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ANTH 1H

HONORS INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 4 units · used in 90 transfer pathways

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About this course

Survey and investigation of the basic processes of evolution and their application to the development of modern humans. Impact of natural selection and genetics on development of new species. Evolutionary processes behind the physical and behavioral development of primates. History of the human lineage by reconstructing the fossil record, using investigations by paleoanthropologists, geologists, biologists, and archaeologists. Relationship between contemporary biology and behavior, facilitating an understanding of the effect of them upon future humankind. As an honors course, it is a full thematic seminar with advanced teaching methods focusing on major writing, reading, and research assignments, student class lectures, group discussions and interactions.

Sections this term

Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTC
ANTH 1HHONORS INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGYOpen3 sections · 17 seats reported · 2 instructors
  • CRN 20531 · 01Connell · MW 10 AM-11:50 AM · 3101Open · 1
  • CRN 20769 · 02Connell · TTh 8 AM-9:50 AM · 3101Open · 5
  • CRN 21086 · 03Wolf · TTh 2 PM-3:50 PM · 3101Open · 11

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Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ANTH 1.

Transfer pathways that use ANTH 1H

ASSIST maps ANTH 1H to a requirement in 90 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

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