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American Sign Language - Anthropology - Art
Course Descriptions
2016-2017 Catalog
3
INTERMEDIATE AMERICAN
SIGN LANGUAGE
4 units, 4 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
PREREQUISITES: American Sign Language 2 or
equivalent skills as determined by an instructor of American
Sign Language. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125
and 126.
Third-semester course in everyday communication
with the deaf and severely hearing impaired. Review of basic
grammatical structures. Further development of signing skills
and grammatical structures and continued expansion of
vocabulary. Increased reliance on signing in the study of the
culture of the deaf community. Uses only the target language
in class. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
4
HIGH-INTERMEDIATE AMERICAN
SIGN LANGUAGE
4 units, 4 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
PREREQUISITES: American Sign Language 3 or
equivalent skills as determined by an instructor of American
Sign Language. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125
and 126.
Fourth-semester course in everyday communication
with the deaf and severely hearing impaired. Development of
proficiency of morphology and grammar usage. Increased
reliance on signing in the continued exploration of current
topics of relevance to the culture of the deaf community.
Uses only the target language in class. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTHRO)
1
BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
This course introduces the concepts, methods of
inquiry, and scientific explanations for biological evolution
and application to the human species. Topics and issues to
be addressed may include, but are not limited to: genetics;
evolutionary theory; human variation and biocultural
adaptations; comparative primate anatomy and behavior;
and the fossil evidence for human evolution. The scientific
method serves as foundation of inquiry for this course. (A,
CSU-GE, UC, I)
2
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
This course explores how anthropologists study
and compare human culture. Cultural anthropologists seek
to understand the broad arc of human experience focusing
on a set of central issues, including: subsistence patterns;
social, political, and economic organization; patterns of
communication and creative expression; familial and kinship
relations; belief systems; gender, racial, and ethnic identity
labels; the developmental influence of social inequality;
and internal culture change resulting from external forces.
Ethnographic case studies and professional anthropological
research ethics are employed to introduce students to the tools
used to understand humans around the globe. (A, CSU-GE,
UC, I) (C-ID ANTHRO 120)
3
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
AND PREHISTORY
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
This course is a broad survey of the physical and
cultural evolution of humanity from the first use of stone
tools to the rise of civilization as understood through the
archaeological record. The course includes a discussion
of the history, methods, and interdisciplinary nature of
archaeological research. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)
ART (ART)
1
ART BASICS: 2/3 DIMENSIONAL
DESIGN
3 units, 2 lecture hours, 4 lab hours (Pass/No
Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
Students will develop working knowledge of
the elements and principles of design through lecture and
production. Application of concepts will be coupled with
exploration of the history of design from the Arts and Crafts
movement through contemporary design. Course teaches
both 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional design concepts and
production. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I)