Anthropology
What is Anthropology?
What is Anthropology at CC?
Our department offers an expansive outlook on human cultures, providing multiple opportunities for hands-on anthropological fieldwork, including field-based courses and lengthy field trips. The block system promotes creative teaching and rigorous expectations for reading, writing, and critical qualitative and quantitative analysis in anthropology. All four sub-fields of American anthropology are represented in our department: archaeology, which focuses on the material cultures and peoples of the past; biological anthropology, which concentrates on the relationships between culture and biology in the lives of humans and our evolutionary relatives; linguistic anthropology, which addresses both the formal complexity of linguistic systems and the role they play in regulating and negotiating social life; and sociocultural anthropology, which concentrates on contemporary peoples and their values, practices and organization.
Major Requirements
Minor Requirements
Anthropology miors will need to complete a minimum of five units of coursework. These include courses in at least two of the four major subfields: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, and Sociocultural Anthropology. Minors will also need to take at least one course at the 300 level.