Academic Calendar - 2018 ARCHIVE

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2018ARCHIVE
Western Main Campus

Anthropology 2236A/B

HUMAN AGING: BIOANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES


This course examines biological changes of the human body from birth to old age, using a systems approach to document and evaluate populational patterns of growth and development. It emphasizes methods used in bioarchaeology to estimate chronological age from calcified tissue and problems associated with senescence (i.e., osteoarthritis and osteoporosis).

Prerequisite(s): Any one of the following: Anthropology 1020 (formerly Anthropology 1020E), Anthropology 1026F/G, Sociology 1020, Sociology 1021E, Biology 1225, Biology 1290B, Health Sciences 1001A/B and Health Sciences 1002A/B.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY A i  
Subject Code: ANTHRO

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