
Anthropology
Class Schedule
2025 Summer Schedule
16 classes scheduled
ANTH 1
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
4 units
- Description: Survey and investigation of the basic processes of evolution and their application to the development of modern humans. Impact of natural selection and genetics on development of new species. Evolutionary processes behind the physical and behavioral development of primates. History of the human lineage by reconstructing the fossil record, using investigations by paleoanthropologists, geologists, biologists, and archaeologists. Relationship between contemporary biology and behavior, facilitating an understanding of the effect of them upon future humankind.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ANTH 1H.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:Natural Sciences w/ Lab
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-001.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 10026
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
Open
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20 of 20 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: ANTH-001.-02W
Course Number (CRN): 10081
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
Open
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20 of 20 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: ANTH-001.-03W
Course Number (CRN): 10271
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
Open
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20 of 20 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
ANTH 1L
BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY
1 unit
- Description: Introductory laboratory course focusing on scientific methodology to explore/experiment with topics from anthropology lecture sections. Topics include Mendelian genetics, population genetics, human variability, forensics, medical anthropology, epidemiology, hominin dietary patterns, non-human primates, primate dental and skeletal anatomy, fossil hominins, chronometric dating, environmental challenges to hominins, environmental impact of hominin behavior, general methodologies utilized in physical anthropological research, and the general study of hominins as bio-culturally adapting animals.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ANTH 1 or 1H.
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ANTH 1HL.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 3 hours lab per week. 36 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:Natural Sciences w/ Lab
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-001L-01W
Course Number (CRN): 10126
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
Open
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Room
Day & Time
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15 of 15 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
ANTH 2A
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
4 units
- Description: Introduction to the study of human culture and the concepts, theories, and methods used to understand different social and cultural systems, with an emphasis on appreciating human diversity. Topics include a cross-cultural exploration of: subsistence strategies; social, political, and economic organization; language and communication; marriage and kinship; religion; gender; ethnicity and race; social inequality; culture change; and the effects of colonialism and globalization. Focus is made on the application of anthropological perspectives to contemporary social issues.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ANTH 2AH.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-002A-01W
Course Number (CRN): 10004
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
Open
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Day & Time
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20 of 20 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: ANTH-002A-02W
Course Number (CRN): 10260
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
Open
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Day & Time
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20 of 20 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
ANTH 2B
PATTERNS OF CULTURE
4 units
- Description: A cross-cultural, comparative and hands-on study of patterns in culture with a focus on recognizing, understanding and appreciating cultural diversity through ethnographic case studies. Introduces students to qualitative research methods in the social sciences in general, and more specifically to the concepts, theories and ethnographic methods used by cultural anthropologists in the study of human culture and societies. Students are provided with an opportunity to design and carry out original research through ethnographic field study.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-002B-01Y
Course Number (CRN): 10735
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
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0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html FOOTNOTE: This class is part of the Foothill Global Experiential Learning Program. Application information can be found at https://foothill.edu/global/. Students must first be accepted to the program and pay the separate program fees, obtain their own international travel (see website) before enrolling in the courses. Students must meet minimum enrollment requirements to participate (see program application for details).
ANTH 5
MAGIC, SCIENCE & RELIGION
4 units
- Description: An introduction to the anthropological study of religion and belief systems. This course is a cross-cultural exploration into the ways humans around the world and through time have conceptualized their relationship between their natural and social worlds and the supernatural, beginning with prehistoric times and concluding with modern day society and the contemporary world. Cross-cultural study of the beliefs about the nature of reality, spirituality, death, magic, science and healing.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ANTH 5H.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-005.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 10734
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
Open
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Day & Time
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20 of 20 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
ANTH 12
APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY
4 units
- Description: Applied anthropology focuses on the use of anthropological theories, perspectives and methods in real world, contemporary contexts of practice or problem-solving. This course, an introduction to the "5th field" of anthropology, provides students with theories, perspectives and skills that will help them recognize, more deeply understand and solve problems affecting local communities in this country and abroad, which have arisen as a result of culture change, modernization and globalization. Major areas of study will include development anthropology, the use of technology in field settings, anthropology and health care, anthropology and advocacy, anthropology and law, tourism and cultural heritage, organizational and business anthropology, and land and cultural resource management.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week. 48 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-012.-01
Course Number (CRN): 10700
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 7/18/2025
Open
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0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This class is part of the Foothill Global Experiential Learning Program. Application information can be found at https://foothill.edu/global/. Students must first be accepted to the program and pay the separate program fees, obtain their own international travel (see website) before enrolling in the courses. Students must meet minimum enrollment requirements to participate (see program application for details).
