Human Evolution and Diversity

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Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (1A, 1B, 1C, 2) This course explores human biological evolution from 7-6 million years ago to the present, focusing on adaptation to environmental conditions, disease, and diet. Discussion of topics such as ecology, evolutionary theory, genetics, natural selection, and non-human primates. Review of concepts of race and ethnicity from an anthropological perspective, as well as how humans have adapted to cold, heat, desert, tropics, disease, and other conditions.