ANTH 0202 - Human Evolution

Institution:

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Subject:

Anthropology

Description:

An introduction to paleoanthropology, including an overview of the genetic, anatomical, geological, primatological, and archaeological information needed to examine and survey the fossil record of human evolution, beginning about five million years ago. Major questions that are explored include: Why are humans bipedal? Why do we have such large brains? When was language developed? Were there more differences between males and females in the past? Did they mature earlier? How did they survive, and what was their environment like? Prerequisite: ANTH 0102 or ANTH 0103 GE: Life Sciences

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pitt.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 624-4141

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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