Evolution of Human Structure - ANAT2521
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
School: School of Medical Sciences
Course Outline: ANAT2521 Course outline
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
The course focuses on topics in primatology, palaeoanthropology and physical anthropology that are particularly relevant to the evolution of human structure. It will be delivered by a combination of lectures, tutorials and practical classes, which will be held in the Gross Anatomy Laboratory (101) of the Wallace Wurth Building. Lecture topics range from “The Origin and Early Evolution of Primates” to “Modern Homo sapiens in the Old World” to “Language, Speech and the Human Face”.
Biology, anatomy and evolution of primates, early hominins through to modern humans will be covered.
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