Human Origins, Biology, and Behavior Major

Human Origins, Biology, and Behavior is particularly appropriate for students planning to continue in the health sciences and for students interested in “whole organism” biology and ecology. Thus, many students in this program are training for medical school, while others are planning to pursue careers in natural resource management, conservation, animal behavior, and other fields.

This major is very flexible and provides the opportunity to fulfill requirements using courses from the departments of Anthropology; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; and Psychology; as well as the School for Environment and Sustainability.

Major Requirements

At least 32 credits at the 200-level and above, distributed as follows:

1. Anthropology

A minimum of five courses, with at least one course from each of the four groups below. Two courses must be at the 400-level or above. Courses listed in more than one group below cannot be counted twice:*

1. Paleoanthropology and Morphology

ANTHRBIO 351, 360, 365, 366, 465, 466, 474, 475, 476, 477, 479, ANTHRBIO 471- sections titled "Miocene Hominoid Palebiology" or "Paleocology and Paleodietary Reconstructions"

2. Ecology and Behavior

ANTHRBIO 342, 361, 362, 368, 373, 461, 463, 464, 467, 468, 472, 478, ANTHRBIO 668 - section titled "Current Issues in Primate Behavior"

3. Human Adaptation

ANTHRBIO 364, 366, 373, 462, 464, 471 - section titled "Skeletal Biology", 472

4. Evolution and Genetics

ANTHRBIO 342, 360, 361, 363, 365, 450, 452, 467, 475, 476, 479, ANTHRBIO 471 - section titled "Molecular Anthropology"

* Courses taken as ANTHRBIO 469: Topics in Biological Anthropology, or graduate-level topics courses can be counted in the appropriate group.

2. Biology

A minimum of three courses representing both of the groups below:

1. Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

- ANAT 403, 541

- BIOLCHEM 415

- BIOLOGY 205, 207, 225, 305

- CHEM 351

- EEB 490

- MCDB 310, 352, 404, 405, 408, 417, 422, 427, 462

- PHYSIOL 201, 502, 541

- PSYCH 337 (438), 532

2. Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

- BIOLOGY 252, 256, 281, 288

- EARTH 418/419, 437, 438

- EEB 315, 381, 390, 404, 412, 424, 430, 451, 470, 472, 476, 492

- ENVIRON 281, 315, 415, 451, 476

- NRE 415, 451, 476

- PSYCH 235

3. Remaining credits

These may be selected from other biological anthropology or biology courses within the major, or from relevant courses in other departments approved by the program advisors.

Please note: Human Origins, Biology, and Behavior majors may NOT use any ANTHRBIO courses toward the College Area Distribution requirement, but MAY use introductory Biology courses.

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