Social and Cultural Anthropology
Section 500
Fall 2006

This course examines human social behavior from a cross-cultural perspective.

University Core Curriculum Course (Social Science).

Class materials and syllabus:  Anthropology 210-500 

Evolution, Behavior And Culture
Section 500
Fall 2003

Evolutionary biology of human behavior and culture, including sex and reproduction, altruism and cooperation coevolution of genes and culture, and the relevance of evolutionary biology for understanding human social problems. Previous course work in anthropology, evolution, ecology or ethology recommended.

Class materials and syllabus: Anthropology 424-500

Special Topics: Culture and Evolution
Section 602
Fall 2005

Selected topics in an identified area of anthropology. May be repeated for credit. This seminar will seek to integrate the study of culture with the natural sciences. The course straddles the sub disciplines of anthropology and will appeal to students interested in human ecology, cultural anthropology, archeology, primatology, and human paleontology.

Class materials and syllabus: Anthropology 689-602

Human Evolutionary Ecology
Section 600
Fall 2006

Evolutionary ecology of human behavior and culture, including habitat choice and use of space, time allocation, resource acquisition and allocation, sex and reproduction, altruism and cooperation and the coevolution of genes and culture. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

Class materials and syllabus: Anthropology 630-600