ANTHRO 201

Human Evolution

Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for ANTHRO 201.

Description

Explores issues fundamental to understanding humans’ place in nature from a biocultural perspective. What led to the evolution of bipedalism, large brains and language? How do we define species in the fossil record? How can we reconstruct ancient diets and ecologies? The course will examine how new discoveries and advancements in biology are reshaping understandings of our evolutionary history.

This course includes a lab component that will allow you to interact with and learn from our large collection of fossil casts and skeletons, including  a complete fossil cast of the famous “Lucy” (Australopithecus afarensis).

Course goals

To develop, enhance, and improve your:

• Understanding of human evolutionary history and processes
• Understanding of the theories, methods, and techniques used by biological anthropologists
• Skills involved with reading and understanding scholarly literature
• Critical thinking abilities
• Ability to incorporate new evidence with existing knowledge
• Ability to synthesize and present scientific information

Availability 2016

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Heather Battles
Lecturer(s) Dr Heather Battles

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

ANTHRO 201: 15 points

Prerequisites

ANTHRO 102 and 15 points from ANTHRO 100, 101, 103, 104, 106 or 60 points passed