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Course Number: ANTH 2302 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): RLC

Course Title: Introduction to Archeology

This is a Texas Common Course Number. This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading.
Course Description: The study of the human past through material remains. The course includes a discussion of methods and theories relevant to archeological inquiry. Topics may include the adoption of agriculture, response to environmental change, the emergence of complex societies, and ethics in the discipline. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 4503015125

Course Number: ANTH 2346 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, RLC

Course Title: General Anthropology

This is a Texas Common Course Number. This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading.
Course Description: The study of human beings, their antecedents, related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions. Introduces the major subfields: physical and cultural anthropology, archeology, linguistics, their applications, and ethics in the discipline. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 4502015125

Course Number: ANTH 2351 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, CVC, EFC, ECC, MVC, RLC

Course Title: Cultural Anthropology

This is a Texas Common Course Number. This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading.
Course Description: The study of human cultures. Topics may include social organization, institutions, diversity, interactions between human groups, and ethics in the discipline. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 4502015325

Course Number: ANTH 2401 (4 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): BHC, CVC, RLC

Course Title: Physical Anthropology

This is a Texas Common Course Number. This is a Dallas College Core Curriculum course.
Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading.
Course Description: The study of human origins and bio-cultural adaptations. Topics may include primatology, genetics, human variation, forensics, health, and ethics in the discipline. This lecture and laboratory course combines all the elements of ANTH 2301 and ANTH 2101, which includes demonstrations of major principles and learning outcomes listed for both courses. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 4502025125


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