AST 155 - Astronomy of Ancient Cultures:GT-SC2

3 Credits

Introduces the study of archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy. The principles of unaided eye observational astronomy, timekeeping, navigation, religion and ritual, political power, cosmology, and worldview are covered. Methods of the ethnoastronomer, including measurement of architectural alignments, analysis of written records, examination of art, and general knowledge about a culture, will be discussed. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC2 category.

Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English; see ACC College-Level English Placement Guide and MAT 050/MAT 055 or equivalent.

Corequisite(s): CCR 094; not required if demonstrate college readiness in English