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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Introduction, evolution of human adaptations 2. Socio-ecology of apes and humans 2. Evolution archaic hominins (paleoanthropology) 3. Evolution of early Homo (paleoanthropology) 4. Evolution of Homo sapiens (paleogenomics) 5. Evolution of cultural diversity 6. Human population genetic structure, physical anthropology 7. Human population history (Africa, Eurasia) 8. Human population history (Oceania, Americas) 10. Human ecology
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course introduces students to human evolution and evolution of human diversity. It covers various approaches to the study of human evolution, including physical anthropology, primatology, paleoanthropology, population genetics, and historical linguistics.
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Prerequisites
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Recommended courses: Evolutionary Biology, Biology of Human Behavior
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Passing the written examination consisting of three open questions.
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Recommended literature
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Ayala, F. J., & Conde, C. J. C. (2017). Processes in Human Evolution: The journey from early hominins to Neanderthals and modern humans. Oxford University Press..
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Ness, I., & Bellwood, P. (2014). The global prehistory of human migration. John Wiley & Sons..
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Stringer, C. (2012). Lone survivors: How we came to be the only humans on earth. Macmillan..
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