Overview
Description
Selected reading and discussion of topics in physical anthropology.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Graduate standing in Anthropology.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Graduate standing in Anthropology.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Restrictions
Graduate standing in Anthropology.
Attributes
StandardRepeatable up to 6 credits
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate understanding of a key area of research within biological anthropology based on readings and critical writing assignments.
- critically evaluate elements of the modern synthetic theory of evolution and determine how these apply to resolving specific problems in physical anthropology.
- evaluate controversies in physical anthropology and determine how problems in historical science can be assessed through multiple lines of evidence, including genetics, skeletal and dental anatomy, and nonhuman primate behavior.