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ANTH 5730 - Human Evolution

This course explores issues surrounding the evolution of humans, human ancestors, and their close relatives, focusing on how selective pressures have shaped the evolution of hominins.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to explain evolution and how it has led to where we humans are today.
  • Students will be able to describe the fossil record for non-human primates.
  • Students will be able to recognize different hominin species and identify the traits that define them.
  • Students will be able to summarize the major questions in paleoanthropology and contrast different hypotheses.
  • Students will be able to synthesize a research paper on one major issue in paleoanthropology.
  • Students will be able to critically examine and reflect upon hypotheses from various lines of evidence.
  • Students will be able to produce an academic paper that introduces new insights and makes significant contributions to scholarly understandings of human evolution.


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