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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ANTHRO 1 | Title:
PHYSICAL |
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| Full Title:
Physical |
| Last Reviewed:4/25/2022 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Human evolution and variation as a biocultural study. Origins of humankind are explored through surveys of the fossil record, primate social behavior, human genetics and comparative primate anatomy.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Origins of humankind, survey of fossil record, primate social behavior, genetics, comparative primate anatomy.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | C
H
| Natural Sciences
Global Perspective and Environmental Literacy
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | B2 | Life Science | Fall 1981 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 5B | Biological Sciences | Fall 1981 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: ANTH 110 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ANTHRO1 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Students completing this course will be able to comprehend, analyze
and demonstrate basic knowledgeability through written assignments
and objective examination in the following subject areas:
Topics and Scope
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1. Definition of Anthropological inquiry.
2. Research methodology and scientific inquiry.
3. The development of modern evolutionary theory.
4. Principles of human genetics.
5. Modern population groups and human diversity.
6. Geologic time scales and chronometric dating methodologies.
7. Primate taxonomy and skeletal anatomy.
8. The social behavior of primates.
9. Early primate evolution.
10. Early hominid forms and the origins of culture as an adaptive
mechanism.
11. Homo erectus and population expansion in Africa, Asia, and
Europe.
12. Homo sapiens diversity and global domination.
13. Twentieth century challenges for the survival of the human animal.
Assignments:
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Homework - Students in this class will be required to do a
substantial amount of homework of the following nature:
Objective question worksheets
Written reports
Written reaction papers, critical-thought essays
Written reaction papers
Written answers to problems and questions
Reading of assigned articles and textbook materials
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 33% |
| Written homework, Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| Homework problems, Field work, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 33% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 34% |
| OFF CAMPUS RESEARCH | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Nelson, Harry and Robert Jurmain
1985 Introduction to Physical Anthropology. West Pub.
Campbell, Bernard G.
1985 Humankind Emerging. Little, Brown & Co.
Brace, C. Loring, Nelson, Korn, and Brace
1979 Atlas of Human Evolution, Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
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