Course Catalog Information (24-25)
ANTH 1
Physical Anthropology
Course Description
Introduction to biological aspects of humans. A bio-cultural and an evolutionary approach is used to understand human variation and human evolution. Issues and topics will include, human variation and its adaptive significance, biological and behavioral evolution of humans, comparative primate anatomy and behavior, evolutionary theory, and the impact of cultural, technological and environmental change on human biology and behavior.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Analyze human biological diversity as a response to physical, biotic, socio-cultural and biological factors.
- Evaluate biological and behavioral similarities and differences between humans and non human primates.
- Apply scientific, evolutionary, holistic and a multidisciplinary approach to understand human biology and behavior.
- Evaluate human biology and culture as a response to 7 million years of evolutionary process.
Course Details
- Units
- 4 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- General Education Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to both UC and CSU
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Advisory(ies)
- EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Prerequisite(s)
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
- Not open to students with credit in the Honors Program related course.