Program Map

Anthropology - Associate in Arts

Award Type: Associate in Arts
Effective Date: Fall 2024
Learning and Career Pathway
  • Social Sciences, Humanities & Education

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

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Description:

Anthropology is the study of all of humanity across time and location, from our beginnings 250,000 years ago to the present. Our closest living relatives are also part of our study (chimpanzees, gorillas, & orangutans); as well as other extinct human species such as Neanderthals and Homo erectus. We are interested in studying all aspects of humanity, including topics such as race and ethnicity, religion and witchcraft, sex and gender, to give some examples.

An AA Degree in Anthropology studies humans by working with other disciplines like Psychology, Sociology, Biology and many more in order to have a complete picture of humanity as a whole. Emphasis is placed on biological and cultural diversity, on the interaction between humans and their physical and social environment, and on the evolution of human biological and cultural adaptations. The core courses introduce students to four of the sub fields of Anthropology: Biological Anthropology, Social Cultural Anthropology, Archeology and Linguistic Anthropology. Students can then focus on their area/s of interest by taking additional courses. A two-year associate degree provides students with an introduction to the discipline's theories and practices, & serves as a solid foundation for entry into a bachelor's anthropology degree program.

What can I do with this Major?

Due to the fact that anthropology studies all of humanity, anthropologists can seek careers in fields related to humanity. Depending on their focus and schooling, anthropologists can pursue jobs in areas such as:

  • Medical Field (Doctor)
  • Law (Layer)
  • Education (Teacher)
  • Law Enforcement (Police)
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Research
  • Administration/Management
  • Forensics
  • Archaeologist
  • Art
  • Music,
  • Immigration
  • Social Justice

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Semester 1
 
13 - 15 units
ANTH 3
Social and Cultural Anthropology (Historical)
3.0
List A Course
 
3.0
Take one course from List A below (ANTH 12 recommended)
List B course
 
3.0-5.0
Take one course from List B below: (HIS 3 or HIS 4 recommended)
English 1- Critical Reading and Composition
 
GE
4.0
Semester 2
 
15 units
ANTH 1
Biological/Physical Anthropology (Historical)
3.0
ANTH 1L
Biological/Physical Anthropology Laboratory (Historical)1
1.0
List A Course
 
3.0
Take one course from List A below (ANTH 5 recommended)
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
4.0
Math Course for General Education: see a counselor to choose the appropriate course. PSY 5 is recommended.
 
GE
4.0
1ANTH 1L can be taken at the same time as ANTH 1
Semester 3
 
16 - 18 units
ANTH 2
Introduction to Archaeology (Historical)
3.0
List B course
 
3.0-5.0
Take one course from List B
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
4.0
Semester 4
 
16 units
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
4.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any credit course).
 
3.0
Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any credit course).
 
3.0
List A
 

Take two courses from the following list (6 units)

15 units
ANTH 4
Language and Culture (Historical)
3.0
ANTH 5
Cultures of the U.S. in Global Perspective (Historical)
3.0
ANTH 8
Native American Cultures (Historical)1
3.0
ANTH 12
Magic, Religion, Witchcraft and Healing (Historical)
3.0
ANTH 13
Forensic Anthropology (Historical)
3.0
1ANTH 8 is no longer being offered.
List B
 

Take two courses from the following list (6-10 units). Many courses on this list may also fulfill general education requirements. See a counselor to choose the best course. 

169 - 170 units
Intro to Biology Course
 
BIOS 1
Introduction to the Science of Biology (Active)
4.0
OR
BIOS 41
Fundamentals of Biology for Health Sciences (Historical)
4.0
BIOS 15
Anatomy and Physiology (Active)
4.0
BIOS 21A
Principles of Plant Biology and Ecology (Historical)
4.0
BIOS 21B
Principles of Animal Biology and Evolution (Historical)
4.0
BIOS 21C
Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology (Historical)
5.0
BIOS 42
General Human Anatomy (Historical)
5.0
COMM 11
Intercultural Communication (Active)
3.0
ECD 50
Early Childhood Principles and Practices (Active)
3.0
ECD 52
Childhood and Adolescence (Active)
3.0
ECD 56
Child Growth and Development (Active)
3.0
ECD 62
Child, Family and Community (Active)
3.0
ECD 79
Teaching in a Diverse Society (Active)
3.0
Environmental Studies/Science Course (Choose ENST 1 or ENSC 11)
 
