ANT 2200
Special Problems for Undergraduates
(1-4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Consent of department head.
Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Repeatable up to 8 units. Formerly ANT 200.
ANT 2201
Cultural Anthropology
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D2
Cultural patterns and divergence in language and communication, family organization, gender, adaptation to environment, economics and productivity, political organization, religion and ritual, ethnicity and race, illness and healing, globalization and culture change. Ethnographic analysis and cultural relativity skills emphasized. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly ANT 201.
ANT 2202
World History Before Writing
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D2
Long-term development of global biological and cultural diversity from emergence of the first human ancestors 6-7 million years ago to the advent of writing. Biological evolution, cultural development, emergent socio-political complexity and social inequality, migrations, adaptation to climate change, and sustainability. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly ANT 202.
ANT 2250
Biological Anthropology
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 5B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area B2
Biological aspects of human unity and diversity. Primate and human evolution, including anatomical, physiological and behavioral adaptations. Evolutionary ecological perspectives and theories on human behavior and biology. Field trip required. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 5B (GE Area B2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly ANT 250.
ANT 2270
Special Topics
(1-4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Directed group study of special topics. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 1 to 4 lectures. Formerly ANT 270.
ANT 3309
Elements of Archaeology
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: SPPrerequisite: ANT 202 or ANT 2202. Overview of archaeological method and theory covering the history and development of archaeological thought, approaches to data recovery, dating and analysis of artifacts and ecofacts, and the construction of theoretical models of prehistoric human behavior. Field trip required. 3 lectures. Formerly ANT 309.
ANT 3310
Archaeological Field Methods
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBDPrerequisite: One of the following: ANT 202, ANT 2202, ANT 309, or ANT 3309. Hands-on introduction to archaeological field methods emphasizing excavation. Artifact and ecofact identification, lithic technology. Practical experience with hand tools, and stratigraphic interpretation. Methodological approaches to research and management questions. Strenuous outdoor work in a rugged setting. Field trip required. 2 lectures, 1 activity. Formerly ANT 310.
ANT 3311
Archaeological Laboratory Methods
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: FPrerequisite: One of the following: ANT 309, ANT 3309, ANT 310, or ANT 3310. Hands-on introduction to the methods employed in post-field processing, classification, analysis, and preservation of archaeological materials. Compilation of quantitative and qualitative information in data base format to assist in the classification and interpretation of faunal remains and artifacts. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Field trip required. Formerly ANT 311.
ANT 3312
Introduction to Cultural Resources Management
(4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBDPrerequisite: GEOG 218 or GEOG 2218; and one of the following: ANT 310, ANT 3310, ANT 311, or 3311. Introduction to international, federal, state, and local legislation pertinent to identification, evaluation, and treatment of cultural resources. Practical field experience in site recording, map-reading, and cartography using GPS, LIDAR, and drones. Rigorous field work in a rugged setting. Field trip required. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Formerly ANT 312.
ANT 3320
California's Indigenous Past
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBDPrerequisite: ANT 202 or ANT 2202. Overview of the paleoenvironment, prehistory, archaeology, and ethnography of Indigenous California. Last 12,000 years of California's past from the appearance of the first human beings to the establishment of Spanish settlements in 1769, and the decline and persistence of Indigenous societies. 3 lectures. Formerly ANT 320.
ANT 3330
Indigenous South Americans
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBDPrerequisite: ANT 201 or ANT 2201. Indigenous peoples of South America from the past to the present. Cross-cultural study of small band societies, tribes, chiefdoms and large civilization states covering the continent. Traditional cultural focus, pre-colonization. Indigenous rights and issues in contemporary society. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures.
ANT 3345
Human Behavioral Ecology
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).
Biological and cultural influences of natural and sexual selection on individual behavior. Ecological effects on human behavior to reproduce and acquire resources. Scientific method for understanding foraging, group living, sociality, kinship, parenting, religion, and mating. Cross-cultural, cross-sex, and cross-species comparisons. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly ANT 345.
ANT 3360
Human Cultural Adaptations
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).
Social and cultural evolution from Paleolithic times to the present. Interactions of demographic, economic and ecological factors are emphasized. Main topics include human nature/culture, sex and gender, cooperation and conflict, the 'agricultural revolution', state formation, social inequality and globalization. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly ANT 360.
ANT 3384
Professional Preparation for Anthropologists/Geographers
(2 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBDCR/NCPrerequisite: Sophomore standing; one of the following: ANT 201, ANT 2201, GEOG 150, or GEOG 1150. Preparation for professional advancement in the fields of anthropology and geography. Supervised career planning emphasizing resume development, selection of an internship or international experience, exploration of career options and graduate programs. Lectures from outside, practicing professionals. Credit/No Credit grading only. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 2 seminars. Crosslisted as ANT/
GEOG 3384. Formerly ANT 384.
