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ANTH-23003 credit hours

Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology

Anthropology · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Winter Only, Every Year

One shot a year. Offered winter term only, so a clash costs a full year.

ANTH-2300 prerequisites

2 courses appear in this chain, up to 1 level deep. Every route through it involves a choice, so nothing is forced.

Part of this course's requisite text couldn't be parsed into structure, so the chain below may be incomplete. The full wording is under “Requisite courses”.

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any one of

ANTH-1001Introductory Anthropology
ANTH-1003Introductory Biological Anthropology and Archaeology

any 1000-level Biology course

permission of the instructor

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Taking ANTH-2300 is a prerequisite for 10 courses directly.

Where ANTH-2300 counts

Required by 3 programs:

  • ANTH 3-YEAR BA IN ANTHROPOLOGY
  • ANTH 4-YEAR BA IN ANTHROPOLOGY
  • ANTH HONOURS BA IN ANTHROPOLOGY

Counts toward 4 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

  • ANTH MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY
  • BIOL 3-YEAR BSc IN BIOLOGY
  • BIOL 4-YEAR BSc IN BIOLOGY
  • BIOL HONOURS BSc IN BIOLOGY

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 71 of 141 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

This core course examines the theoretical framework of Biological (Physical) Anthropology and the nature of current human biological variation. Topics include evolutionary theory, human genetics, modern human biological variation, human adaptation to the environment, and demographic processes.

Requisite courses

ANTH-1001 or ANTH-1003 or any 1000-level Biology course, or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and BANT-2300.

Cross-listed

BANT-2300(3).

Lecture

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.