3.0-4.0
ENST 1
Introduction to Environmental Studies (Active)
3.0
OR
ENSC 11
Humans and the Environment with Laboratory (Active)
4.0
ES 3
Introduction to Muslim-American Studies (Historical)
3.0
ES 4
Intro to Latinx Studies (Active)
3.0
ES 7 (same as SOCI 7)
Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Historical)
3.0
same as SOCI 7
GEO 1
Introduction to Physical Geography (Active)
3.0
GEO 2
Cultural Geography (Historical)
3.0
GEO 5
World Regional Geography (Active)
3.0
GEO 10
Global Environmental Solutions (Active)
3.0
GEO 12
Geography of California (Active)
3.0
GEO 20
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Active)
3.0
HIS 3
World History: Beginnings to 1500 (Active)
3.0
HIS 4
World History: 1500 to the Present (Active)
3.0
HIS 7
U.S. History Through Reconstruction (Active)
3.0
HIS 8
U.S. History Since Reconstruction (Active)
3.0
HIS 12
History of California (Active)
3.0
HIS 22
Mexican American History and Culture (Historical)
3.0
Mexican American/Chicano History Course (Choose HIS 52 or ES 52)
 
3.0
ES 52
United States History from a Chicano Perspective I (Active)
3.0
OR
HIS 52
United States History from a Chicano Perspective I (Active)
3.0
American Indian History and Culture Course (Choose HIS 25 or ES 25)
 
3.0
ES 25 (same as HIS 25)
American Indian History and Culture (Historical)
3.0
OR
HIS 25 (same as ES 25)
American Indian History and Culture (Historical)
3.0
HIS 49
U.S. Women's History Post-Reconstruction (Active)
3.0
African American History Course 1 (Choose HIS 62 or ES 62)
 
3.0
ES 62
The African-American Experience in U.S. History Through the Civil War (Active)
3.0
OR
HIS 62
The African-American Experience in U.S. History Through the Civil War (Active)
3.0
African American History Course 2 (Choose HIS 63 or ES 63)
 
3.0
ES 63
The African American Experience in U.S. History From Reconstruction (Active)
3.0
OR
HIS 63
The African American Experience in U.S. History From Reconstruction (Active)
3.0
PHIL 50
Introduction to Philosophy (Historical)
3.0
PHIL 60
Ethics (Historical)
3.0
POLS C1000
American Government and Politics (Active)
3.0
POSC 12
Introduction to California State and Local Government (Historical)
3.0
POSC 20
Comparative Politics (Historical)
3.0
POSC 25
Introduction to Political Theory (Historical)
3.0
POSC 30
International Relations (Active)
3.0
PSYC C1000
Introduction to Psychology (Active)
3.0
PSY 2
Introduction to Psychological Methodology (Active)
3.0
PSY 3
Social Psychology (Historical)
3.0
PSY 6
Abnormal Psychology (Historical)
3.0
Human Sexuality Course (Choose PSY 8, HLTH 8 or SOCI 8)
 
3.0
PSY 8 (same as HLTH 8, SOCI 8)
Human Sexuality (Historical)
3.0
OR
SOCI 8 (same as HLTH 8, PSY 8)
Human Sexuality (Historical)
3.0
OR
HLTH 8 (same as PSY 8, SOCI 8)
Human Sexuality (Historical)
3.0
PSCN 4
Multiethnic/Cultural Communication (Active)
3.0
PSCN 13
Multicultural Issues in Contemporary America (Active)
3.0
RELS 50
Religions of the World (Active)
3.0
SL 64
Beginning Sign Language (Active)
3.0
SOCI 1
Principles of Sociology (Active)
3.0
SOCI 2
Social Problems (Active)
3.0
SOCI 3
Introduction to Race and Ethnicity (Active)
3.0
SOCI 4
Marriage and Family Relations (Active)
3.0
SOCI 10
Asian Americans in U.S. Society (Active)
3.0
SOCI 7
Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Active)
3.0
Total Units: 60.0-64.0
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