B.S. in Evolutionary Anthropology

B.S. in Evolutionary Anthropology (Bachelor of Science)
The B.S. degree in evolutionary anthropology is designed for students interested in archaeology, biological anthropology, paleoanthropology, geoarchaeology, or other related fields in human evolutionary studies (e.g., skeletal biology, forensic science, primatology).  This option prepares students with a multidisciplinary, science-oriented background for careers in the field of evolutionary anthropology.  This degree is also useful and desirable for careers in the medical sciences.

Courses in the Evolutionary Anthropology Major and Minor

The tables below list Evolutionary Anthropology courses that are offered in a regular rotation. Courses that also fill SAS Core Curriculum requirements have the requirements they fill listed in brackets. Independent study and honors thesis course are offered every semester.

Requirements for a major in Evolutionary Anthropology.  The degree code is 071.

Total number of required credits: 50 credits, of which at least 18 credits are at the 300 or 400 level. 

INTRODUCTORY COURSES R1: one of the two options below - 4 or 4.5 credits
one course from
01:070:102  Introduction to Human Evolution (4 credits) - fall 2019, spring 2020
OR two courses from
01:070:152  Bones and Stones Laboratory (1.5 credits) - fall 2019, spring 2020
01:070:294  Topics in Evolutionary Anthropology (3 credits)

INTRODUCTORY COURSES R2: one course from each of the following 2 sets of courses - 7 credits
01:070:201  Evolution and Human Behavior - fall 2019, spring 2020,
OR 01:070:204  Intro to Social Evolution,
OR 01:070:212  The Life of Primates - fall 2019, spring 2020

AND
01:070:105  Introduction to Archaeology - fall 2019; in spring 2020 one section only, limited openings

STATISTICS COURSE: one course required – 3 credits
01:070:316  Quantitative Methods in Evolutionary Anthropology - spring 2020
01:070:395  Quantification of Archaeological Data

01:960:211  Statistics I (NB) - fall 2019, has prereqs.
01:960:212  Statistics II (NB) - fall 2019, has prereqs.
01:960:285  Introductory Statistics for Business (NB) - fall 2019, has prereqs.
01:960:379  Basic Probability and Statistics (NB) - fall 2019, has prereqs.
01:960:401  Basic Statistics for Research (NB) - fall 2019, has prereqs.

200 – 400 LEVEL COURSES: One course in each of the six sub-disciplines of Evolutionary Anthropology, of which four are at the 300- or 400-level – 18 credits:

I. PRIMATOLOGY: one course required – 3 credits
01:070:212  The Life of Primates - fall 2019, spring 2020
01:070:336  Primatology, Wildlife Ecology, and Conservation in Kenya
01:070:337  Field Methods and Analysis in Primatology in Kenya
01:070:347  Study Abroad – Advanced Primate Behavior and Ecology
01:070:348  Primate Behavioral Ecology
01:070:349  Advanced Physical Anthropology
01:070:350  Primatology and Human Evolution
01:070:354  Functional and Developmental Anatomy of the Primate Skeleton
01:070:402  Primate Conservation Biology
01:070:409  Primate Nutritional Ecology - spring 2020

II. HUMAN BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY (formerly SOCIAL EVOLUTION): one course required – 3 credits
01:070:201  Evolution and Human Behavior - fall 2019, spring 2020
01:070:310  Human Aggression
01:070:325  Evolution and Culture - fall 2019
01:070:328  Evolution, Cooperation, and Conflict - spring 2020
01:070:356  Human Variation - spring 2020
01:070:361  Hunters and Gatherers
01:070:364  Sex Roles and Social Structure
01:070:377  Evolution and Religion
01:070:399  Deceit and Self-Deception

III. SKELETAL BIOLOGY/HOMINID PALEONTOLOGY: one course required – 3 credits
01:070:215  Survey of Fossil Primates
01:070:354  Functional and Developmental Anatomy of the Primate Skeleton
01:070:355  Laboratory in Skeletal Biology of Primates
01:070:358  Human Osteology - spring 2020
01:070:359  Human Osteology Laboratory - spring 2020
01:070:362  Evolution of Human Diet
01:070:390  Fossil Hominin Anatomy
01:070:398  Field Study in Paleoanthropology

IV. ARCHAEOLOGY (formerly PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY): one course required – 3 credits
01:070:206  Survey of New World Prehistory
01:070:207  Prehistoric Archaeology of Europe - spring 2020
01:070:314  Prehistoric Funerary Archaeology
01:070:326  Life in the Pleistocene
01:070:327  Life in the Early Holocene
01:070:330  Archaeology of Australia - spring 2020
01:070:332  North American Archaeology - spring 2020
01:070:333  Colonial Archaeology
01:070:334  Field Study in Archaeology
01:070:335  Analysis of Archaeological Data
01:070:339  Caribbean Archaeology
01:070:391  Lithic Analysis in Archaeology
01:070:392  Faunal Analysis in Archaeology
01:070:393  Cultural Resource Management
01:070:404  Advanced Seminar in Archaeology
01:070:412  Topics in African Prehistory and Paleoanthropology
01:070:415  Prehistoric Archaeology of New Jersey
01:070:426  South African Archaeology

