4/25/2024 1:57:23 PM	ANTHRO 32 Course Outline as of Spring 2001	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ANTHRO 32	Title:  NAT CULTURES/N AMERICA
Full Title:  Native Cultures of North America
Last Reviewed:12/12/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	.50			Contact DHR	8.75
		Contact Total	3.50			Contact Total	61.25
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 166.25

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

A comparison of diverse Native American cultures in North America, from the Pleistocene to the present time, including the Native cultural responses to European and other cultural contact.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A comparison of diverse Native American cultures in North America, from the Pleistocine to the present time, including the Native cultural responses to European and other cultural contact.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	D G	Social and Behavioral Sciences American Cultures/Ethnic Studies
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 2011
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D	Social Science		Fall 2010	Fall 2011
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D5	Geography
	D7	Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science
	D	Social Science		Fall 1981	Fall 2010
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D5	Geography
	D7	Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 2010
	4A	Anthropology and Archeology
	4C	Ethnic Studies
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1981	Fall 2010
	4A	Anthropology and Archeology
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Students completing this course will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate basic knowlegeability of all regions and time periods of

   Native American cultural development, including the present.

2.  Analyze the origins of Native Americans from the diverse

   perspectives of archaeology, paleoanthropology, linguistics, and

   Native American oral history.

3.  Compare and contrast the protohistoric Native American cultural

   adaptations in numerous environmental and cultural zones including

   the arctic and Northwest Coast, the Great Basin and Southwest, the

   Great Plains and the woodlands.

4.  Compose written responses demonstrating knowledgeability of cultural

   differences and similarities among Native American cultures.

5.  Identify appropriate terms, symbols, concepts, and beliefs found in

   Native American cultures.

6.  To apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate their knowledge and

   comprehension of native cultural patterns in the context of

   historical contact with various European and American influences.

Topics and Scope

1.  Archaeological data  and Native oral history as evidence for the

   origins of Native American populations.

2.  Language groups and world view in diverse Native American cultures.

3.  Major theoretical issues relevant to understanding issues of

   ethnicity, race, and gender roles, and sexual orientation in Native

   American cultures.

4.  Eskimo, Northern Athapaskan, and Northwest  Coast culture groups.

5.  California, Great Basin, and the Southwest Native American

   adaptations.

6.  The Great Plains, Great Lakes, and Eastern Woodlands cultures.

7.  Issues of culture change in the areas of religion, socio-economic

   class, in the context of culture contact with colonial cultures of

   the Spanish, English, French, Russians, and Euro-Americans.

8.  Principles of successful environmental management in various culture

   areas.

9.  Current issues, challenges, and trends in American Indian cultures.

Assignments:

Independent study will be required of all students in the form of

reading, writing, and Museum visitations.  Approximately two hours of

independent work is required for each hour of class time.  A series of

assignments in the Jesse Peter Museum will be added in order to

strengthen the writing component and enhance existing course content.

A mimimum of 8 hours per semester will be required.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 40 - 50%
Written homework, Reading reports, Essay exams, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 50 - 60%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Geography/Identification
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Barbarino and Sasso

  1994 Native American Heritage. Waveland.

Kehoe, Alice B.

  1995 North American Indians. Prentice Hall

Oswalt, Wendell H.

  1994 This Land Was Theirs. Mayfield.

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