Anthropology - Human Origins

Human Origins (ANTH 1104)

Total Credits: 3
Lecture Credits: 3.00

Description: This course is an introduction to the archaeological evidence and theories developed by physical anthropologists to explain the origin and evolution of the human species. The course examines theories related to evolution, adaptation and variation. Primates, human predecessors, are examined in order to understand the first step in human evolution. Each stage of human development is then examined. Prehistoric evidence uncovered by archaeologists, the foundation of the course, is studied.

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Placement score into READ 1300 or completion of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052.

MnTC: Goal 5