Biocultural Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Also available via Ecampus.
The Biocultural option focuses on the ways evolutionary biology, political-economy, ecology, and culture interact to influence human health and behavior, over time and in cross-cultural perspective. This option prepares students to engage in ethical fieldwork, laboratory work, and data analyses, to ultimately understand the intersections of biomarkers and other indicators of human health status, demographic processes, social relationships, cultural norms, and political and economic inequalities.
Option Code: 864
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| Select five courses for a minimum of 18 credits from the following: | 18 | |
| *FOOD JUSTICE | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| *ANTHROPOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN EVOLUTION | ||
| HUMAN ADAPTABILITY | ||
| HUMAN OSTEOLOGY LAB | ||
| NUTRITIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select three courses for a minimum of 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL INFERENCE | ||
| EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE | ||
| BIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN REPRODUCTION | ||
| REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE: A SERVICE LEARNING COURSE | ||
| NEUROANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Option Code: 864