ANTH 212L: Introduction to Physical Anthropology Lab
Citrus College Course Outline of Record
| Heading | Value |
|---|---|
| Effective Term: | Fall 2022 |
| Credits: | 1 |
| Total Contact Hours: | 54 |
| Lab Hours: | 54 |
| Hours Arranged: | 0 |
| Corequisite: | ANTH 212. |
| Strongly Recommended: | ENGL 101. |
| District General Education: | B3. Natural Sciences - Laboratory |
| Transferable to CSU: | Yes |
| Transferable to UC: | Yes - Approved |
| Grading Method: | Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass |
Catalog Course Description
Course Objectives
- Demonstrate the application of scientific methods.
- Identify the outcomes of evolutionary processes.
- Compare and contrast the morphology of primates and early hominins applying physical anthropological terminology.
- Describe the function and structure of DNA and RNA.
- Demonstrate how human traits are inherited.
- Describe the biological and behavioral adaptations of the genus Homo.
- Identify the features of anatomically modern humans.
Major Course Content
1. Introduction to Physical Anthropology
a. Scientific method
b. Anthropological perspective
2. Evolution
a. History/development of biological evolutionary thought
b. Forces of evolution
c. Theories of evolution – Natural Selection, Lamarck, etc.
d. Taxonomy
e. Geology important to mammal, primate, and prehuman evolution
3. Basic Human Biology
a. Mendelian/molecular/population genetics
b. DNA/RNA inheritance
c. Cell structure
d. Meitosis/meiosos
e. Scientific revolution
f. Principles of evolution
4. Dating Methods
a. Relative types and techniques
b. Absolute types and techniques
5. Primates
a. Living primates
b. Body size, diet, locomotion
c. Primate evolution
d. Fossil record
e. Bipedalism
6. Human Evolution
a. Pre australopithecine hominids
b. Australopithecines
c. Homo habilus
d. Homo erectus
e. Neanderthals
f. Homo sapiens
g. The Multiregional hypothesis vs. Replacement hypothesis vs. Partial replacement hypothesis
h. Bio-cultural adaptations
i. Culture of hominids
j. Modern human variation
k. Ancestry (race) versus ethnicity
Lab Content
1. Introduction to Physical Anthropology
a. Scientific method
b. Anthropological perspective
2. Evolution
a. History/development of biological evolutionary thought
b. Forces of evolution
c. Theories of evolution – Natural Selection, Lamarck, etc.
d. Taxonomy
e. Geology important to mammal, primate, and prehuman evolution
3. Basic Human Biology
a. Mendelian/molecular/population genetics
b. DNA/RNA inheritance
c. Cell structure
d. Meitosis/meiosos
e. Scientific revolution
f. Principles of evolution
4. Dating Methods
a. Relative types and techniques
b. Absolute types and techniques
5. Primates
a. Living primates
b. Body size, diet, locomotion
c. Primate evolution
d. Fossil record
e. Bipedalism
6. Human Evolution
a. Pre australopithecine hominids
b. Australopithecines
c. Homo habilus
d. Homo erectus
e. Neanderthals
f. Homo sapiens
g. The Multiregional hypothesis vs. Replacement hypothesis vs. Partial replacement hypothesis
h. Bio-cultural adaptations
i. Culture of hominids
j. Modern human variation
k. Ancestry (race) versus ethnicity