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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

12648 (v.3) Human Evolution 332

Area: School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 7689 (v.9) Anatomy 232 or any previous version
Syllabus: This unit provides a platform for students to investigate the anthropological and biological basis of human behaviour through the study of non-human and hunter-gatherer behaviour. This unit is designed to complement Human Evolution 331 and will investigate the universals of human behaviour including cultural constructions. The laboratory work gives an insight into the methodology of biological anthropology, and develops some competence in the methods of science in general. Students will develop competence in the practical investigation of the study of (primate) behaviour, analyse archaeological and palaeontological information, engage in experimental archaeology (stone tool making) and learn the techniques of anthropometric measurement applied to forensics, ergonomics and racial classification.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 090303 Anthropology
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External