ANTH 2401 - Physical Anthropology

Credits: 4
Lecture: The study of human origins and bio-cultural adaptations. Topics may include primatology, genetics, human variation, forensics, health, and ethics in the discipline. Lab: Includes demonstrations of the major principles of the lecture section. Additionally, an overview of human origins and cultural adaptations combining study of our nearest relatives, the chimpanzees, with the analysis of reproductions of fossil bones. Unit concerning forensic anthropology explains how crimes can be solved from analysis of skeletal material; students work with replicas of human bone. Opportunity to participate in field trip to zoo.
Prerequisite Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Reading and Writing; or equivalent.