ANTH 300 - Biological Anthropology

    Recent Professors
    Janel D. Thompson, Erica A. Tyler, Cassandra C. Gilmore, David Scott Leitner, Shannon L. Vellone
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ANTH 300
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5B · CSU GE Area B2
    Description
    This course is designed to introduce students to the study of biological anthropology, one of the sub- disciplines of anthropology. This course will demonstrate how the scientific method serves as the foundation to the study of human biological evolution. Issues and topics will include, but are not limited to, genetics, evolutionary theory, human variation and biocultural adaptations, comparative primate anatomy and behavior, and the fossil evidence for human evolution. Introduction to biological anthropology considers human biological evolution within a biocultural context; the origins and evolution of culture, along with environmental causes and responses to human evolution, will be considered within a scientific framework.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 10:30am–11:50am, Mon Wed 9:00am–10:20am