The request to change ANTH 3142 to 2142 and ANTH 3141 to 2143

Date: October 19, 2010
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Assistant
Approved On: October 4, 2010
Implementation Date: 2010

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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ANTH 3142 2142. Primate Behavioral Ecology. (3) Prerequisite: ANTH 2141 or the equivalent or permission of the instructor. An examination of primate diversity, including evolution, ecology, social behavior (e.g., communication, aggression, male-female social dynamics, mother-infant bonding, infant development, etc.), reproductive strategies and conservation of prosimians, monkeys, and apes. (On demand)

ANTH 31412143.The Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution. (3) Prerequisite: at least sophomore standing and ANTH 2141 or it’sthe equivalent or permission of the instructor. The theory, and methods, and fossil evidence utilized in studying the evolutionary biology of the primates, including humans. Emphasizes the morphological and behavioral/cultural adaptations and phylogeny of fossil and living human/nonhuman primates, focusing on the fossil evidence for reconstructing the human lineage, particularly within the genus Homo. (Alternate years)