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Catalog 2026-2027

Social Sciences, B.A. ~ Anthropology Concentration

Please note: Twelve (12) of the units taken to complete a concentration (all of which are upper division) may not be used in fulfillment of other minors or concentrations.

Unless otherwise noted, students may not double count Social Science core course and concentration courses.

Social Sciences-BA Core Requirements ~ 25-26 units

In order to graduate, you will also need to complete your General Education and University Requirements

Complete all of the following Social Theory and Application courses:
STAT 100 - Introduction to Statistics Units: 3
SSCI 300 - SSCI Major ProSeminar: Theory Units: 4
SSCI 328 - Social Science Theory Module Units: 3
SSCI 400 - Senior Capstone Seminar I Units: 3
SSCI 402 - Senior Capstone Seminar II Units: 3
Complete one of the following Research Methods courses:
SSCI 321 - Survey Research in the Social Sciences Units: 3
SSCI 362 - Research Methods: Qualitative Emphasis Units: 4
SSCI 366 - Research Methods for SSCI: Quantitative Emphasis Units: 4
Complete one of the following Social Scientific Writing courses:
SSCI 363 - Historical Methods Units: 3 ***
SSCI 377 - Academic Publishing in the Social Sciences Units: 3
GS 362 - Global Literatures Units: 3
***This course may be double counted only in the Social History and Native American Studies concentrations
Complete one of the following Social Science Breadth courses:
SSCI 304 - California Indian Societies Units: 3
SSCI 320 - Archaeology of Colonialism Units: 3
SSCI 322 - Asian American Women’s History Units: 3
SSCI 335 - Digital Ethnographies Units: 3
SSCI 345 - Cultural Anthropology Units: 3
SSCI 350 - Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 Units: 3
SSCI 356 - People, Places, & Environment: An Introduction to Geography Units: 3
SSCI 364 - The Japanese Internment Camps Units: 3
SSCI 386 - Social and Political Histories of California Units: 3
SSCI 389 - Environmental History of California Units: 3
SOC 312 - Sociology of Gender Units: 3
SOC 317 - Social Movements Units: 3
SOC 320 - Labor and Labor Movements Units: 3
SOC 399 - Contemporary Immigration in Global Perspective Units: 3

Anthropology Concentration ~ 18-20 units

Complete all of the following courses:
SSCI 101 - Introduction to Anthropology Units: 3
SSCI 335 - Digital Ethnographies Units: 3
SSCI 345 - Cultural Anthropology Units: 3
SSCI 379 - Tattoos, Makeup and Burkas Units: 3
Complete one of the following courses:
SSCI 326S - Museums in the Public Sphere Units: 4
SSCI 384S - Anthropology of Education: Cultural Contexts of Bilingual Education Units: 3
SSCI 484S - Anthropology of Space. Landscapes and Regions Units: 4
Complete one of the following courses:
SSCI 316 - Visual Methodologies in the Arts and Sciences Units: 4
SSCI 325 - Art of the Aztec Empire Units: 4
SSCI 333 - Forensic Anthropology Units: 3
SSCI 346 - Anthropology of Time and Power Units: 3
SSCI 348 - Maya Civilization Units: 4
SSCI 355 - Archaeological Thought and Practice Units: 3
SSCI 383 - African Civilizations Units: 3-4
SSCI 388 - Crisis and Development in Mexican Society Units: 3