12648 (v.3) Human Evolution 332

Area:	School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
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Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Can we better understand ourselves today by knowing about our past behaviours? One approach has been to ask "what is common to all primates", through the study of non-human primate and hunter-gatherer behaviour. Is This valid? Are humans unique, or "just another primate"? Another approach is to apply Darwinian evolutionary theory to human behaviour, the fields now known as Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology. How much of our behaviour is in our genes? This is a very contested question and is critically examined. The unit is complementary to Human Evolution 331, the companion unit which looked at the physical evolution of humans. The lab work is designed to give an insight into the methods of biological anthropology, and develop competence in the methods of science in general. It includes how to study (primate) behaviour, analyze archaeological remains, and learn some simple techniques of stone tool making.
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Field of Education:	090303 Anthropology
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Fully Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2009	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

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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