ANTH 17L
INTERMEDIATE ARCHAEOLOGY LABORATORY
2 units
- Description: An introduction to intermediate level laboratory methods and techniques of archaeology using the scientific method, including cataloging, care and analysis of artifacts, bone recognition, and archaeological excavation. This course will further develop concepts within an anthropological research framework, focusing on guided laboratory analysis of active archaeology research projects. Students develop expertise in detailed laboratory research and write about the techniques, tools, laboratory terminology, and processes of laboratory research at an intermediate level. Students will use archaeology vocabulary in verbal and written class reports based on active research projects.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: UC transferability is limited to 3 units maximum for ANTH 16L, 17L & 18L; not open to students with credit in ANTH 8LX.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 6 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-017L-01
Course Number (CRN): 10737
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 7/18/2025
Open
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0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This class is part of the Foothill Global Experiential Learning Program. Application information can be found at https://foothill.edu/global/. Students must first be accepted to the program and pay the separate program fees, obtain their own international travel (see website) before enrolling in the courses. Students must meet minimum enrollment requirements to participate (see program application for details).
ANTH 52
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS
4 units
- Description: Introduction to archaeological field methods at an archaeological site either in the Bay Area or in another country. Locating different types of archaeological sites with field survey. Methods of field excavation. Study of local artifact types and lab techniques for artifact cleaning and identification. Selection of archaeological site, mapping, excavation, and preparation of artifacts, written analysis. Working and living with members of an indigenous culture.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ANTH 11.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 1 hours lecture per week, 9 hours lab per week. 120 hours total per quarter. Includes fieldwork.
- Foothill GE Area:
- Transferability: CSU
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-052.-01Y
Course Number (CRN): 10736
Dates: 7/28/2025 - 8/24/2025
LATE START
Open
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0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html GEL: This class is part of the Foothill Global Experiential Learning Program. Application information can be found at https://foothill.edu/global/. Students must first be accepted to the program and pay the separate program fees, obtain their own international travel (see website) before enrolling in the courses. Students must meet minimum enrollment requirements to participate (see program application for details). FIELD: This is a field class; students will be expected to camp from 8/8/25 - 8/18/25 in Lake County, CA.
ANTH 70R
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY
1 unit
- Description: Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Anthropology beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 3 hours lab per week. 36 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:
- Transferability: CSU
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-070R-01
Course Number (CRN): 10209
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
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0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: Independent study courses are offered through agreements with individual faculty members. To enroll, students must meet with an instructor who then submits an independent study contract during the first week of the quarter. Students must discuss enrollment and potential projects with interested faculty members. For more information please contact Sam Connell at 650.949.7197 or connellsamuel@fhda.edu or Katheryn Maurer at 650.949.7751 or maurerkatheryn@fhda.edu.
ANTH 71R
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY
2 units
- Description: Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Anthropology beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 6 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:
- Transferability: CSU
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-071R-01
Course Number (CRN): 10210
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
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0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: Independent study courses are offered through agreements with individual faculty members. To enroll, students must meet with an instructor who then submits an independent study contract during the first week of the quarter. Students must discuss enrollment and potential projects with interested faculty members. For more information please contact Sam Connell at 650.949.7197 or connellsamuel@fhda.edu or Katheryn Maurer at 650.949.7751 or maurerkatheryn@fhda.edu.
ANTH 72R
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY
3 units
- Description: Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Anthropology beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 9 hours lab per week. 108 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:
- Transferability: CSU
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-072R-01
Course Number (CRN): 10211
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
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0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: Independent study courses are offered through agreements with individual faculty members. To enroll, students must meet with an instructor who then submits an independent study contract during the first week of the quarter. Students must discuss enrollment and potential projects with interested faculty members. For more information please contact Sam Connell at 650.949.7197 or connellsamuel@fhda.edu or Katheryn Maurer at 650.949.7751 or maurerkatheryn@fhda.edu.
ANTH 73R
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY
4 units
- Description: Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Anthropology beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 12 hours lab per week. 144 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:
- Transferability: CSU
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
For more information about the online anthropology degree, see foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/aa_courses/aa_anthropology.html.Section: ANTH-073R-01
Course Number (CRN): 10212
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
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0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: Independent study courses are offered through agreements with individual faculty members. To enroll, students must meet with an instructor who then submits an independent study contract during the first week of the quarter. Students must discuss enrollment and potential projects with interested faculty members. For more information please contact Sam Connell at 650.949.7197 or connellsamuel@fhda.edu or Katheryn Maurer at 650.949.7751 or maurerkatheryn@fhda.edu.
Section: ANTH-073R-02
Course Number (CRN): 10801
Dates: 6/30/2025 - 8/9/2025
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Modality: In-person
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