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Fall 2023
May 13, 2025
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ANTH 415 - Human Biocultural Variation - University of Hawaii West Oahu
Pre: Any BIOL or ANTH course; biological anthropology course is strongly recommended. This course investigates the relationship of humans and the natural environment. Emphasis is placed on an understanding of human ecological adaptation that is evolutionary and holistic. It will investigate human variation in response to conditions of heat, cold, altitude, diet, and disease. In particular, it will focus on subsistence practices, and especially how past human societies and cultures adapted to the environment and changed over time. The complexity of how human societies both exploit and are limited by their environment will be stressed. (DB)
3.000 Credit hours
45.000 Lecture hours

Schedule Types: Hybrid-Technology Intensive, Lecture

Social Sciences Division
Social Science Department

Gen. Ed./Focus:
DB - Diversification: Biological Sc

Prerequisites:
Any BIOL or ANTH course
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