ANTHR 2 Biological Anthropology

Units: 3
Advisories: ENG 1A with a grade of “C” or better and ability to read at the 12th grade level.
This course introduces the concepts, methods of inquiry, and scientific explanations for biological evolution and their application to the human species. Issues and topics will include, but are not limited to, genetics, evolutionary theory, human variation and biocultural adaptations, comparative primate anatomy and behavior, and the fossil evidence for human evolution. The scientific method serves as a foundation of the course. The course may include a lab component. (UC, CSU, C-ID ANTH 110)