Spring 2018  |  ANTH 1911W Section 001: Changing Human Adaptations (67672)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Seminar
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 260
Enrollment Status:
Open (19 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Humans, like all other species, are an integral part of the ecology of the earth. We display a series of adaptations that allow us to eat, grow, find mates, and raise offspring. How have human adaptations been modified over time; for example, as we spread out of Africa beyond the low latitudes? How do our adaptations change as we change our own environment? For humans, our interactions with the environment include a high dependence on sociality, technology, agriculture, trade, and today, fossil fuels. We will consider changes in human diets, methods of food acquisition, geographic distribution, and social structure from the earliest ape-like humans through the Stone Age on into the present day to explore how long humans have made a significant impact on the environment.
Class Notes:
For more information visit: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tappe004+ANTH1911W+Spring2018 Environment, evolution, archaeology, biological anthropology, climate change,
Class Description:
Humans, like all species, are an integral part of the ecology of the earth. We display a series of adaptations that allow us to eat, grow, find mates, and raise offspring. We will study adaptation and the scientific methods for reconstructing climate and environments inhabited by humans and our ancestors over the last few million years. How have human habitats and adaptations changed over time? We study methods of paleoenvironmental reconstruction, and the spread of humans around the globe. Are humans the ultimate invasive species? How do our adaptations change even as we change our own environment? For humans, our interactions with the environment include a high dependence on sociality, technology, agriculture, trade, and today, fossil fuels. We consider changes in human diets, methods of food acquisition, geographic distribution, and social structure, from the earliest ape-like humans through the Stone Age on into the present day to explore how long humans have made a significant impact on the environment. Counts as LE Environment requirement.
Class Format:
The core of this class is discussion of readings. Some Film clips. Field trip to the Lac Core Facility.
Workload:
Students read about 3 articles a week, in class participation in discussions of these readings is required. 1 page active reading assignment due weekly. There are short in class writing assignments. One take-home essay 2-3 pages long. Research paper of about 8 pages with references.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67672/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
17 October 2017

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