ANTH 02305 - Primatology

Credits: 3

This course introduces students to our closest living relatives, the primates. Students will study evolutionary theory, primate evolution and adaptation, primate skeletal anatomy, dating techniques, and the fossil evidence of primate evolution from the first true primates that evolved in the beginning of the Eocene Epoch to the Miocene. The course uses concepts from evolutionary biology and the scientific method to explore the diverse anatomical and behavioral adaptations of different primate species, and provides an evolutionary and ecological framework with which to understand ancient and modern primates.

Prerequisite Courses: ANTH 02221 with a minimum grade of D- or BIOL 01100 with a minimum grade of D- or BIOL 01104 with a minimum grade of D- or BIOL 01110 with a minimum grade of D- or BIOL 01113 with a minimum grade of D- or BIOL 01310 with a minimum grade of D- or ANTH 02301 with a minimum grade of D- or INTR 01144 with a minimum grade of D- or BIOL 20150 with a minimum grade of D-
Course Attributes: CAT, UGRD