| Time | Days | Location | Instructor | GER | Credit | OPUS Class Number | Syllabus (Tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11:30am- | TuTh | Anthropology Building 303 | Craig Hadley. | SNT. | 4 | 2551 | TBA. |
Biological anthropology offers a broad perspective for studying the adaptation and cultural and biological evolution of the human species. Lectures and laboratory sessions examine the role of evolutionary theory in biological anthropology, focusing on such topics as primate biology and behavior, the fossil evidence for human evolution, genetic evidence for biological variability, and physiological evidence for adaptation to diverse environments. Considerable time in the course is devoted to exploring the interrelationships between food, demography, and bio-cultural evolution, and to identifying what enable us to achieve the demographic dominance so apparent today. Along the way we explore the role of nutrition and dietary preferences in human evolution, the biological basis for modern human behavior, and the transition to modern lifestyles. Armed with this deeper understanding of human variation, we will examine critical and often controversial topics such as biological insights into diet and health, race and racism, sexual behavior, stress, cooperation and violence. Lectures and labs will emphasize the scientific method and the nature of evidence, and students will be asked to constantly reflect on how we know what we know.
Students must enroll in a lab section.
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