ANT 349C Human Variation

Unique Numbers: 31460, 31470, 31475)

MW 9:00 – 10:00 am, CLA 1.106

(additional lab times vary)

Instructor: Deborah Bolnick

This course surveys the patterns of biological variation within and between human populations.  We will examine physical, genetic, and behavioral traits, and consider both the microevolutionary and cultural processes that influence those traits.  We will also discuss how studies of human variation have impacted society in the past and present.  Topics include: an overview of the principles of genetics and evolution, race, sex differences, human variability in behavior, eugenics and contemporary genetic issues, human plasticity, and disease.

The ANT 301 prerequisite will not be enforced.