Associate in Arts (AA) in Anthropology

Irvine Valley College

Anthropology helps us understand all aspects of the human experience from our primate roots to the development of societies, religion, and language.
Anthropology is the study of the organization, behavior, and development of the human species. Anthropology focuses on the acquisition of knowledge through use of the scientific method, allowing students to explain evolutionary theory in light of the human fossil record, analyze the relationship between modern humans and non-human primates, and objectively evaluate non-western customs and beliefs.
Physical anthropology examines the fossil remains of ancestral humans and the behavior of primates in order to construct theories of how and why human beings have evolved.
Cultural anthropology is concerned with the basic structures of human cultures, particularly with regard to subsistence strategies, social organization, language, religion, and political and economic systems.
Students who major in Anthropology often have careers in social work, international affairs, teaching, politics, public health, and journalism.

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences