Course Catalog Information (24-25)
ANTH 2
Cultural Anthropology
Course Description
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.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Apply a scientific, holistic and a multidisciplinary approach to understand and analyze human behavior.
- Recognize the value of cultural relativism and the validity of each culture as an adaptive strategy to the challenge of physical and social environment.
- Analyze cultural diversity, and explain how they arose and change They will also identify underlying similarities between cultures.
- Recognize that humans are not superior to their environment but an integral part of their natural and cultural environment on this planet.
Course Details
- Units
- 4 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- General Education Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to both UC and CSU
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Advisory(ies)
- EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Prerequisite(s)
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
- Not open to students with credit in the Honors Program related course.