Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2017 - ARCH 131 D200

Human Origins (3)

Class Number: 5807

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 8 – Jun 19, 2017: Tue, Thu, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
    Vancouver

  • Instructor:

    Mark Collard
    mcollard@sfu.ca
    778.782.8166
    Office: SWH 9105
    Office Hours: Thursdays 12:30-1:30PM

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A non-technical survey of the primate background of humans, fossil primates, and fossil humans, and the associated evidence of cultural development. An introduction to physical anthropology. Breadth-Social Sci/Science.

COURSE DETAILS:

This lecture course aims to provide an introduction to the molecular, morphological and behavioural evidence for human evolution, as well as to the ways in which this evidence is analyzed and interpreted with the framework of Darwinian evolutionary theory. Among the topics we will consider are humanity’s relationships with the other primates, the identity of the earliest hominin species, and the locomotor and dietary strategies of the australopiths. We will also look at the initial spread of humans from Africa into Eurasia about 1.8 Ma, the rise and fall of the Neanderthals, and the on-going controversies over the origins and dispersal of modern humans. The grade for the course will be based on multiple-choice exams, article summaries, and article reviews.

Grading

  • Midterm exams 40%
  • Article summaries 10%
  • Article reviews 20%
  • Final exam 30%

NOTES:

Breadth: Social Sciences/Science

FINAL EXAM: 
DATE: June 22
TIME: 8:30-11:20AM
ROOM: HCC 1425

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Stanford, C., Allen, J.S., Anton, S. (2016) Exploring Biological Anthropology: The Essentials (4th Edition). New York. Pearson. Paperback version. (ISBN: 978-0-1340-1401-2)

OR 

Stanford, C., Allen, J.S., Anton, S. (2016) Exploring Biological Anthropology: The Essentials (4th Edition). New York. Pearson. Loose-leaf (binder) version. (ISBN: 978-0-1343-2383-1)

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Students with Disabilities (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.

Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.


Registrar Notes:

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