ANTH 110L - Laboratory in Biological Anthropology

Units: 1 ; Breadth Area: GE-5C
This laboratory course enables a hands-on approach to learning about the evolutionary process that resulted in the emergence of humans with the use of examples and exercises in genetics, comparative skeletal anatomy, forensics, primate social behavior, paleoanthropology, and human biological variation.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-5C - Lower Division Physical and Biological Sciences (Laboratory)
Co-requisites: ANTH 110
Strongly Recommended Preparation: BIOL 100 and/or BIOL 101
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Describe and summarize the history, nature, and methodology of scientific inquiry and evolutionary theory.
Outline the pathways of genetic inheritance including the biochemical basis of the gene, the allele, and mutation based on the DNA molecule.
Describe the behavior and social organization of the nonhuman primates, and how knowledge of behavior relates to a better understanding of human behavior
Explain how environmental changes have played a role in the evolution of life especially humans.
Discuss the evolution of humans based on the extent and distribution of the fossil record.
Discuss the fallacy of race in relation to our understanding of human biological variation.
Identify those occupational areas in the modern world where biological anthropologists have played important roles in solving problems.

GE-5C. Physical and Biological Sciences (Laboratory) Activity Learning Outcomes

Apply their knowledge of scientific theories, concepts, and data about the physical and life sciences through laboratory or field activities.
Apply their understanding of scientific practices, including the scientific method in a laboratory or field setting.
Apply accepted standards related to safety and ethics associated with conducting and communicating scientific inquiry, while completing laboratory or field activities.