Fall 2017  |  ANTH 3401 Section 001: The Human Fossil Record (16674)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Laboratory
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
ANTH 5401 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Fossil evidence paleoanthropologists use to reconstruct human evolutionary history. Taxonomy, phylogeny, behavior, ecology, tool use, land use, biogeography. Hands-on examination of fossil casts, readings from primary/secondary professional sources. prereq: 1001 or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tappe004+ANTH3401+Fall2017
Class Description:
Fossil evidence paleoanthropologists use to reconstruct human evolutionary history. Taxonomy, phylogeny, behavior, ecology, tool use, land use, biogeography. Hands-on examination of fossil casts, readings from primary/secondary professional sources.
Grading:
Two exams (one in-class midterm, one take-home final), in-class participation during discussions, short active reading assignments, and a site/specimen report (3 page paper and 10 minute presentation)
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Film/Video
25% Discussion
15% Small Group Activities
25% Student Presentations
Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16674/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
17 July 2015

ClassInfo Links - Fall 2017 Anthropology Classes

To link directly to this ClassInfo page from your website or to save it as a bookmark, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ANTH&catalog_nbr=3401&term=1179
To see a URL-only list for use in the Faculty Center URL fields, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ANTH&catalog_nbr=3401&term=1179&url=1
To see this page output as XML, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ANTH&catalog_nbr=3401&term=1179&xml=1
To see this page output as JSON, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ANTH&catalog_nbr=3401&term=1179&json=1
To see this page output as CSV, use:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ANTH&catalog_nbr=3401&term=1179&csv=1
Schedule Viewer
8 am
9 am
10 am
11 am
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
7 pm
8 pm
9 pm
10 pm
s
m
t
w
t
f
s
?
Class Title

ClassInfo created and maintained by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

If you have questions about specific courses, we strongly encourage you to contact the department where the course resides.