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  • ANTH 1020: Human Origin Evol/Diver

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Introduction to biological anthropology; surveys of hominid fossils, primate biology and behavior, human biological variation, ecology and adaptation, and evolutionary theory.
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  • ANTH 1030: Prehistoric Archaeology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Introduction to the two-million-year-old archaeological record of human prehistory.
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  • ANTH 1050: Evolution Human Nature

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    An overview of the broad patterns of temporal and spatial variation in morphology and behavior among humans and our nearest relatives. Basic concepts and models in human evolutionary ecology are introduced.
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  • ANTH 2001: Anthro:Major and Career

    1.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Anthropology 2001 is a "careers" course designed to help majors/minors use their degree productively after graduation. Students explore career opportunities, listen to guest lectures about academic and extra-curricular resources (e.g., field schools, research opportunities, internships), and learn tools that will help them succeed in the job search (resumes, cover letters, networking). Prerequisites: Anthropology Majors and Minors Only.
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  • ANTH 2017: Human Heritage

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Explores apparent mysteries in human culture and society. Witchcraft, voodoo, cannibalism and other food customs, sex roles and sexuality, incest taboo, territoriality, aggression and warfare, notions of beauty, concepts of the bizarre, primitive thought and language, and other topics.
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  • ANTH 2030: Archaeological Science

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Our knowledge of variation in prehistoric human behavior is based virtually exclusively on archaeological analyses of the physical remains left behind by ancient peoples. This course reviews the history, goals, theories, and methods of archaeological research, especially as influenced by the natural sciences. Substantive examples are drawn from a diverse set of time periods and geographical locations.
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  • ANTH 2031: Rise of Civilization

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Human society has changed drastically in the last 10,000 years. For 90 percent of our (pre)history, humankind lived in small, egalitarian bands of hunter-gatherers. Since then, social groupings have grown larger and more economically and socially diverse. Why these changes have occurred is one of the great questions in anthropology and history. This class will explore the rise of complex societies, comparing early complex societies in the Old World and the New World.
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  • ANTH 2115: Tribes & Global Systems

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course covers principles of social organization, in societies ranging from small-scale to the modern global system and across a variety of culture areas. In the course, we are concerned with the classic anthropological topics of sex and gender, family systems, kinship and marriage, and with how these are entangled with other aspects of human sociality ' with making a living, distributing necessities and luxuries, submitting to authority and resisting it, and communing with the sacred. Students will learn about the building blocks that human beings use to construct their social systems, and how different societies assemble these building blocks in different configurations.
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  • ANTH 2225: Genes and Society

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The field of genetics has progressed by leaps and bounds over the past decade or so, to the point where genetic headlines regularly dominate the news. Further, as patients, consumers, and voters, we're faced with a substantially increased role of genetics in our lives. This course aims to arm students with a deeper understanding of genetics specifically in the context of the ways it's used in our society today. Students will actively work through topics of relevance using lectures, readings, and discussions. Moreover, students will connect primary scientific literature with stories in the popular media (news, podcasts, etc.). By the end of the course, students will be comfortable using genetics to describe variation among humans using evolutionary theory as well as understand the relative role of genetics in shaping modern human variation. In addition, students will be comfortable understanding and evaluating claims about genetics, both in the popular media and in the scientific literature
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  • ANTH 2281: Intro to Primates

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    There are over 500 species of living primates. this course provides an introduction to the biology and behavior of our closest living relatives. Students will learn about evolutionary theory and primate evolution classification, morphology, evolution, biogeography and distribution, socioecology, communication, and conservation.
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