Anthropology
Associate in Arts
Program Details
The Anthropology Associate in Arts Degree is designed to provide students with a holistic introduction to Anthropology. This degree will provide the background knowledge needed by undergraduate Anthropology majors for university transfer and coursework, while emphasizing the practical applications of anthropological skills and knowledge in a diversity of careers and the utility of anthropological perspectives as a lifelong learning tool for interpreting world events. This degree requires a total of 19-21 units, in addition to other graduation requirements.
Anthropology Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Anthropologists and Archeologists
Doctoral degree, Master's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 44,510
- High salary: 104,510
- Average salary: 64910
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 51,380
- High salary: 169,090
- Average salary: 95770
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
Bachelor's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 68,860
- High salary: 227,590
- Average salary: 136550
All Careers in Anthropology (8)
| Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Managers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Loss Prevention Managers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 136,550 |
| Regulatory Affairs Managers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Wind Energy Development Managers | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Wind Energy Operations Managers | Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree | Stable | 95,770 |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Rising | 64,910 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Analyze and evaluate key anthropological theories and concepts in cultural and physical anthropology, specifically regarding holism, evolution, cultural relativism and human variation.
- Distinguish and assess the interconnectedness of racial, cultural, political, social, historical, and economic issues in regard to individual agency/personal lives as well as outcomes effected at the macro level in a globalized world
- Evaluate and interpret multiple sources of data, including science, archeology, history, and the humanities, contrasting them in regards to objectivity and subjectivity.