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ANTH 2H Cultural Anthropology - HONORS 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ANTH 2.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
The anthropological approach to the study of human behavior from a cross-cultural, comparative perspective. An exploration into the languages, subsistence, economics, sociopolitical systems, religions, and world views of diverse world cultures. An assessment of the dynamics of culture change and future prospects for humanity. As an honors course, the students will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain deeper insight into anthropology.
ANTH 3 Introduction to Archaeology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Introduction to the field of archaeology within the discipline of anthropology including discussion of scientific methods, the history of archaeology, field and laboratory methods used in the analysis of archaeological data, and theories used to interpret the past. This course explores how archaeologists recover, analyze material and reconstruct ancient cultures and societies. Archaeological ethics and real-world issues concerning looting, collecting, preservation, and the role of indigenous peoples will be examined.
Introduction to the Visual Arts
4 Units
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ANTH 4 World Prehistory
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An exploration of visual imagery throughout the world, for the purpose of refining visual literacy skills. Works of art will be studied by means of formal analysis and medium, the social experiences of artists, the function of works of art in their original environment, and comparison of works from different cultures. Primary emphasis will be on paintings, graphic works, and sculpture.
ARTS 1B Architecture Past and Present 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An exploration of architecture throughout the world, for the purpose of refining visual literacy skills. Works of architecture will be studied comparatively with regard to form and function, and numerous architectural concepts will be examined.
ARTS 2A History of Art: Europe from 4 Units Prehistory Through Early Christianity
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the discipline of art history through analysis of images, objects, and works of architecture produced from the prehistoric period of European history through approximately the year 600 CE, including discussion of Stone Age, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Etrurian, Roman, and Byzantine cultures.
ARTS 2B History of Art: Europe During the 4 Units Middle Ages and the Renaissance
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the discipline of art history through analysis of images, objects, and works of architecture produced from approximately 600 through 1600 CE, including discussion of Islamic and European cultures during the Middle Ages, and the art of the Renaissance (including Mannerism) in both northern and southern Europe.
ARTS 2C History of Art: Europe from the 4 Units Baroque Period Through Impressionism
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the discipline of art history through analysis of images, objects, and works of architecture produced in Europe from c. 1600 through the 1880s, including discussion of both northern and southern European cultures.
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Worldwide patterns of cultural transformation, from the earliest foraging societies to the development of agrarian states. The prehistoric interpretation of these changes based upon the comparison of archaeological evidence from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, and Oceania.
ANTH 5 Magic, Science and Religion
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Introduction to the analysis of systems of observation, deduction, reasoning, belief, and practical action across human culture past and present. Issues and topics include symbol, myth, and narrative; ritual and altered states of consciousness; specialist practitioners; healing, illness, and death; and relations between religion, science, politics, intercultural encounter, and historical change.
ANTH 6 Linguistic Anthropology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
A cross-cultural investigation into the relationship between language and culture: language as a human attribute; language structure, historical origins, diversification, and change; gender and cultural variations in language usage; comparative analysis and classification of world languages; the origins and development of writing; microelectronics and the advent of the information age; globalization and language.
ANTH 7 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to forensic anthropology which is an applied field of physical anthropology. A comparative and holistic approach is used to interpret human skeletal remains and determine the age, sex, race, time of death, trauma, pathology, for the purpose of identification. Focus on varying areas in which forensic anthropology is used, such as in crime scene investigation, missing person identification, human rights, and humanitarian investigations.
ARTS 2D
History of Art: Europe and the
United States from Post-Impressionism to the Present
4 Units
ANTH 12 Introduction to Applied Anthropology
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the discipline of Art History through analysis of images, objects, and works of architecture produced from the 1880s to the present, including discussion of numerous European and American cultural groups.
ARTS 2F History of Art: Multicultural Arts 4 Units in the United States
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
(Also listed as ICS 5. Students may enroll in either department, but not both,
for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
A cross-cultural introduction to American art history which includes interdisciplinary analysis of diverse art forms generated by artists of color, including African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Latina(o)s/Chicana(o)s, and Americans of non-European heritage. Significant attention will be given to topics considered important by each ethnicity or group, as well as issues related to racism, gender, social class and contemporary social/political awareness. Traditions, values, and cultural expressions of diverse societies and their contributions to American visual culture are explored.
ARTS 2G History of Art: Arts of Asia 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
(Also listed as INTL 10. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
A general introduction to art through major Asian artistic traditions. Focuses upon paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and architecture and their religious, cultural, historical, and social contexts. Examines arts from China, Japan, India, Central Asia, Himalayas, and Southeast Asia and assesses the contributions of Asian art in a global context.
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Focuses on the use of Anthropological theories, perspectives and methods in the real world contexts of practice, problem solving and policy making. It is an introduction to the 5th field of anthropology, providing students with methods, theories and skills to help understand and solve issues arising as a result of culture change, culture conflict, modernization and globalization. Major areas of study will include medical anthropology, development anthropology, anthropology and healthcare, anthropology and advocacy, anthropology and law, organizational and business anthropology, educational anthropology, public anthropology and cultural resource management.
ANTH 68 Anthropology and Museums
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the field of museum studies or museology with a special emphasis on anthropology museums. Explores the meaning and function of museums and their changing role in the twenty-first century. Experience the curatorial role in an anthropology museum with hands-on experience in acquisition, conservation, identification, cataloging, exhibition, and interpretation of anthropological material.
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All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
Arts
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