ANT 3393
Action-oriented Ethnography
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBDPrerequisite: Junior standing; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and one of the following: ANT 201, ANT 2201, ANT 202, ANT 2202, ANT 250, ANT 2250, ISLA 123, ISLA 1123, any Ethnic Studies (ES) course, any Women's and Gender Studies (WGQS) course. Development of knowledge and skills needed to conduct original action-oriented ethnographic research. Grounded in the reflexive 'turn' in anthropology and critical race, science, technology and society, queer and feminist studies, students will engage questions of authority, representation, critical consciousness and justice. 3 lectures. Crosslisted as ANT/
ISLA 3393. Formerly ANT/ISLA 393.
ANT 4400
Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates
(1-4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Consent of department chair.
Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems at the upper-division level. Repeatable up to 8 units. Formerly ANT 400.
ANT 4401
Culture and Health
(4 units)
Term Typically Offered: FPrerequisite: Junior standing; and ANT 201 or ANT 2201. Global perspective on the relationship between culture and health. Ecological factors influencing health and illness. Social origins and impact of diseases. Relationship of gender, race, and reproduction to illness. Global health problems. Health-care needs of U.S. racial/ethnic groups. 4 lectures. Formerly ANT 401.
ANT 4415
Indigenous North Americans
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBDPrerequisite: ANT 201 or ANT 2201. Survey of Indigenous North Americans from earliest times to present, emphasizing regional diversity in traditional lifeways. Origins of New World peoples, domestication, war, social organization, trade and gender roles. 3 lectures.
ANT 4425
Meaning, Gender, and Identity in Anthropological Theory
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBDPrerequisite: Junior standing; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs). Recommended: ANT 201 or ANT 2201. Exploration of the intersection of anthropological theory with meaning, gender/sexuality, and identity formations within and between cultural contexts. Situate and analyze anthropological discourses regarding social meanings and cultural identities, emphasizing comparative cultural reflection and critique. 3 lectures. Formerly ANT 425.
ANT 4455
Anthropology-Geography Research Design and Methods
(4 units)
Term Typically Offered: FPrerequisite: Completion of GE Area 5B (GE Area B2 for the 2020-26 catalogs); STAT 218 or STAT 1110; and two upper-division ANT or GEOG courses. Development of knowledge and skills needed to conduct original scientific anthropology-geography research and prepares students for senior projects. Various empirical methodologies highlighted, with a focus on quantitative design and measurement of human culture, biology, behavior, environment and ecology. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Crosslisted as ANT/
GEOG 4455. Formerly ANT/GEOG 455.
ANT 4460
Queer Anthropology
(3 units)
Term Typically Offered: SPPrerequisite: Junior standing; completion of GE Area A with grades of C- or better; completion of GE Area D2; and one of the following: ANT 201, ANT 2201, ISLA 123, ISLA 1123, any Ethnic Studies (ES) course, or any Women's and Gender Studies (WGQS) course. Intersections of queer identities and politics of race, gender, kinship, the body, class, and desire. How anthropology has been transformed by queer critique and knowledge production. Investigation of multi-scaled fields of power that articulate a cultural understanding of the body. 3 lectures. Formerly ANT 460.
ANT 4461
Senior Project I
(1 unit)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
Prerequisite: Senior standing and consent of instructor.
Selection and development of a project under faculty supervision. Projects focus on topics in anthropology relevant to post-baccalaureate employment, graduate education, and lifelong learning. Project results are presented in a formal report. Formerly ANT 461.
ANT 4462
Senior Project II
(2 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SPPrerequisite: Senior standing and consent of instructor. Corequisite: ANT 461 or ANT 4461. Completion of a project under faculty supervision. Projects focus on topics in anthropology relevant to post-baccalaureate employment, graduate education, and lifelong learning. Project results are presented in a formal report. Formerly ANT 462.
ANT 4465
Internship
(2-6 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBDCR/NCPrerequisite: ANT/GEOG 384 or ANT/GEOG 3384. Supervised training, research, and work in public and private organizations. Credit/No Credit grading only. Repeatable up to 12 units. Formerly ANT 465.
ANT 4470
Special Advanced Topics
(1-4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Directed group study of special topics for advanced students. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Repeatable up to 12 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 1 to 4 lectures. Formerly ANT 470.
ANT 4471
Special Advanced Laboratory
(1-4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Directed group laboratory study of special topics for advanced students. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 1 to 4 laboratories. Formerly ANT 471.
