Transfer Credit: CSU, UC

The course includes an examination of different theories of culture, the methods of fieldwork and the comparison of cultures from around the world including our own. This course covers the extensive variation in traditional and contemporary aspects of society from every major geographic region in terms of linguistic, social, political, economic, and technological organization. The course includes an exploration of kinship, marriage, gender, domestic groups, ritual, belief systems and the arts.

This course offers individual and group investigation of the biological environment and the impact of human activities upon it. Students examine the inter-relationship between living organisms and their habitats by special projects. Library research, a scientific paper, and/or an oral presentation may be a part of the course. Field studies will investigate a variety of world localities.