Degree in Anthropology (AA-T)

Anthropology Degree

• Anthropology Department
• All Anthropology Courses

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Associate in Arts in Anthropology for Transfer

The Associate in Arts in Anthropology for Transfer degree enables students to develop a foundation in qualitative and quantitative scientific methodologies and a comprehensive understanding of human diversity and complexity.

Students take classes in three of the discipline’s primary subfields: archaeology, cultural anthropology, and physical anthropology.

Through these courses, students cultivate strong critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills that will prepare them for the requirements of upper-division course work and a baccalaureate degree in Anthropology (or in a related major).

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Program Learning Outcomes

• Students will demonstrate in written or oral work, or lab exercise, knowledge and application of the scientific method, and the development of cultural and biological theory about humans.
• Students will classify universal shared elements of culture and assess alternative ways that human groups meet needs for stability, reproduction, and social control.
• Students will identify ethnocentrism (centered in one’s own culture) in self and others and assess the effects of ethnocentrism on cross-cultural relations among individuals, groups, and nations.
• Students will name and describe living patterns and world views of several groups in the world today as well as that of their own group.

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What is an AA-T?

The Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) is intended for student who plan to transfer and complete a bachelor's degree in a similar major at a CSU campus. Students completing these transfer degrees:

• will earn an Associate's Degree from Mission College;
• are guaranteed admission to a similar major at a campus in the CSU system;
• will be prepared to start upper division coursework at the CSU;
• and will not have to complete more than 60 units after transfer.

A complete and up-to-date listing of the similar CSU majors can be found at
http://www.adegreewithaguarantee.com/.

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Meet the Following Requirements

1. Completion of the following major courses with grades of C or P or better.
2. Completion of  60 CSU-transferable semester units with a grade point average of at least 2.0; and
3. Certified completion of either the California State University General Education Breadth pattern (CSU GE-B) or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC).

NOTES:

• Completing courses that satisfy CSU’s U.S. History, Constitution and American Ideals requirement prior to transfer is highly recommended.
• Requirements here apply to the current catalog year and are subject to change.  Visit DegreeWorks in My Mission Portal to view requirements based your catalog year.

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Core Curriculum Courses Required (9.0 units)

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List A: Select 3.0 Units Minimum from the Following List

Only one course can be a statistics course: MAT 010, MAT 010H, MAT 010X, SOC 016

 For sections with honors courses, select either the honors version or the non-honors version. 

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List B: Select One to Two Courses (3.0 to 5.0 Units)

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List C: Choose One Course From the Following (3.0 Units Minimum)

Any course not selected from List A or B; and/or any Anthropology course; and/or any other non-Anthropology course from the humanities of social sciences on cultural diversity.

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Anthropology Degree Careers