ANTH 316 - Human Ecology

2023-2024 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0

An examination of human ecology within an evolutionary, biocultural, and cross-species/cross-cultural framework. The course is divided as follows: (1) history, theories, and methods of ecological anthropology and human behavioral ecology; (2) human biocultural adaptations to the various global biomes via lectures, films, ethnographies, and discussion; (3) the adaptive significance of human behavior from a cross-species perspective, via assigned readings and discussion; (4) student presentations based upon individual research focused on relevant/related topics in human ecology; and (5) intertwined throughout is consideration of the sustainability of our past, present, and future activities.

Prerequisite(s): ANTH 105 or ENVR 124.
Offered: Every Fall Semester