NAS 205 - Physical Anthropology

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): NAS 104 or NAS 111.
Physical anthropology studies humans as biological organisms (members of the Primate Order). This course provides an overview of the three major divisions of physical anthropology: anatomical and behavioral characteristics of living nonhuman primates; the fossil evidence for human evolution, including discussion of the origins of culture as a major adaptive characteristic of humankind; and examination of human variability today, including a discussion of race. This course is cross-listed as ANT 205.