BIOA401 Advanced Biological Anthropology

Advanced studies in biological anthropology, with a particular emphasis on human variation in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia - molecular and biocultural approaches.

This paper will help you develop the theoretical knowledge, and analytical and practical skills to become an independent researcher in biological anthropology.

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Prerequisite

BIOA 301

Paper Structure

BIOA 401 is made up of tutorial/seminar sessions, practical lab sessions, and research group meetings.

This paper is fully internally assessed.

Contact

Anatomy Office Room 231, 2nd Floor Lindo Ferguson Building (LFB)
Tel 479 7362
Email anatomy@otago.ac.nz

More information link

View more information on the Department of Anatomy's website

Teaching staff

2019 teaching staff to be confirmed. Please contact the Department for more information.

Teaching Arrangements

All teaching is undertaken on campus.

Textbooks

There are no textbooks for this paper.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
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Learning Outcomes

• Understand the principles and uses of genetic data in biological anthropology - this includes studies of both modern and ancient DNA
• Evaluate the literature and the methods used in the interpretation of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites (and in forensic cases)

Using the skeletal system as a model, the course will also specifically equip you to:

• Identify and explain the effects of time (age) on human biology
• Understand the issues and problems of palaeodemography
• Explain how health affects the skeletal system and identify evidence for health and disease
• Explain the principles of interpretation of community health from the evidence of individuals

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