ANT 361 - Research Methods in Biological Anthropology

Credit Hours: 3
A survey of techniques and materials used in biological anthropology. Course will cover the main areas of biological anthropology with a focus on hands-on learning activities in the realms of evolutionary theory, basic human genetics, primatology, human evolution, and forensic anthropology. Students will use the departmental collection of bones and fossil casts to become familiar with skeletal remains and the variability that exists in human and nonhuman primate populations, past and present.

Prerequisite: ANT 304 or concurrent enrollment.
Lecture contact hours: 3

Typically offered: Demand