Biological Anthropology - OINP1P108A

• Title: Biological Anthropology
• Guaranteed by: Katedra pedagogiky (41-KPG)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2018
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 4
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (20)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: PhDr. Alena Thorovská

Annotation

Last update: PhDr. Alena Thorovská (29.10.2019)

Physical or biological anthropology deals with the evolution of humans, their variability, and adaptations to environmental stresses. In this course, we will look at the scientific evidence for the origin and evolution of Homo sapiens.

Aim of the course

Last update: PhDr. Alena Thorovská (29.10.2019)

Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the evolution of Homo sapiens and to combine the knowledge of primatology, comparative anatomy and genetics.

Literature

Last update: PhDr. Alena Thorovská (29.10.2019)

Aiello L. and Dean C., 1990: An Introduction to Human Evolutionary Anatomy. Academic Press, London, San Diego.

Fleagle J. G., 1998: Primate Adaptation and Evolution (2nd edition). Academic Press, Inc., London.

Marks J., 1994: Human Biodiversity. Genes, Races, and History. Aldan de Gruyter, New York.

Wood B. A., 1992: Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo. Nature, 355: 122-130

Requirements to the exam

Last update: PhDr. Alena Thorovská (29.10.2019)

Requirements for the exam are elaboration of assigned tasks and subsequent discussion.

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Alena Thorovská (29.10.2019)

1. Evolution
2. Development of bipedia
3. Skeletal changes during development
4. Comparison of primate and human skeleton