critical analysis, application of the scientific method, and cross-cultural understanding.
With the goal of understanding people in all parts of the world, anthropology is useful to anyone living or working in a multicultural
environment, such as the business world, health sciences, or any other profession which involves working with people from diverse
backgrounds. The courses within this department are designed to provide students with survival skills for the global community in which
we live, a community in which all of the world’s people are interdependent. Anthropologists with graduate degrees work in archaeological
excavation, exploration, and museum management to the analysis of cultures, linguistics, forensics, primatology, teaching, and consulting
with governmental and educational institutions.
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