ANTH3015W

ANTH 3015W - Biology, Evolution, and Cultural Development of Language & Music (3 Cr.) Social Sciences, Writing Intensive

Anthropology (10950) TCLA - College of Liberal Arts

ANTH 3015W - Biology, Evolution, and Cultural Development of Language & Music (3 Cr.) Social Sciences, Writing Intensive

Course description

Language is the most human form of behavior, and the investigation of the ways language and culture interact is one of the most important aspects of the study of human beings. The most fascinating problem in this study is how language itself may have evolved as the result of the interaction between biological and cultural development of the human species. In this course we will consider the development of the brain, the relationship between early hominins, including Neanderthals and modern humans, and such questions as the role of gossip and music in the development of language.

Minimum credits

Maximum credits

Is this course repeatable?

Grading basis

OPT - Student Option

Course components

Lecture

Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:

01478

This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)

Social Sciences

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

Yes

Typically offered term(s)

Every Spring