Overview
Anthropology 336: The Story of Us: The Evolution of Human Behaviour is a three-credit intermediate-level course that provides a general introduction to various topics related to the evolution of human adaptations, including various human behaviours.
Outline
The course consists of the following eleven units:
- Unit 1: Understanding Human Behavioural Adaptations
- Unit 2: Basic Bones and Stones: A Review of the Human Fossil Record
- Unit 3: The Value of a Cross-Species Perspective in Understanding Human Adaptations
- Unit 4: Evolutionary Psychology
- Unit 5: Human Mate Preference and Pair Bonding: Proximate and Functional Mechanisms
- Unit 6: Human Menopause
- Unit 7: The Evolutionary Origins of Human Language, Part I: What Is It and Who Has It?
- Unit 8: The Evolutionary Origins of Human Language, Part II: Where Did It Come From?
- Unit 9: Gene-Culture Evolution and Human Diets
- Unit 10: The Adaptive Value of Religion
- Unit 11: The Future of Homo sapiens: Are We Still Evolving?
Evaluation
To receive credit for ANTH 336, you must complete the essay assignment, write a midterm and a final examination, and achieve a minimum grade of D (50 percent) on both the midterm and final examinations and an overall grade of D (50 percent) for the entire course.
| Activity | Weight |
| Telephone Assignment | 5% |
| Midterm Online Exam | 30% |
| Essay Assignment | 30% |
| Final Online Exam | 35% |
| Total | 100% |
The midterm and final examinations for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
Materials
This course either does not have a course package or the textbooks are open-source material and available to students at no cost. This course has a Course Administration and Technology Fee, but students are not charged the Course Materials Fee.
Digital course materials
Links to the following course materials will be made available in the course:
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All required readings and other course materials are available online.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the ANTH 336 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination.
| Activity | Weight |
| Exam | 100% |
| Total | 100% |
Challenge for credit course registration form