The Anthropology program at MSJC is developed to provoke student interest in human issues. It provides basic information about humankind. It is also designed to stimulate critical thinking about existing stereotypes regarding the people around us in the world now and those who came before.
Anthropology is the study of ancient and modern human beings and their ways of living.
This study is based upon a variety of kinds of information and is divided into four sub-disciplines which attempt to understand basic aspects of humankind. Cultural Anthropology studies human behavior in an attempt to understand the cultural values that guide the behaviors. Archaeology examines the material record of human activity in order to understand how ideas change over time. Anthropological Linguistics is the study of the human capacity for language and its use. Student should major in General Education and include Anthropology classes required by the transfer institution.