This concentration focuses on biological anthropology and evolution. Students will learn how evolution has shaped humans and non-human primates, by studying human evolution, primatology, bioarchaeology, and much more. Many of these courses involve lab work and can lead to independent studies with professors.
*Please note, courses are offered on varied schedules. Please speak to the advisor if you wish to take a particular course.
Core courses include:
216/Lab Anatomy of the Human Body/Lab
273 People and Pathogens
297 Culture, Health & Science
297M Disease, Famine & Warfare
272 Neanderthals: Fact and Fiction
305 Anthropology of Growth & Development
313 Nutritional Anthropology
317 Primate Behavior
320 Skeleton Keys: Research Methods in Anthropology
372 Human Variation
394EI Evolutionary Medicine
397PR Primate Conservation
397AP Approaching Death: Culture, Medicine, Experience
397GB Global Health: Bio-social Perspectives
415 Women's Health Across the Life Course
416 Primate Evolution
494RI Religion, Evolution, and Human Biology