ANTH 1111

This course will introduce students to biological anthropology, the study of human biological origins, evolution, and variation, past and present. With an emphasis on human evolution, the course will explore the evolutionary roots of our species, examining how biological, environmental, and cultural factors have shaped the human experience over millions of years. Students will understand and appreciate the depth and breadth of human variation. Major topics covered in the course include the history and development of evolutionary theory, basic genetics, the behaviour, biology, and ecology of our nearest relatives the non-human primates, the scientific study of the human fossil record, the origins, global dispersal, and biological variation of modern humans, as well as other contemporary topics in biological anthropology.