Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5B · CSU GE Area B2DescriptionAnthropology is a holistic discipline and attempts to view humans, their biology, cultural history, and activities in as broad a view as possible. Biological anthropology is a subfield of the larger discipline that studies humankind. The primary goal of this subfield is to understand the biological nature and history of humans and their closest living and extinct relatives. Biological anthropology is firmly rooted in evolutionary theory; thus, the evolutionary biology of humans is the central focus of this course. My intent is to promote insight into the evolution of human biology and behavior from an objective or scientific perspective. My approach will introduce the concepts, methods of inquiry, and scientific explanations for biological evolution, and their applications to studying the human species. .Topics addressed will include:1) The various subfields of biological anthropology such as forensic anthropology and the anthropological perspective 2) biological anthropology and paleoanthropology as "multidisciplinary" natural sciences 3) evolutionary processes/change over time and the origin of species 4) DNA, genetics, heredity, variation, and evolution, 5) race, ethnicity, and the biological diversity of modern humans 6) The Order Primates: primate biology and ecology 7) primate social behavior, behavioral ecology, morphology, and classification 8) Earth-life history, continental drift, and the Geologic Time Scale (9) primate origins and the various primate adaptations 10) The "Ape" question and hominin origins 11) Australopithecines 12) the evolution and adaptation of the genus HOMO 13) The origin and dispersal of anatomically modern Homo Sapiens out of Africa and the first evidence of the "Human Spark"14) Main contributors to explain principles of Mendelian, molecular and population genetics 14) Dating techniques, methods of interpreting the fossil record, major groups of hominin fossils. The ultimate goal in this course is to understand humanity's place in nature.Usually HeldMon 3:20pm–6:40pm, Thu 3:30pm–6:30pm 