Descriptions of my courses

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Undergraduate courses:

Anthropology 110 "Human Origins" (3 credit hours)

Introduction to biological anthropology including:

foundations of biology
survey of non-human primate adaptations, behavior and evolution
survey of human evolution
modern human adaptation and variation

Taught in Evening School, Summer School, and Day School

Anthropology 490 "Primate Evolution" (3 credit hours)

Discussions of evolutionary theory and taxonomy
Survey of modern primate osteology and adaptations
Intensive study of non-human primate evolution
Prerequisite: ANTH 110
Offered Fall semester (Can be taken for graduate credit)

Anthropology 495 "Human Paleontology" (4 credit hours)

Discussions of evolutionary theory and taxonomy
Intensive survey of human evolution from hominid origins to the advent of modern humans
Laboratory component involves study and identification of fossil hominid casts
Prerequisite: ANTH 110
Offered Spring semester

Graduate courses:

Anthropology 582 "Paleoanthropology" (4 credit hours)

Discussions of evolutionary theory and taxonomy
Intensive survey of human evolution from hominid origins to the advent of modern humans
Laboratory component involves study and identification of fossil hominid casts
Prerequisite: ANTH 110
Offered Spring semester (taught concurrently with ANTH 495)

Anthropology 590 "Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology" (3 credit hours; team-taught with Dr. Lyle Konigsberg)

Historical development of biological anthropology
Major theoretical perspectives and methods of biological anthropology
Pragmatics: grant writing, presenting and publishing papers
Core course for First Year M.A. students, offered Spring semester

Anthropology 690 "Selected Topics in Physical Anthropology" (3 credit hours)
Anthropology 691 "Selected Topics in Paleoanthropology" (3 credit hours)

Graduate seminars whose topics have included:

Current Controversies in Paleoanthropology
History of Paleoanthropology
Human Sociobiology (team-taught with Dr. Suzette Tardif, now of Kent State U.)

Requires permission of instructor
Offered during the Fall semester