ANTH 345 - Human Evolution and Diversity

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture per week Prerequisites: Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4) Description: Human biological evolution from the African savannah of 5 million years ago to the present, focusing upon adaptation to environmental conditions, disease, diet. Includes segments on ecology, evolutionary theory, genetics, natural selection, non-human primates. Discusses the concept of race from an anthropological perspective. Includes issues of speciation and race, adaptation to cold, heat, desert, tropics, and diseases. Compares ethnicity vs. race.

Meeting Information

Status: Open
Class Number: 2547
Session: Extended Session 1
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 8/24/2024 - 12/14/2024
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 23
Available Seats: 12
Wait List Capacity: 5
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Enrollment Information

• Upper Division
• Asynchronous online
• Interdisciplinary Approaches Mission Pillar
• Upper Div - B Scientific Inq & Quantitative Reason

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