2009 Summer Session Course Listings
Note: Northwestern day school students need permission from the dean of their school to enroll in School of Continuing Studies courses. SCS courses are indicated by a -CN after the course number (example: ACCOUNT 204-CN Sec. 28). The majority of Summer Session courses do not need dean approval.
Anthropology
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
ANTHRO 213-0 Sec. 26
Human Origins
CAESAR Class Number: 40512
6 weeks,
EVAN,
6/23 - 7/30
TuTh noon - 2:30pm
Erin Waxenbaum
This course will be held in 1810 Hinman room 104.
This course will examine the evolution of the human species and explore the nature of human biological variation in the modern world. Principles of evolutionary theory and genetics will first be presented to provide a framework for the study of human evolutionary biology. The fossil evidence for human evolution will then be considered using comparative data from nonhuman primate ecology to help reconstruct prehistoric lifeways. Finally, the influence of environmental stressors (e.g, climate, nutrition, and disease) on modern human biological variation will be discussed. Particular attention will be given to how human populations have utilized biological and behavioral mechanisms to adapt to their environments throughout evolutionary history. This course counts toward the Weinberg College natural sciences distribution requirement, Area I.
Indicates an Evening Course.
Indicates a Study Abroad Course.
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