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Associate in Arts, Emphasis in Anthropology
Major: 8109
Effective Term: 2023 Fall   
Award Type: AA

CIP Code: 45.0201
 Program Availability: CG   EM   GC   GW   MC   PC   PV   RS   SC   SM  
Instructional Council: Anthropology
Total Credits: 60-64
GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of a bachelor degree, students may pursue a career as:
13-1071.00 Human Resources Specialists
11-2032.00 Public Relations Managers
11-2033.00 Fundraising Managers
11-3051.01 Quality Control Systems Managers
11-9151.00 Social and Community Service Managers
13-1041.03 Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers
13-1131.00 Fundraisers
19-1031.03 Park Naturalists
19-4061.00 Social Science Research Assistants
19-3051.00 Urban and Regional Planners
21-1094.00 Community Health Workers
27-3042.00 Technical Writers
27-3091.00 Interpreters and Translators
15-2099.01 Bioinformatics Technicians

Upon completion of a graduate degree, students may pursue a career as:
19-3091.00 Anthropologists and Archeologists
25-1061.00 Anthropology and Archaeology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-4012.00 Curators
25-1062.00 Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary


Description: The Associate in Arts (AA), Emphasis in Anthropology provides the first two years of a four-year curriculum for students who wish to receive an education in the broad field of anthropology - an examination of the human experience. Depending on their preferred focus, students can pursue either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree. Coursework in this program surveys both cultural and biological aspects of what it means to be human, and students will develop critical thinking skills through the analysis of real-world anthropological case studies. As such, students receive a holistic training in their worldview that is valued highly by employers in many fields, including health and human services, media, business, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and government agencies.

Program Learning Outcomes
1. Develop an understanding of anthropology and how the subfields interrelate. (ASB100, ASB102, ASB222, ASB223, ASB230, ASM104, ASM/FOR275, GPH210)
2. Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of cultures, past and present, including ecological relationships, subsistence, social organization, and belief systems. (ASB100, ASB102, ASB222, ASB223)
3. Apply a holistic anthropological and culturally relativistic approach to understanding cultural similarities and differences and applying anthropology to local, national, and global human issues. (ASB100, ASB102, ASB222, ASB223,[FYC], [G], [H], [SB])
4. Develop and apply critical thinking and observation skills through the analysis of real world anthropological case studies using the scientific method and multiple perspectives. (ASB100, ASB102, ASB222, ASB223, ASB230, ASM104, ASM/FOR275, MAT206, PSY230, PSY230WL, PSY231, SWU225, [FYC], [MA], (COM))
5. Demonstrate the ability to obtain, critically read, analyze, summarize and critique anthropological research through use of appropriate source material. (ASB100, ASB102, ASB222, ASB223, ASB230, ASM104, ASM/FOR275, MAT206, PSY230, PSY230WL, PSY231, SWU225, [FYC], [MA], [L], (COM), (CRE))
6. Utilize the scientific method to investigate the foundations of human biological variation through a critical evaluation of both ancient and recent human biological adaptation and evolution. (ASM104, ASM/FOR275, BIO181++, BIO182++, CHM150, CHM150AA, CHM151, CHM151AA, CHM151LL, CHM152, CHM152AA, CHM152LL, [MA], [SQ])
7. Evaluate, through archaeological research, the processes of human cultural evolution, such as the origins of: language, agriculture, settled village and urban life, writing, religion, social inequalities and state formation. (ASB102, ASB222, ASB223, GPH211)
8. Apply anthropological ethical principles through the critical analysis of real world case studies. (ASB100, ASB102, ASB222, ASB223, ASB230, ASM104, ASM/FOR275)
Required Courses
ASB102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3

ASB222 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old World (3) OR
ASB223 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: New World (3) 3

ASM104 Bones, Stones, and Human Evolution 4

FYE101 Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success (1) OR
FYE103 Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success (3) 1-3

+ MAT206 Elements of Statistics (3) OR
+ PSY230 Introduction to Statistics (3) OR
+ PSY230 Introduction to Statistics (3) AND
+ PSY231 Laboratory for Statistics (1) OR
+ PSY230WL Introduction to Statistics with Lab (4) OR
+ SWU225 Statistics for Social Research/Justice and Government (3) 3-4
Note: MAT206 is required for NAU, MAT206 OR PSY230 is required for U of A
 Credits: 14-17

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 27, 2023

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