Overview
Description
Introduction to processes of biological and cultural adaptation to selected environments. Relevant topics include hominid ecology, resource exploitation, patterns of subsistence and the modes and rates of adaptation to changing environments.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate verbally and in writing the interface between Anthropology and Ecology.
- critically evaluate human adaptability across a broad range of ecosystems, in writing and/or verbally.
- demonstrate understanding of the principles of human adaptation and its implications in terms of social organization and ideology.
- critically assess the value of anthropology in understanding conservation, development and globalization.