V. GEOARCHAEOLOGY/PALEOECOLOGY: one course required – 3 credits
01:070:213  Environment and Human Evolution - fall 2019
01:070:351  Fieldwork in Paleoecology
01:070:352  Practicum in Geoarchaeology
01:070:394  Geological Context in Paleoanthropology - spring 2020
01:460:330  Sedimentary Geology
01:460:396  Geochronology in Geosciences and Anthropology

VI. ANTHROPOLOGICAL GENETICS: one course required – 3 credits
01:070:240  Introduction to Molecular Evolutionary Anthropology - fall 2020
01:070:329  Human Evolutionary Genetics
01:070:420  Evolutionary Genetics: Humans and Other Primates

ELECTIVE COURSES AND BIOLOGY OR GEOLOGY REQUIREMENTS: the required number of courses from 1 of the following sets of courses - 19 or 20 credits :

Evolutionary Anthropology Elective Courses
01:070:111  Extinction - fall 2019
01:070:112  World Prehistory - spring 2020
01:070:152  Bones and Stones Laboratory
01:070:201  Evolution and Human Behavior - fall 2019, spring 2020
01:070:206  Survey of New World Prehistory
01:070:207  Prehistoric Archaeology of Europe
01:070:210  Approaches to Human Nature
01:070:212  The Life of Primates - fall 2019, spring 2020
01:070:213  Environment and Human Evolution - fall 2019
01:070:215  Survey of Fossil Primates
01:070:218  Introduction to Forensic Anthropology - fall 2019
01:070:230  Anthropology of Native North Americans
01:070:240  Introduction to Molecular Evolutionary Anthropology - fall 2019
01:070:252  Fundamentals of Evolution Lab (1 credit) - spring 2020
01:070:294  Topics in Evolutionary Anthropology
01:070:296  Current Issues in Evolutionary Anthropology
01:070:297  Current Issues in Evolutionary Anthropology
01:070:298  Current Issues in Evolutionary Anthropology
01:070:310  Human Aggression
01:070:313  Historical Archaeology- fall 2019
01:070:314  Prehistoric Funerary Archaeology
01:070:316  Quantitative Methods in Evolutionary Anthropology - spring 2020
01:070:325  Evolution and Culture - fall 2019
01:070:326  Life in the Pleistocene
01:070:327  Life in the Early Holocene
01:070:328  Evolution, Cooperation, and Conflict - spring 2020
01:070:329  Human Evolutionary Genetics
01:070:330  Archaeology of Australia - spring 2020
01:070:332  North American Archaeology - spring 2020
01:070:333  Colonial Archaeology
01:070:334  Field Study in Archaeology
01:070:335  Analysis of Archaeological Data
01:070:336  Primatology, Wildlife Ecology, and Conservation in Kenya
01:070:337  Field Methods and Analysis in Primatology in Kenya
01:070:339  Caribbean Archaeology
01:070:345  Study Abroad - Applied Conservation and Ecosystem Management
01:070:346  Honors Study Abroad - Applied Conservation and Ecosystem Management
01:070:347  Study Abroad - Advanced Primate Behavior and Ecology
01:070:348  Primate Behavioral Ecology
01:070:349  Advanced Physical Anthropology
01:070:350  Primatology and Human Evolution
01:070:351  Fieldwork in Paleoecology
01:070:352  Practicum in Geoarchaeology
01:070:354  Functional and Developmental Anatomy of the Primate Skeleton
01:070:355  Laboratory in Skeletal Biology of Primates
01:070:356  Human Variation - spring 2020
01:070:358  Human Osteology - spring 2020
01:070:359  Human Osteology Laboratory - spring 2020
01:070:361  Hunters and Gatherers
01:070:362  Evolution of Human Diet
01:070:364  Sex Roles and Social Structure
01:070:377  Evolution and Religion
01:070:386  Internship in Anthropology - fall 2019
01:070:387  Advanced Issues in Evolutionary Anthropology - spring 2020
01:070:388  Advanced Issues in Evolutionary Anthropology
01:070:390  Fossil Hominin Anatomy
01:070:391  Lithic Analysis in Archaeology
01:070:392  Faunal Analysis in Archaeology
01:070:393  Cultural Resource Management
01:070:394  Geological Context in Paleoanthropology - spring 2020
01:070:395  Quantification of Archaeological Data
01:070:397  Practicum in Vertebrate Paleontology
01:070:398  Field Study in Paleoanthropology
01:070:399  Deceit and Self-Deception
01:070:402  Primate Conservation Biology
01:070:404  Advanced Seminar in Archaeology
01:070:409  Primate Nutritional Ecology - spring 2020
01:070:412  Topics in African Prehistory and Paleoanthropology
01:070:415  Prehistoric Archaeology of New Jersey
01:070:420  Evolutionary Genetics: Humans and Other Primates
01:070:422  Theories in Physical Anthropology
01:070:426  South African Archaeology
01:070:491  Capstone Colloquium in Evolutionary Medicine (1 credit) - spring 2020
01:070:497  Honors in Anthropology (1st semester)
01:070:498  Honors in Anthropology (2nd semester)
01:119:117  Biological Research Laboratory

UPPER LEVEL COURSE REQUIREMENTS: A total of 6 Anthropology courses completed must be upper level (300- or 400- level)

Honors in Anthropology credit, and one approved independent study course, may be used toward elective credit. No course may fulfill more than one requirement.  Credit may be given for courses in other departments if approved. 

All courses applied to this major must be completed with a grade of C or better.