Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

ANTH 165 SEX AND GENDER: CROSS-CULTURALPERSPECTIVES (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ENGL 105, or equivalent.A survey of cross-cultural and historical factors influencinghuman sexuality, gender roles and identity. Thecourse emphasizes non-Western cultures such as Asian,African, and the Indigenous Americas. Diverse culturalforces affecting both female and male status, such aseconomics, religion, and sexual practices, will be examined.Transfer credit: UC; CSU (D3).ANTH 170 ANTHROPOLOGY OF DEATH (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ENGL 105, or equivalent.Examination of cross-cultural perspectives on beliefsand practices around death and dying. Selected topicsmay include funerary practices, cannibalism, bereavement,and concepts of the afterlife. Transfer credit: UC;CSU (D3).ANTH 180 MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT AND RELIGION (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or 105, or equivalent.A cross-cultural exploration of supernatural belief systemsfocusing on non-literate, tribal and ethnic cultures;history and methods of the anthropological approach toreligion; the dynamics of myth, magic, totem, taboo, cults,and sects. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (D3).ANTH 360 NATIVE PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or 105, or equivalent.An introduction to the life ways of representative NativeAmerican culture groups found in different geographicalareas of North America. The course will examine settlementpatterns and environmental adaptations, socialorganizations, world view, and the arts chronologicallyand cross-culturally, with emphasis on the impact of contactwith European cultures. Field trips may be arrangedto investigate archaeological evidence. Transfer credit:UC; CSU (D3).ARABIC (ARBC)ARBC 111 ELEMENTARY ARABIC I (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.The first of a two-course sequence in basic elementaryArabic. Conversation in the language, dictation, reading,and study of the fundamentals of grammar; simple oraland written exercises; an introduction to Arabic culture.Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).ANTHROPOLOGY „ ARABICARBC 112 ELEMENTARY ARABIC II (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: Completion of ARBC 111with a grade of C or better, or equivalent.Second course of a two-semester sequence in basicelementary Arabic. Conversation in the language, dictation,reading and study of the fundamentals of grammar,simple oral and written exercises, and an introduction toArabic culture. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).ARBC 121 ADVANCED ELEMENTARY ARABIC I (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: Completion of ARBC 112with a grade of C or better, or equivalent.First course of a two-semester sequence in advancedelementary Arabic. Students practice and develop furthercommunicative competence in written and spoken Arabicfor use in a variety of social contexts and settings.Conversation in the language, reading and study of thefundamentals of grammar, and simple oral and writtenexercises. Cultural aspects of the Arabic-speaking worldare emphasized. The course is conducted primarily inArabic. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).ARBC 122 ADVANCED ELEMENTARY ARABIC II (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: Completion of ARBC 121with a grade of C or better, or equivalent.Second course of a two-semester sequence inadvanced elementary Arabic. Students practice anddevelop further communicative competence in writtenand spoken Arabic for use in a variety of social contextsand settings. Conversation in the language, reading andstudy of the fundamentals of grammar, and simple oraland written exercises. Cultural aspects of the Arabicspeakingworld are emphasized. The course is conductedprimarily in Arabic. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).ARBC 801 STANDARD SPOKEN ARABIC I (2)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.A practical course in the Arabic language approachedby way of conversation. Intensive drill in the patterns andidioms of daily speech in standard spoken Arabic, withsufficient grammar to give flexibility to the spoken language.Introduction to Arabic culture. (This course will notfulfill the foreign language requirement at California StateUniversities or at the University of California.)C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u137