In this course we introduce you to some of the big questions of how humans evolve.  The course is an introduction to Biological Anthropology the study of human and non-human primate biological variation over time, and the relationship of that variation to the worlds we inhabit: social, cultural and physical. Biological anthropologists study human evolution and human ecology at a range of different levels, from the gene to the population. In the University of Auckland department we are involved in the analysis of skeletons from the past (e.g. Bronze Age Mongolia, pre-contact Australia), primate studies (Indonesia, Africa), infectious disease, growth and development of contemporary populations (Taiwan, New Zealand), human behaviour in the context of economic change (China), changes in health and migration (Pacific), and the genetics of environmental change (Pacific, Australia). Our past and present students have gone on to work in diverse areas: archaeological consulting, museum work, teaching, community work, public health research, and clinical research.

For the course outline:

Anthro_102_syllabus_sem22017v1-1.docx

Course Details

Course value: 15 points: 2 x 1 hr lectures plus 1x1hr lab/tut (starting week 2)

Lectures:

Tuesday 1 – 2 pm; Room

Thursday 1-2 pm; Room

 Tutorials/Labs:

One one-hour lab per week starting in Week 2 Building 201E-706 (to find your tutor see below)

 Course Staff

 Convenor:

Dr Nicholas Malone  n.malone@auckland.ac.nz

AP Judith Littleton  j.littleton@auckland.ac.nz (office hours Tuesday 2-3; Thursday 1-2)

 Tutors:

Alison Wade awad010@aucklanduni.ac.nz (office hours Wednesday 3-4 pm)

Julie Spray j.spray@auckland.ac.nz (office hours Thursday 11am -12 pm)

Rebecca Bell rbel445@aucklanduni.ac.nz (office hourse Wednesday 12-1 pm)

Course Texts

Required: Fuentes, A. 2012. Biological Anthropology: Concepts and Connections. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Recommended: For each lecture there are additional resources for you to read to gain a fuller understanding of the topic and broaden your range. These are available through links on Canvas.

Assessment

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