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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

ANTH 135 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology

Credits: 3
Not Repeatable for Credit
Offered by Sociology and Anthropology .
Uses an evolutionary perspective to introduce students to the study of humans and non-human primates as biological organisms. The course will analyze the genetic and environmental bases for modern human biological variation, understand primate behavior and biological relationships, and reconstruct the fossil record. Discussions about prehistoric skeletal remains will emphasize biological responses to changes in subsistence and social structure.

Fulfills Mason Core requirement in social and behavioral science and natural science (nonlab).

Schedule Type: LEC
Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0