Measurable Student Learning Outcomes
1. (Application Level) Discuss and simulate research methods of physical anthropology, including forensic anthropology, and archaeology. 2. (Comprehension Level) Discuss goals and contributions of physical anthropology and archaeology. 3. (Application Level) Demonstrate the role of genetic theory in the history of evolutionary thought and the processes of evolution. 4. (Comprehension Level) Discuss human variation and adaptation. 5. (Analysis Level) Describe and differentiate among living primates; discuss issues concerning their endangered status. 6. (Analysis Level) Analyze and debate concepts and issues in primate evolution. 7. (Analysis Level) Describe and differentiate early hominids and summarize issues in human evolution. 8. (Comprehension Level) Discuss the emergence of genus Homo and the origins of culture and language. 9. (Comprehension Level) Discuss the emergence of Homo sapiens and the culture of the Upper Paleolithic. 10. (Comprehension Level) Discuss the origins of food production and settled life. 11. (Comprehension Level) Discuss the origins of cities and states. 12. (Application Level) Demonstrate competency in scientific methodology in labs on genetics; primate anatomy; primate behavior; comparative anatomy and behavior of monkeys, apes, and hominins; anatomical features used in assessing age and sex; and the anatomical characteristics typically chosen to use as social markers for the forensic designation of "race."