EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Introduction to Physical Anthropology

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1 EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Intrductin t Physical Anthrplgy Curse Design Curse Infrmatin Divisin Scial Sciences Curse Number ANT 101 Title Intrductin t Physical Anthrplgy Credits 3 Develped by L.M. Blan Lecture/Lab Rati 3 Lecture/0 Lab Transfer Status ASU NAU UA ASM Dept Elective ANT 101; Science & Applied Science [SAS] ANTH265 Activity Curse CIP Cde Assessment Mde Pre/Pst Test (50 Questins/50 Pints) Semester Taught Fall GE Categry Scial Sciences Separate Lab Awareness Curse Intensive Writing Curse Diversity and Inclusin Curse Yes Prerequisites ENG 091 with a grade f C r higher r reading placement test scre as established by District plicy Educatinal Value Transfer students, Nursing students, Bilgy majrs, r any student seeking greater knwledge f human evlutin and variatin. Meets Diversity and Inclusin (DI) requirement. Descriptin Survey f physical anthrplgy and archaelgy, including primate studies, rigin and antiquity f humans, fssil humans, racial theries, heredity and ppulatin genetics, and prehistric archaelgy. Supplies ne EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Intrductin t Physical Anthrplgy

2 Cmpetencies and 1. Describe the nature f physical anthrplgy as a scientific discipline and its rigins in the wrk f Charles Darwin. a. Summarize the nature f anthrplgy. b. Summarize the nature f physical anthrplgy. c. Characterize the scientific apprach. d. Define Darwin's thery f evlutin. e. Specify Darwin's evidence fr evlutin. f. Exemplify natural selectin in actin. in participatin in classrm discussin learner can summarize the nature f anthrplgy learner can summarize the nature f physical anthrplgy learner can characterize the nature f the scientific apprach learner can define Darwin's thery f evlutin learner can prvide examples f natural selectin in actin 2. Characterize the manner in which cell structure and replicatin relate t inheritance and evlutin. a. Describe the structure f the cell and the manner in which cell divisin affects chrmsme distributin. b. Characterize the structure and wrkings f the DNA mlecule in cell replicatin. c. Specify the principles f inheritance as discvered by Gregr Mendel. d. Describe the principles f segregatin and independent assrtment. e. Summarize the mdern synthetic thery f evlutin and hw it wrks n variatin thrugh natural selectin. in cmpleted study questin in participatin in classrm discussin learner can describe the structure f the cell and the manner in which cell divisin affects chrmsme distributin learner can characterize the structure and wrkings f the DNA mlecule in cell EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Intrductin t Physical Anthrplgy

3 replicatin learner can specify the principles f inheritance as discvered by Gregr Mendel learner can describe the principles f segregatin and independent assrtment learner can summarize the mdern synthetic thery f evlutin and hw it wrks n variatin 3. Explain human variatin in terms f ppulatin genetics and human adaptability. a. Characterize human ppulatin genetics and the frces perating n the genetic cmpsitin f ppulatins. b. Describe sme representative human plymrphisms and their anthrplgical applicatins. c. Assess racial classificatin as a scientific and a scial cncept. d. Specify sme f the cnditins t which humans respnd adaptively and implicatins fr mdern life. in participatin in classrm discussins learner can characterize human ppulatin genetics and the frces perating n the genetic cmpsitin f ppulatins learner can describe sme representative human plymrphisms and their anthrplgical applicatins learner can assess racial classificatin as a scientific cncept and as a scial cncept learner can specify sme f the cnditins t which humans respnd adaptively and implicatins fr mdern life 4. Summarize mammalian and primate evlutin and relate primate behavir t that f the hminids. a. Describe the place f primate and human evlutin in the brader cntext f mammalian evlutin. b. Characterize primate evlutinary trends and the grades f primate evlutin. c. Describe the living hminids and their prime characteristics. d. Relate characteristic aspects f primate behavir as exhibited in scial grups. e. Discuss primate cgnitin and its evlutinary implicatins fr the emergence f human thught and cmmunicatin. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Intrductin t Physical Anthrplgy

4 in participatin in classrm discussins learner can describe the place f primate and human evlutin in the brader cntext f mammalian evlutin learner can characterize primate evlutinary trends and the grades f primate evlutin learner can describe the living hminids and their prime characteristics learner can relate characteristic aspects f primate behavir as exhibited in scial grups learner can discuss primate cgnitin and its evlutinary implicatins fr the emergence f human thught and cmmunicatin 5. Specify the sequence f kinds f hminids that are ancestral t mdern man and characterize assciated cultural develpments. a. Discuss techniques and lcalities mst imprtant in the study f early hminids. b. Characterize the australpithecines and early Hm in Africa. c. Describe Hm erectus and assciated culture as erectus frms spread acrss the Old Wrld. d. Describe archaic and mdern frms f Hm sapiens in terms f their distributin in time and space and assciated cultures. in participatin in classrm discussins learner can discuss techniques and lcalities mst imprtant in the study f early hminids learner can characterize the australpithecines and early Hm in Africa learner can describe Hm erectus and the spread f erectus and assciated culture as erectus frms spread acrss the Old Wrld learner can describe archaic and mdern frms f Hm sapiens in terms f their distributin in time and space and assciated cultures Types f Instructin Classrm Presentatin Vide presentatins Slide presentatins EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Intrductin t Physical Anthrplgy

5 Grading Infrmatin Grading Ratinale Exams 65% Assignments 25% Pst Test/Final 10% Grading Scale A % B % C % D % F belw 60% EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Intrductin t Physical Anthrplgy