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Anthropology

Associate in Arts



Program Details

To earn an Associate in Arts Degree with a major in Anthropology, students complete 19 specified units, plus General Education Degree Requirements for a minimum total of 60 units. These major requirements cover all four core fields of Anthropology as well as topical and area courses of the students’ choice, preparing students for success at their transfer institution. Training in anthropology will prepare one for any career that involves working at the interface between two cultures. Specialized preparation in this subject can lead to some of the world's most interesting work, including the study of human cultures, archaeological excavation and interpretation, primate behavior, and social research into economics, politics, law, religion, art, and music

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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the perspectives, theories, methods, and core concepts of anthropology as a social science and scientific discipline.
  2. examine and assess the place of humans in the natural world.
  3. compare and critique their own cultural assumptions to those of people from other societies.