Summary

Prepare for a major in Anthropology by taking recommended courses to fulfill the requirements of a transfer degree. 

Anthropology is the study of human and non-human primates biologically, socially and culturally across time and place. A field that touches on all others, anthropology has four major areas of study: archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology and linguistic anthropology. Through investigations in each of these areas, and their influence on each other, students learn to holistically understand human cultural and physical diversity and their continuous adaption to the environment.

The Associate in Arts - Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA) is part of Shoreline’s General Transfer program and is designed to meet the first two years of requirements of most four-year degrees.

Completion Award
Associate of Arts - Direct Transfer Agreement
Length of Study
90 Credits
Starting Quarter
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Location
On Campus

  1. Describe differences and similarities in how people across the globe experience social, cultural, economic, or political systems.
  2. Examine the interactions between societies and individuals.
  3. Apply methods of a specific discipline to interpret an expression of the human experience.
  4. Identify methods scientists use to explain aspects of the natural world.
  5. Use scientific laboratory practices within a field or discipline to investigate a scientific concept.

In addition to the outcomes above, students will gain the skills and knowledge included in Shoreline Student Learning Outcomes (SSLOs): Communication, Critical Thinking, Equity & Social Justice, Information Literacy, and Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning.

Students who major in Anthropology gain knowledge and skills in participant observation, data collection, interviewing techniques, object recognition and cataloging, data analysis, cognitive mapping and cross-cultural communication that can be applied to a wide variety of careers. For example, anthropologists become archaeologists, forensic specialists, primatologists, linguists, professors, consultants, researchers/project managers for social, health and economic studies, advocates for indigenous people, curators of museums, urban planners, park naturalists, park rangers, historians, social workers, lawyers, journalists, etc.

Estimated Tuition & Fees

(does not include additional program or course fees, books, or supply costs)

Per Quarter
2024-2025
WA-Resident Non-WA resident,
US citizen, &
Eligible non-citizen

On Campus
Non-WA resident
Non-US citizen¹
Non-WA resident, US citizen
Online Only
1 credit $126.47 $246.49 $327.01 $144.67
5 credits $632.35 $1,232.45 $1,635.05 $723.35
12 credits (full-time) $1,387.14 $2,487.04 $3,408.94 $1,571.08
15 credits $1,570.80 $2,520.25 $3,617.20 $1,757.65

¹ Includes all International Students, both on campus and overseas online

Additional Fees
Approximately $20 - $120 per quarter, depending on courses selected

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